Jade is so many different things to so many people and cultures. It can be the colour of a lover’s eyes or the ocean on a calm day, a relic that holds the memories of a lifetime or a fake name given to the cute barista at your mother’s local coffee shop.

Join these Australian authors as they bring you short love stories from the streets of post-war Shanghai, to the beaches of New Zealand all the way back home to the classic bake sale in outback Australia as love is fought for, won, lost and then won again. Each tale combines romance with this year’s gemstone and will leave you with a satisfying warmth and the faith that everything happens for a reason…