The Love Within [Paperback]

Penelope Neri (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1997

Despite her fears, Edana of Kenley is drawn to Kierran, the ""Dark One,"" a mysterious and fierce warrior haunted by a legacy of blood and betrayal, the stranger hired to escort Edana to her bridegroom's distant castle. Original."

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (June 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821753983
• ISBN-13: 978-0821753989
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #812,502 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 18, 2003

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M. Rondeau (West Springfield, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love Within (Paperback)

This is the third book of the "Viking Sea Jewel" series, although it should be the second, and chronicles the story of Aldric and Freya's daughter Edana, twin sister of their son Beorn. More than that, it is the story of Padraic - or as he called himself Kerrin torn from his mothers breast and brought up thinking himself the son of an adulterous mother who had lain with her husbands brother.

As his grandfather lay dying under the boot of Kerrin's father, the Viking conqueror Torrin Ericksen, he laid a curse on him and "....all your seed, Torrin Ericksen! Man-wolves! Unholy curs! Slayers of innocents! You shall rue the day you sailed your dragonships on Waterford!" Whether the curse were real or not, the seeds of destruction were sown in the mind of the conqueror and the innocent child of the union would bear the cruelty borne of that madness. Brought up believing that no woman could ever be trusted, Kerrin rode to fetch his betrothed bride thinking to `test' her fidelity by claiming he was the brother of Edana's bridegroom.

The adventures they encountered as they traveled from England to Ireland as Edana fought her attraction to her surly `brother-in-law' and Kerrin fought against the feelings he felt for Edana, his wife, were both numerous and quite exciting as the action in this very lively tale flew from page to page. From the very first pages you will be kept in suspense wondering just who and what Kerrin is as the passionate response both feel they get to know one another escalates. Secondary characters thoroughly and fully developed, add the requisite layers to this terribly good book and just add to the enjoyment as your imagination is brought vividly from one exciting locale to the next in 9th century Britain and Ireland. Wonderful book that I can highly recommend.

1.0 out of 5 stars Ridiculous, July 21, 2009

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Shirley F. Henson "Avid Reader" (Norman, OK USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Love Within (Paperback)

The Love WithinAfter reading "Sea Jewel" and "Enchanted", I could hardly wait to read the last book in this trilogy. The first two were keepers - The Love Within was a "sleeper."

The hero, Kerrin, begins by deceiving his new bride into thinking he is her brother-in-law, not her husband. On top of that, he's psychotic with delusions that he is under a curse that turns him into a werewolf! (Or man-wolf as Neri calls it)Hardly makes him the ideal "catch" for a mate. Nevertheless, they are attracted to one another and sex kicks in on their lengthy trip to his home.

The heroine, Edana, is of small stature and is always throwing herself into the battle, due to her DNA from her mother's fierce nature. Believable in her mother - not believable with Edana.

After reaching Kerrin's home the sex suddenly stops because he is falling deeper into depression and thinking he's about to become a werewolf. Edana takes him to the mystical Gray Maidens standing stones where she seduces him. Just as Kerrin reaches his climatic moment, he throws back his head and "howls at the moon" spilling his seed to the turf as he rolls off Edana. For most women that would be the end of the love affair; however, it doesn't seem to bother Edana.

She manages to get pregnant in spite of this and, of course, "saves him from himself" after shooting him with her silver arrows and they live happily ever after.

This final book in the trilogy should never have been written. Neri should have stopped with the first two, since this one seemed to be thrown together in order to "make" a trilogy. Very sad.

Shirley Henson