How plain she was as a child—and how beautiful she became when she grew up! Even freckles that used to make fun of her at school became one of the signs of the girl’s unusual, vivid beauty. And her unusual name—sounding like a stage pseudonym—Tanita Taneeva. It seemed fate loved her: all Tanita’s wishes came true. She wanted to be an actress—and became one, a sought-after, even cult actress. She got married twice, and both husbands adored her. Now, next to Tanita, there was a new man—a faithful friend and a passionate lover. But one of her wishes still hasn’t come true: Sergei Melnikov, the one she adored since the school benches, still doesn’t belong to her. That desire continues to live in the actress’s passionate heart—and nothing is more dangerous than an unquenched passion…