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Long, Tall Texans #11
Regan's Pride
The last thing Ted Regan wanted was a lovestruck filly swooning over him! But Coreen Tarleton had fallen hard for the sexy, millionaire cowboy. Whenever Coreen was near, he could feel his restraint slipping ... yet he couldn't admit the uncontrollable effect she had on him. Years later, she was no longer the yielding young girl Ted had spurned. A tangled past threatened to keep these star-crossed lovers apart, but this Texan's pride would no get in their way again...
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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Diana Palmer
1,038 books3,099 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
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November 3, 2018
Trainwreck Alert! And not the fun kind. This is a Perils of Pauline Angst Fest. Be warned.
Triggers for domestic violence and abuse
Emotional abuse
40 year-old silver fox wealthy ranch owner hero, fights his attraction to 22 year-old heroine by being extra cruel. His reward for his pains? His jealous cousin comes to the heroine’s rescue when her father is dying of cancer and his feedstore is going bankrupt. Heroine marries cousin and lives the next two years regretting it. This is the same set up as Evan, except that heroine only got engaged before the hero woke up.
This hero doesn’t wake up and the heroine ends up being a battered wife, isolated from the community and cut off from money or any means of escape.
The story opens at the cousin’s funeral with the hero hating the heroine for letting his cousin drive drunk. The hero’s sister was the heroine’s bff and tries to stick up for the heroine, but the hero is having none of it. The cousin’s evil mother inherits everything and the heroine has to leave the house.
Heroine decides she’s going sky-diving??!!! And ends up injured and in the hospital. The hero takes her home to his ranch to recuperate, but he’s cruel and the heroine is in despair.
When the hero and the sister go to the cousin’s house to pick up the h’s clothes, the servant tells them about the abuse : trigger warning:
Hero and sister are horrified. They are more horrified that that weak, and still injured, heroine has left the ranch. They finally trace her to a shelter for battered women where the social worker gets the whole story out of her. The social worker, not familiar with DP heroes, is reluctant for the heroine to leave with the fire-breathing H.
But heroine goes with him, too apathetic to care. Hero is now full of remorse and tries to be nice, but heroine is in a fugue state. Finally a cute collie puppy brings her back to life.
Hero then begins his virgin whispering, not realizing heroine is a virgin widow – he just thinks she’s traumatized. They have one second base session and the hero runs off for two weeks for a “business trip.”
Heroine moves away and gets a job while he gone. She misses the puppy, but her bff brings the dog to visit each weekend.
After drinking himself into a stupor, the hero is afraid the heroine is going to marry someone else and decides he will risk his stone cold heart.
Once he makes up his mind, they are married quickly (Like the next day) and have sex an hour after the ceremony. Bemused heroine thought they would at least have dinner first.
Hero has finally put his pride away. Heroine is pregnant six weeks later.
This hero has a lot to answer for – he says some horrible things to heroine and he believed every lie his creepy cousin told him about the heroine. He is remorseful, but he still has a fragile ego until the very end of the story. That he didn’t attack the heroine when she threw flour at him was a sign that he has control over his temper. He might not attack physically, but his emotional abuse was just as sickening.
He did give her a puppy and heroine is happy – so HEA? They were both so messed up that I don’t think they were fit for any other partners. I can't say I liked this story, I have to say that it was very intense read - so if you're in the mood, this should scratch the itch.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest – check.
Breast Description – check – small – and this unforgiveable cruel taunt at the beginning: “You’re just a kid…little more than a stick figure with two marbles for breasts.”
Cigarettes – check – his sister tries to get him to quit
Alcohol – whisky – hero is violently ill the next day
Town Descriptions – Gun Club that holds dances, YWCA shelter
Gardenia Scent – no
LOL detail – No lolz in this story
Cutesy detail – sister hiding his cigarettes.
This hero owns the cattle ranch Emmett was running in the book before this.
Triggers for domestic violence and abuse
Emotional abuse
40 year-old silver fox wealthy ranch owner hero, fights his attraction to 22 year-old heroine by being extra cruel. His reward for his pains? His jealous cousin comes to the heroine’s rescue when her father is dying of cancer and his feedstore is going bankrupt. Heroine marries cousin and lives the next two years regretting it. This is the same set up as Evan, except that heroine only got engaged before the hero woke up.
This hero doesn’t wake up and the heroine ends up being a battered wife, isolated from the community and cut off from money or any means of escape.
The story opens at the cousin’s funeral with the hero hating the heroine for letting his cousin drive drunk. The hero’s sister was the heroine’s bff and tries to stick up for the heroine, but the hero is having none of it. The cousin’s evil mother inherits everything and the heroine has to leave the house.
Heroine decides she’s going sky-diving??!!! And ends up injured and in the hospital. The hero takes her home to his ranch to recuperate, but he’s cruel and the heroine is in despair.
