The
Winter Queen
by Sherry D. Ficklin
Book: Stolen Empire #4
Publisher: Clean Teen Publishing
Pub Date: March 11, 2019
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Historical
Format: eARC
Source: Author
Far from the shores of England another Elizabeth was born to
rule a nation…
The daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth was a princess by birth, and a warrior by blood. Never content to be a pawn in the game of men, Elizabeth was 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 to survive.
This is not a fairy tale.
And Elizabeth is not your average princess.
She is a Romanov—one of the women in a line of powerful female rulers who will change the face of Russia forever.
*The Winter Queen is a prequel short story in the Stolen Empireseries and is the first in a set of novels featuring young Elizabeth of Russia.*
The daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth was a princess by birth, and a warrior by blood. Never content to be a pawn in the game of men, Elizabeth was 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 to survive.
This is not a fairy tale.
And Elizabeth is not your average princess.
She is a Romanov—one of the women in a line of powerful female rulers who will change the face of Russia forever.
*The Winter Queen is a prequel short story in the Stolen Empireseries and is the first in a set of novels featuring young Elizabeth of Russia.*
My Review: I LOVED THIS! It's a quick read, but packed
full of details that will leave you begging for more.
Elizabeth is a Princess, born to lead and do
amazing things. Too bad, the council just see's her gender. Elizabeth has seen
her brother die, been hurt by a man she loved and yet always remains strong.
But when her dad the King falls ill, everything will change.
Elizabeth with her mother and sister, will go
away for a few weeks. To spend time to recoup and come back strong. But when
their mother left to care for the King, their lives changed again. They get
word that their dad had passed and their mother named regent. However, the
council won't let the King's choice of Elizabeth as the ruler....
Their mother sends them to a safe place where
they will wed kind men and be safe from the Russian throne. While their mother
has no choice but to claim their half nephew as the heir.
As the girls adjust to their new life and
finally can be happy...things will turn again. But this time, there is nothing
stopping Elizabeth from going to Russia and claiming what is rightfully
hers.
My Rating:
✪✪✪✪✪
