Traces of the Sapphire is book 2 of The Sapphire Series. It continues the stories from the original book The Journey of the Sapphire and follows the people whose lives were impacted one way or the other from the sapphire of Elenora. The book focuses on five significant characters from book 1. The first is Romel as he pursues his dream of finding another priceless gemstone only to find a more valuable treasure in both his soul mate and on the tropical islands. Next is the suspenseful story of Peter di'Barichi of the Royal Court of Italy and how he delivers the Sapphire of Elenora to safety to his brother in France. The third section is of the new Captain of the Rainbow's End, now called the Sapphire with the Arab navigator becoming the Captain. He delivers the Sapphire in a blue jar under the Tree of Life and marries Ragad bin Samer who also becomes the new navigator of the Sapphire. The final part is of bint Eid, the Saudi Special Security Force soldier, who is also the Guardian of the bin Samer Tribe and the Tree of Life. When the aggressors from the north once again surge to gain the Tree of Life, bint Eid calls once again on her teacher Coletta, the War Maker. It is an enjoyable read and answers numerous questions from The Journey of the Sapphire.