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Gift of fire

The bond between restauranteur Verity Ames and her lover, Jonas Quarrel, a Renaissance scholar and dishwasher, is tested when the pair, along with a group of New Age eccentrics, hunt for medieval treasure off the coast of Washington state.

Main Author: Krentz, Jayne Ann.
Other Authors: Peterson, Wendy. (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: Grand Haven, MI : Prince Frederick, MD : Brilliance Audio ; Distributed by Recorded Books, Â2009.
Subjects:
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
California > Fiction.
Love stories.
Audiobooks.
Summary: The bond between restauranteur Verity Ames and her lover, Jonas Quarrel, a Renaissance scholar and dishwasher, is tested when the pair, along with a group of New Age eccentrics, hunt for medieval treasure off the coast of Washington state.
Item Description: In container (17 cm.).
Title from container.
"Unabridged"--Container.
"Adult Fiction"--Container.
Compact disc.
Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 hr., 35 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN: 9781423387053
1423387058
Author Notes: Jayne Ann Krentz was born in Borrego Springs, California on March 28, 1948. She received a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a master's degree in library science from San Jose State University. Before becoming a full-time author, she worked as a librarian.

She has written under seven different names: Jayne Bentley, Amanda Glass, Stephanie James, Jayne Taylor, Jayne Castle, Amanda Quick and Jayne Ann Krentz. Her first book, Gentle Pirate, was published in 1980 under the name Jayne Castle. She currently uses only three personas to represent her three specialties. She uses the name Jayne Ann Krentz for her contemporary pieces, Amanda Quick for her historical fiction pieces, and Jayne Castle for her futuristic pieces. Her novels include Truth or Dare, All Night Long, Copper Beach, River Road, Promise not to Tell, and Untouchable..

She has received numerous awards for her work including the 1995 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Trust Me, the 2004 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Falling Awake, the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, the Romantic Times Jane Austen Award, and the Susan Koppelman Award for Feminist Studies for Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance. In 2015 she made The New York Times Best Seller List with both Trust Me, Trust No One and Secret Sisters..

(Bowker Author Biography)

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