The Legend Makers

by Catherine Lanigan

The steamy jungles of the Amazon offer the perfect escape for geologist M. J. Callahan, a woman running from intimacy, love and her own haunted past. Accepting a position with Texan Oil, she embarks on a mission that will change her life.

As part of the three-person survey team in search of oil, M.J. soon finds herself seduced by the exotic beauty the land...and the heady sensuality o two very different men. But the jungle green walls have a dangerous secret of their own--of a past expedition clouded in mystery, in which there were no survivors. As they approach the heart of the jungle, truths are revealed, betrayals uncovered, and M.J. is forced to confront her own demons before history repeats itself.

Genres: Romance, Adventure, Thriller, Fiction

377 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published June 1, 1999

About the author

Catherine Lanigan is the bestselling author of over sixty published titles in both fiction and non-fiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, as well as over half a dozen anthologies, including “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living your Dream”, “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul”, “Chocolate for a Woman’s Heart”, Chocolate for a Woman’s Spirit”. Ms. Lanigan’s novels have been translated into over two dozen languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. Ms. Lanigan’s novels are also available on audio in her voice at Google Play and Apple books. On Amazon for print and ebook. Several of her titles have been chosen for The Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs. Her novel, The Christmas Star, won the Gold Medal Award Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine for December, 2002, and has also won Book of the Year Romance Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine as well as Book of the Year Romance from Reader’s Preference.
One of 12 SHORES OF INDIAN LAKE books was made into a Hallmark movie, THE SWEETEST HEART.
Her YOUNG ADULT series THE ADVENTURES OF LILLI and ZANE just launched. Get it on Amazon for EAGLE"S GOLD and THE SERIES COMPILATION--4 books under one cover.

Reviews

[Vickie Mason · Rating 4 out of 5]

Right on the edge of being smut, but interesting story.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book, couldn't put it down. It has it all: adventure, suspense, mystery, romance, and mythology, in one of my favorite settings - the Amazon jungle. Two men and one woman take off into the jungle in search of oil, and more mysterious things. Some among them are protectors, others mean to harm, and not everything is as it seems. I found myself caring about the fate of all the characters of this book, and the ending was bittersweet. Overall it was an engrossing story and I enjoyed reading the book.

[Janine · Rating 1 out of 5]

Been a while since I read this so details are sketchy but I remember finding this book very lightweight and unconvincing. I found the characters very 2-dimensional and disliked how they started behaving out of character toward the end. Though you could argue that trekking through the jungle changes people...
For me, it felt like a book written to fulfil a writer's contract.

[Roxann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Legend Makers is supposed to be a fast paced action thriller, which looks into the life of three people as they search for oil in the jungles of Ecuador. Two men and one a woman that makes for an unusual love triangle.

I wasn't very impressed with the book. The characters seemed flat. It was hard to identify with them. The writing was 'jumpy'-not connected at times.

[Emii Karii · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hate that the text can't focus on 1st person. It's jumpy.

[Dan Coffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A truly captivating romantic thriller.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable read in the same line as Romancing the Stone and Jewel of the Nile both by the same author.

[Sonja Likness · Rating 3 out of 5]

It wasn't too bad. The writing seemed disjointed sometimes, like it needed another edit, but the story was pretty good. Lots of adventure. I didn't like the love triangle. It wasn't very well developed.