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Lords and Ladies #2
Lord of Thunder
Like the wind, the bold Norseman Michael Langssonn sweeps down from the north --- to punish the Scottish laird who dishonored Michael's family. However, duty and desire demand he briefly forgo his vengeful mission in order to rescue a beautiful maiden in peril. She is Cait nea Sholto, a captive bard of beleaguered Glenmuir --- an exquisite prize Michael purchases to grace his bed. But it is proud and sensuous Cait's fiery spirit and soft seductions that will ultimately conquer the handsome stranger's reluctant heart --- embroiling Michael in an endangered people's fight for freedom . . . and carrying the magnificent Norse warrior to heights of passionate ecstasy more breathtaking than the towering peaks of the Highland hills.
432 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1994
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Emma Merritt
25 books29 followersPseudonyms: Emma Bennett, Micah Leigh
Emma F. Merritt was born on 12 November 1940 in Texas, USA. She resided with her husband, Paul, in San Antonio, where she wrote long letters to her twin sons, who both served in the Marine Corps. Her romances were published since 1983, she signed her novels as Emma Merritt and under the pseudonyms Emma Bennett and Micah Leigh. She was the first president of the San Antonio Romance Authors. She was widely known in the romance community as a tireless volunteer and mentor.
Emma Merritt passed away on 18 October 1995. Since then, the Romance Writers of America have honored the memory of Merritt by naming their National Service Award after her. The Virginia Romance Writers have also named a scholarship after Emma Merritt, and the San Antonio Romance Authors have named their conference and contest after her: the Merritt Conference and the Award of Merritt.
Emma F. Merritt was born on 12 November 1940 in Texas, USA. She resided with her husband, Paul, in San Antonio, where she wrote long letters to her twin sons, who both served in the Marine Corps. Her romances were published since 1983, she signed her novels as Emma Merritt and under the pseudonyms Emma Bennett and Micah Leigh. She was the first president of the San Antonio Romance Authors. She was widely known in the romance community as a tireless volunteer and mentor.
Emma Merritt passed away on 18 October 1995. Since then, the Romance Writers of America have honored the memory of Merritt by naming their National Service Award after her. The Virginia Romance Writers have also named a scholarship after Emma Merritt, and the San Antonio Romance Authors have named their conference and contest after her: the Merritt Conference and the Award of Merritt.
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April 4, 2023
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3 stars
This was not a bad read.
I'd explain the plot, but I think I would confuse even myself, still I'll try.
Michael is Viking out for revenge. His former betrothed's husband sent the returned dowry but attacked the ship and stole it back. He has vowed revenge on behalf of his father. He meets the h on his way to the north of Scotland. Instant chemistry between them, but he leaves after she gives him directions. Cait is a sacred priestess of the gods. Her adopted father is going to make her the high priestess in charge of the gods' secret treasure. One priest is not happy about this and turns traitor.
When the High King and his family are slaughtered by Sea Raiders, only one man stopped them from killing the village. If you think that's convenient, you would be right. Gilbert (a stranger) is appointed temporary king until a heir can be found. He declares Cait a traitor who conspired to have sea raiders kill the royal family. Cait is forced to run and is ordered to take a sacred broach pin with her. The pin will give clues to the treasure.
The MC met again when Cait was captured by Gilbert's men. Michael buys Cait from them. Luckily, Michael is headed in the same direction as Cait. Cait needs to get help from another High King, and she has to hurry because the other priests are being tortured.
The plot has so many different twists after that. It has revenge, traitors aplenty, long lost brothers and several love stories. Most things you want in a good adventure romance.
Characters:
H: Cait was a great h! She has a duty to her gods and family. She's willing to fight for what she wants but is smart enough not to become a martyr.
H: Michael is not your typical viking. He's smart, a healer, and a great warrior. When he buys Cai, he tells her that she is his slave and will lay with him. He never follows through. He doesn't want to take her by force and even makes a promise not to touch her till they reach their destination. He is not what I expect when reading a Viking story. Even his name is wrong. "Michael " the author couldn't pick a Scandinavian name? All her other characters have ancient highlander names.
Though Michael is a little too modern, I still liked him and rooted for the couple. They had great chemistry!
Villian: Gilbert is the villain in the first book ( I didn't read bc i can't find it 🥺) with a different name. He is the one that stole Michael 's treasure and blamed it on Malcolm (1st book H). He then hid his treasure in the temple, which was mixed with the Gods' treasure and then hidden. He wants that treasure back! He, of course, wants to be King but can't do that without the treasure.