When the hero and the sister go to the cousin’s house to pick up the h’s clothes, the servant tells them about the abuse : trigger warning:
Hero and sister are horrified. They are more horrified that that weak, and still injured, heroine has left the ranch. They finally trace her to a shelter for battered women where the social worker gets the whole story out of her. The social worker, not familiar with DP heroes, is reluctant for the heroine to leave with the fire-breathing H.
But heroine goes with him, too apathetic to care. Hero is now full of remorse and tries to be nice, but heroine is in a fugue state. Finally a cute collie puppy brings her back to life.
Hero then begins his virgin whispering, not realizing heroine is a virgin widow – he just thinks she’s traumatized. They have one second base session and the hero runs off for two weeks for a “business trip.”
Heroine moves away and gets a job while he gone. She misses the puppy, but her bff brings the dog to visit each weekend.
After drinking himself into a stupor, the hero is afraid the heroine is going to marry someone else and decides he will risk his stone cold heart.
Once he makes up his mind, they are married quickly (Like the next day) and have sex an hour after the ceremony. Bemused heroine thought they would at least have dinner first.
Hero has finally put his pride away. Heroine is pregnant six weeks later.
This hero has a lot to answer for – he says some horrible things to heroine and he believed every lie his creepy cousin told him about the heroine. He is remorseful, but he still has a fragile ego until the very end of the story. That he didn’t attack the heroine when she threw flour at him was a sign that he has control over his temper. He might not attack physically, but his emotional abuse was just as sickening.
He did give her a puppy and heroine is happy – so HEA? They were both so messed up that I don’t think they were fit for any other partners. I can't say I liked this story, I have to say that it was very intense read - so if you're in the mood, this should scratch the itch.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest – check.
Breast Description – check – small – and this unforgiveable cruel taunt at the beginning: “You’re just a kid…little more than a stick figure with two marbles for breasts.”
Cigarettes – check – his sister tries to get him to quit
Alcohol – whisky – hero is violently ill the next day
Town Descriptions – Gun Club that holds dances, YWCA shelter
Gardenia Scent – no
LOL detail – No lolz in this story
Cutesy detail – sister hiding his cigarettes.
This hero owns the cattle ranch Emmett was running in the book before this.
February 5, 2013
2.5 stars rounded up.
This was the biggest hunk of cheese I've gnawed on in a long time. I'm sure this is just one to reach the author's quota with her publisher, and she threw in as much ridiculous BS that she could pull out of her arse.
The hero was uber nasty mean. Would feel her up and then insult the crap out of her and humiliate her. After this happened a couple 12 times, she off and marries his cousin who turned out to be the most evil man alive, who throws the H in her face, beats her, cuts her, starves her, and conveniently can't have sex with her but can get it on with every other woman in the state of Texas. Cheese.
The whole nasty hero scenerio was due to his guilt/insecurity over being 16 years older than the heroine (his 40 to her 24). Mama issues, too, don'tcha know. Plus he's prematurely grey. What a lot of trouble he could've saved himself if he just went and got him some Just For Men hair coloring. Oh, well.
So, if you're in the mood for a way over the top train wreck, to be royally pissed off at an unnecessarily cruel hero, and for so much dark drama that you end up laughing because it's just that unbelievable, then enjoy away!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 7, 2018
Well, I didn't hate it.
I can't add much of value to the reviews that made me read this in the first place.
He's mean.
Very mean but only because he loves her so much.
She's a doormat.
She has a big crush on him.
He's a judgmental horses patoot.
He was celibate a long time. Long time being three years.
He's sixteen years older than her.
He's apparently a pretty hunky silver fox that looks like Randolph Scott which let's him get away with saying some mean stuff.
Nice sister which is a welcome change.
Is Ted really a good name for a hero?
What I don't understand is how for such a prudish writer, Diana Palmer writes such sizzling sex/love scenes.
My biggest complaint I am sorry to say isn't how mean the hero is or what a doormat the heroine is, but after all that pure meanness they finally admit that love rules, marry instantly, have a cataclysmic honeymoon and that's it? Quickest ending ever. At least they were happy.
The H
Here is a twofer. Randolph Scott and Cary Grant.
I like the cranky look of this guy.
I can't add much of value to the reviews that made me read this in the first place.
He's mean.
Very mean but only because he loves her so much.
She's a doormat.
She has a big crush on him.
He's a judgmental horses patoot.
He was celibate a long time. Long time being three years.
He's sixteen years older than her.
He's apparently a pretty hunky silver fox that looks like Randolph Scott which let's him get away with saying some mean stuff.
Nice sister which is a welcome change.
Is Ted really a good name for a hero?
What I don't understand is how for such a prudish writer, Diana Palmer writes such sizzling sex/love scenes.
My biggest complaint I am sorry to say isn't how mean the hero is or what a doormat the heroine is, but after all that pure meanness they finally admit that love rules, marry instantly, have a cataclysmic honeymoon and that's it? Quickest ending ever. At least they were happy.
The H
Here is a twofer. Randolph Scott and Cary Grant.
I like the cranky look of this guy.
