1894, the 57th year of the reign of Queen Victoria. Among the clad black mourning clothes of the era two women emerge in order to accompany their cousin Alexandra to Russia to marry the next Tsar. Scarlett Walker, the bastard Child of Duke Ernest, the late Prince Albert's brother, and Alice the great-niece of the queen, or so she thinks. As they follow their cousin to Russia to serve as ladies in waiting a web of complicated situations wait to entrench them both. Lurid Affairs, Secret Marriages and Rivalry all await them in Saint Petersburg, all frowned upon by the upper Echelons of society. From birth to the time when she leaves her native Germany for Russia, Scarlett Walker has felt like an outcast. A bastard unrecognized by her father and her mother dead she feels desperately afloat, craving the love of someone who cares for just her. Upon her arrival in Russia she meets someone, someone who claims he would do anything for her. Her insane jealousy of wanting what Alice has leads her to drive him away. Alice however craves a simple and quiet life. Falling in love with a Grand Duke gives her everything she's dreamed of since a child, Stability and love. Taking the offer of that kind of life she plunges herself into situations she'd never dreamed she'd encounter in her life. Due to the rivalry between the two will they ever be able to reconcile their differences, or their differences with high society? UNDER EDITING

In the summer of 1925, all of Russia turns its eyes to the coronation of Alexei II, a dazzling spectacle meant to reaffirm the strength of the monarchy. But beneath the splendour, a sinister plot is brewing in the shadows-a conspiracy within the Ballet Russes, where Bolshevik sympathizers conspire to strike at the very heart of the empire. As the grand event draws near, more and more people seem determined to make the new reign a short one. While the empire stands on the edge of peril, Princess Natalia Paley becomes ensnared in a dangerous fascination with Serge Lifar, a brilliant but subversive dancer with ties to the conspiracy. What begins as admiration soon turns into something far more reckless-a betrayal that could not only cost Natalia her friendship with Alexei but put the entire monarchy at risk. Meanwhile, Vladimir and Tata struggle to make it to the altar as their love is tested by endless delays and the meddling of Tata's formidable mother, Countess Brassova. As tensions rise and secrets from the past come to light, they are forced to confront whether their relationship can survive the forces working against them. For Irina and Feodor, the weight of responsibility as Viceroys of the Caucasus has cast yet another shadow over their once-passionate marriage. Irina, struggling with the demands of motherhood and her new life, throws herself into an ambitious project to improve the lives of those under her care-an endeavour that will challenge her in ways she never expected.

{SEQUEL TO "THE LIVES OF THE ROMANOVS"} The Romanovs are dealing with another war: World War II. Not only is there a war zone keeping them apart, Europe as they know it is falling apart. The Communist party in Russia rising and support for the Tsar is declining. The Romanovs must once again deal with war along with romance, friendship, and even enemies. Join the Romanovs again for a new era in their lives: The Red Era.