Crown of Shadows

<p><em>nt Petersburg 1914.</em><br>The stage is cold the spotlight unforgiving - but it's the only place she feels alive.</p><p>Anna is just another face in the corps de ballet at the Imperial Theater. Invisible replaceable obedient. Until one rehearsal changes everything. A famed répétiteur notices her. A powerful patron watches from the shadows. And the memory of a vanished ballerina - whose final performance ended in mystery - begins to surface.</p><p>At the heart of it all is a crown. A delicate diadem once worn by the missing star now said to be cursed - or enchanted. When Anna finds herself drawn into its legacy she must decide: will she follow the path of brilliance and danger or step away into a life of quiet safety with the man who loves her?</p><p>But the stage does not give up its chosen easily.</p><p><em>Crown of Shadows</em> is a sweeping historical novel woven with gothic mystery forbidden desire and the sacrifices demanded by art. </p>