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Across a Jade Sea

Batiya Latikov is a diesel mechanic working as a ship's engineer on a ocean liner. When she tries to help a shipwrecked stranger, she also becomes a target of the assassins dispatched by his political enemies. Clearly a noble warrior from some very distant land, the mysterious stranger isn't willing to reveal much about himself, but he is willing to risk his own life to protect hers. Together they journey from one side of a vast ocean to the other, employing every trick they can think of to escape the danger that constantly hounds them.

Rich in the cultural details of an imaginary world, this genre-crossing romantic adventure is aimed at an audience that is young-at-heart, rather than a specific age group. Although published as a trilogy, the series is actually a single story, divided into three due to length--the individual volumes are not intended to stand alone.

Titles in this Series:

Serendipity’s Tide

Across a Jade Sea: Volume One

He's a stranger from the other side of the world, and there sure seem to be a lot of people who want him dead, but he was willing to trade his life for hers and she's determined to deliver him safely to his destination.

85000 words

Treachery’s Harbor

Across a Jade Sea: Volume Two

With his diplomatic mission disintegrated into a frantic fight against assassins, Chunru decides he must rejoin the people he knows must have betrayed him–the only way to protect himself, his country, and the woman who saved his life, is to learn who wants him dead, and why.

80000 words

Fealty’s Shore

Across a Jade Sea: Volume Three

She knew she would be unwelcome in his homeland, but becoming a political symbol was completely unexpected. Staying alive is no longer enough; she must show grace under fire–the fate of an entire empire depends on it.

90000 words