The Last Tiara by M.J. Rose

Dual timelines of a woman in 1948 New York who finds a tiara minus a few jewels in her dead mother's things and searches for the link between the tiara and her mother's hidden past. Isobelle finds out that her mother once worked for the Romanovs as a nurse and was befriended by Olga who gave the tiara to her mother, Sophia. As Isobelle digs deeper she will find out more about her mother and the father she never knew. I was drawn in by Sophia's story in Russia and a bit less involved with Isobelle and her struggles in New York. As is the case with all of Rose's books there is much history, a bit of romance, and an intriguing story with strong female characters. Fans of everything Romanov and the Russian Revolution will enjoy this.  3 1/2 stars