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Satin Secret
Heated Murmur
After young Marta Carolina had been attacked by pirates, shipwrecked in a storm and beset by Indians, she was convinced the New World brought nothing but tragedy...until virile William Dare rescued her. The rugged American made her feel warm, protected, secure - and hungry for a fulfillment she could not name! The lovely innocent coudn't tear her gaze from his muscular form; she coudln't help but embrace him with gratitude and desire. And without really knowing what she did, she begged him to release her from the sensual fire he ignited when he was near.
Wanton Whisper
Towering William Dare cursed his luck when he found the petite beauty washed up on the South Carolina shore. He was out to avenge his honor and couldn't be bothered with an inexperienced, whimpering girl in the thick, tangled forests. Then he noticed her sky-blue eyes, her sleek black hair and her flawless ivory flesh...and he coudnlt hold back from tracing her perfect curves. He would do anything to keep her from discovering his past - but he could do nothign to control his present obsession: discovering her body's secret.
After young Marta Carolina had been attacked by pirates, shipwrecked in a storm and beset by Indians, she was convinced the New World brought nothing but tragedy...until virile William Dare rescued her. The rugged American made her feel warm, protected, secure - and hungry for a fulfillment she could not name! The lovely innocent coudn't tear her gaze from his muscular form; she coudln't help but embrace him with gratitude and desire. And without really knowing what she did, she begged him to release her from the sensual fire he ignited when he was near.
Wanton Whisper
Towering William Dare cursed his luck when he found the petite beauty washed up on the South Carolina shore. He was out to avenge his honor and couldn't be bothered with an inexperienced, whimpering girl in the thick, tangled forests. Then he noticed her sky-blue eyes, her sleek black hair and her flawless ivory flesh...and he coudnlt hold back from tracing her perfect curves. He would do anything to keep her from discovering his past - but he could do nothign to control his present obsession: discovering her body's secret.
508 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 1987
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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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June 15, 2020
This review is of “Satin Secret” by Emma Merritt.
The book starts in Dover, England, 1586. In an inn there, the proprietor and his daughter are killed by people looking for something. And someone.
Fast forward two years. 1568, New World, in what is now South Carolina. Marta Carolina Lucas de Santiago, the heroine of the book, has washed ashore on a beach after the ship she was sailing on was attacked by pirates. She is rescued by William Dare, an English spy and the hero of the book. Neither is aware of how intertwined their lives are, or how the killing two years earlier is related to them.
Will and Marta Carolina are immediately attracted to each other; however, he believes she is a nun. (Marta Carolina is wearing a wimple when Will rescues her). Things get more complicated when they are taken to a Chicora Indian village. Here, the chief, Strong Bear and his warrior woman daughter, White Blossom, find Marta Carolina and Will very attractive, and try to drive a wedge between Marta Carolina and Will. These efforts fail, as Marta Carolina and Will become lovers and soon realize how their histories run together.
Strong Bear challenges Will to a wrestling match over Marta Carolina, and White Blossom tries to kill her. Those, however, aren’t the only problems they’re dealing with; a man, Timothy Turner, is trying to find Will and kill him, believing he killed Timothy’s fiancee (she was the woman killed in the beginning of the book). Marta Carolina returns from her near-death experience, and she and Will are asked by the Chicoran leader, Night Star, to find her granddaughter, who is living in St. Augustine, Florida, which was the original destination for both Marta Carolina and Will, for different reasons. Marta Carolina finds Night Star’s granddaughter, Teodora, and her two children, but also finds herself in trouble as she learns who Will really is and finds herself tangentially involved in a bit of royal palace intrigue.
By the end of the book, Will finds the person who tried to frame him for murder and kills him, and he and Marta Carolina find their Happily Ever After.
Upside: Marta Carolina and Will are fairly interesting characters. I liked the fact that Ms. Merritt gave Marta Carolina a skill (she is an apothecary, caring for the sick and infirmed).
Downside: Marta Carolina and Will aren’t the most dynamic characters I’ve ever read. I didn’t find the “palace intrigue” storyline to be that interesting. The most interesting character in the book is White Blossom, who is a villianess.
Sex: The love scenes between Marta Carolina and Will are mildly hot, but not really sexy.
Violence: Early in the book, Marta Carolina and Will kill a bear that attacks him. Marta Carolina is pushed into a river in a rainstorm by White Blossom. Later, Teodora is assaulted badly by her lover. The violence is not graphic.
Bottom Line: “Satin Secret” had the potential for being a good book. However, Ms. Merritt brings the book to a certain level, but can’t get beyond a point of just being average.
The book starts in Dover, England, 1586. In an inn there, the proprietor and his daughter are killed by people looking for something. And someone.
Fast forward two years. 1568, New World, in what is now South Carolina. Marta Carolina Lucas de Santiago, the heroine of the book, has washed ashore on a beach after the ship she was sailing on was attacked by pirates. She is rescued by William Dare, an English spy and the hero of the book. Neither is aware of how intertwined their lives are, or how the killing two years earlier is related to them.
Will and Marta Carolina are immediately attracted to each other; however, he believes she is a nun. (Marta Carolina is wearing a wimple when Will rescues her). Things get more complicated when they are taken to a Chicora Indian village. Here, the chief, Strong Bear and his warrior woman daughter, White Blossom, find Marta Carolina and Will very attractive, and try to drive a wedge between Marta Carolina and Will. These efforts fail, as Marta Carolina and Will become lovers and soon realize how their histories run together.
Strong Bear challenges Will to a wrestling match over Marta Carolina, and White Blossom tries to kill her. Those, however, aren’t the only problems they’re dealing with; a man, Timothy Turner, is trying to find Will and kill him, believing he killed Timothy’s fiancee (she was the woman killed in the beginning of the book). Marta Carolina returns from her near-death experience, and she and Will are asked by the Chicoran leader, Night Star, to find her granddaughter, who is living in St. Augustine, Florida, which was the original destination for both Marta Carolina and Will, for different reasons. Marta Carolina finds Night Star’s granddaughter, Teodora, and her two children, but also finds herself in trouble as she learns who Will really is and finds herself tangentially involved in a bit of royal palace intrigue.
By the end of the book, Will finds the person who tried to frame him for murder and kills him, and he and Marta Carolina find their Happily Ever After.
Upside: Marta Carolina and Will are fairly interesting characters. I liked the fact that Ms. Merritt gave Marta Carolina a skill (she is an apothecary, caring for the sick and infirmed).
Downside: Marta Carolina and Will aren’t the most dynamic characters I’ve ever read. I didn’t find the “palace intrigue” storyline to be that interesting. The most interesting character in the book is White Blossom, who is a villianess.
Sex: The love scenes between Marta Carolina and Will are mildly hot, but not really sexy.
Violence: Early in the book, Marta Carolina and Will kill a bear that attacks him. Marta Carolina is pushed into a river in a rainstorm by White Blossom. Later, Teodora is assaulted badly by her lover. The violence is not graphic.
Bottom Line: “Satin Secret” had the potential for being a good book. However, Ms. Merritt brings the book to a certain level, but can’t get beyond a point of just being average.
January 28, 2025
Not a good book
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