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Marist #2
Hard To Handle
HUNTER
The desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist needed his protection. He thought he could handle spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he was determined never to touch....
But he hadn't planned on the lure of Jenny's wild, sweet passion-- or on discovering a love he'd never dreamed possible.
MAN IN CONTROL
Ever since DEA agent Alexander Cobb had given Jodie Clayburn a Texas-size brush-off, they'd been sworn enemies. But eight years later, this cynical long, tall Texan couldn't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl had turned into such a beauty. Or that she'd help him crack the drug-smuggling case that threatened Jacobsville. he'd risk everything to protect her. Would the man in control finally get caught in his own web of danger...and desire?
The desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist needed his protection. He thought he could handle spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he was determined never to touch....
But he hadn't planned on the lure of Jenny's wild, sweet passion-- or on discovering a love he'd never dreamed possible.
MAN IN CONTROL
Ever since DEA agent Alexander Cobb had given Jodie Clayburn a Texas-size brush-off, they'd been sworn enemies. But eight years later, this cynical long, tall Texan couldn't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl had turned into such a beauty. Or that she'd help him crack the drug-smuggling case that threatened Jacobsville. he'd risk everything to protect her. Would the man in control finally get caught in his own web of danger...and desire?
384 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1990
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Diana Palmer
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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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May 29, 2012
I’ve come to realize that Diana Palmer has a fetish for abuse—not physical, but verbal and emotional.
The men in her books treat the women horribly. They say cruel things about them being virgins and everything else to purposely hurt them, and the women are just gluttons for punishment. They keep coming back for more. They’re initially hurt a little bit, but that doesn’t stop them from trying again.
They should be hurt from what he said and trying to stay away from them, but they forgive them in a heartbeat like no sane person would do.
The men in her books treat the women horribly. They say cruel things about them being virgins and everything else to purposely hurt them, and the women are just gluttons for punishment. They keep coming back for more. They’re initially hurt a little bit, but that doesn’t stop them from trying again.
They should be hurt from what he said and trying to stay away from them, but they forgive them in a heartbeat like no sane person would do.
April 29, 2022
I had such mixed feelings on this book/2 stories. For some reason I couldn’t put it down, but I also couldn’t handle the fairytale-ness of it. The men all seemed so misogynistic and of course the women were all virgins just throwing themselves at their night in shining armor. Maybe it’s just the difference in generations, an older woman gave me this book to read and said it was great, but we both just probably have different world viewpoints. For a woman that never wants kids, the fact that these woman wanted to marry and raise kids with someone who was perpetually rude and nasty to them for YEARS and then a week of mixed signals and halfway being nice is enough to change their entire lives and include these men? Nah.
The author definitely has great vocabulary and writing style so maybe that’s what kept me hooked, I’d be willing to try some of her other books if they had different storylines to give it a chance. But this one was not a great starter for me.
The author definitely has great vocabulary and writing style so maybe that’s what kept me hooked, I’d be willing to try some of her other books if they had different storylines to give it a chance. But this one was not a great starter for me.
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July 19, 2024
Hunter: Great book! I love the play between the two characters. Interesting story too! This book gets the 5 stars!
Man in Control:
I had a hard time buying this love story! No real love or desire between the two mains. 1 star for this one.
Man in Control:
I had a hard time buying this love story! No real love or desire between the two mains. 1 star for this one.
March 16, 2019
Loved the two stories. Both had great characters and intense story lines.
March 27, 2020
Good book
September 6, 2014
Hunter
This is a very old book. It becomes aparent not only in the hardware they use but also in the mindset portrayed.
I tried not to be insulted while reading this story. It just is a horrible cliché. Blond woman, dark warrior kind of male and not wanting to create halfbloods. I could not warm myself to either heroine or hero of this story because they were thinking domestic and outdated thoughts that really got on my nerves. And then the little tidbits about Apache life... so lovelessly done. I can just keep shaking my head at this book.
This was a total waste of time.
Man in control
This was slightly better but still too much regarding a tense male being mean to a soft weak woman.
Both have character changes and come out stronger but that makes it a truly weak story. I could not warm myself to a heroine defining herself by the likes of what kind of man she dates. Ans the hero was just plain mean and unlikable.
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This is a very old book. It becomes aparent not only in the hardware they use but also in the mindset portrayed.
I tried not to be insulted while reading this story. It just is a horrible cliché. Blond woman, dark warrior kind of male and not wanting to create halfbloods. I could not warm myself to either heroine or hero of this story because they were thinking domestic and outdated thoughts that really got on my nerves. And then the little tidbits about Apache life... so lovelessly done. I can just keep shaking my head at this book.
This was a total waste of time.
Man in control
This was slightly better but still too much regarding a tense male being mean to a soft weak woman.
Both have character changes and come out stronger but that makes it a truly weak story. I could not warm myself to a heroine defining herself by the likes of what kind of man she dates. Ans the hero was just plain mean and unlikable.
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April 6, 2010
I love to read omnibuses; but I hate to rate them. There's always one story I like better than the other, which makes reviewing them a bit more more of a challenge.
September 9, 2012
1/2 ONLY
Man in control - 3 STARS
Man in control - 3 STARS
November 19, 2012
Loved both stories!
April 15, 2014
My first read by this author , and I really enjoyed it . Light easy reading , and I couldn't put it down!
June 1, 2014
Very good stories
February 11, 2015
Two good Diana Palmer stories.
October 16, 2016
2-in-1
Marist 2/2
LTT #25
Marist 2/2
LTT #25
November 10, 2016
not my type of book too much the big strong hero dumb woman novel for my tastes
November 22, 2016
Hard to Handle: Hunter\Man in Control
Everything about this book is good characters, places I have always loved Diana Palmer's books and I do recommend them
Everything about this book is good characters, places I have always loved Diana Palmer's books and I do recommend them
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