#1 in Leningrad
War has come to the Soviet Union at last. On the night of June 22,1941 ,Adolf Hitler orders the Wehrmacht to breach the Treaty of Non-Aggression he signed with Stalin a couple years prior and invade his supposed ally. Soon, the former allies are bitter rivals bent on destroying one another. As the war comes to the doorstep of Viktor Dragunov , a young Red Army Captain, he must lead his troops, the Red Army's 76th Regiment, to victory not only to defeat the Nazis, but to protect all that he loves, including his home, family, and honor. As the Nazis conquer most of Western Europe, relentlessly bombarding the United Kingdom, the Soviet Army and their partisan allies seem to be alone in their fight against fascism, especially with the the American President declaring neutrality. Hope seems lost, but will Captain Dragunov, along with his lieutenant Sergei and the female partisan fighter who he develops feelings for, be able to overcome the greatest evil to take shape in the 20th century? Particularly when the outcome bears heavy consequences for the rest of the globe.
Just when she's decided to leave the Town, Lady Cressida Belverst is forced to marry Lord Calan Haverston, the man who coincidentally knows a way out. Agreeing to marry for all the wrong reasons, can Cressida and Calan find out where their hearts truly belong?
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It is impossible to leave the Town, but one woman is determined to escape with the help of her betrothed.
Lady Cressida Belverst has always been judged as a walking scandal. Oh, how she tries (on some rare occasions) to be proper! When her parents arrange for her to marry a rich lord, Cressida has had enough. She has to leave the Town because she will not be forced to live with a man she doesn't love. But what happens if the very man she's betrothed to is the only one who can help her get out?
Calan Haverston, the Lord of Easton, takes the risk and helps his betrothed by using his knowledge of the Town's secrets because he is as willing as she to stay free of marriage for reasons completely different. He has dark secrets he cannot share with her, and his life is not one he can likewise open to anyone. But what happens when she leaves after awakening desires he thought he has under control? And what happens when he finds himself longing for her?
Cressida goes to a completely different place, one she has only heard in stories and read in books, with hopes of finding what her heart has always longed for. But love, mystery and secrets will chase her and it will only be a matter of time before she realizes what her heart truly desires.
*This story is a standalone title in the Haverston Family series.