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Wyoming Men #6
Wyoming Brave (Wyoming Men, #6)
Ren Colter era el propietario de un rancho enorme en Wyoming, pero despreciaba su riqueza. Vivía encerrado en sí mismo desde que puso fin a su última relación, así que él fue el primer sorprendido cuando permitió que Meredith Grayling se quedara en su rancho. Se dijo que solo lo hacía para protegerla de un acosador, pero su instinto de macho alfa no tardó en entrar en acción.
Lo último que quería Merrie era tener cerca a un hombre tan apuesto como Ren. Tenía demasiada experiencia y era demasiado atrayente para sus alterados nervios. Lo que de verdad necesitaba era alejarse de todo aquello. Pero ninguna mujer podía huir fácilmente del vaquero Colter.
"Diana Palmer es una de esas autoras cuyos libros son siempre entretenidos. Sobresale en romanticismo, suspense y argumento".
The Romance Reader
"Diana Palmer es una hábil narradora de historias que capta la esencia de lo que una novela romántica debe ser".
Affaire de Coeur
"… esta es una historia fascinante… el protagonista es lo suficientemente inteligente como para saber cuándo puede hacer las cosas solo y cuándo debe aceptar ayuda si es necesario".
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"… es gratificante que el protagonista no sea perfecto, ni en su aspecto ni en sus intuiciones, y que la protagonista acepte su vida privilegiada, pero que aun así luche por el futuro que quiere".
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Lo último que quería Merrie era tener cerca a un hombre tan apuesto como Ren. Tenía demasiada experiencia y era demasiado atrayente para sus alterados nervios. Lo que de verdad necesitaba era alejarse de todo aquello. Pero ninguna mujer podía huir fácilmente del vaquero Colter.
"Diana Palmer es una de esas autoras cuyos libros son siempre entretenidos. Sobresale en romanticismo, suspense y argumento".
The Romance Reader
"Diana Palmer es una hábil narradora de historias que capta la esencia de lo que una novela romántica debe ser".
Affaire de Coeur
"… esta es una historia fascinante… el protagonista es lo suficientemente inteligente como para saber cuándo puede hacer las cosas solo y cuándo debe aceptar ayuda si es necesario".
RT Book Reviews sobre Un hombre audaz
"… es gratificante que el protagonista no sea perfecto, ni en su aspecto ni en sus intuiciones, y que la protagonista acepte su vida privilegiada, pero que aun así luche por el futuro que quiere".
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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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February 7, 2017
2.5 THE SAME OLD STARS
I'M SAD TO SAY THAT THIS ENDS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS AUTHOR! Over the last 20 Years plus, I've bought every single one of Diana Palmer's books.
I don't regret reading any of them but this was the last one!
I've been struggling through her books now for the last 4 years.
On average, I've enjoy one out of 4 she has written. And most times, they were simply tolerable to me.
This is my personal choice here and I've done a lot of soul searching to finally reach this decision. I can't keep reading the same old tired plot line with the same old tired ASSHOLE Heroes and naive heroines anymore.
It's enough!
I'm becoming the very definition of insanity!
"Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result!
As for this book, it was nothing new. She has done the storyline to death. The hero's been hurt by love thinks all women are the same, sluts and bitches. He treats the heroine poorly and makes her runaway. He comes back after she is almost killed and he say one line "I'm sorry" and she understands everything. He asks her to marry and they do, end of story!
So many useless lines and dialogues about secondary characters (that I know from other books), fill the pages of this book. And mask the fact that essentially this book would have been only a few chapters long without it.
Very very disappointed with the whole thing.
However, since I enjoy this book more than her previous, I gave it a half rating.
That's it for me and I hope that others will continue to enjoy her books, just I can not any longer.
Very regretfully, I feel that I'm no longer her target audience!
I'm not a church going moralist who is satisfied with the same repetitive story over and over again.
I'm simply done with it all!
I do take away from this some awesome book memories that I will always be thankful for.
So THANK YOU Ms. Palmer and I wish you continued success.
I'M SAD TO SAY THAT THIS ENDS MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THIS AUTHOR! Over the last 20 Years plus, I've bought every single one of Diana Palmer's books.
I don't regret reading any of them but this was the last one!
I've been struggling through her books now for the last 4 years.
On average, I've enjoy one out of 4 she has written. And most times, they were simply tolerable to me.
This is my personal choice here and I've done a lot of soul searching to finally reach this decision. I can't keep reading the same old tired plot line with the same old tired ASSHOLE Heroes and naive heroines anymore.
It's enough!
I'm becoming the very definition of insanity!
"Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result!
As for this book, it was nothing new. She has done the storyline to death. The hero's been hurt by love thinks all women are the same, sluts and bitches. He treats the heroine poorly and makes her runaway. He comes back after she is almost killed and he say one line "I'm sorry" and she understands everything. He asks her to marry and they do, end of story!
So many useless lines and dialogues about secondary characters (that I know from other books), fill the pages of this book. And mask the fact that essentially this book would have been only a few chapters long without it.
Very very disappointed with the whole thing.
However, since I enjoy this book more than her previous, I gave it a half rating.
That's it for me and I hope that others will continue to enjoy her books, just I can not any longer.
Very regretfully, I feel that I'm no longer her target audience!
I'm not a church going moralist who is satisfied with the same repetitive story over and over again.
I'm simply done with it all!
I do take away from this some awesome book memories that I will always be thankful for.
So THANK YOU Ms. Palmer and I wish you continued success.
December 20, 2016
Well, well, well, where do I even start with this book?
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. Also, spoilers and cursing. Sorry.
I have a few points to get through. I originally wrote this review and it was near 2,000 words, but then Goodreads ate it so, you know.
1) Let's start with Merrie. Merrie, Merrie, Merrie, quite contrary. Except that she's not. Despite withstanding horrific abuse at the hands of her (drug addicted, brain addled) father, she's still the nicest girl to ever fall out of Texas, y'all! It's not like, realistically, she would be acting out or going off the deep end or need any kind of therapy whatsoever. Naaah, Merrie can make it through!
She's just a doormat. She accepts people's abuse of her (let's be real--Ren, we'll get to him in a minute, is nothing short of an abusive tool) and does nothing in response. But she's just so ding dang good, y'all! I just want to smother her.
2) Ok, Ren. Let's talk about Ren. He's the worst of the worst. His backstory is the absolute, most ridiculous thing I've ever encountered in a story and I've read some DOOZIES of romance novels. Here's the thing, y'all: good ol' boy Ren was raised "right" (y'all know what I mean when I say that, ya heathens!) but then he went (GASP) back east for college. That's where those, you know, atheists live. And they don't celebrate Christmas, y'all! Our poor good ol' boy Rennie got bamboozled and when he came back, he was a mean ol Grinch! Someone call the Bible Belt, we got ourselves a CITY BOY now, yeehaw!
Ok. But seriously. He heard his mom say he was kinda harsh and so he later days'd her FOR YEARS, going back to live with his dad. Now his dear old dad is dear old dead and he had some chick break his heart and talk about it on Facebook, so he's an asshole. That's it. He's an asshole.
Also, note to Diana Palmer: atheists celebrate Christmas. Christmas is a pagan, non-denominational holiday. Get off your damn high horse.
3) The way people talk in this book is probably the worst thing I've ever read in my entire life. No one talks like that. No one! It's awful! Also, nothing happens in terms of action; all events are the book are told through dialogue. Someone shoot me, that's just the worst.
4) We gotta talk about how Merrie and Ren keep repeating their backstories, to each other, to other characters, and yet, then in the end, they're both like, "I hardly know you" or Ren is like, "I'm sorry Merrie, I didn't know your dad abused you." And every time Ren hears something new about her dad, he acts like it's the first he's hearing about it! And everyone loves talking about how shitty her dad was. OH MY GOD NO ONE CARES. AHH. I seriously think Diana Palmer kept forgetting she'd included the backstory (because she told it through dialogue, not a flashback scene or anything, THE WORST) so she just kept writing it. And apparently her editor was like, "You know what? Chill. Cool. Alright."
5) Ok but WTF is the mob doing here? Why are there all these mob characters? And her sister's husband comes from a mob family and went into the FBI and he's clean? Are you kidding me? Do you know NOTHING about the mob and its ties to the FBI? Are we just pretending like this isn't totally batshit? Also WTF does the MOB care about this dumbass girl in Texas?
