title: Heir to Kuragin
author: Heaven, Constance
description: A beautiful woman ravished by passion amid the splendor of Russia under the star...
  
  This intriguing historical romance takes place in Russia, where young Anna Stepanovna Crispin rashly marries Gregory Gadiani, a nobleman. One day, her husband walks out on her. Alone in St. Petersburg, Anna receives a  strange letter from him, urging her to follow him to Kumari. The difficult journey to Kumari is beset with turmoil. She meets Paul Kuragin, who helps her on her journey. Only towards the end does she find out the truth about Gregory and Paul, and her feelings about them both, and chooses between the two.