Cordelia O'Keefe approaches her estranged grandfather the
same way she approaches all her difficult expeditions, with
energy, vitality and the confidence that she will not fail.
She'll bargain with the devil himself to gain financial
backing for her next exploration. However, her wily
grandfather counters with his own offer. He will fund her
African venture if Cordelia undertakes an expedition to
South Mexico to solve the puzzle of the Maya Indian legend,
The Gift of the Jaguar. Wanting to ensure she employs all
of her efforts, he sends his butler as accountant and
observer.
Hart Goodnight, once a chemist and scientist, now works as
a butler to work off a debt to the old tycoon. Hart thought
he'd encountered all the humiliation the old codger could
dish out. He was wrong. Hart finds that he's being loaned
out to keep track of an eccentric adventuress. Cordelia
immediately confronts and insults him, digging under the
indifference he shows to the world.
Their adventure leads to one bizarre predicament after
another. Cordelia and Hart have half the Cuban army on
their trail with a psychotic banker leading them. They
endure hacking their way through the dense jungle while
being stalked by a jaguar and survive attacks by boa
constrictors and poisonous snakes. Somewhere along their
adventure, they fall madly in love. The only problem is
getting out alive to enjoy their happiness.
Tired of the endless Regency romances that have flooded the
historical market? Look no further than this rip-roaring
escapade to chase away the boredom. Ms. Krahn leads readers
into a world of hot and humid jungles where cliffhangers
will have them on the edge of their seats. THE BOOK OF TRUE
DESIRES is a unique and humorous tale, which should not be
missed.
To get funding for her first expedition, Cordelia
Blackburn finds herself searching for three Mayan stone
carvings and something known as "the gift of the jaguar"--
accompanied by her grandfather's arrogant butler. But as
the trail leads them across the Caribbean and into Mexico,
she learns that Hartford Goodnight is far more than just a
butler. Soon the pair is hip deep in danger and desire--
trying to keep the sparks between them from setting the
rainforest ablaze.
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