6) Merrie's painting skills and her magical ability to paint symbols into paintings (that she just "sees in people") are the most hilarious/stupid thing in the world. Merrie is about as smart as a brick, but apparently she can paint. Everyone coos and oohs and ahs over it, but I get the feeling its because she's just so genuinely awful as a character. Her repeated "I know this, I'm an artist!" phrase is hilariously stupid.
7) When Merrie asks the MOB BOSS TONY to walk her down the aisle, I just about died. WTF? So Tony, stereotypical Italian-American, he looooves lasagna (is he Garfield?), walks her down the aisle because, why? Why does he care? A realistic mob boss would be like, "Later days little girl, I don't have time for this, I have shit to do." Ugh. It's so gross.
8) There are SO MANY INSENSITIVE MOMENTS ABOUT OTHER CULTURES. I don't need to tell you that this book is as white as snow, but Merrie decides to buy a cheongsam to wear to a fancy party. MERRIE, THAT DRESS WASN'T MADE FOR YOU. UGH.
And then, flash forward to the end when Merrie and Ren have a shotgun wedding strictly so they can bone, they go to Northern Africa on a honeymoon. Why? Who the fuck knows, Merrie sure doesn't seem tolerant and Ren decided to convert back to Christianity, so he is now standin gin the light of Jesus or whatever. Anyway, when the prayer bells ring, their Muslim waiter is like, "We have so much in common!" Because he's religious, like Merrie. And Merrie is all smug and like, "I WON'T BE CONVERTING, but thank yoooou." Because she's an inbred, insensitive, dumb asshole. Like, girl, he wasn't asking you to drop everything and become a Muslim. Stop.
9) There are just so many batshit, nonsensical parts of this book. There are too many characters. There is too much badly written nonsensical dialogue. There isn't enough action. The only action sequences I can remember are when Merrie and Ren have sex or fool around. That's it. The rest is dialogue. Yes, it's very boring.
10) Speaking of action and the sex scene, how embarrassing. Merrie immediately orgasms and doesn't feel any pain or discomfort. And Ren won't SHUT UP the entire time about how "embarrassing" it must be because it's so "intimate." Way to take her out of the moment, man. It also lasts about 25 seconds, but I guess Merrie doesn't know any different. Bless. It would be really, really nice if FEMALE romance novelists would STOP repeating this myth of instant and easy orgasms through penetration. That's not how it works.
ETA 11) Ok, so the description says this: "He's closed himself off since his fiancée left him years ago, so he's shocked when he allows Meredith Grayling to stay with him." Categorically, the book switches between his fiance leaving him YEARS ago and his fiance leaving him 6 months ago. Also his fiance didn't leave him, according to his story; he left HER because she was apparently getting gangbanged by two of his ranch hands. Truly lolworthy.
Anyway, that's all I have to say. I tried to be funny, but it's not a very good book. Boring start to finish, I had to force myself to read the entire thing.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from NetGalley. Also, spoilers and cursing. Sorry.
I have a few points to get through. I originally wrote this review and it was near 2,000 words, but then Goodreads ate it so, you know.
1) Let's start with Merrie. Merrie, Merrie, Merrie, quite contrary. Except that she's not. Despite withstanding horrific abuse at the hands of her (drug addicted, brain addled) father, she's still the nicest girl to ever fall out of Texas, y'all! It's not like, realistically, she would be acting out or going off the deep end or need any kind of therapy whatsoever. Naaah, Merrie can make it through!
She's just a doormat. She accepts people's abuse of her (let's be real--Ren, we'll get to him in a minute, is nothing short of an abusive tool) and does nothing in response. But she's just so ding dang good, y'all! I just want to smother her.
2) Ok, Ren. Let's talk about Ren. He's the worst of the worst. His backstory is the absolute, most ridiculous thing I've ever encountered in a story and I've read some DOOZIES of romance novels. Here's the thing, y'all: good ol' boy Ren was raised "right" (y'all know what I mean when I say that, ya heathens!) but then he went (GASP) back east for college. That's where those, you know, atheists live. And they don't celebrate Christmas, y'all! Our poor good ol' boy Rennie got bamboozled and when he came back, he was a mean ol Grinch! Someone call the Bible Belt, we got ourselves a CITY BOY now, yeehaw!
Ok. But seriously. He heard his mom say he was kinda harsh and so he later days'd her FOR YEARS, going back to live with his dad. Now his dear old dad is dear old dead and he had some chick break his heart and talk about it on Facebook, so he's an asshole. That's it. He's an asshole.
Also, note to Diana Palmer: atheists celebrate Christmas. Christmas is a pagan, non-denominational holiday. Get off your damn high horse.
3) The way people talk in this book is probably the worst thing I've ever read in my entire life. No one talks like that. No one! It's awful! Also, nothing happens in terms of action; all events are the book are told through dialogue. Someone shoot me, that's just the worst.
4) We gotta talk about how Merrie and Ren keep repeating their backstories, to each other, to other characters, and yet, then in the end, they're both like, "I hardly know you" or Ren is like, "I'm sorry Merrie, I didn't know your dad abused you." And every time Ren hears something new about her dad, he acts like it's the first he's hearing about it! And everyone loves talking about how shitty her dad was. OH MY GOD NO ONE CARES. AHH. I seriously think Diana Palmer kept forgetting she'd included the backstory (because she told it through dialogue, not a flashback scene or anything, THE WORST) so she just kept writing it. And apparently her editor was like, "You know what? Chill. Cool. Alright."
5) Ok but WTF is the mob doing here? Why are there all these mob characters? And her sister's husband comes from a mob family and went into the FBI and he's clean? Are you kidding me? Do you know NOTHING about the mob and its ties to the FBI? Are we just pretending like this isn't totally batshit? Also WTF does the MOB care about this dumbass girl in Texas?
6) Merrie's painting skills and her magical ability to paint symbols into paintings (that she just "sees in people") are the most hilarious/stupid thing in the world. Merrie is about as smart as a brick, but apparently she can paint. Everyone coos and oohs and ahs over it, but I get the feeling its because she's just so genuinely awful as a character. Her repeated "I know this, I'm an artist!" phrase is hilariously stupid.
7) When Merrie asks the MOB BOSS TONY to walk her down the aisle, I just about died. WTF? So Tony, stereotypical Italian-American, he looooves lasagna (is he Garfield?), walks her down the aisle because, why? Why does he care? A realistic mob boss would be like, "Later days little girl, I don't have time for this, I have shit to do." Ugh. It's so gross.
8) There are SO MANY INSENSITIVE MOMENTS ABOUT OTHER CULTURES. I don't need to tell you that this book is as white as snow, but Merrie decides to buy a cheongsam to wear to a fancy party. MERRIE, THAT DRESS WASN'T MADE FOR YOU. UGH.
And then, flash forward to the end when Merrie and Ren have a shotgun wedding strictly so they can bone, they go to Northern Africa on a honeymoon. Why? Who the fuck knows, Merrie sure doesn't seem tolerant and Ren decided to convert back to Christianity, so he is now standin gin the light of Jesus or whatever. Anyway, when the prayer bells ring, their Muslim waiter is like, "We have so much in common!" Because he's religious, like Merrie. And Merrie is all smug and like, "I WON'T BE CONVERTING, but thank yoooou." Because she's an inbred, insensitive, dumb asshole. Like, girl, he wasn't asking you to drop everything and become a Muslim. Stop.
9) There are just so many batshit, nonsensical parts of this book. There are too many characters. There is too much badly written nonsensical dialogue. There isn't enough action. The only action sequences I can remember are when Merrie and Ren have sex or fool around. That's it. The rest is dialogue. Yes, it's very boring.
10) Speaking of action and the sex scene, how embarrassing. Merrie immediately orgasms and doesn't feel any pain or discomfort. And Ren won't SHUT UP the entire time about how "embarrassing" it must be because it's so "intimate." Way to take her out of the moment, man. It also lasts about 25 seconds, but I guess Merrie doesn't know any different. Bless. It would be really, really nice if FEMALE romance novelists would STOP repeating this myth of instant and easy orgasms through penetration. That's not how it works.
