Treasure of the Sun (Avon) [Mass Market Paperback]

Christina Dodd (Author)

Book Description

Series: Avon | Publication Date: September 15, 1991

Theirs was a Passion as Fierce as the Land that Claimed Them

Black-eyed Damian de la Sola was like no man Katherine Maxwell had ever known. Powerful and seductive, the aristocratic Spaniard unleashed a passion the Boston beauty vowed to resist.

De la Sola's blood ran hot for the bewitching widow of his most trusted American ally.Consumed by love and honor-bound to protect her, he relentlessly pursued her into the California wilderness.

Together, they followed their destinies. From a magnificent hacienda to a glittering cave carved deep in the mountainside, they searched for a golden treasure--and discovered a priceless love.

A Magnificent Novel of Love and Adventure in the Untamed American West

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Christina Dodd's talents continue to grow and readers are guaranteed pleasure and true enjoyment".

-- Romantic Times

About the Author

Christina Dodd's novels have been translated into ten languages, won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart and RITA^® Awards, and have been called the year's best by Library Journal. Dodd is a regular on the USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and New York Times bestseller lists. Christina loves to hear from fans.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Avon (September 15, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061040622
• ISBN-13: 978-0061040627
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,251,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Readers become writers, and Christina Dodd has always been a reader. She reads everything, but because she loves humor, she likes romance best.

A woman wants things like world peace, a clean house, and a deep and meaningful relationship based on mutual understanding and love. A man wants things like a Craftsman router with attachments, undisputed control of the TV remote, and a red Corvette which will miraculously make his bald spot disappear. So when Christina's first daughter was born, she told her husband she was going to quit work and write a book. It was a good time to start a new career, because how much trouble could one little infant be?

Ha! It took ten years, two children and three completed manuscripts before her first novel, CANDLE IN THE WINDOW, was published. In the twenty-two years since, her novels have been translated into 25 languages, won Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart and RITA Awards and been called the year's best by Library Journal. Christina Dodd herself has been a clue in the Los Angeles Times crossword puzzle (11/18/05, # 13 Down: Romance Novelist named Christina.) Publishers Weekly praises her style that 'showcases Dodd's easy, addictive charm and steamy storytelling.'

Christina's 2011 releases include TAKEN BY THE PRINCE, #9 in the Governess Brides series, and in the tradition of Nora Roberts, a new romantic suspense series starting with SECRETS OF BELLA TERRA and REVENGE AT BELLA TERRA.

Christina Dodd is married to a man with all his hair and no Corvette, but many Craftsman tools.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Old West, July 21, 2002

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Treasure of the Sun (Avon) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was a great story as well as a very interesting background into the early days of California prior to the annexation by the United States.

Katherine Maxwell traveled to California from Boston to be wed to Tobias a man she dealt well with and offered her a chance to escape from family bondage. Fate had it that her marriage would be short lived and, one week after the wedding, Tobias was murdered. His best friend Damian de la Sola would make sure that Katherine would be looked after, and he brought her to his hacienda and let her mourn there.

Damian did this, not only for his very best friend, but for himself, as he had known from the moment he first saw her coming off the ship that he would burn for his best friends wife. Being the gentleman, he would have to hide his true feelings, and he would honor her year of mourning. He was honor-bound to protect her but would be relentless in her pursuit before he would let her leave.
Finding out that it was the secret of a fabled treasure that Tobias had been killed for, the 'treasure of the Padres' They would both follow their destinies and find that the real treasure was their love for one another.

I enjoyed the characters and their personalities. Katherine, though reeling from having her husband murdered in front of her, was really quite feisty when she wasn't fainting at the sight of blood. Damian was the very hot, arrogant, and very sexy Spanish lover. The scene between her cousin, and the two of them after they married is priceless! Super story. I highly recommend this book.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book!, March 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Treasure of the Sun (Avon) (Mass Market Paperback)

The hero, Don Damien De La Sola, is a hearthrob hero to die for. You will fall in love with him ten pages within the book. And Katherine is a typical sensible heroine typical in Christina Dodd's books. There was good chemistry between the hero and heroine, and their love was so real. Anyone considering this book, i'm telling you, you will not be dissapointed in this one.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, December 30, 2010

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johnnysgirl "blonde" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Treasure of the Sun (Avon) (Mass Market Paperback)

After skimming some of the reviews on this site for the book, I definetely got the impression that you either love this book or just like it. For me, I just liked it. I gave it 3 stars but it was really closer to 2 1/2. After reading it I walked away frustrated and disappointed! There was so much potential for this book and unfortunately Christina didnt "bring it". The setting of spanish California with its hot,sweltering days and even steamier nights, fierce and passionate latino men, should have left me scorched and begging for more. But, needless to say I came away feeling luke warm and almost bored. I've read many of Christina's books and for the most part have learned to deal with her gaps in story plots and her tendency to leave out details and assume the reader will fill in the blanks. But this one was harder to figure out on my own simply because I felt no emotional connection between Damian and Katherine. There was hardly any dialogue between the two and hardly any intimacy. I found lackluster sex scenes and even duller conversation-what little there was of it. When their alone time wasnt being interuppted for one reason or another, I found myself confused on where things had led and would end up having to reread parts 2 or 3 times and still came away wondering what in the world just happened. Damians and Katherines actions and feelings were sporadic and jerky, coming out of left field somewhere. Katherine especially frustrated me with her sensible, almost cold and impersonal attitude towards Damian. But, she didnt surprise me since she is often the type of heroine that Christina typically uses. While I also appreciate Christinas attention to history and developing the historical element of the book, I feel she went to far and made it more about the struggle and not about the fellings and emotions of the main characters.
As much as I love Christina and her writing (she's such an intense author)this one just didnt do it for me. I'm almost angry with her-she couldve done so much more with this one and unfortunately, she failed. :(