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Long, Tall Texans #39
Dangerous
Tall, lean and headstrong, FBI agent Kilraven lives by his own rules. And one of those rules includes keeping his hands off Jacobsville's resident sweetheart, Winnie Sinclair, no matter the temptation. Shy and innocent, Winnie couldn't handle a man like him—a merciless man with a haunted past. And this small town may hold not only the woman he fights to resist, but the answers to a cold case that is very personal to Kilraven….
Winnie has had her own share of sorrow and senses Kilraven's pain. Even though she tries to deny it, the gentle 911 operator feels a connection with the darkly handsome agent. When he makes the disturbing discovery that her family's unsavory past might have a bearing on his case, Winnie is determined to help him crack it…and the ice around his heart.
As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. Winnie's life is on the line, and she'll need Kilraven more than ever. But if they are to have a future together, her ruthless Texan will need to confront his past and risk it all for their love.
Winnie has had her own share of sorrow and senses Kilraven's pain. Even though she tries to deny it, the gentle 911 operator feels a connection with the darkly handsome agent. When he makes the disturbing discovery that her family's unsavory past might have a bearing on his case, Winnie is determined to help him crack it…and the ice around his heart.
As they combine forces in a dangerous investigation, the stakes rise ever higher. Winnie's life is on the line, and she'll need Kilraven more than ever. But if they are to have a future together, her ruthless Texan will need to confront his past and risk it all for their love.
314 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2010
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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 17, 2010
Dangerous is a book that drinking games were invented for.
Take a shot everytime:
•Someone glares
•Mentions birds – Kilraven, Blackhawk, ravens, he’s a tough bird, a strange bird, a little canary bird
•For every mention of the word/words: Halo - the video game, snickered, chuckled, silver eyes, little blond chain saw
•Everytime someone mentions how Winnie saved Kilraven with her “gift” on that domestic abuse call.
My observations of the MC’s.
Kilraven. This man HATES ties. HATES them. He glares. A lot. He knows almost every language and can use almost any weapon – and has had almost every cool dangerous undercover government job but he’s NOT…..I repeat NOT an FBI agent – that’s just a horrifying thought - he's a FED. He does not want Winnie to get pregnant. He’s a prude. He is a sex stud. He has awesome chest hair. He’s Dangerous. (and a huge asshole)
Winnie. She is a 911 operator. She loves her job. No really – almost as much as Kilraven hates ties. She has the gift. Her life will be over if Kilraven leaves town. There will be no reason to ever go out again. She’s a blond chain saw, a canary bird, a little violet, and an innocent.
General observations:
It would be wrong to pretend Kilraven & Winnie are married for a planned weekend undercover assignment. That would sully her reputation – her going away with a man for the weekend. What would people think?! It is quite alright though to marry someone you don’t love, deflower her on said weekend and then divorce her as soon as you get home. Nope that won’t affect her reputation at all. Except to make her look like a gullible idiot! Also to put a finer point on this….if he can restrain himself (because no way does he want to take the chance of her getting pregnant!) that will be an annulment, BUT if he can’t restrain himself (after all it’s been 7 years and she is walking around in skimpy dresses & has irrisistibley sexy feet… that hussy) that would be a divorce.
Almost everyone in town has either “the gift”, “restless feelings”, premonitions…really someone should investigate this phenomenon.
Favorite line:
First the set up: Winnie’s breath caught at the wide, thick wedge of curling black hair that covered him to his belt buckle. (ewww)
He pursed his lips. “Impressed?”
“Oh, yes….”
“And I will tell you, it feels as good as it looks” he murmured.
Oh my.
I could go on and on. It may seem like I hated this book and I guess in the strictest sense yes I did, but I honestly haven’t had so much fun reading anything in a long, long time! I kept notes. I have post-it notes everywhere in the book. I stayed up until midnight reading it. It was like going to the old creature double feature movies. It’s so over the top but so much fun anyway. It’s all just so crazy and makes no sense. There are random facts about Scottish history, guns, Emergency Services. Kilraven is such an unbelievable ass to Winnie but I couldn’t stop reading.
There was one paragraph that has me completely perplexed though. Seriously – if anyone has read this and gets what it means please tell me. Did I miss something? Is it a metaphor for something else?
Kilraven states that he has only ever been with his wife then a few pages later (pg 113) He says this really odd thing to Winnie…
“This is how you looked that morning when you found me and Sheriff Hayes in bed with your brother and Keely,” he said
“Excuse me?”
“You stopped playing with me,” he said somberly.
Whaaaaat??? I have no idea what he is talking about!! Did he have an orgy with Winnie's brother, best friend and the sheriff?
My blogging buddy Tiger (http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogsp... a review for this for my blog and then sent it to me so we could compare notes and discuss! Such fun!! I really need to do this again.
So sorry if I offended anyone who loves it. I love a lot of books that people could make fun of me about and feel free to do so to get even! I must check out more of Diane Palmers books...pronto!
Take a shot everytime:
•Someone glares
•Mentions birds – Kilraven, Blackhawk, ravens, he’s a tough bird, a strange bird, a little canary bird
•For every mention of the word/words: Halo - the video game, snickered, chuckled, silver eyes, little blond chain saw
•Everytime someone mentions how Winnie saved Kilraven with her “gift” on that domestic abuse call.
My observations of the MC’s.
Kilraven. This man HATES ties. HATES them. He glares. A lot. He knows almost every language and can use almost any weapon – and has had almost every cool dangerous undercover government job but he’s NOT…..I repeat NOT an FBI agent – that’s just a horrifying thought - he's a FED. He does not want Winnie to get pregnant. He’s a prude. He is a sex stud. He has awesome chest hair. He’s Dangerous. (and a huge asshole)
Winnie. She is a 911 operator. She loves her job. No really – almost as much as Kilraven hates ties. She has the gift. Her life will be over if Kilraven leaves town. There will be no reason to ever go out again. She’s a blond chain saw, a canary bird, a little violet, and an innocent.
General observations:
It would be wrong to pretend Kilraven & Winnie are married for a planned weekend undercover assignment. That would sully her reputation – her going away with a man for the weekend. What would people think?! It is quite alright though to marry someone you don’t love, deflower her on said weekend and then divorce her as soon as you get home. Nope that won’t affect her reputation at all. Except to make her look like a gullible idiot! Also to put a finer point on this….if he can restrain himself (because no way does he want to take the chance of her getting pregnant!) that will be an annulment, BUT if he can’t restrain himself (after all it’s been 7 years and she is walking around in skimpy dresses & has irrisistibley sexy feet… that hussy) that would be a divorce.
Almost everyone in town has either “the gift”, “restless feelings”, premonitions…really someone should investigate this phenomenon.
Favorite line:
First the set up: Winnie’s breath caught at the wide, thick wedge of curling black hair that covered him to his belt buckle. (ewww)
He pursed his lips. “Impressed?”
“Oh, yes….”
“And I will tell you, it feels as good as it looks” he murmured.
Oh my.
I could go on and on. It may seem like I hated this book and I guess in the strictest sense yes I did, but I honestly haven’t had so much fun reading anything in a long, long time! I kept notes. I have post-it notes everywhere in the book. I stayed up until midnight reading it. It was like going to the old creature double feature movies. It’s so over the top but so much fun anyway. It’s all just so crazy and makes no sense. There are random facts about Scottish history, guns, Emergency Services. Kilraven is such an unbelievable ass to Winnie but I couldn’t stop reading.
There was one paragraph that has me completely perplexed though. Seriously – if anyone has read this and gets what it means please tell me. Did I miss something? Is it a metaphor for something else?
Kilraven states that he has only ever been with his wife then a few pages later (pg 113) He says this really odd thing to Winnie…
“This is how you looked that morning when you found me and Sheriff Hayes in bed with your brother and Keely,” he said
“Excuse me?”
“You stopped playing with me,” he said somberly.
Whaaaaat??? I have no idea what he is talking about!! Did he have an orgy with Winnie's brother, best friend and the sheriff?
My blogging buddy Tiger (http://tigersallconsumingbooks.blogsp... a review for this for my blog and then sent it to me so we could compare notes and discuss! Such fun!! I really need to do this again.
So sorry if I offended anyone who loves it. I love a lot of books that people could make fun of me about and feel free to do so to get even! I must check out more of Diane Palmers books...pronto!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 7, 2010
Dialog template for this book:
character 1: "I will mention seeing some other character from a past Jacobsville story."
character 2: "I will mention some dull and irrelevant fact about that character."
character 1: "I will add some dull, irrelevant and very probably incorrect trivia on some random topic. We will both laugh. Then we will talk about Xbox games."
character 2: "I will mention some character who will someday be featured in a future Jacobsville story."
character 1: "I will mention his or her difficult relationship with someone who will obviously be the romantic interest in said story."
character 2: "I will mention that he or she is psychic."
character 1: "I will mention seeing some other character from a past Jacobsville story."
character 2: "I will mention some dull and irrelevant fact about that character."
character 1: "I will add some dull, irrelevant and very probably incorrect trivia on some random topic. We will both laugh. Then we will talk about Xbox games."
character 2: "I will mention some character who will someday be featured in a future Jacobsville story."
character 1: "I will mention his or her difficult relationship with someone who will obviously be the romantic interest in said story."
character 2: "I will mention that he or she is psychic."
December 16, 2019
Another lackluster romance in the Jacobsville series. The angst on this one could have been off the charts and I had hopes from reading the author’s note at the beginning. DP acknowledged how hard it was to write about a parent losing a child in a violent way and how she felt for the hero as she wrote his story.
Unfortunately, she tried to diffuse the angsty murder investigation and the backstory of the heroine’s mother’s desertion by adding humor – lots and lots of inappropriate, sophomoric humor. Add in a huge cast of characters, references to previous stories and more Halo talk than a junior high sleepover and any thoughts of the hero’s angst were long forgotten. The shifts in tone were dizzying.
