Author Description

When a young woman makes a journey to Guatemala in search of her missing brother, she finds unexpected excitement when a handsome stranger comes into her life. "You should be wearing emeralds--green, mysterious, exotic..." When she heard those words, the mahogany-haired Vicky Sinclair had already given her heart to the charismatic, darkly handsome Phil Mart. But their searing love is sorely tested in Emeralds and Jades, a lush, sweeping story of romantic suspense set in Guatemala, exotic land of the ancient Mayans and the bustling new... The tale begins in New York City, where Vicky, a student of pre-Columbian art, has recently received several disturbing postcards from her step-brother Chuck in Guatemala, imploring her to come. Vicky decides to make the trip, but on the eve of her departure, her neighbor takes her to a party. There she meets the mysterious Phil--and is immediately attracted to his cool, strong looks. They leave the party together--and Phil asks her to stay with him in New York. Though everything in her says yes, Vicky knows she must go to help her brother... But when Vicky lands in Guatemala, she discovers that she is being followed--and that her brother is missing. Soon she is plunged into a terrifying mystery, involving a ruthless smuggling ring, a priceless jade sculpture, and a foreign world where no one can be trusted--not her brother, not Phil, and least of all herself...