First published 2017
Imprisoned in Stalin's Gulag, Benya Golden joins a penal battalion of Cossacks to fight the Nazis. On a scorching July day in 1942, his cavalry unit receives a desperate mission behind enemy lines. Betrayal and death loom as Benya battles to survive the chaos of war, a passionate affair, and the Kremlin's machinations - with only his trusty horse as an ally.
Genres: historical-fiction, war, military-fiction, political-thriller
Vibes: emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, survival
Setting: Soviet Union, Russia
Period: 1942
416 pages · Paperback · Century
Content warnings: violence, war