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Wyoming Men #10
Wyoming True
An opposites-attract love may be in store for a gruff rancher and a small-town beauty in a brand-new Wyoming Men romance
Jake McGuire has worked hard to earn his success, with holdings that include ranches and a private jet. The only threat to his comfortable existence is the last woman he should ever want. He knows Ida Merridan by reputation only, but the stories he’s heard are enough for him to keep her at arm’s length, until the day fate puts her in his path under circumstances only the most heartless cowboy could ignore. Now, realizing the truth Ida’s been keeping, he’s powerless to give her up.
Twice married and independently wealthy, Ida did nothing to deserve her bad reputation—except choose the wrong husbands. Live and learn in a small town, but after everything life has handed her, she’s in no hurry to make any more mistakes or be anyone’s object of pity. Being rescued by Jake throws a wrench into her plans for a solitary existence when one sizzling kiss leads to another, but her past is catching up with her, and there’s only so much she can do when Jake is determined to prove there are still some heroes left in the West.
Jake McGuire has worked hard to earn his success, with holdings that include ranches and a private jet. The only threat to his comfortable existence is the last woman he should ever want. He knows Ida Merridan by reputation only, but the stories he’s heard are enough for him to keep her at arm’s length, until the day fate puts her in his path under circumstances only the most heartless cowboy could ignore. Now, realizing the truth Ida’s been keeping, he’s powerless to give her up.
Twice married and independently wealthy, Ida did nothing to deserve her bad reputation—except choose the wrong husbands. Live and learn in a small town, but after everything life has handed her, she’s in no hurry to make any more mistakes or be anyone’s object of pity. Being rescued by Jake throws a wrench into her plans for a solitary existence when one sizzling kiss leads to another, but her past is catching up with her, and there’s only so much she can do when Jake is determined to prove there are still some heroes left in the West.
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First published November 1, 2020
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Diana Palmer
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Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
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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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November 13, 2020
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Ida and Jake are both tortured and lonely. I love a good marriage of convenience story and Diana Palmer delivered. I enjoyed the chemistry between the 2 characters and the story was very engaging.
Safety info: no virgins here, heroine was married twice. Her first husband was gay and her second husband abused her. Her second husband still threatens her.
Safety info: no virgins here, heroine was married twice. Her first husband was gay and her second husband abused her. Her second husband still threatens her.
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September 15, 2021DNF.
Boring plus no interest in a heroine who plays at being a sexy flirty seductress in order to keep men away. There's a scene from the previous book where she's plastered up against a married man which makes his wife cry. In this book, she tells the hero about it and she's mad at the husband she flirted with. No thanks.
Boring plus no interest in a heroine who plays at being a sexy flirty seductress in order to keep men away. There's a scene from the previous book where she's plastered up against a married man which makes his wife cry. In this book, she tells the hero about it and she's mad at the husband she flirted with. No thanks.
December 20, 2020
He pines far, far too.mich for OW, and the h is giving herself pep talks that maybe, maybe he will eventually care for her. Also, highly formulaic.
November 19, 2020
3 star-ing it because it’s DP. But in all honesty this was the most boring book I’ve read this year.
The h is a divorcee with two extreme cases of ex husbands. One swung the other way and the next was a retarded, abusive druggie mafia person. It was almost funny how any and all possible streams of bad luck were added to Ida’s sob story. She’d been left rich thanks to her first ex-husband so that crosses off her wanting a man for his $$. Next comes the abusive husband so that has made her wary and extremely shy from advances from a real man. Ok so there’s your sweet and sad and bashful Ida who’s loaded.
I could go on but really. If Ida later reminisced that she’d also donated her kidney to a cause I wouldn’t be surprised. Ida’s crippling accident is also unbelieving. With surveillance cameras on your a$$ I fail to see how Ida’s ex husband could throw her off the first floor and there’d be no witnesses or injuries screaming the truth. While here she was, wallowing in misery while her (now ex-) husband lied his way through her stay in the hospital.
DNF eventually. Also bringing up Jake the H. He’s a supposed alpha but I’d call him out on that. He’s forever observing Ida’s facial expressions and claiming how much pain and hurt she’s been through in her life. He even notices Ida’s dark circles and says he knows she doesn’t sleep through the night. Lol. That was it on Jake. I don’t know any man like that who exists.
Really. Ida sounded like she was 40 while she’s actually 26. Jake was sweet but also boring. They’d take off on a minute’s notice on plane trips to restaurants to have sea food.
Also this supposedly shy, martyr Ida is slightly needy. She meets any man at all and here she goes tattling her sorry tale. Either you’re shy of men or you’re easy with them. And it was hard to be convinced that Ida was all that she claimed to be. Meh.
The h is a divorcee with two extreme cases of ex husbands. One swung the other way and the next was a retarded, abusive druggie mafia person. It was almost funny how any and all possible streams of bad luck were added to Ida’s sob story. She’d been left rich thanks to her first ex-husband so that crosses off her wanting a man for his $$. Next comes the abusive husband so that has made her wary and extremely shy from advances from a real man. Ok so there’s your sweet and sad and bashful Ida who’s loaded.
I could go on but really. If Ida later reminisced that she’d also donated her kidney to a cause I wouldn’t be surprised. Ida’s crippling accident is also unbelieving. With surveillance cameras on your a$$ I fail to see how Ida’s ex husband could throw her off the first floor and there’d be no witnesses or injuries screaming the truth. While here she was, wallowing in misery while her (now ex-) husband lied his way through her stay in the hospital.
DNF eventually. Also bringing up Jake the H. He’s a supposed alpha but I’d call him out on that. He’s forever observing Ida’s facial expressions and claiming how much pain and hurt she’s been through in her life. He even notices Ida’s dark circles and says he knows she doesn’t sleep through the night. Lol. That was it on Jake. I don’t know any man like that who exists.
Really. Ida sounded like she was 40 while she’s actually 26. Jake was sweet but also boring. They’d take off on a minute’s notice on plane trips to restaurants to have sea food.
