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Inspired by real characters, this transporting historical fiction
debut spins the fascinating story of two princesses in the Ro-
manov court who practiced black magic, befriended the Tsari-
na, and invited Rasputin into their lives—forever changing the
course of Russian history.
FOLLOW IMOGEN
As daughters of the impoverished King of Montenegro, Militza
and Stana must fulfill their duty to their father and leave their
beloved home for St. Petersburg to be married into senior po-
sitions in the Romanov court. For their new alliances to the
Russian nobility will help secure the future of the sisters’ native
country. Immediately, Militza and Stana feel like outcasts as
the aristocracy shuns them for their provincial ways and for
dabbling in the occult. Undeterred, the sisters become re-
solved to make their mark by falling in with the lonely, de-
pressed Tsarina Alexandra, who—as an Anglo-German—is
also an outsider and is not fully accepted by members of the
court. After numerous failed attempts to precipitate the birth of
a son and heir, the Tsarina is desperate and decides to place
her faith in the sisters’ expertise with black magic.
Promising the Tsarina that they will be able to secure an heir
for the Russian dynasty, Militza and Stana hold séances and
experiment with rituals and spells. Gurus, clairvoyants, holy
fools, and charlatans all try their luck. The closer they become
to the Tsarina and the royal family, the more their status—and
power—is elevated. But when the sisters invoke a spiritual
shaman, who goes by the name of Rasputin, the die is cast.
For they have not only irrevocably sealed their own fates—but
also that of Russia itself.
Brimming with black magic, sex and intrigue, The Witches of
St. Petersburg is
an exquisite his-