About the book

After months of waiting, Pearl Buckley, an eighteen-year-old student living in 1924, has finally been accepted as a patron artist for a wealthy Southern family.  Her dreams are in sight as she travels to Fairhope, Alabama from her schooling in Atlanta, to paint portraits for the De La Vasco’s estate. With only a little guidance from her Professor, Pearl is thrust into the life of a very peculiar family.
 
Secrets, riches, and death are quickly uncovered in this small town. Things are not what they seem. Can she uncover if it is all lies or something much more sinister lurking in the shadows? In the end, Pearl must decide to stand for her future or succumb to the De La Vasco’s deadly ways.

Will Pearl keep afloat while the De La Vasco’s world revolves precariously around her, or will her dreams be torn asunder?