Writing can feel like offering your heart to the world. I appreciate the endless support and good humor of the Sacramento Area branch of the Historical Novel Society, including Erika Mailman, Erin Lindsay McCabe, Mark Wiederanders, Erika MacDonald, Anna-Marie McLemore, Gini Grossenbacher, Kathy Boyd Fellure, Marcia Calvin, and Ed Moore. I would also like to thank my family—Jon, Karen, Brett, and Liz—who are always there to pick me up, brush me off, and get me back in the game.
ALSO BY JENNIFER LAAM
The Secret Daughter of the Tsar
The Tsarina’s Legacy
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JENNIFER LAAM is the author of The Secret Daughter of the Tsar and The Tsarina’s Legacy. She earned her master’s degree in history from Oakland University in Michigan and her bachelor’s degree from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California. She has lived in Los Angeles and the suburbs of Detroit, traveled in Russia and Europe, and worked in education and nonprofit development. She currently resides in Northern California. You can sign up for email updates here.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
Also by Jennifer Laam
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
THE LOST SEASON OF LOVE AND SNOW. Copyright © 2017 by Jennifer Laam. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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