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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 Princess & The Masked Man: The Carramer Trust (Silhouette Romance)
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Giselle de Marginy is a very headstrong princess, bound and determined to get what she wants: a chance to become Keeper of the Castle of Carramer. However, according to the country's charter, she only stands a chance if she marries. Bryce Laws has recently arrived at the castle to take up the job of Royal Park Ranger with his lovely daughter Amanda. The widowed father takes this chance to attempt to heal both their hearts after the death of his wife Yvette two years before.

    Giselle endears herself to the grieving family by showing an interest in Amanda's drawing. What starts out as simple interest turns out to be undeniable attraction when Giselle meets Bryce at a masked ball one night at the castle. Both Bryce and Giselle agree to a marriage of convenience to benefit the both of them. Although such a marriage would allow Bryce to find a mother for his daughter, and Giselle the position which she craves, is a marriage of convience truly their hearts' desire? I give this romance four stars.
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    emeraldfire wrote this review Saturday, December 6 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Awakening

    The Awakening

    by Shannon Drake
    • Rated 5 stars

    “In an attempt to save their failing marriage, New Orleans musicians Megan Merrill and Finn Douglas have come to Megan's hometown - Salem, Massachusetts to play a weeklong series of concerts, culminating on All Hallow's Eve. From the moment they arrive in Salem, however, Finn begins to change; loving and attentive one moment, cold and ruthless the next. The locals - even Megan's own relatives - regard him with distrust bordering on hatred.

    As the time of the full moon draws nearer, Megan has terrifyingly real nightmares which make her begin to doubt her sanity and she is followed at night by an enveloping fog. She must soon face the fact that something has claimed Finn for its own and that her very soul is in mortal danger. I give this paranormal romance five stars”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Saturday, November 15 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Moonrise (Harlequin Historical, No 290)
    • Rated 4 stars

    “ In the time of Charles II, Mistress Sarah Fairfax is playing a dangerous game; she has become a highwayman sworn to fight back against the injustices of the king - injustices that caused her Puritan father to give his life in the war, and left her to raise her younger brother alone. She faces off against Lord Anthony Rutledge - a man bound to deliver king's justice to the mysterious thief who targeted wealthy lords.

    Anthony Rutledge knew he would soon catch the striking highwayman who prowled the king's highway at night, and he was not above a little seduction of beautiful Sarah Fairfax to achieve that. He was a man who loved a challenge and Sarah was proving to be quite an intriguing one.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Sunday, May 3 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Wishes Come True (Heartspell)
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Zoe Calderone had learned early not to believe in magic and wishes, but when her nine-year-old daughter, Mary, coaxes her to try conjuring a djinni in an attempt to brighten Zoe's mood, the hardworking single mother and computer analyst can hardly refuse.

    Simon of Kaf has spent the last millenium bound to Earth as a virtual slave granting wishes. Unable to fully trust humans due to a vicious betrayal which still haunted his memories, he was an exile among his people.

    When Zoe summons Simon, the djinni takes this, his ninety-sixth of 101 summonings, as his chance to locate his stolen amulet. He tries to manipulate Zoe's wishes, not realizing that, beneath her staid exterior, Zoe hides a wounded heart like his. I enjoyed this paranormal romance and gave it four stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Tuesday, October 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • How To Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Avon Romance)
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Roman Draganesti is a vampire with a problem: he lost a fang biting something he shouldn't. Now he has one night to reimplant his fang before his healing abilities take over, leaving him a lopsided eater for all eternity.

    Shanna Whelan is a dentist with a problem: she is a dentist with a fear of blood. After she witnesses a gruesome murder, she's also on the run from the Russian mob. When Roman rescues her from an attempt on her life, she wonders if she's found the one man who can protect her.

    Although the attraction between them is immediate and hot, can Shanna overcome her fear of blood to reimplant Roman's fang? And once she does, can she stay alive long enough to outwit an insane Russian vampire assassin bent on her destruction. I liked this paranormal romance and give it four stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Sunday, September 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 5 stars

    “As a child bride, Sara Winchester had dreamed of the day when her husband, Nathan, Marquess St. James would arrive to claim her heart and take her away from her family. Charmingly innocent, she dismissed the ancient feud which divided her family from Nathan's. She had no idea of Nathan's past as the imfamous pirate, Pagan. The man who arrived to claim her was perplexing, arrogant and sinfully handsome.

    Nathan had never bared his soul to another woman but soon he was utterly beguiled by Sara's sweet, defiant ways. Aboard his ship the Seahawk, Sara was brave, imperious and determined to win his heart completely - yet upon their return to England, her love would be sorely tested by a vile conspiracy designed to tear Sara and Nathan apart. I give this regency romance five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Sunday, September 7 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Romance of the Rose

    Romance of the Rose

    by Julie Beard
    • Rated 4 stars

    “When lovely, quick-tempered Lady Rosalind Carbery inherits Thornbury House from her father, she is determined to rule it alone as a virgin like the great Queen Elizabeth. She longs to be a successful playwright like her friend William Shakespeare.

    Drake Rothwell has other plans. Fostered by Rosalind's father when he was a boy, the bold privateer returns from the high seas to claim Thornbury House as his own. Their merry battles come to a head when the queen settles their dispute - by taking the house from both of them.

    Desperate to get the house back, Drake and Rosalind join forces to lay double claim to the land by marrying in name only. However, soon Rosalind realizes the one territory she cannot protect from Drake is her heart.

    I really liked this Elizabethan romance and I thought that it had a nice little twist at the end. I give it four stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Thursday, August 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • After Midnight
    • Rated 5 stars

    “When the eldest Cabot sister, Caroline, hears from her fanciful younger sister Portia that their sister Vivienne is keeping company with the infamous Adrian Kane, Viscount Trevelyan, she is naturally very concerned. After all, it is rumoured among the ton that the enigmatic nobleman is a vampire!

    Of course, that is nonsense! However... Kane inhabits a dark castle, is never seen by the light of day, and embarks on nightly excursions to heaven knows where. And from the first moment Caroline meets him, she is shaken by a desire that borders on the unnatural.

    Caroline must learn Adrian's secrets! But with each step, she is drawn deeper into a shadowy world of danger. Will a yearning heart lead Caroline to disaster...or an unimaginable love? I give this regency romance five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Saturday, August 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Annabella's Diamond (Zebra Regency Romance)
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Lady Annabella Faire's extreme shyness had led to her being overlooked as a wallflower during her First Season. Now faced with a second, she is terrified. Her next door neighbor and closest childhood friend, the handsome Duke of Derrinham - nicknamed 'The Diamond' by the ton - agrees to help her capture the hearts and minds of the various gentlemen of Society.

    The Duke of Derrinham plans to go to London strictly to help Bella, even though it means returning to a house full of shadowy memories. Soon, Bella is winning hearts all around and, with one kiss, The Diamond cannot help losing his heart to Bella as well. I give this sweet regency romance five stars. ”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Wednesday, July 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Fallen AngelsThe Fallen AngelsSusannah Kells

    The Fallen Angels

    by Susannah Kells
    • Rated 5 stars

    “The Lazender family is the richest family in 18th century England, but all its wealth cannot protect it when the sixth Earl of Lazen, Toby, and his sister, Lady Campion Lazender are targeted for death by a secret French sect of the Illuminati known as the Fallen Angels. Wanting to bring the French Revolution to England using the Lazender family wealth, the Fallen Angels will stop at nothing - even using Campion's illicit love for a French gypsy in an attempt to ruin the Lazender family. I give this historical romance five stars.”

    emeraldfire wrote this review Monday, July 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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