Fate and Dreams — Leslie Arlen

In a World Ruled by Fear She Danced to Her Own Wild Rhythms.

In the wake of Revolution, Russia's premier aristocrats, the Borodins, have scattered across the globe. Only Tatiana remains in the homeland -- Tattie, whose world-renowned dancing has made her a national heroine, whose heart is still an enigma. Her headstrong ways ignite the hatred of her own husband, Ivan Nej, monstrous commander of the secret police, who had forced the proud Borodin to wed him, but cannot stop her from falling in love with a handsome Englishman during her triumphant European tour. Stung to revenge, Ivan moves to punish both Tatiana's lover and all the Borodins. And at his side is Anna Ragosina, the beautiful woman he plucks from obscurity to be his assistant in cruelty -- but whose dreams of vengeance against the world surpass even his own.