tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55235287600824584362024-03-14T06:54:14.895-07:00ClioStoryHistorical NovelsJeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-38204816246261116042016-01-06T10:43:00.002-08:002016-01-06T10:43:52.089-08:00The Lighthouse Pylon On Sale Jan 8, 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To celebrate the publication of Tellen Song...<br />
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The Lighthouse Pylon will be on sale at Amazon for 99 cents for a one week, starting Friday, Jan 8, 2015.<br />
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CURL HOYER WAS A MAN WHO COULD NOT BE FOOLED… EXCEPT THIS ONCE.<br />
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1955. The unstoppable sea and an immovable lighthouse tower that holds the key to several lives, past, present, and future.<br />
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Approaching middle-age and desperately lonely, Lighthouse Keeper Curl Hoyer is pining to find a wife, the unique partner just right for him.<br />
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When alluring photo-journalist Henne arrives to do a story on him and the coastal facility, his prayer seems answered at last. Seductive and intriguing, she quickly makes him fall in love with her — all according to plan.<br />
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What is that plan?<br />
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At first blush, it appears nothing more than a desire to corral a man of unusual character. Soon, it’s uncovered to be a devilish scheme for revenge, payback for wounds nursed since adolescence. Henne intends both Curl and the tower the ultimate harm.<br />
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Why? What’s the mysterious connection between the pair that reaches back 20 years? How can a haunting seaside tower bring them together for one final showdown? And can Curl uncover the plan in time to save himself and the vital ship’s guide, standing guard for three generations?<br />
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-90432043660832013402016-01-06T10:28:00.000-08:002016-01-06T10:28:55.323-08:00Tellen Song, or the education of Wilhelm Tell Now On Sale<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tellen Song, or the education of
Wilhelm Tell, released Christmas, 2015.</div>
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Publishing the story of the William
Tell — part legend, part history — was something of a Christmas
gift to myself.
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I happened across an article some years
ago that tried valiantly to outline how much was myth and how much
true story. An heroic attempt but one that didn’t succeed entirely,
nor do I think the author thought he would. Too much is lost in the
mists of time. It has been over 700 years after all.</div>
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Yes, the Battle of Morgarten, one of
the precipitating events to the founding of Switzerland, occurred in
November, 1315 AD. That’s certainly a verifiable event. (Though,
even here there is some controversy among historians.) And yet, there
is so much that is ill-known about how the country we now call
Switzerland came to be.</div>
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That shouldn’t be surprising. It was
a very long time ago, and in an area where written records were not
the norm. But there are other reasons, some of which are possibly of
interest to an English-reading audience, most of whom pay little
attention to Switzerland (like most of the world).</div>
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One major factor in that uncertainty is
the sheer complexity of German politics of the period. The late
13<sup>th</sup>-early 14<sup>th</sup> centuries were a time of an
array of mind-boggling competition among power-lusting individuals,
families, and factions.
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That extended from north, east, and
west of what is now Switzerland down to Lombardy (northern Italy) and
beyond. The rulers of the badly-named Holy Roman Empire had been
messing about not only in central and south Europe for generations
but all throughout Italy, too.
