The Broken Queen

By Sherry D. Ficklin

Fans of The Last Czars, a Netflix original series, will love this decadent look at one of the most intriguing monarchs in history...

Don't miss the series dubbed a “must-read romance” by USA Today and “An entertaining and racy read” by School Library Journal.

Long before Catherine was great, Elizabeth was destined to rule the Romanov empire...

The last true Romanov, Elizabeth has once again been denied the throne of Russia. Grieving and isolated, she struggles to protect the few loved ones she has left. But when Empress Anna’s health begins to fail, Elisabeth’s very existence becomes a threat to Anna’s plans to place her chosen heir, the infant Ivan, on the throne.

Knowing only one of them will survive, Elizabeth enters into a dangerous alliance with Anna’s former lover in the hopes of not only returning the crown to its rightful line, but also rescuing her nearly bankrupt nation from the hands of an enemy king determined to bring the country under his rule.

Desperate and willing to sacrifice anything—and anyone—to her gambit, Elizabeth must make her final choice between the destiny that was promised to her and the one man she might truly love.

Don’t miss the series dubbed a “must-read romance” by USA Todayand “an entertaining and racy read” by School Library Journal.

The Hollow Queen is a scandalous glimpse into the life of one of the most vibrant women in history.

• Language: English
• Publisher: CTP Publishing
• Release date: May 26, 2020
• ISBN: 9781634223935

Sherry D. Ficklin

Sherry D. Ficklin is a full time writer from Colorado where she lives with her husband, four kids, two dogs, and a fluctuating number of chickens and house guests. She can often be found browsing her local bookstore with a large white hot chocolate in one hand and a towering stack of books in the other. That is, unless she's on deadline at which time she, like the Loch Ness monster, is only seen in blurry photographs. She is the author of several YA novels ranging from contemporary romance to science fiction. In her spare time she co-hosts the Pop Lit Divas radio show and is constantly trying to take over the world.

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