November 7, 2018
Firstly for readers who don’t know me, I have to say that I am an angst addict, jerk heroes fan and a weeper. For details, you may read StMargarets’ or Vintage’s reviews, I just want to say that this book deserves 5 stars. It was worth every tear I jerked. :)
February 12, 2008
I love/hate this book. I love this book because it evokes an emotional response. Hell, I'm in tears by page 16 and it doesn't let up (and I don't cry easily over romance novels). I hate this book because I'm in tears by page 16. I must be one sick puppy because as depressing as many of the passages are, I can't help but read and reread Regan's Pride again and again.
Ted Regan is not a lovable hero. Bitter toward his beloved cousin's widow, he is verbally abusive to her. Ignorant of the physical and verbal abuse she suffered from his cousin, his cruelty toward her is really difficult to read through.
So why read it? Because of all Diana Palmer's books, Regan's Pride offers great depth and emotional honesty in it's scant 186 pages. There is a happy ending, though Ted never becomes a sympathetic hero. At times, it is difficult to understand how Coreen could continue to love and want him despite his quick temper and cruel words. Perhaps the underlying message is that we are powerless to choose whom we will love and in the end, love does succeed in taming the beast.
Regan's Pride is a Long, Tall Texan story that shouldn't be missed. It's definitely on my keeper shelf and I'll gladly use up a box of tissues every time I read it.
Ted Regan is not a lovable hero. Bitter toward his beloved cousin's widow, he is verbally abusive to her. Ignorant of the physical and verbal abuse she suffered from his cousin, his cruelty toward her is really difficult to read through.
So why read it? Because of all Diana Palmer's books, Regan's Pride offers great depth and emotional honesty in it's scant 186 pages. There is a happy ending, though Ted never becomes a sympathetic hero. At times, it is difficult to understand how Coreen could continue to love and want him despite his quick temper and cruel words. Perhaps the underlying message is that we are powerless to choose whom we will love and in the end, love does succeed in taming the beast.
Regan's Pride is a Long, Tall Texan story that shouldn't be missed. It's definitely on my keeper shelf and I'll gladly use up a box of tissues every time I read it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 27, 2011
This started out really well,it was dark intense emotional,the sufferings that Coreen went through which changed her completely yet i could'nt understand her love for Ted,even after the way he treats her so cruelly,humiliates her in every possible way she is not angry or bitter she just cries out and willows in self pity and goes away,a normal human being will get bitter IMO and then there's Ted the biggest fool for a hero i have ever come across,the way he blindly trusts and accepted what ever Barry said and jumped to conclusions and decisions which hurts Coreen in worst ways.Even after knowing the truth he taunted Coreen,passed hurtful comments and IMO he will never accept that Coreen was not at fault it was Barry who fooled him,his bitterness and resentments ran too deep.
I really liked Coreen left and even after suffering so much she stood on her feet,got a job and was content with her life later on,loved Sandy- Coreen's frienship bond they both were there for each other through thick n thin.Off course we got HEA but for me Ted had a long way to go with his insecurities with his age difference,his bitterness and resentment
Overall it was an okay read for me,would have been better if Ted was shown soft and a changed man but he was still the same
Recommend it
I really liked Coreen left and even after suffering so much she stood on her feet,got a job and was content with her life later on,loved Sandy- Coreen's frienship bond they both were there for each other through thick n thin.Off course we got HEA but for me Ted had a long way to go with his insecurities with his age difference,his bitterness and resentment
Overall it was an okay read for me,would have been better if Ted was shown soft and a changed man but he was still the same
Recommend it
February 21, 2018
Better than the first one in this trilogy but still suffers from the Diana Palmerness of it all. Why do I read them then? Ugh. I guess because the blurbs/set ups always sound so good. And yes I generally love what her books are about I guess I just wish a better author was writing them. Here an older man falls for a 22 year old girl but rather cruelly turns her away for her own good. He's 16 years older than her and doesn't believe a long term relationship will work. Then she marries someone else who he finds out later abused her. So much potential for angst there but ultimately fairly poorly written. Someone else please take this idea and run with it.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 8, 2023
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK or decent reads.
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚ ˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
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.•°*”˜Diana Palmer's Marathon, 2023˜”*°•.
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
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UPDATE: Re-read on 11 June 2016
I didn't remember this hero was so hateful. Terrible the way he treats our heroine who is a woman with no backbone. He goes to my list of the worst heroes of the author.
Regan's Pride (Diana Palmer)
"I want a woman," he said mercilessly. "You're handy. That's all it is."
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"You'll learn soon enough that we have to settle for what we can get in life. I'll send Billy for supplies from now on. And you'll find some excuse not to come out to the ranch to see Sandy. Won't you?"
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"And I have a date tonight. She's an attorney from Victoria who's having supper here."
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I won't ever forget, or forgive, that. You ended up with nothing and that's all you deserved. My God, the very sight of you sickens me!"
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"And he took Lillian with him, apparently." That was the final straw.