ETA 11) Ok, so the description says this: "He's closed himself off since his fiancée left him years ago, so he's shocked when he allows Meredith Grayling to stay with him." Categorically, the book switches between his fiance leaving him YEARS ago and his fiance leaving him 6 months ago. Also his fiance didn't leave him, according to his story; he left HER because she was apparently getting gangbanged by two of his ranch hands. Truly lolworthy.
Anyway, that's all I have to say. I tried to be funny, but it's not a very good book. Boring start to finish, I had to force myself to read the entire thing.
November 14, 2020
Diana Palmer standard BS fare: mean, condescending, shaming hairy hero and weeble-wobble spineless, teetering on the edge of death heroine that paints psychically. This time the heroine is in danger and is sequestering at the H’s Wyoming ranch.
What’s different?
The H needs luvvins’ and shows it by shoving his mother out of his life, bedding and getting engaged to his half-brother’s rejects, and humiliating the heroine. He does squirm in shame over his treatment of the h especially when she’s almost killed.
The billioneiress is being stalked by a murder for hire, and she wants to buy an art gallery in Jacobsville, population 2,500 more or less, (StMargaret will know).
There is a contract killer with a work ethic despite his customer going to jail and being repentant. Who knew there was honor among assassins? The contract killer issue is resolved in a pretty funny plot twist via a Mob Boss.
The best is Mikey, the …I don’t what he is except he is the h’s brother-in-law’s cousin. He has Mob connections, calls the heroine baby doll and once served under the H in the military. What a small world after all. Mikey also has a big crush on baby doll and states repeatedly he wants to “take care” of the villain that tried to kill her much to the dismay of his FBI cousin.
“Damn!” he said, his lips compressed. “It’s old home week.”
They all turned as Mikey came walking toward them. He saw Ren and slowed just a little. He grimaced.
“Now, Captain,” Mikey began. “It was just a little lumber and a few nails…”
“You walked off with half the lumber in the supply shed to build a canteen at base camp,” he said gruffly. “And you installed two women of decidedly odd morals…”
“They were lonely,” Mikey protested. “The local cathouse had just closed and they didn’t have enough money to make it back to Spain.”
“What a bunch of bull,” Ren muttered.
Mikey grinned. “You have to admit, sir, that morale went up eighty percent.”
“So did STDs,” Ren shot back.
“Hey, that’s what they have doctors for, right?” Mikey said, his eyes twinkling.
He glanced at Sari’s red eyes. “What’s going on? Something happen to baby doll?”
I love this guy. Mikey, not the H.
Apparently Mikey has a book, Texas Proud, and is probably absolutely horrible to his own heroine.
What’s different?
The H needs luvvins’ and shows it by shoving his mother out of his life, bedding and getting engaged to his half-brother’s rejects, and humiliating the heroine. He does squirm in shame over his treatment of the h especially when she’s almost killed.
The billioneiress is being stalked by a murder for hire, and she wants to buy an art gallery in Jacobsville, population 2,500 more or less, (StMargaret will know).
There is a contract killer with a work ethic despite his customer going to jail and being repentant. Who knew there was honor among assassins? The contract killer issue is resolved in a pretty funny plot twist via a Mob Boss.
The best is Mikey, the …I don’t what he is except he is the h’s brother-in-law’s cousin. He has Mob connections, calls the heroine baby doll and once served under the H in the military. What a small world after all. Mikey also has a big crush on baby doll and states repeatedly he wants to “take care” of the villain that tried to kill her much to the dismay of his FBI cousin.
“Damn!” he said, his lips compressed. “It’s old home week.”
They all turned as Mikey came walking toward them. He saw Ren and slowed just a little. He grimaced.
“Now, Captain,” Mikey began. “It was just a little lumber and a few nails…”
“You walked off with half the lumber in the supply shed to build a canteen at base camp,” he said gruffly. “And you installed two women of decidedly odd morals…”
“They were lonely,” Mikey protested. “The local cathouse had just closed and they didn’t have enough money to make it back to Spain.”
“What a bunch of bull,” Ren muttered.
Mikey grinned. “You have to admit, sir, that morale went up eighty percent.”
“So did STDs,” Ren shot back.
“Hey, that’s what they have doctors for, right?” Mikey said, his eyes twinkling.
He glanced at Sari’s red eyes. “What’s going on? Something happen to baby doll?”
I love this guy. Mikey, not the H.
Apparently Mikey has a book, Texas Proud, and is probably absolutely horrible to his own heroine.
March 8, 2018
Usually even when I hate a book I try to read it to the end so that I can give a complete review of it when I'm done. But I DNFed at 75% on this book because there were just so many awful and ridiculous things about it that I was starting to lose track of them all! Good Lord, where to start? With the ridiculously idiotic, doormat heroine? With the asshole-for-no-reason hero? With the repetitive and contradictory writing style? Oh man. Strap in, ladies, it's going to be a bumpy ride!
And that's where I finally stopped. This book had gotten so awful that it wasn't even funny anymore. And when I saw that there was still another 1/4 of the book to go, I gave up. I'm not into self-flagellation and continuing to read this book would definite qualify. I don't feel bad about picking it up though. After all, we all make mistakes!
And that's where I finally stopped. This book had gotten so awful that it wasn't even funny anymore. And when I saw that there was still another 1/4 of the book to go, I gave up. I'm not into self-flagellation and continuing to read this book would definite qualify. I don't feel bad about picking it up though. After all, we all make mistakes!
February 3, 2017
Rewrote the whole review because of the deletion!
This is my first Diana Palmer.
Many of you know my aversion towards country romances, but Diana Palmer is an exception from now on, I'm going to read more of hers; her writing style is unique, it made something I hate, into what I now look forward to!
Chantal and Jenny: Thanks for the introduction and recommendations, I know I've been procrastinating in reading her books, all of which have been recommended by the two of you, but it was because I hated the countryside, that is until I took up the challenge to try one.
Now D. Palmer got me into the romantic and scenic lively countryside of Texas!
(I blame myself for watching too many Wild West movies, and getting it all wrong, you know, of a dusty and barren wilderness.)
The constant misunderstandings and miscommunications were frustrating - Merrie would tell Ren about the abuse of her father, only for Ren to act like he didn't know about it later on.
The same thing with Ren's ex-fiancée's cheating.
The multiple mentions in dialogue made it look like the characters just didn't pay any attention to what the others were saying.
This is my first Diana Palmer.
Many of you know my aversion towards country romances, but Diana Palmer is an exception from now on, I'm going to read more of hers; her writing style is unique, it made something I hate, into what I now look forward to!
Chantal and Jenny: Thanks for the introduction and recommendations, I know I've been procrastinating in reading her books, all of which have been recommended by the two of you, but it was because I hated the countryside, that is until I took up the challenge to try one.
Now D. Palmer got me into the romantic and scenic lively countryside of Texas!
(I blame myself for watching too many Wild West movies, and getting it all wrong, you know, of a dusty and barren wilderness.)
The constant misunderstandings and miscommunications were frustrating - Merrie would tell Ren about the abuse of her father, only for Ren to act like he didn't know about it later on.
The same thing with Ren's ex-fiancée's cheating.
The multiple mentions in dialogue made it look like the characters just didn't pay any attention to what the others were saying.
December 28, 2016
Hero's fiance cheated on him and he has mother issues. He is bitter and mean. Heroine was horribly abused by her father but she has a good heart. When they meets sparks fly but Ren thinks that Merrie is his brothers girlfriend and that she is experienced. Lots of angst, adorable heroine and an alpha hero make this a good read.
November 22, 2022
4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐ - Liked it!
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Reread in October 10, 2022
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ARC by Netgalley for an honest review.
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Review in Portuguese and English:
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Neste livro temos a história da irmã da heroína do livro "Defender" e a busca pelo assassino contratado para eliminar nossa heroína continua.
Recomendo ler aquele livro primeiro.
Para segurança de Merrie ela é enviada para a casa do herói onde existe um grande sistema de segurança e supostamente ela ficará mais protegida.
Lá ela se depara com um cara cínico e muito mal humorado que a trata com desprezo achando que ela é mais uma das amantes do irmão dele.
Era costume o irmão dele aparecer na casa dele com mulheres que acabavam na cama do herói também.
