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For Now and Forever
From a New York Times–bestselling author, two classic tales of finding love in the most unexpected places.
Dark Surrender When Maggie Sterline causes an accident that changes Saxon Tremayne’s life forever, she’ll do anything to right her wrongs. Even if that means staying in South Carolina to care for the fierce, accomplished giant whose world has suddenly turned dark. Though Saxon’s raw emotions are unsettling, Maggie is able to help him confront his new reality, and soon the beauty is drawn to this beast. Can she resist his knee-weakening kisses and passionate embraces?
Color Love Blue Bumping headlong into sexy stranger Nick Scarpelli shakes artist Jolana Shannon’s head out of the clouds. He’s drop-dead gorgeous and incredibly arrogant, and surrendering to passion with him is utter bliss. But when Nick makes it clear he doesn’t want forever with Jolana, it breaks her heart. Still, memories of Nick linger—until one day he resurfaces in her life. Could the man who walked away offer her everything she’s ever wanted? “Palmer knows how to make the sparks fly.” —Publishers Weekly
Dark Surrender When Maggie Sterline causes an accident that changes Saxon Tremayne’s life forever, she’ll do anything to right her wrongs. Even if that means staying in South Carolina to care for the fierce, accomplished giant whose world has suddenly turned dark. Though Saxon’s raw emotions are unsettling, Maggie is able to help him confront his new reality, and soon the beauty is drawn to this beast. Can she resist his knee-weakening kisses and passionate embraces?
Color Love Blue Bumping headlong into sexy stranger Nick Scarpelli shakes artist Jolana Shannon’s head out of the clouds. He’s drop-dead gorgeous and incredibly arrogant, and surrendering to passion with him is utter bliss. But when Nick makes it clear he doesn’t want forever with Jolana, it breaks her heart. Still, memories of Nick linger—until one day he resurfaces in her life. Could the man who walked away offer her everything she’s ever wanted? “Palmer knows how to make the sparks fly.” —Publishers Weekly
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First published January 1, 1984
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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 5, 2020
This review is for Color Love Blue story in this bind up from Diana Palmer.
3.5 stars (generous)
This story was heading in a 4.5 star direction that I was extremely happy with then it just took a left turn that I wasn’t prepared for and suddenly it just wasn’t what I wanted at all.
The beginning was absolutely brilliant, and I loved every second of it because I got classic Diana Palmer vibes that I love and adore. It was what I fell in love with her as an author. It had so many great elements of the romance between Jolana and Nick. They had this kind of enemies to lovers thing going on between them with lots of misunderstandings of each other, which created all kinds of lovely angst and friction between them. Then it went into the fake dating a la blackmail trope, which was amazing and just added more tension to the story as well as their relationship. So Nick brought Jolana to his mother’s house for dinner so he could show his ex that he wasn’t pinning for her that added another level a tension to the story as they were tryin to deal with the attraction between them. Then they had some sexy moments together as well as deepening emotions between them. It was all good.
Then it wasn’t. It wasn’t until after they made love for the first time and basically Nick’s ex coming to his house saying she wanted to be with him, and she left her husband for him. Then the stupid boneheaded Nick somehow got in his head that he couldn’t be with Jolana and needed to be with Margery because Margery suddenly needed him. The thing was he didn’t even want to be with Maregery in the first place and felt more obligation then anything else. At this point, he also realized her was madly in love with Jolana, and he was a hundred percent about her and wanting to have a life with her. So, what was his plan? Oh, get Jolana to hate him by telling her that he only made love to her in substitution for Margery. I’m sorry what? How did that make any sense for him to do? None in my mind.
Now Diana Palmer has had this device in other books that I enjoyed and never minded them before, but the reason it worked in those books and not in the one was because the reader didn’t know where the hero’s feelings stood, and the hero might have even been struggling with his feelings and during said time lashes out at the heroine because he couldn’t handle these new deep feelings for her, causing the heroine to “hate” him. As a reader there was a little bit of ambiguity there too because I don’t know if feelings were involved on his side yet or not, and also try to figure out when the loving feelings came into play.
