{"product_id":"painted-in-white-d-c-balavage-9798197969736","title":"Painted in White: A Dark Bratva Arranged Marriage Romance","description":"\u003cb\u003eHe bought a bride. He brought home a weapon.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBianca Bellandi was raised to be beautiful, silent, and useful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen her father sells her to the Volkov Bratva. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the day of the worst blizzard in decades, Bianca is forced into an arranged marriage with Roman Volkov, the ruthless Pakhan known as the Iron Tsar. The contract settles a blood-debt between rival families, but Bianca knows better than to believe she is only a bride. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer father gave her a secret locket. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer mind was trained to read patterns, map exits, and find the hidden weakness in any fortress. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Roman Volkov's estate is nothing but secrets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoman does not want a wife. He wants the shipping routes, the voting rights, and the strategic asset delivered to him in white silk. He locks Bianca inside his fortress of stone, glass, cameras, and steel, determined to uncover whatever trap her father planted in his house. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Bianca is not the fragile pawn he expected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe watches. She learns. She survives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd the longer Roman studies his captive bride, the more impossible she becomes to control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen an external siege tears through the estate and Bianca's father's lethal design begins to unfold, Roman and Bianca are forced to stop fighting each other long enough to survive the war inside the walls. Trust could destroy them. Desire could make them weak. But the woman Roman meant to break may be the only one who can save his empire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBianca was sold to a monster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow she must decide if she will remain her father's weapon, become Roman's prisoner, or claim her place as queen of the darkness that tried to own her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePainted in White is a dark mafia romance featuring an arranged marriage, Bratva boss, age gap, innocent heroine, forced proximity, possessive antihero, high heat, betrayal, surveillance, family secrets, and a dangerous marriage that becomes impossible to escape. This is Book One in the Volkov Empire trilogy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. C. Balavage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197969736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.76d","brand":"D. C. Balavage","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173409300735,"sku":"9798197969736","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/painted-in-white-d-c-balavage-9798197969736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}