"Nothing is what it seems in Pain Kil'lah, Rob Northrup's action-packed follow-up to The Family Jewels. Intrigue that began with Sir Francis Drake and the defeat of the Spanish Armada, sweeping across the deserts of Persia, finds its climax in beautiful St. Thomas, when Jake Cohen teams up with a shady soldier of fortune to recover his mother's stolen jewelry. However, Jake isn't the only one who has tracked down the jewels. Grab a copy and buckle up for this adventure where grit and determination take on money and power for control of a collection of sapphires. The fate of the world just might depend on it." --J. J. Hebert, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author" Sapphire... The stone of kings, gods, sorcerers, wisdom, and, ultimately, the apocalypse. A centuries-old collection of the gems has been stolen, and the reclusive ski and surf bum Jake Cohen has been half-enlisted and half-conscripted to chase the stones down and avenge his father's beating. But no one knows the true purpose and power of the sapphires, or the depths those involved will take to claim ownership of the jewels... Come take a ride from high mountain peaks and across blue oceans & sandy beaches with Jake and his cohorts as he chases The Family Jewels , and possibly changes the history of the world!