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You’d think the Alpine mountain
ranges would’ve cut them off at the pass, but the St. Gotthard and
others helped open up Italy not only to trade but to the usual rapine
from men who want want others have produced.</div>
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And that brings us back to Tellen Song,
which covers a great deal of this history, grasping and factional
fighting, and a fair amount of more personal events — both real and
invented.</div>
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Give it a few minutes exploration,
please. Read the blurb. Download and read the sample. Let me know
what you think — good, bad, or otherwise.</div>
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-2163693870450797132014-03-30T12:33:00.000-07:002014-03-30T12:33:29.243-07:00Cossacks In Paris, Goodreads Giveaway Begins<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
In honor of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Paris, fought March 30-31, 1814, ClioStory Publishing is sponsoring a giveaway of Jeffrey Perren’s “Cossacks In Paris.”<br />
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The giveaway for a free, autographed copy of Cossacks In Paris, runs from March 30, 2014 to April 20, 2014. The Battle of Paris began on March 30, 1814 and, after abdicating, Napoleon left France for exile on the island of Elba on April 20th. It would be more than nine months before his return, which began the 100 days leading up to his final defeat at the famed Battle of Waterloo.<br />
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“Rebellious engineer Breutier Armande is drafted into Napoleon’s Grande Armeé on the eve of the 1812 Russian campaign. On a spying mission to St. Petersburg he meets Kaarina, daughter of the counselor to Tsar Alexander I.<br />
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The pair soon fall in love — but Kaarina is betrothed to Agripin, a brooding Cossack and a favorite of the Tsar. When she refuses him, Agripin kidnaps her, sowing a showdown to the death between the two young men.<br />
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Risking a firing squad, Breutier deserts Napoleon's army during the war. Dodging the vengeance of the world's most powerful rulers catapults him onto a perilous quest to hunt down his greatest enemy.”<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19776177-cossacks-in-paris" target="_blank">Cossacks In Paris, Goodreads Giveaway</a><br />
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-48753527455018581752014-03-25T14:00:00.000-07:002014-03-25T14:00:09.353-07:00Clonmac's Bridge, Now in Paperback<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">"Clonmac's Bridge" is now available in paperback.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you choose to buy in that format, please consider using this Amazon-affiliated link:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttps://www.createspace.com/4705744%E2%80%9D">Clonmac paperback, CreateSpace eStore</a></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For those who might prefer the regular Amazon website page/link (where you can also get the Kindle version):
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<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Chttp://www.amazon.com/dp/1496179919%E2%80%9D">Clonmac paperback, Amazon</a></span>
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(Either way, the delivery process is the same.)
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From a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20687166-clonmac-s-bridge" target="_blank">Goodreads review</a>:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“<i>Fascinating, detailed and complex, an investigation that takes us from the present day back to 9th century Ireland. An involved plot admirably probed by Griffin Clonmac and Mari his Peruvian assistant; an absorbing, mysterious archaeological thriller.</i>” - Lili</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">“A maritime archaeologist raises a medieval monastery span from the mud of the River Shannon, sunken for 1,200 years... and finds it perfectly preserved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What could account for this astounding longevity? Why are his colleagues, the Irish government, and the Church so desperate to prevent him learning the secret? And why is his consummate lover his greatest enemy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Griffin Clonmac will go through hell to find out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">He won’t go alone. Inspired by a real discovery, Clonmac’s Bridge shifts between contemporary times and 9th century Ireland. It tells the story of two men who struggle against envy and mediocrity — a millennium apart — aided only by a loyal helpmate and an unconquerable will.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">An archaeological thriller, a love story, and a pensée on society then and now, Jeffrey Perren fans are sure to find this latest novel his best yet.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Get your copy at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clonmacs-Bridge-archeological-Jeffrey-Perren-ebook/dp/B00J4NE8DE" target="_blank">Amazon</a> today.</span><br />
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-53329211467735968402014-03-22T06:53:00.000-07:002014-03-22T06:53:44.347-07:00Clonmac's Bridge by Jeffrey Perren Raised<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Clonmac's Bridge</b> has been unearthed! <br />
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From a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20687166-clonmac-s-bridge" target="_blank">Goodreads review</a>:<br />
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“<i>Fascinating, detailed and complex, an investigation that takes us from the present day back to 9th century Ireland. An involved plot admirably probed by Griffin Clonmac and Mari his Peruvian assistant; an absorbing, mysterious archaeological thriller.</i>” - Lili<br />