But in this story it was very different because there was no ambiguity at all. He clearly stated that he was in love with her, he wanted her life with her, but believed he couldn’t because of Margery and he was gonna make her hate him because of that. Knowing that as he was basically getting to hate him just felt totally wrong and really unnecessary. I get that there needed to be obstacles between the two of them to keep them apart for awhile, but this one was kind of ridiculous reason of them being pulled apart. Now if he was questioning more of his feelings for Margery and Jolana, or he thought he was still in love with Margery then that would have made more sense to me then the reason that was given in the book. Just it didn’t make sense at all. Yeah, I get the feeling of responsibility that he felt he had to Margery and all, but I didn’t feel that warranted enough of why he did what he did especially when he knew he didn’t have those in love feelings with Margery, but did for Jolana. It just didn’t right with me.
Then started the disaster of the book with Jolana heading to Europe to escape from her feelings for Nick. I understand why Jolana decided to do that and why she made the choices that she made, but did it really have to take that much of chunk of the book. It was like the whole second half of the book, and I didn’t like that at all because then the relationship between Jolana and Nick to a backseat as they tried to find their way back to each other. I thought this was a romance between them? But how can that be the case when they spend most of the second half of story away from each other? Like, no.
What made matters worse was the fact there was a focus on the relationship between Jolana and Phillipe in this book. Yes, I understand why she chose to marry him. Yes, I understood that he was the “safe” choice as she tried to put Nick out of mind. I get that it was trying to show how she made the decision to marry Phillipe, but I didn’t need all that was included between them. I especially didn’t need showing how turn on she was by him, that she found him attractive, and just all those sensual scenes between them. No, thank you. That just turned my stomach, and it was making me cringe as I was reading it. I get it was to show the development of their relationship, but still there didn’t need to be any showing of those types of scenes. It could have just been stated that there was an interest there, they decide to get married, and their marriage was the biggest mistake of her life. It didn’t need to be detailed. Just didn’t need it and didn’t want it frankly. A summarized paragraph would have been fine. There was too much focus on that relationship and not the one with Nick.
Admittedly it got better once Nick entered the picture again, and I got to see Jolana and Nick together after all that time apart, even though it was complicated because she was still married, but it was very clear that it was him and no more. Technically if you want to look at it was the fact she was kind of emotionally cheating on Phillipe even though he was a d*ck and d*ouche and all those others words that can describe how much I didn’t not care for him at all. Because there was kind of cheating going on, it felt really weird. I was rooting for them as a couple, but at the same time she was married. Just weird situation that took away from the romance of Jolana and Nick.
I loved how Nick was with her once she did get free of Phillipe. He was extremely sweet and loving and just overall the knight and shinning armor he was meant to be. He put his heart on his sleeve. And showed in every way of how much she could depend on him and be the man he was meant to be for her. I loved seeing that side of the story come out to play once they were free to act on their feelings for one another. I wanted that more on display in the book then that Europe chunk that was just useless.
Phillipe was another problematic thing to the story. I hated him. I thought he was a complete jerk in so many ways. The way he used her. LIke no. The way he pretended that she was pregnant with his baby when she was not and knowing full well that was not just really took the cake. He was horrible. Diana Palmer have done those type of villains in her stories like in Regan’s Pride where Coreen’s husband was an abusive a**hole, but it was never shown to the extent that Phillipe was, and it was bad. Yes, I get that was the point, but see so in your face for a good portion of the story. Plus that villain plot line was to enhance the romance between the hero and heroine, but in this case it took away from Jolana and Nick’s romance because there was too much focus on the villain.
Well I thought when I started the story that I would be giving this a much different review then I gave. The beginning was the amazing. The middle was too much focus on what I didn’t want to be the focus of the story. And the end I liked, but did happen quicker than I would liked. I wish the middle was shortened up a lot more with more focus being on Jolana and Nick and their reunion and further romance. I didn’t need to see be intimate with Phillipe in any detailed way, but it was there. Yes, this was realistic I suppose, but this a romance I want pure fantasy where the only focus of the romance and sensual scenes should have been Jolana and Nick and no one else. It bothered me so much when those scenes were shown, and it made me cringe. I didn’t need nor want to see those scenes with Phillipe. It didn’t bother me that she married him, therefore implying what happens in a marriage, but I didn’t need to see it explicitly. It was too much, and it took away from the romance between Jolana and Nick, who should have been the focus. It just really took a nosedive at the Europe stu, but I did like the stuff before and after that point. It wasn’t the worst book I have ever read, but I did do a whole lot of skimming of the Europe part because I just didn’t care and wanted to get to the Jolana and Nick stuff sooner.