Plot summary:
Heroine is a 911 dispatcher for Jacobs county. She is from a wealthy family, the sister of the hero in Heart of Stone. She is supposed to be quiet and shy, still smarting from being abused by her father because she looked like her mother. She has been sheltered by her brothers and is a virgin with a crush on the hero. About three chapters in, she changes. She keeps going on about how she’s not a “carpet” for other people to walk on. She no longer feels any angst about the hero since she’s so caught up in the murder investigation and her mother’s reappearance. She’s quite bitchy to her estranged mother and the hero’s stepmother. Her character is inconsistent to say the least.
Hero is a CIA agent doing undercover work in Jacabsville. *snort* He is also wealthy and owns a ranch in Oklahoma. He is half Native American and half Scottish and loves Scottish history, etc. . . His promiscuous wife and his innocent daughter were killed seven years before and he thinks the dead body from The Maverick is somehow connected to their murders. We also see a lot of his brother and his brother’s sassy secretary – so sequel alert.
The H/h do solve the mystery – even getting married so that they can stay at a beach house next to the suspect’s wife without blemishing the heroine’s reputation. The hero tried the old DP trick of telling the virgin heroine he wasn’t interested in a relationship, then having sex with her, and then turning cold. But the ol’ magic for this reader was gone. Heroine wasn’t at all fazed by it (they were deep in the mystery). The hero’s absence for four months while heroine was pregnant didn’t faze her, either, she just kept going to work at the dispatch center.
These characters felt nothing for more than one page at a time. The insta-reconciliation with the heroine’s mother and finding out they had a 12 year-old brother (in a wheelchair) just seemed insincere and implausible. There was more page time given to x-box than to how that family fell apart and then came back together.
DP was all over the place with this one and it showed.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest He stalks around on the beach without a shirt and no description of hair! Muscular chest – but no hair? I’m lost
Breast Description Small
Cigarettes Hero smokes cigars
Alcohol Hero got drunk on whisky after the murders seven years ago. Heroine gets drunk at a beach party.
Town Descriptions Northern Jacobs county is within the Willow Creek police jurisdiction. There are three convenience stores (to rob) in the entire county. There is an Emergency Operations Center next to the Jacobsville police station.
Gardenia Scent No
Cutesy detail So, so many cutesy details. Xbox, police fights, sex slaves with handcuffs. It just goes on and on.
DP hobbyhorse 911 dispatchers are important. (They are)
Unfortunately, she tried to diffuse the angsty murder investigation and the backstory of the heroine’s mother’s desertion by adding humor – lots and lots of inappropriate, sophomoric humor. Add in a huge cast of characters, references to previous stories and more Halo talk than a junior high sleepover and any thoughts of the hero’s angst were long forgotten. The shifts in tone were dizzying.
Plot summary:
Heroine is a 911 dispatcher for Jacobs county. She is from a wealthy family, the sister of the hero in Heart of Stone. She is supposed to be quiet and shy, still smarting from being abused by her father because she looked like her mother. She has been sheltered by her brothers and is a virgin with a crush on the hero. About three chapters in, she changes. She keeps going on about how she’s not a “carpet” for other people to walk on. She no longer feels any angst about the hero since she’s so caught up in the murder investigation and her mother’s reappearance. She’s quite bitchy to her estranged mother and the hero’s stepmother. Her character is inconsistent to say the least.
Hero is a CIA agent doing undercover work in Jacabsville. *snort* He is also wealthy and owns a ranch in Oklahoma. He is half Native American and half Scottish and loves Scottish history, etc. . . His promiscuous wife and his innocent daughter were killed seven years before and he thinks the dead body from The Maverick is somehow connected to their murders. We also see a lot of his brother and his brother’s sassy secretary – so sequel alert.
The H/h do solve the mystery – even getting married so that they can stay at a beach house next to the suspect’s wife without blemishing the heroine’s reputation. The hero tried the old DP trick of telling the virgin heroine he wasn’t interested in a relationship, then having sex with her, and then turning cold. But the ol’ magic for this reader was gone. Heroine wasn’t at all fazed by it (they were deep in the mystery). The hero’s absence for four months while heroine was pregnant didn’t faze her, either, she just kept going to work at the dispatch center.
These characters felt nothing for more than one page at a time. The insta-reconciliation with the heroine’s mother and finding out they had a 12 year-old brother (in a wheelchair) just seemed insincere and implausible. There was more page time given to x-box than to how that family fell apart and then came back together.
DP was all over the place with this one and it showed.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest He stalks around on the beach without a shirt and no description of hair! Muscular chest – but no hair? I’m lost
Breast Description Small
Cigarettes Hero smokes cigars
Alcohol Hero got drunk on whisky after the murders seven years ago. Heroine gets drunk at a beach party.
Town Descriptions Northern Jacobs county is within the Willow Creek police jurisdiction. There are three convenience stores (to rob) in the entire county. There is an Emergency Operations Center next to the Jacobsville police station.
Gardenia Scent No
Cutesy detail So, so many cutesy details. Xbox, police fights, sex slaves with handcuffs. It just goes on and on.
DP hobbyhorse 911 dispatchers are important. (They are)
June 16, 2010
Rating: 3.5 / 5
Broken record time: this is a prototypical Diana Palmer book. The same thing I say about all her other books holds true here. All her writing staples are here.
Series:
It's hard to say you should read this series in order because there are about a billion LTT/Jacobsville books, but this one does have direct tie-ins to some of her most recent books. The plot in this one started several books ago. But I think you can understand this one without having read the others.
Summary:
Federal agent McKuen Kilraven is finally getting somewhere in finding out who murdered his wife and daughter years ago. He's never been able to let go of what happened to them. Which is why he spurns the crush of young 911 dispatcher Winnie Sinclair. He'll never get attached like that again, so he'll stay away from Winnie, and do whatever it takes to find the killer.
But as things progress, it becomes clear that Winnie can help him solve the case. So he proposes a temporary marriage to fool people while they dig up info. Winnie is appalled at first, but she knows how important it is to Kilraven so she gives in. But once they are married, the passion between them flairs.
Review:
It's a little hard for me to review this book...and really, I don't have all that much to say...but I can see both sides of this book. I read some really bad reviews, and some really good reviews and I don't think any of them are wrong. This is the type of book that appeals to a certain type of reader. They will love it, but others will hate it...and I don't disagree with they're reasons why.
Diana Palmer writes a certain type of story that either trips your switches or turns them all the way off. She writes out of another time...her heroes aren't very experienced, her heroines are very very naive and unworldly, her language is old-fashioned, her stories very simple. I think Palmer is an old-fashioned type of person and it comes across very clearly in her writing. I believe she began writing in the 1970's and her writing hasn't modernized a bit.
Is that believable? No. And it does frustrate me at times when I read her books. But for me, there's something really appealing about the old-fashioned tone of her stories. Sometimes her heroines are way too unbelievably naive, but I like reading a book now and then where the heroine is a virgin, waiting for marriage, one who doesn't know everything about sex by the time she's twenty. And about heroes who don't have a string a women in their past. I'm a bit of an old-fashioned girl in a sense, and that just appeals to me. But it doesn't for everyone. Which is fine. And it's why Palmer's books really aren't for everyone. If you read one of her stories and hate it, you'll probably hate all the others. But if you're read one and liked it, you'll probably like the others.
Now, as to this book specially...no surprises here. Virginal, naive heroine with small breasts, emotionally cut off hero with a hairy chest, the hero being mean to the heroine at times (though not as bad as in some other books). Very typical DP story.
Glad to finally read Kilraven's book. It didn't quite live up to my expectations, but I enjoyed it. The romance was decent, but not great. The suspense plot was okay...not great, not horrible. It's a simply told plot, like all her other books. I did find it a bit annoying that this plot started like 2 years ago in other books and this was the wrap up. Hard to remember the details from two years ago.
But I mostly liked this book. I was in the mood for a DP story and this one fit the bill well.
Broken record time: this is a prototypical Diana Palmer book. The same thing I say about all her other books holds true here. All her writing staples are here.
Series:
It's hard to say you should read this series in order because there are about a billion LTT/Jacobsville books, but this one does have direct tie-ins to some of her most recent books. The plot in this one started several books ago. But I think you can understand this one without having read the others.
Summary:
Federal agent McKuen Kilraven is finally getting somewhere in finding out who murdered his wife and daughter years ago. He's never been able to let go of what happened to them. Which is why he spurns the crush of young 911 dispatcher Winnie Sinclair. He'll never get attached like that again, so he'll stay away from Winnie, and do whatever it takes to find the killer.
But as things progress, it becomes clear that Winnie can help him solve the case. So he proposes a temporary marriage to fool people while they dig up info. Winnie is appalled at first, but she knows how important it is to Kilraven so she gives in. But once they are married, the passion between them flairs.
Review:
It's a little hard for me to review this book...and really, I don't have all that much to say...but I can see both sides of this book. I read some really bad reviews, and some really good reviews and I don't think any of them are wrong. This is the type of book that appeals to a certain type of reader. They will love it, but others will hate it...and I don't disagree with they're reasons why.
Diana Palmer writes a certain type of story that either trips your switches or turns them all the way off. She writes out of another time...her heroes aren't very experienced, her heroines are very very naive and unworldly, her language is old-fashioned, her stories very simple. I think Palmer is an old-fashioned type of person and it comes across very clearly in her writing. I believe she began writing in the 1970's and her writing hasn't modernized a bit.
Is that believable? No. And it does frustrate me at times when I read her books. But for me, there's something really appealing about the old-fashioned tone of her stories. Sometimes her heroines are way too unbelievably naive, but I like reading a book now and then where the heroine is a virgin, waiting for marriage, one who doesn't know everything about sex by the time she's twenty. And about heroes who don't have a string a women in their past. I'm a bit of an old-fashioned girl in a sense, and that just appeals to me. But it doesn't for everyone. Which is fine. And it's why Palmer's books really aren't for everyone. If you read one of her stories and hate it, you'll probably hate all the others. But if you're read one and liked it, you'll probably like the others.
