Free (Kindle/iTunes) The Jewel by Amy Ewing [YA Surrogate Dystopia Fantasy w/Romance]

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The Jewel by Amy Ewing (ISFDB) is the 1st novel in her The Lone City trilogy of YA dystopian fantasy with f/m romantic elements set in a world where teenagers are trained to become captive breeding surrogates for the reproduction of the wealthy, this story the start of one such destined surrogate girl's adventures in breaking free from and striving to overturn the system, as you do, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Walker Books.

Currently free @ Amazon UK & iTunes UK (this also seemed to be free in EU, Oceania, South America, and Japan when I spot-checked assorted regional stores). Price-drop-check linkage for Kobo UK, where Walker freebies also sometimes show up.

Unlikely to cross the pond, since North American rights are owned by HarperCollins' HarperTeen imprint.

Description
Violet Lasting is no longer a human being. Tomorrow she becomes Lot 197, auctioned to the highest royal bidder in the Jewel of the Lone City. Tomorrow she becomes the Surrogate of the House of the Lake, her sole purpose to produce a healthy heir for the Duchess. Imprisoned in the opulent cage of the palace, Violet learns the brutal ways of the Jewel, where the royal women compete to secure their bloodline and the surrogates are treated as disposable commodities.

Destined to carry the child of a woman she despises, Violet enters a living death of captivity until she sets eyes on Ash Lockwood, the royal Companion. Compelled towards each other by a reckless, clandestine passion, Violet and Ash dance like puppets in a deadly game of court politics, until they become each other’s jeopardy and salvation.