and one of Valentina's lovers who gave flowers to Lydia on her 16th birthday, though Valentina refused to see him. Sir Edward Carlisle: a member of Ulysees club. Tan Wah: Chang An Lo's blood brother who was killed by the Black Snakes in front of Lydia. Yuen Dun: Chang An Lo's cousin. Jens Friis: Lydia and Alexei's father - a Danish Engineer who was kidnapped by the Russians. Dong Po: A police woman from Chang An Lo's past. Anthea Mason: Christopher's wife and Polly's mother. Pu Chan : Li Mei's brother and Tu Hong's son. A member of the Black Snakes who was poisoned by Chang An Lo. He kidnapped Lydia who later kills him Mr Liu: A pawnbroker whom Lydia worked for as a thief. Later he is beaten by the Black Snakes. Sebastian and Constance Yeoman: A couple who lived next door to Lydia and her mother. Yuesheng : A man who worked with Chang An Lo. He was later killed by police. Kuam : A woman who worked with Chang An Lo. Alexei Serov : Countess Natalie's son, who visited Valentina and tried to woo Lydia. He later saved Lydia from the Black Snakes after she was kidnapped. He later discovers he is her half-brother. Mrs Zarya : Lydia's landlady whose husband is an officer. References External links Kate Furnivall's website Russian Concubine at goodreads British romance novels 2007 British novels Historical romance novels Interracial romance novels Novels by Kate Furnivall Novels set in China Novels set in Russia Novels set in the 1910s Novels set in the 1920s Concubinage Love stories Sphere Books books