Blood Pearls

>/p>Jewelry designer Madelyn Duval thinks she's left the high-stakes game of espionage behind her. A trip to China proves her wrong. Ultimately, she finds that mystery and intrigue follow when East meets West.</p>Madelyn s career has been a leveling force in her life, a means of escaping her barren, symbiotic marital arrangement. But when she meets charismatic Cheng Gao, emotional frustration sets in, for their mutual attraction is as sure as the moon s draw on an evening tide.</p><P>Innocently, the two become embroiled in a deadly conspiracy, a haunting murder, and a scandalous secret that places them in grave danger. Will they escape with their lives? Will their passion bridge an ocean? Or will fate intervene and curtail their fragile time together?</P>