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Long, Tall Texans #44
Invincible
He's everything she fears…and everything she wants
Mercenary by name and by nature, Carson is a Lakota Sioux who stays to himself and never keeps women around long enough for anything emotional to develop. But working with his friend Cash Grier on a complex murder investigation provides Carson with another kind of fun—shocking Cash's sweet but traditional secretary, Carlie Blair, with tales of his latest conquests.
Then Carlie lands in deep trouble. She saw something she shouldn't have, and now the face of a criminal is stored permanently in her photographic memory…and Carlie is the key piece of evidence that could implicate a popular politician in the murder case.
Her only protection is Carson—the man she once despised. But when she learns that Carson is more than just a tough guy, Carlie realizes she's endangered herself further. Because now her only chance to live means losing her heart to the most dangerous kind of man….
Mercenary by name and by nature, Carson is a Lakota Sioux who stays to himself and never keeps women around long enough for anything emotional to develop. But working with his friend Cash Grier on a complex murder investigation provides Carson with another kind of fun—shocking Cash's sweet but traditional secretary, Carlie Blair, with tales of his latest conquests.
Then Carlie lands in deep trouble. She saw something she shouldn't have, and now the face of a criminal is stored permanently in her photographic memory…and Carlie is the key piece of evidence that could implicate a popular politician in the murder case.
Her only protection is Carson—the man she once despised. But when she learns that Carson is more than just a tough guy, Carlie realizes she's endangered herself further. Because now her only chance to live means losing her heart to the most dangerous kind of man….
304 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2014
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Diana Palmer
1,039 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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July 1, 2014DNF at 47%
Diana Palmer's place in western romances is pretty equivalent to Abbi Glines's position in NA romance and though I'm a fan of this author, this particular book is not my cup of tea. The hero was too much of a jerk to be redeemed and the heroine (despite being 23) acted and sounded like a naive child. Whenever I start to feel uncomfortable about the hero & heroine's relationship, my ladyboner is killed and I'm not fully invested in the book. I'm just going to cut my losses early and not waste any more time on a book I'm not really enjoying.
ARC provided by Harlequin via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Diana Palmer's place in western romances is pretty equivalent to Abbi Glines's position in NA romance and though I'm a fan of this author, this particular book is not my cup of tea. The hero was too much of a jerk to be redeemed and the heroine (despite being 23) acted and sounded like a naive child. Whenever I start to feel uncomfortable about the hero & heroine's relationship, my ladyboner is killed and I'm not fully invested in the book. I'm just going to cut my losses early and not waste any more time on a book I'm not really enjoying.
ARC provided by Harlequin via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
June 18, 2020
This story of a Lakota mercenary and the police chief’s secretary started off so slow and was padded with the most ridiculous detours into gaming discussions, Lakota history discussions, gossip about other DP characters, feeding birds, solving crimes – and yet glimmers of the ol’ DP magic showed – esp. at the end.
The romance plot was the usual antagonistic relationship that hid the H/h's strong mutual attraction. Heroine was “plain” and religious and poor with terrible clothes. The hero had a chip on his shoulder after his wife
To illustrate how padded this story was – the hero told the story of the spoiler at least three times.
So the romance was thin – even though the hero saved heroine from anaphylactic shock and worried about her when she was kidnapped. Yet, he still rejected her after she saved him from death by poisoning. He finally woke up when she went to a destination wedding in the Bahamas and he thought she was lost to him forever. That realization and declaration had less page time than the heroine’s forays into League of Legends or whatever it was she played.
The mystery was a continuation of the evil senator’s antics – and all you need to know is that they finally busted him. An unexpectedly sweet offshoot of this plot line was the disgraced police officer who kidnapped the heroine. Heroine sensed “there was good in him” and he ended up turning his life around. He has a starring role in the sweet epilogue.
The hero is going to finish his residency in Jacobsville, so expect him at the bedside of future DP characters.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest No. But hero has a pony tail
Breast Description “Delicate pink and mauve mound” (LOL)
Cigarettes/gaming Gaming – so much gaming
Alcohol Besides what I drank? Not really
Town Descriptions Whee! Jacobsville has an FBI branch office now. And a “civic center” where the Valentine’s dance was held. H/h got pre-made sandwiches from the convenience store next to the picnic area on the Jacobs River.
Gardenia Scent No. Hero smells good, though.
LOL detail So many.
*Heroine’s father was a mercenary before he became a minister. He was named “The Snake” because he could sneak up silently.
*The minister drives a Cobra, but they can’t afford a warm coat for the heroine.
*A newcomer says that Jacobsville has the “kindest most tolerant people in the world.”
*The H and OW took a stretch limo to the Valentine’s dance. The heroine and her date just had a regular limo.
*The H/h danced to a song from South Pacific (LOL)
Cutesy detail All the mercenaries joking about their tempers and how many bad people they injured throwing them through windows, into ponds, etc. . .
DP hobbyhorse Faith will get you through the hard times and virginity is best. The delights of gaming.
The romance plot was the usual antagonistic relationship that hid the H/h's strong mutual attraction. Heroine was “plain” and religious and poor with terrible clothes. The hero had a chip on his shoulder after his wife
To illustrate how padded this story was – the hero told the story of the spoiler at least three times.
So the romance was thin – even though the hero saved heroine from anaphylactic shock and worried about her when she was kidnapped. Yet, he still rejected her after she saved him from death by poisoning. He finally woke up when she went to a destination wedding in the Bahamas and he thought she was lost to him forever. That realization and declaration had less page time than the heroine’s forays into League of Legends or whatever it was she played.
The mystery was a continuation of the evil senator’s antics – and all you need to know is that they finally busted him. An unexpectedly sweet offshoot of this plot line was the disgraced police officer who kidnapped the heroine. Heroine sensed “there was good in him” and he ended up turning his life around. He has a starring role in the sweet epilogue.
The hero is going to finish his residency in Jacobsville, so expect him at the bedside of future DP characters.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest No. But hero has a pony tail
Breast Description “Delicate pink and mauve mound” (LOL)
Cigarettes/gaming Gaming – so much gaming
Alcohol Besides what I drank? Not really
Town Descriptions Whee! Jacobsville has an FBI branch office now. And a “civic center” where the Valentine’s dance was held. H/h got pre-made sandwiches from the convenience store next to the picnic area on the Jacobs River.
Gardenia Scent No. Hero smells good, though.
LOL detail So many.
*Heroine’s father was a mercenary before he became a minister. He was named “The Snake” because he could sneak up silently.
*The minister drives a Cobra, but they can’t afford a warm coat for the heroine.
*A newcomer says that Jacobsville has the “kindest most tolerant people in the world.”
*The H and OW took a stretch limo to the Valentine’s dance. The heroine and her date just had a regular limo.
*The H/h danced to a song from South Pacific (LOL)
Cutesy detail All the mercenaries joking about their tempers and how many bad people they injured throwing them through windows, into ponds, etc. . .
DP hobbyhorse Faith will get you through the hard times and virginity is best. The delights of gaming.
April 20, 2015
I'm not sure why Palmer is so passive aggressive about faith and morality. And only with her heroines.
On one hand faith is prominent in all her books. Every heroine is *innocent* and all the towns people are constantly berating any women who doesn't uphold their set of moral values.
If you aren't virgin - then you're a whore in Palmlandia.
On the other hand - despite being in a town of like minded people "of value" all of these *innocents* are on the fringe, treated like delicate flowers and infants. No man is attracted to them (very often her heroines are described as ugly by the hero). No local man wants to waste their time on a girl with morals, no experience and the absolute worse thing in the world - a girl who wants to settle down.
I find this so strange in a town where everyone holds basically the same values.
it's as if she's making the heroines martyrs and holds them up as the beacon of good Christian values while slapping them down in the same breath. If they just suffer enough they will be proven worthy.
Every other woman who even shows any sexuality is a whore.
Although there is slight progress on that front. There are at least two (that I counted) strong female characters with personalities and careers outside of serving men. One - a doctor even has an actual conversation with the hero where he *gasps* listens to and respects her intelligence.
Also, while the hero of Invincible starts off as the typical playboy asshat that populate Palmer's novels, he ended up being something quite different and actually a really nice guy . You just have to let the story play out to see that.
It's not a DPalm novel if there isn't a drinking game so here we go…Take a drink anytime:
~ the hero tells his backstory. In complete detail. (at least three times)
~ anyone says "an innocent" (translation - any girl who isn't a whore)
~ Anytime the heroine cries out - "I'm not a mushroom!" Hell - take two shots for that one because that's funny stuff.
~ anyone uses the word "eloquent"
~ anytime the heroine refers to the hero as a "lone wolf"
~ every time the heroine forgets her phone. Even though she's in constant danger & EVERYONE reminds her constantly to remember her phone. What's the one thing she always forgets? Her phone! Except for that one time - where it falls out of the hole in her pocket Gah….YOU HAD ONE JOB CARLIE!
