Irina and the Lost Book

Irina and the Lost Book
Author: Leah Swann
Publisher: Xou Pty Limited
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2015-05
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781922057136

Book three of the Ragnor Trilogy 'I'm no wolf-queen,' Irina thought bitterly. 'I'm barely more than a girl, a stupid girl at that, who got herself helplessly trapped in a Narrowlands cell.' A terrifying army marches south towards Irina's family and friends. Locked in prison, she is powerless to stop it. The Book of the Junsong is lost, her mother is under an evil enchantment, and she is separated from her beloved wolves. Now, Irina must face her ultimate foe: the Venerated Dragon. And she must do it alone, with nothing to help her but a charm on her neck - and the truth. Can Irina fulfil her destiny and bring the Age of Peace to Ragnor? Melbourne writer Leah Swann has conjured a trilogy of fantastic stories for the young (and young at heart). Irina the Wolf Queen is a heroine both brave and beautiful - with the cunning and daring of an animal and the wit and intelligence of a human. Irina is destined for greatness, but at every turn she is confronted by evil ...

Irina the Wolf Queen

Irina the Wolf Queen
Author: Leah Swann
Publisher: Xou Pty Limited
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2012
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781922057112

Kidnapped at birth, raised by a she-wolf, then taken in by a kind farmer and his wife, Irina is no ordinary foundling. She is a princess, the long-lost daughter of King Harmon and Queen Chloe of Ragnor, and in the coming days of battle, could it be that a princess with the courage of a warrior and the instincts of a wolf is exactly what is needed?

The Lost (Echoes from the Past Book 9)

The Lost (Echoes from the Past Book 9)
Author: Irina Shapiro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2020-08-11
Genre:
ISBN:

2018. When a skeleton is found entangled in the roots of an ancient tree on Rhys Morgan's country estate, Quinn is persuaded to come out of retirement to film one more episode of the Echoes from the Past series. But the nameless skeleton proves to be the least of her problems when secrets from the past suddenly come to light and a new threat looms over her family. 1777. Washed up on a Long Island beach after a terrible storm, Alice has no recollection of her life before the shipwreck. But as she slowly pieces together the events that led to the fateful voyage, she comes to realize that not only is she in terrible danger, but the child she's carrying might not have been conceived in love.Perfect for fans of Susanna Kearsley and Kate Morton.

Lost Splendor

Lost Splendor
Author: Feliks Feliksovich I︠U︡supov (kni︠a︡zʹ)
Publisher: Helen Marx Books
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781885586582

Rasputin's is one of the most famous deaths in history. Now, his assassin's thrilling memoir is finally back in print. Born to great riches in the days before the Russian Revolution, and married to the niece of Czar Nicholas II, Prince Felix Youssoupoff observed at close range the rampant corruption and intrigues of the imperial court, which culminated in the rise to power of the sinister monk Rasputin. In 1916, Prince Felix and several aristocratic cohorts killed Rasputin, which more than any other single event brought about the cataclysmic upheaval of Tsarist Russia.

Irina

Irina
Author: Leah Swann
Publisher: Xou Pty Limited
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2015-11
Genre: Fantasy fiction
ISBN: 9781921134845

Stolen at birth. Raised by wolves. Hunted down by evil magicians ... Irina: the Trilogy tells the magical adventures of a fierce princess who learns wisdom, her friend the gentle Andor who learns his strength, and Irina's loyal wolf-brother Durrell. These three gripping tales of friendship, truth and the power of redemption, are presented here together for the very first time. Melbourne writer Leah Swann has conjured a trilogy of fantastic stories for the young (and young at heart). Irina the Wolf Queen is a heroine both brave and beautiful - with the cunning and daring of an animal and the wit and intelligence of a human. Irina is destined for greatness, but at every turn she is confronted by evil ...

