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Storm Over the Lake
For more than 30 years, Palmer has been a reader favorite. In this tale, it's been three years since reporter Dana Meredith ruined--and lost--the only man she'd ever loved. Now, brilliant businessman Adrian Devereaux is bent on revenge against the woman who cost him his empire--and his heart.
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1979
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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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July 18, 2018
Oh, 1979 - how I remember you. And how cracktastic is this revenge story? Heroine is a 22 year-old reporter. Three years before heroine infiltrated the hero's life under an assumed name so she could write a story about the unsolved murder of his wife. She fell in love with the hero and was devastated when he caught her and threw her out. That didn't stop her from writing the article, though. She needed the money for her invalid mother.
The article had a missing word that made it appear that the hero was closing down his clothing factories. Investors pulled out and he lost all his money. The upside of the article was that the murderer was found and justice was done. Hero made sure the heroine lost her job and that's the last heroine has heard from him until the opening of the story.
Seems the hero has regained his fortune and he is tanned, rested and ready for revenge. He demands the heroine move to his house in Atlanta so that she can be his personal assistant for six months. At the end of that time she can have an exclusive article on his new clothing factories. The publisher wants that article, so heroine has to go. Heroine doesn't want to leave her invalid mother in Miami, but she knows she has to go and face the music.
Heroine knew she did wrong and she explains her part in the hero's life to the housekeeper, the OW, and the OM who tries to date her. It's actually rather refreshing to hear the victim of a hero's revenge plot calmly explaining why the hero is so angry.
While the heroine is calm outwardly and shows a lot of spirit, she doesn't eat and cries at different points in the story. She is rattled, but she soldiers on.
Hero is an emotional mess. It's obvious he fell for the heroine three years ago and is still attracted. He makes a big deal out of their 17 year age difference. He tries to slut shame her based on his misguided notion that she wrote the article to support a lover (and not her mother). He uses the OW to make her jealous. At times he seems to delight in her distress and at other times he is sweet and tender. For example:
The hero's anger gets the better of him several times in the story. He's never physically violent, but he always leaves the heroine in a emotional heap and it takes him days to get out of his funk. That's depth of feeling y'all - at least it was back in 1979 Diana Palmer world.
There is a last minute black moment for some extra angst and very desperate hero at the end. No sex, but there are sexy scenes. Hero didn't have sex with anyone since meeting heroine again. Heroine is a virgin.
If you like your vintages emo, angsty and angry, you'll love this one.
The article had a missing word that made it appear that the hero was closing down his clothing factories. Investors pulled out and he lost all his money. The upside of the article was that the murderer was found and justice was done. Hero made sure the heroine lost her job and that's the last heroine has heard from him until the opening of the story.
Seems the hero has regained his fortune and he is tanned, rested and ready for revenge. He demands the heroine move to his house in Atlanta so that she can be his personal assistant for six months. At the end of that time she can have an exclusive article on his new clothing factories. The publisher wants that article, so heroine has to go. Heroine doesn't want to leave her invalid mother in Miami, but she knows she has to go and face the music.
Heroine knew she did wrong and she explains her part in the hero's life to the housekeeper, the OW, and the OM who tries to date her. It's actually rather refreshing to hear the victim of a hero's revenge plot calmly explaining why the hero is so angry.
While the heroine is calm outwardly and shows a lot of spirit, she doesn't eat and cries at different points in the story. She is rattled, but she soldiers on.
Hero is an emotional mess. It's obvious he fell for the heroine three years ago and is still attracted. He makes a big deal out of their 17 year age difference. He tries to slut shame her based on his misguided notion that she wrote the article to support a lover (and not her mother). He uses the OW to make her jealous. At times he seems to delight in her distress and at other times he is sweet and tender. For example:
The hero's anger gets the better of him several times in the story. He's never physically violent, but he always leaves the heroine in a emotional heap and it takes him days to get out of his funk. That's depth of feeling y'all - at least it was back in 1979 Diana Palmer world.
