Emerald: Chase Family Series Book 2

England and Scotland, 1667

Jason Chase, the Marquess of Cainewood, is out to bring a blackguard to justice when he crosses paths with a woeful Scottish lad. When the lad turns out to be a lovely Scottish lass, he realizes she must be the notorious bounty hunter Emerald MacCallum. Convinced they're after the same man and her very life may be in danger, Jason decides he must keep Emerald close...

In Caithren Leslie's view, there couldn't be enough distance between her and the handsome but overbearing Englishman. She's searching for her wayward brother, but Jason won't let a little thing like the truth interfere with his absurd conviction that she's living under an assumed identity. Mindful of the dangerous traveling conditions, Cait grudgingly accepts his protection. Until, that is, she begins to suspect that mistrust isn't the only emotion between them...and their mission for justice just might turn out to be a quest for love...

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Book Two of Lauren Royal's Jewel Trilogy
A Chase Family Novel
Special Author's Cut Edition (revised in 2012)
A full-length novel of 118,200 words (about 475 book pages)
R-rated content: Steamy love scenes!
Originally published by Penguin Putnam (Signet)

This Author's Cut Edition e-book has been completely revised from the original and includes Bonus Material: an Author's Note, a preview of Lauren's next book, and a link to an online contest where you can enter to win a piece of jewelry featured in one of Lauren's books.

A Top 10 Bestseller on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks!
Finalist for the Booksellers' Best Award and RWA Award of Excellence!

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CONNECTING BOOKS

While EMERALD can be read as a stand-alone novel, many readers enjoy reading it as part of a series. All of my books feature Chase family members, Ashcroft family members, or both. Should you wish to read them in chronologicalorder, this is the sequence:

THE JEWEL TRILOGY
1666 - AMETHYST (Colin Chase)
1667 - EMERALD (Jason Chase)
1668 - AMBER (Kendra Chase)

THE FLOWER TRILOGY
1673 - VIOLET (Ford Chase & Violet Ashcroft)
1677 - LILY (Lily Ashcroft)
1677 - ROSE (Rose Ashcroft)

THE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY
1815 - LOST IN TEMPTATION (Alexandra Chase)
1816 - TEMPTING JULIANA (Juliana Chase)
1817 - THE ART OF TEMPTATION (Corinna Chase)

ALSO AVAILABLE
FOREVERMORE (A Jewel Trilogy Novella set in 1667)
THE JEWEL TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set
THE FLOWER TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set
THE TEMPTATIONS TRILOGY - all three books in a specially priced boxed set

Keywords: Restoration, love story, sexy, humorous, Scottish, Highland, Scotland, England, Charles II, Chase Family novel, road story, English inns, castle, marquess, aristocracy, London, 17th century, 1600s