These don't happen a lot but they DO happen in EVERY DPalm so honorary shots for:
~ a kidnapping
~ the kidnapper falling for the heroine and telling her the entire bad guy plot
~ hero afraid of all those roving women looking for commitment
~ WoW/ any game references. The whole town is apparently hooked up and playing WoW almost daily.
~ There's always a history lesson in a DPalm novel.The heroine has an obsession with Lakota indians, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Bill, Alexander the Great and Hannibal.
So this is classic Diana Palmer. Silly, formulaic, yet kind of fun.
On one hand faith is prominent in all her books. Every heroine is *innocent* and all the towns people are constantly berating any women who doesn't uphold their set of moral values.
If you aren't virgin - then you're a whore in Palmlandia.
On the other hand - despite being in a town of like minded people "of value" all of these *innocents* are on the fringe, treated like delicate flowers and infants. No man is attracted to them (very often her heroines are described as ugly by the hero). No local man wants to waste their time on a girl with morals, no experience and the absolute worse thing in the world - a girl who wants to settle down.
I find this so strange in a town where everyone holds basically the same values.
it's as if she's making the heroines martyrs and holds them up as the beacon of good Christian values while slapping them down in the same breath. If they just suffer enough they will be proven worthy.
Every other woman who even shows any sexuality is a whore.
Although there is slight progress on that front. There are at least two (that I counted) strong female characters with personalities and careers outside of serving men. One - a doctor even has an actual conversation with the hero where he *gasps* listens to and respects her intelligence.
Also, while the hero of Invincible starts off as the typical playboy asshat that populate Palmer's novels, he ended up being something quite different and actually a really nice guy . You just have to let the story play out to see that.
It's not a DPalm novel if there isn't a drinking game so here we go…Take a drink anytime:
~ the hero tells his backstory. In complete detail. (at least three times)
~ anyone says "an innocent" (translation - any girl who isn't a whore)
~ Anytime the heroine cries out - "I'm not a mushroom!" Hell - take two shots for that one because that's funny stuff.
~ anyone uses the word "eloquent"
~ anytime the heroine refers to the hero as a "lone wolf"
~ every time the heroine forgets her phone. Even though she's in constant danger & EVERYONE reminds her constantly to remember her phone. What's the one thing she always forgets? Her phone! Except for that one time - where it falls out of the hole in her pocket Gah….YOU HAD ONE JOB CARLIE!
These don't happen a lot but they DO happen in EVERY DPalm so honorary shots for:
~ a kidnapping
~ the kidnapper falling for the heroine and telling her the entire bad guy plot
~ hero afraid of all those roving women looking for commitment
~ WoW/ any game references. The whole town is apparently hooked up and playing WoW almost daily.
~ There's always a history lesson in a DPalm novel.The heroine has an obsession with Lakota indians, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Bill, Alexander the Great and Hannibal.
So this is classic Diana Palmer. Silly, formulaic, yet kind of fun.
November 22, 2022
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK, or decent reads.
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UPDATE: Reread in September 12, 2022
UPDATE: Reread in April 9, 2017
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Review in Portuguese and English
Eu nunca resisto aos livros da Diana Palmer, então mais uma vez devorei a leitura de uma vez só.
Confesso que estava apreensiva devido a tantos comentários negativos, mas achei uma leitura ok e com todos elementos característicos da autora.
Mocinha virgem com convicções religiosas, mas com personalidade marcante. Ela não é nenhuma imbecil e ainda por cima adora jogar WOW! As características físicas dela são comuns a todas heroínas da autora, ela é comum e sem muitos atrativos.
Nosso herói é um mercenário que já andou pelo mundo todo e é todo traumatizado, como todos heróis da autora. Ele é um cafajeste e mulherengo. Bastou uma loira peituda para enganar ele e fazer ele de trouxa. Todos heróis da autora tem um fraco por loiras vadias.
Apesar de ser um livro standalone é interessante ter lido a série Wyoming Men para melhor entender os acontecimentos da história.
Os personagens dos livros anteriores aparecem e dão um colorido especial para a história. Adoro o Cash e a Tippy se redimiu, adorei a atitude dela para defender nossa heroína.
Todo mundo que me conhece sabe que odeio Tippy e queria que Cash tivesse ficado com a Christabel.
O livro tem bastante ação pois a heroína e o pai dela estão sendo ameaçados e precisam de proteção dos mercenários que moram na cidade. O Cy aparece na história também.
Os moradores formam uma rede de proteção para ajudar nossa heroína e estão sempre lá para apoiá-la.
O Rourke tem participação importante na história e eu fiquei com vontade de ler mais sobre ele e a mulher que ele ama.
Nossos heróis alcançam o HEA como era esperado e a autora entrega direitinho.
Mas senti falta de mais cenas quentes entre os personagens e a autora está cada vez mais puritana.
Mais um livro típico da autora e recomendado somente para fãs.
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I never resist to books of Diana Palmer, so once again I devoured the book.
I confess I was apprehensive due to so many negative comments, but I found a reading ok and with all characteristic elements of the author.
Virgin heroine with religious convictions, but with interesting personality. She's no fool and still loves to play WOW! Her physical characteristics are common to all the author's heroines, she is common and without many attractions.
Our heroes is a mercenary who has been all over the world and he's all traumatized, as all heroes of the author. He's a jerk and womanizer. All it took was a busty blonde to trick him and make him a fool. All heroes of the author has a weakness for blondes skanks.
Despite being a standalone book is interesting reading the series Wyoming Men to better understand the events of the story.
The characters of the previous books appear and give a special color to the story. I love Cash and Tippy redeemed himself, loved her attitude to defend our heroine.
Everyone who knows me knows I hate Tippy and want Cash stayed with Christabel.
The book has a lot of action because the heroine and her father are being threatened and need protection from mercenaries who live in the city. Cy appears in the story, too.
Residents form a safety net to help our heroine and are always there to support her.
Rourke has important participation in history and I was in the mood to read more about him and the woman he loves.
Our heroes reach the HEA as was expected and the author delivers straight.
But I missed more hot scenes between the characters and the author's increasingly puritanical.
Another typical book author and recommended only to fans.
=========================
UPDATE: Reread in September 12, 2022
UPDATE: Reread in April 9, 2017
---------------
Review in Portuguese and English
Eu nunca resisto aos livros da Diana Palmer, então mais uma vez devorei a leitura de uma vez só.
Confesso que estava apreensiva devido a tantos comentários negativos, mas achei uma leitura ok e com todos elementos característicos da autora.
Mocinha virgem com convicções religiosas, mas com personalidade marcante. Ela não é nenhuma imbecil e ainda por cima adora jogar WOW! As características físicas dela são comuns a todas heroínas da autora, ela é comum e sem muitos atrativos.
Nosso herói é um mercenário que já andou pelo mundo todo e é todo traumatizado, como todos heróis da autora. Ele é um cafajeste e mulherengo. Bastou uma loira peituda para enganar ele e fazer ele de trouxa. Todos heróis da autora tem um fraco por loiras vadias.
Apesar de ser um livro standalone é interessante ter lido a série Wyoming Men para melhor entender os acontecimentos da história.
Os personagens dos livros anteriores aparecem e dão um colorido especial para a história. Adoro o Cash e a Tippy se redimiu, adorei a atitude dela para defender nossa heroína.
Todo mundo que me conhece sabe que odeio Tippy e queria que Cash tivesse ficado com a Christabel.
O livro tem bastante ação pois a heroína e o pai dela estão sendo ameaçados e precisam de proteção dos mercenários que moram na cidade. O Cy aparece na história também.
Os moradores formam uma rede de proteção para ajudar nossa heroína e estão sempre lá para apoiá-la.
O Rourke tem participação importante na história e eu fiquei com vontade de ler mais sobre ele e a mulher que ele ama.
Nossos heróis alcançam o HEA como era esperado e a autora entrega direitinho.
Mas senti falta de mais cenas quentes entre os personagens e a autora está cada vez mais puritana.
Mais um livro típico da autora e recomendado somente para fãs.
--------------------------
I never resist to books of Diana Palmer, so once again I devoured the book.
I confess I was apprehensive due to so many negative comments, but I found a reading ok and with all characteristic elements of the author.
Virgin heroine with religious convictions, but with interesting personality. She's no fool and still loves to play WOW! Her physical characteristics are common to all the author's heroines, she is common and without many attractions.
Our heroes is a mercenary who has been all over the world and he's all traumatized, as all heroes of the author. He's a jerk and womanizer. All it took was a busty blonde to trick him and make him a fool. All heroes of the author has a weakness for blondes skanks.
Despite being a standalone book is interesting reading the series Wyoming Men to better understand the events of the story.
The characters of the previous books appear and give a special color to the story. I love Cash and Tippy redeemed himself, loved her attitude to defend our heroine.
Everyone who knows me knows I hate Tippy and want Cash stayed with Christabel.
The book has a lot of action because the heroine and her father are being threatened and need protection from mercenaries who live in the city. Cy appears in the story, too.
Residents form a safety net to help our heroine and are always there to support her.
