Inventing Wonders
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Thrown from modern-day St. Petersburg into 1824, journalism student Lara finds herself in the midst of history. She becomes a countess without funds and strikes a daring deal to write under a male pseudonym. Navigating a world of Decembrists, balls, and political intrigue, she meets the future emperor Nicholas I. Caught between love and revolution, Lara must use her wit and courage to change her fate and those of her new friends in a time fraught with danger and passion.
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