Also this supposedly shy, martyr Ida is slightly needy. She meets any man at all and here she goes tattling her sorry tale. Either you’re shy of men or you’re easy with them. And it was hard to be convinced that Ida was all that she claimed to be. Meh.
March 25, 2021
I’m not done, I’ll plug on for a bit. But my impressions are not good so far, just a few chapters in. I looked up the publication date a couple of times just to be sure it was recently published. It reads like something written decades ago! A scarlet woman? Someone no decent man would be involved with? A wild, promiscuous divorcée? Such an old double standard! How, exactly, did she build up her reputation and encourage gossip if she supposedly was a “frightened recluse” who didn’t want to deal with men? She also hates her beauty because it makes her attractive to men - gosh, I feel *so* sorry for her, how rough. And how long has she owned a bunch of horses without getting to know the local vet? Ugh.
May 12, 2021
I loved some of the stories before this one. I was looking forward to Ida's story.
That being said, the story was incredibly repetitive. For a private person, Ida suddenly started telling everyone and anyone exactly what happened to her in the same three sentences, no deviation.
The internal dialogue was the same over and over again. The entire book felt more like filler material than an actual story. And I was shocked to read how young Ida was, she was written as at least a 40 yr old.
That being said, the story was incredibly repetitive. For a private person, Ida suddenly started telling everyone and anyone exactly what happened to her in the same three sentences, no deviation.
The internal dialogue was the same over and over again. The entire book felt more like filler material than an actual story. And I was shocked to read how young Ida was, she was written as at least a 40 yr old.
October 13, 2021
This book was just awful and disturbing on so many levels. I couldn’t believe it was published in 2020; medieval moralistic attitudes of town’s people, nonchalant treatment of suicide of a young girl because of bullying and constant emphasis on money and how wealthy H/h are is distasteful and unforgiving in this day and age.
Apart from that, storyline is contrived and highly unbelievable in modern settings. Romance is lukewarm; for most of the book Hero is openly pinning for OW than suddenly turns around and falls in love with his new wife…..
Apart from that, storyline is contrived and highly unbelievable in modern settings. Romance is lukewarm; for most of the book Hero is openly pinning for OW than suddenly turns around and falls in love with his new wife…..
April 24, 2021
Absolutely boring... worst read so far... repetitive story telling, unrealistic storyline... didn’t bother reading the whole book. Just flicked through pages to the end. Dissatisfied and disappointing read
December 22, 2020
Ah; this is Diana Palmer and her books occupy a different place in my heart ...
She has written something similar before; the wealthy misunderstood h and the in-love-with-someone-else H who randomly slut shames the h
But she gave it a little twist of originality; twice married h is no virgin although she is the next best thing to it ...
I had fun reading this one although H definitely needed skilleting for being stuck on OW for so long ..
She has written something similar before; the wealthy misunderstood h and the in-love-with-someone-else H who randomly slut shames the h
But she gave it a little twist of originality; twice married h is no virgin although she is the next best thing to it ...
I had fun reading this one although H definitely needed skilleting for being stuck on OW for so long ..
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October 31, 2020
I've been reading Diana Palmer's romance novels for the past 30-something years, and with the possible exception of Lacy and The Morcai Battalion, all of her other romance novels are formulaic, although this one is a little more up to date, slightly different (no swooning virgins), and while I enjoyed it a bit more than some of the previous novels in her Wyoming series, I still had more a few issues with it, which I why I'm giving it a 3-star rating.
Wyoming True is the story of battered, broken and abused Ida Merridan, whose first husband was considerably older and who treated her like a princess, except for never having sex with her, something she really didn't question until his suicide note, 5 years later, explained that he was gay. She may be old-fashioned, as are all of Ms. Palmer's characters, but I can't imagine any bride not even questioning why her husband never attempted to have sex with her, and never wondering whether or not he was gay, impotent, or even asking him.
Ida's second husband, Bailey, was a sadistic, evil, money-grubbing gambler, and an abusive jerk, whom she married after a very short courtship, and who was in prison for throwing her off the roof of a parking garage, breaking her hip, her leg, nearly killing her, and leaving her terrified of men. For all that, he was only only given a 5-year sentence, and as we learn early on, was out of prison in just 3 years for good behavior, and he still wanted his ex-wife to pay off his debts. In the interim, she's returned to her hometown in Wyoming, a very wealthy widow, thanks to her first husband, and established a rather odd reputation for herself as a slut, whose many lovers never measured up and who wasn't afraid to discuss their shortcomings in public--all in an attempt to keep men away from her.
Jake McGuire is another ultra-wealthy character, who, when he steps outside the local diner, notices that Ida's Jaguar has a flat tire and overhears her on the phone as she's told no one will be able to get to her car for 2 hours, making her late for a medical appointment, so Jake, always a gentleman, reluctantly offers to get her to her appointment, and get her home safely. While he couldn't possibly have a worse impression of her at the outset, he eventually learns that she isn't at all what she seems, and although he's been nursing a broken heart since the woman he was in love with, Mina, married a friend of his, when he learns that someone has harmed two of Ida's horses, and that she's sure it's her ex-husband, he goes into protective mode, moves her into his home, and eventually asks her to enter into a non-sexual marriage with him--and although Ida is still not trusting of men, she agrees.
Okay--at this point my willing suspension of disbelief snapped. First, Jake, although kind to Ida, can't stop mooning over his lost love, Mina, and at age 37, can't envision himself ever loving another woman again. Thirty-seven is a long way from over-the hill, and since he feels that his love life is over, why offer Ida marriage, when they merely could have lived together or simply become good friends and companions? Additionally, Jake is scarred from an IED explosion during his military service in Afghanistan, and is ashamed to even show anyone his scars. Ida is also emotionally wounded and scarred, yet accepts his proposal, knowing full well that he's in love with someone else's wife. Again, after a sex-free marriage to a much older, closeted, gay man, followed by marriage to a violent man she only knew briefly and which nearly ended with her death, why agree to another sexless marriage to a virtual stranger?
