For fans of Nora Roberts and Janet Evanovich...

Dumped by her husband just as he finishes law school, and disillusioned by her loss of another unsatisfying office job, Ainsley Walker is approaching thirty with nothing to show for it.

Deeply dissatisfied, she knows that she deserves more than a growing waistline and shrunken dreams.

And then...

...she sells her engagement ring to a mysterious jeweler, a man who recognizes her passion for gemstones and travel, and makes her an offer that she can't resist.

From an author who worked on the foreign desk of The Washington Post...

...who explored North and South America for nearly twelve months...

... who was a finalist in a prestigious short story contest sponsored by the estate of F. Scott Fitzgerald...

...comes the prelude to a gemstone travel mystery series that will change the way you see your life.

Length: Approximately 9,000 words.

First in the series.