O irmão dá a entender que ela é namorada dele e nosso herói acha que ela é mais uma das interesseiras em busca de conseguir um homem com dinheiro.
Ele olha as roupas simples dela e ele já imagina que ela é pobre.
Os fãs da autora vão se deliciar com mais uma história que segue a fórmula antiga dela.
Herói com passado traumático e com comportamento hostil.
Heroína muito doce virgem e inexperiente mas com personalidade.
Situações de perigo e suspense onde o lado alfa do herói é mostrado.
Temos uma festa onde a ex-noiva do herói aparece causando confusão.
Cenas de ciúme e personagens secundários muito interessantes.
Nossos ex mercenários aparecem na história e novos personagens nos são apresentados tornando futuras histórias muito interessantes.
Todos elementos característicos da autora estão presentes nesta história e que certamente agradarão aos fãs e constante leitores.
Recomendo!
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In this book we have the story of the sister of the heroine of the book "Defender" and the search for the killer hired to eliminate our heroine continues.
I recommend reading that book first.
For securing Merrie she is sent to the House of the hero where there is a great security system and supposedly it will be safer.
There she stumbles upon a man cynical and grumpy that treats her with contempt, thinking she is another one of his brother's lovers.
His brother used to show up at his house with women who ended up in the bed of the hero, too.
His brother suggests that she is his girlfriend and our hero thinks that she is more one of the bimbos in search for a man with money.
He looks at her simple clothes and he imagines that she is poor.
The author's fans will be delighted with another story that follows her old formula.
Hero with traumatic past and with hostile behavior.
Very sweet virgin heroine and inexperienced but with personality.
Situations of danger and suspense where the alpha side of the hero is shown.
We have a party where the ex-girlfriend of the hero appears causing confusion.
Scenes of jealousy and secondary characters very interesting.
Our former mercenaries appear in story and new characters are introduced making future stories very interesting.
All elements characteristic of the author are present in this story and that will certainly please fans and constant readers.
Recommend!
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Reread in October 10, 2022
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ARC by Netgalley for an honest review.
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Review in Portuguese and English:
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Neste livro temos a história da irmã da heroína do livro "Defender" e a busca pelo assassino contratado para eliminar nossa heroína continua.
Recomendo ler aquele livro primeiro.
Para segurança de Merrie ela é enviada para a casa do herói onde existe um grande sistema de segurança e supostamente ela ficará mais protegida.
Lá ela se depara com um cara cínico e muito mal humorado que a trata com desprezo achando que ela é mais uma das amantes do irmão dele.
Era costume o irmão dele aparecer na casa dele com mulheres que acabavam na cama do herói também.
O irmão dá a entender que ela é namorada dele e nosso herói acha que ela é mais uma das interesseiras em busca de conseguir um homem com dinheiro.
Ele olha as roupas simples dela e ele já imagina que ela é pobre.
Os fãs da autora vão se deliciar com mais uma história que segue a fórmula antiga dela.
Herói com passado traumático e com comportamento hostil.
Heroína muito doce virgem e inexperiente mas com personalidade.
Situações de perigo e suspense onde o lado alfa do herói é mostrado.
Temos uma festa onde a ex-noiva do herói aparece causando confusão.
Cenas de ciúme e personagens secundários muito interessantes.
Nossos ex mercenários aparecem na história e novos personagens nos são apresentados tornando futuras histórias muito interessantes.
Todos elementos característicos da autora estão presentes nesta história e que certamente agradarão aos fãs e constante leitores.
Recomendo!
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In this book we have the story of the sister of the heroine of the book "Defender" and the search for the killer hired to eliminate our heroine continues.
I recommend reading that book first.
For securing Merrie she is sent to the House of the hero where there is a great security system and supposedly it will be safer.
There she stumbles upon a man cynical and grumpy that treats her with contempt, thinking she is another one of his brother's lovers.
His brother used to show up at his house with women who ended up in the bed of the hero, too.
His brother suggests that she is his girlfriend and our hero thinks that she is more one of the bimbos in search for a man with money.
He looks at her simple clothes and he imagines that she is poor.
The author's fans will be delighted with another story that follows her old formula.
Hero with traumatic past and with hostile behavior.
Very sweet virgin heroine and inexperienced but with personality.
Situations of danger and suspense where the alpha side of the hero is shown.
We have a party where the ex-girlfriend of the hero appears causing confusion.
Scenes of jealousy and secondary characters very interesting.
Our former mercenaries appear in story and new characters are introduced making future stories very interesting.
All elements characteristic of the author are present in this story and that will certainly please fans and constant readers.
Recommend!
June 25, 2021
It could have been 4 stars but for two reasons:
- too long with useless characters making useless comments about useless things
- the premises: the heroine is hiding from a killed paid by one of his late father’s enemy who is in prison? This killer is very persistent even if the man who paid him is no more around. Why? I could understand if he had something going on with the heroine… and he is able to circumvent FBI, private surveillance, cameras… what a prodigy!
The rest of the book was quite good. Same old DP with innocent naive never kissed before virgin and distrustful hero with self esteem issues.
He’s not cruel or mean because he’s selfish and narcissist, in fact he’s a good man but his self confidence is very very low, so when his scorned ex girlfriend ridicules his prowess as a lover he is badly hurt and starts hating (fearing…) all the other women, and when the heroine refuses to sleep with him he retaliates very badly. The heroine is a victim of her father’s sadistic beatings and has a way with animals. I appreciated this trait that I find very true: people who were formerly abused especially during their childhood, become animal lovers and protectors.
- much religion here: the heroine is a person of faith. Truly. Even if this can seem anachronistic I liked it, because it was contextualized.
- stereotype of the day: the mob boss with a pin striped suit. Are we still here??
- too long with useless characters making useless comments about useless things
- the premises: the heroine is hiding from a killed paid by one of his late father’s enemy who is in prison? This killer is very persistent even if the man who paid him is no more around. Why? I could understand if he had something going on with the heroine… and he is able to circumvent FBI, private surveillance, cameras… what a prodigy!
The rest of the book was quite good. Same old DP with innocent naive never kissed before virgin and distrustful hero with self esteem issues.
He’s not cruel or mean because he’s selfish and narcissist, in fact he’s a good man but his self confidence is very very low, so when his scorned ex girlfriend ridicules his prowess as a lover he is badly hurt and starts hating (fearing…) all the other women, and when the heroine refuses to sleep with him he retaliates very badly. The heroine is a victim of her father’s sadistic beatings and has a way with animals. I appreciated this trait that I find very true: people who were formerly abused especially during their childhood, become animal lovers and protectors.
- much religion here: the heroine is a person of faith. Truly. Even if this can seem anachronistic I liked it, because it was contextualized.
- stereotype of the day: the mob boss with a pin striped suit. Are we still here??
June 30, 2022
el genero romantico me encanta, pero nose porque nunca me llamaban la atención este tipo de novela, pero bueno menos mal que le di una oportunidad porque me ha encantado, Ren Colter me ha parecido un personaje maravilloso, vamos quiero a Ren para mi jaja, pero es que Merrie tambien me ha encantado con su dulzura
July 10, 2022
Diana Palmer does not age like wine. Her attempts at PC modern romance result in a snoozefest.
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December 5, 2020
Merrie's friend Randall brought her to stay and his and his brother's ranch. Randall's brother, Ren is also there and he really doesn't like Merrie being there because he hates women. Ren is bitter after he is cheated on by his ex fiance who just wanted him for his money so now he sees all women in the same light.
Merrie has had a really hard life because her father used to beat she and her sister. It isn't until Merrie freaks out when Ren takes his belt off to adjust it that Ren finally sees past his hate and realizes that Merrie isn't an awful person. The fact that Merrie is able to get close to a horse that was beaten and had hurt any of the cowboys that came close to it is just another reason Ren is seeing her differently.
Ren didn't know it at first but Merrie was hiding from a dangerous man who was out to kill her and it isn't until she uses her credit card to buy something that someone is able to track her down. But just as Ren and Merrie are getting closer, a misunderstanding comes between them and she leaves his ranch to go back home with her sister. Ren knows he made a mistake but doesn't think that there's anything he can do about it until Merrie is hurt and he decides to come see her and her family.
