Historical Fiction
Tempting Fate
1981·662 pages
Count Saint-Germain, a vampire, guards a Russian war orphan across Europe during the Russian Revolution and WWI, facing fateful temptations.
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Count Saint-Germain, a vampire, guards a Russian war orphan across Europe during the Russian Revolution and WWI, facing fateful temptations.
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Austria during the 1920s is the setting for the fifth of Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's novels about the elegant and mysterious Count Ragoczy Saint-Germain. In Tempting Fate , the Count becomes guardian to a spirited and talented young girl named Laisha, a Russian war orphan. Traveling frequently to the great cities of Europe, the pair move in a world whose days are numbered, as the landed nobility of Europe face the shocks of the future. Saint-Germain must come to the aid of three women: a Russian duch...
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Romance & sex
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Frequent sensual encounters with implied intimacy; central to character dynamics. Possible coercion tied to vampire seduction; not explicitly detailed.
Violence & gore
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Moderate violence tied to war and vampire nature; some graphic descriptions likely.
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources.
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Vampirism framed as dark and secretive; recurring supernatural elements.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Historical context of Russian Revolution and WWI; political turmoil as backdrop.
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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War orphan's suffering and systemic cruelty during revolution and war. Possible coercion tied to vampire seduction; not explicitly detailed.
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