Sometimes the most precious things cannot be bought...It's 1759 and Jamie Kinross has travelled far to escape his troubled past - from the pine forests of Sweden to the bustling streets of India. In India he starts a new life as a gem trader, but when his mentor's family are kidnapped as part of a criminal plot, he vows to save them and embarks on a dangerous mission to the city of Surat, carrying the stolen talisman of an Indian Rajah There he encounters Zarmina Miller. She is rich and beautiful, but her infamous haughtiness has earned her a nickname: The Ice Widow. Jamie is instantly tempted by the challenge she presents. But when it becomes clear that Zarmina's step-son is involved in the plot, He begins to see another side to her - a dark past to rival his own and a heart just waiting to be thawed. But is it too late? The final in the Kinross series - 'Trade Winds', 'Highland Storms' and 'Monsoon Mists' AUTHOR: Christina Courtenay is married with two children. Although born in England she has a Swedish mother and was brought up in Sweden. In her teens, the family moved to Japan where she had the opportunity to travel extensively in the Far East. In 2011 Christina's debut, 'Trade Winds' was short listed for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Pure Passion Award of Best Historical Fiction. Her second novel, 'The Scarlet Kimono' won the Big Red Reads Best Historical Fiction Award. In 2012 'Highland Storms' won the Best Historical Romantic Novel of the year award and her fourth novel, 'The Silent Touch of Shadows', won the Best Historical Read Award from the Festival of Romance. ALL TITLES IN THIS SERIES: 9781906931230 Trade Winds: Kinross Bk 1 9781906931711 Highland Storms: Kinross Bk 2 9781781891674 Monsoon Mists: Kinross Bk 3
