Diamonds of the First Water Book Five
Brilliance — A reticent musician gets caught in the web of this one-of-a-kind Diamond daughter.
She’s open-hearted and guileless, but he’s been fooled before. Twice!
Brilliance Diamond is unique amongst her siblings. Unpredictable, some might say feather-brained, but always with the best intentions. Alas, when she says aloud things that others only dare think, she ends up in the suds time and again — until an impulsive act leads her directly into the arms of her prince charming.
Lord Vincent Hewitt, parliamentarian and pianist, seems to have an unerring ability to put his trust in the wrong person. When he meets a sweet lady who is both honest and candid, his battered spirit starts to heal. After all, she would never consider deceiving him. Would she?
Determined to help the reticent musician, Brilliance unwittingly sets off a chain of events leading to betrayal and lies . . . and her own devastating heartbreak. Will the treachery in Vincent’s past destroy any chance for their sparkling happily-ever-after?
Reviews from Readers
(As an Amazon Associate, Sydney Jane Baily earns a teeny-tiny amount from qualifying purchases.)Orthopédagogue
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliance is a beautiful gem
“This story is the last of the Diamond family, and a wonderful one! We meet Brilliance who’s like a breath of fresh air with her naïveté and her propension to say truths without even thinking there might be consequences. She has all the characteristics of someone living with ADHD, with a dash of speech impulsivity. She is a pure delight! She will fall hard and at first sight, but Vincent has been fooled in his life. He does not trust easily, but Brilliance’s purity will get through his shell. We also have a villain who will get his backside properly kicked. A cleaner story than usual. Loved every word of it!”
~ Amazon Reviewer
Pat Robinson
5.0 out of 5 stars Silly or smart as a whip . . .
“What an original end to the series. Brilliance may be scatter brained lady, but she has an honest vibe to her that shows wisdom others may not see. I loved how she was willing to put it all out there for Vincent and how it befuddled him!There were a lot of twists and turns and the ending was very precious. Vincent gets his HEA and so does she! Love this book!”
~ Amazon ReviewerMerrie
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming
“I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Interesting characters and a captivating storyline made it a page-turner for me. I found myself reading late into the night because I simply couldn’t stop reading.I voluntarily read an Advance Reader Copy of this entertaining book and can definitely recommend it to anyone who loves a terrific love story.”
TheMarginatrix
@ejmconnor
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended and rated this book
“I received an ARC of this book from Wolf Publishing. I’ve read the other books in this series, Diamonds of the First Water, and enjoyed all of them. This one had me laughing right from the start. Brilliance, the youngest of the Diamond siblings meets Vincent Hewitt and is immediately convinced he’s the one for her. It takes a bit of convincing for him to reach the same conclusion. The reason the book was so funny was because of some of the words and phrases used, some of which made me chuckle out loud because they were so clever and silly, context not even needed for most:‘In fact, she thought him amusing, like a tiger in a top hat.’
‘…this may be a gathering of ninny-pates and dullards, present company excepted.’
‘She didn’t seem to be a chuckle-headed cake exactly, yet nor would he say she was particularly quick-witted. Perhaps somewhere in the middle, a bit of a jingle-brains.” Vincent was right in thinking this about Brilliance. To me, she seemed to be a few cards short of a full deck. She took things literally and her thinking was very childlike and innocent. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely convinced that she and Vincent were so compatible, but they made each other happy, so that’s what’s probably most important.
Brilliance was amazed at Vincent’s ability to focus on his music while she found it impossible to focus on anything. ‘You are talented, and thus, you can keep your mind upon it.’ She cocked her head. ‘Or is it because you keep your mind on music that you are so talented? Or did I just say the same thing twice? … In any case, I have not yet found anything that holds my attention long enough to be good at it, nor been good at anything long enough to hold my attention.’
While kissing, Brilliance parted her lips. ‘He had to accept the invitation. It would be rude not to!’
Brilliance joins some of the men who are fishing and one is silly enough to try to flatter her by suggesting, ‘Why, the fish will be fighting one another to bite your hook.’
Brilliance frowned. ‘I think you are speaking nonsense. Surely the fish cannot see who is holding the rod. And why would they be any happier to die at my hands than at yours?’
‘Privately, he thought there was an assortment of horse-faced, big-eared, snaggle-toothed, scraggly-haired ladies along with a few pretty ones… However, Lady Brilliance was the only breathtaking beauty at the party.’
When Brilliance complains about her name and her nickname being Bri, Vincent tells her there is an exquisite cheese called Brie. Later, he refers to her as Lady Cheese.
‘Stop moping,’ her mother said for the umpteenth time.
‘I am not moping,’ Brilliance protested. ‘I am sulking.’‘What a peevish, sour, hulver-headed churl I was. And you fixed me.’
‘I know,” her mother said. ‘Your father tells me everything.’
Brilliance hadn’t known that. ‘Do you tell him everything?’
‘Don’t be ridiculous!’TLDR: It’s a quick, funny story and a great addition to the series.”