Villian #2: is a traitor priest who wants to be the High Priest and will betray anyone, including friends, to get it. This villain is not revealed to the end. The author did a great job of keeping me guessing who he could be.
All in all, this was not a bad story! I liked it for the most part. I would recommend others try it.
Sidenote: The author used the word "mate" so many times! " I want to mate with you," try reading that over 100xs! Yuck! Someone needs to get this woman a thesaurus!
3 stars
This was not a bad read.
I'd explain the plot, but I think I would confuse even myself, still I'll try.
Michael is Viking out for revenge. His former betrothed's husband sent the returned dowry but attacked the ship and stole it back. He has vowed revenge on behalf of his father. He meets the h on his way to the north of Scotland. Instant chemistry between them, but he leaves after she gives him directions. Cait is a sacred priestess of the gods. Her adopted father is going to make her the high priestess in charge of the gods' secret treasure. One priest is not happy about this and turns traitor.
When the High King and his family are slaughtered by Sea Raiders, only one man stopped them from killing the village. If you think that's convenient, you would be right. Gilbert (a stranger) is appointed temporary king until a heir can be found. He declares Cait a traitor who conspired to have sea raiders kill the royal family. Cait is forced to run and is ordered to take a sacred broach pin with her. The pin will give clues to the treasure.
The MC met again when Cait was captured by Gilbert's men. Michael buys Cait from them. Luckily, Michael is headed in the same direction as Cait. Cait needs to get help from another High King, and she has to hurry because the other priests are being tortured.
The plot has so many different twists after that. It has revenge, traitors aplenty, long lost brothers and several love stories. Most things you want in a good adventure romance.
Characters:
H: Cait was a great h! She has a duty to her gods and family. She's willing to fight for what she wants but is smart enough not to become a martyr.
H: Michael is not your typical viking. He's smart, a healer, and a great warrior. When he buys Cai, he tells her that she is his slave and will lay with him. He never follows through. He doesn't want to take her by force and even makes a promise not to touch her till they reach their destination. He is not what I expect when reading a Viking story. Even his name is wrong. "Michael " the author couldn't pick a Scandinavian name? All her other characters have ancient highlander names.
Though Michael is a little too modern, I still liked him and rooted for the couple. They had great chemistry!
Villian: Gilbert is the villain in the first book ( I didn't read bc i can't find it 🥺) with a different name. He is the one that stole Michael 's treasure and blamed it on Malcolm (1st book H). He then hid his treasure in the temple, which was mixed with the Gods' treasure and then hidden. He wants that treasure back! He, of course, wants to be King but can't do that without the treasure.
Villian #2: is a traitor priest who wants to be the High Priest and will betray anyone, including friends, to get it. This villain is not revealed to the end. The author did a great job of keeping me guessing who he could be.
All in all, this was not a bad story! I liked it for the most part. I would recommend others try it.
Sidenote: The author used the word "mate" so many times! " I want to mate with you," try reading that over 100xs! Yuck! Someone needs to get this woman a thesaurus!
April 30, 2025
That was so much more plot than I was expecting. I found this book at a bookstore this past weekend and had no idea it was the second in a series. I did end up finding the first one online for cheap so I’ll be reading that one at some point in the future. I need to see the other couple. There’s so much lore here and random plot points. There’s no way I can explain it in a comprehensive way. I confuse myself with it.
Overall I enjoyed it. It’s gotten me really curious about the history of romance novels so maybe I’ll find a book on that sometime in the future.
Overall I enjoyed it. It’s gotten me really curious about the history of romance novels so maybe I’ll find a book on that sometime in the future.
February 7, 2013
Overall Rating: 3.90 // Action: 4 / Emotion: 4 / Romance: 4 / Sensuous: 1.5 / Suspense: 4 // Historical Flavor: 3.5 / Laughter: 0 / Tears: 5
Emma Merritt's second book in The Lords and Ladies Series, Lord of Thunder, was exciting, attention grabbing, and entertaining. The plotting moved the story along at a fast pace and was filled with plenty of action and suspense to keep one turning the pages way into the wee hours of the morning. However, near the middle of the book, there was a lull in interest because of the redundancy regarding the ongoing relationship battle between the hero and heroine.
Hero: Michael Langssonn. An extremely intelligent, skilled, drool-worthy warrior from the Northland. He was headed to Northern Scotland to take revenge against Malcolm mac Duncan for dishonoring his father's name.
Heroine: Cait nea Sholto. A beautiful, intelligent, capable, strong-willed spitfire adopted by Sholto, the most high priest of The Shelter Stone Shrine. She was falsely labeled a traitor and fled to Northern Scotland to seek help from the High King.
