The Jade Cove (The Gemstone Series Book 1)

Several years in the writing, The Jade Cove is the story of a sixteen-year old girl, suddenly orphaned, who must accompany her father’s family, whom she does not know, to live in the hills of Kentucky. She has heard all about east Kentucky and of the poverty and ignorance which abound there, but she is not prepared for the complex family group waiting to receive her. She is unaware of carefully guarded family secrets, of an evil stranger who will attend her mother’s funeral, and the love for horses which will change her life. Just when she seems ready to live again, she will be called upon to decide her own fate… to settle accounts in the Jade Cove. Here is a novel which may finally change the way in which people of Appalachia are regarded by the rest of the nation. It is a delightfully touching story to read again and again. Read more