LAST WALTZ
The Bolshevik Revolution that destroyed the Romanovs has inspired timeless legends and stories—from the shocking murder of the royal family to the surge of power that compelled the common people to take action. Last Waltz is the story of the Imperial family whose murder during, the revolution echoes through the decades, seen through the eyes of Mikhail Yakovlevich Malama, a pilot in the Russian army who is given the extraordinary opportunity to serve as personal equerry to Tsar Nickolas. But a hidden family secret ripples into modern times, as Mikhail recalls the events, which set the wheels in motion for a life-saving deception that is revealed many years later. Epic in scope, this historical novel will keep you enthralled.
ALL OF ME
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In this sequel to Last Waltz, we rejoin Mikhail Yakovlevich’s Malama’s compelling story. He has finally won the heart of Tatiana Nikolaevna, and the couple will travel to Petrograd, where Tatiana is to be installed as President of the Russian Red Cross. On their way, they accompany a truck taking supplies to a refugee camp, where they meet five-year-old Rakhil, who hasn’t smiled since the day the Germans razed her family farm and murdered most of her relatives. As Mikhail and Tatiana open their hearts to this traumatized orphan, their love continues to grow. But fate still has surprises in store for them, thanks to Mikhail’s continued entanglement with the Imperial family. As Josef Stalin and the Bolsheviks launch a slanderous propaganda campaign against the Romanovs, Mikhail and his brother Dmitri’s lives are rocked by a bombshell story about their deceased brother Peter. Meticulously researched, vivid, and fascinating, this continuing historical saga will keep you on the edge of your seat.
I'll Get By
As long as I have you
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In the much-anticipated continuation of a wonderful saga. I'll Get By brings you the next part of Mikhail's story about his early life with the Grand Duchess Tatiana. As the pageantry and terror of the end of Russia's Imperial family unfolds, you will witness the brutality in Tambov at the hands of the Vishnyaskovas and see Peterhof at its finest...while wondering who Rakhil really is. Meanwhile, it's not just the Bolsheviks who stir up trouble. Another family member emerges and is rebuffed by Mikhail and Vlad. The family will also come to terms with the truth of what has happened to Peter. As both the horror and the chivalry of the Great War is observed, Dmitri and Mikhail's connection to the village of Tambov is revealed...and upon learning of the death of one of the Tsar's advisors, they will travel to Moscow for the great event known as the last gathering of the Romanovs. Along with the the characters you've grown to love, new influences come into the story...including an old man whose arms have a long reach through history. Vivid and compelling, this is historical fiction at its finest.
"Theories abound surrounding the disappearance of Russia’s Tsar Nicholas and his family in the Bolshevik Revolution during the early 20th century. Were they murdered? Did any escape? In Last Waltz, Judith Welsh presents a fictional account of what might have happened to the tsar’s eldest daughters."
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