Action: {1} Cait fled the cloister wearing the amulet that revealed the location of the chamber holding the Shrine's treasure. {2} Gilbert sent his warriors after Cait. {3} Michael rescued Cait from the men who captured her by purchasing her.
Suspense: {1} Who was the cloister priest who was meeting with Gilbert, the man behind the raid on Glenmuir? {2} Would Michael challenge Malcolm to a duel to the death when he came face to face with his identical twin brother? {3} Would Michael ever come to love Cait?
Romance: The 'tug of war' that was the relationship between Michael and Cait took center stage throughout the entire book.
Emotion: It was easy to meld into the lives of both Michael and Cait. E.M. wrote several scenes that brought forth tears.
Sensuality: The lovemaking scenes were not of a heated, spicy nature. They contained more of the emotional thought processes of Cait than graphic descriptions of the act itself.
Secondary Characters: Not well-developed.
While Lord of Thunder was a wonderfully engaging and exciting read, it did not inspire the kind of interest that makes me want to read the next book in the series. See Wolf Bear Does Books for a more in-depth, detailed review of Lord of Thunder.
Emma Merritt's second book in The Lords and Ladies Series, Lord of Thunder, was exciting, attention grabbing, and entertaining. The plotting moved the story along at a fast pace and was filled with plenty of action and suspense to keep one turning the pages way into the wee hours of the morning. However, near the middle of the book, there was a lull in interest because of the redundancy regarding the ongoing relationship battle between the hero and heroine.
Hero: Michael Langssonn. An extremely intelligent, skilled, drool-worthy warrior from the Northland. He was headed to Northern Scotland to take revenge against Malcolm mac Duncan for dishonoring his father's name.
Heroine: Cait nea Sholto. A beautiful, intelligent, capable, strong-willed spitfire adopted by Sholto, the most high priest of The Shelter Stone Shrine. She was falsely labeled a traitor and fled to Northern Scotland to seek help from the High King.
Action: {1} Cait fled the cloister wearing the amulet that revealed the location of the chamber holding the Shrine's treasure. {2} Gilbert sent his warriors after Cait. {3} Michael rescued Cait from the men who captured her by purchasing her.
Suspense: {1} Who was the cloister priest who was meeting with Gilbert, the man behind the raid on Glenmuir? {2} Would Michael challenge Malcolm to a duel to the death when he came face to face with his identical twin brother? {3} Would Michael ever come to love Cait?
Romance: The 'tug of war' that was the relationship between Michael and Cait took center stage throughout the entire book.
Emotion: It was easy to meld into the lives of both Michael and Cait. E.M. wrote several scenes that brought forth tears.
Sensuality: The lovemaking scenes were not of a heated, spicy nature. They contained more of the emotional thought processes of Cait than graphic descriptions of the act itself.
Secondary Characters: Not well-developed.
While Lord of Thunder was a wonderfully engaging and exciting read, it did not inspire the kind of interest that makes me want to read the next book in the series. See Wolf Bear Does Books for a more in-depth, detailed review of Lord of Thunder.
May 4, 2011
2nd book in series. First was Lord of Fire.
Cait & Michael.
Michael is going after the man who dishonored his family name by breaking his betrothal, under agreement, but then stealing back the bride payment he sent for marrying her. Although it was made to look like Malcolm Duncan had stolen back the treasure and that was who Michael went after. On his way however he met Cait, a comely woman who was a minstrel and he assumed must also be a whore. She was not though.
He later encounters her again as some men are about to kill her and he buys her from them but promises he won't touch her until she gets to talk to King Fergus and prove she is innocent of killing a royal family.
Since she is heading to Malcolm then Michael allows her to remain untouched until then.
Michael has many surprises in store for him. He finds out he is not the birth son of Lang and that he has an identical twin brother and a living mother.
Cait & Michael.
Michael is going after the man who dishonored his family name by breaking his betrothal, under agreement, but then stealing back the bride payment he sent for marrying her. Although it was made to look like Malcolm Duncan had stolen back the treasure and that was who Michael went after. On his way however he met Cait, a comely woman who was a minstrel and he assumed must also be a whore. She was not though.
He later encounters her again as some men are about to kill her and he buys her from them but promises he won't touch her until she gets to talk to King Fergus and prove she is innocent of killing a royal family.
Since she is heading to Malcolm then Michael allows her to remain untouched until then.
Michael has many surprises in store for him. He finds out he is not the birth son of Lang and that he has an identical twin brother and a living mother.
January 8, 2023
Una storia avvincente e molto dolce.
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