Ren realizes how much he cares for her and can only hope that she'll be ok and maybe forgive him for being so dumb. Merrie forms an unlikely friendship with someone that ultimately is the reason the threat to her goes away.
I like how this one ended and if you've been reading my reviews, you already know that I love Diana Palmer.
Merrie has had a really hard life because her father used to beat she and her sister. It isn't until Merrie freaks out when Ren takes his belt off to adjust it that Ren finally sees past his hate and realizes that Merrie isn't an awful person. The fact that Merrie is able to get close to a horse that was beaten and had hurt any of the cowboys that came close to it is just another reason Ren is seeing her differently.
Ren didn't know it at first but Merrie was hiding from a dangerous man who was out to kill her and it isn't until she uses her credit card to buy something that someone is able to track her down. But just as Ren and Merrie are getting closer, a misunderstanding comes between them and she leaves his ranch to go back home with her sister. Ren knows he made a mistake but doesn't think that there's anything he can do about it until Merrie is hurt and he decides to come see her and her family.
Ren realizes how much he cares for her and can only hope that she'll be ok and maybe forgive him for being so dumb. Merrie forms an unlikely friendship with someone that ultimately is the reason the threat to her goes away.
I like how this one ended and if you've been reading my reviews, you already know that I love Diana Palmer.
December 3, 2018
Fifty percent of this book was repetition. Rehashing the backstory over and over and over. I sure am tired of hearing about Jacobsville even from Wyoming. The mob characters were a weird silly addition and Merrie's mystical painting insights were weird. Very disappointing.
January 5, 2017
I couldn't finish this book and I was very disappointed. It was certainly not what I expected from reading the synopsis. I disliked it from page one, decided to give it a second chance but then just gave up when Ren offered Merrie to pay for sex.
Ren Colter isn't closed off, he's a jerk with severe anger management issues. He hates his mother because she said something he didn't like a long time ago and he never even talked to her again. He hates his former fiancée because she cheated on him. He hates women, period. And everyone in the book tiptoes around him because he's been through a lot so he's entitled to show his bad temper. Well, I'm sorry but but I'm a firm believer that one's personal issues are not an excuse to be rude and abusive.
And Merrie, supposedly a victim of abuse her whole life, has some strange reactions I couldn't get past. First, a few lines into the book, she has arrived at a strange house to take refuge there and all she can think is that Ren is devastatingly handsome. And from then it goes on. She hates the man, but she wants to touch his bare chest and paint him with his shirt off. And she's supposedly hiding but hires a limo service to pick her up at the gate when she decides to leave after the confrontation with Ren regarding the above mentioned payment in exchange for sexual services. If you think about it, there's little difference between Ren and her abusive father, so I don't understand how could she even be remotely interested.
Maybe there was a sweet romance in the stars for these two at the end of the book, but if I met a man like Ren, I would be running for the hills myself, no matter what he looked like.
The background for the story (because a few of the character's have appeared in other Diana Palmer books) was so messy and confusing I failed to grasp most of it too, so I just focused on the present. And unfortunately the present had little to offer.
Maybe it's just me, because there are some raving reviews of Wyoming Brave on Amazon, so please take this review with a grain of salt. But to be honest, the only interesting thing I got from the book (or from what little I read of it) were the insights into ranching life. Those were interesting and, sadly, a bit wasted when put together with the rest of the plot.
Ren Colter isn't closed off, he's a jerk with severe anger management issues. He hates his mother because she said something he didn't like a long time ago and he never even talked to her again. He hates his former fiancée because she cheated on him. He hates women, period. And everyone in the book tiptoes around him because he's been through a lot so he's entitled to show his bad temper. Well, I'm sorry but but I'm a firm believer that one's personal issues are not an excuse to be rude and abusive.
And Merrie, supposedly a victim of abuse her whole life, has some strange reactions I couldn't get past. First, a few lines into the book, she has arrived at a strange house to take refuge there and all she can think is that Ren is devastatingly handsome. And from then it goes on. She hates the man, but she wants to touch his bare chest and paint him with his shirt off. And she's supposedly hiding but hires a limo service to pick her up at the gate when she decides to leave after the confrontation with Ren regarding the above mentioned payment in exchange for sexual services. If you think about it, there's little difference between Ren and her abusive father, so I don't understand how could she even be remotely interested.
Maybe there was a sweet romance in the stars for these two at the end of the book, but if I met a man like Ren, I would be running for the hills myself, no matter what he looked like.
The background for the story (because a few of the character's have appeared in other Diana Palmer books) was so messy and confusing I failed to grasp most of it too, so I just focused on the present. And unfortunately the present had little to offer.
Maybe it's just me, because there are some raving reviews of Wyoming Brave on Amazon, so please take this review with a grain of salt. But to be honest, the only interesting thing I got from the book (or from what little I read of it) were the insights into ranching life. Those were interesting and, sadly, a bit wasted when put together with the rest of the plot.
March 21, 2019
"Quando Merrie andava al liceo, il padre aveva frustato uno dei purosangue. Lei era andata a trovarlo una volta che il padre era partito per un viaggio d’affari in Europa con una donna di Leeds. L’addestratore aveva parlato con dolcezza al cavallo, ma l’animale non lo aveva lasciato avvicinare, continuando a scalpitare nervoso. Merrie invece lo aveva raggiunto e con grande gioia dell’addestratore il cavallo aveva risposto subito. Da allora era diventata la sua custode, almeno quando il padre non c’era. Aveva ucciso un cane che lei amava e avrebbe potuto fare lo stesso ad un cavallo, se gli avesse mostrato troppa attenzione. Merrie e Sari non avevano mai capito perché il padre le odiasse tanto. Probabilmente voleva vendicarsi della moglie per averlo tagliato fuori dal grosso della fortuna di famiglia, o perché voleva un maschio e aveva avuto solo femmine."
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Il libro di cui vi parlo oggi, è per me come una sorta di coperta di Linus, una di quelle letture che so mi permetteranno di distrarmi dalla realtà quotidiana per qualche ora, perché Diana Palmer riesce sempre a rilassarmi come nessuna, e Il coraggio della Passione si è rivelata una buona scelta.
Ren ha accettato con riluttanza la richiesta del fratello di ospitare nel suo ranch, protetto da sofisticati allarmi, quella che crede la sua ennesima amante. L’unica cosa che sa per certo e che la giovane Meredith è vittima di uno stalker ed ha bisogno di protezione, ma le cose sono ben diverse. Il padre di Meredith, un uomo di una crudeltà unica, ha ucciso la sua amante ed il figlio della donna ha pensato di pareggiare i conti assoldando un killer molto bravo per uccidere le sue figlie, ignaro che le due ragazze non solo non sono mai state amate dal padre ma hanno vissuto una vita orribile. Meredith porta sul corpo cicatrici tremende ed ora la sua vita in pericolo, ma lo è ancora di più il suo cuore. Ren è crudele e prova per lei un’antipatia che non nasconde, il fratello gli ha taciuto cose importanti, e le ferite di un fidanzamento con una donna che mirava solo al suo denaro non gli permettono di vedere quanto sia dolce e innocente la ragazza. Eppure non riesce a starle lontano, e quando si renderà conto del grave pericolo che la minaccia, tornerà ad essere l’uomo pericoloso che era un tempo. Intenzionato a riprendersi la donna che ha capito d’amare.
Non posso certo dire che sia una trama originale, quasi tutti i libri di questa scrittrice racchiudono una donna tenera e indifesa di solito molto giovane, quasi sempre con un suo personale inferno alle spalle, ed un uomo ricco e maturo con un passato alquanto pericoloso. Il coraggio della passione non si discosta da questo modello, eppure quest’autrice riesce sempre a scrivere storie avvincenti, e i suoi protagonisti maschili sono uomini alfa maturi, sexy, coraggiosi che risultano sempre intriganti. Ren è stato tradito, e nonostante sia affascinato da questa ragazza così dolce da riuscire a domare un cavallo maltrattato, non riesce a credere alla sua innocenza. Per questo si comporta in modo orribile, pentendosene non appena viene a conoscenza del suo passato, diventando l’uomo passionale e romantico su cui puoi sempre contare, e che ogni donna vorrebbe incontrare una volta nella vita. Non manca in questo libro neppure una visita alla città di Jacobsville dove in ogni metro quadrato di superficie potete trovare un seal, un mercenario, un cecchino prodigioso, un agente FBI, uno sceriffo federale ed ogni figura romantica in divisa vi detti il cuore, una sorta di irreale ma piacevole paese dei balocchi per inguaribili romantiche che adorano gli uomini forti e virili ammantati di un’aura pericolosa.