Rourke has important participation in history and I was in the mood to read more about him and the woman he loves.
Our heroes reach the HEA as was expected and the author delivers straight.
But I missed more hot scenes between the characters and the author's increasingly puritanical.
Another typical book author and recommended only to fans.
"He gave her a long look and laughed hollowly. “Listen, kid, nothing about you bothers me. Or ever will.”
“I’m a mushroom,” she said to herself. “They keep me in the dark and feed me manure.”
"At work she was just plain old Carlie, dull and boring and not very pretty at all. But in this video game, on her game server, she was Cadzminea, an Alliance night elf death knight, invincible and deadly with a two-handed great sword. She had top-level gear and a bad attitude,"
“Proudly Alliance,” she muttered. “Darn the Horde!”
“I’m taking Lanette to see The Firebird in San Antonio. I have to go.” “Lanette?” Reverend Blair asked. “She’s a stewardess. I met her on the plane coming down with Dalton Kirk a few weeks ago.”
"Carson stared at her without meaning to. She wasn’t pretty. She had nothing going for her. She had ironclad ideals and a smart mouth and a body that wasn’t going to send any man running toward her."
"his smug expression taunted her with his success with women."
"the door opened and Carson came in. But he wasn’t alone. There was a beautiful blonde woman with him."
"Carlie tried not to mind that Carson’s elegant girlfriend had treated her like dirt. She tried to pretend that it didn’t bother her, that Carson hadn’t brought her into the office deliberately to flaunt her."
“I don’t do forever. Even a child on the way wouldn’t change that.”
“Carlie, you look lovely,” Tippy told her solemnly. “It doesn’t matter how much the dress cost if it flatters you. And it does.” She smiled. “I hope she tells Carson what I said to her.”
“Your father is going to kill me,” he said roughly. “For...what?” “For this.” And his mouth went down against hers, hard enough to bruise, hard enough to possess.
“Your friend has a rap sheet,” he told Carson. He smiled again. This time it was even colder. Carson scowled. “A rap sheet?”
"He shoved his hands into his pockets. “I didn’t realize Lanette had started the trouble. She was so upset that it really got to me. She’s just someone to take around. Something pretty to show off.” He shrugged. “Maybe a little more than that. But nothing permanent.”
“The world is full of women like your pretty blonde, and they work for scale. Don’t try to class Carlie with them.” He smiled coldly. “Or you’ll have more trouble than you can handle. You do not want to make an enemy of Reverend Blair.”
“I promised to take Lanette out to eat. I need to talk to her.”
"Lanette returned. She slid her hand into his and just smiled at him, without saying a word. He glanced at her. She really was beautiful. He’d never seen a woman who was quite this exquisite."
"Carson had a date. Rourke was playing poker with Cash Grier. Jake was here. Carlie was alone. At home."
“The only person I’ve ever known who comes close to him is Cash Grier. Jake was...gifted. And not in a way you’d ever share with civilians.”
"She was embarrassed and humiliated by her own easy acceptance of his ardor. He was a womanizer. God only knew how many women he’d had. And she was so easy..."
“I destroyed her mother. I’m not going to stand by and let you destroy her. She deserves better than a womanizing mercenary.”
"I gave them everything except love. It wasn’t until Mary was dying that I realized how much I had loved her, how much I had cost her with my indifference. You think you killed your wife? I know I killed mine."
“Carson’s in danger,” he told the other man. “His blonde girlfriend is the contract killer Richard Martin hired to take out Reverend Blair.”
"A contract killer, and he’d been dating her. All the while she’d been hell-bent on killing Carlie’s father. He felt like an idiot."
“I love you,” she choked. “I know,” he whispered into her mouth, the words almost a groan. “I’ve always known.”
August 13, 2016
Harlequin via NetGalley provided me with complimentary copy of this book for my honest review.
I got this one because I have heard good things about this author and after reading the synopsis I was really interested in it, but sadly the synopsis was more exciting than the book itself. It was slow in a lot of places and for the majority of the book I had no idea why the Hero and the heroine even wanted to be together. Carson was a jerk and when certain things happened I wanted to just flick him on the forehead and say hello stop being dumb. Carlie was supposed to be this sweet innocent girl and at first I got that but sweet lord innocent does not mean ignorant and that's the way she came across as the book kept going. Maybe it was just me but I like my books to be a little bit faster and I like the two main characters to have a little chemistry between them, I didn't get any of that with this book.
I got this one because I have heard good things about this author and after reading the synopsis I was really interested in it, but sadly the synopsis was more exciting than the book itself. It was slow in a lot of places and for the majority of the book I had no idea why the Hero and the heroine even wanted to be together. Carson was a jerk and when certain things happened I wanted to just flick him on the forehead and say hello stop being dumb. Carlie was supposed to be this sweet innocent girl and at first I got that but sweet lord innocent does not mean ignorant and that's the way she came across as the book kept going. Maybe it was just me but I like my books to be a little bit faster and I like the two main characters to have a little chemistry between them, I didn't get any of that with this book.
July 31, 2014
Long,drawn out book.This heroine is innocent beyond repair and not one of my favorites by DPand off course she is an avid gamer and history buff,did I mention she has a facination with military generals!I did enjoy some parts ,but come on already,I want DP of old,those books had so much more substance and passion to them. This heroine def lives in a time warp.I really want Rourke's book.
March 19, 2016
Oh my! I loved the old fashioned, shy, virginal, heroine and the alpha male hero. I loved how Carlie stood by him, saved his life and loved him truly and unconditionally. She is so warm, so sweet, so compassionate a true angel.
Carson was also the perfect hero. He was strong and alpha but never mean or cruel. He had a sad dark past so I could see where his insecurities came from. I liked how he pretended to be a womanizer but he had only slept with his late wife.
The ending and the epilogue were heartwarming. She even showed us their honeymoon and the birth of their baby boy. What a sweet, tender love story! Diana Palmer is my soulmate lol
Carson was also the perfect hero. He was strong and alpha but never mean or cruel. He had a sad dark past so I could see where his insecurities came from. I liked how he pretended to be a womanizer but he had only slept with his late wife.
The ending and the epilogue were heartwarming. She even showed us their honeymoon and the birth of their baby boy. What a sweet, tender love story! Diana Palmer is my soulmate lol
January 4, 2018
"Invincible" is the story of Carlie and Carson.
Mercenary and Lakota Sioux Carson has always had a tiff with Carlie, daughter of local minister and secretary to sheriff Cash Grier- until she sees a murderer and becomes a target herself.
Soon everyone is involved in a cat and mouse chase, and many secrets are revealed..
There was a LOT happening in this book! Everyone has secrets and past traumas- hero, heroine, heroine's dad, villains, secondary characters..!!
The couple follows our typical DP trope- a mean hero traumatized by past, an innocent heroine who has her own scars, loads of boob action and old school values and insane amount of pushing away.
What I found annoying about this one was hero trusting the OW Lanette and sharing sensitive information, even if he didn't know she was the evil one! Like how stupid can you be?! And he also continued using her as a shield and a weapon to keep the heroine away.
The heroine herself was a selfless throwback chick who easily gave into her passions and cried when life got hard.
Overall, it had its moments but I always expect more from a DP book.
The ending and extended epilogue were the only saving grace of this book. I liked how the couple eventually found their true calling.
SWE
2.5/5
Mercenary and Lakota Sioux Carson has always had a tiff with Carlie, daughter of local minister and secretary to sheriff Cash Grier- until she sees a murderer and becomes a target herself.
Soon everyone is involved in a cat and mouse chase, and many secrets are revealed..
There was a LOT happening in this book! Everyone has secrets and past traumas- hero, heroine, heroine's dad, villains, secondary characters..!!
The couple follows our typical DP trope- a mean hero traumatized by past, an innocent heroine who has her own scars, loads of boob action and old school values and insane amount of pushing away.
What I found annoying about this one was hero trusting the OW Lanette and sharing sensitive information, even if he didn't know she was the evil one! Like how stupid can you be?! And he also continued using her as a shield and a weapon to keep the heroine away.
The heroine herself was a selfless throwback chick who easily gave into her passions and cried when life got hard.
Overall, it had its moments but I always expect more from a DP book.
The ending and extended epilogue were the only saving grace of this book. I liked how the couple eventually found their true calling.
SWE
2.5/5
August 3, 2014
Where the hell's my review gone? It was long and rambling and now it's gone? Dammit.
03.08.14
I was hoping it might reappear but it hasn't. Not sure I feel up to the power of recritiquing Diana Palmer books again. I had a whole explanation going on, followed by the problems in her books versus the emotional attachment. I'll try and get the main points across again.
1. I've been reading Diana Palmer since I was a young teenager.
2. I own and have a whole shelf of her older works right next to Terry Pratchett (Palmer, Pierce, Pratchett, Pullman - spot the odd genre out!) and my Death of Rats statue even crept to her shelf due to overcrowding.
1 + 2 = 3. Strong emotional attachment and long history with the author and her Long Tall Texans series.
