End of the 15th century. The beautiful Countess Caterina Sforza, illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Milan, is the bravest female warrior Italy has ever known. She wisely rules her lands and bravely defends them from invaders. Her lovers are countless. Deya, a skilled fortune teller, is Katerina’s confidant and her chambermaid. Not only does she keep secrets from her mistress's turbulent past, but with her cards spread out, she can try to predict Katerina's future. However, the cards predict trouble. Caterina will not be able to repel the invasion of her possessions by the troops of Caesar Borgia, the ruthless son of the vicious Pope Alexander VI. But maybe Caterina Sforza will be able to turn her defeat into victory? For the first time in Russian, the international bestseller is by Jeanne Kalogridis, who gave readers the novels “I, Mona” Lisa" and "The Bride of Borja."