About the book: 2023 / Oh, what passions boil in the provincial life of the first half of the 19th century! Obeying the will of Khvorostinin's late friend, gold miner Fyodor Danilov returns to Russia and becomes the guardian of his daughter Asya. The girl dreams of marrying her neighbor Nikita. And now, when she, thanks to Siberian gold, is very rich, nothing interferes with the wedding. The guardian calls Asya from the estate to the city, where preparations for the wedding are underway. However, instead of a temple, the girl almost ends up in a brothel! By chance, she manages to escape, but the dangerous intrigues continue. Papers that provide access to wealth must be presented to the bank before a certain deadline - this is what people unknown to Asa are hunting for. What can a young provincial girl do alone against greedy and cunning enemies? Find friends and helpers! Asya has more and more of them every day. Elena Arsenyeva’s bibliography includes more than seven dozen detective, historical, and romance novels, as well as several collections of short stories. In her fairy-tale and fantasy stories there are not only real people, but also sorceresses, sorcerers, aliens from other worlds and many other mysterious characters.