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The Last Mercenary: Her Lone Cowboy
PRIVATE PROTECTOR
Micah Steele was a mystery, as silent as stone and just as intractable. Not even those closest to him knew the details of his life--which was exactly how it had to be. Because Micah was a mercenary, and his lies protected those he loved. Or they had, until the young beauty he'd left behind in Jacobsville, Texas, was kidnapped by his sworn enemy.
Micah was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to rescue Callie Kirby. But he wasn't prepared for her sweet innocence to be more dangerous than the evil he hunted. He could protect Callie from ruthless drug lords, but who would protect her from Micah?
BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!
Her Lone Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author Donna Alward
Noah Laramie returns to the ranch after his service in the army, intending to shut himself off from everyone. Especially Lily Germaine. But Lily is determined to drag the cowboy back into the world--one kiss at a time.
Micah Steele was a mystery, as silent as stone and just as intractable. Not even those closest to him knew the details of his life--which was exactly how it had to be. Because Micah was a mercenary, and his lies protected those he loved. Or they had, until the young beauty he'd left behind in Jacobsville, Texas, was kidnapped by his sworn enemy.
Micah was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to rescue Callie Kirby. But he wasn't prepared for her sweet innocence to be more dangerous than the evil he hunted. He could protect Callie from ruthless drug lords, but who would protect her from Micah?
BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!
Her Lone Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author Donna Alward
Noah Laramie returns to the ranch after his service in the army, intending to shut himself off from everyone. Especially Lily Germaine. But Lily is determined to drag the cowboy back into the world--one kiss at a time.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 27, 2014
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Diana Palmer
1,038 books3,097 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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February 2, 2015
I only read the DP one of these books. It was better than most of DP's work for me and that was because there was more action I think. There were also several spots where the hero said some lovely things to the heroine. On the other hand it had the usual problems that I find with this author. The story lines always sound good but the execution fails for me. Things happened really fast. By that I mean that a situation would arise and be instantly solved on the next page. She's kidnapped! Never mind, the hero saves her 12 hours later. She hears the hero say something pretty bad about her. Lots of room for angst and misunderstands and trauma but no she immediately faces the hero with what she hear and that trauma is over. And at the end Those are just a few examples.
Why did I read this when I know DP is not for me? Well I got the book for free. What can I say?
Why did I read this when I know DP is not for me? Well I got the book for free. What can I say?
July 4, 2020
Micah Steele comes to Callie Kirby's rescue when she is kidnapped by a drug lord. Callie is Micah's stepsister who has loved him since she was 16. Micah is a mercenary and has been estranged from his family for 4 years or so all because of Callie's mother. Micah blamed Callie as well and he acts as if he hates her. He is a typical hero for Ms. Palmer and this book is similar to a lot of others that she writes. He is antagonistic towards the Callie but she doesn't let him run roughshod all over her. She has had to be tough with the past that she has had.
Ms. Palmer has written a few stories with stepbrothers and stepsisters falling in love with each other. It is not the norm but then it can happen in real life.
Her books often have the hero as a handsome, sexy male whereas the females are often unconventionally pretty, more beautiful on the inside. They are real and not like some of the women that follow the heroes around with the big boobs and the holier than thou attitudes.
The was a fast read and it has some characters from past novels and new ones that I would like to see in other stories.
Ms. Palmer has written a few stories with stepbrothers and stepsisters falling in love with each other. It is not the norm but then it can happen in real life.
Her books often have the hero as a handsome, sexy male whereas the females are often unconventionally pretty, more beautiful on the inside. They are real and not like some of the women that follow the heroes around with the big boobs and the holier than thou attitudes.
The was a fast read and it has some characters from past novels and new ones that I would like to see in other stories.
December 8, 2017
Es último libro de la serie un tanto confuso el protagonista pasa por una desesperacion para recatarla, no deja que otros hombres se le acerquen pero a pesar de todo no la quiere, confuso no me gusto, la chica no debió ponerlo tan fácil...
October 25, 2017
Are all of Diana Palmer's "heroes" such misogynistic assholes? Are all her female characters total pushovers with no self-worth?!? JFC.
