Book excerpt: EMERALD MISTS - "Kara is back. She finishes college and goes forth to claim her beloved ranch in Aspen, Colorado. She takes part in a wild mustang Gather and goes on an action-filled Amazon river adventure with two men, both related through to her through her grandparents, Bart and Karensa. One holds the secret of the lost Cherokee "Karensa Emerald." In Veneszuela, John Jean's adult twins lock horns as one struggles to overcome his addiction to opiods. Kara finds another diary from her grandmother and learns the true meaning of love."