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Long, Tall Texans #18
Matt Caldwell: Texas Tycoon
Matt Caldwell: Texas Tycoon by Diana Palmer released on Dec 24, 1999 is available now for purchase.
249 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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Diana Palmer
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Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
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November 13, 2018
Four stars for intensity, but I don’t like so much violence in my romances – so a star off for the many horrifying details about the heroine’s backstory. Triggers: attempted gang rape, humiliation, gun violence, drug addiction.
Hero is Matt Caldwell of the title. He’s a cattle baron with his headquarters housed in an old Victorian Mansion in downtown Jacobsville. He is a poor little rich boy because his mommy wanted to abort him and he never knew his father. He was raised by his grandparents until they died and then he was raised with his cousin (OM and friend of the heroine’s). Now his cousin works for him and he is king of all he surveys. Problem is that women are dripping all over him and one even dragged him to court for sexually assaulting her. He was found innocent of assault, but he thinks all women are liars and golddiggers.
Enter heroine. She works for the cousin as his assistant and she has a limp and a terrible secret. Here’s her backstory that is revealed throughout the story: TRIGGERS. When she was 17 her drug addicted mother let her dealer move in. Dealer thought heroine would be fun to rape, so he and three other guys stripped her and attempted to rape her. Her mother shot the dealer dead and the bullet went through his chest and lodged in the heroine’s leg, shattering the bone. Her mother blamed the heroine for leading the drug dealer on as did the emergency room physician, who only removed the bullet and left her with shattered bones.
Heroine has lived with the pain and notoriety for a six years. She flinches when she is around any man, so when she falls off of a horse and the hero tries to help her up, she recoils from him in fear. Since the hero’s mother rejected him, he can’t live with any rejection of any kind from a woman – especially a woman is attracted to.
Hero solves this ego wounding by lashing out at the heroine. (Of course) He gives her more work to do. He flaunts his OW in front of her, while taunting her for trying to flirt with him. When he dances with her at the country club dance, he decides heroine is ripe for the picking. So even though the heroine is intense pain from the dance, he takes her to his house and puts the moves on her. Heroine is astonished she likes the heroes kisses and is in a weird fugue state when the hero abruptly stops and tells her he’s on to her game.
To make matters worse, the OW calls her up in the middle of the night and tells her that she and the hero are laughing at her for trying to attract the hero. Heroine unplugs the phone. Hero’s cousin is worried about her and finds her the next morning in terrible pain. He takes her to the hospital where they find one of the bone fragments has shifted and is pressing on a nerve. She’ll need surgery.
Heroine hates doctors after the cruel emergency room doctor and refuses surgery. Hero actually talks her into it by taunting her about having a martyr complex. By now he’s realized that the heroine is not all that she seems. So he knows that she has a lot of pride and won’t want to be a martyr.
Hero still has blind spots, however. The OW denies she said anything mean to the heroine. So when the heroine returns to work after her successful surgery, he tells the heroine she’ll have to apologize to the OW for lying about her. Heroine refuses and the hero pushes her against a wall, trapping her. It brings back the moments before the rape and heroine faints.
Hero finally realizes he has been wrong about the heroine, and he wants to know the whole story, but she refuses to tell him anything. Heroine is all set to quit – she even gets another job at the local sweatshop the employs illegal immigrants (Oh, Jacobsville – your charm is skin deep) But the cousin coaxes her back.
Meanwhile there is a reporter looking for the heroine so he can have a TV movie made of her life. When the hero finds out the truth and reads the old newspapers, he gets so drunk he tears up a bar in Victoria and is arrested. Cousin has to bail him out.
Hero then goes to visit the heroine’s mother in prison and starts to dig into all the incompetence of the system. He also engineers a meeting between the heroine and her mother. Heroine thought mother hated her for stealing her lover, but mother was too ashamed of herself to express her regret of what she put the heroine through. Heroine forgives her mother.
After the prison visit, the heroine asks the hero to be her first lover. Hero agrees and asks her to marry him after orgasms are had by all.
H/h marry with all the trimmings. OW apologizes and gives heroine a glass swan.
Heroine’s mother is out of prison by their second child’s christening for an HEA.
Like I said, this one was intense and the scene where the hero leads the heroine on and then stops was amazingly cruel. But he does grovel a lot and tries to make amends. Heroine forgives everyone, which is her right – but good lord. This was too much.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest check, but it wasn’t an erogenous zone for either since all the sex scenes kept echoing the rape scene. Not fun at all to read.
Breast Description small, rosebud nipples
Cigarettes – No, but the hero was trying to quit smoking so he carried a cigar with him at all times. He did smoke a cigar on their way back from visiting her mother in prison.
