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.