Julia Gousseva

Tall Tales for Short People will make you laugh, dream, and time travel. This collection of short stories is for kids ages four to eleven....

Nikolai Volkov is a veteran of the Chechen war with a passion for finding truth and doing the right thing. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Nikolai embarked on a career of a bodyguard and soon became the best. He excels at protecting his clients. But this time, his case is personal....

Nikolai Volkov is a combat veteran of the Chechen war with a passion for finding truth and doing the right thing. His father is a decorated military hero, and Nikolai had planned to follow in his footsteps until the dramatic social and political changes in Russia made it impossible....

Alex and Katie are on a new adventure: they need to save the Nutcracker and the princess from an evil spell. They step through the magical painting and enter a snowy town on Christmas Eve. They see a sleigh and an elderly man in a long coat delivering gifts....

Even when Russia is thrown into political turmoil and economic hardships...Anya believes that love will persevere. Then, life takes an unexpected turn, and Anya has to face deceit....

They live a life of danger, sacrifice, and bravery. They die saving others but get no fame, no medals, and no solemn ceremonies. They are… Gray Shadows. Nikolai, a bodyguard in the prestigious Centurion Personal Protection agency, is injured in the line of duty. While recovering from his...

A peaceful summer morning in Moscow is invaded by a column of tanks rumbling down a quiet tree-lined street....

A young man named Emelya is imprisoned by an evil tsar. Alex and Katie rush to the rescue....

Anya's husband, a submariner, has died at sea, leaving Anya alone with her baby daughter. She returns to Moscow, but rebuilding her life is unexpectedly hard....

Alex and Katie embark on a new adventure, more exciting and more dangerous than ever before. They have to help Cinderella find her Prince who disappeared during an afternoon horseback ride. Everyone in the Palace is worried about the Prince and about Cinderella. What happened to him? Did he get...

Growing up, I loved Russian fairy tales. But when I tried reading them to my son in Arizona, he wasn't impressed. The stories felt foreign and dated to both of us. Yet I still loved the characters and the magic of these fairy tales, so I decided to write a series aimed at American kids. This is...

In Grandma Witch: Adventure Four, Alex and Katie embark on a journey to rescue a little girl from the three-headed dragon....

Instead of traveling to Russia with mom and dad, 10-year-old Alex and his nine-year-old sister Katie are stuck in a creepy old house with their weird Aunt Karina....

This collection of stories portrays everyday experiences of a young girl growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1970s....