The Scribe

The Scribe
Author: Elizabeth Hunter
Publisher: Recurve Press, LLC
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2023-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0988520591

Hidden at the crossroads of the world, an ancient race battles to protect humanity, even as it dies from within. To the outside world, Ava Matheson is a successful travel photographer from a privileged background. But Ava's spent a lifetime battling voices in her mind she can't understand, and her fractured family has convinced her she'll never belong. Malachi is an Irin scribe, descended from an angelic race and sworn by blood and magic to defend humanity from the Grigori, the sons of fallen angels who could ravage the world. A chance meeting in Istanbul will change both Ava and Malachi's destinies forever. Their attraction should be impossible, but it could also be the only thing that will keep them alive. The Scribe is the first book in the Irin Chronicles, a contemporary fantasy series by Elizabeth Hunter, seven-time USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Legacy. Loved this book! It had great intrigue and romance. It was sexy, well-written and suspenseful. …I was gripped from the very beginning, enticed by adventures in faraway places. —Vilma Iris Book Blog

The Imperial Wife

The Imperial Wife
Author: Irina Reyn
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2016-07-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466887362

"The Imperial Wife is a smart, engaging novel that parallels two fascinating worlds and two singular women. Irina Reyn writes beautifully of immigrants, art and the vagaries of love". --Jess Walter, National Book Award finalist and author of the New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Ruins Two women's lives collide when a priceless Russian artifact comes to light. Tanya Kagan, a rising specialist in Russian art at a top New York auction house, is trying to entice Russia's wealthy oligarchs to bid on the biggest sale of her career, The Order of Saint Catherine, while making sense of the sudden and unexplained departure of her husband. As questions arise over the provenance of the Order and auction fever kicks in, Reyn takes us into the world of Catherine the Great, the infamous 18th-century empress who may have owned the priceless artifact, and who it turns out faced many of the same issues Tanya wrestles with in her own life. Suspenseful and beautifully written, The Imperial Wife asks whether we view female ambition any differently today than we did in the past. Can a contemporary marriage withstand an “Imperial Wife”?

Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo

Irina Baronova and the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo
Author: Victoria Tennant
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2014-10-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 022616716X

"Drawing on letters, correspondence, oral histories, and interviews, Baronova's daughter, the actress Victoria Tennant, ... recounts Baronova's dramatic life, from her earliest aspirations to her grueling time on tour to her later years in Australia as a pioneer of the art"--Dust jacket flap.

The Lovers (Echoes from the Past Book 1)

The Lovers (Echoes from the Past Book 1)
Author: Irina Shapiro
Publisher: Echoes from the Past
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2017-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781973118565

1665. When Elise de Lesseps is sold in marriage to Lord Edward Asher, she resolves to be an obedient and dutiful wife, until, on their wedding night, she finds out exactly what her husband has in store for her. His request leaves her feeling shocked and humiliated, but being his chattel, she has no right to refuse. The consequences of that night seal Elise's fate, and set her on a path that will lead to heartbreak and tragedy. 2013. Renowned archeologist, Dr. Quinn Allenby has a gift; she can see into the past when holding an object that belonged to the dead. When asked to host a BBC series called "Echoes from the Past," Quinn uses her gift to find out what really happened to the 17th century couple known only as "The Lovers," and unwittingly stumbles onto the secret of her own birth.

Broken River

Broken River
Author: J Robert Lennon
Publisher: Serpent's Tail
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1782833358

Following a string of affairs, Karl and Eleanor are giving their marriage one last shot: they're moving with their twelve-year-old daughter Irina from Brooklyn to a newly renovated, apparently charming old house near the upstate New York town of Broken River. Before their arrival, the house stood empty for over a decade. The reason is no secret. Twelve years previously, a brutal double murder took place there, a young couple killed in front of their child. The crime was never solved, and most locals consider the house cursed. The family may have left the deceptions of their city life behind them, but all three are still lying to each other, and to themselves. Before long the family's duplicity will unleash forces none of them could possibly have anticipated, putting them in mortal danger. This new novel by America's master of literary rule-breaking is part thriller, part family drama, part Gothic horror - and like all J.Robert Lennon's novels, it shows the consequences of human deceitfulness, and the dreadful force the past can exert on the present.