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Long, Tall Texans #51
Texas Proud
A powerful businessman seeks refuge
…but some secrets never stay hidden.
Before he testifies in an important case, businessman Michael “Mikey” Fiore hides out in Jacobsville, Texas. On a rare night out, he crosses paths with softly beautiful Bernadette, who seems burdened with her own secrets. He hears whispers about a life-threatening condition, her solitary existence. This doesn’t stop him from wanting her, which endangers them both. Their bond grows into passion…until shocking truths surface.
Plus, a classic story from the Men of Medicine Ridge series, Circle of Gold !
Sparks fly the moment Kasie Mayfield arrives at Gil Callister’s sprawling ranch to care for his two adorable daughters. Gil is difficult to read, but he still sweeps her off her feet. Can Kasie convince the hard-edged widower that a circle of gold belongs on her finger?
New York Times Bestselling Author
…but some secrets never stay hidden.
Before he testifies in an important case, businessman Michael “Mikey” Fiore hides out in Jacobsville, Texas. On a rare night out, he crosses paths with softly beautiful Bernadette, who seems burdened with her own secrets. He hears whispers about a life-threatening condition, her solitary existence. This doesn’t stop him from wanting her, which endangers them both. Their bond grows into passion…until shocking truths surface.
Plus, a classic story from the Men of Medicine Ridge series, Circle of Gold !
Sparks fly the moment Kasie Mayfield arrives at Gil Callister’s sprawling ranch to care for his two adorable daughters. Gil is difficult to read, but he still sweeps her off her feet. Can Kasie convince the hard-edged widower that a circle of gold belongs on her finger?
New York Times Bestselling Author
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 29, 2020
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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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April 30, 2021
DP is still enthralled with her connecting storylines of police investigations, but she’s run out of terrorists and drug dealers. Enter: Organized crime. Our hero is straight outta New Jersey, complete with accent, sentimental stories about his grandmother and his loyalty to his mob family. He helpfully explains to the clueless heroine that he’s had to do Bad Things for Good Reasons – just like the Godfather and the Sopranos. He’s in Jacobsville (with his limo and driver) to hide out and work to clear his mob brother’s name.
Heroine is an orphaned beauty with rheumatoid arthritis. She walks with a cane and can’t afford any medical treatment except for ibuprofen and leeches time off from work. She lives in a boarding house on the first floor. Hero (who is beyond wealthy) decides to move into the boarding house as well. His driver can stay at the new motel outside of town.
H/h are smitten with each other from the beginning and their romance is cute if a little surreal. Hero calls heroine “a violet under a stair” for her fey beauty. They bond when the hero has a migraine after eating cheese. They spend countless pages earnestly talking about migraines, the heroine’s condition and all the causes and remedies for such conditions.
They would not be out of place in senior’s home. For instance, heroine, at age 24, muses that women can be called out for sexual harassment on the job - unlike the old days. Hero waxes rhapsodic about how the heroine reminds him of grandmother. *Other *characters explain to the heroine how she reminds them of hero’s grandmother. Now there’s romance.
AARP you have found your new spokesmodels.
I won’t go into the police investigation except to say that it’s not finished. The wannabe OW is a baddie as are her friend who worked at the courthouse and the new line cook at Barbara’s café. (They all had NY accents!)
Hero is in the clear as far as I can tell, but he’s still in the mob and he justifies it this way:
“He was fair and honest, and he never hurt anybody without a damned good reason.”
Well, you had a damned good reason – all right then.
Heroine is apparently going to be married to the mob and all is right with the world by the end. Oh, DP, you never cease to surprise me.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest” thick hair that covered his muscular chest”
Breast Description “pretty firm pink breasts with their hard, dusky crowns”
Cigarettes/gaming hero smells like cigar smoke, but is never shown smoking. No gaming mentioned but there was an ominous mention of The Avengers movie. Expecting superheroes next.
Alcohol No
Town Descriptions Toy store that has a train set in the window at Christmas, Mrs. Brown’s boarding house, flower shop, new county building where the DA’s office is now located, a drive-in movie theater with restrooms and a pizza café just opened, there is an upscale motel “The one where all the movie stars live when they’re in town filming,” Sari told her. “The one with whirlpool baths and feather pillows and mini bars.” Everyone is driving to San Antonio for flights, so I’m afraid the Jacobsville airport is no more.