Scritto con lo stile inconfondibile di quest’autrice, riesce a far distaccare per qualche ora dalla realtà, portandoci in un mondo di uomini protettivi e donne in difficoltà, in cui tutto finisce nella dolcezza dello zucchero filato, e dove il sesso è solo accennato. Consigliato alle amanti dell’autrice e a chi cerca una lettura leggera e senza drammi.
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Lucia63 - per RFS
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Il libro di cui vi parlo oggi, è per me come una sorta di coperta di Linus, una di quelle letture che so mi permetteranno di distrarmi dalla realtà quotidiana per qualche ora, perché Diana Palmer riesce sempre a rilassarmi come nessuna, e Il coraggio della Passione si è rivelata una buona scelta.
Ren ha accettato con riluttanza la richiesta del fratello di ospitare nel suo ranch, protetto da sofisticati allarmi, quella che crede la sua ennesima amante. L’unica cosa che sa per certo e che la giovane Meredith è vittima di uno stalker ed ha bisogno di protezione, ma le cose sono ben diverse. Il padre di Meredith, un uomo di una crudeltà unica, ha ucciso la sua amante ed il figlio della donna ha pensato di pareggiare i conti assoldando un killer molto bravo per uccidere le sue figlie, ignaro che le due ragazze non solo non sono mai state amate dal padre ma hanno vissuto una vita orribile. Meredith porta sul corpo cicatrici tremende ed ora la sua vita in pericolo, ma lo è ancora di più il suo cuore. Ren è crudele e prova per lei un’antipatia che non nasconde, il fratello gli ha taciuto cose importanti, e le ferite di un fidanzamento con una donna che mirava solo al suo denaro non gli permettono di vedere quanto sia dolce e innocente la ragazza. Eppure non riesce a starle lontano, e quando si renderà conto del grave pericolo che la minaccia, tornerà ad essere l’uomo pericoloso che era un tempo. Intenzionato a riprendersi la donna che ha capito d’amare.
Non posso certo dire che sia una trama originale, quasi tutti i libri di questa scrittrice racchiudono una donna tenera e indifesa di solito molto giovane, quasi sempre con un suo personale inferno alle spalle, ed un uomo ricco e maturo con un passato alquanto pericoloso. Il coraggio della passione non si discosta da questo modello, eppure quest’autrice riesce sempre a scrivere storie avvincenti, e i suoi protagonisti maschili sono uomini alfa maturi, sexy, coraggiosi che risultano sempre intriganti. Ren è stato tradito, e nonostante sia affascinato da questa ragazza così dolce da riuscire a domare un cavallo maltrattato, non riesce a credere alla sua innocenza. Per questo si comporta in modo orribile, pentendosene non appena viene a conoscenza del suo passato, diventando l’uomo passionale e romantico su cui puoi sempre contare, e che ogni donna vorrebbe incontrare una volta nella vita. Non manca in questo libro neppure una visita alla città di Jacobsville dove in ogni metro quadrato di superficie potete trovare un seal, un mercenario, un cecchino prodigioso, un agente FBI, uno sceriffo federale ed ogni figura romantica in divisa vi detti il cuore, una sorta di irreale ma piacevole paese dei balocchi per inguaribili romantiche che adorano gli uomini forti e virili ammantati di un’aura pericolosa.
Scritto con lo stile inconfondibile di quest’autrice, riesce a far distaccare per qualche ora dalla realtà, portandoci in un mondo di uomini protettivi e donne in difficoltà, in cui tutto finisce nella dolcezza dello zucchero filato, e dove il sesso è solo accennato. Consigliato alle amanti dell’autrice e a chi cerca una lettura leggera e senza drammi.
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Lucia63 - per RFS
December 9, 2021
Everything Michelle Lynn and Lisa say here about this book is absolutely true. The plot is a train wreck, it's repetitious, there are way too many coincidences and characters from other books checking in for about two sentences, and the plot is told through dialogue rather than action. Which, except for the heroine and hero repeatedly telling each other roughly the same story and then seemingly forgetting it, is typical Palmer I am afraid, at least when it comes to her series books.
As with Defender, the companion volume about this heroine's sister, the supposedly professional FBI guy is a complete incompetent in unbelievable ways and nobody notices or seems to care. This one, at least, did feel a little bit like a western, in that they go horseback riding a time or two and the heroine watches a video of him branding cows. Yay?
I have no idea why I keep reading Palmer. Maybe my past experiences with her books have stunned me into submission so I just smile and nod as the insanity flows over me. I found the dialogue in this one slightly less stilted, and this heroine, although equally peabrained, did not strike me as being quite so hypocritical as her sister, so I was happy.
When I'm in the mood for a Palmer, I'm in the mood for a Palmer, I guess.
As with Defender, the companion volume about this heroine's sister, the supposedly professional FBI guy is a complete incompetent in unbelievable ways and nobody notices or seems to care. This one, at least, did feel a little bit like a western, in that they go horseback riding a time or two and the heroine watches a video of him branding cows. Yay?
I have no idea why I keep reading Palmer. Maybe my past experiences with her books have stunned me into submission so I just smile and nod as the insanity flows over me. I found the dialogue in this one slightly less stilted, and this heroine, although equally peabrained, did not strike me as being quite so hypocritical as her sister, so I was happy.
When I'm in the mood for a Palmer, I'm in the mood for a Palmer, I guess.
March 1, 2017
I don't know that I've ever written a really bad book review before, but I couldn't help myself. I have read many Diana Palmer books over the years and believe (hope) that this one was written by a ghost writer. The writing was terrible. The sentence structures and dialog seemed like I was reading an elementary school book. I don't think any one actually edited it before publishing. The dumb heroine spouts off multiple times that she's never been kissed by a boy. And the hero, Ren, asks her like 3 different times if she knows how to dance. Cuz what, he forgot what her answer was the first time? Then he takes her to a "sophisticated" party where his ex is and Merrie runs the ex off by saying "sticks and stones can break my bones....." Really? In the real world, she would have been laughed at. I just thought the whole plot lacked.
May 14, 2017
"Wyoming Bold" tells the story of Merissa and Ren.
Merissa is the sister to Sari, whom we met in her and Paul's book. When a hitman comes after her, she takes refuge in the Rancher Ren's household.
As usual he's been bitten by a shitty ex and thinks she's his brother's girl, so he is rude with her and even refuses to feed her when shes late (yeah it happens).. until he realizes his feelings for her.
Then she flees, gets almost murdered, he realizes his mistake and rest is predictable.
Though the book is based in 2016 with iPhones and menages, it has a very old school and rustic feeling. The characters are classic DP ones, still stuck in the 1900s- and while that worked in previous books- here it seemed a bit redundant.
I honestly wasn't much into his behavior with her- and even though he makes up for it- I wanted some epic grovels.
Did like the cover!
Safe
3/5
Merissa is the sister to Sari, whom we met in her and Paul's book. When a hitman comes after her, she takes refuge in the Rancher Ren's household.
As usual he's been bitten by a shitty ex and thinks she's his brother's girl, so he is rude with her and even refuses to feed her when shes late (yeah it happens).. until he realizes his feelings for her.
Then she flees, gets almost murdered, he realizes his mistake and rest is predictable.
Though the book is based in 2016 with iPhones and menages, it has a very old school and rustic feeling. The characters are classic DP ones, still stuck in the 1900s- and while that worked in previous books- here it seemed a bit redundant.
I honestly wasn't much into his behavior with her- and even though he makes up for it- I wanted some epic grovels.
Did like the cover!
Safe
3/5
August 2, 2017
This book repeats the same 6 plot line sentences over and over and the characters act as though the information is brand new every time they hear it. Every plot addition lacked all finesse and subtlety as well as any semblance of plausibility. It needed another revision or two to be considered ready to read by anyone. Don't read it unless you enjoy laughing about the ridiculous nature of every page.
July 9, 2017
2 - 2.5 Stars.