We finally get to the supposedly suspenseful part of this romance, but all of the suspense happens off screen, so the build-up to Ida's ex-husband finally getting his hands on her and payback for the time he spent in prison because she testified against him, is over in a page or two, without the two of them even seeing each other again and it falls flatter than a flapjack. Bailey is painted as such a vile, evil character that the fact that we never even get to meet him didn't make a bit of sense to this reader.
Yes, of course, there is an HEA ending to all of this, and yes, it's a well-written novel with two likable main characters, but it could have been so much better had Ida and Jake's relationship not been quite so unbelievable. While I'm sure that most of Diana Palmer's many fans will enjoy this latest Wyoming novel, for this Diana Palmer fan, it left quite a bit to be desired.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.
Wyoming True is the story of battered, broken and abused Ida Merridan, whose first husband was considerably older and who treated her like a princess, except for never having sex with her, something she really didn't question until his suicide note, 5 years later, explained that he was gay. She may be old-fashioned, as are all of Ms. Palmer's characters, but I can't imagine any bride not even questioning why her husband never attempted to have sex with her, and never wondering whether or not he was gay, impotent, or even asking him.
Ida's second husband, Bailey, was a sadistic, evil, money-grubbing gambler, and an abusive jerk, whom she married after a very short courtship, and who was in prison for throwing her off the roof of a parking garage, breaking her hip, her leg, nearly killing her, and leaving her terrified of men. For all that, he was only only given a 5-year sentence, and as we learn early on, was out of prison in just 3 years for good behavior, and he still wanted his ex-wife to pay off his debts. In the interim, she's returned to her hometown in Wyoming, a very wealthy widow, thanks to her first husband, and established a rather odd reputation for herself as a slut, whose many lovers never measured up and who wasn't afraid to discuss their shortcomings in public--all in an attempt to keep men away from her.
Jake McGuire is another ultra-wealthy character, who, when he steps outside the local diner, notices that Ida's Jaguar has a flat tire and overhears her on the phone as she's told no one will be able to get to her car for 2 hours, making her late for a medical appointment, so Jake, always a gentleman, reluctantly offers to get her to her appointment, and get her home safely. While he couldn't possibly have a worse impression of her at the outset, he eventually learns that she isn't at all what she seems, and although he's been nursing a broken heart since the woman he was in love with, Mina, married a friend of his, when he learns that someone has harmed two of Ida's horses, and that she's sure it's her ex-husband, he goes into protective mode, moves her into his home, and eventually asks her to enter into a non-sexual marriage with him--and although Ida is still not trusting of men, she agrees.
Okay--at this point my willing suspension of disbelief snapped. First, Jake, although kind to Ida, can't stop mooning over his lost love, Mina, and at age 37, can't envision himself ever loving another woman again. Thirty-seven is a long way from over-the hill, and since he feels that his love life is over, why offer Ida marriage, when they merely could have lived together or simply become good friends and companions? Additionally, Jake is scarred from an IED explosion during his military service in Afghanistan, and is ashamed to even show anyone his scars. Ida is also emotionally wounded and scarred, yet accepts his proposal, knowing full well that he's in love with someone else's wife. Again, after a sex-free marriage to a much older, closeted, gay man, followed by marriage to a violent man she only knew briefly and which nearly ended with her death, why agree to another sexless marriage to a virtual stranger?
We finally get to the supposedly suspenseful part of this romance, but all of the suspense happens off screen, so the build-up to Ida's ex-husband finally getting his hands on her and payback for the time he spent in prison because she testified against him, is over in a page or two, without the two of them even seeing each other again and it falls flatter than a flapjack. Bailey is painted as such a vile, evil character that the fact that we never even get to meet him didn't make a bit of sense to this reader.
Yes, of course, there is an HEA ending to all of this, and yes, it's a well-written novel with two likable main characters, but it could have been so much better had Ida and Jake's relationship not been quite so unbelievable. While I'm sure that most of Diana Palmer's many fans will enjoy this latest Wyoming novel, for this Diana Palmer fan, it left quite a bit to be desired.
I voluntarily read an advance reader copy of this novel. The opinions expressed are my own.
November 11, 2020
Ida is nothing like the fake persona she lets most others see her as which is just fine with her because she's hiding.
Jake doesn't care for Ida but he doesn't really know her. He gets a small glimpse into the real Ida and it intrigues him into spending more time with her even if she isn't wanting to be around him.
Ida is hiding from her abusive ex-husband who just got out of jail. She doesn't want men coming on to her so she wears her fake persona like a shield to keep them away and it worked for most. But when Jake gets a glimpse of the real Ida, he's surprised that she's actually shy and not at all the promiscuous woman that she pretends to be at times.
When accidents keep happening at her ranch and her animals keep getting hurt, she knows that her ex-husband is behind it but doesn't know how he's getting on her property. Jake is there to help her with dealing with everything as well as making sure that her ex can no longer get to her or her animals.
I am a huge Diana Palmer fan so I was happy to have had the chance to read this book. These two are such a sweet couple. Ida has some physical and emotional scars from her ex but Jake has some scars of his own. It was fun to see how they were going to get closer when they both had reasons why they couldn't. Diana Palmer gave me another great book.
Disclosure: I was given an eARC of this book via NetGally but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
Jake doesn't care for Ida but he doesn't really know her. He gets a small glimpse into the real Ida and it intrigues him into spending more time with her even if she isn't wanting to be around him.
Ida is hiding from her abusive ex-husband who just got out of jail. She doesn't want men coming on to her so she wears her fake persona like a shield to keep them away and it worked for most. But when Jake gets a glimpse of the real Ida, he's surprised that she's actually shy and not at all the promiscuous woman that she pretends to be at times.
