In times of war and deception, what would you sacrifice to save someone you love?
In the spring of 1914, Nadia Shulkina—the daughter of an aristocratic Russian family—looked forward to a bright future. She had no worries about the outbreak of war, let alone the revolution that was about to destroy her peaceful world.
Her noble family is stripped of everything they own , and misfortunes soon befall them. To salvage what remains of her family—and her own future—Nadia marries a fervent Bolshevik, in a complex process of adapting to a new reality.
When Nadia agrees to work secretly for the Soviets in 1820s Paris, she is drawn into a beautiful but secretive world. Troubled by conflicting loyalties, she faces the test of forbidden love. Then she becomes embroiled in a conspiracy that culminates in a horrific murder. What dangers must she face to determine her fate?