Amadeus Achard is a talented French journalist and writer of the 19th century who gained fame in the genre of adventure novel. Ashara is the author of several dozen novels and stories that have gone through more than one edition. The hero of the novel “Into Fire and Water,” which takes place in France, is the young Count Hugo de Montestruc. Raised in the provinces by an early widowed mother and an old servant, he places the laws of honor above all else. In the brilliant Parisian society, Hugo's talents do not go unnoticed, and many beautiful women show him signs of attention, but only one of them will be chosen by the Count as his guiding star. However, in the fight for her heart, he will face a powerful and treacherous opponent who is playing his own game...