Review: A love that sparkles forever
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 6, 2013
Lively like the lush, sunlit Irish meadows surrounding her, Dera Brennan deeply loves Quint Flannery. Her family's enemy, Quint is obsessed with taking back his family's ancestral manor that was once confiscated by the English during the volatile conflict between Ireland and England. A peculiar twist of fate leads Dera into an unwanted marriage with Lord Avery Fairfax. Dera becomes Lady Fairfax with all the wealth and gifts showered upon her, except for the one thing her heart truly craves--Quint's love.Dera promises her husband, Lord Fairfax, that she'll remain faithful to him, but she soon faces the temptation and heartache she must endure to honor her oath. Quint becomes furious that Dera is his hated enemy's wife. Determined to win back her love, he's still not willing to renounce his involvement with the Irish rebels in the raids and burning of the English estates. Torn between her love for Quint and her own raging conscience that Quint is wrong plunges Dera into despair and doubt. How can they ever conquer their differences to squelch the aching desire in her heart?The first book in Lynette Vinet's "Emerald" trilogy, EMERALD DESIRE gleams with the brilliance of sweet young passion that blossoms into an everlasting love. The sparkle from this gem of a romance is so bright that readers will welcome the sequels, EMERALD ENCHANTMENT, and EMERALD ECSTASY.  Way to "glow," Ms. Vinet...an excellent read.