Mmmmm. Another Mmmmm. This book was an OK book. I wanted to read something for Diana Palmer and it did not matter if it was good or bad . But actually it did.
Mmmmm. Another Mmmmm. This book was an OK book. I wanted to read something for Diana Palmer and it did not matter if it was good or bad . But actually it did.
January 4, 2017
***I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review, which was first posted on book blog Will Read for Feels.
I’ve been reading Diana Palmer books for a couple of decades now, and there are a few hallmarks of her stories that I’ve just come to associate with a DP read.
One is that they promote an “old-fashioned” attitude toward premarital sex for women—and are likely to comment on said old-fashioned notions harbored by the main characters—although it should be mentioned that her books do feature premarital sex, but not before it’s clear hearts are engaged, at least on the female side of the equation. Another is that the heroes tend to be abrasive and also tend to judge the heroines based on loose women they have known and/or who have hurt them, painting them with the same brush despite all elements to the contrary. They tend to learn the error of their ways and regret their treatment of their lady loves, but often too late, and the regret never seems to be for their general misogynistic attitude, just that attitude as applied to the heroine.
These are things that have bothered me in a number of DP reads, especially since, in the past several years, I’ve been taking more body- and sex-positive stances not just in life, but in what I say about the books I read. Unfortunately, I felt as though Palmer’s latest book, Wyoming Brave, had all the elements I’ve come to dislike and then some, and too little of the things I’ve enjoyed about her work in the past—or, rather, if they are there, they aren’t sufficiently distracting that they cancel out the bad taste I had in my mouth while reading this.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. If you would like to read this book, please note that this continues the story of the two Grayling sisters we met in the Long, Tall Texans novel Defender, which I also unfortunately didn’t like too much. The events in the previous novel set the stage for this one, so I’d recommend reading that book first, as you’ll find there’s quite a bit of info dumping in Wyoming Brave just to cover what happened and who’s who in Defender.
What I did enjoy while reading this book was learning a little about ranching and about life in small-town USA, both of which are so alien to me, an occasional beach bum born and bred on a tropical island, that it’s almost like reading romantic fantasy instead of contemporary romance.
But, as you may have gleaned from my little rant at the top of this post, there was a lot I didn’t enjoy. Most of it centers around the hero, Ren, who is an extreme version of Palmer’s typical woman-hater.
To say I was disgusted by his behavior was an understatement. I couldn’t believe any love interest could come back from that and everything else he’d already said, thought, and done, and still be someone the heroine wants a happily ever after with. Sure, he felt sorry afterward. Especially after someone spilled details about Merrie’s traumatic history and the reason for her innocence. But too little, too late.
Plus, here’s the thing: Merrie’s innocence is plain to see. Everyone sees it and senses it, and people even remark on it. Beyond that, she shares quite a bit about herself and her abusive, controlling father who was paranoid about his daughters spending any time with a member of the opposite sex. She also talks about her religion and old-fashioned attitudes. So ignorance regarding her inexperience could not have been anything but willful denial on his part, and as such was inexcusable.
Anyway, moving on. Beyond my (decidedly negative) feelings about Ren, I also found it difficult to respect Merrie. Her sweetness and understanding nature were practically Mary Sue in caricature, but apart from that, she was just so completely willing to downplay herself, I couldn’t help but being annoyed by her martyrdom upon the altar of Ren’s misogyny. She even compromises her ambitions for Ren before he has the chance to ask her to so. I guess I just found myself stumped by her overpowered facility for forgiveness and her seeming inability to make a stand for herself (and for women everywhere).
I don’t want to go on and on about this read, but I have to say that it’s kind of the straw that’s broken the camel’s back as far as my fandom of this author is concerned. Maybe it’s that I’ve matured and my ideas about love and sex and feminism have changed. Plus, managing a book blog has helped me refine my ideas about what romance should and shouldn’t be. And unfortunately, Wyoming Brave misses the mark.
Will I read any more books by this author? Having invested so many years in reading her, I’d like to say I will, but I really can’t say. I’m hoping she can come back with strong heroes and heroines I can admire. But I honestly don’t know at this point.
I’ve been reading Diana Palmer books for a couple of decades now, and there are a few hallmarks of her stories that I’ve just come to associate with a DP read.
One is that they promote an “old-fashioned” attitude toward premarital sex for women—and are likely to comment on said old-fashioned notions harbored by the main characters—although it should be mentioned that her books do feature premarital sex, but not before it’s clear hearts are engaged, at least on the female side of the equation. Another is that the heroes tend to be abrasive and also tend to judge the heroines based on loose women they have known and/or who have hurt them, painting them with the same brush despite all elements to the contrary. They tend to learn the error of their ways and regret their treatment of their lady loves, but often too late, and the regret never seems to be for their general misogynistic attitude, just that attitude as applied to the heroine.
These are things that have bothered me in a number of DP reads, especially since, in the past several years, I’ve been taking more body- and sex-positive stances not just in life, but in what I say about the books I read. Unfortunately, I felt as though Palmer’s latest book, Wyoming Brave, had all the elements I’ve come to dislike and then some, and too little of the things I’ve enjoyed about her work in the past—or, rather, if they are there, they aren’t sufficiently distracting that they cancel out the bad taste I had in my mouth while reading this.
But I’m getting ahead of myself. If you would like to read this book, please note that this continues the story of the two Grayling sisters we met in the Long, Tall Texans novel Defender, which I also unfortunately didn’t like too much. The events in the previous novel set the stage for this one, so I’d recommend reading that book first, as you’ll find there’s quite a bit of info dumping in Wyoming Brave just to cover what happened and who’s who in Defender.
What I did enjoy while reading this book was learning a little about ranching and about life in small-town USA, both of which are so alien to me, an occasional beach bum born and bred on a tropical island, that it’s almost like reading romantic fantasy instead of contemporary romance.
But, as you may have gleaned from my little rant at the top of this post, there was a lot I didn’t enjoy. Most of it centers around the hero, Ren, who is an extreme version of Palmer’s typical woman-hater.
To say I was disgusted by his behavior was an understatement. I couldn’t believe any love interest could come back from that and everything else he’d already said, thought, and done, and still be someone the heroine wants a happily ever after with. Sure, he felt sorry afterward. Especially after someone spilled details about Merrie’s traumatic history and the reason for her innocence. But too little, too late.
Plus, here’s the thing: Merrie’s innocence is plain to see. Everyone sees it and senses it, and people even remark on it. Beyond that, she shares quite a bit about herself and her abusive, controlling father who was paranoid about his daughters spending any time with a member of the opposite sex. She also talks about her religion and old-fashioned attitudes. So ignorance regarding her inexperience could not have been anything but willful denial on his part, and as such was inexcusable.
Anyway, moving on. Beyond my (decidedly negative) feelings about Ren, I also found it difficult to respect Merrie. Her sweetness and understanding nature were practically Mary Sue in caricature, but apart from that, she was just so completely willing to downplay herself, I couldn’t help but being annoyed by her martyrdom upon the altar of Ren’s misogyny. She even compromises her ambitions for Ren before he has the chance to ask her to so. I guess I just found myself stumped by her overpowered facility for forgiveness and her seeming inability to make a stand for herself (and for women everywhere).
I don’t want to go on and on about this read, but I have to say that it’s kind of the straw that’s broken the camel’s back as far as my fandom of this author is concerned. Maybe it’s that I’ve matured and my ideas about love and sex and feminism have changed. Plus, managing a book blog has helped me refine my ideas about what romance should and shouldn’t be. And unfortunately, Wyoming Brave misses the mark.
Will I read any more books by this author? Having invested so many years in reading her, I’d like to say I will, but I really can’t say. I’m hoping she can come back with strong heroes and heroines I can admire. But I honestly don’t know at this point.
February 4, 2017
3.5 stars
A problem that I had with this book it was too much backstory that tended to repeat over and over again and at times it wasn't even about Ren or Meredith. For example Paul and Sari's entire romance was explained from beginning, middle, and end that I practically felt like I read their entire book already even though I haven't. I shouldn't know their entire romance. I should be told Ren and Meredith's story.
