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The Firebird
The Firebird (Slains, #2)
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Nov 18, 2013 rated it really liked it
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Setting: Present day London & 1700 Russia

Nicola Marter can hold an object and "sense" its history.
She tells no one of this gift until a woman brings a small wooden carving to her boss, a dealer of Russian antiquities.
When he refuses to believe the woman's tale that this is the Firebird that belonged to the Empress Catherine, Nicola knows the woman is telling the truth because she felt it and wants to help the stranger.
Nicola decides to turn to her ex-lover, Rob McMorr ...more
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