While Dmitry’s Royal Flush: Rise of the Queen is a fictional story based on the fictional Medlov organized crime familyand  a major deal that goes down in Sochi, Russia during the 2014 Olympics, there was some real business that happened late last year in the posh resort in Russia. 

To keep things in perspective for readers, I copied and pasted a part of an article off of Mafia Today that talks about a real account.  Check it out below. 

Russian mafia boss killed in Sochi October 27, 2010 by Capo · Leave a Comment – Sochi – A Russian mafia boss was shot dead on Tuesday in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Real estate owner Eduard “Karas” Kakosyan, 31, was gunned down near a gas station in the centre of town a month after another mafia chief and friend was shot and wounded, Interfax reported. Authorities are searching for two men in connection with the shooting, a police spokesman told AFP. Advertisement: Story continues below “The young men left the scene of the crime on a motorcycle,” the spokesman said. According to Russian media, Kakosyan’s death appears to be the latest in a series of shootings targeting mafia bosses jostling for a share of the Olympic construction windfall. Kakosyan was close to one of Russia’s top mafia bosses, Aslan Ussoyan, who was shot and wounded in central Moscow in September, Interfax reported. Ussoyan had clashed with other mafia groups over the division of a commercial empire linked to the construction of buildings for the 2014 games, the Kommersant daily reported. That empire was allegedly controlled by Zakhar Kalashov, considered the “godfather” of the Russian-Georgian mafia. Kalashov was arrested in Spain and sentenced in June to seven and a half years in prison for money laundering. Score settling in the grab for Olympic investments also accounted for the murder of yet another Sochi organised crime boss, Alik Sochinsky, who was killed last year in Moscow, according to Russian media. The future Olympic town has been transformed into a vast construction site, as workers begin erecting more than 100 structures, including a main stadium and an ice-skating ring. Source: AFP

Nicola Agosto has always lived on the right side of the law, but to truly serve the just in the biggest case of his life, he’s forced to cross into a world where he must become a criminal and a killer before he can become a Saint. A pedophile ring has set up shop in Memphis, Tennessee.  Children are abducted and found dead.  But what is the link?  The murder of a recent set of twins that remind him of his own sons pushes him to make a promise to … Read More

via The World In Reverse

The big question that continues to come up is “Will Anatoly Get With Renee.”  Well, I refuse to give the story away, but I will talk on the subject.  In this book, it is really important to me to show readers a more intimate side of Anatoly and his journey during a period in his young adulthood where is he forced to grow more as a man and a boss of The Medlov Crime Family.  One of the major points of focus is to show the friendship between Anatol … Read More

via The Official Blog Of Anatoly Medlov

No matter what anyone says, women are the most territorial of all God’s creatures.  And if your dear hubby brought home a beautiful woman, gave her a room in your home and said that she was going to help rear your child, you’d probably revert back to some caveman instinct and rip him to the bone. 

In chapter two, we see several things.  (1) Anatoly is crazy about his little sister. (2) Dmitry is desperate for normalcy.  (3) Royal is no longer a complete push over.  (4) Victoria is going to be trouble.

What would you do if you were caught in this situation?  Would you give it a chance?  Would you give Victoria a chance? 

Dmitry really thought that he was doing the right thing.  He wanted to give Royal more time and have more time with her.  However, if you notice, Anatoly and Davyd thought that he was crazy.  Could it be that they knew that aspect of her personality better than her own husband?  Sometimes it’s true, the one who loves you the most (minus God) can’t see how something that they think is helping you is actually hurting you.

Now, I’ve heard everything from readers loving Victoria to people wanting her killed in the worst ways.  It’s so much fun to read all the fan mail.  I even read some of the horrid comments people make about the entire story just to get the other side’s perspective.  One woman told me that I was the worst writer that she’d ever stumbled up…but she had purchased both books (Yeah!).  I told her that maybe in time she’d grow to like my books, if not, I hoped that she stumbled across an author that she could actually stomach.

But to get back to the purpose of this blog entry, what would you do?  If your Dmitry brought home a Victoria, what would be your course of action? Would you welcome her and try to give her a chance or would you send her packing?

XoXo and all that jazz,

Latrivia

Everyone loves a bad boy.  Everyone loves a good girl, but what happens when you combine a bad boy with a bad girl?  You end up with a spicy love scene. 

I’m sure you’ve all met her before.  She’s a beautiful woman with a cunning demeanor and clever tongue.  She gets what she wants and it’s normally more than anyone can afford.  She’s crafty and educated, but she brings a lot of baggage wherever she goes.  In a nutshell, she’s Victoria.

I had so much fun with this character.  Many readers wrote in to me completely livid that she was allowed so many “liberties” as one of my faithful readers in Dublin lamented.  However, I wanted to give the story a little edge. 

Victoria has many sides.  She’s a good worker.  She’s a good lover.  She’s a manipulative con artist and bit of a “recreational user”. 

My question to my readers is why do you hate her or lover her so.  I know my reasons.  I wanted a woman who was completely unreadable in DRF.  But what was your take as you read about her?  Did you want to tear her eyeballs out or did you dig her?