3.5 stars (generous)
This story was heading in a 4.5 star direction that I was extremely happy with then it just took a left turn that I wasn’t prepared for and suddenly it just wasn’t what I wanted at all.
The beginning was absolutely brilliant, and I loved every second of it because I got classic Diana Palmer vibes that I love and adore. It was what I fell in love with her as an author. It had so many great elements of the romance between Jolana and Nick. They had this kind of enemies to lovers thing going on between them with lots of misunderstandings of each other, which created all kinds of lovely angst and friction between them. Then it went into the fake dating a la blackmail trope, which was amazing and just added more tension to the story as well as their relationship. So Nick brought Jolana to his mother’s house for dinner so he could show his ex that he wasn’t pinning for her that added another level a tension to the story as they were tryin to deal with the attraction between them. Then they had some sexy moments together as well as deepening emotions between them. It was all good.
Then it wasn’t. It wasn’t until after they made love for the first time and basically Nick’s ex coming to his house saying she wanted to be with him, and she left her husband for him. Then the stupid boneheaded Nick somehow got in his head that he couldn’t be with Jolana and needed to be with Margery because Margery suddenly needed him. The thing was he didn’t even want to be with Maregery in the first place and felt more obligation then anything else. At this point, he also realized her was madly in love with Jolana, and he was a hundred percent about her and wanting to have a life with her. So, what was his plan? Oh, get Jolana to hate him by telling her that he only made love to her in substitution for Margery. I’m sorry what? How did that make any sense for him to do? None in my mind.
Now Diana Palmer has had this device in other books that I enjoyed and never minded them before, but the reason it worked in those books and not in the one was because the reader didn’t know where the hero’s feelings stood, and the hero might have even been struggling with his feelings and during said time lashes out at the heroine because he couldn’t handle these new deep feelings for her, causing the heroine to “hate” him. As a reader there was a little bit of ambiguity there too because I don’t know if feelings were involved on his side yet or not, and also try to figure out when the loving feelings came into play.
But in this story it was very different because there was no ambiguity at all. He clearly stated that he was in love with her, he wanted her life with her, but believed he couldn’t because of Margery and he was gonna make her hate him because of that. Knowing that as he was basically getting to hate him just felt totally wrong and really unnecessary. I get that there needed to be obstacles between the two of them to keep them apart for awhile, but this one was kind of ridiculous reason of them being pulled apart. Now if he was questioning more of his feelings for Margery and Jolana, or he thought he was still in love with Margery then that would have made more sense to me then the reason that was given in the book. Just it didn’t make sense at all. Yeah, I get the feeling of responsibility that he felt he had to Margery and all, but I didn’t feel that warranted enough of why he did what he did especially when he knew he didn’t have those in love feelings with Margery, but did for Jolana. It just didn’t right with me.
Then started the disaster of the book with Jolana heading to Europe to escape from her feelings for Nick. I understand why Jolana decided to do that and why she made the choices that she made, but did it really have to take that much of chunk of the book. It was like the whole second half of the book, and I didn’t like that at all because then the relationship between Jolana and Nick to a backseat as they tried to find their way back to each other. I thought this was a romance between them? But how can that be the case when they spend most of the second half of story away from each other? Like, no.
What made matters worse was the fact there was a focus on the relationship between Jolana and Phillipe in this book. Yes, I understand why she chose to marry him. Yes, I understood that he was the “safe” choice as she tried to put Nick out of mind. I get that it was trying to show how she made the decision to marry Phillipe, but I didn’t need all that was included between them. I especially didn’t need showing how turn on she was by him, that she found him attractive, and just all those sensual scenes between them. No, thank you. That just turned my stomach, and it was making me cringe as I was reading it. I get it was to show the development of their relationship, but still there didn’t need to be any showing of those types of scenes. It could have just been stated that there was an interest there, they decide to get married, and their marriage was the biggest mistake of her life. It didn’t need to be detailed. Just didn’t need it and didn’t want it frankly. A summarized paragraph would have been fine. There was too much focus on that relationship and not the one with Nick.
