With great courage and bravado, Lieutenant Greydon Quinn and his good friend, Sanjay, Prince of Amjerat in India, attempted to stop a Thugee band from robbing the Baaghh kaa kkhuun, the Blood of the Tiger diamond, from its rightful place in the temple. Badly outnumbered, they failed in their mission, but Greydon vowed he would do all that was possible to bring the powerful and dangerous red diamond back for his friend. With a brilliant insight for a strategy, Greydon believed the best way to find the diamond was with the help of the most successful jewel thief in England who had an uncanny ability to distinguish true gems from fakes. While his strategy worked, Greydon was totally floored to find the Mayfair Thief was none other than the lovely Lady Viola Preston!

Left with no choice, either from her illicit career she had to embark upon to keep her family from hungry after their father's will did not protect them or from the fear of going before a magistrate if Greydon turned her in, Lady Viola agreed to help find the diamond. Prepared for the worst, Viola was totally unprepared for the passion that would flare between her and Greydon. While willing to share kisses, Lady Viola wasn't prepared to tell him about her special gifts. People are afraid of those who are different and she wanted him to care about her. But, could she stay with him after seeing the cruel and disturbing vision of his past?

Mia Marlowe has written a real gem of a Regency romance that is totally fresh, fascinating, and suspenseful as Viola, Greydon, and Prince Sanjay travel from London to Europe in their quest to find the missing temple stone. Drawing on the tensions and mutinous backlash against the highhanded British for their treatment of India as a backdrop, Marlowe skillfully builds the plot and suspense while deftly entertaining the reader as Viola and Greydon attempt to maneuver each other while coming to terms with their own feelings. Sprinkled with dialogue that sparkles like diamonds and passion as steamy as a jungle, you will just want to read on long into the night to find out how things transpire. This is intriguing regency with a small paranormal twist that you will definitely not want to miss!

Book Summary

London’s most talented criminal is about to be fingered...

Lady Viola Preston can relieve a gentleman of the studs at his wrists without his being any the wiser and pick any lock devised by man in less than a minute. But she’s careful to wear gloves when she steals jewels. Because when Viola touches a gemstone with her bare skin, it “speaks” to her, sending disturbing visions—visions almost as unsettling as the sight of the cool-eyed stranger who catches her red handed.

Now Viola will only be stealing at Greydon Quinn’s behest. And even more daunting than the violent history of the red diamond he’s after is the prospect of a night in the devastatingly handsome lieutenant’s arms. Touch has always been Viola’s weakness, and the full body-to-body contact Quinn has in mind is about to shatter her defenses and set her senses reeling.

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