Anatoly Medlov is the youngest crime boss in the Medlov Organized Crime Family’s history.  Now, he has to prove himself to a council, who thinks his legacy has not been well-earned, amidst a grueling investigation by Lt. Nicola Agosto of the Memphis Police Department and during a plot to destroy him by his ex-lover, Victoria.  In his loneliness, the only one he can confide in is the shop girl, Renee, an old friend who knows more than anyone about … Read More

via The Official Blog Of Anatoly Medlov

Well, ladies, many of you have received your books by now and it’s time to start talking about each chapter and breaking down the characters. I’m so excited that we have moved to this point in the series, where we are have in-depth discussions about our favorite friends. If you haven’t already, please make sure to become a subscriber of the blog, so that you can have updates as soon as they are posted. Also whether you agree or disagree, please feel free to put in your feedback.

So, let’s kick it off. Today, we’re going to start the conversation off with the first chapter. Specifically, we are going to talk about Royal Medlov and her relationship on the manor with the staff, her family and herself. In chapter one, we see the cold side of Royal Stone. She’s obviously cranky and mean. But if you notice, she directs it more to Dmitry than her daughter, and sometimes when it regards him, it ricochets off of Dmitry onto other people, like Brigitte (for taking up for Dmitry) and Davyd (for getting her straight about her priorities).

However, I think it’s clear that her frustration is towards the man that she loves. I wanted to show in the first chapter that old habits die hard and old problems don’t always fix themselves. Like with any marriage, if you don’t address the problems, if you’re not open and ready to communicate, you’ll find yourself in a world of hurt many years down the line. Have you ever looked at your husband or significant other and instantly thought about something that could have been avoided if he was just honest? Now, let’s multiply that by about 100. Even though Dmitry could give her everything financially, there was something missing. What was it? Well, I don’t want to give too much of the story up, but tell me what your thoughts are?

What are your thoughts? Have any of you ever experienced this with your own work or have you ever pirated?   Check out this story on CNN aobut Piracy.  We at RiverHouse are seriously taking into consideration some of the suggestions including choosing not to make books electronic from here on out….http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/01/01/ebook.piracy/index.html

I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Latrivia

However, you can still pre-order on my site (www.latrivianelson.com) starting tonight or on www.dmitrysroyalflush.com. 

Pre-order and you will receive a free PDF copy of the book for you to read until your book arrives.  I made the announcement tonight and have received great feedback from the readers.  Thanks so much for you all who have understood.  And I’m so blessed to have so many supporters. 

The good news is that the book will still be available on Kindle on the 5^th!  You can also purchase the PDF format without the hard copy for $5 on www.dmitrysroyalflush.com.  So, if you don’t have a Kindle, like to read at work or home or prefer to laptop or desktop to pick up books, you won’t miss a beat.  For my hardcopy readers, the printer says that it could very well be back next week, but they’ve given me that date to be safe.  So, I’ll keep you updated. 

For all of those who receive the PDF, please send me your thoughts through the blog, facebook and email to let me know what you think (Latrivia@LatriviaNelson.com). 

And please Pray for me that I don’t jump off a cliffJ

Xoxo and all that jazz,

Latrivia

(www.kandesigngrafix.com) 

Let me be the first to say how proud I am of Kandace Tuggle,  our exclusive designer at RiverHouse Publishing, LLC for her fabulous work on the new cover for the much anticipated Dmitry’s Royal Flush: Rise of the Queen book from the Medlov Crime Family Series.  We had a great conference call with the girls a few days back, where I told them that this would be coming.  Now, here it is as promised.

For me, when I see the cover, I know that the entire book is almost complete.  I always save the cover until the end to make sure that it really encompasses what the story is all about – mostly because I tend to deviate.

So, ladies, here it is.  We also have the site (www.dmitrysroyalflush.com)  , Twitter (HisRoyalFlush) and very soon Facebook. I hope  that you all are having a great day.  And don’t forget the drop date of July 5^th.  More information will be coming out in the next few days.

Talk to you soon.

Xoxo and all that jazz,

Latrivia S. Nelson

Synopsis:

For Dmitry and Royal Medlov, money doesn’t equal happiness.  Forced to leave Memphis, TN and flee to Prague after a brutal mafia war, the couple nestled into the countryside to raise their daughter, Anya, and lead a safe, quiet life.   But when Dmitry’s son, Anatoly, shows up with an offer he can’t refuse, Dmitry is forced to go back to the life he left as boss of the most feared criminal organization in world.  Consequently, the deal could not only destroy the Medlov Crime Family but also Dmitry and Royal.     

 Royal hasn’t been the same since she was attacked three years ago.  Where she used to be a sweet, innocent girl, she’s now a jaded, bitter woman, who can’t be coddled by riches and luxury.  However, a reality check is in store for the pre-Madonna when Anya’s new teacher shows up with her sights set on stealing Dmitry, and Ivan’s old ally shows up with sights on killing him.  Can Royal save them all?  Will she?

With a family in such turmoil, the only way to survive is to stick together.  Read the gripping tale of a marriage strong enough to stand the test of time as Dmitry realizes that he has the best cards in the house as long as has a Royal Flush.