Eye of the Jaguar: Love story with Jungle Adventure (Love is Dangerous)
About
She wasn’t a spy! Eve Gardiner’s grant to seek out medicinal plants in the Yucatan jungle came at a price. She was to keep an eye on Simon Mercier, her host at Elgato del Sol ranch. The ex-agent turned international businessman made the feds uneasy. Simon was dark, lean and as powerful as a jungle cat. Eve knew the chemistry between them was too potent, to explosive to escape. Danger filled the air.
Praise for this book
5.0 out of 5 stars A love that defies danger
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2025
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Maude Wood’s Eye of the Jaguar is a pulse-pounding blend of passion and peril, whisking readers into the lush, untamed depths of the Yucatán jungle. This story grips you from the first page, wrapping danger and desire into an intoxicating embrace.
Eve Gardiner is a heroine worth remembering—crafted with the deft touch of a female author who understands that strength and sensuality can coexist without slipping into cliché. She’s fierce yet vulnerable, sexy but never reduced to a stereotype. Her journey, alongside the enigmatic and dangerously alluring Simon Mercier, unfolds in a setting so vividly drawn you can feel the humidity clinging to your skin and hear the unseen creatures rustling through the dense foliage.
Wood’s prose is immersive and evocative, pulling readers into a world where every glance carries tension, every whispered word hums with unspoken desire, and every shadow conceals untold dangers. The romance burns slowly but intensely, offering the perfect balance between longing and urgency. It’s a thrilling adventure and a deeply emotional love story—one that refuses to let you put the book down until the very last page.
For lovers of romantic suspense and exotic settings, Eye of the Jaguar is a breathtaking escape, proving that love can be as wild and untamed as the jungle itself. A must-read.
"Eye of the Jaguar" by Maude Wood is a steamy, fast-paced love story that has you predicting parts of the plot while being taken by surprise in others. Of course, our protagonists are going to have passion and sparks that they resists — what good love story doesn't? Eve and Simon are opposites, with Eve looking for ways to save the world and Simon with his focus on making money, but when they're forced into the wilds of the jungle together and must overcome threats to stay alive, Eve has to decide whether she trusts Simon or not, and Simon must learn to give up the me-first lifestyle he's lived for so long.