Admittedly it got better once Nick entered the picture again, and I got to see Jolana and Nick together after all that time apart, even though it was complicated because she was still married, but it was very clear that it was him and no more. Technically if you want to look at it was the fact she was kind of emotionally cheating on Phillipe even though he was a d*ck and d*ouche and all those others words that can describe how much I didn’t not care for him at all. Because there was kind of cheating going on, it felt really weird. I was rooting for them as a couple, but at the same time she was married. Just weird situation that took away from the romance of Jolana and Nick.
I loved how Nick was with her once she did get free of Phillipe. He was extremely sweet and loving and just overall the knight and shinning armor he was meant to be. He put his heart on his sleeve. And showed in every way of how much she could depend on him and be the man he was meant to be for her. I loved seeing that side of the story come out to play once they were free to act on their feelings for one another. I wanted that more on display in the book then that Europe chunk that was just useless.
Phillipe was another problematic thing to the story. I hated him. I thought he was a complete jerk in so many ways. The way he used her. LIke no. The way he pretended that she was pregnant with his baby when she was not and knowing full well that was not just really took the cake. He was horrible. Diana Palmer have done those type of villains in her stories like in Regan’s Pride where Coreen’s husband was an abusive a**hole, but it was never shown to the extent that Phillipe was, and it was bad. Yes, I get that was the point, but see so in your face for a good portion of the story. Plus that villain plot line was to enhance the romance between the hero and heroine, but in this case it took away from Jolana and Nick’s romance because there was too much focus on the villain.
Well I thought when I started the story that I would be giving this a much different review then I gave. The beginning was the amazing. The middle was too much focus on what I didn’t want to be the focus of the story. And the end I liked, but did happen quicker than I would liked. I wish the middle was shortened up a lot more with more focus being on Jolana and Nick and their reunion and further romance. I didn’t need to see be intimate with Phillipe in any detailed way, but it was there. Yes, this was realistic I suppose, but this a romance I want pure fantasy where the only focus of the romance and sensual scenes should have been Jolana and Nick and no one else. It bothered me so much when those scenes were shown, and it made me cringe. I didn’t need nor want to see those scenes with Phillipe. It didn’t bother me that she married him, therefore implying what happens in a marriage, but I didn’t need to see it explicitly. It was too much, and it took away from the romance between Jolana and Nick, who should have been the focus. It just really took a nosedive at the Europe stu, but I did like the stuff before and after that point. It wasn’t the worst book I have ever read, but I did do a whole lot of skimming of the Europe part because I just didn’t care and wanted to get to the Jolana and Nick stuff sooner.
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October 24, 2023
What an amazing read.
This book was a little different than DP usually style, in that the h & H do the bed tango and the h marries someone else. She is a married pregnant woman when the H comes to his senses and tracks her down. He is crushed finding out she is out of reach. She of course is still reeling from his hurtful words and the choice he made to go back to his first love. He realizes that he really hurt her and destroyed her trust in his love. When her husband dies leaving her homeless, penniless, disillusioned, and pregnant he realizes this is his chance to prove to her how much he adores her, but can he make her believe in their true love again? This book really packed a WOW! Factor with drama and some amazing characters. A joy to read.
This book was a little different than DP usually style, in that the h & H do the bed tango and the h marries someone else. She is a married pregnant woman when the H comes to his senses and tracks her down. He is crushed finding out she is out of reach. She of course is still reeling from his hurtful words and the choice he made to go back to his first love. He realizes that he really hurt her and destroyed her trust in his love. When her husband dies leaving her homeless, penniless, disillusioned, and pregnant he realizes this is his chance to prove to her how much he adores her, but can he make her believe in their true love again? This book really packed a WOW! Factor with drama and some amazing characters. A joy to read.
August 17, 2019
A two-book collection of titles originally published in the 1980's. As per other stories, the male protagonist is big and hairy and almost violent in his sexual approach to the female protagonist, who is small and beautiful and attracted to the point of accepting his advances. Too bad he doesn't use condoms, because, of course, the woman in question becomes pregnant. What also bothered me was the prescribing by a doctor of an antibiotic for a disease diagnosed as a virus when we all know that viruses can't be controlled by an antibiotic.
One nice thing about both stories is the complete absence of cell phones and references to social media, texting and the like. That said, ho hum.
One nice thing about both stories is the complete absence of cell phones and references to social media, texting and the like. That said, ho hum.