Gardenia Scent OW wears a cloying scent that triggers migraines
LOL detail Both the H/h dress like grandparents for their first date to the drive in:
Heroine wears “pull-on navy blue slacks topped with a blue-checked button-up shirt and a long blue vest that came midthigh.”
(Hero was) “wearing slacks and a designer shirt under a nice jacket. His shirt was blue, like hers.
Cutesy detail Jokes about vegetarians.
DP hobbyhorse You can’t get the good stuff. “Then the government steps in and says that everybody’s going to get addicted, so now you get an over-the-counter drug for pain even if you’ve got cancer,”
DP is trolling us Jacobsville is “A small town with half the retired mercs in America.”
Heroine is an orphaned beauty with rheumatoid arthritis. She walks with a cane and can’t afford any medical treatment except for ibuprofen and
H/h are smitten with each other from the beginning and their romance is cute if a little surreal. Hero calls heroine “a violet under a stair” for her fey beauty. They bond when the hero has a migraine after eating cheese. They spend countless pages earnestly talking about migraines, the heroine’s condition and all the causes and remedies for such conditions.
They would not be out of place in senior’s home. For instance, heroine, at age 24, muses that women can be called out for sexual harassment on the job - unlike the old days. Hero waxes rhapsodic about how the heroine reminds him of grandmother. *Other *characters explain to the heroine how she reminds them of hero’s grandmother. Now there’s romance.
AARP you have found your new spokesmodels.
I won’t go into the police investigation except to say that it’s not finished. The wannabe OW is a baddie as are her friend who worked at the courthouse and the new line cook at Barbara’s café. (They all had NY accents!)
Hero is in the clear as far as I can tell, but he’s still in the mob and he justifies it this way:
“He was fair and honest, and he never hurt anybody without a damned good reason.”
Well, you had a damned good reason – all right then.
Heroine is apparently going to be married to the mob and all is right with the world by the end. Oh, DP, you never cease to surprise me.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest” thick hair that covered his muscular chest”
Breast Description “pretty firm pink breasts with their hard, dusky crowns”
Cigarettes/gaming hero smells like cigar smoke, but is never shown smoking. No gaming mentioned but there was an ominous mention of The Avengers movie. Expecting superheroes next.
Alcohol No
Town Descriptions Toy store that has a train set in the window at Christmas, Mrs. Brown’s boarding house, flower shop, new county building where the DA’s office is now located, a drive-in movie theater with restrooms and a pizza café just opened, there is an upscale motel “The one where all the movie stars live when they’re in town filming,” Sari told her. “The one with whirlpool baths and feather pillows and mini bars.” Everyone is driving to San Antonio for flights, so I’m afraid the Jacobsville airport is no more.
Gardenia Scent OW wears a cloying scent that triggers migraines
LOL detail Both the H/h dress like grandparents for their first date to the drive in:
Heroine wears “pull-on navy blue slacks topped with a blue-checked button-up shirt and a long blue vest that came midthigh.”
(Hero was) “wearing slacks and a designer shirt under a nice jacket. His shirt was blue, like hers.
Cutesy detail Jokes about vegetarians.
DP hobbyhorse You can’t get the good stuff. “Then the government steps in and says that everybody’s going to get addicted, so now you get an over-the-counter drug for pain even if you’ve got cancer,”
DP is trolling us Jacobsville is “A small town with half the retired mercs in America.”
October 1, 2020
I enjoyed it but I wanted more of this lovely couple. I can't believe DP wrote a mafia hero. Heroine had a disability but she was a typical DP heroine. She was pure and sweet and innocent. I loved the angst when they broke up because of the lies of the evil other woman and the ending with their honeymoon was sweet.
January 21, 2021
Mikey is a mob boss and he's in hiding until he can testify in a case for another mob boss. But there's another mob boss that wants to take over in both their cases and take them out so Mikey could be in danger if this guy finds out where he is before he testifies.
Bernadette works as a paralegal but she has Rheumatoid Arthritis and is in pain a lot so while she is walking home and accidentally trips and falls in the street in front of Mikeys limo, he thinks she did it on purpose at first. He soon learns that she really is in pain and takes her home to the boarding house and rents himself a room there as well.
So when Mikey starts to see how nice Bernadette is, he takes a liking to her because she's not like the women who come after him for his money. She's not a gold digger and people genuinely like her because of how nice she is.
With the mob after him, a jealous woman who sees dollar signs trying to break them apart and each of them not knowing the other well enough to talk things out when their relationship hits a snag, there was plenty of drama.
