Gigi Santos, wedding ring designer and diamond appraiser, is looking forward to her ten-year high school reunion. She is trying to be a better, less gossipy person, but Lourdes, her BFF since forever, has not matured past teenage pettiness. Cover boy–handsome Detective Carlos Garcia comes into the picture to investigate a year-old burglary at Gigi’s jewelry business. They flirt, and sparks fly. Gigi is sure she will have him on her arm as her reunion date. That is, until her BFF becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the reunion’s organizer. Gigi knows Lourdes is innocent and she is determined to prove it. When Gigi’s sleuthing puts her and the people she loves in danger, Detective Garcia tries to keep her out of harm’s way. But she wants a date, not a hero. Will Gigi and Carlos dance under the Miami moonlight? Or will fake diamond rings send them all to jail? Find out in the first of the Love and Diamonds mysteries. ~~~~~~ or ~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeweler’s Mark is set in the Miami jewelry district. Gigi Santos is a wedding ring designer and diamond appraiser. She and her best friend, Lourdes, are excited for their ten year class reunion. Running into an old high school nuisance doesn’t dampen their spirits that is until the nuisance ends up dead and Lourdes becomes prime suspect to the murder. Follow the pair as they uncover that Gigi’s brand has been counterfeited into cubic zirconia knock-offs. When she gets too close to the truth, she is threatened and her best friend kidnapped. Are the murder and the counterfeit rings connected? Find out in this fun and fast mystery.
About the Author: R.V. Reyes
R.V. Reyes is the third generation to work in her family’s jewelry business. Before continuing the family legacy, she studied theatre at the University of New Mexico, worked in nonprofit, learned photography in Puerto Rico, and lived the poet’s life. She resides in Miami and is a board member of the Florida Chapter of Mystery Writers of America. In her spare time, she fosters kitten for a local rescue. Her favorite comfort food is a cold Jupiña with a side of croquetas. Connect with her at: Website: rvreyes.com/blog Facebook: facebook.com/CozyinMiami Twitter: twitter.com/@writerRVR
Reviews/Quotes
Kait Carson, Author of Death by Sunken Treasure (Henery Press) states, “True love and diamonds, two of the hardest, and strongest, substances known to man, or woman… R.V. Reyes has captured the joy and the fast pace of living in Miami where the truth is as hot the Florida sun.” "Reyes' series debut sparkles like a five-carat stone. Brilliant!'' Deborah Sharp, Author of the Mace Bauer Mysteries Lesley A. Diehl, Author of the Eve Appel mysteries (Camel Press), exclaims, “Gigi Santos is a gem of a protagonist. You’ll love her courage and style in this hot cozy mystery. I give it 24 karats.” REVIEWS: “He was using me as bait. And I was nobody’s bait. My mother had not crossed the Straits of Florida with a baby in her arms for me to become bait on dry land. I, Giselle Santos, was going to solve this mystery on my own.”—Gigi Given that diamonds are hot right now ---, it seems fitting to review a book full of a girl's shiny and sparkling best friend, and we found the perfect one. JEWELER’S MARK: A Love and Diamond Mystery by R.V. Reyes is a fun, breath-stealing, edge-of-your-seat page turner! Miami. Murder. Mafia. Mayhem. Giselle “Gigi” Santos is a sassy modern Latina working to make her family diamond company on par with Winston and Cartier. She is also dateless for her 10th year high school reunion. Enter sexy and brooding Detective Carlos Garcia; just what the doctor ordered, or was he? Review by The Latina Book Club
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Book Author
R.V. Reyes
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Language
English
ISBN
978-1536939507
Pages
225
Format
Paperback
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