Eric Chance Stone

Rick Waters travels to the Amazon to save his true love Jules. Rick must overcome, snakes, spiders, jaguars and flying spears and arrows to find the jewel. If he cannot find the Sacred Jewel of Orinoco, not only is Jules's life in danger, but so is the fate of the entire Kayap tribe. Rick runs into an old friend, or is he now a foe? He has come into money and seems different. Will Rick and the crew save Jules in time, or will she die deep inside the dark jungle. Time is running out. No pressure, right?

After saving Jules and her roommate from certain peril in the deep rainforest of the Amazon, Rick Waters and the crew head to Rio for some badly needed R&R. As soon as they arrive they find out Rick's first mate Johnie. is framed for burglary and murder in Destin Florida. Rick and the gang must prove Johnie's innocence. The proof they need may be hidden in the grass flats on the backwaters of Choctawhatchee Bay. Will Rick find the proof he needs to set Johnie free in time?

Rick Waters, part-time detective and wannabe boat captain, has just solved the biggest case of his life and bought the yacht of his dreams.As he embarks on a journey to start a charter business in Destin and track down a lost treasure supposedly buried in the Florida Keys, a new mystery appears in the form of Emily, an attractive gray-haired woman who claims to have been kidnapped and had her appearance surgically altered..Emily has been accused of murdering her late husband, and she begs for Rick's help to prove she is innocent.Intrigued by the case, Rick agrees to help her find the truth about what happened to her. Emily is sure the people behind her abduction want to take credit for her work as a scientist. She claims she has developed a drug that may be the cure to mankind's deadliest disease.The trail leads Rick from Florida to Grand Cayman and all the way to Switzerland, as he uncovers clues about the man Emily believes killed her husband and stole her drug.The skilled detective must prove who Emily really is and release her miraculous drug before the people who abducted Emily figure out he's on to them.Rick will be have everything he needs to solve the case except, time.Get ready for a nonstop thrill ride