The Assassin and the Arriving Angels

These are troubled times in Mathomdale. With Julie's troubles still unresolved, Jennifer must protect her from afar by making a pact with the devil and submitting herself to the caress of Baxter's whip in the Low Woods. Yet there is an even greater peril lurking in the valley for Jennifer as she is stalked by a mysterious figure intent upon her murder.

Meanwhile, as the valley gears up for its summer festival, new young slaves, the flotsam of war, are arriving to be bid upon by the ruling houses and terrible secrets are about to be revealed.

This, the tenth volume in Michaela Francis' towering Slaves of the Amethyst series is another journey into the strange and beguiling world of Mathomdale and the vibrant and unforgettable slaves which inhabit it.