November 5, 2024
⛔️(in notes)
August 3, 2019
I am a huge Diana Palmer fan. She is one of those authors I always come back to and reread one of my many favorites. I have spent the years since discovering her getting me hands on ALL her books. Even those she published under her name Susan Kyle and pen name Diana Blayne.
Sadly, my collection had always been short by two books due to them being out of print and not in ebook format either. They were "At Winters End" and "Color Love Blue" both published as Diana Blayne. I can't remember how many times I've perused the shelves of second hand book stores in hopes of hitting the jackpot and finally completing my collection. Every time to no avail.
I came across this newly released book yesterday when searching for my next rear and you can't imagine how ecstatic I was when I realised it contained "Color Love Blue"!!! Although I already have"Dark Surrender" and have read it, I immediately purchased the audio book version so that I could listen to "Color Love Blue" while I worked on my current crochet project. And all I can say is that it was worth the wait.
I greatly enjoy the different writing styles she has depending under which name she publishes. A Susan Kyle and a Diana Blayne book greatly differ from her Diana Palmer books. I've also been able to notice that her style changes to accomodate the current fad of the time in which they were written or released in. I just can honestly say I enjoy them all.
I'm just glad she was able to resolve the red tape that had held back this reissue of "Color Love Blue" and can only cross my fingers and hope the same will happen to "At Winters End." That way, my collection will finally be 100% complete!
Now that I have satisfied my curiosity, I will continue to my next round of "Dark Surrender." I feel guilty for having skipped over it. So I'll now give it its much deserved attention. ^_^
Happy readings!
Sadly, my collection had always been short by two books due to them being out of print and not in ebook format either. They were "At Winters End" and "Color Love Blue" both published as Diana Blayne. I can't remember how many times I've perused the shelves of second hand book stores in hopes of hitting the jackpot and finally completing my collection. Every time to no avail.
I came across this newly released book yesterday when searching for my next rear and you can't imagine how ecstatic I was when I realised it contained "Color Love Blue"!!! Although I already have"Dark Surrender" and have read it, I immediately purchased the audio book version so that I could listen to "Color Love Blue" while I worked on my current crochet project. And all I can say is that it was worth the wait.
I greatly enjoy the different writing styles she has depending under which name she publishes. A Susan Kyle and a Diana Blayne book greatly differ from her Diana Palmer books. I've also been able to notice that her style changes to accomodate the current fad of the time in which they were written or released in. I just can honestly say I enjoy them all.
I'm just glad she was able to resolve the red tape that had held back this reissue of "Color Love Blue" and can only cross my fingers and hope the same will happen to "At Winters End." That way, my collection will finally be 100% complete!
Now that I have satisfied my curiosity, I will continue to my next round of "Dark Surrender." I feel guilty for having skipped over it. So I'll now give it its much deserved attention. ^_^
Happy readings!
August 26, 2025
Now and Forever
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the book Now and Forever, containing the books
Dark Surrender and Color Love Blue by Diana Palmer, and this review was given freely.
Dark Surrender
Full of irony, some history, and multiple steamy scenes, this is a story seemingly of hate and distrust but quickly morphs into one of uncontrolled passion and love.
18+ for multiple steamy scenes.
After reporter Maggie Sterline’s magazine involves her in a scandal that hurts Saxon Tremayne’s business, Maggie is reunited with the man she loves when a twist of fate introduces her to her future in-laws. The now blind Saxon plays on her attraction to him until she realizes what he feels is not hate.
Color Love Blue
I read this in my 20 or 30’s as a paperback. There are many steamy scenes, and it is a sad and at times, frustrating story of heartbreak with a happy ending.
An intercontinental story of broken trust, misguided loyalty, and heartache that spans close to 1 year and reunites the couple from the beginning.
A series of coincidences leads to 1 first-time New York gallery show painter, Jolana Shannon being blackmailed by wealthy magazine owner Nick Scarpelli, a one-night stand with unknown consequences, and Jolana trying to rebuild her life in France with her best friend’s brother, the reckless and unreformable Comte Phillipe Vinchy-Cardins.
4 stars
I purchased a copy of the book Now and Forever, containing the books
Dark Surrender and Color Love Blue by Diana Palmer, and this review was given freely.
Dark Surrender
Full of irony, some history, and multiple steamy scenes, this is a story seemingly of hate and distrust but quickly morphs into one of uncontrolled passion and love.