When accidents keep happening at her ranch and her animals keep getting hurt, she knows that her ex-husband is behind it but doesn't know how he's getting on her property. Jake is there to help her with dealing with everything as well as making sure that her ex can no longer get to her or her animals.
I am a huge Diana Palmer fan so I was happy to have had the chance to read this book. These two are such a sweet couple. Ida has some physical and emotional scars from her ex but Jake has some scars of his own. It was fun to see how they were going to get closer when they both had reasons why they couldn't. Diana Palmer gave me another great book.
Disclosure: I was given an eARC of this book via NetGally but all thoughts and opinions are my own.
June 7, 2021
The fact that she had a “flat tire” in chapter one, but in chapter two the auto mechanic had to order a special part bugged me.
Then the whole she worked so hard for this stupid reputation but went around telling everyone the SAME story of her past made me throw the book! I got sooooo tired of reading it. Then Jake started telling it! I mean if you cut out all the parts of recanting her past story word for word, how much would be left.
Then the odd moment of referring to the trunk as “boot” just didn’t seem to fit with the authors writing. It was out of place.
The characters, the story and the writing earned a one for me... I would give it a zero if I could
Then the whole she worked so hard for this stupid reputation but went around telling everyone the SAME story of her past made me throw the book! I got sooooo tired of reading it. Then Jake started telling it! I mean if you cut out all the parts of recanting her past story word for word, how much would be left.
Then the odd moment of referring to the trunk as “boot” just didn’t seem to fit with the authors writing. It was out of place.
The characters, the story and the writing earned a one for me... I would give it a zero if I could
April 4, 2021
I have a hard time believing this book was written in 2020. Her views of women are very, very old school. A "Scarlet" woman? Really. Simple story with very simple characters. Not worth the read.
July 19, 2022
Awful writing. Repetitive descriptions. Formulaic with characters who aren’t all that likable. The repetition comes from the one dimensional characters repeating their “tragic” history over and over and over to secondary characters. For people who supposedly keep their pasts secret, they seem to tell everyone all about it in great detail.
I kind of want to read another of the books to see if this is a one off or if all the author’s writing is this bad.
I kind of want to read another of the books to see if this is a one off or if all the author’s writing is this bad.
July 19, 2021
Short-term memory problems? No problem.
I normally enjoy her books, but this may be the last one I read. I felt as if she thought I had Altzheimer's and needed to be reminded about Ida's previous marriages, her injuries and surgeries, and Jake's obsession with Mina every chapter. But I did appreciate the HEA look into the future. Apologies to Diana Palmer.
I normally enjoy her books, but this may be the last one I read. I felt as if she thought I had Altzheimer's and needed to be reminded about Ida's previous marriages, her injuries and surgeries, and Jake's obsession with Mina every chapter. But I did appreciate the HEA look into the future. Apologies to Diana Palmer.
March 6, 2021
A good plot but it was very repetitive about the heroine’s injuries. There wasn’t a lot of meat to the story and the climactic scene was too brief to be credible. The build up was great, so it became anticlimactic.
December 20, 2020
Ida's background was a little darker than the usual back story but she's a likable character.
good chemistry b/w Jake & Ida.
glad to see Cort & Mina making a cameo appearance in the story.
there was an author's note at the beginning from Ms. Palmer saying how her characters become a "living part" of her life while working on what some people feel are repetitive, conventional & expected stories. But i like that about her books. (characters feel like welcome friends)
They're the comfy sweat pants at the end of the day for me. I know going in that i'm going to enjoy reading about the characters & leave with a smile on my face.
This book did not disappoint!
good chemistry b/w Jake & Ida.
glad to see Cort & Mina making a cameo appearance in the story.
there was an author's note at the beginning from Ms. Palmer saying how her characters become a "living part" of her life while working on what some people feel are repetitive, conventional & expected stories. But i like that about her books. (characters feel like welcome friends)
They're the comfy sweat pants at the end of the day for me. I know going in that i'm going to enjoy reading about the characters & leave with a smile on my face.
This book did not disappoint!
January 23, 2021
An enjoyable fast lite read with real characters and story line. Ida has
Been married twice, once to a gay man and the second marriage to a man
Who is evil and and who wants her money. He hurt her and tried to kill her.
Jake McGuire is also rich and successful and finds himself changing his
Mind about Ida after he meets her. Can these two individuals find happiness
Together and can Ida stay safe. I recommend this easy read.
Been married twice, once to a gay man and the second marriage to a man
Who is evil and and who wants her money. He hurt her and tried to kill her.
Jake McGuire is also rich and successful and finds himself changing his
Mind about Ida after he meets her. Can these two individuals find happiness
Together and can Ida stay safe. I recommend this easy read.
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November 1, 2020Categories
Contemporary Romance, Western Romance
Miniseries
Wyoming Men (Book #10)
Contemporary Romance, Western Romance
Miniseries
Wyoming Men (Book #10)
December 3, 2022
There was too much repetition and pity saturating these pages. The story of strength and perseverance didn't come through and the "romance" was lack luster.
August 22, 2024
I just don't like romance unless it's a Christmas or a fairytale. Not a trashy romance in an interesting setting
September 24, 2021
Ida has been horribly hurt in the past. Jake is a hard working business man. Together the find love and a way to deal with their pasts. Diana Palmer gets it right every time! Love her books!!!
February 8, 2021
I have read some of the older books of the author and some of the names sound familiar, though they could be offspring of the ones I vaguely remember. This is a second chance romance for two damaged people, who believe that love is not in their future.
With two marriages behind her, Ida Merridan is still an innocent. She was coddled by her parents, marry young to an older man, who she didn't realize was gay and they married a second man who was so abusive, he almost killed her. Independently wealthy from her first husband, she realizes that she is not a very good judge of men, so has created a false reputation of being a man-eater, to keep men away form her. But then her ex-husband fools the parole board and gets an early release, immediately threatening her.
