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Hard Amazon Rain: An action & adventure romance in the dark jungles of South America
Stranded in a tropical rainstorm at Iquitos, Peru, burned-out art therapist Dianti Robertson waits for a boatman long overdue. She must complete the construction of a library for Yanamono Amerindians on the upper Amazon before the wild deluges of the rainy season halt all construction.English eco-activist Christian St. Cloud offers her passage on his trimaran. River pirates attack, and he believes her cargo is their target. Haunted by the memory of nine indigenous villages destroyed by a dam project in Venezuela, Christian opposes anything he sees as a threat to the ancient Amerindian way of life.Threatening the future of Dianti’s village is ruthless Dutch soldier-of-fortune, Kees Wijntuin, who wants the area mined for gold. When two Amerindian youths are kidnapped by the Dutchman and sold into slavery at the mining camp of Santo Ignacio, Dianti and Christian must join forces to rescue them.Both Dianti and Christian have personal choices to make that will change their futures forever.
474 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 10, 2014
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About the author
Carolyn V. Hamilton
26 books22 followersCarolyn V. Hamilton is a multi-genre author, free-lance journalist, workshop leader and Success Coach for Memoir Writers. Professionally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, she spent over 3 decades working as a marketing executive and copywriter in the real world of “Mad Men.”
In 2009 she founded www.adventuress-travel-magazine.com, the digital magazine “for women over 50 doing fun things”, focusing on essay stories from women about their personal travel adventures.
Carolyn V. Hamilton is a graduate of Antioch University Seattle and her other adventures have included two years’ service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer and a stint (in her “younger days”) as a Playboy Bunny.
When she is not traveling, she resides in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Visit her writers' website at www.carolynvhamilton.com and her publisher's website at www.swifthousepress.com!
In 2009 she founded www.adventuress-travel-magazine.com, the digital magazine “for women over 50 doing fun things”, focusing on essay stories from women about their personal travel adventures.
Carolyn V. Hamilton is a graduate of Antioch University Seattle and her other adventures have included two years’ service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer and a stint (in her “younger days”) as a Playboy Bunny.
When she is not traveling, she resides in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Visit her writers' website at www.carolynvhamilton.com and her publisher's website at www.swifthousepress.com!
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December 25, 2019
Well written, but boring
The author delivers a solid message with regard to preservation of indigenous cultures and the Amazon rainforest in this story, weaving it in. The writing is adept and generally error-free, but the story plods. I didn't dislike the story, but it couldn't hold my interest.
The author delivers a solid message with regard to preservation of indigenous cultures and the Amazon rainforest in this story, weaving it in. The writing is adept and generally error-free, but the story plods. I didn't dislike the story, but it couldn't hold my interest.
May 29, 2017
A great culture shock adventure!
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