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Ted had made his choice very apparent. He was willing to leave the country with one woman to make another woman leave him alone. He gave hard lessons. Coreen wouldn't forget this one very soon.
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚ ˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ˜”*°• •°*”˜ .•°*”˜˜”*°•.
.•°*”˜Diana Palmer's Marathon, 2023˜”*°•.
.•°*”˜.•°*”˜.•°*”˜ ˜”*°•.˜”*°•.˜”*°•.
★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
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UPDATE: Re-read on 11 June 2016
I didn't remember this hero was so hateful. Terrible the way he treats our heroine who is a woman with no backbone. He goes to my list of the worst heroes of the author.
Regan's Pride (Diana Palmer)
"I want a woman," he said mercilessly. "You're handy. That's all it is."
==========
"You'll learn soon enough that we have to settle for what we can get in life. I'll send Billy for supplies from now on. And you'll find some excuse not to come out to the ranch to see Sandy. Won't you?"
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"And I have a date tonight. She's an attorney from Victoria who's having supper here."
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I won't ever forget, or forgive, that. You ended up with nothing and that's all you deserved. My God, the very sight of you sickens me!"
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"And he took Lillian with him, apparently." That was the final straw.
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Ted had made his choice very apparent. He was willing to leave the country with one woman to make another woman leave him alone. He gave hard lessons. Coreen wouldn't forget this one very soon.
August 15, 2018
Ya me había leído este libro hará unos doce años, y no sé muy bien porqué me ha apetecido leerlo de nuevo.
Ted Regan es un rico ranchero de 40 años, cabezón e insufrible que se niega a reconocer que está enamorado de la mejor amiga de su hermana, 16 años menor.
Coreen por su parte también está enamorada de Ted, pero las circunstancias la llevan a casarse con Ben Tarleton con quien vivirá dos años de pesadilla sin que nadie lo sepa.
Con Coreen convertida en viuda, los mundos de ambos colisionan de nuevo y deberán enfrentarse a sus sentimientos.
Pese a que durante gran parte del libro me apetecía darle un buen tortazo a Ted y un par de gritos a Coreen para que espabilase, el libro me ha encantado y lo he disfrutado tanto como en la lectura anterior.
Lo malo es que ahora me apetece volver a leer alguna más de sus antiguas novelas. Tendré que echarle un vistazo a las estanterías porque tengo un montón de esa serie.
Ted Regan es un rico ranchero de 40 años, cabezón e insufrible que se niega a reconocer que está enamorado de la mejor amiga de su hermana, 16 años menor.
Coreen por su parte también está enamorada de Ted, pero las circunstancias la llevan a casarse con Ben Tarleton con quien vivirá dos años de pesadilla sin que nadie lo sepa.
Con Coreen convertida en viuda, los mundos de ambos colisionan de nuevo y deberán enfrentarse a sus sentimientos.
Pese a que durante gran parte del libro me apetecía darle un buen tortazo a Ted y un par de gritos a Coreen para que espabilase, el libro me ha encantado y lo he disfrutado tanto como en la lectura anterior.
Lo malo es que ahora me apetece volver a leer alguna más de sus antiguas novelas. Tendré que echarle un vistazo a las estanterías porque tengo un montón de esa serie.
January 8, 2021
Ted and Coreen. Pretty typical DP, not my fave but still enjoyable. Would have enjoyed it more if his grovel wasn't left so late in the story and she didn't cave so pathetically easily. (I have to admit to skimming some through the first half of the book)... hence the 3 stars and not 4.
Ted treats Coreen like poop when they were younger because he is attracted to her but she is 16 years younger. He is also scarred by his parents broken marriage... . He pretty much pushes her into his cousin, Barry's arms and when Barry dies while drunk driving, accuses her causing it. Well, of course, when Ted learns what Barry's and Coreen's marriage was really like, he feels remorseful. Does it stop him from continuing to be an *ss? Not til she has finally given up on him and is ready to move away...
The HEA and epilogue were pretty sweet when all was said and read ; )
Ted treats Coreen like poop when they were younger because he is attracted to her but she is 16 years younger. He is also scarred by his parents broken marriage... . He pretty much pushes her into his cousin, Barry's arms and when Barry dies while drunk driving, accuses her causing it. Well, of course, when Ted learns what Barry's and Coreen's marriage was really like, he feels remorseful. Does it stop him from continuing to be an *ss? Not til she has finally given up on him and is ready to move away...
The HEA and epilogue were pretty sweet when all was said and read ; )
November 26, 2011
Ok. Hands down. THIS guy is the WORST DP hero to date for me with Emmet a REALLY CLOSE second! TSTL despite his eventual grovelling and redeeming celibacy! Idiots! The LOT of them...except for Henry the butler.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 7, 2020
3.5 stars
February 17, 2014
Who writes such crap? I read about her husband treatment of her and got sucked in as it looked short enough to finish the book. Regan was a jerk and i waited to see him get human but I cried my eyes out for an hour thinking a hero of the story was such a huge douche and that poor gal was going to flinch the rest of her life because of his hard head arrogance and mean assness. He was not sexy at all! I am going to report this book to women's groups to avoid.
