The Queen Jade: A New World Novel of Adventure (Red Lion #1)

The secret history of an empire The mythical power of a stone The quest to solve the legend of ... The Queen Jade For centuries, explorers and scholars of the New World have been captivated by a legend involving the tragic life of a King, a Witch, and a giant blue jade stone whose beauty is intoxicating — a stone whose possessor is said to be granted a life filled with power — that stone is called the Queen Jade. In 1998, Hurricane Mitch tears through Central and South America. A mine of blue jade the size of Rhode Island is uncovered in a Guatemalan mountain range known as Las Sierras de las Minas. For hundreds of years, blue jade relics have been found in the Americas, but the actual source of the precious stone has never been discovered — until now. The revelation of the blue jade mine solves an archaeological mystery that has baffled scholars for centuries and gives hope to those who have staked their lives on finding the Queen Jade. The novel unfolds on the eve of the hurricane and centers on Lola Sanchez and her archaeologist mother, Juana. Juana believes that she has discovered the key to unlocking the mystery of the Queen Jade and has gone into the jungle alone to find the stone — the same week that Hurricane Mitch ravages the land. When her mother disappears in the storm, Lola sets out to find her and embarks on a course of action that will lead to the adventure of her life.

there Is A Legend Of The New World That Has Endured For Centuries: The Strange, Tragic Tale Of A King, A Witch . . . And A Blue Gem Of Intoxicating Beauty Said To Grant Extraordinary Power To Whoever Possesses It.

archaeologist Juana Sanchez, Convinced That She's Discovered The Key To Unlocking The Mystery Of The Fabled Queen Jade, Ventures Into The Central American Jungle Alone—just Ahead Of The Relentless Pounding Fury Of Hurricane Mitch. When The Terrible Storm Is Over, Juana Is Gone, And An Ancient, Long-buried Jade Mine Has Been Uncovered In The Mountains Of Guatemala, Giving New Hope To All Obsessed Seekers Of The Legendary Stone. But It Is A Different Obsession That Plunges Juana's Daughter—scholar And Bookseller Lola Sanchez—into The Remarkable Adventure Of A Lifetime. For Only By Following The Queen Jade's Perilous, Cursed Trail Can Lola Hope To Find Her Vanished Mother . . . If It Isn't Already Too Late.

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In the aftermath of 1998 Hurricane Mitch, a mine of blue jade is uncovered in Guatemala, accelerating a centuries-long hunt for the Queen Jade and prompting Lola Sanchez, whose archaeologist mother has gone missing, to solve the mystery surrounding the legendary stone In 1998, a mine of blue jade is uncovered in Guatemala, accelerating a centuries-long hunt for the Queen Jade and prompting Lola Sanchez, whose archaeologist mother has gone missing, to solve the mystery of the legendary stone. The serenity of the empty bookstore was rattled by my mother's entrance.