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    Gold Trap
    Gold Trap
    Gold Trap
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    Gold Trap

    By Lilly Maytree

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    I simply wanted to step out of my ordinary life and find the Divine Appointment God had planned for me. I'd read about Mary Kinglsey, and it occurred to me that if I truly wanted to share an historical biography with my students, hers was it. So (with much trepidation) I booked the cheapest tour I could find to visit the Dark Continent of Africa. Who knew I'd meet a psychic named Vidalia (after the onion?)—not that I should have been surprised (after all, Bremen Tours specialized in "Voodoo relics of the Dark Continent," or so it was emblazoned on their carry-alls, one of which I owned). But life got really strange when I met a mad (or was he drunk?) professor, a dashing prince (or possibly, the villain), a village headman (the warrior king? Or the prince of thieves?) and a witchdoctor who was neither witch nor doctor, but rather the sinister embodiment of a charlatan who preyed on tourists...and let's not forget the man who started the whole mess'an embezzler-turned-kidnapper...of me! And that's not to mention floating down a river full of crocodiles, two boys who wanted to hold me for ransom, an earthquake, a cave-in, the leopard in my bed, and a pink hippopotamus. In the end, my Divine Appointment from God held mystery, excitement and a whole lot more. Enjoy my adventure, Dear Reader, because I did!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPelican Book Group
    Release dateSep 30, 2011
    ISBN9781611161069
    Gold Trap
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    Lilly Maytree

    Lilly Maytree is an inspirational adventure novelist who decided to prove to herself that some of the things her characters did could be done in real life. A decision that sent her careening along on a very long voyage through the Inside Passage to Alaska with her captain husband aboard a sailboat called the Glory B.She eventually ended up on a faraway island that was so beautiful she never went home. She lives there on a float house, tucked into a little cove in the wilderness, with the Glory B tied up alongside, ready for more adventures. Which she loves sharing with readers. It has even been said that she time-travels (but that's probably just a rumor). To find out what she's doing right now, simply visit:LillyMaytree.comYou can also get in touch with her by sending an email to: lilly@LillyMaytree.com. It might take a few days if she is adventuring far away... but she always comes back sooner or later.

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    • 4/5
      This story begins with Megan Jennings stepping into the past, figuratively, to follow in the footsteps of one of her heroes, Mary Kingsley. Megan has joined a budget tour to Africa to visit and learn about voodoo practices there. Megan figures she will skip that part of the tour and just visit the landmarks, cities and shops. She is a Christian and wants nothing to do with voodoo. A chance meeting in a caf? in Paris right before her flight to catch up with the tour in Africa gets the adventure started.Tom Anderson is a film producer, son to a famous film maker and now professor. Tom receives an urgent call from Megan that his father is unwell. He drops everything to come to his aid only to discover his father missing and Megan with his wallet and passport. Is Megan the same woman he saw at the caf? in Paris? How can she be involved in his father?s kidnapping? He doesn?t trust her at first, but soon realizes she is an innocent bystander just trying to do the Christian thing by taking care of his father. Tom has only been a Christian for a year, but decides he and Megan have a divine appointment to meet and accomplish something wonderful and significant together.After Megan and Tom team up, the journey and action never let up. There is always something going on either between Tom and Megan or any of a variety of other characters introduced throughout the story. The characters are a part of the story that I thought added depth. It was interesting to learn a few things about African culture.I thought this story had an interesting plot, but it was sometimes hard to follow and a bit disjointed to me. I did like that Meg has a dream to travel to Africa, and she had the guts to follow through with her dream. It certainly doesn?t turn out the way she planned it, but it was an interesting journey nonetheless. I thought the main male character, Tom, needed to be defined just a bit better as the ?good? guy as I wasn?t sure through most of the book if he was just acting like a Christian or really was one. I loved the character of the professor; what a feisty guy! I will be reviewing another of Lilly Maytree?s books here soon titled, The Pandora?s Box.
    • 4/5
      This story begins with Megan Jennings stepping into the past, figuratively, to follow in the footsteps of one of her heroes, Mary Kingsley. Megan has joined a budget tour to Africa to visit and learn about voodoo practices there. Megan figures she will skip that part of the tour and just visit the landmarks, cities and shops. She is a Christian and wants nothing to do with voodoo. A chance meeting in a café in Paris right before her flight to catch up with the tour in Africa gets the adventure started.Tom Anderson is a film producer, son to a famous film maker and now professor. Tom receives an urgent call from Megan that his father is unwell. He drops everything to come to his aid only to discover his father missing and Megan with his wallet and passport. Is Megan the same woman he saw at the café in Paris? How can she be involved in his father’s kidnapping? He doesn’t trust her at first, but soon realizes she is an innocent bystander just trying to do the Christian thing by taking care of his father. Tom has only been a Christian for a year, but decides he and Megan have a divine appointment to meet and accomplish something wonderful and significant together.After Megan and Tom team up, the journey and action never let up. There is always something going on either between Tom and Megan or any of a variety of other characters introduced throughout the story. The characters are a part of the story that I thought added depth. It was interesting to learn a few things about African culture.I thought this story had an interesting plot, but it was sometimes hard to follow and a bit disjointed to me. I did like that Meg has a dream to travel to Africa, and she had the guts to follow through with her dream. It certainly doesn’t turn out the way she planned it, but it was an interesting journey nonetheless. I thought the main male character, Tom, needed to be defined just a bit better as the “good” guy as I wasn’t sure through most of the book if he was just acting like a Christian or really was one. I loved the character of the professor; what a feisty guy! I will be reviewing another of Lilly Maytree’s books here soon titled, The Pandora’s Box.

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