September 29, 2013
Ted Regan's such a jerk but then again the way he begged for Correen's forgiveness is aaawingly romantic. Like seriously. I can't. Stop. Reading. Diana Palmer. I'm. Dying.
September 9, 2008
Typical Diana Palmer book with all her characteristic traits (naive, virginal heroine; battered, emotionally vacant hero; and the hero treating the heroine badly). But oddly enough, I really enjoyed this story, much more so than I have some of her other books that I've read recently. Coreen is the classic tragic heroine and Palmer really made you feel for her. Ted was a classic Palmer hero and he ticked me off at times, but at the same time, his actions made sense in a way. And of course, they eventually work it out.
For you Palmer fans, I think this is one you'll definitely enjoy.
For you Palmer fans, I think this is one you'll definitely enjoy.
February 26, 2021
Y yo pensando que Ethan era el peor de todos, pero no, Ted se lleva el premio "Al mayor reverendo Idiota, cretino y desgraciado", tomando decisiones equivocadas que de no haberlas tomado se hubiera ahorrado muchísimo dolor a Coreen a quien humilló y humilló, y el amor que sentía por él. Mientras el divirtiendo de lo lindo, maldito. No se como ella pude terminar con él al final, puffff :'(
October 28, 2012
I loved the way Corrie slowly regains her confidence and becomes more spirited as time passes. The steady way she heals was perfect, and I also loved the way Regan helped her during that phase.
What I hated was how callously he treated her towards the end. It ruined the book for me, his unfeeling attitude towards her. All in all, it was an okay read.
What I hated was how callously he treated her towards the end. It ruined the book for me, his unfeeling attitude towards her. All in all, it was an okay read.
December 5, 2017
It helps it be a way better book if you read the newest edition. This cover is god awful. The book though is flawless.....re-read
August 31, 2021
Sometimes less is more.
There’s a lot going on here. And I like “a lot”.
So much melodrama.
Why 2 stars?
- Never really liked the H.
- the h just randomly goes skydiving. 👀🤷🏼♀️
- the 40 yr old H keeps speaking of himself as if he’s 70. It’s weird
- he tells the h that he’s giving in to her because he doesn’t want to end up alone in his old age
- he pushed her away for waaaay too long
- I like a trembling virgin, but this gal was OTT. She was constantly trembling and shivering. 🙄
- the H's name is Ted.
⚠️FOR THE SAFETY SQUAD⚠️
- no cheating or sharing
- OW and OM drama
- no dubcon
- not much action
- domestic violence (not between the h and H)
- h is a virgin
- H was celibate while h was married
There’s a lot going on here. And I like “a lot”.
So much melodrama.
Why 2 stars?
- Never really liked the H.
- the h just randomly goes skydiving. 👀🤷🏼♀️
- the 40 yr old H keeps speaking of himself as if he’s 70. It’s weird
- he tells the h that he’s giving in to her because he doesn’t want to end up alone in his old age
- he pushed her away for waaaay too long
- I like a trembling virgin, but this gal was OTT. She was constantly trembling and shivering. 🙄
- the H's name is Ted.
⚠️FOR THE SAFETY SQUAD⚠️
- no cheating or sharing
- OW and OM drama
- no dubcon
- not much action
- domestic violence (not between the h and H)
- h is a virgin
- H was celibate while h was married
May 6, 2023
Trigger warning: Talk about spousal abuse
February 3, 2018
Such a great old read. I hated Ted but he did redeem himself in the end. This is probably my favorite Diane Palmer story.
Read
September 3, 2025Me, a Diana Palmer heroine, about to skydive in the middle of a storm because the hairy-chested hero is constantly like “you killed my cousin by not having enough sex with him you bitch”: YEE HAW
March 22, 2021
Spoilers, beware!
One of my favourite DP books, a mean hero that redeems himself at the end. DP’s heroes are usually mean and many times it just does not make any sense. Yes, I wanted to slap him a few times, but somehow I could understand the why of his actions. He has a lot of misconceptions about her, believing his favourite cousin. The heroine does suffer a lot, like most of this author’s h usually do.
An older man attracted to a young woman. He feels this would not work because of their age difference and pushes her away, cruelly. A meddling cousin who wants her for himself, spreading lies. Abusive marriage, accidental death of the husband, H hating the h accusing her of causing his cousin’s death. The rich husband leaves her a minimum amount of money in custody of the H, so basically destitute. She has an accident (skydiving!!!) and the H and his sister, h’s best friend, take her in to recover. He is still attracted to her and hating it, but he hates her more for causing his cousin’s death, so he is cruel to her. In the end, h can’t take it anymore and escapes. In the meantime, they discover how abused she was by her husband and how his death really occurred, and when they find out that she is gone, he feels really guilty. He goes looking for her and convinces her to return, and tries to make it better for her. She is distrustful but slowly gains confidence. A relationship starts budding between them, bus he is very insecure because he is so much older, tries to muddy the waters with an OW, and finally escapes on a long business trip. She is heartbroken, and leaves for the city to make a life for herself and finally feels content. He of course misses her and is jealous of her new friend, so he goes after her, discovers she is still a virgin (oh the wonders of an impotent marriage!), which makes him very happy (he is, after all, his author’s hero), and they finally get their HEA.