I've always liked this series because the town is full of retired military men who can still kick some serious butt. So when someone comes to town needing help, there's always someone around to lend a helping hand or a beat down. I like the people and the small town atmosphere this series has. This was another fun book and I look forward to reading more from this series.
Bernadette works as a paralegal but she has Rheumatoid Arthritis and is in pain a lot so while she is walking home and accidentally trips and falls in the street in front of Mikeys limo, he thinks she did it on purpose at first. He soon learns that she really is in pain and takes her home to the boarding house and rents himself a room there as well.
So when Mikey starts to see how nice Bernadette is, he takes a liking to her because she's not like the women who come after him for his money. She's not a gold digger and people genuinely like her because of how nice she is.
With the mob after him, a jealous woman who sees dollar signs trying to break them apart and each of them not knowing the other well enough to talk things out when their relationship hits a snag, there was plenty of drama.
I've always liked this series because the town is full of retired military men who can still kick some serious butt. So when someone comes to town needing help, there's always someone around to lend a helping hand or a beat down. I like the people and the small town atmosphere this series has. This was another fun book and I look forward to reading more from this series.
January 29, 2024
Not so interested in mob story but the hero was a dear, even if he’s some kind of boss. Not my cuppa so I skimmed a lot.
October 11, 2020
Disappointing
I've read the majority of the books written by Diana Palmer. I have been reading them for over 20 years. This book however was just so ho hum that I kept waiting for something to happen. Spoiler alert, nothing does. Very disappointed.
I've read the majority of the books written by Diana Palmer. I have been reading them for over 20 years. This book however was just so ho hum that I kept waiting for something to happen. Spoiler alert, nothing does. Very disappointed.
January 31, 2021
The heroine has RA and is in a huge amount of pain. She has resigned herself to being alone. Knowing her immense vulnerability, the H courts her, makes her life better, and then dumps her. It's unforgivable under the circumstances.
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October 5, 2020
Sorry but a real stinker
I'm a long time follower of Diana Palmer and have read everything I can find of hers but I'm glad this book was one of the lower priced that I've purchased because it was a big let down. There was not much storyline it was mostly retelling parts of her other books and I guess she didn't think we could read very well because it kept repeating those
I'm a long time follower of Diana Palmer and have read everything I can find of hers but I'm glad this book was one of the lower priced that I've purchased because it was a big let down. There was not much storyline it was mostly retelling parts of her other books and I guess she didn't think we could read very well because it kept repeating those
November 21, 2020
How can you love a book and want to bash the characters over the head at the same time. Mikey is a mobster from New Jersey hiding out with help of the Feds (so believable huh) because an upstart wants to take him and his boss out. He meets Bernadette and they are both smitten. Of course this is a DP book so we go from “You’re the very breath in my body.” And “I can’t let you go.” to believing the words of another woman he knows is suspicious and ruining his relationship with Bernadette. Now Bernie falls for the lies too but I can understand her being more naive and insecure but the more worldly Mikey was just being STUPID! I have a love hate relationship with Diana’s books. I always say I am not going to read anymore but I always cave and read the next book.
August 13, 2023
It would be better if this story was shorter and the plot not so repetitive, such as how H praised h to different people or vice versa.
October 23, 2021
The lines are so repetitive. The author repeated herself over and over and over! There’s also the rundown of every character in the book and their stories and it goes on and on. The guy seemed nice enough until he decides to start seeing the ow. I don’t care what the circumstances were, if he was as in love with Bernie as he claimed he couldn’t or wouldn’t want to look at another woman. Plus the way he kept calling Bernie kid was just ridiculous.
October 25, 2021
Bernadette but everyone calls her Bernie and Michael but everyone calls him Mikey Jacobville Texas rheumatoid arthritis,
When he needed to hide out Jacobville was the spot he thought of. He hadn't been in town long before a girl fell almost under his limo. He accused her of trying to fall into his limo. Bernie tried to explain about her rheumatoid arthritis He wasn't believing her until his driver found her cane. Embarrassed much? Mikey drove her home then carried her in. He rented the last available room telling the landlady he was staying a few weeks and he hated Hotel rooms. He just needed to be sure Bernie was okay. Bernie had never had a man pay that much attention to her. He could easily get models,movie stars,or someone that didn't use a cane. Mickey was afraid that when she found out about his history she wouldn't want anything to do with him.
