The Romanov Bride
by Robert Alexander | 
The Mirrored World
by Debra Dean | 
The Romanov Empress
by C. W. Gortner | 
I Was Anastasia
by Ariel Lawhon | 
Rasputin's Daughter
by Robert Alexander | 
Russka
by Edward Rutherfurd | 
The Kitchen Boy
by Robert Alexander |
The Blooding of Jack Absolute
by C. C. Humphreys | 
Empire Rising
by Sam Barone | 
The Firebird
by Susanna Kearsley | 
The Earl
by Cecelia Holland | 
The Warrior's Princess
by Barbara Erskine | 
Conqueror
by Conn Iggulden | 
The Fair Fight
by Anna Freeman | 
Freud's Mistress
by Karen Mack | 
Secret Fire
by Johanna Lindsey | 
Unconquered
by Bertrice Small | 
The Cider House Rules
by John Irving | 
Yellow Crocus
by Laila Ibrahim | 
The Apothecary's Daughter
by Julie Klassen |
Behind every great ruler lies a betrayal. Eva Stachniak's novel sweeps readers into the passionate, intimate, and treacherous world of Catherine the Great, revealing Russia's greatest matriarch from her earliest days in court, where the most valuable currency was the secrets of nobility and the most dangerous weapon to wield was ambition. Two young women, caught in the landscape of shifting allegiances, navigate the treacherous waters of palace intrigue. Barbara is a servant who will become one of Russia's most cunning royal spies. Sophia is a pretty, naive German duchess who will become Catherine the Great. For readers of superb historical fiction, Eva Stachniak captures in glorious detail the opulence of royalty and the perilous loyalties of the Russian court. From the Trade Paperback edition.