Bøger af Ursula Wong

When a Russian coup elevates a ruthless new leader-Vera Koslova, the first female president of the Russian Federation- to power, the military threat level in Eastern Europe rises exponentially. Fearful of imminent war, 50-year-old Lithuanian radical Darius Artis builds a dirty bomb from nuclear material stolen from the Ignalina Nuclear Power plant in 1990. Hoping to force NATO to intervene, the radicals plan to detonate the bomb at the Russian Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. Zuza Bartus-a 34-year-old Lithuanian woman educated in the US and now working as an ARAS agent-must find a way to stop the plot. But if she does, who will halt Russia's territorial expansion? In Book Three of the Amber War series, the longsimmering enmity with Russia comes to an explosive head as the Lithuanian radicals engage in a vicious game of chess that would sacrifice some for the freedom of others.

What happens when love isn't enough? Lily Phelps suspects her teenage granddaughter Angie has been abused by her mother's live-in boyfriend. Lily is frantic to learn the truth, but Angie isn't talking. The only way Lily can break the silence is to confess her own secrets. But can she risk it? The moments of sheer terror, the ghosts, coping with loneliness, the violent tragedy that she still lives with, might make Angie believe all the rumors are true. Still, Lily must confess everything to save her granddaughter. Will it be enough?

WWII is over, but the fighting rages on in Lithuania. The resistance continues to attack the Russian army occupying Lithuania, and it's looking grim. Their numbers are dwindling. Supplies are low. The Russians are hunting the freedom fighters and killing them off. Cell leader Ludmelia Kudirka knows it's only a matter of time before they find her. In desperation, Ludmelia undertakes one last mission. Collaborating with Polish partisans, she seeks to get a resistance leader out through the Iron Curtain to plea for help from the West. But they have to travel through a countryside teeming with Soviet patrols to reach the border with Poland. New recruit Anton Dubus knows the area well and joins them to help. He's brave and has proven himself invaluable. But can she trust him? Is he out to save her and her men or to destroy them all? Based on actual events, nothing is as it seems in this historical thriller.

How do you choose between fuel and freedom? President Vera Koslova of Russia seeks to return Russia back to a superpower using oil and gas revenues. Neighboring countries fear Russia will use her energy supply to exert political influence. Even the Americans are nervous. But Koslova's subsea natural gas pipeline is saving Europe from its worst energy crisis in decades. Then the gas stops flowing-cyberterrorism. Koslova's enemies claim she ordered it to show power and control, but Lithuanian journalist Lena Markus discovers the truth. Revealing it may drive Koslova to war. Saying nothing may plunge Europe into darkness. In Book Four of the Amber War series, natural gas becomes a terrifying weapon in Russia's political arsenal. Is China her next target?

When the truth turns toxic An explosion and a jetliner crash kill hundreds of Russian tourists in Central Asia. The Russian president-the most powerful woman in the world-uses it as an excuse to send in troops and proclaim herself anti-terrorism champion of Central Asia. Vit Partenkas, owner of the Lithuanian watchdog group Baltic Watch, suspects Russia has a secret agenda. As he investigates the crash that killed his best friend, Vit uncovers a curious web of Central Asian shell companies connected to China. When he finds that social media postings linking the crash to Islamic fundamentalists are all lies, he's targeted by an assassin. Vit desperately searches for the truth before time runs out for him and everyone he loves. In Book Five of The Amber War Series, the truth turns toxic in Russia's elaborate plan to put a stop to Chinese incursion into Central Asia and fight to regain the glory that once was the Soviet Union.

In the shadow of World War II, Lithuania barely survives the Germans. Then the Russians come. 1944. The Russians occupy Lithuania in a reign of terror. Ludmelia Kudirka must watch while soldiers murder her mother. But she escapes. She flees to the forest, knowing she won't be safe for long. Terrified, Ludmelia stumbles upon a ragtag band of farmers armed with stolen weapons to fight the Russians. But how can they defeat the largest army in the world? Ludmelia must decide whether to join them in an impossible fight for freedom. Or to live the rest of her life in fear under the cloak of Soviet communism. Based on actual events, Amber Wolf is a historic powerhouse of sacrifice, survival, and love of country.