By secret decree, Nicholas Romanov, a prince of Imperial Russia, is next inline to the throne. Driven by dark passions, he has sworn to avenge the execution of his father who led an ill-fated revolt against the Tsar, the murder of his mother who spurned the Tsar's love, and to lead his people to freedom. But the dangerous charade he plays is threatened by those who would stop at nothing to keep him from the throne, and by the fiery American beauty...