My main issue with this book was a lack of romance between Ren and Meredith or more accurately I felt that the romance aspect of this book was kind of rushed. Usually in Diana Palmer book there lots of build up then the romance comes then separation then the make up. In this one the build up was okay, but I could have stood for more and more angst between them, and the romance was down to one scene before the separation then they rushed through the making up and falling in love part were it felt like it was nothing at all. Very rushed. Very unbelievable, and just not genuine. At times I questioned even if they were in love. They needed more time and building up of this loving relationship they were supposedly developing. I needed a few more kisses and lovey dovey scenes for my taste anyway. Where was the angst? Where was the tension? Where was everything that I love from a Diana Palmer romance? I wanted more of that. This romance wasn't as compelling as other Diana Palmer books that I read.
What I did enjoy and like the best about this story was how Diana Palmer's two series featuring Jacobsville/Comanche Wells, Texas and Wyoming series crossover. I enjoyed seeing the two series mesh together with some appearances from fan favorite characters like Cash and Tippy Grier. There were even mentions of past characters like Cag Hart who came across Ren in the past as well as others, which was very interesting and had me the most intrigued. I wish that feeling through the entire book then I would have been interested.
Another thing that intrigued me was the appearance of new characters. I was interested and it made me wonder if they will get a book in the future. They kept me on my toes and I loved that.
I wanted more of the old school romance from Diana Palmer and I just didn't get it here. It was a shame because I was really looking forward to it especially after I heard good things about it. I just wasn't impressed with this one. Sorry to say.
A problem that I had with this book it was too much backstory that tended to repeat over and over again and at times it wasn't even about Ren or Meredith. For example Paul and Sari's entire romance was explained from beginning, middle, and end that I practically felt like I read their entire book already even though I haven't. I shouldn't know their entire romance. I should be told Ren and Meredith's story.
My main issue with this book was a lack of romance between Ren and Meredith or more accurately I felt that the romance aspect of this book was kind of rushed. Usually in Diana Palmer book there lots of build up then the romance comes then separation then the make up. In this one the build up was okay, but I could have stood for more and more angst between them, and the romance was down to one scene before the separation then they rushed through the making up and falling in love part were it felt like it was nothing at all. Very rushed. Very unbelievable, and just not genuine. At times I questioned even if they were in love. They needed more time and building up of this loving relationship they were supposedly developing. I needed a few more kisses and lovey dovey scenes for my taste anyway. Where was the angst? Where was the tension? Where was everything that I love from a Diana Palmer romance? I wanted more of that. This romance wasn't as compelling as other Diana Palmer books that I read.
What I did enjoy and like the best about this story was how Diana Palmer's two series featuring Jacobsville/Comanche Wells, Texas and Wyoming series crossover. I enjoyed seeing the two series mesh together with some appearances from fan favorite characters like Cash and Tippy Grier. There were even mentions of past characters like Cag Hart who came across Ren in the past as well as others, which was very interesting and had me the most intrigued. I wish that feeling through the entire book then I would have been interested.
Another thing that intrigued me was the appearance of new characters. I was interested and it made me wonder if they will get a book in the future. They kept me on my toes and I loved that.
I wanted more of the old school romance from Diana Palmer and I just didn't get it here. It was a shame because I was really looking forward to it especially after I heard good things about it. I just wasn't impressed with this one. Sorry to say.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 28, 2016
Back 20 years or so, I was a big fan of Diana Palmer's but eventually all her books started to have the same theme - a formula of overbearing/asshole heroes who spat hateful words and always have another woman in the picture to torture heroine. As for the heroines, they are always super naive, innocent and pretty much doormats. This book is no different so I don't know why I bothered. Maybe I keep hoping that she will surprise me someday. Oh well.. As for this book, we have yet another innocent, naive and doormat heroine (Meredith) and a bitter/angry hero (Ren) who lost his fiancee, Angie, because she cheated on him with 2 other men two weeks before their wedding and he wants nothing to do with any woman again. He also has mommy issues so poor Meredith gets all his abuse. Lucky her .....
March 27, 2019
La Palmer è da sempre una delle mie autrici preferite, merito senza dubbio del ripetuto e onnipresente schema che da decenni ripropone (vedi: uomo alfa con vari livelli di stronzaggine e diffidenza e spesso ex dal cuore di pietra/ eroina vergine e pura che si porta una sfiga appresso da paura e traumi più o meno pesanti) e che, se da un lato può risultare a lungo andare noioso e anacronistico, dall'altro è come una copertina di Linus XD Quando ho scoperto l'arrivo di un inedito (evento raro) mi ci sono buttata a pesce *ç* Devo dire che, mentre Merrie incarna del tutto la classica "eroina Palmer" (e non una delle più indimenticabili diciamolo XD) ho trovato Ren un poco sottotono rispetto al solito eroe dell'autrice, sicuramente è meno str*** rispetto ai suoi predecessori, il che non è per forza un male ma a livello caratteriale si poteva "spingere" un poco di più..... anche la storia del killer viene risolta a tarallucci e vino (e direi che nella realtà i mafiosi non sono proprio come l'orsacchiotto Teddy XD) perciò in conclusione nonostante i soliti traumi, le sfighe varie, sparatorie e tutto il resto, la storia rimane soft e romantica ;D Sarei davvero curiosa di conoscere la storia della sorella di Merrie e di suo marito, sembra decisamente più avventurosa e movimentata....e poi adoro le "seconde occasioni" che trovano il lieto fine *ç*
February 21, 2017
"Palmer returns with a splendid Western contemporary novel filled with passion, heartache and small-town life. The story serves as a reminder that life will provide second chances; we just need be brave enough to hold onto them. When Meredith hides her dark past from the love of her life, Ren finds a way to forgive and strengthen their bond. Fans of small-town romances with rugged, sexy cowboys will want to add Wyoming Brave to their collections" (5 stars GOLD @ RT Book Reviews).
Miniseries: Wyoming Men
Miniseries: Wyoming Men
January 12, 2017
Normally if I don't enjoy a book, I'll just mark it as read and leave it at that. But this book left me speechless. I've been a fan of DP for a long time but it's been a couple of years since I've read one of her books. I purchased the book on Amazon for my Kindle and I can't help but think someone must have screwed up and accidentally published the first draft instead of the completed version.
After I read the book, I looked at the reviews and couldn't believe how many 4 and 5 stars there were. Did I read the same book they did? It can't be.
After I read the book, I looked at the reviews and couldn't believe how many 4 and 5 stars there were. Did I read the same book they did? It can't be.
March 6, 2017
Ugh. This book was so bad. I've read others by Diana Palmer and enjoyed them but not this one. There were a ridiculous number of times that the same back stories were repeated to new characters being introduced into the book. There were too many characters with no real purpose and brought into the story for under the dumbest guises i.e. Tony and most of the bodyguards. Took me a month to get through this book. Going into the give away pile.
February 9, 2017
I can't not Love a Diana Palmer book. I just can't. Guess what? I loved this one. ❤ I think one of the reasons I love her books so much is the angst. Oh there has to be angst!!! She is the Queen of angst! I love her for it!!! I'm just hoping now she might write a book about cousin Mickey. :)
January 30, 2017
Doormat woman without the brains God gave a goose. Yes I'm being stalked by a hitman out to kill me, so i'll just go buy a fancy party dress and use my credit card. Throw in an a$$hole man, redundant dialog, no editing and it's another poor effort from DP.
April 20, 2017
uggggghhhhh.
Read this to kill time during my commute because I'd finished the actual physical book I brought with me, and this was on my phone.
ughhhhhhhh.
Read this to kill time during my commute because I'd finished the actual physical book I brought with me, and this was on my phone.
ughhhhhhhh.
July 1, 2017
I'm not one much for romance novels but every now and then.....For this author to have written so many books before this one I found it not written very well. Ithought it was probably her first. She constantly repeats information about the characters. Yes for the 20th time we know she has never ben kissed and her father beat her with a belt. Also, there are lots of indiscrepancies. When she leaves it says she says she takes her sketchbook, and then at her sister's she goes into a panic because her picture of the wolf is at the ranch in her sketchbook and then later at her sister's they see the picture of the wolf. This is horrible. Also, Delsi was making scalloped potatoes with the ham, not mashed. Honestly, this reaffrims the reason why I don't read romance novels. I thought it would be good because it's in Wyoming and ranching but meh......
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