One of my favourite DP books, a mean hero that redeems himself at the end. DP’s heroes are usually mean and many times it just does not make any sense. Yes, I wanted to slap him a few times, but somehow I could understand the why of his actions. He has a lot of misconceptions about her, believing his favourite cousin. The heroine does suffer a lot, like most of this author’s h usually do.
An older man attracted to a young woman. He feels this would not work because of their age difference and pushes her away, cruelly. A meddling cousin who wants her for himself, spreading lies. Abusive marriage, accidental death of the husband, H hating the h accusing her of causing his cousin’s death. The rich husband leaves her a minimum amount of money in custody of the H, so basically destitute. She has an accident (skydiving!!!) and the H and his sister, h’s best friend, take her in to recover. He is still attracted to her and hating it, but he hates her more for causing his cousin’s death, so he is cruel to her. In the end, h can’t take it anymore and escapes. In the meantime, they discover how abused she was by her husband and how his death really occurred, and when they find out that she is gone, he feels really guilty. He goes looking for her and convinces her to return, and tries to make it better for her. She is distrustful but slowly gains confidence. A relationship starts budding between them, bus he is very insecure because he is so much older, tries to muddy the waters with an OW, and finally escapes on a long business trip. She is heartbroken, and leaves for the city to make a life for herself and finally feels content. He of course misses her and is jealous of her new friend, so he goes after her, discovers she is still a virgin (oh the wonders of an impotent marriage!), which makes him very happy (he is, after all, his author’s hero), and they finally get their HEA.
January 23, 2022
Yesterday, I needed DP itch scratched. So, without looking at reviews I picked Emmett. I read the blob on the back of the book, it sounded good. It was disappointing. So, when I picked out this book I decided to see what Stmargarets rated it…. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... She gave it 3 stars as did Vintage https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Therefore, I knew this was most likely a 3 or 4 star for me going in.
Ted Regan is a 40 year old silver fox who is down on love. First, his daddy married a much younger woman(his mom) and she later left him for a younger man(Although, there is a 15 year age difference between the H and his sister, so I guess the mom must have at least given up her 20’s and part of her 30’s before leaving. ) It doesn’t sound like his dad and mom ever had anything in common, so his dad (or his dad’s cattle prod) must have been dazzled by a much younger woman. THEN, at one point the H was engaged in his 20’s but realized that his fiance was motivated by greed, so he broke it off.
Love finally finds the H(love he refuses to acknowledge) She happens to be the best friend of his much younger sister. In fact, the h, Coreen is 16 years younger than the H. However, she was 1/2 in love with the H before even meeting him as she had seen pictures and heard stories. He comes into the feed store that her father owns. Their interactions are rife with sexual tension. Anytime the hero loses control around the h with sensual kisses and rubbings, he immediately follows up with the cruel insults to push her away. She gets the hint and tries avoiding him. Our H doesn’t like this and keeps tabs on her from afar. Things like country square dances(she actually walked away from him there embarrassing his ego) and gun club galas(he gets to full on 2nd base out on the patio) keep popping up. Each time, the hero leaves the h with insults about her body and her feelings. The gun club incident was the last straw. When the h’s father gets sick and the business is failing, the H’s cousin Barry swoops in to save the day. Now, Barry is a wolf’s in sheep’s clothing. He knows how to drive an even bigger wedge between the h and H by spreading lies. The h, marries the cousin and is put through 2 years of hell. Our story opens at the husband’s funeral.
Over the last 2 years the cousin spread all sorts of stories about the h to the H painting a very vivid picture of a modern day Delilah who is responsible for her husband’s death. The H’s sister Sandy tries to tell the H that things may not be so cut and dry. Our H doesn’t buy this and continues to be cruel with the h. When the will is read, the h’s husband who was a millionaire leaves her nothing except a trust for 100,000 that the H will be in charge of until she is 25. The h just wants to get on with her life.
Unfortunately for her, she gets in a sky gliding accident that leaves her banged up. Having no family, the best friend and hero take her in.
He continues to punish her, belittle her…and here she is still in love with him. After another grueling taunting session by the H, the still very weak h gets a cab and sneaks off to get away. While she makes her get away, the H finds out some truths about her marriage to the cousin.
