The Morning After the Dawn

The Morning After the Dawn

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Five years have passed since Tsarevich Alexei met death. What followed the Grand Duchesses' new beginnings? As a sequel to The Day Sunshine Fell, this story is again from Anastasia Nikolaevna's perspective, following her journey through raising Grand Duke Sergei, and the new trials of her sisters' marriages.TRIGGER WARNINGS…

The Day Sunshine Fell

The Day Sunshine Fell

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A fictional story of the Romanovs in a world where the Russian Revolution never took place. This is a short novel of the death of the beloved Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich, a hemophiliac, as told from the perspective of his elder sister, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna, including insight on the marriages of Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana and Maria, and the trials of the unmarried Anastasia. TW: Death, suicide themes…

Secrets Painted by Words

Secrets Painted by Words

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It was a typical warm Sunday afternoon in the spring. Victoria, a fourteen year old girl, goes with her sister, Skyler, to buy cheap books at a book sale. She discovers a Russian dictionary with a mysterious letter in the cover, dated from the 1930's. The book is old, almost wise. What is the story behind this small dictionary?A woman in 1939 is traveling to Russia, a small dictionary in her luggage. It was a gift from someone dear to her, a gift that would prove to be very significant to her life. Please do not copy! Authors Note: this story is actually based on a Russian dictionary I bought and currently own. I'm not sure of the story behind it, so I decided to write one instead.…

The Lost Governess

The Lost Governess

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A fictional story of the governess to the Imperial Children, Alexandra "Shura" Tegleva and how a failed engagement and manipulative mother brought her to the palace of the last Tsar of Russia, and to her future husband. A tale of love, abuse, abandonment, and new beginnings.TRIGGER WARNING: themes of abuse, alcoholism, and abandonment Occasional strong language Characters of Alexandra Tegleva, Pierre Gilliard and the Imperial Family were real people, but the plot and other characters were created by my imagination. Please do not copy in any way…

Poetry of the Ghosts in the Shadows

Poetry of the Ghosts in the Shadows

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A small book of short and ghostly poems of unknown meanings. No parts are connected…

A Dream of Stars

A Dream of Stars

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A short story about dreaming of a time beyond reach. Only one part Please do not copy in any way…