Imperial Jade Dragon Pendant

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The parting gift of an important imperial jade dragon pendant from her grandmother and all the wonderful memories attached to it, inspire Lily Rose Larsen to dream. A chance meeting with a handsome, Chinese gem dealer at a jewelry trade show in New York, motivate her to relocate to Hong Kong to retrace her grandmother's footsteps from decades earlier. Lily Rose's eyes are opened to a rich Chinese culture, the beauty of exquisitely carved gemstones, and the perils of being affiliated to the 14K triads. After her priceless, treasured pendant is stolen, Lily Rose is exposed to an unfamiliar, dark underworld, one devoid of all the codes she adhered to in New York. Abroad alone, she has to rely on her newly formed friendships with an insanely talented gangster's daughter, a smitten co-worker and a sensuous Chinese lover from a traditional family. Her grandmother's dragon pendant, meant to honor and protect, instead unleashes her tragic, secret past, but... it also launches an enchanting future for Lily Rose.