This is the first book written by Diana Parker that I have read. I'm sure it won't be the last. Good story. Good characters
When he needed to hide out Jacobville was the spot he thought of. He hadn't been in town long before a girl fell almost under his limo. He accused her of trying to fall into his limo. Bernie tried to explain about her rheumatoid arthritis He wasn't believing her until his driver found her cane. Embarrassed much? Mikey drove her home then carried her in. He rented the last available room telling the landlady he was staying a few weeks and he hated Hotel rooms. He just needed to be sure Bernie was okay. Bernie had never had a man pay that much attention to her. He could easily get models,movie stars,or someone that didn't use a cane. Mickey was afraid that when she found out about his history she wouldn't want anything to do with him.
This is the first book written by Diana Parker that I have read. I'm sure it won't be the last. Good story. Good characters
December 16, 2021
I have always enjoyed Diana's storytelling. She gives you great characters, you get to visit with past characters or you are introduced to who you REALLY hope will be the next MC .
I really loved Bernie. After all she has been through she still finds it in her to be a wonderfully warm and caring person.
Mikey , as his friends often say, thinks he is a much badder person than he actually is. He is handsome and tough but has a heart of gold and he melts like icecream in the sun after he meets Bernie and realizes what great person she is.
The romance goes along great....til someone interferes. I did say rather loudly at one point," oh come on! You know better than to believe that!" But of course, they didn't!
In every book there is someone I want to smack upside the head with Tippy's skillet. I have "borrowed" that skillet alot ...usually to use on the male MC. Happy to report, although it was needed , it wasn't on Mikey!
You'll know who I mean as soon as you meet this person.
Great story. Loved it!
5/5 cheese wheels!
I really loved Bernie. After all she has been through she still finds it in her to be a wonderfully warm and caring person.
Mikey , as his friends often say, thinks he is a much badder person than he actually is. He is handsome and tough but has a heart of gold and he melts like icecream in the sun after he meets Bernie and realizes what great person she is.
The romance goes along great....til someone interferes. I did say rather loudly at one point," oh come on! You know better than to believe that!" But of course, they didn't!
In every book there is someone I want to smack upside the head with Tippy's skillet. I have "borrowed" that skillet alot ...usually to use on the male MC. Happy to report, although it was needed , it wasn't on Mikey!
You'll know who I mean as soon as you meet this person.
Great story. Loved it!
5/5 cheese wheels!
November 2, 2021
Predictable
I enjoy the Jacobsville, Texas books by Diana Palmer. They all involve tough men who are protective of the women they love. This one followed the same pattern with cameos by familiar characters. However, this book seemed to spend a lot of time talking about the sordid backgrounds and debilitating health of the main characters Mikey and Bernie. The conflict between the two seemed a little forced and predictable. I also got a little tired of the string man being filthy rich - not very relatable. This was not a bad way to pass the time and escape, but there are others in the series that I liked much better.
I enjoy the Jacobsville, Texas books by Diana Palmer. They all involve tough men who are protective of the women they love. This one followed the same pattern with cameos by familiar characters. However, this book seemed to spend a lot of time talking about the sordid backgrounds and debilitating health of the main characters Mikey and Bernie. The conflict between the two seemed a little forced and predictable. I also got a little tired of the string man being filthy rich - not very relatable. This was not a bad way to pass the time and escape, but there are others in the series that I liked much better.
April 27, 2024
Diana Palmer never disappoints. I enjoyed the way Mikey met Bernadette. Bernadette was a paradox to me. Her autoimmune disease may make her physically impaired and weak; but her determination and pride make her one of the strongest heroines I read about. Bernie is softly beautiful yet tough enough to live a life of limitations with the force of a storm. Mikey is tough; but has a gentleness that is drawn to Bernie. Their love and trials make this story a pleasure to read. I am glad Mikey's misunderstanding did not include verbal attacks as some of the heroes of Ms. Palmers are wont to do. Thank you, Diana Palmer, for such a good book.
March 13, 2021
Bernadette resides herself to her quiet repetitious life as a paralegal who spends her nights at home due to debilitating rhumetoid arthritis. Mikey is a NJ crime boss being protected by the Feds for information he knows.
Texas Proud is a story of two tender people who may seem like unlikely lovers, but all they need is a meet-cute for the stars to align. Lots of repeat characters and Palmer hallmarks, but the best yet as this heroine is treated like a lady by our hero from beginning to end. Swoon!
