This led me to research the depths and continuing ramifications of human trafficking, something which I realized was oft-overlooked and had never been explored in young adult literature - and is still one of the largest illicit global industries to this day. His ancestors had been brought from Southern China to Canada as coolies, and (we assume) worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway under indentured labor. It was also around this time that I met my now-fiancé, and learned of his family history. This led me to begin asking questions: what if Anastasia had somehow survived? What if she wasn’t your typical beautiful, graceful princess, but instead a monster reviled by society? And what if I created a story exploring the downfall of Russia’s monarchy and the dark sides of an imperial dynasty? I grew up loving the animated movie ANASTASIA, yet I knew the story of the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna had ended quite differently. Petersburg and staring at the portraits of Nicholas II Alexandrovich Romanov and his daughters and feeling fascinated. Given my international upbringing, I’ve always had a love for world history, and I remember taking a trip to the Winter Museum in St. I began writing BLOOD HEIR in 2014, when my family and I took a trip together to Russia. Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all.How Blood Heir Began: Character & Story Inspirations

A cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans-though he might have met his match in Ana.

And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work-one that threatens the very balance of her world. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. And to clear her name, she must find her father’s murderer on her own. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. When Ana’s father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural-dangerous. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. This hot debut is the first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father’s murder. You can read this before Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy, #1) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy, #1) written by Amélie Wen Zhao which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Blood Heir (Blood Heir Trilogy, #1) by Amélie Wen Zhao

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