Dark Emerald
by Lisa Jackson

In the lush forests of medieval Wales, a captivating young woman holds fate in her hands

The Orphan

Tara always knew she was different, although she never knew how much until she discovers her life is shrouded in secrets. No on can tell her what mysterious circumstances surrounded her birth, but they are somehow entwined with a dark emerald—the jewel identifying the lost heir to Tower Twyll.

The Rouge

Banishes from Twyll by his brutal half-brother, Rhys carves out a new life as the Bastard Outlaw. But then he comes upon a raven-haired beauty whose comeliness inflames his desire. And she carries the legendary jewel that threatens his quest for revenge...

The Longing

Though Rhys kidnaps her, the infamous criminal stokes a passion—both seductive and frightening—in Tara. For if she is the true heir, then she becomes the sworn enemy of the man who has captured her heart.

Other Books by Lisa Jackson

Liar, Liar

You Will Pay

Lost Souls

Cold Blooded

Hot Blooded

Lisa Jackson's Bio

Lisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of more than 85 novels, including Afraid to Die, Tell Me, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, Without Mercy, Malice, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series, co-written with her sister, Nancy Bush. There are over 20 million copies of Lisa Jackson’s books in print in twenty languages. Before she became a nationally bestselling author, Lisa Jackson was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, the USA Today, and the Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists. With over thirty bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity – and back – in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional and downright twisted.  As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims, and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.