Texas Proud is a story of two tender people who may seem like unlikely lovers, but all they need is a meet-cute for the stars to align. Lots of repeat characters and Palmer hallmarks, but the best yet as this heroine is treated like a lady by our hero from beginning to end. Swoon!
June 23, 2021
Usually like Diana Palmer, but not so much this one. Can't get someone falling in love with anyone in organized crime. Michael Fiore, mobster, owner of a Vegas casino, is hiding out in Jacobsville, and living in a boarding house where Bearnadette Epperson lives. But can they come together? Bernie thinks no, because she suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, and can't afford the expensive medicines that could make her life better. And he's a mobster, waiting for a trial to testify against another mobster.
Just didn't care for this.
Just didn't care for this.
October 9, 2020
Texas Proud
Another great story featuring all the favorites from Jacobsonville, Texas. Mikey Fiore is in town to stay safe from a mob hit an while his boss is being hidden out by the Feds. He is a very wealthy man who has little trust when it comes to women, then he meets sweet Bernadette. All fans of Diana Palmer will love this story!
Another great story featuring all the favorites from Jacobsonville, Texas. Mikey Fiore is in town to stay safe from a mob hit an while his boss is being hidden out by the Feds. He is a very wealthy man who has little trust when it comes to women, then he meets sweet Bernadette. All fans of Diana Palmer will love this story!
October 25, 2021
Heartbreaking
Wow this book had me crying. This was such a heartbreaking story. Bernie is one strong woman to have to deal with her RA and still be a happy person. Mikey was right he is a bad boy and stupid for listening to Jessie. Jessie needs to be put down, I hate women like her. Thank you Diana for another good story.
Wow this book had me crying. This was such a heartbreaking story. Bernie is one strong woman to have to deal with her RA and still be a happy person. Mikey was right he is a bad boy and stupid for listening to Jessie. Jessie needs to be put down, I hate women like her. Thank you Diana for another good story.
October 29, 2021
I always know what I'll get with a book by Diana Palmer-that's why I like her books. Mickey was part of "The Family" in New Jersey and Bernie was a small town girl in Texas. They meet and fall in love, but both are worried about each others' past. There was the nasty woman who tried to break them up and lots of good people in town who helped them Another enjoyable book by Ms Palmer
March 24, 2022
A Different western romance novel
Since I read this out of context with previous novels in the series, it was a little hard to follow the mention of all the other characters in earlier books. But it was a sweet story about a mobster and an innocent young woman with a debilitating disease. Not what I was expecting for a western romance. No cowboys!
Since I read this out of context with previous novels in the series, it was a little hard to follow the mention of all the other characters in earlier books. But it was a sweet story about a mobster and an innocent young woman with a debilitating disease. Not what I was expecting for a western romance. No cowboys!
December 10, 2020
Diana Palmer has been my favorite authors .
The way MS. Palmer write is flowing. I've read so many of her story's and hardly ever disappointed. Each character is introduced and a lot of the characters cross over in her story's. It's like being part of a family.😁
The way MS. Palmer write is flowing. I've read so many of her story's and hardly ever disappointed. Each character is introduced and a lot of the characters cross over in her story's. It's like being part of a family.😁
May 8, 2021
Typical Diana Palmer. I have to say (as cliché as it is) that I love Diana Palmer. I have really missed her old writing. lol the last few of her I read just did not seem to hit home with me but this one did! This is an absolute Disba Palmer classic! 😂😂
July 26, 2021
Diana Palmer writes a consistently entertaining book. The character builds and the involvement of prior characters makes you ready to read the next. This story was slightly different as it did not involve a typical ranch owner.
October 6, 2021
It's been fucking years I read Diana Palmer's new book since I spend my time reading MM romance book. LOL. Thankfully I can adjust easily reading MF romance book again. Back to the book, I'm used to Diana Palmer's writing but still it hurts me when the drama happened between Mikey and Bernadette.
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October 2, 2020Categories
Contemporary Romance, Western Fiction, Romance Collections & Anthologies, Western Romance
Contemporary Romance, Western Fiction, Romance Collections & Anthologies, Western Romance
October 14, 2020
Excellent as always!!
October 22, 2020
Good book.
May 12, 2021
Anticlimactic.
September 25, 2021
Cousin Mikey is in trouble so he comes back to Texas. He meets Bernie who has troubles of her own. Together they decide they can beat fate. Another great book by Diana Palmer.
October 25, 2021
One different romance book and really strange involving a gangster and a disabled woman. Certainly not what I expected but still entertaining.
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