The Lost Souls of Angelkov by Linda Holeman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a great read, I can not believe that I did not see it coming, the twist at the end. Antonina grow up as nobility and kind of a tom boyish, meets Lilya as a girl and the two become friends. Antonina father thinks she is seeing a peasant boy buts its Lilya, Antonina lies about it, her father finds out the truth and sends Lilya and her brother Lyosha away. Antonina is married off to Konstantin who is much older, they have one child Mikhail, who is stolen. Grisha who is the steward on the estate, runs away from his home as a 15 year old when he was suppose to be going after his brother, that the dad gave away to a maestro because of his musical ability. Things get crazy as Konstantin is dying, Grisha and Antonina sleep together one night, Grisha was involved in Mikail's kidnapping and along with Lilya's husband. Antonina befriends Valentin and serf musician, Valentin turns out to be Grisha's long lost brother, Lilya kills Valentin out of jealously for Antonina, Grisha, Lilya and Lyosha go and get Mikail from kidnappers but Soso and Grisha are arrested because Lilya tips off the police. Grisha goes back to Siberia, Lilya goes into a covenant and Antonina, Mikail and Lysosha and his wife move to St Petersburg.

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