About the book: year / The daughter of the Russian envoy Ekaterina Emelyanova recklessly falls in love with the irresistible Nicholas, Duke of Wharton. The cynical duke, who does not believe in true love, takes advantage of the enthusiastic and sincere feeling of a girl in love and seduces her without the intention of marrying. Expecting a child, Catherine finds herself in a desperate situation and her mother sets strict conditions for her. What will Catherine choose - a monastery and loyalty to her old love, or will she open her heart to a new feeling??