Jake McGuire is the son of an abusive man, but has worked hard to become a very wealthy man. The one woman who he thought he was in love with, did not return his affection and is now happily married with another. Believing the gossip about Ida, he holds her in distain, but being brought up as a gentleman by his mother, he can't leave a stranded woman. As he slowly gets to know he learns that she is like a princess in a fairy tale, disguised to keep her safe. But can he keep her safe from the evil villain?
With two marriages behind her, Ida Merridan is still an innocent. She was coddled by her parents, marry young to an older man, who she didn't realize was gay and they married a second man who was so abusive, he almost killed her. Independently wealthy from her first husband, she realizes that she is not a very good judge of men, so has created a false reputation of being a man-eater, to keep men away form her. But then her ex-husband fools the parole board and gets an early release, immediately threatening her.
Jake McGuire is the son of an abusive man, but has worked hard to become a very wealthy man. The one woman who he thought he was in love with, did not return his affection and is now happily married with another. Believing the gossip about Ida, he holds her in distain, but being brought up as a gentleman by his mother, he can't leave a stranded woman. As he slowly gets to know he learns that she is like a princess in a fairy tale, disguised to keep her safe. But can he keep her safe from the evil villain?
April 16, 2021
As I was reading this book, I checked the copyright date. Twice. If it wasn’t for the inclusion of mobile phones, I would have believed this was a reprint of a book written in the 1960s.
I know we all awaken on our own timeline, but this is a best selling author of women’s fiction who used not only spousal abuse, but three incidents of animal abuse as devices to move her story forward. WTH? And why is anyone publishing this type of hateful story line?
Then we have the part where the author loses track of her own plot. The heroines’s beloved mare has just foaled, but when the mare is injured, she moves her two favorite horses (the mare and a companion horse) to a safer ranch. No mention that the foal was moved with them. In fact, no further mention of the foal at all.
I could go on about the vapid dialogue and the truly unadmirable main characters, but I didn’t read much further. Even as light fiction, this book was pointless.
I know we all awaken on our own timeline, but this is a best selling author of women’s fiction who used not only spousal abuse, but three incidents of animal abuse as devices to move her story forward. WTH? And why is anyone publishing this type of hateful story line?
Then we have the part where the author loses track of her own plot. The heroines’s beloved mare has just foaled, but when the mare is injured, she moves her two favorite horses (the mare and a companion horse) to a safer ranch. No mention that the foal was moved with them. In fact, no further mention of the foal at all.
I could go on about the vapid dialogue and the truly unadmirable main characters, but I didn’t read much further. Even as light fiction, this book was pointless.
May 19, 2021
Why do I keep reading these? It's the same story, over and over - and yet, I see a DP at the library and I grab it. Maybe just from years of memories. I've been reading DP over 30 years.
November 3, 2025
2 stars
I've never read a DP book before so I'm going in with zero bias. The premise sounded like it would be a fun easy read and there were certainly parts I enjoyed.
That being said, this book is incredibly repetitive.
Ida (FMC) goes through a lot and I do sympathize with her. However, she says that she is secretive and puts up walls to protect herself after what her (a-hole) ex husband did to her (he can burn legit). But she literally will tell everyone what happened and immediately tear down those walls within no time at all. So, she's secretive to protect herself but also she will just tell all her secrets immediately if someone asks? Okay.
Also, as other reviewers pointed out, Ida will repeat the same paragraph or so of information to basically everyone and the first time or so is fine, but after that it's just like man. Incredibly repetitive (almost saying the exact same sentences to different people each time).
There is a lot of "oh I have bad memories too" in which they bring up something and then immediately either drop the topic or repeat information we have already heard! To each other!!! Guys, you both already know all of this!
Ida's first husband was gay, but he was a kind man. She tells people this and they were like "did you know??" And she always is like "no I just thought he thought I was ugly or something." Her second husband was a huge dirtbag. He's incredibly abusive and is basically the main "antagonist" even though we never actually see him present day. Don't get me wrong, he deserves what he gets, but the conflict that is happening either only happens for a bit and then stops or is just a couple of phone calls and then that's it.
Also, full warning: there is violence against animals, graphic mentions of physical abuse, some psychological torment from her ex over the phone to her, and, though it's not really said and only briefly mentioned, r@pe.
That last part is, like I said, not actually said. When Ida and Jake (MMC) get intimate for the first time she basically tells him she didn't know that it could actually feel good. She never slept with her first husband and this dialogue suggests that her ex was violent in the bedroom with her. She mentions in a line or two about how it was painful and she thought that it may have been normal.
I kinda knew this was coming though, it's mentioned throughout the book that obviously throwing her over the side of a parking garage was the tip of the iceberg. That's really the main one, and the one where he hits her in public, that get mentioned. Everything is pretty vague and I thought maybe she would go into more detail later in the book since she openly talks about those 2 events constantly.
Jake has the personality of flatbread. His whole thing is being in love with this Mina lady (I didn't read the other books) and being all "I'll never love again woe is me". That would be fine but he really harps on it for a while. (And apparently Mina barely gave him the time of day so?)
Also, I really thought they were going to reveal that Ida's mom was still alive or something?? She apparently went on a cruise and fell overboard. Her body was never found but she was pronounced dead. They mention this multiple times with Ida even saying she wondered if her mom woke up on a beach somewhere or something. I really thought they would do something with that but it went nowhere.
The dialogue is stilted at parts, the book is mostly boring and repetitive and I really didn't care much for the romance between Jake and Ida.
I've never read a DP book before so I'm going in with zero bias. The premise sounded like it would be a fun easy read and there were certainly parts I enjoyed.
That being said, this book is incredibly repetitive.
Ida (FMC) goes through a lot and I do sympathize with her. However, she says that she is secretive and puts up walls to protect herself after what her (a-hole) ex husband did to her (he can burn legit). But she literally will tell everyone what happened and immediately tear down those walls within no time at all. So, she's secretive to protect herself but also she will just tell all her secrets immediately if someone asks? Okay.
