I received a review copy of this book from the publisher. The fate of England depends on Truthful securing the emerald. It would be completely disastrous if it fell into the wrong hands. The stolen emerald is no ordinary heirloom-it is the source of the family’s luck and has the power to yield vast magic. Truthful has far more than romantic complications to worry about. But once she and her unsuspecting ally are caught up in a dangerous adventure, Truthful realizes something else is afoot: the beating of her heart. While in disguise, Truthful encounters the handsome but shrewd major Harnett, who to her amazement volunteers to help find the missing emerald under the assumption that she is a man, Henri de Vienne. So Newt and her aunt devise another plan…one that entails men’s clothing and a mustache. Despite her best intentions, a young lady travelling alone is frankly unacceptable behavior. Her plan is simple: go to London to recover the missing jewel. But Newt won’t let their reputations be damaged by rumors from a false accusation. Lady Truthful, nicknamed “Newt” by her boy cousins, discovers that to her horror, the people closest to her have been framed for the theft. Lady Truthful will inherit her family’s most valued heirloom on her eighteenth birthday. Genres: Historical Fantasy, Historical Romance, YA (Young Adult) He lives in Sydney, Australia.Published by Katherine Tegen Books on Oct. More than five million copies of Garth's books have been sold around the world, his books have appeared on the bestseller lists of the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and the Guardian, and his work has been translated into 40 languages. His fantasy novels for children include The Ragwitch the six books of The Seventh Tower sequence The Keys to the Kingdom series and with Sean Williams, the Troubletwisters books and Spirit Animals: Blood Ties. He has also written the science fiction novels Shade's Children and A Confusion of Princes. Garth's books include the award-winning Old Kingdom fantasy novels Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen, and Clariel, and most recently, Goldenhand. A full-time writer since 2001, he has worked as a literary agent, marketing consultant, book editor, book publicist, book sales representative, bookseller, and as a part-time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve. Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia.

Newt's Emerald by Garth Nix