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emeraldfire

emeraldfire

I was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but moved to America when I was five & a half. My parents owned two Irish restaurants - one in Albany, New York & the other in Dennisport, Cape Cod. I host an Irish radio program with my mom in upstate New York called "Proud to be Irish". I'm an avid reader, love history, writing, listening to music &... more »
  • Albany, NY, United States
  • member since December 27 2007

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  • The Taker and the Keeper (The Red Monocle)

    The Taker and the Keeper (The Red Monocle)

    by Pat Perrin, Wim Coleman
    • Rated 4 stars

    “I just finished reading The Taker and the Keeper by Wim Coleman and Pat Perrin, It is the first book in the Red Monocle Series.

    Middle-schoolers Gregory Guest and Yolanda Torres find that they are the only two people in their tiny town of Bainesboro who can sense something wrong with the world - the sky is duller and parents and teachers are nastier somehow. Together with their eccentric science teacher and Gregory's trusty magical red monocle, the children go into the legend of King Arthur to help the wizard Merlin and his apprentice to find Excalibur and defeat the sorceress Morgan le Fay. Only then can Gregory and Yolanda set the "real" world to rights and save the legends of Camelot.

    I really enjoyed this story and give it four and a half stars. I look forward to the next book in the series.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink )
  • Witches

    Witches

    by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Amanda Givens is a white witch - a witch who uses her powers for good. She lives alone in a cabin in the woods of Canaan, Connecticut with her feline familiar, Amadeus. When Amanda is wrongly blamed for a rash of ritualistic murders committed by a Satanic cult, she is inevitably drawn back in time by the ghost of Rachel Coxe, a dark witch who was drowned for practicing black magic in the 17th century.

    Now, as Amanda tries to rehabilitate Rachel's reputation in an effort to save her own life, she has to rely on a sister's love and magical knowledge, and a powerful sect of witches named the Guardians to help Amanda get home safely. I give this romantic horror story five stars. I thought it was great.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Dark Gold
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Alexandria Huton is near death when she, and her little brother, Joshua, are found by vampire hunter Aidan Savage. He saves them from a terrible fate, but in the process Alex is changed forever.

    Now, she is swept into the dark world of the Carpathians - struggling with near vampiric urges and a lethargy that strikes during the day. Only Aidan, as her lifemate, can help. But can she trust him when her brother is kidnapped by a vampire bent on Aidan's destruction.

    I really liked this story. Alexandria was a strong, capable woman and Aidan was extremely likable (in a 'medieval' way :)). I give this story four stars. I would definitely recommend it to others.
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    emeraldfire wrote this review 8 days ago. ( reply | permalink )
  • Desire
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Upon her father's death while he was traveling in Spain, Lady Clare of Desire reluctantly writes to her guardian, Lord Thurston of Landry, to find her a husband. Enclosed in her missive is a "husband recipe" with four qualities which she requires her future husband to have.

    Thurston sends only two candidates for Lady Clare's hand, one man who kidnapped her for four days and the other - Sir Gareth of Wyckmere - who is his 'natural son' and known as the Hellhound. Clare is astounded to learn that her wish has been granted in such a way but is determined that if she is to marry, it will be on her own terms.

    I loved this story and its honest treatment of the issue of virginity and people's reaction to it. Lady Clare manages her isle and her perfume business with great skill and has earned people's respect because of it, but she has yet to give respect to her husband until she receives it herself. I give this story four stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Thursday, October 8 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Fantasy Lover
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Julian of Macedon was every woman's fantasy: tall, broad-shouldered and sexy as anything. It seemed that he would have any man's fantasy: any woman he wanted. However, for thousands of years he had been cursed to live inside a Greek spell book and fulfill every woman's deepest fantasies at the cost of his own - a woman and a family to love him.

    Grace Alexander is a sex therapist whose friend believes needs a seriously sexy birthday present - a Greek love-slave to fulfill her every need for a month. On Grace's birthday, Selena conjures up Julian and blissfully gives Grace her "present". Grace is shocked when the naked Julian appears in her living room and begins to tend to her. She does the one thing Julian never expects any woman to do, she refuses to have sex with him.