Also, as other reviewers pointed out, Ida will repeat the same paragraph or so of information to basically everyone and the first time or so is fine, but after that it's just like man. Incredibly repetitive (almost saying the exact same sentences to different people each time).
There is a lot of "oh I have bad memories too" in which they bring up something and then immediately either drop the topic or repeat information we have already heard! To each other!!! Guys, you both already know all of this!
Ida's first husband was gay, but he was a kind man. She tells people this and they were like "did you know??" And she always is like "no I just thought he thought I was ugly or something." Her second husband was a huge dirtbag. He's incredibly abusive and is basically the main "antagonist" even though we never actually see him present day. Don't get me wrong, he deserves what he gets, but the conflict that is happening either only happens for a bit and then stops or is just a couple of phone calls and then that's it.
Also, full warning: there is violence against animals, graphic mentions of physical abuse, some psychological torment from her ex over the phone to her, and, though it's not really said and only briefly mentioned, r@pe.
That last part is, like I said, not actually said. When Ida and Jake (MMC) get intimate for the first time she basically tells him she didn't know that it could actually feel good. She never slept with her first husband and this dialogue suggests that her ex was violent in the bedroom with her. She mentions in a line or two about how it was painful and she thought that it may have been normal.
I kinda knew this was coming though, it's mentioned throughout the book that obviously throwing her over the side of a parking garage was the tip of the iceberg. That's really the main one, and the one where he hits her in public, that get mentioned. Everything is pretty vague and I thought maybe she would go into more detail later in the book since she openly talks about those 2 events constantly.
Jake has the personality of flatbread. His whole thing is being in love with this Mina lady (I didn't read the other books) and being all "I'll never love again woe is me". That would be fine but he really harps on it for a while. (And apparently Mina barely gave him the time of day so?)
Also, I really thought they were going to reveal that Ida's mom was still alive or something?? She apparently went on a cruise and fell overboard. Her body was never found but she was pronounced dead. They mention this multiple times with Ida even saying she wondered if her mom woke up on a beach somewhere or something. I really thought they would do something with that but it went nowhere.
The dialogue is stilted at parts, the book is mostly boring and repetitive and I really didn't care much for the romance between Jake and Ida.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 31, 2023
This was . . . not a good book. I started this because I wanted a steamy cowboy romance, but I'm not sure Jake would be considered a cowboy, the romance was bland, and the steaminess was more of a mist.
I assume that after writing over 200 romance novels, stories can become a bit stale. I have become super curious about Diana Palmer's backlog though. How does a person get the chance to write over 200 romance novels? What book started her well-known career? What book made her a household name? My goal now is to find a lot of her early works and see if the stories are a little less stale.
Things I liked:
- This book was unintentionally hilarious at times. Every time Jake vaguely talked about his work ("I have a big deal that might fall through!"), I laughed. It's like when you meet a guy at a bar and he starts talking about his self-employment or entrepreneurship as vaguely as possible because he doesn't want to admit he's just unemployed.
- I also found it so funny whenever Ida would be like "ohh boohoo, he only likes me as a friend", meanwhile they're literally getting married or planning to have a child together.
- I give the sex scene a 3/5.
- I like that Ida was her own hero in the end (but I don't think the ending was good).
Things I didn't like:
- The romantic tension was non-existent. Ida was frail and terrified of the world, while Jake was hard and cruel. Not a good combination for romance, imo.
- This story was so repetitive. If I have to read another huge paragraph about how Ida broke her hip and what her ex-husband did to her, I will stab my eyes out with Ida's knitting needles.
- Similarly, characters seemed to forget a lot of things. They'd forget about invitations, what someone told them, and even what they've already said to someone.
- Ida had a lot of characteristics of a Mary-Sue.
- I don't understand how Ida is considered the town scarlet when she's also the town reclusive but she also tells every single person about what happened to her. You'd think in a small town, everyone would know that she doesn't actually take any man home.
- There were times in this book that got pretty preachy about social justice and sexual rights. I came for cowboy sex, not about why it's bad for women to be sleeping around.
- This took place in modern day (around 2019-2020, I assume), and Ida is 26. I'm around the same age as Ida, and nothing she said or thought was something a modern twenty-something woman would say. I had to pretend this book actually look place in the 40s or 50s just so Ida's thoughts didn't ruin the story for me.
- The ending was so anticlimatic. There's all this build up about her ex-husband coming back. I fully expected a fight between Jake and her ex, but that didn't happen. Her ex is never seen in person in the book (only phone calls and mentioned in passing). There's hints that one of Ida's bodyguards is working for her ex, but that's dropped by the end. Instead, Ida talks Jake's driver (who was in on it all along apparently! (also, a cowboy has a personal driver??)) out of kidnapping her. Cool that she didn't need saving but good god this was boring.
I assume that after writing over 200 romance novels, stories can become a bit stale. I have become super curious about Diana Palmer's backlog though. How does a person get the chance to write over 200 romance novels? What book started her well-known career? What book made her a household name? My goal now is to find a lot of her early works and see if the stories are a little less stale.
Things I liked:
- This book was unintentionally hilarious at times. Every time Jake vaguely talked about his work ("I have a big deal that might fall through!"), I laughed. It's like when you meet a guy at a bar and he starts talking about his self-employment or entrepreneurship as vaguely as possible because he doesn't want to admit he's just unemployed.
- I also found it so funny whenever Ida would be like "ohh boohoo, he only likes me as a friend", meanwhile they're literally getting married or planning to have a child together.
- I give the sex scene a 3/5.
- I like that Ida was her own hero in the end (but I don't think the ending was good).
Things I didn't like:
- The romantic tension was non-existent. Ida was frail and terrified of the world, while Jake was hard and cruel. Not a good combination for romance, imo.
- This story was so repetitive. If I have to read another huge paragraph about how Ida broke her hip and what her ex-husband did to her, I will stab my eyes out with Ida's knitting needles.
