Reviewed by Virginia H.
April 27, 2006
"...painted a vivid picture of jungle life..."
In Treasure of the Amazon, Marisa Elliot and her father live in a small town in Virginia. For years they have been corresponding with a distant relative, Sara, from Brazil. Some of the early settlers from Virginia left just before the war between the states to settle in a new land and begin a new life. In the last letter they receive from Sara, Sara mentions some trouble and sends her will, leaving everything to Marisa and her father.
Worried, Marisa leaves for Brazil to see if she can help Sara. When she arrives in the Capitol City of Brasilia, she seeks out a mysterious and handsome pilot to take her into the jungle. Scott Dunbar who is quite taken by Marisa's beauty, but he doesn't want to become involved with anyone since his first marriage failied.
As they travel to different villages seeking her relatives, she falls in love with him. Yet he is everything she fears in a man. When they find Sara's village, the head of the group warns her to leave because of the danger, but Marisa has come too far to give up now and is determined to find out what has happened to Sara and the treasure. Will she find the treasure and what will it be? Can she find her lost relative? Will her and Scott overcome the obstacles in their way and find love and happiness together?
Treasure of the Amazon painted a vivid picture of jungle life. The plot was interesting and held my attention through the entire book. The love story was sweet and slow, and I kept wanting to find out what would happen next. This was a book I really enjoyed reading.
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Book Description for Treasure of the Amazon
Combine a sensually exotic, unpredictable setting, a wealthy businessman posing as an adverturous pilot down on his luck, a heroine searching for her roots, and a hidden fortune—and you have Treasure of the Amazon.
Marisa Elliot is a calm, conservative teacher of learning-disabled children. For as long as she can remember her father, professor of ancient history at the local Virginia College, has corresponded with relatives in Brazil. Their family left Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War, absconding with bank money to finance their departure.
When Sara, the mysterious matriarch of the clan in Brazil alludes to a hidden treasure and offers to give it to anyone from America who would come and claim it, Marisa's father sees a chance to clear the family name and return the bank funds. Then the letters stopped. Confined to a wheelchair after a car accident, he persuades Marisa to go to Brazil to search for Sara and the treasure.
In Brazil, Marisa plunges into heart-stopping adventures. She discovers a mystery that only she can solve, and finds the love of her life, whom she nearly loses, until she decides to fight for him as well.