Now, as to this book specially...no surprises here. Virginal, naive heroine with small breasts, emotionally cut off hero with a hairy chest, the hero being mean to the heroine at times (though not as bad as in some other books). Very typical DP story.
Glad to finally read Kilraven's book. It didn't quite live up to my expectations, but I enjoyed it. The romance was decent, but not great. The suspense plot was okay...not great, not horrible. It's a simply told plot, like all her other books. I did find it a bit annoying that this plot started like 2 years ago in other books and this was the wrap up. Hard to remember the details from two years ago.
But I mostly liked this book. I was in the mood for a DP story and this one fit the bill well.
September 19, 2018
Dangerous was a disappointment for me. It was too long and didn’t make me cry even a drop. Angst was not enough despite of hero’s constant reminding of temporariness of their marriage. I feel like I’m cheated. Why have I read a DP book if I couldn’t cry???
January 19, 2014
I'm a sucker for unrequited love, pregnancy and a MOC story so I loved this book. My heart broke for Kilraven. His wife and 3 year old daughter were brutally murdered years ago and Kilraven wants revenge. Winnie who is a naive but very brave young girl helps him to find the murderer and they fall in love. But hero is haunted by his past and keeps pushing Winnie away. That is until he finds out she is pregnant...
I adored the romance between Kilraven and Winnie. They had amazing chemistry, they were beautiful likable people but unfortunately I felt the book had too many sub-plots. It didn't delve properly into the wonderful romance. I just wanted more of these two! Still it was super emotional and touching. I even cried when Kilraven was watching home videos of his sweet baby daughter telling him how much she loved him and reliving her 3 birthday parties. Heartbreaking!
I adored the romance between Kilraven and Winnie. They had amazing chemistry, they were beautiful likable people but unfortunately I felt the book had too many sub-plots. It didn't delve properly into the wonderful romance. I just wanted more of these two! Still it was super emotional and touching. I even cried when Kilraven was watching home videos of his sweet baby daughter telling him how much she loved him and reliving her 3 birthday parties. Heartbreaking!
January 1, 2021
He has a tragic past, ludicrously written. However, he is very self-absorbed and a drama king. The h is a sweetheart, and she wants him, so let's hope that it works out. One and a half stars.
May 27, 2011
Wow, so where do I start with this one?
So many issues with this one. Lots of ping pong conversation. I need to re-read an older DP. I don't recall the writing as so back and forth as her more recent books.
The hero, Kilraven, is some CIA guy. Not a very good one since he can't see the obvious. The reader is told time and again how much Winnie looks like her mother. Her father punished her for it and she hated that she looked like her mother. Yet, Kilraven has worked with her for months on the cold case of his family's death and didn't put it together. Seriously? He isn't that observant? That really bothered me.
Now, I am a sucker for long lost family stories, or reunited stories. This one had that. Long story short, the mother wasn't a horrible person who abandoned her kids. She made a mistake and wanted to come back but the dad wouldn't let her. Pride and all that. So, as I say I like the reunion type stories.
Anyway, I struggled to get through this. Who cares about these video games? Again, the camraderie felt forced in this book.
The ending was kind of sweet which is why the book has 2 stars instead of one. Those who know me know my love of a pregnancy in a book.
If you are a die hard DP fan then read this book. For others, if you are just looking for something to read, skip this one.
So many issues with this one. Lots of ping pong conversation. I need to re-read an older DP. I don't recall the writing as so back and forth as her more recent books.
The hero, Kilraven, is some CIA guy. Not a very good one since he can't see the obvious. The reader is told time and again how much Winnie looks like her mother. Her father punished her for it and she hated that she looked like her mother. Yet, Kilraven has worked with her for months on the cold case of his family's death and didn't put it together. Seriously? He isn't that observant? That really bothered me.
Now, I am a sucker for long lost family stories, or reunited stories. This one had that. Long story short, the mother wasn't a horrible person who abandoned her kids. She made a mistake and wanted to come back but the dad wouldn't let her. Pride and all that. So, as I say I like the reunion type stories.
Anyway, I struggled to get through this. Who cares about these video games? Again, the camraderie felt forced in this book.
The ending was kind of sweet which is why the book has 2 stars instead of one. Those who know me know my love of a pregnancy in a book.
If you are a die hard DP fan then read this book. For others, if you are just looking for something to read, skip this one.
August 29, 2010
I initially wanted to read this because the heroine has my occupation: 911 dispatcher. As it turns out, that was about the only thing I found interesting in this story. On the positive side, DP did not try to glamorize the profession: she told it like it is. With a few small discrepancies, she could have been talking about my own dispatch center. I also like the fact that she gave kudo's to emergency personnel in her intro. Its a job I love but that only seems to receive negative recognition.
The storyline was just silly. Everyone was psychic or knew someone who was or was related to someone who was. I also felt at times like I was reading a history book with irrelevant historical facts inserted into the story for no reason that I could fathom other than to add space to the story. I kind of liked Kilraven but Winnie was just an eye roller. No one is that innocent or naive.
Overall this was a disappointment from an author I love. It almost felt like someone else was writing the story. DNF.
The storyline was just silly. Everyone was psychic or knew someone who was or was related to someone who was. I also felt at times like I was reading a history book with irrelevant historical facts inserted into the story for no reason that I could fathom other than to add space to the story. I kind of liked Kilraven but Winnie was just an eye roller. No one is that innocent or naive.
Overall this was a disappointment from an author I love. It almost felt like someone else was writing the story. DNF.
May 24, 2010
I hadn't read anything by Diana Palmer before I got this book, but I'd heard good things about her books and the blurb looked good so I was looking forward to reading this. This book is part of her Long, Tall Texans series.
Winnie Siclair is the heroine, a 911 dispatcher who pines for FBI agent McKuen Kilraven. Kilraven is tall, dark, and glowering. We learn he had a family who were murdered and the case was never solved. Winnie has her own dark history - her mother left them when she was 10 and her father physically abused her as a result.
I wanted to care about these two, really I did. But I didn't. There were so many
characters I couldn't keep up with who was who, and how they were all related was a bit confusing. Kilraven was cold and then hot and then cold again with Winnie - I didn't feel like there was any rhyme or reason to his actions. The murder mystery portion of the story was also confusing. I felt like I needed a spreadsheet with lines and arrows on it to follow along. When Kilraven proposed marrying her for the weekend so they could have sex while on an assignment and divorcing her once it was over (knowing she's a virgin and that she has a huge crush on him) - that's where I put it down for good. Now, maybe Ms. Palmer worked that storyline into something great, but my distaste for Kilraven and my apathy towards Winnie prohibited me from continuing any further.
I've heard wonderful things about Ms. Palmer's writing, so I will probably try something by Ms. Palmer in the future, but I think I'll need to start with an earlier title or go with a stand-alone.
Winnie Siclair is the heroine, a 911 dispatcher who pines for FBI agent McKuen Kilraven. Kilraven is tall, dark, and glowering. We learn he had a family who were murdered and the case was never solved. Winnie has her own dark history - her mother left them when she was 10 and her father physically abused her as a result.
I wanted to care about these two, really I did. But I didn't. There were so many
characters I couldn't keep up with who was who, and how they were all related was a bit confusing. Kilraven was cold and then hot and then cold again with Winnie - I didn't feel like there was any rhyme or reason to his actions. The murder mystery portion of the story was also confusing. I felt like I needed a spreadsheet with lines and arrows on it to follow along. When Kilraven proposed marrying her for the weekend so they could have sex while on an assignment and divorcing her once it was over (knowing she's a virgin and that she has a huge crush on him) - that's where I put it down for good. Now, maybe Ms. Palmer worked that storyline into something great, but my distaste for Kilraven and my apathy towards Winnie prohibited me from continuing any further.
I've heard wonderful things about Ms. Palmer's writing, so I will probably try something by Ms. Palmer in the future, but I think I'll need to start with an earlier title or go with a stand-alone.
June 19, 2010
I really wanted to like this one. Way too much time was spent on the murder mystery and even though I have read all the books in this long series, it was easy to get lost in the convoluted mystery/suspense element. I'd say about 30 percent of the book involved the romance between Kilraven and Winnie. What there was of their romance played as expected in a DP book and I enjoyed that part, but was left wanting more.
July 23, 2012
You always know what you're going to get when you read a Diana Palmer book. She's consistent and writes the ultra alpha hero stunningly.
February 26, 2012
The mark of a good author is when you can read any book in his or her series alone and enjoy it on its own merits. Diana Palmer, in my opinion, is not a good author. This was a spontaneous library shelf grab for me, I had read one of her books a few months ago and wanted to try another. No where is it mentioned on/in the book that this is part of a series that is on book 30-something already. I felt like half the book was checking up on old characters or setting the stage for new ones. While I'm sure the loyal fans of this series loved that, it was frustrating for me because I was trying to reassemble 20ish books of back story to understand the conversations/circumstances. Since those past books include relevant murder investigations related to the plot of this book, any true understanding was impossible. Bottom line: I didn't like the book and won't recommend it. The thriller/investigative plot line wasn't understandable and the romance plot line was laughably contrite.
April 11, 2020
Kilraven es un desgraciado!!!!!!! utiliza a Winona, arruina su matrimonio ofreciéndole un sustituto, una farsa, claro como él ya se caso una vez y ya ha pasado por todos los preparativos, pero para Winona es la primera vez y se conforma con eso, que horrible, cuando el casarse es algo único y maravilloso que recordarás toda tu vida, y Winona se conforma con las migajas que le da, no se hace respetar, deja que el decida que cuando quiera vuelva, como si nada, si por el fuera hubiera regresado dentro de 10 años y pues claro como toda la historia gira alrededor de él quién es el único que importa, su sufrimiento, su dolor claro que es algo horrible e insuperable, pero no por eso va utilizar como un felpudo a Winona. Odie que arruinara las primeras veces de Winona..