When the H finds the h missing he tracks her down and brings her back. He promises to lay off her. He is ashamed at how he has treated her, YET he isn’t done yet. You see he loves her, has been in love with her, but his Pride and huge hang up for the age difference will not let him commit to her. They have a very sexy make out session in his study. Yet the whole marriage baby thing is still not going to happen. He leaves without telling anyone for a vacay in Nassau. It also appears he left with the ow in the story(she stays pretty much in the background) This was the catalyst the h needed to leave. She will probably never marry, but she can have a good life. She moves into the H’s sister’s apartment(which he owns) . He is devastated at the loss of her from his life, but not enough to go after her. His sister gladly feeds him information on how the h is moving on and has even started dating the ranch hand that the H got rid of because he was jealous. (Barney and the h are just good friends, he has own unrequited love issues).
Finally, the H goes to the h and it was a pretty intense love fest. The H especially gets choked up when the h pretty much tells him that she wants his baby even if he doesn’t want anything except sex from him. He puts all of his fears about marrying her out there, and is still worried that she may leave him eventually like his mom left his dad. They get married quickly, and go on their honeymoon. The love making is pretty intense, and there is definitely no worries that our h is frigid. 6 weeks after their wedding they announce to the sister that she will be an aunt, so much for the H thinking his swimmers would need a few tries. The christening of their child can be found in A Long Tall Texan Summer which I already read. In this collection of stories, Sandy the sister gets her love. Unfortunately, for me , I have read the DP books out of order. I may need to go back to this one just to see the interactions of Ted and Coreen. I’m an epilogue junkie, so I like to see how previous characters are getting on.
Overall, this was an intense love story, that kept my angst meter on high alert. Even though I wanted to smack the H at times, his obvious torture over being in love with the h was done well.
Ted Regan is a 40 year old silver fox who is down on love. First, his daddy married a much younger woman(his mom) and she later left him for a younger man(Although, there is a 15 year age difference between the H and his sister, so I guess the mom must have at least given up her 20’s and part of her 30’s before leaving. ) It doesn’t sound like his dad and mom ever had anything in common, so his dad (or his dad’s cattle prod) must have been dazzled by a much younger woman. THEN, at one point the H was engaged in his 20’s but realized that his fiance was motivated by greed, so he broke it off.
Love finally finds the H(love he refuses to acknowledge) She happens to be the best friend of his much younger sister. In fact, the h, Coreen is 16 years younger than the H. However, she was 1/2 in love with the H before even meeting him as she had seen pictures and heard stories. He comes into the feed store that her father owns. Their interactions are rife with sexual tension. Anytime the hero loses control around the h with sensual kisses and rubbings, he immediately follows up with the cruel insults to push her away. She gets the hint and tries avoiding him. Our H doesn’t like this and keeps tabs on her from afar. Things like country square dances(she actually walked away from him there embarrassing his ego) and gun club galas(he gets to full on 2nd base out on the patio) keep popping up. Each time, the hero leaves the h with insults about her body and her feelings. The gun club incident was the last straw. When the h’s father gets sick and the business is failing, the H’s cousin Barry swoops in to save the day. Now, Barry is a wolf’s in sheep’s clothing. He knows how to drive an even bigger wedge between the h and H by spreading lies. The h, marries the cousin and is put through 2 years of hell. Our story opens at the husband’s funeral.
Over the last 2 years the cousin spread all sorts of stories about the h to the H painting a very vivid picture of a modern day Delilah who is responsible for her husband’s death. The H’s sister Sandy tries to tell the H that things may not be so cut and dry. Our H doesn’t buy this and continues to be cruel with the h. When the will is read, the h’s husband who was a millionaire leaves her nothing except a trust for 100,000 that the H will be in charge of until she is 25. The h just wants to get on with her life.
Unfortunately for her, she gets in a sky gliding accident that leaves her banged up. Having no family, the best friend and hero take her in.
He continues to punish her, belittle her…and here she is still in love with him. After another grueling taunting session by the H, the still very weak h gets a cab and sneaks off to get away. While she makes her get away, the H finds out some truths about her marriage to the cousin.
When the H finds the h missing he tracks her down and brings her back. He promises to lay off her. He is ashamed at how he has treated her, YET he isn’t done yet. You see he loves her, has been in love with her, but his Pride and huge hang up for the age difference will not let him commit to her. They have a very sexy make out session in his study. Yet the whole marriage baby thing is still not going to happen. He leaves without telling anyone for a vacay in Nassau. It also appears he left with the ow in the story(she stays pretty much in the background) This was the catalyst the h needed to leave. She will probably never marry, but she can have a good life. She moves into the H’s sister’s apartment(which he owns) . He is devastated at the loss of her from his life, but not enough to go after her. His sister gladly feeds him information on how the h is moving on and has even started dating the ranch hand that the H got rid of because he was jealous. (Barney and the h are just good friends, he has own unrequited love issues).
Finally, the H goes to the h and it was a pretty intense love fest. The H especially gets choked up when the h pretty much tells him that she wants his baby even if he doesn’t want anything except sex from him. He puts all of his fears about marrying her out there, and is still worried that she may leave him eventually like his mom left his dad. They get married quickly, and go on their honeymoon. The love making is pretty intense, and there is definitely no worries that our h is frigid. 6 weeks after their wedding they announce to the sister that she will be an aunt, so much for the H thinking his swimmers would need a few tries. The christening of their child can be found in A Long Tall Texan Summer which I already read. In this collection of stories, Sandy the sister gets her love. Unfortunately, for me , I have read the DP books out of order. I may need to go back to this one just to see the interactions of Ted and Coreen. I’m an epilogue junkie, so I like to see how previous characters are getting on.
