And Gold Was Ours [Hardcover]

Rebecca Brandewyne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 1994

Aurora, a young Spanish aristocrat, flees her nineteenth-century homeland to Peru, where she and another patrician Spanish emigre+a7 struggle over the ownership of a three-hundred-year-old castle reputed to enclose the treasure of El Dorado. Reprint.

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This 1984 romance follows the familiar but very popular formula of a beautiful heroine on a plantation awaiting the arrival of legendary swordsman to save her from her enemies while love crackles in the air. Patrons more interested in sf will want to check out Clifford Simak's The Creator and Other Stories (
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About the Author

Brandewyne is a founder and member of Novelists, Inc., a charter member of Romance Writers of America, and a member of Mensa.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (March 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727845543
• ISBN-13: 978-0727845542
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,715,391 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a mixed bag, but worth the read, February 14, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: And Gold Was Ours (Paperback)

Some of the elements of the story were wonderful: the lost splendor of the jungle mansion, the mystical love story, death by sword, army ants attacking, and the hero, Salvador, who is so incredibly endearing, despite his Latin jealousy. Plus, you get to revisit Wolf and Storm of "Love, Cherish Me." I have never heard of a writer doing that in a non-serial work. There are some disturbing events that are nauseatingly awful, but the world isn't rosy. It is a memorable read, and I really love the cover of the first edition the best. Why they changed it, I don't know-- I hope to find another copy of it someday.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Huge "Ick Factor" Quotient, April 29, 2000

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Anne M. Marble "Anne" (MD, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Gold Was Ours (Love Spell historical romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

At first, reading this novel was fun, like watching adventure serials. There were sword fights, wild escapes, corny villains -- it was fun.

Then, an evil, homicidal nun tried to rape the heroine. Hmmm. For some reason, the book lost me when that happened. Other violent acts added to the "Ick Factor" quotient.

Also, the hero and heroine don't meet until about two-thirds of the way through the story. And Salvador, who has been true hero material throughout the book, suddenly becomes a jealous, distrustful misogynist. Was it something in the water?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars about 3 1/2 stars, November 19, 2007

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M (san diego, ca usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And Gold Was Ours (Love Spell historical romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this story but not as much as Forever My Love. I disliked having one spanish word in a paragraph and I am bilingual. I just thought it was distracting. I really like this author but this one just didn't quite live up to what I expected.