Emerald Embrace — Shannon Drake

Martise St. James journeyed to the brooding Scottish castle to uncover the secret of her friend's untimely death.

Lord Bruce Creeghan was her late friend's husband, a man whose stormy eyes aroused Martise's darkest suspicions -- and wildest desires.

Surrounded by whispers of fear -- and temptation -- Martise tried to unlock the mysteries of the ancient castle, silence the rumors of murder, and locate a missing emerald. But the lord's magnetic presence demanded her surrender. Her body melting in the man's powerful arms, she longed to destroy the shadow of her doubts... in the flames of reckless passion.

But who really was Lord Creeghan? Could their love be the greatest peril of all?