Russian Royalty

As one of the most famous women rulers in history, Russian Empress Catherine the Great has long been remembered not only as one of the most powerful women of her time, but she was also one of the most powerful and capable rulers in all of Europe. And her path to the throne was just as remarkable as her reign.

Grand Duchess Olga Romanov comes of age amid a shifting tide for the great dynasties of Europe. But even as unrest simmers in the capital, Olga is content to live within the confines of the sheltered life her parents have built for her and her three sisters: hiding from the world on account of their mother’s ill health, their brother Alexei’s secret affliction, and rising controversy over Father Grigori Rasputin, the priest on whom the tsarina has come to rely.

Far from the shores of England, another Elizabeth was born to rule a nation.... The daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth is a princess by birth yet a warrior by blood. Never content to be a pawn in the game of men, Elizabeth is destined to sit upon a throne. But when her father’s sudden death leaves her mother and sister at the mercy of the scheming Privy Council, she will have to abandon her beloved Russia in order for her family to survive. This is not a fairy tale. And Elizabeth is not an average princess.

Helen Rappaport, an expert in the field of Russian history, brings you the riveting day-by-day account of the last 14 days of the Russian Imperial family, in this first of two books about the Romanovs. The brutal murder of the Russian Imperial family on the night of July 16 to 17, 1918, has long been a defining moment in world history. The Last Days of the Romanovs reveals in exceptional detail how the conspiracy to kill them unfolded.

NINE OVER-THE-TOP INSANE INSTALOVE STANDALONES IN ONE WILD BUNDLE! THIS IS INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! THIS BOX SET CONTAINS: GIVEN TO THE GROOM (100 pages) TRADED TO THE TRUCKER (126 pages) PUNISHED BY THE PRINCIPAL (121 pages) STRANDED WITH THE PSYCHO (123 pages) WIFED BY THE WARLORD (111 pages) LATE FOR THE LANDLORD (113 pages) VANQUISHING THE VIKING (115 pages) DISCIPLINING THE DUKE (111 pages) SAVING THE SINNER (109 pages) AND EACH BOOK CONTAINS: OVER-THE-TOP STEAM! (Yes, we're going there . . . ;)) OVER-THE-TOP PLOTS (Wait, what's a plot?) OVER-THE...

The murder of the Romanov family in July 1918 horrified the world, and its aftershocks still reverberate today. In Putin's autocratic Russia, the Revolution itself is considered a crime, and its anniversary was largely ignored. In stark contrast, the centenary of the massacre of the imperial family will be commemorated in 2018 by a huge ceremony to be attended by the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. While the murder itself has received major attention, what has never been investigated in detail are the various plots behind the scenes to save the family.

Ellen Alpsten's stunning new novel, The Tsarina's Daughter, is the dramatic story of Elizabeth, daughter of Catherine I and Peter the Great, who ruled Russia during an extraordinary life marked by love, danger, passion, and scandal.

Hate sex with the maid of honor at my best friend's royal wedding . . . I blame the vodka. Or maybe it was seeing how damn good she looked in that dress. The way it hugged every curve and accentuated her best assets. I definitely won't admit it might be because seeing the prince find his own princess means I'm going to be alone. Something that has terrified me since being orphaned. Grandmother is the only family I have left in this world. And losing myself in the woman who drives me absolutely mad was an easy escape from that reality.

A mystery book set in Scotland during the early 20th century.Murray MacGregor, a recently retired shopkeeper, embarks on his golden years with an invigorating walking holiday across the beautifully captivating countryside of Scotland. What was intended to be a serene and solitary sojourn becomes a whirlwind of intrigue and peril when he discovers a dark conspiracy brewing in the quiet village of Cloncae. His fairly ordinary life takes a thrilling tumble when he crosses paths with Tatiana, a distressed Russian princess on the run, and an unlikely group of allies who are all pulled into her ...

St. Petersburg, 1725. Peter the Great lies dying in his magnificent Winter Palace. The weakness and treachery of his only son has driven his father to an appalling act of cruelty and left the empire without an heir. Russia risks falling into chaos. Into the void steps the woman who has been by his side for decades: his second wife, Catherine Alexeyevna, as ambitious, ruthless, and passionate as Peter himself.

