Glenn, a reclusive blacksmith in the Highlands, has spent years keeping to himself and keeping his past locked away. Silence felt safer than love, so he chose the mountains, his forge, and the company of his faithful hound over the woman he couldn’t forget.

When Beitris Robertson collapses near his hut, the life Glenn buried crashes back into him. She’s no longer the girl he left but a woman carrying her own scars and strength. Their reunion stirs feelings neither time nor distance managed to erase.

But danger waits in the shadows. Beitris’s brother, Walter, has become the target of a secret order bent on erasing her family’s legacy. As Glenn and Beitris are drawn deeper into betrayal and pursuit, their fragile reconnection is tested at every turn. For Glenn, protecting her means facing the truth he once ran from and risking everything he has left.

Will love be strong enough to survive the secrets of the emerald?

Lauren Rhodes

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