Anna of Kyiv: Queen of Two Worlds
by Vikki KlymmRomance
Kyiv, 1043: Anna, daughter of Yaroslav the Wise, rides west to marry a French king, guarded by the one man she can't have.
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5 indie historical fiction books to get lost in
Kyiv in 1043, revolutionary Moscow, wartime Finland and a river in 19th-century England. Five historical novels, some with a touch of magic.
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River Witch
by Cheryl BurmanFantasy
In 19th-century rural England, Hester hears the river's whispers and must call on its wild magic to survive.
1likeSee the bookThe Dialectics of Desire: A Moscow Comedy, in Three Bodies and One Revolution, 1918 to 1921
by Mason CarterHistorical Fiction
Moscow, 1918: three anarchists share one room and try to love without ownership, as the city closes in.
Sonet: Homeward
by Esa Johannes PesonenPoetry
In wartime Finland a young woman waits for the man she loves, and learns that surviving the war is not the end of it.
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by H.F. DayFantasy
Married off as a girl and left to hold a throne meant for a son, Indunna is surrounded by men waiting for her to fail.
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