Jade Island

A dazzling, perilous world of precious gemstones and those who deal in them once again come to spellbinding life as New York Times bestselling author ELIZABETH LOWELL continues the riveting story of the remarkable Donovans.

A SEA OF DANGER SURROUNDS JADE ISLAND ...

Treasure hunter Kyle Donovan thinks he is free of the long, constraining arms of the family business -- until a frantic call drags him back . . . and deep into a treacherous global intrigue. Mysterious and beautiful jade expert Lianne Blakely has been accused of stealing one of China's legendary cultural artifacts -- a theft that portends disaster for the massive Donovan International gem-trading empire.

But Lianne's claims of innocence might be true. And the race to find out -- and to discover the real thief -- draws Kyle and the enigmatic lady into a maelstrom of greed, lies, and spiraling power plays. For the conspiracy behind the framing of Lianne Blakely is bigger and more dangerous than anything either she or Kyle imagined -- leaving them stranded together on an island of fear encircled by powerful, deadly, human sharks ...

Wild and restless, Kyle Donovan has freed himself from the constraints of his family's high-powered gem-trading empire to rove the world as a treasure hunter. Now the president of Donovan International has given Kyle an assignment with explosive ramifications. A casehe must take.

When one of China's legendary cultural treasures isstolen, Lianne Blakely, a mysterious and beautiful jade expert, is accused of the theft. Its Kyle's job to get to the bottom of what could be a potential disaster for the Donovans as well as Lianne.

But Kyle finds himself irresistibly drawn to the exotic beauty and captivated by her fierce claim of innocence. Soon they are in dangerous pursuit of the real thief, drawn deeper into the perils of spiraling power plays, and linked by a passion as powerful as the lore of the ancient culture and as enduring as the splendor of the treasured jade.