April 11, 2020
Después de una racha de muchas lecturas apenas aceptables de esta autora (que aún así me entretiene), acabo de finalizar una lectura que resultó diferente.
Trata un tema muy sensible como lo es la violencia contra infantes y el drama de superar su pérdida. Debe ser duro vivirlo y tratar de consolarse para seguir adelante. Escribirlo con sabiduría y acierto.
Les deseo mucha paz para aquellas personas que viven ese calvario.
Con relación a los protas, bueno. Él como siempre, rudo y cruel con la prota. Ella lo tomó deportivamente cada vez y acorde con su actitud, ya que aún cuando ha tenido una vida de sinsabores su corazón tiene mucho amor para ofrecerle a este man y aguantarle cada grosería. Me gustaría que su mamá, Gail, pudiera rehacer su vida y conocer esa historia. Me conmovió mucho Matt, su mamá ha hecho un buen trabajo, es un niño muy lindo que al fin conoció a su familia y va a estar rodeado de amor.
Trata un tema muy sensible como lo es la violencia contra infantes y el drama de superar su pérdida. Debe ser duro vivirlo y tratar de consolarse para seguir adelante. Escribirlo con sabiduría y acierto.
Les deseo mucha paz para aquellas personas que viven ese calvario.
Con relación a los protas, bueno. Él como siempre, rudo y cruel con la prota. Ella lo tomó deportivamente cada vez y acorde con su actitud, ya que aún cuando ha tenido una vida de sinsabores su corazón tiene mucho amor para ofrecerle a este man y aguantarle cada grosería. Me gustaría que su mamá, Gail, pudiera rehacer su vida y conocer esa historia. Me conmovió mucho Matt, su mamá ha hecho un buen trabajo, es un niño muy lindo que al fin conoció a su familia y va a estar rodeado de amor.
June 16, 2011
Let me preface by saying that I read this for book club.
The book jacket states that Diana Palmer has written over 100 books but I'm going to have to trust this is true, as I don't even care enough to wikipedia and find out. Last week, my dermatologist gave me a pamphlet called "Skin Cancer," which as it turns out, had more of a plot than "Dangerous." This is not to discount the writing skills of the American Academy of Dermatologists as much as I'm trying to get the point across that "Dangerous" is easily one of the most inane, poorly written novels I've ever had the misfortune of suffering through.
I'm not usually so harsh in my reviews but the "author", editors and publishers of this book really should be embarrassed that this was ever put into print.
The book jacket states that Diana Palmer has written over 100 books but I'm going to have to trust this is true, as I don't even care enough to wikipedia and find out. Last week, my dermatologist gave me a pamphlet called "Skin Cancer," which as it turns out, had more of a plot than "Dangerous." This is not to discount the writing skills of the American Academy of Dermatologists as much as I'm trying to get the point across that "Dangerous" is easily one of the most inane, poorly written novels I've ever had the misfortune of suffering through.
I'm not usually so harsh in my reviews but the "author", editors and publishers of this book really should be embarrassed that this was ever put into print.
June 10, 2010
This book was AWESOME!!!! Diana Palmer just keeps getting better and better with each book!!
December 4, 2013
1.5 stars
I'd heard good things about Diana Palmer so I decided to check out a couple of her books from the library on a whim. This is the second book, and I am so glad I decided to check them out instead of purchasing them. Actually, I regretted checking them out because I found it tiresome to force myself to finish them, especially this one.
Some of the problems I encountered:
1) Outdated From the language of the book, I expected to see a publication date some time in the 1980s regardless of the fact that cell phones and the more modern game systems were mentioned. There was talk of Winnie's innocence, and Kilraven's constant need to look out for her reputation, even going as far as . The dialogue was unnatural with at least three of the characters using "mustn't". While it was a relief to encounter a contemporary heroine who didn't automatically fall into the hero's bed, the way this was executed made it a bit unbelievable.
2) Info-Dumps This book was riddled with them.
3) Unlikable Gary Stu and Mary Sue: Character profiles
Winnie - young, innocent and blonde, rich but works at a low-wage but honorable job as a 911 dispatcher, beautiful with tiny hands and feet, loved by everyone in her town, painter and actress extraordinaire, psychic, great cook especially of homemade breads of all kinds, natural with firearms, skilled gamer, an intellectual (a fan of earthquake history and practically lives on the U.S. Geological Survey site, and
Kilraven - fairly young, handsome with flashing silver eyes, multi-ethnic background including Native American and Scots, rich, multi-lingual, master trainer in hand-to-hand combat, was a part of SWAT team at SAPD before he became a Fed, former FBI, CIA agent, master gamer, intellectual and history buff (also a fan of earthquake history and also practically lives on the U.S. Geological Survey site as well as knows Scottish history), and
In short, I was not able to connect with either of the main characters. I didn't feel any empathy for them and I didn't care whether they got a HEA or not.
4) Reunions and Sequel Baits Not having read the previous 37 books in this series, and strongly feeling the unlikelihood of reading the sequels, I was not pleased or interested to see either:
The Past
The Future
5) The Plot & The People There were too many folks to keep track of, and I had no idea what was going on with the investigation. This could partly be due to my disinterest. I did not read this with attention and I likely missed a lot of the details or explanations that might help me understand what was going on and who was who. However, I cannot excuse the addition of two completely new people being mentioned in the 90%+ of the book - Peppy and Rourke. Rourke's identity was kind of explained, but who the hell was Peppy? Also, what's with all these psychics running around what is likely the very small town of Jacobsville? How does this add to the story(ies)? And the ending - is that it?
I appreciated the fact that the contemporary heroine did not fall straight into bed with the irresistible hero with silver eyes. It's a pity that the whole situation read a bit unbelievably. It's a pity that I was not able to connect with either of the characters, and I didn't really like Kilraven. I also liked the occasional bits of humor:
This is a link to a review that I thought succinctly detailed the same issues that I had with the book: Amber (buriedbybooks)'s review
I'd heard good things about Diana Palmer so I decided to check out a couple of her books from the library on a whim. This is the second book, and I am so glad I decided to check them out instead of purchasing them. Actually, I regretted checking them out because I found it tiresome to force myself to finish them, especially this one.
Some of the problems I encountered:
1) Outdated From the language of the book, I expected to see a publication date some time in the 1980s regardless of the fact that cell phones and the more modern game systems were mentioned. There was talk of Winnie's innocence, and Kilraven's constant need to look out for her reputation, even going as far as . The dialogue was unnatural with at least three of the characters using "mustn't". While it was a relief to encounter a contemporary heroine who didn't automatically fall into the hero's bed, the way this was executed made it a bit unbelievable.
2) Info-Dumps This book was riddled with them.
"Well, we're all victims of our childhoo, I suppose. Dad was tough on you, too."
"He couldn't beat me down," he recalled. "He got furious at me, but he respected me."
"That was probably what saved you from the treatment I got." She sighed. "It was twelve years ago when she left. I was ten. Ten years old."
"I was technically an adult," he recalled. "Clark was in junior high." He shook his head. "I still don't understand why she left Dad for our uncle. He was a shallow man, no real character and no work ethic. It's no surprise to me that he was dealing drugs. He always did look for the easy way to get money. Dad bailed him out of jail more than once for stealing."
3) Unlikable Gary Stu and Mary Sue: Character profiles
Winnie - young, innocent and blonde, rich but works at a low-wage but honorable job as a 911 dispatcher, beautiful with tiny hands and feet, loved by everyone in her town, painter and actress extraordinaire, psychic, great cook especially of homemade breads of all kinds, natural with firearms, skilled gamer, an intellectual (a fan of earthquake history and practically lives on the U.S. Geological Survey site, and
"Yes," Winnie said icily. "Those Sinclairs. My people are related to every royal house in Europe. My great-grandmother was the daughter of a title Spanish don, and quite wealthy. Her mother was the niece of the King of Spain."Otherwise, she's kind of bland and a bit of a doormat. While I liked her show of spirit in Nassau, it seemed out of character for her. It felt like she had no pride in herself when she accepted Kilraven's arrangement in hopes of getting something better, despite his warnings.
Kilraven - fairly young, handsome with flashing silver eyes, multi-ethnic background including Native American and Scots, rich, multi-lingual, master trainer in hand-to-hand combat, was a part of SWAT team at SAPD before he became a Fed, former FBI, CIA agent, master gamer, intellectual and history buff (also a fan of earthquake history and also practically lives on the U.S. Geological Survey site as well as knows Scottish history), and
He chuckled. "Point to you, Miss Sinclair." He started to open the door and then hesitated, frowning. "Sinclair. Do you know your family history?"He blew hot then cold with Winnie, and his great plan for the next step in his investigations was repulsive.
"Sort of," she said, disconcerted. "My people came from Scotland."
His silver eyes twinkled.
"Why does that amuse you?"
"Lord Bothwell married Mary Queen of Scots after the suspicious death of her husband, Lord Darnley. Bothwell's mother was a Sinclair."
"Why are you so interested in Bothwell?" she asked.
He pursed his lips. "My ancestors were Hepburns."
In short, I was not able to connect with either of the main characters. I didn't feel any empathy for them and I didn't care whether they got a HEA or not.
4) Reunions and Sequel Baits Not having read the previous 37 books in this series, and strongly feeling the unlikelihood of reading the sequels, I was not pleased or interested to see either:
The Past
"Who?" Gail wanted to know.
"Harley Fowler. He works for Cy Parks on his ranch."
Gail shook her head. "That's after my time, I'm afraid. I don't know Mr. Parks."
"He's very nice."
"Nice." Kilraven chuckled. He glanced at her. "Listen, that old lobo wolf may be married and have kids, but don't think he's tame."
"I forgot," she told Gail with a smile. "Mr. Parks was a professional soldier, a mercenary, for many years before he settled in Jacobsville. We all thought he was just another rancher until drug lords started settling up camp nearby. He and Dr. Micah Steele and Eb Scott went after the drug lords with Harley, and shut down the whole operation."