4. All the books have a similar theme -
Pros: You know what you're getting. The crime plot elements are surprisingly strong. Familiarity of characters and locations.
Cons: Unbelievable recurrences.
A) Virgins are fine but why are they always bullied despite supposedly coming from a town of like-minded people and are friends with the other books' female virgin characters? Do they all commute to a really huge school where they are vastly outnumbered by out-of-towners? Do they wear badges proclaiming their virginity to all and sundry? Also being a virgin doesn't mean you wouldn't recognise erections and lust. Yep, Carlie doesn't know what's going on, despite having the internet and working in a police station and later admitting to watching risque movies.
B) And why does everyone have the exact same interests in Warcraft (fair enough in some ways, it's a popular game and the main one of it's kind) and military and Native American history (why not the industrial revolution, the renaissance, or, since religion is a big thing in these books, medieval theological writings? Why not subjects other than history - there used to be a bit of variety with anthropology (essentially history but with extra dirt thrown in!) but it seems to have vanished over the years).
5. Writing style. Over the years the books have grown increasingly wooden in tone - if you really must force feed me historical facts then at least work them in realistically and conversationally - I felt as if the characters were reading aloud from Wikipedia at times! Also you don't have to tell me the same fact a billion times - I will remember between one chapter and the next that a fact in the backstory occurred. And if you are going to repeat the backstory points - get them straight. Was it 6 years ago or 8 years ago that so-and-so happened? Because on one occasion it was 6 then on the next occasion it was 8. Either certain needs were met even without full penetrative sex or nothing was met - which was it? There were far too many minor mismatches.
So 2.75 stars, because nostalgia and I probably will still pick up Diana Palmer books due to nostalgia and comfort and teenage memories, but crap, they're really not that well written any more, probably due to trying to be more than they are - romantic, Christian fluff. And now just in case I'll copy this review to a note in case it vanishes like the last!
03.08.14
I was hoping it might reappear but it hasn't. Not sure I feel up to the power of recritiquing Diana Palmer books again. I had a whole explanation going on, followed by the problems in her books versus the emotional attachment. I'll try and get the main points across again.
1. I've been reading Diana Palmer since I was a young teenager.
2. I own and have a whole shelf of her older works right next to Terry Pratchett (Palmer, Pierce, Pratchett, Pullman - spot the odd genre out!) and my Death of Rats statue even crept to her shelf due to overcrowding.
1 + 2 = 3. Strong emotional attachment and long history with the author and her Long Tall Texans series.
4. All the books have a similar theme -
Pros: You know what you're getting. The crime plot elements are surprisingly strong. Familiarity of characters and locations.
Cons: Unbelievable recurrences.
A) Virgins are fine but why are they always bullied despite supposedly coming from a town of like-minded people and are friends with the other books' female virgin characters? Do they all commute to a really huge school where they are vastly outnumbered by out-of-towners? Do they wear badges proclaiming their virginity to all and sundry? Also being a virgin doesn't mean you wouldn't recognise erections and lust. Yep, Carlie doesn't know what's going on, despite having the internet and working in a police station and later admitting to watching risque movies.
B) And why does everyone have the exact same interests in Warcraft (fair enough in some ways, it's a popular game and the main one of it's kind) and military and Native American history (why not the industrial revolution, the renaissance, or, since religion is a big thing in these books, medieval theological writings? Why not subjects other than history - there used to be a bit of variety with anthropology (essentially history but with extra dirt thrown in!) but it seems to have vanished over the years).
5. Writing style. Over the years the books have grown increasingly wooden in tone - if you really must force feed me historical facts then at least work them in realistically and conversationally - I felt as if the characters were reading aloud from Wikipedia at times! Also you don't have to tell me the same fact a billion times - I will remember between one chapter and the next that a fact in the backstory occurred. And if you are going to repeat the backstory points - get them straight. Was it 6 years ago or 8 years ago that so-and-so happened? Because on one occasion it was 6 then on the next occasion it was 8. Either certain needs were met even without full penetrative sex or nothing was met - which was it? There were far too many minor mismatches.
So 2.75 stars, because nostalgia and I probably will still pick up Diana Palmer books due to nostalgia and comfort and teenage memories, but crap, they're really not that well written any more, probably due to trying to be more than they are - romantic, Christian fluff. And now just in case I'll copy this review to a note in case it vanishes like the last!
May 4, 2018
While I was reading this book, I kept asking my self over and over: Why am I wasting my time on this book????
December 14, 2020
H is tiresome and DP breaks a basic rule of writing by having an off-screen epiphany.
June 22, 2014
4 STARS
This is a familiar setting Jacobs County, Texas, with a lot of old familiar characters in the background. I probably did not even recognize some familiar names, but a lot I did. It had some surprises a long the way too.
The heroine Carlie Blair is a woman of faith and a virgin. She is a secretary to Cash Grier. Her father is a preacher who has a secret past. Carlie drives a old truck, and is always forgetting her cell phone. She never dates. She loves military history and gaming.
Carson is a Lakota Sioux. A medic. He dates beautiful fast women. He is helping to watch over Carlie and her father. Carson wants Carlie but he does not do commitments. Everyone keeps telling Carson to not hurt Carlie.
Someone is either after Carlie or her father. They know a contract has been taken out but not why or for who.
There are some characters that I really liked in the end that surprised me. It pays to be nice and friendly to everyone. I don't want to ruin the plot by saying too much.
If you are one of the millions of readers who like Diana Palmer you will enjoy seeing old friends and make new ones along the way. Come and read Invincible and see what friends you recognize.
I was given this ebook to read and in return agreed to give honest review of it by Net Galley and Harlequin.
This is a familiar setting Jacobs County, Texas, with a lot of old familiar characters in the background. I probably did not even recognize some familiar names, but a lot I did. It had some surprises a long the way too.
The heroine Carlie Blair is a woman of faith and a virgin. She is a secretary to Cash Grier. Her father is a preacher who has a secret past. Carlie drives a old truck, and is always forgetting her cell phone. She never dates. She loves military history and gaming.
Carson is a Lakota Sioux. A medic. He dates beautiful fast women. He is helping to watch over Carlie and her father. Carson wants Carlie but he does not do commitments. Everyone keeps telling Carson to not hurt Carlie.
Someone is either after Carlie or her father. They know a contract has been taken out but not why or for who.
There are some characters that I really liked in the end that surprised me. It pays to be nice and friendly to everyone. I don't want to ruin the plot by saying too much.
If you are one of the millions of readers who like Diana Palmer you will enjoy seeing old friends and make new ones along the way. Come and read Invincible and see what friends you recognize.
I was given this ebook to read and in return agreed to give honest review of it by Net Galley and Harlequin.
April 9, 2015
I'm a bit disappointed by this book. Because I was expecting Diana Palmer's signature plot. Sure Carlie is this shy and innocent heroine, but there's just too much going on. Too much talking about this and that instead of real storyline so I ended up skipping a lot of part.
I wish this book could be a bit more dramatic, like Diana's usual plot. But overall I enjoyed it. :)
I wish this book could be a bit more dramatic, like Diana's usual plot. But overall I enjoyed it. :)
July 12, 2021
Invincible and immense like this man’s stupidity.
The hero should be a mercenary soldier who is summoned when there are delicate missions. In this case he has to protect the heroine. So we expect him to be secretive and smart and able to read other people like an open book. Sadly not this one. He’s so intellectually challenged that he repeatedly chats with the wrong persons about his mission. How stupid can a man be??? And he’s sober, not drunk. Besides that, he is not able to understand that his girlfriend’s behavior is a little suspicious because she asks him a lot of questions about the heroine and seems to know more than him about her. Furthermore he’s mean and cruel to the heroine for no reason, making disparaging remarks about her appearance and flaunting his women in front of her and he believes the ow’s lies about the heroine, attacking her because ow told him she told her cruel things. I don’t understand why a man who is not interested in a woman as in the beginning the hero appears to be, should treat this woman disrespectfully. I don’t condone a man’s rudeness to any woman, ever.
The heroine was also a lost cause, pining for a man who treats her like dirt. She has no self respect.
The heroine’s father should be an interesting and charming character, the mercenary who becomes a priest, but I couldn’t warm to him because he said he loved his wife even if he left her immediately after marriage because he also loved his dangerous life. He only realized he loved her when she was dying. Can I say F**k off??? Because he deserved it. This is no love at all. Only selfish narcissism.
I definitely think my favorite character here is the evil ow. And this is not a good sign. Because she was really really evil.
Cruel, mean and criminal.
But I loved her for what she did to the hero.
She poisoned him, hit him in his head and then shot him. Oh yeah! Satisfaction.
Sadly he recovered and married the doormat heroine’s.
Oh, and he was celibate for years, the women were only dinner companions. Mmmm mmmm.