    As the month goes by, Grace and Julian grow closer and Julian begins to hope that he can break the curse and go home. However, the more he gets to know Grace, the more he begins to believe home is where his heart lies - with Grace. I loved this story and give it five bookworms.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Friday, October 2 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Dreamscapes: Sea Gate

    Dreamscapes: Sea Gate

    by Maura Seger
    • Rated 5 stars

    “A dark-haired beauty washes up on Andrew Paxton's beach in the Caribbean, to be found by Andrew's three-year-old son, Billy. While recovering at Andrew's house, the young lady, who says her name is Marina, is very reticent to talk about where she comes from.

    Assuring Andrew - a scientist who works with classified material - that she means him and Billy no harm, doesn't come easy for Marina as she harbors a secret which could cause them serious harm. She has escaped from her people and come to Andrew's world in order to gather evidence to prove to them that they can live with 'Outworlders' safely. Marina's secret mission is jeopardized when a strange sea craft is spotted along the beach and an expedition to find the lost continent of Atlantis finds more than is expected. I give this story five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Wednesday, September 30 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • A Circle of Souls
    • Rated 5 stars

    “When the quiet town of Newbury, Connecticut, is rocked by the brutal murder of ten-year-old Janet Troy, the FBI send in their best agent, Leia Bines - an expert in cases involving children - to solve the case. Already reeling from the result of her previous case, Leia reluctantly agrees to take the case.

    Meanwhile, child psychiatrist Dr. Peter Gram, is dealing with a new patient. Seven-year-old Naya Hastings has been brought to him suffering from horrific nightmares. The only clues to her nightly terrors are the drawings that she does in the morning. As Naya's drawings become more violent, Peter becomes increasingly more worried for Naya.

    As the townspeople struggle to come to terms with Janet's murder and Agent Bines struggles to find a killer, Naya's drawings hold all the clues in a tangled case of lies, deceit and serial murder. It falls to Leia and Peter to uncover these clues before time runs out.

    I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a touch of the supernatural about their mysteries. I give this book five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Wednesday, August 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Wild Magic (Immortals)
    • Rated 5 stars

    “
    Daine Sarrasri, an orphan girl from Snowsdale, arrives in the magical kingdom of Tortall and becomes assistant to the royal horsemistress. Her gift for calming horses is almost magical, even though Daine tries to hide it. As well as horses, all animals seem to understand Daine as she seems to understand them. They come to her when injured, scared or ill.

    Daine communicates and trusts animals better than she trusts humans, it seems. She was run out of her village after her family was killed by raiders when she was thirteen. She discovers that she has an ability to speak to animals with her mind. Now she has to trust her new human friends enough for them to help her control her magic before war breaks out in Tortall. Even though this is a young adult fantasy novel, I loved Wild Magic and give it five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Tuesday, July 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Echoes of Tomorrow (Time Passages Romance)
    • Rated 5 stars

    “One moment, Elise Gerard is dressing to give tours of her 150-year-old plantation house, the next she is she is shocked to discover an extremely handsome man in her room, demanding to know what she was doing in his bedchamber. Charming and considerate Reed Blackwell was the perfect Southern gentleman and the man of Elise's dreams. Until their wedding night, when he vanished as suddenly as he appeared.

    Now, Elise has found a way back to Reed's time, but her future husband had no idea who she was. And now she had to win his love all over again. I really enjoyed this time travel romance even though the romance was a little rushed and I give the story five stars.


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    emeraldfire wrote this review Tuesday, May 19 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Lover Eternal
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This is the second book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Rhage is the one brother whose appetites are the strongest of all the brothers in the Brotherhood. He’s the strongest fighter, the quickest to act on his impulses. In fact, this lack of impulse control had led him to insult the Scribe Virgin – the spiritual leader of all vampires – leading to her laying a centuries old curse on him in punishment. The curse is something which Rhage fears most of all.

    Mary Luce has a deadly curse of her own. A survivor of many hardships, she has lost her faith in miracles when she is unwittingly thrown into Rhage’s world. Reliant on his protection, Mary is not looking for love. But when Rhage’s attraction to Mary turns to something more emotional and as their enemies close in, Mary fights to stay with the man she loves for eternity. I loved this story and give it five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Wednesday, May 13 2009. ( reply | permalink )
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