- Similarly, characters seemed to forget a lot of things. They'd forget about invitations, what someone told them, and even what they've already said to someone.
- Ida had a lot of characteristics of a Mary-Sue.
- I don't understand how Ida is considered the town scarlet when she's also the town reclusive but she also tells every single person about what happened to her. You'd think in a small town, everyone would know that she doesn't actually take any man home.
- There were times in this book that got pretty preachy about social justice and sexual rights. I came for cowboy sex, not about why it's bad for women to be sleeping around.
- This took place in modern day (around 2019-2020, I assume), and Ida is 26. I'm around the same age as Ida, and nothing she said or thought was something a modern twenty-something woman would say. I had to pretend this book actually look place in the 40s or 50s just so Ida's thoughts didn't ruin the story for me.
- The ending was so anticlimatic. There's all this build up about her ex-husband coming back. I fully expected a fight between Jake and her ex, but that didn't happen. Her ex is never seen in person in the book (only phone calls and mentioned in passing). There's hints that one of Ida's bodyguards is working for her ex, but that's dropped by the end. Instead, Ida talks Jake's driver (who was in on it all along apparently! (also, a cowboy has a personal driver??)) out of kidnapping her. Cool that she didn't need saving but good god this was boring.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 27, 2022
Powieść "Ocalona" urzekała mnie ciepłem historii, cudownie zbudowany związek na bazie przyjaźni, która z początku nie była zbyt oczywista. Bohaterowie nie darzyli się sympatią a wręcz byli do siebie wrogo nastawieni a nieufność wręcz z nich biła. A wszystko przez plotki.
Ida Merridan wdowa i rozwódka w jednym, po latach wraca do swojej rodzinnej posiadłości, śmierć pierwszego męża sprawiła, że kobieta jest bogatą i niezależną osobą. Jednak jej życie nie jest tak kolorowe jakby się mogło zdawać. W miasteczku krążą plotki o jej rozwiązłości, przez co przyciąga uwagę, ale niekoniecznie spojrzenia którymi obrzucają ją ludzie są pozytywne… Kobieta zbudowała wokół siebie mur obronny, przez który postanawia się przebić, Jake McGuire. Hodowca bydła, właściciel rancha i bardzo bogaty biznesman. Mężczyzna jest ciekaw kobiety, która z jednej strony ma być rozwiazła i szalona a z drugiej jest zamknięta w sobie i raczej nie dostępna.
Gdy bohaterowie bliżej się poznają, wychodzą na wierzch ich problemy, traumy. Oboje nie mieli łatwo w życiu, każde z nich cierpiało, nie tylko psychicznie ale i fizycznie.
On były żołnierz walczący w wielu bitwach, prawie zginął, po wypadku wraca do rodzinnego domu i rozkręca jeden biznes za drugim, jednak całym sercem kocha swoje rancho i tam spędza najwięcej czasu.
Ona kobieta po przejściach, po wypadku, szuka spokoju, stabilizacji ale absolutnie nie szuka związku. Wręcz boi się mężczyzn, uważa że nie jest w stanie ich obiektywnie ocenić. Dlatego też postanawia żyć samotnie na prowincji, z ukochanym kotem, hodując konie.
Łączy ich tak wiele a zarazem dzieli przepaść. Ich przeszłość, tak różna naznaczyła ich, skrzywdzone duszę, które szukają jednego, ukojenia.
Książka była bardzo dobra, ciepło które biło z każdej strony było niezmiernie przyjemne. Napięcie które budowała od początku autorka było zniewalające, bardzo lubię przyglądać się ludziom, którzy tworzą związek nie tylko z powodu pożądania, ale też przyjaźni. Tu trochę szybko wszystko poszło jednak, gdy dwie tak podobne osoby się spotykają to wiadomo, że łączy ich przeznaczenie. Uwielbiam wątek hate to love. Tu może nie ma typowego hate, ale jest wrogość, która zbudowana jest na plotkach i pogłoskach, przez co łatwiej ją obalić.
Podsumowując książka bardzo przyjemna, mądra i czarująco słodka. Pokazane jest tu wiele odsłon miłości, rodzicielska, przyjacielska romantyczna, ale też miłość do zwierząt, troska o ich spokój i zdrowie. Autorka napisała wyjątkową historię w której ból i smutek łączą ze sobą dwójkę ludzi. Mamy bardzo dobry przekaz mówiący, że plotki które o kimś słyszymy, nieraz też powtarzamy, tak naprawdę mogą być bardzo dalekie od prawdy.
Ida Merridan wdowa i rozwódka w jednym, po latach wraca do swojej rodzinnej posiadłości, śmierć pierwszego męża sprawiła, że kobieta jest bogatą i niezależną osobą. Jednak jej życie nie jest tak kolorowe jakby się mogło zdawać. W miasteczku krążą plotki o jej rozwiązłości, przez co przyciąga uwagę, ale niekoniecznie spojrzenia którymi obrzucają ją ludzie są pozytywne… Kobieta zbudowała wokół siebie mur obronny, przez który postanawia się przebić, Jake McGuire. Hodowca bydła, właściciel rancha i bardzo bogaty biznesman. Mężczyzna jest ciekaw kobiety, która z jednej strony ma być rozwiazła i szalona a z drugiej jest zamknięta w sobie i raczej nie dostępna.
Gdy bohaterowie bliżej się poznają, wychodzą na wierzch ich problemy, traumy. Oboje nie mieli łatwo w życiu, każde z nich cierpiało, nie tylko psychicznie ale i fizycznie.
On były żołnierz walczący w wielu bitwach, prawie zginął, po wypadku wraca do rodzinnego domu i rozkręca jeden biznes za drugim, jednak całym sercem kocha swoje rancho i tam spędza najwięcej czasu.
Ona kobieta po przejściach, po wypadku, szuka spokoju, stabilizacji ale absolutnie nie szuka związku. Wręcz boi się mężczyzn, uważa że nie jest w stanie ich obiektywnie ocenić. Dlatego też postanawia żyć samotnie na prowincji, z ukochanym kotem, hodując konie.