Alcohol – whisky got him arrested. Good job, whisky!
Town Descriptions – Caldwell Headquarters. He’s going to build a two story office building as soon as he has permits. C0untry Club with a manmade lake, “Jacobsville Sewing Plant.”
Gardenia Scent – Rose scent this time.
LOL detail – Hero is related to the Vice President of the United States.
Cutesy detail –secretary with squirt gun who aimed it at the hero every time he reached for his cigar.
Hero is Matt Caldwell of the title. He’s a cattle baron with his headquarters housed in an old Victorian Mansion in downtown Jacobsville. He is a poor little rich boy because his mommy wanted to abort him and he never knew his father. He was raised by his grandparents until they died and then he was raised with his cousin (OM and friend of the heroine’s). Now his cousin works for him and he is king of all he surveys. Problem is that women are dripping all over him and one even dragged him to court for sexually assaulting her. He was found innocent of assault, but he thinks all women are liars and golddiggers.
Enter heroine. She works for the cousin as his assistant and she has a limp and a terrible secret. Here’s her backstory that is revealed throughout the story: TRIGGERS. When she was 17 her drug addicted mother let her dealer move in. Dealer thought heroine would be fun to rape, so he and three other guys stripped her and attempted to rape her. Her mother shot the dealer dead and the bullet went through his chest and lodged in the heroine’s leg, shattering the bone. Her mother blamed the heroine for leading the drug dealer on as did the emergency room physician, who only removed the bullet and left her with shattered bones.
Heroine has lived with the pain and notoriety for a six years. She flinches when she is around any man, so when she falls off of a horse and the hero tries to help her up, she recoils from him in fear. Since the hero’s mother rejected him, he can’t live with any rejection of any kind from a woman – especially a woman is attracted to.
Hero solves this ego wounding by lashing out at the heroine. (Of course) He gives her more work to do. He flaunts his OW in front of her, while taunting her for trying to flirt with him. When he dances with her at the country club dance, he decides heroine is ripe for the picking. So even though the heroine is intense pain from the dance, he takes her to his house and puts the moves on her. Heroine is astonished she likes the heroes kisses and is in a weird fugue state when the hero abruptly stops and tells her he’s on to her game.
To make matters worse, the OW calls her up in the middle of the night and tells her that she and the hero are laughing at her for trying to attract the hero. Heroine unplugs the phone. Hero’s cousin is worried about her and finds her the next morning in terrible pain. He takes her to the hospital where they find one of the bone fragments has shifted and is pressing on a nerve. She’ll need surgery.
Heroine hates doctors after the cruel emergency room doctor and refuses surgery. Hero actually talks her into it by taunting her about having a martyr complex. By now he’s realized that the heroine is not all that she seems. So he knows that she has a lot of pride and won’t want to be a martyr.
Hero still has blind spots, however. The OW denies she said anything mean to the heroine. So when the heroine returns to work after her successful surgery, he tells the heroine she’ll have to apologize to the OW for lying about her. Heroine refuses and the hero pushes her against a wall, trapping her. It brings back the moments before the rape and heroine faints.
Hero finally realizes he has been wrong about the heroine, and he wants to know the whole story, but she refuses to tell him anything. Heroine is all set to quit – she even gets another job at the local sweatshop the employs illegal immigrants (Oh, Jacobsville – your charm is skin deep) But the cousin coaxes her back.
Meanwhile there is a reporter looking for the heroine so he can have a TV movie made of her life. When the hero finds out the truth and reads the old newspapers, he gets so drunk he tears up a bar in Victoria and is arrested. Cousin has to bail him out.
Hero then goes to visit the heroine’s mother in prison and starts to dig into all the incompetence of the system. He also engineers a meeting between the heroine and her mother. Heroine thought mother hated her for stealing her lover, but mother was too ashamed of herself to express her regret of what she put the heroine through. Heroine forgives her mother.
After the prison visit, the heroine asks the hero to be her first lover. Hero agrees and asks her to marry him after orgasms are had by all.
H/h marry with all the trimmings. OW apologizes and gives heroine a glass swan.
Heroine’s mother is out of prison by their second child’s christening for an HEA.
Like I said, this one was intense and the scene where the hero leads the heroine on and then stops was amazingly cruel. But he does grovel a lot and tries to make amends. Heroine forgives everyone, which is her right – but good lord. This was too much.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest check, but it wasn’t an erogenous zone for either since all the sex scenes kept echoing the rape scene. Not fun at all to read.
Breast Description small, rosebud nipples
Cigarettes – No, but the hero was trying to quit smoking so he carried a cigar with him at all times. He did smoke a cigar on their way back from visiting her mother in prison.
