Thursday, March 11, 2010

Diamond Lust


Title: Diamond Lust
Author: Madelle Morgan
Publisher: Cerridwen Press
Publisher URL: http://www.jasminejade.com/
ISBN: 9781419923517
Genre: {M/F} Suspense
Rating: 4 Nymphs
Literary Nymphs Reviewer: Goddess Minx

Petra Paris is a geologist, who is on a secret mission for the board of a company she works for, with the intent of clear her father’s name of fraud. Along the way, she makes a few mistakes by taking other employees into her confidence in finding the culprit and Seth is determined to save her from being in danger. Petra unwillingly develops more feelings for him that she would like, especially after her mother’s bitter teachings of not trusting men.

Seth is an undercover cop for the RCMP Diamond Protection Unit and works as a pilot. What he needs to do is get out to the mine where the stealing is being done, and it the only way he can find out how the smugglers are moving the diamonds. What he does while flying Petra out to the mine is convince her into saying he is her boyfriend, and he proceeds to make people believe it’s really true. He finds out as the hours of the day progress that she is a headstrong woman, who he is attracted to, and he has to keep a close eye on Petra.

Diamond Lust is a fantastic story that kept me on edge throughout the entire book, trying to figure out whodunit. Each time Ms. Morgan started getting close to who the villains are, she turned another corner and sparked my interest even more. It made me appreciate the amount of work it takes to change rough diamonds into the sparkling gems seen in the stores, giving me the utmost respect for the miners. I found the hero and heroine quite entertaining with their stubborn determination to avoid a relationship, and when they finally faced the truth of what was going on in their lives, the story got even better for me.

I must say that this is the first book I have read by this author, and I am really pleased with her storytelling of diamonds, murder, and a blossoming love affair. Even with the small amount of history given on the characters, this is a great story. I will be keeping an eye out for more from this author.

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