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June 17, 2018PRIVATE PROTECTOR
Micah Steele was a mystery, as silent as stone and just as intractable. Not even those closest to him knew the details of his life--which was exactly how it had to be. Because Micah was a mercenary, and his lies protected those he loved. Or they had, until the young beauty he'd left behind in Jacobsville, Texas, was kidnapped by his sworn enemy.
Micah was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to rescue Callie Kirby. But he wasn't prepared for her sweet innocence to be more dangerous than the evil he hunted. He could protect Callie from ruthless drug lords, but who would protect her from Micah?
BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!
Her Lone Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author Donna Alward
Noah Laramie returns to the ranch after his service in the army, intending to shut himself off from everyone. Especially Lily Germaine. But Lily is determined to drag the cowboy back into the world--one kiss at a time.
Micah Steele was a mystery, as silent as stone and just as intractable. Not even those closest to him knew the details of his life--which was exactly how it had to be. Because Micah was a mercenary, and his lies protected those he loved. Or they had, until the young beauty he'd left behind in Jacobsville, Texas, was kidnapped by his sworn enemy.
Micah was prepared to go to the ends of the earth to rescue Callie Kirby. But he wasn't prepared for her sweet innocence to be more dangerous than the evil he hunted. He could protect Callie from ruthless drug lords, but who would protect her from Micah?
BONUS BOOK INCLUDED IN THIS VOLUME!
Her Lone Cowboy by New York Times bestselling author Donna Alward
Noah Laramie returns to the ranch after his service in the army, intending to shut himself off from everyone. Especially Lily Germaine. But Lily is determined to drag the cowboy back into the world--one kiss at a time.
November 22, 2014
A 2 for one book. Story one has mercenary Micah Steele trying to save his step-sister Callie Kirby from a drug lord in Mexico. Of course, he has loved her for years, but kept himself at bay. Now he can't seem to protect her from himself.
Story two has Noah Laramie returning to the ranch after being injured in the service. His brother's fiance's best friend Lily has been asked to help him get adjusted to life after losing an arm and being out of the service. Of course, they fall in love but have so many hang ups between them that they need to sort through so they can believe that love can happen to them.
Story two has Noah Laramie returning to the ranch after being injured in the service. His brother's fiance's best friend Lily has been asked to help him get adjusted to life after losing an arm and being out of the service. Of course, they fall in love but have so many hang ups between them that they need to sort through so they can believe that love can happen to them.
August 1, 2014
After reading many of the westerns written by Diana Palmer, I was disappointed in this book. Callie Kirby, the heroine, is naïve to the extreme. Micah Steele, the hero, is a mercenary yet gets caught by the bad guy because he is too tired to swim back to shore after making love to Callie most of the night. Since Callie was sedated at the time, she thinks it was all an erotic dream! Seriously????
April 29, 2015
This western romance takes a darker tone from other books I have read by Diana Palmer. The main character, Micah Stone is a mercenary, whose life remains a mystery. Kidapping, drug dealers, and a dangerous step into the underworld make this more than a romance. The plot moves quickly and is filled with suspense.
August 14, 2015
Blast from the past
This book is a blast from the past for me. That was the first book. The second book attached to my kindle copy was a good heart warming tale. This book would get only four stars as well. It was straight forward romance where one couple is getting married and their best man and lady in waiting fall in love.
This book is a blast from the past for me. That was the first book. The second book attached to my kindle copy was a good heart warming tale. This book would get only four stars as well. It was straight forward romance where one couple is getting married and their best man and lady in waiting fall in love.
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February 21, 2024Loved this book I have always wanted To read Micah and Callie story they were made for each other but he couldn't see beon the past to the further until she gets kinddnapped and he goes and saves her 5han he starts to see the light he saves her and fight his feelings for her tired to ignore them but he was fighting a losing battle
June 21, 2014
This was a great story. It was intriguing and full of suspense.
August 18, 2014
I love Diana Palmer, but I was really disappointed by this book. The heroine was extremely naive and the hero was incredibly cruel. I wouldn't recommend it.
September 7, 2014
Free pickup. Traded.
February 2, 2015
Micah Steele's story. This edition is a duet with a story by Donna Alward.
February 28, 2015
I loved this book. I got hooked in the first chapter and didn't want to put it down.
September 6, 2015
stepsister
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August 28, 2017very good
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