Alcohol – whisky got him arrested. Good job, whisky!
Town Descriptions – Caldwell Headquarters. He’s going to build a two story office building as soon as he has permits. C0untry Club with a manmade lake, “Jacobsville Sewing Plant.”
Gardenia Scent – Rose scent this time.
LOL detail – Hero is related to the Vice President of the United States.
Cutesy detail –secretary with squirt gun who aimed it at the hero every time he reached for his cigar.
February 7, 2017
3.75 stars!
December 24, 2023
another middle of the road DP romance.
Matt is not the most observant man when Leslie first starts working for his cousin Ed. All he can think of is his intense attraction. It's like he was INFURIATed that she didn't fall at his feet like most women.
Leslie has a very sad sack history... yet the whole spiel about the media trying to make a huge story out of her news story was unbelievable. Maybe if she or her mother had been mini celebrities but they were impoverished women of no interest. For some reason the tabloids think what happened to her would make a great TV movie.
I was a little unclear if Matt was Carolyn's boyfriend or just an occasional date. Carolyn, the OW, of course thinks it's the former and a shoe in to matrimony. She's a pretty milk toast OW for DP.
Matt's reactions to Leslie's simply 'being' are pretty OTT. But by just after halfway, he discovers the error of his kneejerk judgments and then the story becomes kinda boring unfortunately.
But I still enjoyed it and it was nice that the H learning the error of his ways wasn't in the last 2 pages ; )
Matt is not the most observant man when Leslie first starts working for his cousin Ed. All he can think of is his intense attraction. It's like he was INFURIATed that she didn't fall at his feet like most women.
Leslie has a very sad sack history... yet the whole spiel about the media trying to make a huge story out of her news story was unbelievable. Maybe if she or her mother had been mini celebrities but they were impoverished women of no interest. For some reason the tabloids think what happened to her would make a great TV movie.
I was a little unclear if Matt was Carolyn's boyfriend or just an occasional date. Carolyn, the OW, of course thinks it's the former and a shoe in to matrimony. She's a pretty milk toast OW for DP.
Matt's reactions to Leslie's simply 'being' are pretty OTT. But by just after halfway, he discovers the error of his kneejerk judgments and then the story becomes kinda boring unfortunately.
But I still enjoyed it and it was nice that the H learning the error of his ways wasn't in the last 2 pages ; )
February 8, 2017
1.5 MANWHORE WINS AGAIN!
I HATED THIS BOOK!
It was a gross double standard book!
It's NOT WORTH MY TIME!
I don't understand how they say that she was not violated!??
Did I miss something!?
She was basically raped!!!
I don't get how she even goes with the manwhore hero.
This book sucked for me.
He treats her like shit because he is attracted to her and that all her fault and of course she is a whore because she can attract him!?
Wow really!?
I did not get this book at all.
It did not make sense to me how the hero can be an ass one minute then when he finds out she is basically a virgin he does a 180.
Not great writing either very basic and choppy.
Read at your own risk, and GOD have mercy on your soul!
I HATED THIS BOOK!
It was a gross double standard book!
It's NOT WORTH MY TIME!
I don't understand how they say that she was not violated!??
Did I miss something!?
She was basically raped!!!
I don't get how she even goes with the manwhore hero.
This book sucked for me.
He treats her like shit because he is attracted to her and that all her fault and of course she is a whore because she can attract him!?
Wow really!?
I did not get this book at all.
It did not make sense to me how the hero can be an ass one minute then when he finds out she is basically a virgin he does a 180.
Not great writing either very basic and choppy.
Read at your own risk, and GOD have mercy on your soul!
October 27, 2025
Diana Palmer is someone I started reading as a young girl when I used to sneak books out of my mom’s room. I basically imprinted on her and old school harlequins, and my lifelong love of OTT soapy drama was born. These are my comfort reads, but this genre is not for everyone, these dudes are booze drinking, smoking, hairy chested assholes. They treat their ladies like S.H.I.T. but, they’ll get it together by the end of the book and cherish her followed by some cringe worthy sex/make out scene and marriage.
Matt Caldwell and Leslie are the couple that are always tearing up the dance floor with their awesome salsa/Latin dance moves. I’ve mainly read the later books in this series, but I saw this on KU, so I jumped in.
Most of it is the usual fare. Matt is rich, has a snooty equally sophisticated wannabe OW snarking around. He has an instant dislike for Leslie because he’s attracted to her. The main difference is that Leslie’s backstory is quite dark for a D.P. book, that leads to uncomfortable situations that are heavier than you’d typically see in this genre.