"I did hear about that," Gail replied, smiling. "It was in all the papers, even on the television news. No interviews, though."
"That would take magic," Kilraven commented. "None of those dudes likes publicity, even now that they've retired. Well, maybe Eb Scott wouldn't mind. He runs a state-of-the-art training camp for counter-terrorism in Jacobsville. We use his firing range for practice. It's formidable."
"So is Mr. Scott, from what we hear." Winnie laughed. "He got married, too, a few years back. He and his wife have a son, I believe."
The Future
The intercom buzzed. Jon answered it.
"Agent Wilkes is on his way in with Agent Salton, and you're all due for a meeting in ASAC Grier's office in ten minutes," Joceline said in a voice dripping with sugar. "Would you like coffee and donuts?"
Jon looked surprised, as he should have. Ms. Perry never volunteered to fetch snack food. "That would be nice."
"There's a Dunkin' Donuts shop around the corner," she reminded him. "If I were you, I'd hurry."
"I'd hurry?" he repeated.
"Yes, because my job description requires me to type and file and answer phones. Not be a caterer," she added, still sugary. She hung up.
"One day, so help me, she'll drive me to drink and you'll have to bail me out of some jail where I'll be surrounded by howling mad drug users," Jon gritted.
Kilraven patted him on the shoulder. "Now, now, don't let your blood pressure override your good sense."
"If I had good sense, I'd ask for reassignment to another field office, preferably in the Yukon Territory!" he said loud enough for Ms. Perry to hear him as he opened his office door.
"Oooh, polar bears live there," she said merrily. "And they eat people, don't they?"
"You wish, Ms. Perry," he shot back.
"Temper, temper," she chided.
Jon was almost vibrating, he was so angry. Kilraven smothered laughter.
"I'll call you," he told his brother. "And thanks for the information."
"Just don't go off half-cocked and get in trouble with it," Jon said firmly.
"You know me," Kilraven said in mock astonishment. "I never do anything rash!"
Before Jon could reply, Kilraven walked out the door.
5) The Plot & The People There were too many folks to keep track of, and I had no idea what was going on with the investigation. This could partly be due to my disinterest. I did not read this with attention and I likely missed a lot of the details or explanations that might help me understand what was going on and who was who. However, I cannot excuse the addition of two completely new people being mentioned in the 90%+ of the book - Peppy and Rourke. Rourke's identity was kind of explained, but who the hell was Peppy? Also, what's with all these psychics running around what is likely the very small town of Jacobsville? How does this add to the story(ies)? And the ending - is that it?
I appreciated the fact that the contemporary heroine did not fall straight into bed with the irresistible hero with silver eyes. It's a pity that the whole situation read a bit unbelievably. It's a pity that I was not able to connect with either of the characters, and I didn't really like Kilraven. I also liked the occasional bits of humor:
The victim was lying facedown on the sofa. There was a very large knife sticking out of his back.
Kilraven glanced at the female detective sergeant. "I thought they said you were at the scene of a suicide, Rogers," he remarked.
"Sure. Suicide. He obviously stabbed himself in the back." She rolled her eyes.
"Sure. You can do that, you just have to have really long arms," Alice Jones - whose last name was now Fowler - told her, walking into the room with an evidence bag she'd just collected. Behind her was the photographer who was recording the scene. Another crime scene technician was using a vacuum collection system to suction possible trace evidence in the form of hair and fiber from the carpet around the body, and still another had an ultraviolet flashlight with which he was searching for traces of blood and bodily fluids on nearby surfaces. "What are you doing in here messing up my crime scene, Kilraven?" she added with a grin. "This isn't a federal suicide."
"From where I'm standing, this isn't a suicide, period," Kilraven returned.
"His wife says it is," Alice murmured. "In fact, she saw him do it."
His eyes narrowed. "She did."
"Yes. That was just before the two-headed cat flew in the window and attacked her."
This is a link to a review that I thought succinctly detailed the same issues that I had with the book: Amber (buriedbybooks)'s review
May 12, 2011
I did not enjoy this book half as much as I did Heartless. The hero was not very likable. He had a lot of personal issues that could excuse some occasional scenes wherein he is a jerk, but there were a few too many. It was very difficult to have any sympathy for him.
There were also a lot of character inconsistencies.
The only reason I didn't give this book a 1 star is that there were some scenes I liked and some humorous dialog that made me laugh. But I definitely would not read/listen to this book again; whereas, I would some of Palmer's other books like Heartless and Fearless.
SPOILERS
Kilraven's main issue is that he is still bitter and angry over the murder of his wife and daughter (mostly his daughter). He uses Winnie (the heroine) to help get him revenge. It's a classic suspenseful romance trope of a forced 'pretend' marriage in order to get the bad guy. I usually really like this trope, but again, Kilraven's character was very difficult to like.
He's obsessed with telling Winnie that the marriage is not going to last. That she can't make him want her enough to keep the marriage because he isn't interested in a new family, and he would never be interested in more kids. Then the first chance he gets, he of course sleeps with her, even though he said he wouldn't. Then, every chance he gets afterward he blames her because she's too sexy, and obviously trying to tempt him. And he excuses himself by saying he's been abstinent for 7 years (since his wife died).
I HATE that excuse. And I thought he was a really big jerk.
Two major character holes I thought were -
1. When Kilraven finds out (after spending most of the book telling Winnie he wouldn't want to keep her or have any more children) that Winnie forgot her birth control pills (of course he doesn't bother to get any condoms) he barely even raises his voice or get angry over it. This was so inconsistent!
2. Winnie admits early on that her father beat her at least once, and actually shows some scars. Not once is the mentioned again. I find that difficult to believe. I was expecting at least Kilraven to be angry on her behalf or something, but I guess he was too busy getting his own end away to notice the scars on her body.
For the most part I didn't really like Winnie either, mostly because she let Kilraven walk all over her for most of the book, and she actually bought his excuse of not being able to control himself because he's been abstinent.
There were also a lot of character inconsistencies.
The only reason I didn't give this book a 1 star is that there were some scenes I liked and some humorous dialog that made me laugh. But I definitely would not read/listen to this book again; whereas, I would some of Palmer's other books like Heartless and Fearless.
SPOILERS
Kilraven's main issue is that he is still bitter and angry over the murder of his wife and daughter (mostly his daughter). He uses Winnie (the heroine) to help get him revenge. It's a classic suspenseful romance trope of a forced 'pretend' marriage in order to get the bad guy. I usually really like this trope, but again, Kilraven's character was very difficult to like.
He's obsessed with telling Winnie that the marriage is not going to last. That she can't make him want her enough to keep the marriage because he isn't interested in a new family, and he would never be interested in more kids. Then the first chance he gets, he of course sleeps with her, even though he said he wouldn't. Then, every chance he gets afterward he blames her because she's too sexy, and obviously trying to tempt him. And he excuses himself by saying he's been abstinent for 7 years (since his wife died).
I HATE that excuse. And I thought he was a really big jerk.
Two major character holes I thought were -
1. When Kilraven finds out (after spending most of the book telling Winnie he wouldn't want to keep her or have any more children) that Winnie forgot her birth control pills (of course he doesn't bother to get any condoms) he barely even raises his voice or get angry over it. This was so inconsistent!
2. Winnie admits early on that her father beat her at least once, and actually shows some scars. Not once is the mentioned again. I find that difficult to believe. I was expecting at least Kilraven to be angry on her behalf or something, but I guess he was too busy getting his own end away to notice the scars on her body.
For the most part I didn't really like Winnie either, mostly because she let Kilraven walk all over her for most of the book, and she actually bought his excuse of not being able to control himself because he's been abstinent.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 25, 2010
FBI agent, McKuen Kilraven, had lost a lot. His wife and young daughter were brutally murdered by a sadistic killer and Kilraven had yet to come to terms with their deaths. He tried not to feel, plunging himself into his dangerous work, sometimes taking extreme risks to insulate his heart from any distractions - and Winnie Sinclair was a tempting distraction indeed.
Lovely Winnie Sinclair had found a haven with the other 911 operators in Jacobsville. There, she could ignore her difficult past and forge a new life among the other residents of the small town.
Kilraven’s determined search for his family’s killer suddenly takes an unexpected turn, one which may have a link to Winnie’s family. As the story unfolds, Winnie and McKuen find something precious and wonderful together, as the noose tightens ever tighter around the killer’s throat. Dangerous is a good story with which to curl up on a rainy day and immerse yourself in vintage Palmer.
Lovely Winnie Sinclair had found a haven with the other 911 operators in Jacobsville. There, she could ignore her difficult past and forge a new life among the other residents of the small town.
Kilraven’s determined search for his family’s killer suddenly takes an unexpected turn, one which may have a link to Winnie’s family. As the story unfolds, Winnie and McKuen find something precious and wonderful together, as the noose tightens ever tighter around the killer’s throat. Dangerous is a good story with which to curl up on a rainy day and immerse yourself in vintage Palmer.
December 27, 2021
I can.t believe this was written in 2010. After reading it, I thought it was 1980 when the author wrote this" marvelous piece" . the plot is stupid..they marry because they want to solve a case, and they have to live in a house next to the suspect's house to do it. why actually marry, why not pretend? anyway., I skip-read it, the writing was bad, the plot was stupid.
April 5, 2018
Siempre que acabo un libro de esta autora me pregunto por que sigo leyendolos.
No son buenos, o al menos en lo referente a que están plagados de clichés y personajes femeninas sumisas que acaban encontrando el coraje en ellas por el amor de su hombre para enfrentarse a cualquier adversidad. A pesar de que las relaciones no empiezan bien y ellas deben ser puras y castas mientras que ellos da un poco igual.
Mira, que yo ya. Si estáis buscando un libro estilo película dominguera de Antena tres que te enganche hasta hacerte renunciar a tu siesta, son estos. Te los leeras mientras piensas "porqué no puedo dejar de leer esta basura" y lo peor de todo es que los amaras y eventualmente buscarlas otro para leer la misma porquería.
