The Gem Merchant's Son

Jasper sees ghosts of the living and cheats without knowing it. His father has vanished and bounty hunters are after his mother. As if that isn't enough, he's been recruited by a crafty goddess to steal the world's most dangerous stone. Failure will cost his life and soul -- but he can't remember her, or his mission.

Two Jaspers embark on a stagecoach journey across a land infested by nightspawn. One Jasper wants only to escape a poisoned life and learn what happened to his father. The Jasper hidden inside wants to complete the mission his father couldn't. The two will have to unite if they are to have a future.

The Gem Merchant's Son stirs up mystery, adventure, squabbling gods, an irascible demon, a political wizard, witches, gemstones, and a friendship of misfits. If you read Kiss of the Dragonfly, you'll recognize Jasper's world.