MY NAME IS ANASTASIA ROMANOVA. THE BOOKS SAY THAT I AM NO LONGER. BUT THEY DON'T TELL THE HALF. I've been exiled to Siberia, and I must carry an ancient spell with me - it may be the only way to save my family. I have a choice: use magic, not knowing what it will lead to, or enlist help Zasha is a handsome young soldier who, like many here, considers us the enemy. Even the thought of magic doesn’t scare me as much as the attraction to him. We are on opposite sides of the barricades: an exiled princess whose fate is sealed, and guards assigned to prevent a rebellion. To be together would put both of us in danger. But what if feelings are stronger than fear?