Raven Wynters had always known she was meant for more than this dying world had to give her. But when the duke offers her the position as his Favored Diamond, she hesitates. She's skeptical about swapping the chains of her hard life for the duke's gem encrusted shackles. When she is forced into an answer before she's ready, Emric-a man with a mysterious background-rescues her and whisks her away to a world she only thought existed within her mother's fairytales. A world full of life and magic. In this new world, Raven is astonished to discover a family she didn't know existed and a magic she didn't realize she possessed. She's even more surprised to find a dark and hot as hell companion in Basilius who challenges her to see beyond the end of her nose. But her trust and loyalty in the people surrounding her is jeopardized when a string of murders and kidnappings threatens her life.