The hero should be a mercenary soldier who is summoned when there are delicate missions. In this case he has to protect the heroine. So we expect him to be secretive and smart and able to read other people like an open book. Sadly not this one. He’s so intellectually challenged that he repeatedly chats with the wrong persons about his mission. How stupid can a man be??? And he’s sober, not drunk. Besides that, he is not able to understand that his girlfriend’s behavior is a little suspicious because she asks him a lot of questions about the heroine and seems to know more than him about her. Furthermore he’s mean and cruel to the heroine for no reason, making disparaging remarks about her appearance and flaunting his women in front of her and he believes the ow’s lies about the heroine, attacking her because ow told him she told her cruel things. I don’t understand why a man who is not interested in a woman as in the beginning the hero appears to be, should treat this woman disrespectfully. I don’t condone a man’s rudeness to any woman, ever.
The heroine was also a lost cause, pining for a man who treats her like dirt. She has no self respect.
The heroine’s father should be an interesting and charming character, the mercenary who becomes a priest, but I couldn’t warm to him because he said he loved his wife even if he left her immediately after marriage because he also loved his dangerous life. He only realized he loved her when she was dying. Can I say F**k off??? Because he deserved it. This is no love at all. Only selfish narcissism.
I definitely think my favorite character here is the evil ow. And this is not a good sign. Because she was really really evil.
Cruel, mean and criminal.
But I loved her for what she did to the hero.
She poisoned him, hit him in his head and then shot him. Oh yeah! Satisfaction.
Sadly he recovered and married the doormat heroine’s.
Oh, and he was celibate for years, the women were only dinner companions. Mmmm mmmm.
September 21, 2014
This is another standard formula driven Diana Palmer book
In 2014 the heroine is exactly the same small breasted, naive, unworldly, lets the man walk all over her heroine as she was 25 years ago. The hero is still a grumpy, jaded alpha male who always believes the worst of the heroine and treats her badly and bordering on psychologically abusive.
It is so disappointing as 25 years ago the stories were great and appropriate for the late 1970's/early 1980’s but it appears that Diana Palmer is stuck in a time warp that she can't get out of.
Throwing in some boring, repetitive and unnecessary gaming references does not endear or make the stories contemporary. In a similar vein, please stop with the repetitive information – the same information does not need to be repeated in verbatim throughout the story. We received the message the first time.
This unfortunately has been recurrent in a number of her latest releases in the Tall Texan series and I am now reluctant to continue reading them as they are frustrating and edging towards boring.
The only saving grace to Carlie and Carson's story are the glimpses of previous characters like Cash and Tippy, and Carlie's Dad, Jake, showed a lot of promise as a character.
One does hope that after seeing more of Rourke/Stanton in Invincible that potentially there will be an improvement to Diana Palmer's formula that gives him a decent realistic story?
June 14, 2014
An alpha male hero with a reputation as a womanizer, A virginal young woman with unfashionable moral beliefs. These are the classic Diana Palmer characters that she does so well. In her latest book, Carlie Blair is the secretary for Police Chief Cash Grier. As part of her job she is in frequent contact with sexy undercover operative Carson Farwalker. She is absolutely not his type but something about her draws him to her. She is enamored of Carson but knows her hopes will never come true.
One of the things that Ms. Palmer does so well is the sexual tension between two characters that are fighting their feelings and even trying to be strong out of consideration for the other person. It's what makes the inevitable coming together so satisfying. In this book many of the male mercenary type characters from previous books make an appearance and a murder mystery that has run through the last few books gets resolved. Carlie and Carson both face life threatening danger and there is a lot of intrigue taking place. Hints as to future relationships are sprinkled in the book. Fan favorite Rourke gets a lot of ink in this book.
This is another great entry by Diana Palmer.
One of the things that Ms. Palmer does so well is the sexual tension between two characters that are fighting their feelings and even trying to be strong out of consideration for the other person. It's what makes the inevitable coming together so satisfying. In this book many of the male mercenary type characters from previous books make an appearance and a murder mystery that has run through the last few books gets resolved. Carlie and Carson both face life threatening danger and there is a lot of intrigue taking place. Hints as to future relationships are sprinkled in the book. Fan favorite Rourke gets a lot of ink in this book.
This is another great entry by Diana Palmer.
June 4, 2020
1.5 Stars
It bums me to say it, but this was painful to read, and probably my least fav DP novel ever. #44 in the Long, Tall Texans series Invincible follows Carson a Lakota Sioux mercenary, and Carlie a secretary for Sheriff Cash Greer. I found this one SUPER boring!! I’ve noticed her “newer” stuff is very repetitive, so it just drones on and on. I think we heard Carson’s story 3X’s; once was enough really. I felt like the Native American studies and war gaming instructions were over played, especially the gaming. I don’t care about hordes, battlegrounds, flashing spells, etc.… so stupid… not to mention she’s a grown woman living with her dad playing video games all the time.
Carson and Carlie had zero chemistry or personalities; they were flat. We do get several cameos from previous characters: Garon, Stanton, Rourke, Cash, including a verbal take-down from Tippy proving she’s still a bitch, but spews her venom toward the bad skanks now.
Bottom Line- I found this dreadful, and would recommend a hard pass on it. It was a loaner from the library, or I would be bummed that I wasted 4 bucks.
It bums me to say it, but this was painful to read, and probably my least fav DP novel ever. #44 in the Long, Tall Texans series Invincible follows Carson a Lakota Sioux mercenary, and Carlie a secretary for Sheriff Cash Greer. I found this one SUPER boring!! I’ve noticed her “newer” stuff is very repetitive, so it just drones on and on. I think we heard Carson’s story 3X’s; once was enough really. I felt like the Native American studies and war gaming instructions were over played, especially the gaming. I don’t care about hordes, battlegrounds, flashing spells, etc.… so stupid… not to mention she’s a grown woman living with her dad playing video games all the time.
Carson and Carlie had zero chemistry or personalities; they were flat. We do get several cameos from previous characters: Garon, Stanton, Rourke, Cash, including a verbal take-down from Tippy proving she’s still a bitch, but spews her venom toward the bad skanks now.
Bottom Line- I found this dreadful, and would recommend a hard pass on it. It was a loaner from the library, or I would be bummed that I wasted 4 bucks.
August 26, 2017
Paisley recommended Diana Palmer to me and I enjoyed this book. I don't think I will read anymore of them however especially if they are set in south Texas which is NOT a romantic area to me. Its a place to escape from as soon as you can. They over use pesticides so its no wonder that Lanette decided to kill Carson with them.
I was amazed how much Carlie seems like someone that I would have known when I lived there! Diana Palmer really captured the attitudes and outlook of that area. Carson was way nicer than most of the reviews seem to indicate. He just had a super bad image and did nothing to reveal the truth.
It reminded me of how Larry McMurtry really captures Texans in Texasville.
If you really love romance novels you might like this. I tend to read more of them in late summer.
I was amazed how much Carlie seems like someone that I would have known when I lived there! Diana Palmer really captured the attitudes and outlook of that area. Carson was way nicer than most of the reviews seem to indicate. He just had a super bad image and did nothing to reveal the truth.
It reminded me of how Larry McMurtry really captures Texans in Texasville.
If you really love romance novels you might like this. I tend to read more of them in late summer.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 15, 2015
Carson is a Lakota Sioux that is known for being a womanizer. Carlie works for Cash Grier at the police station. I've read most of this author's books and, after taking a break from her, I picked this one up. It could just as easily have been any of her other books. Her writing is extremely formulaic.
1. Hero - womanizer. Older then the heroine. Mean to the heroine. He points out to the heroine that she doesn't have anything to offer that he would be interested in. In some sort of law enforcement. People warn him away from heroine.
2. Heroine - virgin. Strong Christian values that go out the window when the hero touches her. Small breasts. Naive. Smart-talking. Plain. Poor. People warn her away from hero.
The above are only problems if you don't mind reading the same things in each of her books. In this book in particular, what was with all the names starting with "C"? This is a town that many of her other books are set in, which means that most of the women in the town are very young and the men are all older, since that's what is in every book. In this book, as in her others, the heroine's banter never seems natural. It's never phrased the way anyone would actually talk. If I had to hear about her "thread-bare" coat one more time, I thought I'd scream!
I certainly don't have a problem with the virgin storyline. I actually like it when the heroine hasn't been with anyone else. But this author tends to make the heroine so naive as to actually feel that she's been locked away in a nunnery or something. She is always stressing that the heroine is a virgin due to her values and morals, but they aren't strong enough to overcome the power of the hero!
Why does she always have to make such a point of making the heroine "plain"? She has the hero note that the heroine isn't attractive, she points out ill-fitting clothes, out-of-fashion clothes, etc. The hero is always putting the heroine down or trying to make her jealous, which certainly wouldn't make me want to run out and fall in love with him!
1. Hero - womanizer. Older then the heroine. Mean to the heroine. He points out to the heroine that she doesn't have anything to offer that he would be interested in. In some sort of law enforcement. People warn him away from heroine.
2. Heroine - virgin. Strong Christian values that go out the window when the hero touches her. Small breasts. Naive. Smart-talking. Plain. Poor. People warn her away from hero.