Por lo demás, voy en busca del siguiente libro de esta autora. (S.O.S)
No son buenos, o al menos en lo referente a que están plagados de clichés y personajes femeninas sumisas que acaban encontrando el coraje en ellas por el amor de su hombre para enfrentarse a cualquier adversidad. A pesar de que las relaciones no empiezan bien y ellas deben ser puras y castas mientras que ellos da un poco igual.
Mira, que yo ya. Si estáis buscando un libro estilo película dominguera de Antena tres que te enganche hasta hacerte renunciar a tu siesta, son estos. Te los leeras mientras piensas "porqué no puedo dejar de leer esta basura" y lo peor de todo es que los amaras y eventualmente buscarlas otro para leer la misma porquería.
Por lo demás, voy en busca del siguiente libro de esta autora. (S.O.S)
June 22, 2018
Good old fashioned romance with a hint of suspense, really enjoyed it.
June 30, 2011
Reviewed for Book Chick City's Audio Book Sunday Feature
(1 out of 10 on the blog)
*Warning this review contains spoilers*
I'm not usually one for sweeping statements, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to go with it here. This has to be on the list as one of the worst contemporary romances I've read. I will put a caveat and say that some people on Goodreads have given it 4 or 5 stars so this is my personal opinion, but it was sheer grit and determination that I persevered until the end. I've read a few Diana Palmer books before and I've found them a fun and cosy.
This is the story of FBI agent Kilraven and sweet and quiet dispatcher Winnie. Winnie has had a soft spot for Kilraven for a long time, but having lost his wife and daughter in a shoot out relating to a crime he was investigating, Kilraven does not want to settle down again.
My biggest problem with this novel is that the plot was both confusing and had a lot of holes in it. The murder mystery element of the story gets incredibly confusing. There are lots of characters and sub plots running which makes it very hard to keep track. I ended up getting a little lost as to who was who, and who was a suspect.
Then there were the general plot holes. For example, I found it quite remarkable after in the early chapters Winnie comments on how much she and her estranged mother look alike, so much so that her father used to beat her for it. Then when it turns out that Kilraven has been friends and worked with her mother in the FBI for years, he is stunned to find out she is Winnie's mother. Additionally, Kilraven's brother, also in the FBI, is in charge of the investigation into her wife and daughter's murder. What about personal interest? And there are lots of incidents like this, that just do not add up.
While this book was a contemporary romance, the story would have been much better suited as a historical. Firstly, let's take the reason Kilraven and Winnie 'have' to get married. During the course of the investigation, they will be staying alone in Winnie's family home in the Carribbean. As Winnie is a virgin, Kilraven does not want to sully her reputation by staying with her. So his solution to this problem is to marry her. Of course he then adds that they can then have have a dirty weekend together and then he can just divorce her afterwards! Despite knowing that Winnie has the total hots for him too. Despite my moral objection to Kilraven's view of using and discarding Winnie. Do people really think about women's reputations like this anymore?
Then, while discussing his problems with ex-wife, Kilraven's expresses how upset he was that his wife wasn't a virgin on their wedding night. I can take the fact that in a romance that more often that not the heroine is a virgin is this is part of the formula, and actually I usually find it quite sweet. But, let's face it this is the 21st century and the author needs to treat her readers like modern women.
In terms of the characters, I found Winnie sweet and I very much liked her, but I actually ended up entirely disliking Kilraven, finding him to be a cold and selfish person. Putting aside the implausible reason as to why they had to get married. The very reason he thought it would be acceptable is pretty ghastly. Then let's look at the sex scene itself. Kilraven ends up hurting Winnie so much during their consummation that she cries all the way through it. But this is ok because he hasn't had sex for seven years and couldn't help himself and you know, he made up for it afterwards! Ugh, at this point I did actually shout at my iPod.
The narrator to the audiobook was male. I'm not sure how I feel about male narrators to romance books, or whether I just did not engage with this narrator. But he certainly didn't help with my overall problems with the book. The falsetto voice he used for the female characters was very odd.
VERDICT
I do hate giving negative reviews to books as I am conscious that this is someone's livelihood. But I'm afraid my advice here would be to save your money.
(1 out of 10 on the blog)
*Warning this review contains spoilers*
I'm not usually one for sweeping statements, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to go with it here. This has to be on the list as one of the worst contemporary romances I've read. I will put a caveat and say that some people on Goodreads have given it 4 or 5 stars so this is my personal opinion, but it was sheer grit and determination that I persevered until the end. I've read a few Diana Palmer books before and I've found them a fun and cosy.
This is the story of FBI agent Kilraven and sweet and quiet dispatcher Winnie. Winnie has had a soft spot for Kilraven for a long time, but having lost his wife and daughter in a shoot out relating to a crime he was investigating, Kilraven does not want to settle down again.
My biggest problem with this novel is that the plot was both confusing and had a lot of holes in it. The murder mystery element of the story gets incredibly confusing. There are lots of characters and sub plots running which makes it very hard to keep track. I ended up getting a little lost as to who was who, and who was a suspect.
Then there were the general plot holes. For example, I found it quite remarkable after in the early chapters Winnie comments on how much she and her estranged mother look alike, so much so that her father used to beat her for it. Then when it turns out that Kilraven has been friends and worked with her mother in the FBI for years, he is stunned to find out she is Winnie's mother. Additionally, Kilraven's brother, also in the FBI, is in charge of the investigation into her wife and daughter's murder. What about personal interest? And there are lots of incidents like this, that just do not add up.
While this book was a contemporary romance, the story would have been much better suited as a historical. Firstly, let's take the reason Kilraven and Winnie 'have' to get married. During the course of the investigation, they will be staying alone in Winnie's family home in the Carribbean. As Winnie is a virgin, Kilraven does not want to sully her reputation by staying with her. So his solution to this problem is to marry her. Of course he then adds that they can then have have a dirty weekend together and then he can just divorce her afterwards! Despite knowing that Winnie has the total hots for him too. Despite my moral objection to Kilraven's view of using and discarding Winnie. Do people really think about women's reputations like this anymore?
Then, while discussing his problems with ex-wife, Kilraven's expresses how upset he was that his wife wasn't a virgin on their wedding night. I can take the fact that in a romance that more often that not the heroine is a virgin is this is part of the formula, and actually I usually find it quite sweet. But, let's face it this is the 21st century and the author needs to treat her readers like modern women.
In terms of the characters, I found Winnie sweet and I very much liked her, but I actually ended up entirely disliking Kilraven, finding him to be a cold and selfish person. Putting aside the implausible reason as to why they had to get married. The very reason he thought it would be acceptable is pretty ghastly. Then let's look at the sex scene itself. Kilraven ends up hurting Winnie so much during their consummation that she cries all the way through it. But this is ok because he hasn't had sex for seven years and couldn't help himself and you know, he made up for it afterwards! Ugh, at this point I did actually shout at my iPod.
The narrator to the audiobook was male. I'm not sure how I feel about male narrators to romance books, or whether I just did not engage with this narrator. But he certainly didn't help with my overall problems with the book. The falsetto voice he used for the female characters was very odd.
VERDICT
I do hate giving negative reviews to books as I am conscious that this is someone's livelihood. But I'm afraid my advice here would be to save your money.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2012
DNF at about 65%
Let me tell you, I almost never DNF a book. As in, maybe once a year or so. But when I absolutely dreaded picking up my ipod to continue listening to this audiobook...uuuh, no. At some point my intense desire to finish had to stop.
First of all, *head smack* I downloaded the book from my library without checking the reading order first. Who in their right mind (other than the master, Nora Roberts) writes a continuing series that numbers in the thirties and forties? Unless I'm a die hard fan of the author, there's no way I'm slogging through that many books. I'd have a hard time even if they're a favorite of mine.
Point is, I expected that there would be some kind of set up for the series, a little insight into who secondary characters are or some such thing. And nope, nothing. There were previous life savers and rattlesnake bites and friend married to brother and on, and on and on....so MANY things that confused me. A new character (to me) would show up and just insert his/herself into the lives of Winnie and Kilraven and even at my DNF point, I still had no idea who they were or how they were involved with the story. It was a big, messy confusion.
My first hint that this book wasn't working for me was the apparent "second sight" that half the town seems to have. Intuition and bad feelings are understandable and add a bit of mysticism to a story. But the uncanny ability of all of these random people was unbelievable. Must be something in the water. Winnie even paints Kilraven a picture of his daughter's favorite bird, complete with specific bead work colors. Wow.
The big eye roller for me was the emotional and sexual innocence of the both Winnie and Kilraven. Winnie is a 22 year old virgin, which is sort of feasible; at least I can work with that. But her complete naivete about life and her response to passion reminded me of some medieval, sheltered Lord's daughter. While kissing, Kilraven's woody SCARED her! Poor wittle innocent girl's gonna get eaten by the BIG BAD BONER!! Come on!
Kilraven is searching for his daughter's killer. And I must admit that the author writes despair very well. I literally can't imagine anything worse than losing a child, and teared up while listening to his conflicted emotions. He can't seem to move on with his life while the killer is on the loose. Understandable, right? Right.
So when I came to the realization that not only is the heroine a virgin, but the hero has only had one lover in his 32 years...there was my second eye roll. Kilraven hasn't had sex with anyone other than his wife, who died seven years ago. So this man spent the majority of his twenties celibate. Right. I just kept envisioning their "coupling" as one big sloppy, clumsy, fumbling mess.
When this obviously uber conservative author finally contrives a way for this couple to have sex, I started feeling this book inching it's way toward the Did Not Finish shelf. Kilraven needs to blah, blah, blah...get in good with a Senator's wife but needs Winnie to come along because the wife won't speak to a man. He wants to use Winnie's family beach house (which just happens to neighbor the Senator's?!?! Conveniently placed, hmmmm?), but they HAVE TO GET MARRIED FIRST! Kilraven is just so concerned for Winnie's reputation. Her innocence needs to be preserved and all that. Can't have the gossiping ladies of the ton...errr...the town...talking! What year is this? Oh, yeah...this book was written in 2010.