18+ for multiple steamy scenes.
After reporter Maggie Sterline’s magazine involves her in a scandal that hurts Saxon Tremayne’s business, Maggie is reunited with the man she loves when a twist of fate introduces her to her future in-laws. The now blind Saxon plays on her attraction to him until she realizes what he feels is not hate.
Color Love Blue
I read this in my 20 or 30’s as a paperback. There are many steamy scenes, and it is a sad and at times, frustrating story of heartbreak with a happy ending.
An intercontinental story of broken trust, misguided loyalty, and heartache that spans close to 1 year and reunites the couple from the beginning.
A series of coincidences leads to 1 first-time New York gallery show painter, Jolana Shannon being blackmailed by wealthy magazine owner Nick Scarpelli, a one-night stand with unknown consequences, and Jolana trying to rebuild her life in France with her best friend’s brother, the reckless and unreformable Comte Phillipe Vinchy-Cardins.
June 3, 2024
Two stories about love and loss
Two different stories about love and loss. The first was a romance of love lost but found again tenderly. The second story was about obsession, heartfelt love with heartache so fierce the reader could feel it strongly. Would have liked to have had the second story conclude with a little bit more of the future.
Two different stories about love and loss. The first was a romance of love lost but found again tenderly. The second story was about obsession, heartfelt love with heartache so fierce the reader could feel it strongly. Would have liked to have had the second story conclude with a little bit more of the future.
August 5, 2019
For Now and Forever
It's nice to re-read some of these older books. All the modern conveniences are not in the way of drawing out the plot. No pc's no cell phones. Can't just type in a name and find someone's location and history. I like it.
It's nice to re-read some of these older books. All the modern conveniences are not in the way of drawing out the plot. No pc's no cell phones. Can't just type in a name and find someone's location and history. I like it.
September 19, 2019
Two very amazing stories! A little different in some ways but as always with this authors books, she keeps you glued to the pages and sometimes yelling, what is wrong with you!!!! You stupid, stupid man.
January 2, 2020
Both stories were engaging. Nick and Jolene had a bumpy ride with mistakes along the way.
Darkness also appreciated the help that was given when restoring his loss of sight and regaining his sense of pride.
Darkness also appreciated the help that was given when restoring his loss of sight and regaining his sense of pride.
August 30, 2024
expected a better story
These two books were nothing but smut from cover to cover. The story lines were abysmal and a total disappointment. I don’t think I will read another one of her books if this is an example of her work.
These two books were nothing but smut from cover to cover. The story lines were abysmal and a total disappointment. I don’t think I will read another one of her books if this is an example of her work.
October 24, 2024
I absolutely devoured Dark Surrender. For once in a long time , our two main characters were likable and sometimes would drive us crazy, but then would learn their lesson. It was a nice mature read and I will be reading more from Diana Blayne after this.
August 28, 2019
Loved dark surrender. That was a 5 star story.
Didn’t like the second story called color love blue. That was a 1.5 star story.
Didn’t like the second story called color love blue. That was a 1.5 star story.
September 5, 2019
3 stars for Color Love Blue .... finally it came in ebook ...
September 29, 2019
2 excellent re-releases that i personally find are a joy to read.
December 28, 2019
3 stars for Dark Surrender.
October 25, 2020
COLOUR LOVE BLUE: a really awesome book and the audio was great.
DARK SURRENDER: really good, too. I'd already read it but happily listened again.
DARK SURRENDER: really good, too. I'd already read it but happily listened again.
August 7, 2021
Two sweet love stories
I really enjoyed both novels. The first one was really deep. The second one was great. You saw how both characters evolved into really loving each other.
I really enjoyed both novels. The first one was really deep. The second one was great. You saw how both characters evolved into really loving each other.
March 24, 2022
Two book set. Both were well written but very predictable.
March 7, 2023
I guess the author likes angry, bitter, domineering, manipulative men. Not my cup of tea. DNF either story. Done.
August 5, 2023
A good read for Diana Palmer fans
I would actually give this duet 3.5 stars... 3 stars for Maggie & Saxon's story and 4 stars for Jolana & Nick's story.
I would actually give this duet 3.5 stars... 3 stars for Maggie & Saxon's story and 4 stars for Jolana & Nick's story.
September 4, 2024
These are two great stories. I am glad they were re-released.
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