Combine a sensually exotic, unpredictable setting, a wealthy businessman posing as an adventurous pilot down on his luck, a heroine searching for her roots, and a hidden fortune - and you have Treasure of the Amazon. For as long as Marisa can remember, her father, professor of ancient history at the local Virginia College, has corresponded with relatives in Brazil. This family left Virginia at the outbreak of the Civil War, absconding with bank money to finance their departure.