Star of the East: A Lady Emily Christmas Story by TASHA ALEXANDER Page A

married, the issue had become moot. Typhoid took them both from her in the span of a single week.

Also by Tasha Alexander
    And Only to Deceive
    A Poisoned Season
    A Fatal Waltz
    Tears of Pearl
    Dangerous to Know
    A Crimson Warning
    Death in the Floating City
    Behind the Shattered Glass
    The Counterfeit Heiress
    Elisabeth: The Golden Age

About the Author

    Photograph by Charles Osgood
    Tasha Alexander attended the University of Notre Dame, where she studied English and Medieval History. She and her husband, novelist Andrew Grant, divide their time between Chicago and the UK.

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.
    STAR OF THE EAST. Copyright © 2014 by Tasha Alexander. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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    eISBN 9781466873674
    First Edition: October 2014
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