Rezanov

'Rezanov' is an historical romance by the popular feminist author Gertrude Atherton. Nikolai Rezanov, a Russian privy councillor and grand chamberlain to Alexander the First of Russia, has come to California to seek out new lands and advantageous ways to serve his king. Here he meets the headstrong beauty Dona Concha Arguello, and the two fall desperately in love. Both ambitious, fearless, and staunchly independent – their path together will be fraught with difficulties. A passionate and compelling romance from the renowned author. -