There is a last minute black moment for some extra angst and very desperate hero at the end. No sex, but there are sexy scenes. Hero didn't have sex with anyone since meeting heroine again. Heroine is a virgin.
If you like your vintages emo, angsty and angry, you'll love this one.
September 19, 2018
"Storm Over The Lake" is the story of Dana and Adrian.
So, 3 years ago our virgin Mary *cough* heroine screwed up the hero's life because of the story she was reporting, masquerading as his "secretary"- something that leads to collapse of his finances and he brutally throws her out of his life!
Now, she works hard for a newspaper in order to provide her sick mother with the best care- something that has been her motivation all along..Until Adrian DEMANDS Dana to be given to him or he'll cause trouble.
Long story summarized, she is flown back to him on a silver platter and coerced to be his secretary once again so he can gain his subtle revenge.
But between warding off his jealous lovers, taking his verbal abuse, getting slut shamed and being ridiculed, there are moments when the hero's ardor makes him want to kiss the heroine, and then shame her for the responses.
And thus begins a toxic cycle.
A typical DP novella
-With a sweet innocent hymenated heroine
-Brooding cruel hero
-Lots of pushing away and barbs
-Crazy girlfriend
-Bad past
-Extreme angst
-Jealousy over everything
-Invitations and refusals
-Neverending butchering of the heroine's innocence and patience and naivety
-Some sort of delusional HEA
What pissed me off was
-The constant drama with the OW
-The hero's behavior and psycho jealousy about everything EVEN though he keeps shoving OW down the heroine's throat
-The shitty way the book ended with NO GROVEL
Yes, this author writes my comfort reads- same recipe but with 100 different spices. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just makes me want to whoop both the hero and heroine's asses.
Meh.
Unsafe
2/5
So, 3 years ago our virgin Mary *cough* heroine screwed up the hero's life because of the story she was reporting, masquerading as his "secretary"- something that leads to collapse of his finances and he brutally throws her out of his life!
Now, she works hard for a newspaper in order to provide her sick mother with the best care- something that has been her motivation all along..Until Adrian DEMANDS Dana to be given to him or he'll cause trouble.
Long story summarized, she is flown back to him on a silver platter and coerced to be his secretary once again so he can gain his subtle revenge.
But between warding off his jealous lovers, taking his verbal abuse, getting slut shamed and being ridiculed, there are moments when the hero's ardor makes him want to kiss the heroine, and then shame her for the responses.
And thus begins a toxic cycle.
A typical DP novella
-With a sweet innocent hymenated heroine
-Brooding cruel hero
-Lots of pushing away and barbs
-Crazy girlfriend
-Bad past
-Extreme angst
-Jealousy over everything
-Invitations and refusals
-Neverending butchering of the heroine's innocence and patience and naivety
-Some sort of delusional HEA
What pissed me off was
-The constant drama with the OW
-The hero's behavior and psycho jealousy about everything EVEN though he keeps shoving OW down the heroine's throat
-The shitty way the book ended with NO GROVEL
Yes, this author writes my comfort reads- same recipe but with 100 different spices. Sometimes it works, sometimes it just makes me want to whoop both the hero and heroine's asses.
Meh.
Unsafe
2/5
December 29, 2017
Loved the intimate moment in the kitchen. That along with the repeated reference to their age difference would be enough to give it five stars from me. However, both MCs were completely likeable. Adrian was alpha and possessive when it came to stake his claims over Dana's heart but he supported her through her mother's loss by making up for all the harsh words and things he did earlier.
Dana was an interesting heroine and I thoroughly enjoyed her ribbing Adrian on his age.
Dana was an interesting heroine and I thoroughly enjoyed her ribbing Adrian on his age.
July 29, 2013
Oh man where to begin? Talk about a tiring book. What I mean by tiring was I got really tired of the story. I just wanted to wrap it up because I had read so far an was curious as to how the Hero would redeem himself.
