The Russian Saga
By Christopher Nicole
The first three books in Christopher Nicole’s Russian Saga series are collected together here for the first time in one epic collection.
THE SEEDS OF POWER
Colin MacLain can’t forgive Count Bolugayevski for running off with the woman he loves, Jennie Cromb. So when he finds himself taken captive by his old rival during the Battle of Balaclava, he exacts revenge by bedding his sister, Dagmar Bolugayevski.
Before long though, he finds himself being blackmailed by the family – wed Dagmar, or Jennie gets hurt.
And when American Charles Cromb rides in seeking his long lost cousin, he sets off a terrible chain of events… Can Colin keep his loved ones alive and Dagmar under control?
THE MASTERS
Anna Cromb and her son Duncan sail into Port Arthur in 1894 for a joyous reunion with Prince Colin and Princess Jennie, only to discover the prince has died.
All is not lost however, as Duncan grows increasingly close to Jennie’s daughter, Patricia.
Meanwhile the Russo-Japanese War is brewing, with devastating consequences for the family. Anna sends Duncan home to America to keep him safe – and away from Patricia. In turn, Patricia gets involved with a revolutionary group, and is arrested, beaten and raped before escaping with terrorists.
Determined to find her, Duncan returns to Russia, and Anna has important decisions of her own to make…
THE RED LINE
Russia, 1911
The assassination of Prime Minister Stolypin draws Duncan and Patricia back to Russia, a country still recovering from its defeat by Japan six years prior.
Thanks to their dark pasts, Patricia and Alexei’s wife, Princess Sonia, find themselves under suspicion of being not only involved in Stolypin’s murder but precipitating the Russian Revolution itself.
Amid divorce, rebellion and the outbreak of World War I, the Bolugayeyskis must fight for their existence with all their courage and tenacity…
Christopher Nicole (born 1930) was brought up in British Guyana and the West Indies. He was a prolific historical writer, both under his own name and pennames. His books include The Command, The Regiment and Sword of Fortune