Łączy ich tak wiele a zarazem dzieli przepaść. Ich przeszłość, tak różna naznaczyła ich, skrzywdzone duszę, które szukają jednego, ukojenia.
Książka była bardzo dobra, ciepło które biło z każdej strony było niezmiernie przyjemne. Napięcie które budowała od początku autorka było zniewalające, bardzo lubię przyglądać się ludziom, którzy tworzą związek nie tylko z powodu pożądania, ale też przyjaźni. Tu trochę szybko wszystko poszło jednak, gdy dwie tak podobne osoby się spotykają to wiadomo, że łączy ich przeznaczenie. Uwielbiam wątek hate to love. Tu może nie ma typowego hate, ale jest wrogość, która zbudowana jest na plotkach i pogłoskach, przez co łatwiej ją obalić.
Podsumowując książka bardzo przyjemna, mądra i czarująco słodka. Pokazane jest tu wiele odsłon miłości, rodzicielska, przyjacielska romantyczna, ale też miłość do zwierząt, troska o ich spokój i zdrowie. Autorka napisała wyjątkową historię w której ból i smutek łączą ze sobą dwójkę ludzi. Mamy bardzo dobry przekaz mówiący, że plotki które o kimś słyszymy, nieraz też powtarzamy, tak naprawdę mogą być bardzo dalekie od prawdy.
December 22, 2020
This book was an easy read for me. I started it for that reason alone. I have long debated whether or not I want to continue reading Diana Palmer’s books because they are all almost the same.
With that said I enjoyed this book in all it’s predictableness. It was your typical Palmer book. Man meets woman he despises. Finds out that she is really a good person even though she has a completely different persona that she puts forth in public. Then comes the marriage of convenience to protect her. Ending up with them falling in love.
This book does deal with the violence involved with domestic abuse. Which strikes a cord with me because I am a survivor of that. Definitely not to the extent that the woman in the book was abused but that is one of the things I like about Palmer’s books, she deals with the tough issues in society. I also like that there is always a knight in shining armor to help out in the woman’s time of need.
After reading this book I think I will continue to read her books when my brain is fried for other more intense books. It is only a few days before Christmas as I am writing this and everything is overwhelming. So a nice easy read was a good choice for me. I only gave it three stars because of the predictability.
In researching domestic violence I found this webpage where people can go for help. The website address is https://www.thehotline.org/. This is just one among many places people can go if they or a loved one is in danger from experiencing domestic abuse. If things get too dangerous I can’t stress enough to call 911 first and have the person removed. Most cities have safe places to go to when a person is in this situation. Sometimes only the people that work there and one or two cops in the city know how to get ahold of them. This is a problem that must be addressed and I applaud Palmer for making people think more about it.
With that said I enjoyed this book in all it’s predictableness. It was your typical Palmer book. Man meets woman he despises. Finds out that she is really a good person even though she has a completely different persona that she puts forth in public. Then comes the marriage of convenience to protect her. Ending up with them falling in love.
This book does deal with the violence involved with domestic abuse. Which strikes a cord with me because I am a survivor of that. Definitely not to the extent that the woman in the book was abused but that is one of the things I like about Palmer’s books, she deals with the tough issues in society. I also like that there is always a knight in shining armor to help out in the woman’s time of need.
After reading this book I think I will continue to read her books when my brain is fried for other more intense books. It is only a few days before Christmas as I am writing this and everything is overwhelming. So a nice easy read was a good choice for me. I only gave it three stars because of the predictability.
In researching domestic violence I found this webpage where people can go for help. The website address is https://www.thehotline.org/. This is just one among many places people can go if they or a loved one is in danger from experiencing domestic abuse. If things get too dangerous I can’t stress enough to call 911 first and have the person removed. Most cities have safe places to go to when a person is in this situation. Sometimes only the people that work there and one or two cops in the city know how to get ahold of them. This is a problem that must be addressed and I applaud Palmer for making people think more about it.
February 10, 2021
Wyoming True (Wyoming Men #10). By Diana Palmer. 2020. HQN Books (ARC eBook).
Jake McGuire is a hardworking, successful businessman. And he is protective of his reputation; and he has wealthy widow, Ida Merridan pegged as bad news. But Jake is also an old fashioned gentleman, and ex-military, who will lend his help where he can. And after he helps Ida, that brief amount of time was enough for him to see that she has been hiding behind a false persona. Intrigued, he spends more time with her and discovers not only is she as wary as he to love, but she being threatened by an ex-husband.
In Wyoming True, a private and jaded man rescues an equally private and jaded woman from financial and physical harm. This was my first read by Palmer and I want to read more. But this book wasn’t a hit for me. There were quite a few scenes where Ida goes into her past that is a bit too repetitive because each time she is talking to different people and instead of revealing more and more, she reveals the same information. And the biggest let down was the suspense that ended up being nullified off screen. Jake and Ida are good characters though and were a good fit for eachother.
*HQN Books ARC via NetGalley
Jake McGuire is a hardworking, successful businessman. And he is protective of his reputation; and he has wealthy widow, Ida Merridan pegged as bad news. But Jake is also an old fashioned gentleman, and ex-military, who will lend his help where he can. And after he helps Ida, that brief amount of time was enough for him to see that she has been hiding behind a false persona. Intrigued, he spends more time with her and discovers not only is she as wary as he to love, but she being threatened by an ex-husband.
In Wyoming True, a private and jaded man rescues an equally private and jaded woman from financial and physical harm. This was my first read by Palmer and I want to read more. But this book wasn’t a hit for me. There were quite a few scenes where Ida goes into her past that is a bit too repetitive because each time she is talking to different people and instead of revealing more and more, she reveals the same information. And the biggest let down was the suspense that ended up being nullified off screen. Jake and Ida are good characters though and were a good fit for eachother.
*HQN Books ARC via NetGalley
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