This book, I think, is just written for someone very different than me. Maybe an older generation that is appalled by sinful behavior and thinks the fifties were the bomb. For me, the reason I read fiction is because I can escape to a place without rules and regulations, without actual consequences. So I suppose if you are a reader who likes little to no sensuality with your romance and dig romance in the most innocent sense of the word, you may enjoy this one.
Let me tell you, I almost never DNF a book. As in, maybe once a year or so. But when I absolutely dreaded picking up my ipod to continue listening to this audiobook...uuuh, no. At some point my intense desire to finish had to stop.
First of all, *head smack* I downloaded the book from my library without checking the reading order first. Who in their right mind (other than the master, Nora Roberts) writes a continuing series that numbers in the thirties and forties? Unless I'm a die hard fan of the author, there's no way I'm slogging through that many books. I'd have a hard time even if they're a favorite of mine.
Point is, I expected that there would be some kind of set up for the series, a little insight into who secondary characters are or some such thing. And nope, nothing. There were previous life savers and rattlesnake bites and friend married to brother and on, and on and on....so MANY things that confused me. A new character (to me) would show up and just insert his/herself into the lives of Winnie and Kilraven and even at my DNF point, I still had no idea who they were or how they were involved with the story. It was a big, messy confusion.
My first hint that this book wasn't working for me was the apparent "second sight" that half the town seems to have. Intuition and bad feelings are understandable and add a bit of mysticism to a story. But the uncanny ability of all of these random people was unbelievable. Must be something in the water. Winnie even paints Kilraven a picture of his daughter's favorite bird, complete with specific bead work colors. Wow.
The big eye roller for me was the emotional and sexual innocence of the both Winnie and Kilraven. Winnie is a 22 year old virgin, which is sort of feasible; at least I can work with that. But her complete naivete about life and her response to passion reminded me of some medieval, sheltered Lord's daughter. While kissing, Kilraven's woody SCARED her! Poor wittle innocent girl's gonna get eaten by the BIG BAD BONER!! Come on!
Kilraven is searching for his daughter's killer. And I must admit that the author writes despair very well. I literally can't imagine anything worse than losing a child, and teared up while listening to his conflicted emotions. He can't seem to move on with his life while the killer is on the loose. Understandable, right? Right.
So when I came to the realization that not only is the heroine a virgin, but the hero has only had one lover in his 32 years...there was my second eye roll. Kilraven hasn't had sex with anyone other than his wife, who died seven years ago. So this man spent the majority of his twenties celibate. Right. I just kept envisioning their "coupling" as one big sloppy, clumsy, fumbling mess.
When this obviously uber conservative author finally contrives a way for this couple to have sex, I started feeling this book inching it's way toward the Did Not Finish shelf. Kilraven needs to blah, blah, blah...get in good with a Senator's wife but needs Winnie to come along because the wife won't speak to a man. He wants to use Winnie's family beach house (which just happens to neighbor the Senator's?!?! Conveniently placed, hmmmm?), but they HAVE TO GET MARRIED FIRST! Kilraven is just so concerned for Winnie's reputation. Her innocence needs to be preserved and all that. Can't have the gossiping ladies of the ton...errr...the town...talking! What year is this? Oh, yeah...this book was written in 2010.
This book, I think, is just written for someone very different than me. Maybe an older generation that is appalled by sinful behavior and thinks the fifties were the bomb. For me, the reason I read fiction is because I can escape to a place without rules and regulations, without actual consequences. So I suppose if you are a reader who likes little to no sensuality with your romance and dig romance in the most innocent sense of the word, you may enjoy this one.
July 9, 2013
Homens do Texas 44.
Perigoso.
Diana Palmer.
H.R.Romance 61.
2012.
Obvio que é muito difícil se recuperar de uma tragédia, mas é preciso fazer a dor diminuir e prosseguir vivendo e até mesmo ser feliz.
Apesar de Kilraven, ser um ogro em alguns momentos, não consigo ficar brava com ele, sempre lembro a tragédia que ele viveu. Ele tem lá sua qualidade, claro, é lentinho. Demorou a recobrar a razão, uma lentidão de três meses, um verdadeiro suspense.
Acho que Winnie foi perfeita, não ficou intimidade com a personalidade impiedosa e dominadora de Kilraven, não implorou pra ele ficar com ela e também não se fez de vítima. Apenas amou-o, disse a verdade e esperou, dando seguimento a sua própria vida.
Claro que ela esperou que Kilraven curasse suas feridas e voltasse pra ela. Ficou torcendo e desejando que ele também a amasse.
Agora se você quer saber se o perigoso e gostosão Kilraven, conseguiu superar seus fantasmas é preciso ler o livro. Então, não perca tempo!!!
ADORO!!!
RECOMEDADÍSSIMO!!!
==
Homens do Texas 44
Perigoso
Diana Palmer
Bom, antes de qualquer coisa tenho que agradecer as meninas do “Amamos Livros da Diana Palmer”, por disponibilizar a tradução deste livro. Pois, meu inglês é de quinta-categoria. Obrigada Meninas.
Feitas os devidos e mais que merecidos agradecimentos. Vamos ao que todos querem saber. Eu simplesmente adorei. Primeiro, deliro quando os personagens dos outros livros da série aparecem, sempre quero saber o que está acontecendo com eles.
Segundo, fui enganada descaradamente no caso do Hank Sanders. No começo me senti muito idiota, pq desde O Rebelde tinha certeza que Hank tinha culpa de alguma coisa e por isso o Senador protegia o irmão mais novo. Só me dei conta do equivoco quando li que ele estava conversando com Garon, e como o chato do Garon Grier é um “verdadeiro escoteiro” como diz Kilraven. Mas, pensei que Hank estava arrependido dos crimes e tentava ajudar nas investigações, nunca imaginei que ele era completamente inocente.
Obs.: ...tenho o típico amor e ódio por Garon Grier... tô surtando na espera do livro dele em dezembro, mas não posso reclamar, pq as reedições e edições da Harquein Books estão me agradando muito, quem sabe com sorte, muita sorte, eles não editam todos os livros da série, rezo sempre pra isso acontecer. Kkkkkk...
O que posso dizer do Kilraven, tento me colocar no lugar dele, por isso perdôo todos as “cretinices” que ele fez durante o romance. Perder um filho deve ser enlouquecedor, eu, por exemplo, não teria estrutura psicológica pra enfrentar uma situação como a que ele enfrentou. Teria cometido uma loucura sem tamanho. Já a Winnie, tá apaixonada e grávida e deve ser a pessoa que mais compreendeu Kilraven durante todo o desenrolar da trama, tinha mesmo que perdoá-lo e recebê-lo de braços aberto. É o amor!!! Não tem jeito...
ADORO!!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
Perigoso.
Diana Palmer.
H.R.Romance 61.
2012.
Obvio que é muito difícil se recuperar de uma tragédia, mas é preciso fazer a dor diminuir e prosseguir vivendo e até mesmo ser feliz.
Apesar de Kilraven, ser um ogro em alguns momentos, não consigo ficar brava com ele, sempre lembro a tragédia que ele viveu. Ele tem lá sua qualidade, claro, é lentinho. Demorou a recobrar a razão, uma lentidão de três meses, um verdadeiro suspense.
Acho que Winnie foi perfeita, não ficou intimidade com a personalidade impiedosa e dominadora de Kilraven, não implorou pra ele ficar com ela e também não se fez de vítima. Apenas amou-o, disse a verdade e esperou, dando seguimento a sua própria vida.
Claro que ela esperou que Kilraven curasse suas feridas e voltasse pra ela. Ficou torcendo e desejando que ele também a amasse.
Agora se você quer saber se o perigoso e gostosão Kilraven, conseguiu superar seus fantasmas é preciso ler o livro. Então, não perca tempo!!!
ADORO!!!
RECOMEDADÍSSIMO!!!
==
Homens do Texas 44
Perigoso
Diana Palmer
Bom, antes de qualquer coisa tenho que agradecer as meninas do “Amamos Livros da Diana Palmer”, por disponibilizar a tradução deste livro. Pois, meu inglês é de quinta-categoria. Obrigada Meninas.
Feitas os devidos e mais que merecidos agradecimentos. Vamos ao que todos querem saber. Eu simplesmente adorei. Primeiro, deliro quando os personagens dos outros livros da série aparecem, sempre quero saber o que está acontecendo com eles.
Segundo, fui enganada descaradamente no caso do Hank Sanders. No começo me senti muito idiota, pq desde O Rebelde tinha certeza que Hank tinha culpa de alguma coisa e por isso o Senador protegia o irmão mais novo. Só me dei conta do equivoco quando li que ele estava conversando com Garon, e como o chato do Garon Grier é um “verdadeiro escoteiro” como diz Kilraven. Mas, pensei que Hank estava arrependido dos crimes e tentava ajudar nas investigações, nunca imaginei que ele era completamente inocente.
Obs.: ...tenho o típico amor e ódio por Garon Grier... tô surtando na espera do livro dele em dezembro, mas não posso reclamar, pq as reedições e edições da Harquein Books estão me agradando muito, quem sabe com sorte, muita sorte, eles não editam todos os livros da série, rezo sempre pra isso acontecer. Kkkkkk...
O que posso dizer do Kilraven, tento me colocar no lugar dele, por isso perdôo todos as “cretinices” que ele fez durante o romance. Perder um filho deve ser enlouquecedor, eu, por exemplo, não teria estrutura psicológica pra enfrentar uma situação como a que ele enfrentou. Teria cometido uma loucura sem tamanho. Já a Winnie, tá apaixonada e grávida e deve ser a pessoa que mais compreendeu Kilraven durante todo o desenrolar da trama, tinha mesmo que perdoá-lo e recebê-lo de braços aberto. É o amor!!! Não tem jeito...
