A LONG-AGO TIME WHEN THE WORLD WAS NEW AND UNDISCOVERED, AND PASSIONS RAGED AS WILD AS THE STORMY SEAS “I TAKE WHAT I WANT. AND I WANT YOU." Kelda had never seen any man as magnificent as the barbarian who had taken her captive. She had sailed to this faraway shore to repay a blood debt to the powerful Norse chief who'd raised her as his own. Then she had been enslaved by this arrogant leader known as Brander—a man undoubtedly part Norse, judging by his height, his broad, powerful shoulders, and the reddish hue of his hair. As his slave, Kelda could expect no mercy. But anything he got from her, he'd have to take by force, for she'd never give in willingly. And though his embrace, as he pulled her-roughly toward him, filled her veins with pure firs; she swore he'd never touch her proud Viking heart...
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Pseudonyms: 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.