The above are only problems if you don't mind reading the same things in each of her books. In this book in particular, what was with all the names starting with "C"? This is a town that many of her other books are set in, which means that most of the women in the town are very young and the men are all older, since that's what is in every book. In this book, as in her others, the heroine's banter never seems natural. It's never phrased the way anyone would actually talk. If I had to hear about her "thread-bare" coat one more time, I thought I'd scream!
I certainly don't have a problem with the virgin storyline. I actually like it when the heroine hasn't been with anyone else. But this author tends to make the heroine so naive as to actually feel that she's been locked away in a nunnery or something. She is always stressing that the heroine is a virgin due to her values and morals, but they aren't strong enough to overcome the power of the hero!
Why does she always have to make such a point of making the heroine "plain"? She has the hero note that the heroine isn't attractive, she points out ill-fitting clothes, out-of-fashion clothes, etc. The hero is always putting the heroine down or trying to make her jealous, which certainly wouldn't make me want to run out and fall in love with him!
August 10, 2014
Diana's plots and characters have become tiresome. Carson, the hero of this novel, appeared in several other DP books, so had been anticipating his story. **Spoiler Alert** Although DP had built him up as a super-smart mercenary, he was unable to figure out that the woman he was dating was involved in the nefarious dealings he was investigating. His attitude toward the heroine, Carlie, was a roller-coaster ride: concerned and caring one minute and disapproving the next. Carlie was not a sympathetic heroine. How someone who worked for the police department could be so clueless, especially when one of the villain's henchmen shows up at her door late at night with a cockamamie story about her father being in an accident, was beyond me. I also had trouble believing that Carlie and her mercenary-turned-preacher father were poor while he drove a Cobra and they had expensive technology items. DP has also become too preachy regarding morality with her repeated use of the virgo heroine. Not all women who choose to have sex before marriage are sluts as she implies, especially by using the "experienced" woman in villainous roles. At least Carson did not fall into her over-used much older and sexually knowledgeable hero mold...too much of a Daddy complex for comfort. Rourke, another mercenary character who has appeared in several DP's novels, still has his story to be told. Unfortunately, based on the poor quality of the last few plots/characters in this series, I plan to wait until the paperback edition comes out rather than waste money on the hardback.
June 23, 2018
Old fashioned romance with a touch of suspense makes this an enjoyable easy read.
September 26, 2014
I read my way through my town’s library as a child and many others since. My reading could be best described as voracious and eclectic, but my favourite reading palate cleanser is still romance novels, even more so when I’m ill and want something lovely to think about other than being ill. Perhaps I’m trying to find romance or love without the pain that comes with it. This may need deeper analysis, or none at all.
Some romances are taken seriously, others aren’t, when really, all romances are about the same things: finding love, losing love, fear of losing love, hope of finding love…what’s the pattern here? Love.
What’s the difference between a classic romance
and ‘trashy’ romance novels?
Jane Eyre, Northanger Abbey,
Anna Karenina, Persuasion,
Outlander, Wuthering Heights,
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Stardust,
The Notebook, Mansfield Park,
The Tale of Genji, Doctor Zhivago,
A Room with a View,
Sense and Sensibility,
Romance of the Forest,
Gone With The Wind,
North and South,
Pride and Prejudice, versus
A Rogue By Any Other Name,
Invincible, Stormy Persuasion,
Hard to Handle, The Pirate Lord,
Much Ado About You, Protector,
Pride and Pleasure, Love Overdue,
Wyoming Strong, I Adored A Lord,
Texas Born, A Scandal to Remember,
The Cowboy and the Lady,
How to Romance a Rake,
Noble Intentions,
Reforming A Rake,
A Seduction at Christmas, which I have to assume involves wrapping paper…
I guess the differences are: timing, marketing, perception, bias, and maybe luck. Fabio covers aside, the industry has changed. Romance sells and continues to evolve: Historical, Contemporary, Regency, Gothic, Erotica, Paranormal, Steampunk, Fantasy, Suspense, Mystery, Futuristic…the sky’s the limit.
Diana Palmer (aka Susan Kyle) is a prolific romance writer who weaves delightful stories of love, but her books are actually more about: history, law enforcement, murder, mercenaries, gaming, the environment, social values, and a whole passel of cowboys.
When I was reading Ms. Palmer’s latest books, Invincible and Wyoming Strong (HQN), borrowed courtesy of Netgalley.com for the great price of an honest review, I was reminded again how this ex-journalist can skilfully compose not only remarkable characters, but stories that entertain and enlighten.
A little melodramatic, sure, but isn’t that the point? The drama, suspense, tension, wondering whether the hero and heroine will get together in the end? It would be a boring if they met, fell in love and lived happily ever after. There needs to be conflict and obstacles so the main characters change and grow throughout the story.
Palmer is exceptional at crafting deeply flawed, but wonderful characters. Not perfect people whose eyes meet across a crowded room; they’ve survived trauma and hardship and have found that love isn’t always perfect, or convenient, or easy, but it doesn’t mean it can’t be wonderful. They’re damaged in various ways, as R.E.M. famously crooned, Everybody Hurts Sometimes, but life doesn’t stop and neither does love…On a plane, on a train, in a boat, in the rain…In a house, with a louse. In a tree? Let it be. Aliens invaded, or your looks have faded. Mind scarred by trauma, life full of drama. Surrounded by the undead, or your children waiting to be fed. Your heart has Humpty Dumpty shattered, like it never really mattered. Yet you may find love here or there, you may find love anywhere.
The point, whatever you read or whomever you love, tolerance might be the key to saving us all; it’s fairly clear intolerance is doing us in.
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Some romances are taken seriously, others aren’t, when really, all romances are about the same things: finding love, losing love, fear of losing love, hope of finding love…what’s the pattern here? Love.
What’s the difference between a classic romance
and ‘trashy’ romance novels?
Jane Eyre, Northanger Abbey,
Anna Karenina, Persuasion,
Outlander, Wuthering Heights,
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Stardust,
The Notebook, Mansfield Park,
The Tale of Genji, Doctor Zhivago,
A Room with a View,
Sense and Sensibility,
Romance of the Forest,
Gone With The Wind,
North and South,
Pride and Prejudice, versus
A Rogue By Any Other Name,
Invincible, Stormy Persuasion,
Hard to Handle, The Pirate Lord,
Much Ado About You, Protector,
Pride and Pleasure, Love Overdue,
Wyoming Strong, I Adored A Lord,
Texas Born, A Scandal to Remember,
The Cowboy and the Lady,
How to Romance a Rake,
Noble Intentions,
Reforming A Rake,
A Seduction at Christmas, which I have to assume involves wrapping paper…
I guess the differences are: timing, marketing, perception, bias, and maybe luck. Fabio covers aside, the industry has changed. Romance sells and continues to evolve: Historical, Contemporary, Regency, Gothic, Erotica, Paranormal, Steampunk, Fantasy, Suspense, Mystery, Futuristic…the sky’s the limit.
Diana Palmer (aka Susan Kyle) is a prolific romance writer who weaves delightful stories of love, but her books are actually more about: history, law enforcement, murder, mercenaries, gaming, the environment, social values, and a whole passel of cowboys.
When I was reading Ms. Palmer’s latest books, Invincible and Wyoming Strong (HQN), borrowed courtesy of Netgalley.com for the great price of an honest review, I was reminded again how this ex-journalist can skilfully compose not only remarkable characters, but stories that entertain and enlighten.
A little melodramatic, sure, but isn’t that the point? The drama, suspense, tension, wondering whether the hero and heroine will get together in the end? It would be a boring if they met, fell in love and lived happily ever after. There needs to be conflict and obstacles so the main characters change and grow throughout the story.
Palmer is exceptional at crafting deeply flawed, but wonderful characters. Not perfect people whose eyes meet across a crowded room; they’ve survived trauma and hardship and have found that love isn’t always perfect, or convenient, or easy, but it doesn’t mean it can’t be wonderful. They’re damaged in various ways, as R.E.M. famously crooned, Everybody Hurts Sometimes, but life doesn’t stop and neither does love…On a plane, on a train, in a boat, in the rain…In a house, with a louse. In a tree? Let it be. Aliens invaded, or your looks have faded. Mind scarred by trauma, life full of drama. Surrounded by the undead, or your children waiting to be fed. Your heart has Humpty Dumpty shattered, like it never really mattered. Yet you may find love here or there, you may find love anywhere.
The point, whatever you read or whomever you love, tolerance might be the key to saving us all; it’s fairly clear intolerance is doing us in.
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July 27, 2014
Posted on Les Romantiques - Le forum du site
Reviewed by Fabiola
Review Copy from the Publisher
In my personal order, Invincible by Diana Palmer is the 76th volume of her Long, Tall Texans series. Officially, it’s the 42th.
Unfortunately, I must say that it won’t be my favorite book from the author.
Although the author’s style is still fluent, the story was definitively too much incoherent and there were too many repetitions. The author also gave us unnecessary information for the plot about secondary characters. I won’t say more here because of spoilers but feel free to ask me more.