DP: I like a lot of diana palmer books, this just wasn't one of them. I'm actually looking forward to the RourkexClarisse book :D. Anyone else?
I wouldn't recommend this book to people who have little patience or low tolerance for annoying females and jerks
DP: I like a lot of diana palmer books, this just wasn't one of them. I'm actually looking forward to the RourkexClarisse book :D. Anyone else?
I wouldn't recommend this book to people who have little patience or low tolerance for annoying females and jerks
July 28, 2025
He wants revenge for something she has done. But the scene in which she begs him to let her go and visit her mother in hospital and he refuses because he doesn’t believe her, went way too far. DNF.
And also: the contrasts between them were too stark to make this a ‘comfortable’ revenge read and still be a romance. He is 40 years old, she is only 23. He has been married before, she hasn’t. He is rich, she’s not rich plus she takes financial care of her mother who is sick.
She was completely defenseless against him and I didn’t feel his love for her. So no. No, no, no.
And also: the contrasts between them were too stark to make this a ‘comfortable’ revenge read and still be a romance. He is 40 years old, she is only 23. He has been married before, she hasn’t. He is rich, she’s not rich plus she takes financial care of her mother who is sick.
She was completely defenseless against him and I didn’t feel his love for her. So no. No, no, no.
August 11, 2020
"Pamiętny wywiad"
Nic ambitnego, książka na zabicie czasu, idealna na lato... Niezbyt innowacyjna czy intrygująca
Nic ambitnego, książka na zabicie czasu, idealna na lato... Niezbyt innowacyjna czy intrygująca
December 2, 2024
Too many errors in this one. The h is supposed to have unwittingly ruined the H financially (due to a misprint in the article she wrote, which was never explained, since she said she saw the finished article and it was okay) but in just three years he's not only back in business but more wealthy and powerful than before, so how "ruined" could he have been? And how did he accomplish so much in that little time, if his business reputation took a big hit? Did he step on a few toes (and perhaps break some) along the way???
There's also a quick reference in the beginning to the H's late wife having been murdered by her lover, then it's never mentioned again. Even when the h brings up the subject of his marriage, they don't talk about it. Does that sound plausible?
It's also stretching it a bit to have the H reminiscing about the little things he missed after she died, as if they were a loving couple, when she never loved him, married him for his money/social status, cheated on him, and wanted to stay married to him and keep her lover on them side so she wouldn't lose any of the perks. In other words, she was a selfish bitch, and the H had fond memories???? Talk about TSTL!!!
I'd also like someone to explain how the h, at only 20, was given the top reporting assignment of getting info on the H's late wife for the paper she worked on, going incognito as a secretary? To get an assignment like that, she's had to have been a graduate with a degree in journalism, not to mention a few years reporting experience, but we're supposed to accept that, with only a few classes in journalism, she was qualified for major assignments and started working on the paper at 19??? OH, COME ON!!!!!!
She's apparently sent on all kinds of assignments, including one where a dam broke and many people were killed, including a lot of children, and this really freaked her out, where she was having nightmares, and even the sound of running water gave her the shakes, yet the paper didn't insist that she take time off and get help? GET REAL!!!
Also, for such a major upheaval in her life, the whole thing was only touched upon in a quick flashback, so all the details are sketchy, including why she was there, what assignment she was on, and why she was wearing a fancy gown when the dam broke. So DUMB!
Even dumber, is her supposed shyness and awkwardness around people, how nervous she gets. And she's a reporter???? Since when are reporters shy??? They have more nerve and pushiness than anyone!! If someone doesn't like being around crowds, they'd never make it as a reporter!
And DUMB also goes for her relationship with the H! When he found out she was a reporter he threw her out, and then three years later he wants to re-hire her as his secretary and hopefully make her life miserable to get revenge. Instead, it's soon obvious that they're in love, despite the past and their age difference (she's 23, he's 40) but they try to deny it by feigning indifference at first, then covering up their feelings with snarky, hurtful remarks or pretending that what they feel is only lust.
