Emerald Heat [Paperback]

Barbara Clark (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 11, 2002

A Brazilian Rainforest and lush passion both contribute to the relationship of Lily and Jim...but will they be able to survive the horrors, the intrigue, the terror, of this chaotic adventure in a steamy foreign land and still retain their unstoppable passion?

The newest romantic action/adventure from best-selling and award-winning author Barbara Clark!

Editorial Reviews

Review

A humdinger of a story...Clark does an excellent job of keeping the tension as high as a tightrope walker... -- Suzanne Coleburn, The Belles and Beaux of Romance

Clark again pens a novel of startling emotional intensity and danger. Clark's talent sparkles... -- Cindy Penn, Word Weaving

Spicy 4 ½ roses...a gripping tale that pulled no stops. Action and suspense literally ooze through the pages. -- Tami Sutton, Escape To Romance

About the Author

Barbara was born in San Diego, California, but basically was raised all over the United States; at least that's what it seemed like when she had to list the twenty-three schools she'd attended in her college application. Barbara and her sister and brother learned to adapt to new places. From East coast to West coast, they lived at the edge of the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina, fed the ducks in Fenway Park in Boston where Barbara went to Girls Latin School, and experienced their only hurricane in Charleston, South Carolina. They also lived in Tucson, Arizona, New York City, the San Diego area, and finally the Los Angeles and Orange county areas of California. Later, as an adult, Barbara spent time living in Nome, Alaska, which was a fantastic experience. Some of those years have become part of Barbara's fictional characters' backgrounds. Now that Barbara's retired after thirty-four years of teaching, she's excited by her new and growing career in writing. "Growing" hardly describes Barbara's leaps and bounds of recent achievements. Her novel A Breath Of Heather (the second book in her popular and best-selling Sons of Earth & Wind series) won First Place in the Paranormal, Time Travel, Fantasy category of the 2001 Orange Rose Award contest. Additionally, the book was named a finalist in both Affaire de Coeur's Reader-Writer poll and in the Daphne Du Maurier Award (Paranormal Category). Moreover, A Touch of Fire (the third book in the Sons of Earth & Wind series) was christened the winner of the 2001 Golden Quill Award in the paranormal romance category. The literary world, not to mention the voracious fans of paranormal romance, wonders why she didn't retire years earlier with the quality of product she continually produces. Indeed, in 2002, two of Barbara's novels—Dangerous Haven and Deserts Of The Heart—also became finalists in the 2002 Crystal Globe Awards, for Best Overall Romantic Fiction! Additionally, Barbara also writes under the pseudonym April Reid when she wants to stretch her writing skills into the erotica genre. Readers will find the same quality in stories by "April" as they have come to expect in stories by "Barbara." The only difference is the stories will be more steamy and over-the-top. Always, they will be action-filled...in more ways than one.

Product Details

• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Amber Quill Press, LLC (October 11, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1592799884
• ISBN-13: 978-1592799886
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,367,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very highly recommended!, November 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Emerald Heat (Paperback)

What a wonderful story of love lost then found. I teared up in more than one place. This is a couple who would sacrifice everything to protect each other, even if doing so meant never being together. The heroine clearly matches the hero in bravery.

4.0 out of 5 stars Exciting romantic suspense -- Highly recommended, November 2, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Emerald Heat (Paperback)

Four years after his wife's supposed death, Jim Wolfe shockingly encounters Lily at an airport. Stunned, he can only let her go once again, as she slips away with Eric Von Rass, her grandfather's right hand man -- the man selected to be her next husband. Jim does not suspect that Lily's reactions are an effort to save his life from her cruel grandfather, a man who will stop at nothing to get his way, including murder.

Her grandfather has plans for Lily's life. The last of the Phillips, Lily must fulfill her destiny to provide him with new heirs unpolluted by the likes of Jim Wolfe. His ruthless manipulations destroyed Lily's marriage, leaving her to believe herself widowed for years. Her grandfather holds her son hostage in assurance of her compliance to his will. But Lily will do anything to get her son to safety.

Author Barbara Clark once again pens a novel of startling emotional intensity and danger in EMERALD HEAT. Clark's talent sparkles in this world of orchards and romance. the result is a memorable sensual delight that juxtaposes jungle lushness and unspeakable cruelty. Characterizations are vivid realized, especially Lily and Jim who must find a way to healing and forgiveness in defiance of a man who rules his country and his family with an iron fist. The result is an exciting romantic suspense readers cannot put down. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue and passion at their best!, October 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Emerald Heat (Paperback)

In EMERALD HEAT, Barbara Clark weaves a masterful tale of intrigue, breathtaking passion, and heartwrenching emotion in a setting so detail-rich you'll feel the humidity cling to your skin, and smell the exotic perfume of tropical foliage. With each turn of the page, you'll discover yet another unexpected twist in Lily and Jim's desperate race not only to save their son from an evil despot, but to save the very love they long ago thought was lost. EMERALD HEAT will keep you up all night on the edge of your chair, and leave you yearning for more magic tales spun by the incomparable Barbara Clark...