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“A maritime archaeologist raises a medieval monastery span from the mud of the River Shannon, sunken for 1,200 years... and finds it perfectly preserved.<br />
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What could account for this astounding longevity? Why are his colleagues, the Irish government, and the Church so desperate to prevent him learning the secret? And why is his consummate lover his greatest enemy?<br />
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Griffin Clonmac will go through hell to find out.<br />
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He won’t go alone. Inspired by a real discovery, Clonmac’s Bridge shifts between contemporary times and 9th century Ireland. It tells the story of two men who struggle against envy and mediocrity — a millennium apart — aided only by a loyal helpmate and an unconquerable will.<br />
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An archaeological thriller, a love story, and a pensée on society then and now, Jeffrey Perren fans are sure to find this latest novel his best yet.”<br />
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Get your copy at <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Clonmacs-Bridge-archeological-Jeffrey-Perren-ebook/dp/B00J4NE8DE" target="_blank">Amazon</a> today.<br />
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-76087451548984310252014-03-20T05:11:00.000-07:002014-03-20T05:11:10.069-07:00Clonmac's Bridge, Unearthed March 22<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My latest novel, <b>Clonmac's Bridge, </b>will be available in paperback and Kindle formats on March 22.<br />
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<span style="color: black;">“</span>A maritime archaeologist raises a
medieval monastery span from the mud of the River Shannon, sunken for
1,200 years... and finds it perfectly preserved.<br />
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What
could account for this astounding longevity? Why are his colleagues, the
Irish government, and the Church so desperate to prevent him learning
the secret? And why is his consummate lover his greatest enemy?<br />
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Griffin Clonmac will go through hell to find out.<br />
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He
won’t go alone. Inspired by a real discovery, Clonmac’s Bridge shifts
between contemporary times and 9th century Ireland. It tells the story
of two men who struggle against envy and mediocrity — a millennium apart
— aided only by a loyal helpmate and an unconquerable will.<br />
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An
archaeological thriller, a love story, and a pensée on society then and
now, Jeffrey Perren fans are sure to find this latest novel his best
yet.<span style="color: black;">”</span><br />
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Enjoy!<span style="color: black;"><br /></span></div>
Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-10471813211670312732013-11-26T12:39:00.000-08:002013-11-26T12:39:20.517-08:00Cossacks Get Nice Mention at Virtual Bookcase<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">"Cossacks In Paris" is featured at <a href="http://thevirtualbookcase.wordpress.com/2013/11/26/cossacks-in-paris-by-jeffrey-perren">The Virtual Bookcase</a> by proprietor Glynis Smy. </span><br />
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-6595012594651031172013-08-13T14:23:00.002-07:002013-08-13T14:37:03.374-07:00"Death Is Overrated" by Jeffrey Perren, Now In Paperback<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Great Day!<br />
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The paperback version of <b>Death Is Overrated,</b> a mystery set in romantic Wales, is now available on Amazon.<br />
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(It's also available as a Kindle eBook, with other formats coming soon.)<br />
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<a href="https://www.createspace.com/4389494" target="_blank">Death Is Overrated, on Amazon</a>
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Professor Thomas Payne didn't intend to wind up dead on his caving vacation to Wales, and in truth he wasn't the victim. But proving his identity to the police becomes tricky after they pull his passport off the body and conclude the deceased is Dr. Payne, no doubt.<br />
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Things go from bogus to baffling when a mysterious phone call at the crime scene leads to the arrest of the young scientist. His fate seems sealed when the victim's fingerprints match the professor's work visa and his employment records disappear altogether.<br />
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A tart-tongued American with no identity looks like a pretty good patsy to the detectives eager to close the case. Being accused of killing himself presents the brooding inventor with an interesting puzzle, but taking time to solve it from jail will threaten his deadline to file a patent worth millions.<br />
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Intervention by the smitten police captain's sculptress daughter frees Thomas to search for clues to prove his innocence before his invention goes up for grabs. So, it's off around the UK with Terri, one jump ahead of the authorities — and his estranged sociopathic father, a lapsed Quaker who may be the real killer. One slip and claustrophobia will be the least of his problems.<br />
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Thomas' journey soon becomes as much about healing his troubled past as recovering his present self. Along the way, he'll battle betrayals by his envious staff, romance the rebellious artist, and suffer harrowing misadventures at historic sites in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.<br />
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Travel — even to find yourself — was never so perilous.