Overall, this was an intense love story, that kept my angst meter on high alert. Even though I wanted to smack the H at times, his obvious torture over being in love with the h was done well.
November 25, 2012
Sometimes, the long, tall Texan in a book of the series makes you want to reach in and give them a slap - and this is one of those instances. Ted is cruel to Corrie because of their age difference forcing her into the arms of his jealous cousin who only wants her because Ted does. After years of mental and physical abuse, she is finally a widow and for some reason, and it is never explained why the characters think this happened, her husband leaves her financially at Ted's mercy for a year. Ted finally comes around and does actually redeem himself in the end, and I did like him as you could see his struggles as he moves through the lies he believed. You do see Ted struggle with his treatment of Coreen and he does try and make it up to her when he hurts her. Have your tissues close as Ted and Coreen's story will have you reaching for them several times before you get through the book
September 13, 2021
I absolutely adored Diana Palmer's works! She's an amazing writer!
And with Regan's Pride, she gave us again another sweet, funny, heart-touching story; and lovable characters that you can relate to.
Coreen has been in love with her best friend's brother Ted Regan since she was barely twenty. But Ted pushed her away and taunted her. Ted Regan wanted Corrie since the first time he saw her. But the huge age gap makes things difficult in the eyes of Ted, so he deals with it by pushing Coreen away with nastiness and rudeness, which in turn pushes her into Barry's arms. Then Barry dies, and Ted blames Corrie and treats her poorly. Argh! I wanted to smack him silly! Luckily, he redeemed himself in the end.
It's short yet filled with romance, lies, deceit, and that happily ever after that all of us hopeless romantic readers enjoy!
And with Regan's Pride, she gave us again another sweet, funny, heart-touching story; and lovable characters that you can relate to.
Coreen has been in love with her best friend's brother Ted Regan since she was barely twenty. But Ted pushed her away and taunted her. Ted Regan wanted Corrie since the first time he saw her. But the huge age gap makes things difficult in the eyes of Ted, so he deals with it by pushing Coreen away with nastiness and rudeness, which in turn pushes her into Barry's arms. Then Barry dies, and Ted blames Corrie and treats her poorly. Argh! I wanted to smack him silly! Luckily, he redeemed himself in the end.
It's short yet filled with romance, lies, deceit, and that happily ever after that all of us hopeless romantic readers enjoy!
March 2, 2019
Ted and Coreen
Fantastic read! Entertaining plot. Make me angry. Made me cry! The raw emotions were so palpable....
Poor Coreen. She is totally in love with Ted but no hope of her feelings ever been reciprocated. She married his cousin instead and barely lives to regret it. Two years later, widow and penniless she is forced to live temporarily with Ted and his sister ( Coreen's best friend ). The problem?! Ted believes her responsible for his cousin's death and mistreat her, eventually finding out the nightmare that was her marriage and his own responsibility in it. Really emotional. Highly recommended
Fantastic read! Entertaining plot. Make me angry. Made me cry! The raw emotions were so palpable....
Poor Coreen. She is totally in love with Ted but no hope of her feelings ever been reciprocated. She married his cousin instead and barely lives to regret it. Two years later, widow and penniless she is forced to live temporarily with Ted and his sister ( Coreen's best friend ). The problem?! Ted believes her responsible for his cousin's death and mistreat her, eventually finding out the nightmare that was her marriage and his own responsibility in it. Really emotional. Highly recommended
January 10, 2012
I like her books but not this. He treats her so poorly yet she is with him. With her back history sorry I feel she'd want some one that treats her better. This is not her best book. I could not finish reading last chapter as I did not enjoy story line.
Also wish ones of these days the age was not so huge between the two love interest and the girls were not untouched. That is not always the case. And how about in a book she makes the woman for change older and more worldly. I have now read about 90% of her books and am ready to see newer fresher story lines.
Also wish ones of these days the age was not so huge between the two love interest and the girls were not untouched. That is not always the case. And how about in a book she makes the woman for change older and more worldly. I have now read about 90% of her books and am ready to see newer fresher story lines.
December 14, 2014
I sooooo wanted to like this more. I love a traumatized heroines, and the one fit the bill. There was some good angst, even if it did get a little over the top and illogical at times. But it was just too sugary sweet, and the heroine's dialog was too Mary Sueish for me. Cheesy, and not even terribly sweet - the hero is a pretty big jerk tbh.
February 15, 2015
I'm enjoying Ms. Palmer's books. She has great character description and this was no exception. Ted and Doreen have their conflicts and sexual tension but eventually get past their barriers to the deepest level of their feelings.
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