I loved the heroine. She is aware that the hero doesn’t want to settle down. She is also sweet and kind. I wanted to hit the hero in all the book: either he acted as a selfish child or he was very stupid. Moreover, I didn’t believe very much in the love story. The reader doesn’t really know why they fell in love or why they are so attracted to each other because they don’t spend a lot of time together. The only positive element is that with Diana Palmer, the reader knows that the heroes will live together happily ever after. How do I know that? On the one hand, Diana Palmer hasn’t finished with this series yet and the next installment, Texas Born, will hit the shelves in September. On the other hand, as for each volume, we see several heroes from previous volumes and now, Diana talks a little about their offspring. Some heroes evolved. Like Calhoun Ballenger (the hero in Calhoun, the second book which is not translated into French) who will become the president of the USA in the series, I think. Other characters have children old enough to go to the college…
I liked a lot the solidarity in the community, especially the unconditional support from the characters who surround the heroine. They stand up for her, even against the hero.
However, the suspense and the action were very bad. I didn’t know if the author wanted the reader to know early in the book who the villain was, or not. Now that I’m writing the review, I still don’t know…
About the hot scenes, well, there is only one... in the end of the book after our heroes’ wedding. However, there was a sexual tension and a very sensual scene.
So, although Invincible won’t be one of my favorite books by Diana Palmer, I will still read the other volumes in the series. To write this review a few days after my reading allows me to find more positive elements than I expected, and that’s good because it stops myself from giving the least quotation to the book.
Reviewed by Fabiola
Review Copy from the Publisher
In my personal order, Invincible by Diana Palmer is the 76th volume of her Long, Tall Texans series. Officially, it’s the 42th.
Unfortunately, I must say that it won’t be my favorite book from the author.
Although the author’s style is still fluent, the story was definitively too much incoherent and there were too many repetitions. The author also gave us unnecessary information for the plot about secondary characters. I won’t say more here because of spoilers but feel free to ask me more.
I loved the heroine. She is aware that the hero doesn’t want to settle down. She is also sweet and kind. I wanted to hit the hero in all the book: either he acted as a selfish child or he was very stupid. Moreover, I didn’t believe very much in the love story. The reader doesn’t really know why they fell in love or why they are so attracted to each other because they don’t spend a lot of time together. The only positive element is that with Diana Palmer, the reader knows that the heroes will live together happily ever after. How do I know that? On the one hand, Diana Palmer hasn’t finished with this series yet and the next installment, Texas Born, will hit the shelves in September. On the other hand, as for each volume, we see several heroes from previous volumes and now, Diana talks a little about their offspring. Some heroes evolved. Like Calhoun Ballenger (the hero in Calhoun, the second book which is not translated into French) who will become the president of the USA in the series, I think. Other characters have children old enough to go to the college…
I liked a lot the solidarity in the community, especially the unconditional support from the characters who surround the heroine. They stand up for her, even against the hero.
However, the suspense and the action were very bad. I didn’t know if the author wanted the reader to know early in the book who the villain was, or not. Now that I’m writing the review, I still don’t know…
About the hot scenes, well, there is only one... in the end of the book after our heroes’ wedding. However, there was a sexual tension and a very sensual scene.
So, although Invincible won’t be one of my favorite books by Diana Palmer, I will still read the other volumes in the series. To write this review a few days after my reading allows me to find more positive elements than I expected, and that’s good because it stops myself from giving the least quotation to the book.
August 5, 2014
INVINCIBLE was a typical Diana Palmer romance. It was a little repetitious, had a host of characters who all dropped hints about their backstories, and had a romance between the innocent, poor young woman and the cynical older man.
Carlie Blair has spent in life in Comanche Wells, Texas, a suburb of Jacobsville - the town where everyone is apparently a former mercenary. She works for the police chief as a secretary. She has a major crush on Carson who, besides being a mercenary, happens to be Lakota Sioux - giving plenty of opportunity for Palmer to give tidbits about Lakota history and culture. Everyone knows, and tells Carlie, that Carson is too much for her - too cynical, too much like a wolf to ever settle down. Carlie agrees but that doesn't stop her from falling in love with him.
Someone is trying to kill Carlie which unites the mercenaries, government agents, and law enforcement personnel in trying to protect her. Of course, they could also be trying to kill her father - former government covert agent now turned Methodist minister.
The plot of this one is quite convoluted and apparently begun in an earlier book by the author. All the guys on the good side are trying to find evidence to bring down Senator Matthew Helm who is a criminal who used underhanded, and illegal, tactics to gain his political position.
The romance had the usual Palmer tensions. Carlie was a woman of faith who held to old-fashioned values regarding intimacy; Carson was known for the constant parade of beautiful women who came and went in his life. She had faith; he had long since lost his. She had difficulties in her past that could have broken her, but she healed. He had difficulties in his past that he hadn't yet come to terms with. One thing that I particularly notice about Palmer romances is how friendless the female lead is. While everyone in town seems to respect and look out for her, she doesn't have any close female friends. On the other hand, the hero has a whole network of men who are close to him.
This was a good romance for those who like suspense in their books too.
Carlie Blair has spent in life in Comanche Wells, Texas, a suburb of Jacobsville - the town where everyone is apparently a former mercenary. She works for the police chief as a secretary. She has a major crush on Carson who, besides being a mercenary, happens to be Lakota Sioux - giving plenty of opportunity for Palmer to give tidbits about Lakota history and culture. Everyone knows, and tells Carlie, that Carson is too much for her - too cynical, too much like a wolf to ever settle down. Carlie agrees but that doesn't stop her from falling in love with him.
Someone is trying to kill Carlie which unites the mercenaries, government agents, and law enforcement personnel in trying to protect her. Of course, they could also be trying to kill her father - former government covert agent now turned Methodist minister.
The plot of this one is quite convoluted and apparently begun in an earlier book by the author. All the guys on the good side are trying to find evidence to bring down Senator Matthew Helm who is a criminal who used underhanded, and illegal, tactics to gain his political position.
The romance had the usual Palmer tensions. Carlie was a woman of faith who held to old-fashioned values regarding intimacy; Carson was known for the constant parade of beautiful women who came and went in his life. She had faith; he had long since lost his. She had difficulties in her past that could have broken her, but she healed. He had difficulties in his past that he hadn't yet come to terms with. One thing that I particularly notice about Palmer romances is how friendless the female lead is. While everyone in town seems to respect and look out for her, she doesn't have any close female friends. On the other hand, the hero has a whole network of men who are close to him.
This was a good romance for those who like suspense in their books too.
November 17, 2016
I think I'm done with Diana Palmer. She's a trope unto herself. Virginal heroine full of faith, tragic older experienced hero, some sort of history/political lesson, a plethora of side characters who have their own books, and some bizarro continuing cultural references (here it's World of Warcraft). Occasional make-out sessions culminating in sex after marriage. And repeat.
Her books often contain the most outlandish mercenary/military/I don't know how to describe them characters and plots. This one is no different. It is the sequel to Wyoming F-something. Not the WY Fierce one. The crazy paranormal/ESP/2nd sight one after it.
I thought I'd enjoy the Carlie/Carson story. Enemies to lovers plot. Tragic pasts for both. Right up my alley. Except my alley took a wrong turn somewhere. I don't know why I thought this would be fun since all of the secrets were pretty much given away in the previous book. I thought maybe. Just maybe there's something else that'll happen. Nope. But I persevered and I'm here to tell you that this is a shade less silly than the previous book. Only because it doesn't contain the paranormal angle. Or the classical music throw downs. The WoW conversations more than compensate, however.
In addition to the crazy-sauce plots, what drives me bonkers is the lowest-common-denominator writing. EVERYTHING is explained in the most simplistic terms. And usually more than once.
I don't mind straight forward plots. I don't mind authors-as-tropes (I ADORE Betty Neels and her RDD, rich Dutch doctors, and mousy heroines with nice eyes never get old to me) or straight forward language. But these plots are just so far removed from reality while trying to portray situations realistically - I hope I'm making sense here - I just can't read them anymore.
Her books often contain the most outlandish mercenary/military/I don't know how to describe them characters and plots. This one is no different. It is the sequel to Wyoming F-something. Not the WY Fierce one. The crazy paranormal/ESP/2nd sight one after it.
I thought I'd enjoy the Carlie/Carson story. Enemies to lovers plot. Tragic pasts for both. Right up my alley. Except my alley took a wrong turn somewhere. I don't know why I thought this would be fun since all of the secrets were pretty much given away in the previous book. I thought maybe. Just maybe there's something else that'll happen. Nope. But I persevered and I'm here to tell you that this is a shade less silly than the previous book. Only because it doesn't contain the paranormal angle. Or the classical music throw downs. The WoW conversations more than compensate, however.
In addition to the crazy-sauce plots, what drives me bonkers is the lowest-common-denominator writing. EVERYTHING is explained in the most simplistic terms. And usually more than once.
