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Jade Island by Elizabeth Lowell (1998) HB/DJ

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Author: Elizabeth Lowell

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Avon Books

Category: Action, Adventure

ISBN-10: 0380974037

ISBN-13: 9780380974030

Condition: Used

Publication Year: 1998

USED BOOK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION - Read Only Once -

First Edition Size: Length: 375 pages - Height: 10.0 in. - Width: 6.5 in. - Thickness: 1.2 in. - Weight: 24.0 oz. -

Publisher's Note: Kyle Donovan has freed himself from the constraints of his father's high-powered global trading empire to turn his passion for adventure into a livelihood, roving the world as a treasure hunter for his own business, Donovan Gems and Minerals. Now his oldest brother, Archer, President of Donovan International, has given Kyle an assignment with explosive international implication, and an alliance that will shake the very core of his being. Lianne Blakely, the illegitimate daughter of a powerful Hong Kong trader and his American mistress, has spent years studying the art of ancient jade, hoping to win the approval of her Chinese family. A brilliant gemologist, she has gained employment in the Tang family business, if not acceptance in the family. Now the Jade Emperor, one of China's legendary cultural treasures, has been stolen and Lianne is accused of the theft. At first suspicious of the bright, ambitious family outcast, Kyle finds himself reluctantly believing her fierce claim of innocence and irresistably drawn to her exotic beauty. Soon they have joined forces to find the real thief--a venture that draws them into the perils of spiraling international power plays, and the discovery that their mutual love for an exquisite gemstone has linked them in an alliance as enduring as the beauty of the ancient jade. The second dazzling novel in the extraordinary trilogy begun in "Amber Beach". After maverick Kyle Donovan frees himself from the constraints of his father's high-powered global gem-trading empire and becomes a treasure hunter for his own business, his brother Archer hires him to investigate the disappearance of cultural treasures from the Tang vaults.

Industry reviews: When Kyle Donovan, adventurer and youngest son of an international trading family, agrees to make the acquaintance of Lianne Blakely, jade expert and bastard daughter of the powerful Tang family, in order to avert a national incident, he has no idea that she has been commanded by her father to do the same, but for quite different reasons. Fast-paced and frankly sensual, this romance is peopled with intelligent, larger-than-life, yet appealing protagonists and a fascinating, well-plotted story that beautifully conveys the legendary mystique and appeal of jade as well as providing an insightful portrait of the overt and subtle differences between Eastern and Western cultures. A sequel to Amber Beach (Avon, 1997), this continues the Donovan family series, and Lowell's many fans will be waiting. Lowell is a best-selling romance writer of both contemporary and historical romances and lives in the Seattle area. She also writes under her own name, Ann Maxwell, and jointly with her husband, Evan, as A.E. Maxwell. Kakutani

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