That feeling grew as the story unfolded.Ĭonsidering the sordid rumors and legends surrounding Catherine the Great (aka Sophia) and her reign, it is not surprising that our lead character would make some morally questionable choices. Ficklin makes no apologies for liberties taken with historical facts in the crafting of her story, and that up-front attitude made me like her even before I started page one. Why you should read it: You've gotta love an author whose note in the front matter actually invites a line of irate historians to form.

In a battle for the soul of a nation, will love or destiny reign supreme? Betrothed to one man but falling in love with another, Sophia will need to decide how much she s willing to sacrifice in order to become the empress she is destined to be. With traitors and murderers lurking around every corner, her very life hangs in the balance. But an attempt on her life and an unexpected attraction threatens to derail her plans.Īlone in a new and dangerous world, learning who to trust and who to charm may mean the difference between becoming queen and being sent home in shame to marry her lecherous uncle. Determined to save her impoverished family and herself Sophia vows to do whatever is necessary to thrive in her new surroundings.

Petersburg, surviving means navigating the political, romantic, and religious demands of the bitter Empress Elizabeth and her handsome, but sadistic nephew, Peter. Imperial Court holds dangers like nothing Sophia has ever faced before. What it's about (from publisher Clean Teen Publishing):īefore she can become the greatest empress in history, fifteen-year-old Sophia will have to survive her social-climbing mother's quest to put her on the throne of Russia at any cost. Queen of Someday (Stolen Empire, book 1) by Sherry D.

Queen of Someday by Sherry D. Ficklin