Anya possesses a rare talent for designing jewelry that seems to capture light and emotion. She catches the eye of a stoic Royal Guard who silently watches over the workshop, shielding her from court intrigues. Their romance is fragile and beautiful, set against the glittering, freezing backdrop of a fading empire.
The year was 1890, and the biting wind of St. Petersburg could not cool the fire in twenty-year-old Anya’s(Anastasia "Anya" Petrova) hands as she polished a gemstone. As the only female apprentice in the city’s most prestigious jewelry workshop, she had to work twice as hard to prove her worth. Tonight, a mysterious order from the palace arrived, demanding a creation that no one had ever seen before.