Emma Merritt (1940–1995)
Author of Lady of Winter
About the Author
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Emma Merritt wrote books under her own name and as Emma Bennett. She also co-authored books with Evelyn Gee (aka Constance O'Banyon) under the pen name Micah Leigh.
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- Legal name
- Merritt, Emma Frances
- Other names
- Bennett, Emma
Merritt, Emma
Leigh, Micah (with Gee, Evelyn) - Birthdate
- 1940-11-12
- Date of death
- 1995-10-18
- Gender
- female
- Agent
- Evan Marshall
- Relationships
- O'Banyon, Constance (writing partner for pen name "Micah Leigh")
- Short biography
- 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. - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Texas, USA
- Places of residence
- San Antonio, Texas, USA
- Disambiguation notice
- Emma Merritt wrote books under her own name and as Emma Bennett. She also co-authored books with Evelyn Gee (aka Constance O'Banyon) under the pen name Micah Leigh.
- Associated Place (for map)
- Texas, USA
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This small book is packed with some beautiful depictions of Manchester by a variety of Manchester artists. Emma Bennett has brought together some wonderful art in this book, and we are able to see the various views of Manchester through their eyes. It is cheaper than buying the actual pieces of art which many of us could not afford.
Split across nine chapters we get a diverse cross section of artists and different parts of Manchester. All these works of art are from active artists whose works show more hang in various galleries across the North West of England.
This is a small and beautiful book. show less
Split across nine chapters we get a diverse cross section of artists and different parts of Manchester. All these works of art are from active artists whose works show more hang in various galleries across the North West of England.
This is a small and beautiful book. show less
Overall Rating: 3.40 // Action: 1.0 / Emotion: 2.5 / Romance: 4.5 / Sensuous: 1.5 / Suspense: 4.0 // Historical Flavor: 3.5 / Laughter: 0 / Tears: 0
*Lord of Fire*, Emma Merritt's first book in =The Lord and Ladies Quartet=, was a book full of possibilities: {1} the possibility of exciting action and adventure scenes featuring the extremely hunky, powerful highland chieftain, {2} the possibility of deep, heartfelt emotion as the former slave, now a strong-willed widow came to terms with her show more attraction to the barbarian, and {3} the possibility of an intensely suspenseful, dynamic story. E.M. did an incredible job of immediately drawing great interest in the characters as she introduced them and began developing their personalities, but the story failed to keep the reader enthralled so this book was just too put-down-able. But, it was also finish-able -- E.M. inspired enough interest that it was necessary to keep reading the book to see how the author was going to unknot the threads of the story that she began tying to prevent the hero and heroine from having a relationship.
*Lord of Fire* was an enjoyable read, but it is definitely not a must read. While the plot eventually became intriguing and drew interest, E.M. failed to develop the deep emotional connection to her hero and heroine that are necessary requirements for an outstanding read. A more in-depth, detailed review of *Lord of Fire* appears at Wolf Bear Does Books (http://goo.gl/hLFa4). show less
*Lord of Fire*, Emma Merritt's first book in =The Lord and Ladies Quartet=, was a book full of possibilities: {1} the possibility of exciting action and adventure scenes featuring the extremely hunky, powerful highland chieftain, {2} the possibility of deep, heartfelt emotion as the former slave, now a strong-willed widow came to terms with her show more attraction to the barbarian, and {3} the possibility of an intensely suspenseful, dynamic story. E.M. did an incredible job of immediately drawing great interest in the characters as she introduced them and began developing their personalities, but the story failed to keep the reader enthralled so this book was just too put-down-able. But, it was also finish-able -- E.M. inspired enough interest that it was necessary to keep reading the book to see how the author was going to unknot the threads of the story that she began tying to prevent the hero and heroine from having a relationship.
*Lord of Fire* was an enjoyable read, but it is definitely not a must read. While the plot eventually became intriguing and drew interest, E.M. failed to develop the deep emotional connection to her hero and heroine that are necessary requirements for an outstanding read. A more in-depth, detailed review of *Lord of Fire* appears at Wolf Bear Does Books (http://goo.gl/hLFa4). show less
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 show more 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 (http://goo.gl/QgKfe) for a more in-depth, detailed review of *Lord of Thunder*. show less
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 show more 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 (http://goo.gl/QgKfe) for a more in-depth, detailed review of *Lord of Thunder*. show less
Having just lost her husband six months before, determined Brenna Allen couldn't afford to loser her freight company too. Outfitted as a wagon captain with a revolver, whip and knife, the single-minded beauty relentlessly drove her caravan, desperate to reach Santa Fe. She then crossed paths with Logan MacDougald, a insolent, taciturn Texas Rangers primitive as the surrounding Comanche Territory. he didn't hesitate to the the tantalizing trail boss know what he wanted from her. With his show more high-risk job and the threatening Texas terrain, rugged Logan made the most of each day never knowing which sunrise might be his last. Taking his pleasure where he found it, he loved intenseley and fiercely-wiht no strings attached.
Until he saw Brenna Allen in the light of her campfire and the virile male knew she'd be his. show less
Until he saw Brenna Allen in the light of her campfire and the virile male knew she'd be his. show less
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