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A Raid and a Proposal: Behind the Painted Fan, #2

Sun, 25 Dec 2022 20:10:07 +0200

Elisabeth's story continues!

19-year-old Elisabeth Vigée's career as a portraitist is really taking off, until, that is, she meets an unforeseen obstacle and her studio is raided by the officers of the court. And then she discovers that her greedy stepfather has been pocketing the funds from her portrait commissions. Ever resourceful, she finds ways around her problems. But what will the long-term consequences of her choices be?

Emilie's Voice

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 22:23:34 +0200

Anastasia's Secret

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 10:07:32 +0200

For Anastasia Romanov, life as the privileged daughter of Russia's last tsar is about to be torn apart by the bloodshed of revolution. Ousted from the imperial palace when the Bolsheviks seize control of the government, Anastasia and her family are exiled to Siberia. But even while the rebels debate the familys future and the threat to their lives grows more menacing, romance blooms between Anastasia and Sasha, a sympathetic young guard she has known since childhood. But will the strength of their love be enough to save Anastasia from a violent death? Inspired by the mysteries that have long surrounded the last days of the Romanov family, Susanne Dunlap's new novel is a haunting vision of the life-and love story-of Russia's last princess.

The Musician's Daughter

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:07:33 +0200

Amid the glitter and glamour of musical and court life in 18th century Vienna, fifteen-year-old Theresa Maria Shurman is trying to solve a brutal mystery. Who killed her father, an acclaimed violinist, and stole his valuable Amati violin? When Haydn himself offers her a position as his assistant, it gives Theresa access to life in the palace-and to a world of deceit. Theresa uncovers blackmail and extortion even as she discovers courage and honor in unexpected places: from a Gypsy camp on the banks of the Danube, to the rarefied life of the imperial family. And she feels the stirrings of a first, tentative love for someone who is as deeply involved in the mystery as she is.

In the Shadow of the Lamp

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:07:34 +0200

It's 1854 and sixteen-year-old Molly would give anything to change her circumstances as a lowly servant in a posh London house. So when she hears of an opportunity to join the nurses who will be traveling with Florence Nightingale to the Crimea, she jumps at the chance. The work is grueling, the hospital conditions deplorable, and Miss Nightingale a demanding teacher. Before long, the plight of British soldiers becomes more than just a mission of mercy as Molly finds that she's falling in love with both a dashing young doctor and a soldier who has joined the army to be near her. But with the battle raging ever nearer, can Molly keep the two men she cares for from harm? A love story to savor, and a fascinating behind-the-scenes imagining of the woman who became known as the lady with the lamp.