There's too much repetition, like when he keeps calling her "taffy cat" (because of her hair color), and she keeps calling him "sir", knowing that it bugs him, when he keeps referring to their age difference (if I had to hear "seventeen years" one more time, I'd have shot him) and when he waffles between claiming she's been around (due to what he mistakenly thinks was a meeting with a middle-aged lover, who was actually an insurance agent) and teasing her for being so innocent and inexperienced. She makes "old man" jokes once too often, and there are too many interrupted love scenes.
It's also ridiculous when he asks her something he should have asked when she first came back (and was apologizing to him for what happened and trying to explain how it wasn't her fault). Instead, he waits until nearly the end of the book to ask how come she never once got in touch with him in three years, no letter, no phone call, nothing! She says she did try, but in the beginning of the book, when she's thinking back, there's never anything about her trying to get in touch with him, she just thought of how she tried to (but couldn't) forget him.
There was a good reason why she wanted to take that assignment to "spy" on him; she needed the money for her mother's medical bills, after she had a massive stroke. The nicest part of the book is when he finds out about her mother and does all he can to help her get palliative care and then is there for the h later, when her mother dies.
Too much time was wasted with nonsense, like the OW thrown in to make the h jealous (she was the H's mistress during the three years he and the h were apart, but the sex stopped when she returned), and you get the usual bitchy remarks and snarky threats (the OW making it clear to the h that she intended to be the H's second wife) and every time the H and h have another argument, he makes plans with the OW to get back at her. (Not very mature for an "old man".) And there's also the OM (a former reporter who now works for the H), who the h likes as a friend right away, since they had their former careers in common. They go on friendly dates (which of course makes the H furious) and he seemed like a nice guy, but that soon changed! When the H (who seems to enjoy playing games) took the h to a party, he deliberately kissed her when a photographer was taking pictures, then sent a copy to the OM. When he confronted the h, the H told him to ask her whether the two of them ever slept together and (thinking of the night she was in tears, and the H held her in his arms) she honestly said yes. The OM was furious and was about to call her a 304, when the H threatened to rearrange some of his bones if he did.
The guy had nerve, since they were only friends and had never so much as held hands on their dates, not to mention her "sleeping" with the H happened before they met, so he turned into a major jerk in a hurry! Good riddance to him!
The book also goes in for the runaway h bit, as they have a fight, he throws her out, then changes his mind, but she already left, then he can't find her right away, etc., which of course leads to the HEA, but to tell the truth, I really wasn't feeling it. It never seemed like these two belonged together. I think this entire story should have been reworked another way.
Also, the author missed a good chance for some real drama, as she could have had the book start when the h first worked for the H and have her discover something that made it appear the H was responsible for his wife's death, and as a reporter, it would be her duty to make this known to her paper. She could have been torn between love and duty and while she was deciding, the info somehow leaked out, and for a while he was accused of murder! That would have made for a great story!
I should have been an author!
Anyway, this is one of those books that you mayn find interesting, but if you skip it, that's not much of a loss.
There's also a quick reference in the beginning to the H's late wife having been murdered by her lover, then it's never mentioned again. Even when the h brings up the subject of his marriage, they don't talk about it. Does that sound plausible?
It's also stretching it a bit to have the H reminiscing about the little things he missed after she died, as if they were a loving couple, when she never loved him, married him for his money/social status, cheated on him, and wanted to stay married to him and keep her lover on them side so she wouldn't lose any of the perks. In other words, she was a selfish bitch, and the H had fond memories???? Talk about TSTL!!!
I'd also like someone to explain how the h, at only 20, was given the top reporting assignment of getting info on the H's late wife for the paper she worked on, going incognito as a secretary? To get an assignment like that, she's had to have been a graduate with a degree in journalism, not to mention a few years reporting experience, but we're supposed to accept that, with only a few classes in journalism, she was qualified for major assignments and started working on the paper at 19??? OH, COME ON!!!!!!