I don't mind straight forward plots. I don't mind authors-as-tropes (I ADORE Betty Neels and her RDD, rich Dutch doctors, and mousy heroines with nice eyes never get old to me) or straight forward language. But these plots are just so far removed from reality while trying to portray situations realistically - I hope I'm making sense here - I just can't read them anymore.
September 4, 2016
I received this book as an e-ARC free from Netgalley. Below is my review.
This is standard Diana Palmer. She never fails to deliver exactly what you expect from her. Though Invincible is a standalone, it has many recurring characters from the same town so it is better to be familiar with the ongoing story arc as there are things that will be missed otherwise.
I enjoyed Carson and Carlie. Both are gamers and I appreciated the WoW talk, especially since they got specific on things (just enough to give them cred; it was nice). Carlie is a standard Palmer heroine: naive, too sweet (with barely a bit of bite to keep her from being the ultimate in doormats), and intelligent. Small town life, small town opportunities, preacher father, strong morals: these define Carlie. Though her interest in military history, generals, and military tactics was awesome. And her interest in Native Americans upped the ante. (That's a trifecta of interests that I just can't walk away from.)
Carson, for me, at least, was better than the average Palmer hero. He was a bit of a jerk (the standard) but somehow it was obvious the whole way he was not just attracted but that he genuinely cared. Not all Palmer heroes come across that way, so Carson doing so was a major plus. It doesn't hurt that both are repeat characters or that Carson was a vehicle by which some history and culture were taught as well. (I always enjoy that.)
The mystery wasn't much of a mystery but it kept the tension going so it wasn't too bad. And it wasn't tacked on.
Enjoy it as a standalone or read the others in this Palmer world and get even more out of it. Either way, it met expectations and even threw in some of my favorite subjects and tropes.
This is standard Diana Palmer. She never fails to deliver exactly what you expect from her. Though Invincible is a standalone, it has many recurring characters from the same town so it is better to be familiar with the ongoing story arc as there are things that will be missed otherwise.
I enjoyed Carson and Carlie. Both are gamers and I appreciated the WoW talk, especially since they got specific on things (just enough to give them cred; it was nice). Carlie is a standard Palmer heroine: naive, too sweet (with barely a bit of bite to keep her from being the ultimate in doormats), and intelligent. Small town life, small town opportunities, preacher father, strong morals: these define Carlie. Though her interest in military history, generals, and military tactics was awesome. And her interest in Native Americans upped the ante. (That's a trifecta of interests that I just can't walk away from.)
Carson, for me, at least, was better than the average Palmer hero. He was a bit of a jerk (the standard) but somehow it was obvious the whole way he was not just attracted but that he genuinely cared. Not all Palmer heroes come across that way, so Carson doing so was a major plus. It doesn't hurt that both are repeat characters or that Carson was a vehicle by which some history and culture were taught as well. (I always enjoy that.)
The mystery wasn't much of a mystery but it kept the tension going so it wasn't too bad. And it wasn't tacked on.
Enjoy it as a standalone or read the others in this Palmer world and get even more out of it. Either way, it met expectations and even threw in some of my favorite subjects and tropes.
January 31, 2015
Nice to Revisit Familiar Characters
THE STORY: Carlie Blair is in trouble. Someone seems determined to kidnap and/or kill her. She works for a small town police department and either her job or her father's mysterious past may be at the root of the attacks on her. Carlie has another problem and his name is Carson. Carson is a mercenary who after being betrayed by his wife is determined to spend the rest of his life alone. Carlie and Carson have an attraction but everyone in town knows that the man who never intends to commit and the woman with old fashioned values are not a good fit.
OPINION: I was interested in this story and the characters although I didn't feel that there was enough to distinguish it from similar Palmer books. The mystery of what was threatening Carlie was interesting, but there were some parts that were too incredible to be believed. Despite this, I liked how Carson and Carlie had a relationship that was not based on physical attraction alone. This is the kind of book that is adequate for a one time read but doesn't have staying power that makes a reader think of the characters or story and want to return again.
WORTH MENTIONING: Palmer is still writing about characters with traditional morals and the only sex is within the bounds of marriage.
FINAL DECISION: This book was an adequate one time read, but there was nothing in the story to elevate it to a read again book.
CONNECTED BOOKS: INVINCIBLE is connected both to the Long, Tall Texans series and also the Wyoming Men series. This book can be read independent of those books, but there are recurring characters.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3.5 stars.
THE STORY: Carlie Blair is in trouble. Someone seems determined to kidnap and/or kill her. She works for a small town police department and either her job or her father's mysterious past may be at the root of the attacks on her. Carlie has another problem and his name is Carson. Carson is a mercenary who after being betrayed by his wife is determined to spend the rest of his life alone. Carlie and Carson have an attraction but everyone in town knows that the man who never intends to commit and the woman with old fashioned values are not a good fit.
OPINION: I was interested in this story and the characters although I didn't feel that there was enough to distinguish it from similar Palmer books. The mystery of what was threatening Carlie was interesting, but there were some parts that were too incredible to be believed. Despite this, I liked how Carson and Carlie had a relationship that was not based on physical attraction alone. This is the kind of book that is adequate for a one time read but doesn't have staying power that makes a reader think of the characters or story and want to return again.
WORTH MENTIONING: Palmer is still writing about characters with traditional morals and the only sex is within the bounds of marriage.
FINAL DECISION: This book was an adequate one time read, but there was nothing in the story to elevate it to a read again book.
CONNECTED BOOKS: INVINCIBLE is connected both to the Long, Tall Texans series and also the Wyoming Men series. This book can be read independent of those books, but there are recurring characters.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3.5 stars.
March 12, 2015
In the past, Diana Palmer stories were quite entertaining. However, in Invincible, while the plot was interesting, it seemed suited for YA than adult readers. Set in Jacobsville, or rather Comanche Wells, (typical town where all her characters mill to) there seems to be a great deal of mercenaries, guns for hire and F.B. agents with connections to CIA and other assassins for hire. Some are related to politicians, by marriage or blood while one has ties to the white house. The men her books are worldly, the love interests often virginal and young - post 18. They also turn stone cold men into a fiery keg of dynamite. In Invincible, Carlie is a maniac over Carson, a hard man dating a super model. Carlie, by description, is plain Jane. And while the book inserts American Indian adversities encountered throughout history, the information seems to "preachy". Especially when Carlie happens to have studied the same information and speaks a small amount of "Lakota" language. One can read this book and skip paragraph after paragraph without disrupting anything and the ending, not as good as others written in earlier Diana Palmer books.
August 9, 2016
Os mocinhos rudes e mocinhas ingênuas são característicos dos livros de Diana Palmer.
Carlie é uma jovem que trabalha no departamento de polícia, adora jogos virtuais, que ao testemunhar um crime sua vida corre perigo. Filha de um agente que se tornou pastor, ela foi criada com a mãe, já que o pai se mandara no mundo a trabalho e por não desejar amarras. É uma garota sofrida que já suportara coisas demais. O pai retornara quando a mãe morrera. Eles não possuíam muito e viviam em dificuldades.
Carson é o típico herói amargurado descendente dos Lakotas, que não queria envolvimentos e que foi é designado para protegê-la.
No incio há uma antipatia recíproca que com o tempo se transforma em paixão.
No entanto, para se permitir ser feliz, Carson primeiro terá que se libertar das amarras de um passado de sofrimento e traição.
Em meios a intrigas e conspirações, o amor vai florescer entre eles percorrendo um longo caminho...
Uma boa leitura
Carlie é uma jovem que trabalha no departamento de polícia, adora jogos virtuais, que ao testemunhar um crime sua vida corre perigo. Filha de um agente que se tornou pastor, ela foi criada com a mãe, já que o pai se mandara no mundo a trabalho e por não desejar amarras. É uma garota sofrida que já suportara coisas demais. O pai retornara quando a mãe morrera. Eles não possuíam muito e viviam em dificuldades.
Carson é o típico herói amargurado descendente dos Lakotas, que não queria envolvimentos e que foi é designado para protegê-la.
No incio há uma antipatia recíproca que com o tempo se transforma em paixão.
No entanto, para se permitir ser feliz, Carson primeiro terá que se libertar das amarras de um passado de sofrimento e traição.
Em meios a intrigas e conspirações, o amor vai florescer entre eles percorrendo um longo caminho...
Uma boa leitura
August 17, 2016
I had decided to pick this up after reading one of Palmer's other books that I found cute. However the reviews made her other books sound full of abused woman who love jerks. I'm not really into romance that much unless it has a good plot to it(action, murder, mystery, fantasy, etc.). But I just had to see if the reviews were real. I didn't really see that at all. The men were flawed and could act stupid and mean.....some real men do that. The woman were insecure and kind of childish.....but some real woman are like that. But it also wasn't that great. Just meh. The characters aren't around each other enough to establish any real feelings for each other so the romance aspect leaves something to be desired. And the mystery aspect was written so blandly that I just couldn't get excited about it.
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