ADORO!!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
May 25, 2010
Rated 2 out of 5 stars
Disclaimer: Provided from Net Galley
Some of my most prized books in my vast collection are Diana Palmer stories, ever since i began reading romances she's been one of my favourite authors, she writes cowboys like no one else! Yes the girls are old fashioned compared to the heroines out there these days, and the men are a little chauvinistic, but they're also alpha, and strong, and family orientated and they love their women with a passion.
I was so excited to receive Dangerous from Net Galley, i hadn't read a Diana Palmer book in so long, but i knew it would feel like seeing old family again, nice, warm and comforting. But i just didn't feel the characters at all. This book is part of Palmer's Long,Tall Texan series, i own several of them but i found there was too many mentions of previous characters, it felt like joining a conversation half way through and not understanding what people were talking about. The story veered elsewhere many times, talking of what i thought was unimportant details of characters of previous books. For a reader who doesn't know the series or for someone who has skipped several books those details are going to lose them.
The connection i usually love in Palmer's characters i just didn't feel with Winnie or Kilraven. Perhaps if they book concentrated more on the building of the romance, but it felt like it was slotted in here and there, Instead the focus was a murderer Kilraven was tracking down.
What didn't resonate most with me was how every second person it seemed had some kind of "feeling" a psychic gift that was just taken as normal. Perhaps it was a given in that town that people just knew things, but it wasn't explained and felt like an elephant in the room.
What i did like about Dangerous is the same as i like about all Diana Palmer books, the small town feel, everyone knows everyone else's business and don't mind a bit in you knowing they know your business.
Kilraven is still grieving for his dead family and doesn't want to get involve with Winnie. She neither pursues him or tempts him so in that respect i was even surprise they shared a kiss.
Although this isn't a book that appealed to me, i would still recommend the authors previous work. I think i've had a diet of too many demons and werewolves to appreciate a small town every day normal romance =P
Disclaimer: Provided from Net Galley
Some of my most prized books in my vast collection are Diana Palmer stories, ever since i began reading romances she's been one of my favourite authors, she writes cowboys like no one else! Yes the girls are old fashioned compared to the heroines out there these days, and the men are a little chauvinistic, but they're also alpha, and strong, and family orientated and they love their women with a passion.
I was so excited to receive Dangerous from Net Galley, i hadn't read a Diana Palmer book in so long, but i knew it would feel like seeing old family again, nice, warm and comforting. But i just didn't feel the characters at all. This book is part of Palmer's Long,Tall Texan series, i own several of them but i found there was too many mentions of previous characters, it felt like joining a conversation half way through and not understanding what people were talking about. The story veered elsewhere many times, talking of what i thought was unimportant details of characters of previous books. For a reader who doesn't know the series or for someone who has skipped several books those details are going to lose them.
The connection i usually love in Palmer's characters i just didn't feel with Winnie or Kilraven. Perhaps if they book concentrated more on the building of the romance, but it felt like it was slotted in here and there, Instead the focus was a murderer Kilraven was tracking down.
What didn't resonate most with me was how every second person it seemed had some kind of "feeling" a psychic gift that was just taken as normal. Perhaps it was a given in that town that people just knew things, but it wasn't explained and felt like an elephant in the room.
What i did like about Dangerous is the same as i like about all Diana Palmer books, the small town feel, everyone knows everyone else's business and don't mind a bit in you knowing they know your business.
Kilraven is still grieving for his dead family and doesn't want to get involve with Winnie. She neither pursues him or tempts him so in that respect i was even surprise they shared a kiss.
Although this isn't a book that appealed to me, i would still recommend the authors previous work. I think i've had a diet of too many demons and werewolves to appreciate a small town every day normal romance =P
June 25, 2013
Kilraven is an FBI agent working in a small town of Jacobsville. His wife and young daughter were brutally murdered years ago and Kilraven won't rest until the perpetrator is behind bars or dead. Kilraven knows that Winnie has feelings for him but he tries to keep his distance. He has no business messing with her, she's innocent, and he's a hard man.
Winnie Sinclair had a hard upbringing. Her mother left her and her siblings to run off with her uncle. Looking like her mom, her dad took out his grief on her, verbally and physically. Now, her uncle is dead, and her mom shows up on her doorstep. She doesn't waste time showing her the door, but her abrupt reappearance is disturbing.
Winnie has feelings for Kilraven and senses his grief and pain; she wants to help him. Winnie is a 911 Dispatcher so she works with Kilraven time to time and is really hurt when he gives her a cold shoulder.
But when Kilraven's murder investigation brings forth details of Winnie's family that may help him with his case, she helps him. But along the way, they find love and Winnie helps Kilraven face his demons of the past, to finally come to terms that his family is gone.
This is the first Diana Palmer book that I've read and I know she has written a lot of books! I determined that the characters in this story appeared in previous works as does a few secondary characters, so Diana Palmer fans will be excited! However, the story does stand alone. It's a heart-wrenching story of loss, love, and suspense. Ms. Palmer is a master storyteller and it shines through with her writing. A top-notch romance that will have you crying, laughing and cheering. Simply Wonderful!
Winnie Sinclair had a hard upbringing. Her mother left her and her siblings to run off with her uncle. Looking like her mom, her dad took out his grief on her, verbally and physically. Now, her uncle is dead, and her mom shows up on her doorstep. She doesn't waste time showing her the door, but her abrupt reappearance is disturbing.
Winnie has feelings for Kilraven and senses his grief and pain; she wants to help him. Winnie is a 911 Dispatcher so she works with Kilraven time to time and is really hurt when he gives her a cold shoulder.
But when Kilraven's murder investigation brings forth details of Winnie's family that may help him with his case, she helps him. But along the way, they find love and Winnie helps Kilraven face his demons of the past, to finally come to terms that his family is gone.
This is the first Diana Palmer book that I've read and I know she has written a lot of books! I determined that the characters in this story appeared in previous works as does a few secondary characters, so Diana Palmer fans will be excited! However, the story does stand alone. It's a heart-wrenching story of loss, love, and suspense. Ms. Palmer is a master storyteller and it shines through with her writing. A top-notch romance that will have you crying, laughing and cheering. Simply Wonderful!
February 10, 2013
06/06/2010
O que aconteceu com a tia Palmeirão????
Se você quiser saber como funciona o atendimento do 911 e sobre videogames, então vá fundo.
A DP virou uma hipócrita de marca maior, pois os personagens só admitem transar depois de casados, mesmo que o tal casamento seja uma fachada para encobrir uma operação disfarçada para conseguir informações sobre o assassinato da esposa e filha do Kilraven.
Que moral é esta, se o casamento deve terminar assim que eles voltem da viagem pra Nassau e tenham conseguido informações sobre o caso??? Quer dizer que sexo no casamento, mesmo que de mentira é válido???
Achei ridículo isto!!!!
A mocinha como sempre é virgem e inocente e tem um trauma de infância, pois a mãe abandonou a família e o pai descontou nela por ser parecida com a mãe, inclusive tendo cicatrizes pelo corpo.
O mocinho é sombrio e obcecado pela solução do assassinato da esposa e da filha. Ele não está nem aí pros sentimentos da mocinha, pois ela serve somente de instrumento para ele conseguir as provas que necessita para solucionar o caso e como alívio de sua abstinência sexual de 7 anos. Em várias ocasiões ele afirma que não importa o que ele tenha que fazer ou quem ele tenha que usar para obter resultados na sua busca.
O que aconteceu com a tia Palmeirão????
Se você quiser saber como funciona o atendimento do 911 e sobre videogames, então vá fundo.
A DP virou uma hipócrita de marca maior, pois os personagens só admitem transar depois de casados, mesmo que o tal casamento seja uma fachada para encobrir uma operação disfarçada para conseguir informações sobre o assassinato da esposa e filha do Kilraven.
Que moral é esta, se o casamento deve terminar assim que eles voltem da viagem pra Nassau e tenham conseguido informações sobre o caso??? Quer dizer que sexo no casamento, mesmo que de mentira é válido???
Achei ridículo isto!!!!
A mocinha como sempre é virgem e inocente e tem um trauma de infância, pois a mãe abandonou a família e o pai descontou nela por ser parecida com a mãe, inclusive tendo cicatrizes pelo corpo.
O mocinho é sombrio e obcecado pela solução do assassinato da esposa e da filha. Ele não está nem aí pros sentimentos da mocinha, pois ela serve somente de instrumento para ele conseguir as provas que necessita para solucionar o caso e como alívio de sua abstinência sexual de 7 anos. Em várias ocasiões ele afirma que não importa o que ele tenha que fazer ou quem ele tenha que usar para obter resultados na sua busca.
May 27, 2011
Ok. I'm still knee deep in my Diana Palmer library. This selection, however, came to me courtesy of LAPL's eMedia Library. FREE is good!
There were parts of this book that reminded me of earlier Diana Palmer's, and I wanted to toss my iPod against the wall. For instance,
There's more, of course, but I am at the car dealer, and my car is ready. TMI? LOL Anyway, it's your typical DP but the hero is actually not as bad as most. Oh, Phil narrarated so "eargasms" abound!
There were parts of this book that reminded me of earlier Diana Palmer's, and I wanted to toss my iPod against the wall. For instance,
* The heroine feels guilty for being angered at being USED by the hero
* The hero USES the heroine to avenge his dead daughter without ANY regard to her feelings which just so happened to included separating her from her virginal status when HE KNEW that she loved him. Wounded jerk!
* The heroine's mother, who did a vanishing act 12 years ago, gets indignant when faced with her misdeeds. The heroine actually feels guilty because of her anger-can you say therapy?-towards her mother. Whatever!
There's more, of course, but I am at the car dealer, and my car is ready. TMI? LOL Anyway, it's your typical DP but the hero is actually not as bad as most. Oh, Phil narrarated so "eargasms" abound!
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