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1830, Russia and Poland.In a time of war and cholera, two men compete for a Prince's fortune, but in autocratic Russia, fame and riches come at a cost.When Andrey, a disgraced and impoverished young officer, claims to be the heir to Vasily's family wealth, Vasily is forced to leave the comfort of his country estate and return to St Petersburg to investigate. Seeking the truth, he rediscovers his lost love and reveals a story of deception and fatal intrigue that threatens to cost him his life.To prove himself, Andrey marches to war, while the woman he loves, Vasily's cousin, Nadezhda, must contrive to repel other suitors as she prays for his safe return.When the past is uncovered, hard choices must be made. Will either man be prepared to pay fortune's price?

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St Petersburg, 1825. Imperial Russia still basks in the glory of victory over Napoleon, but in the army and elsewhere resentment is growing against serfdom and autocracy. Vasily, a pleasure loving, privileged young man, returns home from abroad expecting to embark on a glittering career. Having become entangled in an impossible love affair, he joins a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Threatened by exile to Siberia or death, he is forced to flee the Tsar’s vengeance. Vasily hopes to rebuild his life in a distant provincial town. But he cannot forget his lost love, and now finds himself pursued by a rival who aims to destroy him. Can he escape the past, mend his broken relationships and find a better way to change the world?

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