Angelina Pakhomova

Moscow, present day. The city of big money, passion, gorgeous women and wealthy men, receptions and dangerous intrigue. Dasha, an art historian from the province, who came to the capital, dreams of a new, better life, but a mysterious and cruel incident will change everything.

After the death of Alexey Gradov, the owner of a large construction holding company, his heirs enter into a struggle for a billion-dollar fortune with a former official and business partner of the deceased. On the family side, the war is led by Gradov Sr., the patriarch of the family, who founded the family business in the 90s, but retired. As an ally, he takes the financier and strategist of the company Nadezhda, who was not only a colleague, but also his son's mistress. In addition to the redistribution of assets, the Gradovs — wives, children, grandchildren — are busy identifying old grievances and accumulated claims against each other. They have everything—money, power, connections, status. But that's not enough for them. In the pursuit of inheritance, they are ready to tear apart not only the enemies of the family, but also each other.

In the One Call bar, anyone can call a deceased loved one by agreeing to a deadly game of Russian roulette. Investigator Andrey Morozov is looking for his missing son, and all the evidence leads to a mysterious bar that appears in different places, leaving behind the bodies of dead visitors.

Figure skater Ksenia returns to her hometown to finally find out the truth about the tragedy of a decade ago, when her figure skating partner died. Having become a children's coach at the same sports school, she quickly realizes that behind the brilliance of "elite sports" there is still silence, pressure and fear. Coaches maintain the illusion of well-being, parents nod approvingly from the stands, and children's destinies continue to break under the weight of other people's ambitions. In this world, injuries are inherited, and every family has secrets they don't want to talk about out loud. And it is among these carefully hidden "skeletons in the closet" that the answer lies — the one that Ksenia has been afraid of all these years.

About what leads to sex, and what happens immediately after it. In one of the novels, a guy agrees to have a child with his best friend, unaware of her insidious plan. In another, a casual acquaintance makes a vegan wonder if sex contradicts her beliefs. And the dispute between two strangers about feminism is resolved in bed, where a woman is not going to remain in debt to a man. The heroes of the stories tell not about sex, but about what surrounds it.

Andrey is a professional negotiator. When people can't agree, he helps them to — for a lot of money. For each dispute, he changes himself beyond recognition. Andrey can convince anyone of anything, anytime and anywhere, but he seems to have a hard time accepting his own self. This twisted psychological thriller tests the limits of how far people can go to get what they want. Cruel, dark, and shockingly manipulative, Andrey proves to be extremely efficient. But is it all worth it in the end? And what is the real cost of his abilities?

Handsome, witty, self-confident adventurer, womanizer Dzhamal, who fled from his native Kazan to Moscow, hiding from the father of his former passion. In the capital, the experienced hero-lover quickly finds a place where he is offered to apply his talents on an "industrial scale": he is hired by the famous School of Relationships "Egoists". And if for the director Valeriya Shamina this is a chance to earn big, then for her best specialist - careerist and practicing psychologist Elena Ostrovskaya, Dzhamal becomes a real problem.

Ivan Cherkasov, as always, is investigating a complex and complicated case. A student of an architectural institute was thrown from the roof. His mother committed suicide. The suspects are residents of an elite house, cultural figures.

20-year-old Olya is not an easy character. Friends say that Olya is evil. Olya goes to a psychologist and in sessions with him tries to give his anger a place, to release anger. She tells the psychologist about all the people who infuriate her, and wishes them death in terrible agony. A teacher at the institute, best friend, boyfriend, father, mother… They all annoy Olga very much. And suddenly they all start dying one by one under mysterious circumstances.

22 years ago, Savva got in touch with criminals and was charged with murder. After being released, he decides to give up his criminal past and start a quiet life with his beloved. But someone is clearly against this development of events: Savva is being dragged into a showdown, blackmailed and deprived of hope for a bright future. Blinded by revenge, he decides to investigate his own past and find those who ruined his life. What Savva doesn't know is that the truth will turn out to be much more complicated than he expected.

Denis is suddenly abandoned by a girl. He decides on an adventure and opens an escort agency with his friend Nikita to earn money and "buy" Nastya's love. Suddenly, things are going uphill, and the guys are getting more and more involved in business. And along with a lot of money and new acquaintances, a series of endless problems breaks into their lives.

Four generations of a Jewish family live under one roof. Despite living next door to a synagogue, the Abramovich’s, with the exception of Grandmother Musa, are not strong on Jewish tradition, religion or identity: Boris’ business is buying, selling (and eating) pork. Meanwhile his son, David hides his origins from his friends, and his wife, Alla has no idea how much she resembles the stereotypical Jewish mother. Everything changes one day when Boris is struck by lightning. While unconscious, he is visited by the spirit of Haim, a long dead and somewhat obnoxious family ancestor. Haim reveals that a long time ago he committed a terrible sin, which resulted in a curse being placed on the entire family. It turns out that only Boris can remove the curse – by setting free Haim’s soul!

Max and Nastya, a young couple on the verge of a relationship crisis, face a series of mysterious events. After a head injury, Max loses his memory, and Nastya disappears without a trace. In trying to figure out what happened, Max faces a number of dangers, including the persecution of criminals, hallucinations and revelations from the past.

An erotic island retreat plays host to an exclusive couple’s retreat designed to rekindle the flames of passion. When Stacy and her boyfriend arrive, the sexy fun is quickly interrupted by a malevolent entity that feeds on their pain.

Danya is a successful advertiser with delayed life syndrome. He tolerates the present for the sake of an ideal future, which he constantly dreams of: a solid income, a house in Italy and a pretty wife from social networks. He strives with all his might towards his goal, but life makes its own adjustments, or rather death. Postponing everything for later, Danya starts an old disease and suddenly falls into a coma. He finds himself in the waiting room of the afterlife, which suspiciously resembles the airport from his latest commercial. There are only two flights — to heaven or hell. However, the chance to return to the world of the living is not lost either. While whiling away the time at the local bar "Darling, I won't call you back", Danya rethinks her life and tries to fix everything.