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-74656031558826559452013-08-03T11:42:00.000-07:002013-08-03T11:42:33.086-07:00Death Is Overrated, by Jeffrey Perren, Published<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My latest published work, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Is-Overrated-ebook/dp/B00EAAEM4G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Death Is Overrated</b></span></a> (a mystery set in romantic Wales), is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Death-Is-Overrated-ebook/dp/B00EAAEM4G/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC" target="_blank">now available on Amazon</a> in Kindle eBook format. (Paperback edition coming soon...)<br />
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Professor Thomas Payne didn't intend to wind up dead on his caving vacation to Wales, and in truth he wasn't the victim. But proving his identity to the police becomes tricky after they pull his passport off the body and conclude the deceased is Dr. Payne, no doubt.<br />
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Things go from bogus to baffling when a mysterious phone call at the crime scene leads to the arrest of the young scientist. His fate seems sealed when the victim's fingerprints match the professor's work visa and his employment records disappear altogether. <br />
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A tart-tongued American with no identity looks like a pretty good patsy to the detectives eager to close the case. Being accused of killing himself presents the brooding inventor with an interesting puzzle, but taking time to solve it from jail will threaten his deadline to file a patent worth millions. <br />
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Intervention by the smitten police captain's sculptress daughter frees Thomas to search for clues to prove his innocence before his invention goes up for grabs. So, it's off around the UK with Terri, one jump ahead of the authorities — and his estranged sociopathic father, a lapsed Quaker who may be the real killer. One slip and claustrophobia will be the least of his problems. <br />
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Thomas' journey soon becomes as much about healing his troubled past as recovering his present self. Along the way, he'll battle betrayals by his envious staff, romance the rebellious artist, and suffer harrowing misadventures at historic sites in Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. <br />
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Travel — even to find yourself — was never so perilous.</blockquote>
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Jeffrey Perrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11841019772535869442noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5523528760082458436.post-70473676388637554632012-12-01T13:39:00.000-08:002012-12-01T13:39:40.437-08:00Cossacks In Paris Published<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Cossacks In Paris is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cossacks-In-Paris-ebook/dp/B00ADRAQJK">available at Amazon</a>.<br />
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Rebellious Breutier Armande, a rising young civil engineer in Paris, is drafted into the Grande Armeé on the eve of <span style="line-height: 1.5;">Napoleon's</span><span style="line-height: 1.5;"> 1812 Russian campaign.</span><br />
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On a scouting mission in St. Petersburg he meets Kaarina, a Finnish mathematician and daughter of the counselor to Tsar Alexander I. The pair soon fall in love. But Kaarina is betrothed to Agripin, a vicious Cossack and a favorite of the Tsar.<br />
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When she refuses him, Agripin kidnaps her, aided by Kaarina's envious twin sister, Kaisa. At a time of Europe's brief, uneasy truce Breutier deserts Napoleon's army and the Tsar's employ to reclaim Kaarina. Dodging the vengeance of the world's most powerful rulers sends Breutier on a perilous quest to hunt down the era's most ruthless Cossack.<br />
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Interweaving the characters' personal dramas with the epochal events of the following two years forms the core of the story. Historically accurate, the novel climaxes at the moment when, for the first time in 400 years, foreign armies invaded France, leaving behind <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cossacks-In-Paris-ebook/dp/B00ADRAQJK">Cossacks in Paris</a>.<br />
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Rebellious Breutier Armande, a rising young civil engineer in Paris, is drafted into Napoleon's Grande Armeé on the eve of the 1812 Russian campaign.</div>
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On a scouting mission in St. Petersburg he meets Kaarina, a Finnish mathematician and daughter of the counselor to Tsar Alexander. The pair soon fall in love. But Kaarina is betrothed to Agripin, a vicious Cossack and a favorite of Tsar Alexander I.</div>
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When she refuses him, Agripin kidnaps her, aided by Kaarina's envious twin sister, Kaisa. At a time of Europe's brief, uneasy truce Breutier deserts Napoleon's army and the Tsar's employ to reclaim Kaarina. Dodging the vengeance of the world's most powerful rulers sends Breutier on a perilous quest to hunt down the era's most ruthless Cossack.</div>
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Interweaving the characters' personal dramas with the epochal events of the following two years forms the core of the story. Historically accurate, the novel climaxes at the moment when, for the first time in 400 years, foreign armies invaded France, leaving behind Cossacks in Paris.</div>
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