This is a love story - strong and all-conquering, sacrificial and passionate, merciless and destructive! Maxim and Carmelita sincerely fell in love with each other, but their trials are just beginning! The girl decides to run away with her lover... What does fate have in store for them? Will the old gypsy's terrible prophecy come true and will Carmelita be able to betray Maxim in order to save her love? What awaits the lovers - happiness or the curse of the father? The novel "Carmelita. Passion and Hope" is written based on the popular television series "Carmelita".