Born in 1729, Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbs was never supposed to come to power. But at age 16, she married the heir to the Russian throne. By 1762, Sophie, known now as Catherine, overthrew her immature and incompetent husband, Peter III, to lead the nation. Catherine became the sole ruler of Russia. This exciting Who Was? title explores how Catherine was able to turn Russia into one of the great powers of Europe by expanding its borders, helping improve its educational system, and advocating for the arts. Her three-decade reign is considered the Golden Age of Russia.

It was history's most successful political partnership - as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary. Catherine the Great was a woman of notorious passion and imperial ambition. Prince Potemkin - wildly flamboyant and sublimely talented - was the love of her life and her co-ruler. Together they seized Ukraine and Crimea, defining the Russian empire to this day. Their affair was so tumultuous that they negotiated an arrangement to share power, leaving Potemkin free to love his beautiful nieces, and Catherine her young male favourites.

Екатерина Великая!.. Действительно она была великая во всех своих замыслах, работах и творческом размахе на всём протяжении своей довольно долгой жизни, половину из которой - тридцать четыре года - она правила государством Российским. Пётр прорубил окно в Европу - Екатерина на месте окна устроила широко раскрытые двери, в которые входило в Россию всё передовое, разумное, мудрое, что было в Западной Европе.

Russia, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police herd Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia, where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. Germany, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering and senseless from a canal. Refusing to explain her presence, Anna Anderson is taken to the hospital where an examination reveals that her body is riddled with countless horrific scars.

For anyone trying to understand the origins of modern Russia, the search should begin with Tsar Peter I (1672-1725), who titled himself Peter the Great during his lifetime. The moniker is fitting, considering the manner in which Peter brought Russia out of the Middle Ages and into the 18th century.

Страшные тайны скрываются за роскошным фасадом замка Меккона. Славный король обезумел после исчезновения супруги. Принц не спешит вступить в брак ради укрепления позиций королевства. Единственный луч света — принцесса Анника, она мечтает о благе для своего народа… и о большой любви. Но отец решает выдать ее за черствого, надменного вельможу, и Анника — сильная, волевая и рассудительная — вынуждена подчиниться. Еще хуже обстоят дела в ветхом замке Возино, где власть захватил спесивый тиран.

Он явился в мой дом, чтобы сделать своей женой. Могущественный лорд, герой, который десять лет назад совершил чудо и спас наш мир от вторжения демонов. Но чудес не бывает. За чудом скрывается неприглядная тайна. Скверная. Страшная. Тайна уничтожения моей семьи — рода Торнов. И теперь я, Роза Торн, последняя из Торнов, против своей воли вынуждена стать женой лорда Райана Кингсворда.

Это интереснейшее повествование, которое из истории отдельной семьи, полной тайн и загадок прошлого, постепенно превращается в серьезное авторское исследование по истории Европы второй половины XIX века. Судьба героической Марии Софии, сестры императрицы Елизаветы Баварской, рассказана автором на фоне важнейших исторических событий того времени. Мария София - самая романтичная из сестер легендарной Сиси.

Герцог Оден хорош собой, богат и… он - дракон. А еще я согласилась выйти за него замуж. Свадьба должна состояться уже завтра, но ее не будет, ведь сегодня я сбегу от жениха. И да, он об этом не знает. Сама виновата! Не следовало лезть туда, куда не надо. Теперь придется исправлять то, что успела натворить! И только один вопрос не дает мне покоя – что выберет герцог на этот раз: месть или любовь?

Перед вами история жизни выдающейся женщины, которая вот уже более шестидесяти лет удивляет весь мир мудростью, решимостью, преданностью и, конечно, любовью, — к британскому народу,своей стране, своей семье. Елизавета II — не просто королева Великобритании, но человек - эпоха. Она стала не только свидетельницей, но и участницей многих значимых исторических событий современности.В книге, словно в калейдоскопе, отразились основные линии жизни этой удивительной женщины: маленькая девочка, невеста, монарх, верная жена, заботливая бабушка, политик и влиятельный лидер.