She's apparently sent on all kinds of assignments, including one where a dam broke and many people were killed, including a lot of children, and this really freaked her out, where she was having nightmares, and even the sound of running water gave her the shakes, yet the paper didn't insist that she take time off and get help? GET REAL!!!
Also, for such a major upheaval in her life, the whole thing was only touched upon in a quick flashback, so all the details are sketchy, including why she was there, what assignment she was on, and why she was wearing a fancy gown when the dam broke. So DUMB!
Even dumber, is her supposed shyness and awkwardness around people, how nervous she gets. And she's a reporter???? Since when are reporters shy??? They have more nerve and pushiness than anyone!! If someone doesn't like being around crowds, they'd never make it as a reporter!
And DUMB also goes for her relationship with the H! When he found out she was a reporter he threw her out, and then three years later he wants to re-hire her as his secretary and hopefully make her life miserable to get revenge. Instead, it's soon obvious that they're in love, despite the past and their age difference (she's 23, he's 40) but they try to deny it by feigning indifference at first, then covering up their feelings with snarky, hurtful remarks or pretending that what they feel is only lust.
There's too much repetition, like when he keeps calling her "taffy cat" (because of her hair color), and she keeps calling him "sir", knowing that it bugs him, when he keeps referring to their age difference (if I had to hear "seventeen years" one more time, I'd have shot him) and when he waffles between claiming she's been around (due to what he mistakenly thinks was a meeting with a middle-aged lover, who was actually an insurance agent) and teasing her for being so innocent and inexperienced. She makes "old man" jokes once too often, and there are too many interrupted love scenes.
It's also ridiculous when he asks her something he should have asked when she first came back (and was apologizing to him for what happened and trying to explain how it wasn't her fault). Instead, he waits until nearly the end of the book to ask how come she never once got in touch with him in three years, no letter, no phone call, nothing! She says she did try, but in the beginning of the book, when she's thinking back, there's never anything about her trying to get in touch with him, she just thought of how she tried to (but couldn't) forget him.
There was a good reason why she wanted to take that assignment to "spy" on him; she needed the money for her mother's medical bills, after she had a massive stroke. The nicest part of the book is when he finds out about her mother and does all he can to help her get palliative care and then is there for the h later, when her mother dies.
Too much time was wasted with nonsense, like the OW thrown in to make the h jealous (she was the H's mistress during the three years he and the h were apart, but the sex stopped when she returned), and you get the usual bitchy remarks and snarky threats (the OW making it clear to the h that she intended to be the H's second wife) and every time the H and h have another argument, he makes plans with the OW to get back at her. (Not very mature for an "old man".) And there's also the OM (a former reporter who now works for the H), who the h likes as a friend right away, since they had their former careers in common. They go on friendly dates (which of course makes the H furious) and he seemed like a nice guy, but that soon changed! When the H (who seems to enjoy playing games) took the h to a party, he deliberately kissed her when a photographer was taking pictures, then sent a copy to the OM. When he confronted the h, the H told him to ask her whether the two of them ever slept together and (thinking of the night she was in tears, and the H held her in his arms) she honestly said yes. The OM was furious and was about to call her a 304, when the H threatened to rearrange some of his bones if he did.
The guy had nerve, since they were only friends and had never so much as held hands on their dates, not to mention her "sleeping" with the H happened before they met, so he turned into a major jerk in a hurry! Good riddance to him!
The book also goes in for the runaway h bit, as they have a fight, he throws her out, then changes his mind, but she already left, then he can't find her right away, etc., which of course leads to the HEA, but to tell the truth, I really wasn't feeling it. It never seemed like these two belonged together. I think this entire story should have been reworked another way.
