Aquamarines of Courage 1 (Gemstone Chronicles)

by Serena Yates

Overview

"Courage is like a cut gemstone: multi-faceted and surprising at every turn." -- The Collector


Nico escaped a fate of running his rich family's business empire to follow his real calling: discovering ancient artifacts. As a modern-day treasure hunter, he lives for the adventure of researching a lost object, pinpointing its likely location, then hopefully retrieving it. When he finds a mysterious stranger washed up on his beach one day he is intrigued and more than ready to help him find the Aquamarines of Courage. That quest proves to be his biggest adventure yet.

Nayder has a family obligation to find his soul-partner and become the Chief Stabilizer on N'Tyre, making sure water and land are in perfect balance. The entire N'Tyrian culture depends on maintaining the foothold on land their underwater heritage has only recently allowed them to gain. There is only one problem: his father expects him to partner with a woman and produce offspring. Nayder has different ideas and thinks he can do his job without a soul-partner. Defying his father's orders, he instead attempts to retrieve the Aquamarines of Courage by himself.

But fate has different ideas. Nayder ends up on Earth to discover that Nico may be his soul-partner. Only once they have found the Aquamarines of Courage will they know if they are truly meant to be partnered...

Product Details

BN ID:	2940151084819
Publisher:	Diversity Novels
Publication date:	02/15/2013
Series:	Gemstone Chronicles , #3
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	276 KB

About the Author

I’m a night owl and start writing when everyone else in my time zone is asleep. I’ve loved reading all my life and spent most of my childhood with my nose buried in a book. Although I always wanted to be a writer, financial independence came first. Twenty-some years and a successful business career later I took some online writing classes and never looked back.

Living and working in seven countries has taught me that there's more than one way to get things done. It has instilled tremendous respect for the many different cultures, beliefs, attitudes and preferences that exist on our planet.

I like exploring those differences in my stories, most of which happen to be romances. My characters have a tendency to want to do their own thing, so I often have to rein them back in. The one thing we all agree on is the desire for a happy ending.

I currently live in the United Kingdom, sharing my house with a vast collection of books. I like reading, traveling, spending time with my nieces and listening to classical music. I have a passion for science and learning new languages.


You can find me at www.serenayates.com

Editorial Reviews

This series is so different, yet so engaging. Simply the number of layers inherent in the tale is mind boggling, not to mention the many subplots which are seamlessly interwoven throughout, which are amazing in their own right. This series is, indeed, more complex than others and may require more thought, but the energy exerted in experiencing them is well worth the extra effort involved.

Rainbow Book Reviews - Lena Grey

This storyline is fantastic. I never saw the latter part with all its twists coming and it keeps you on your toes as you try to grasp the swift turns that seem to come out of nowhere. There is much more going on than just recovering the Aquamarines of Courage though, there is also a hidden faction in the N'Tyre world that don't want the Aquamarines returned and will do anything to stop Nico and Nayder.

MM Good Book Reviews - Pixie Reviewer