Lord of Desire (Warner Forever)
I’ve wanted to revisit this series for some time. Finally the opportunity came so I jumped in with both feet! I am a great fan of Paula Quinn’s work and this just happened to be the first book of hers that I ever read, and a coincidence; it was her first published novel. I wasn’t disappointed in this sojourn. I enjoyed it just as much the second time through, visiting with old friends and, well, those gorgeous Risande men!The book begins as Brynnafar, daughter of Lord Richard Dumont, is on her way home from visiting her uncle and her carriage is stopped by a fallen tree. As the road was being cleared, she wandered off and saw a man swimming naked in a lagoon amid the dogwood blossoms. Brynna dubbed him her merman, but later as he was joined by a beautiful woman, her fantasy was shattered. A year later her indefatigable father was defeated by a Norman and their beloved home - Avarloch - was being turned over to him. In order to keep a Saxon in the home, they agreed that Brynna would marry the Norman, Lord Brand Risande. Then when she saw him, she was speechless! It was her merman, whom she had dreamed of almost nightly…Lord Brand the Passionate.
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