Also, the author missed a good chance for some real drama, as she could have had the book start when the h first worked for the H and have her discover something that made it appear the H was responsible for his wife's death, and as a reporter, it would be her duty to make this known to her paper. She could have been torn between love and duty and while she was deciding, the info somehow leaked out, and for a while he was accused of murder! That would have made for a great story!
I should have been an author!
Anyway, this is one of those books that you mayn find interesting, but if you skip it, that's not much of a loss.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 1, 2012
This is an emotional read with angst upon angst ... a delicious read! Dana's determined not to show Adrian just how much she cares and Adrian is determined to make Dana feel something, even if it's hate. Both have tough lessons to learn, and learning them is like a roller coaster ride. If you reach for this one, you'll find yourself absorbed from the first page.
November 25, 2013
I don't know what to say about this book. I mean, I have this love-hate relationship to this one.
I love how awful Adrian treated Dana, because I knew eventually he'll grovel and beg for her forgiveness. But on the other hand, I hate this book because the ending is too quick and I feel like Adrian needs to beg more.
Overall I enjoyed this book.
I love how awful Adrian treated Dana, because I knew eventually he'll grovel and beg for her forgiveness. But on the other hand, I hate this book because the ending is too quick and I feel like Adrian needs to beg more.
Overall I enjoyed this book.
June 13, 2021
DP's heroes can be very frustrating until the very end, but at least they're celibate after the heroine enters their lives.
December 24, 2023
Dana and Adrian
Diana Palmer breaks your heart, fills you with love and longing for her intricate characters to find their HEA, until your real tears almost fall for them. She’s that good. You’re transported deeper into the book until your surroundings disappear. You can’t put the book down, and as the sun’s coming up in the morning you realize you haven’t slept a wink.
Diana Palmer breaks your heart, fills you with love and longing for her intricate characters to find their HEA, until your real tears almost fall for them. She’s that good. You’re transported deeper into the book until your surroundings disappear. You can’t put the book down, and as the sun’s coming up in the morning you realize you haven’t slept a wink.
June 27, 2019
Guilty. Yes, I enjoyed the story, the writing, everything. Bad H and innocent h and the impact they had on each other! I loved their banter and the compassion the H showed when the h's mother died. Worth the read!
June 18, 2025
„Pamiętny wywiad” autorstwa Diany Palmer, to bardzo lekka lektura.
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May 25, 2023
I had to hold my tears because I read in the public place. damn
January 17, 2015
This is of the few books I just couldn't bring myself to finish. There's formulaic and then there's form novels. Change the names and places, shuffle the confrontations around and you have any of her earlier works.
This one includes the standard sweet, innocent, desperate, misunderstood ingenue complete with nightmares. A standard rich, overly masculine, scheming, tortured and grouchy "hero" nearly 2 decades her senior complete with scheming, gold-digging feme-fatal mistress and loyal mother figure housekeeper.
The housekeeper is the only vaguely likable character, the constant wrangling between the 2 lead characters was gave me a headache and the plot is so contrived it may as well be reality TV.
This one includes the standard sweet, innocent, desperate, misunderstood ingenue complete with nightmares. A standard rich, overly masculine, scheming, tortured and grouchy "hero" nearly 2 decades her senior complete with scheming, gold-digging feme-fatal mistress and loyal mother figure housekeeper.
The housekeeper is the only vaguely likable character, the constant wrangling between the 2 lead characters was gave me a headache and the plot is so contrived it may as well be reality TV.
October 4, 2010
I love the banter between the two main characters. What can I say I love bantering? Not sure what the title has to do with the story though. As I'm reading Diana Palmer's backlog I have actually noticed a lot of times the title has nothing to do with the story.
January 13, 2013
cotto e mangiato. mi ha presi subito, anche se la storia manca di originalitâ
February 20, 2021
I loved the love-hate relationship between them! And their banter as well!
March 24, 2014
Love hate love!
September 10, 2011
Traditional Diana Palmer.
March 10, 2015
An older Palmer novel, reissued.
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