About the book: year / In the Pearl we followed Violet into the slavery of the Duchess of the Lake. Now we're introduced to Raven's story as a surrogate for the Countess of Stone in Amy Ewing's e-novel. When Raven was purchased at auction, she immediately knew things weren't going to go well. And when she arrived at the House of Stone, Raven quickly discovered that the Countess was less interested in having a child than in experimenting with Raven's body and mind. Raven could only hope to escape... and when she saw Violet again she kept reminding herself that she was Raven Stirling and she mattered.