Russia, 1916. or condemn them to it.. . .
The ruby-studded Dagger he carries – beautiful and deadly – could save her and Stefan from a cursed life .
But soon Nina is drawn in to the glamorous, lavish lives of the Russian royal family – where she begins to fall under the spell of their mysterious monk, Grigory Rasputin. full of passion and politics. . .
And a stormy relationship develops .
Amidst the chaos of a city in revolt, their lives collide.
Stefan Kolodin is a medical student – young and idealistic, he wants change for Russia and its people.
Her only hope is to travel to St Petersburg, to escape the past and find a future.
Nina Ivanovna’s world is in turmoil.
Russia, 1916