When Clare Marchant’s sister (who is a model) is kidnapped, Clare leaves England for Brazil to deliver the ransom. When in Brazil, Clare seeks comfort at a convent where Sister Ann suggests Clare dress as a nun for safety reasons since the ransom is to be delivered in Torrente, one of the most dangerous places in Brazil. Sister Ann hires gold prospector Diego Cazorra to be Clare’s guide through the Amazon rainforest which Clare must go through to get to Torrente. Clare must fight her attraction to Diego in order to keep up her nun disguise. Diego is having an even harder time trying to fight his attraction to a nun.

This was such a thoroughly enjoyable book. I really liked Clare and Diego, they had sizzling chemistry, and you could tell that they really cared for each other. The settings were wonderful, first through the Amazon rainforest and later in Rio de Janeiro where Clare worked on a PR campaign for Diego’s company. The storyline was very entertaining, romantic with some suspense, and it held my interest throughout. ( )

Clare Marchant (who is 24) goes to Brazil to pay the ransom for her sister Becky who has been kidnapped. When Clare arrives in Brazil she is sent a package/box with what appears to be part of her sister’s severed ear inside. The note with the box instructs Clare to go to the town of Torrente, deep in the Amazon rainforest, and the kidnappers will meet her at a cave by a waterfall. A distraught Clare goes into a church and breaks down and tells a nun everything. The nun arranges for Clare to be flown to Manaus (in northern Brazil) to stay with the nuns of the Holy Order of the Sacred Heart while another nun, Sister Ann, arranges Clare’s onward journey to Torrente. Sister Ann asks a gold prospector (37-year-old hero Diego Cazorra) if he can take Clare to Torrente, giving him the story that Clare is a nun who is going to Torrente to take up the post of teaching Sunday school there. He reluctantly agrees to take Clare and they set off for Torrente. Along the way they encounter bad weather, treacherous roads, and to Diego’s shock he finds himself attracted to Clare who he believes to be a nun. They eventually meet the kidnappers…

This was a really fun and enjoyable read! The story had some humorous moments, and some suspense. I liked Clare. She was sweet and brave. She always felt like she was second best in comparison to her beautiful model sister Becky, who her parents favored. She was pretty gutsy standing up to the bad guys. I also liked Diego, he was a sexy hero. Blond, disheveled, tall, and built. Diego had a terrible childhood and he spent two years in a Brazilian jail. But years later he was left a fortune by his grandfather (who he never knew) and he bought a diamond mine and became a diamond magnate with his partner Cruz (from the previous Chantelle Shaw book “Mistress of His Revenge”).

Another entertaining read by Chantelle Shaw. ( )