Bottom Line- This one was pretty intense for a DP and kept me glued to finish it, and all my stars are for the old school drama, but I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re looking for romance. (or have zero tolerance for corny, outdated shenanigans) Also, the h ends up forgiving everyone that has wronged her, so that was annoying. DP never serves comeuppance to her nasty wannabe Ow, she always “redeems” them with some small action and a half-assed apology where they don’t even acknowledge everything they did.
Matt Caldwell and Leslie are the couple that are always tearing up the dance floor with their awesome salsa/Latin dance moves. I’ve mainly read the later books in this series, but I saw this on KU, so I jumped in.
Most of it is the usual fare. Matt is rich, has a snooty equally sophisticated wannabe OW snarking around. He has an instant dislike for Leslie because he’s attracted to her. The main difference is that Leslie’s backstory is quite dark for a D.P. book, that leads to uncomfortable situations that are heavier than you’d typically see in this genre.
Bottom Line- This one was pretty intense for a DP and kept me glued to finish it, and all my stars are for the old school drama, but I wouldn’t recommend it if you’re looking for romance. (or have zero tolerance for corny, outdated shenanigans) Also, the h ends up forgiving everyone that has wronged her, so that was annoying. DP never serves comeuppance to her nasty wannabe Ow, she always “redeems” them with some small action and a half-assed apology where they don’t even acknowledge everything they did.
January 12, 2023
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK or decent reads
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚ ˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ˜”*°• •°*”˜ .•°*”˜˜”*°•.
.•°*”˜Diana Palmer's Marathon, 2023˜”*°•.
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
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==>Relido em 20 de junho de 2016.
Matt Caldwell: Texas Tycoon (Diana Palmer)
"It amazed him that there was a woman on the planet who could find his money repulsive, even if he didn't appeal to her himself. It was new and unpleasant to discover a woman who didn't want him. He'd never been repulsed by a woman in his life. It left him feeling inadequate."
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"You're not bad," he murmured lazily. "But the fascinated virgin bit turns me right off. I like experience."
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"His cold scrutiny made her feel cheap, just as that doctor had, just as the media had, just as her mother had..."
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"Matt had swept the floor with her, played with her, laughed at her naivete and made her out to be little better than a prostitute."
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"We had a good laugh about you," Carolyn told her outright. "I guess you'll think twice before you throw yourself at him again! He said you were so easy that you disgusted him...!"
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"How many poor fools have you played the innocent with, Miss Murry?" he asked coldly.
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"You're part of me and I'm part of you. Now you belong to me, completely."
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★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚ ˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
.•°*”˜˜”*°•. ˜”*°• •°*”˜ .•°*”˜˜”*°•.
.•°*”˜Diana Palmer's Marathon, 2023˜”*°•.
.•°*”˜.•°*”˜.•°*”˜ ˜”*°•.˜”*°•.˜”*°•.
★ *˛ ˚♥* ✰。˚˛˚ ♥ 。✰˚* ˚ ★
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==>Relido em 20 de junho de 2016.
Matt Caldwell: Texas Tycoon (Diana Palmer)
"It amazed him that there was a woman on the planet who could find his money repulsive, even if he didn't appeal to her himself. It was new and unpleasant to discover a woman who didn't want him. He'd never been repulsed by a woman in his life. It left him feeling inadequate."
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"You're not bad," he murmured lazily. "But the fascinated virgin bit turns me right off. I like experience."
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"His cold scrutiny made her feel cheap, just as that doctor had, just as the media had, just as her mother had..."
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"Matt had swept the floor with her, played with her, laughed at her naivete and made her out to be little better than a prostitute."
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"We had a good laugh about you," Carolyn told her outright. "I guess you'll think twice before you throw yourself at him again! He said you were so easy that you disgusted him...!"
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"How many poor fools have you played the innocent with, Miss Murry?" he asked coldly.
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"You're part of me and I'm part of you. Now you belong to me, completely."
November 4, 2019
Hooray for the Queen of Angst!
July 21, 2021
wow... That was hard. It really was angsty to a very high degree, with so many triggers that it is not recommended to the faint hearted.
But it's very well written, and I'm really surprised at the insight about psychological themes.
It is definitely much better than any HP or romantic novel. Not a light reading anyway.
The heroine had a nasty experience when she was a teenager: she was almost raped by her mother's boyfriend and his junkie friends when her mother, junkie herself, shot the boyfriend and her daughter.
The boyfirend died and her mother went to jail.
Poor heroine had to pass through some insensitive and awful doctor who didn't repair her damaged leg, and through a very hard process with media interest. She is 23, suffers from PTSD (of course) and has a limping.
One of her friend, the hero's cousin, helps her and finds her a job in his (and the hero's) company.
The hero is a basket case himself. He was abandoned by his mother when he was six, and sued for sexual harassment by a woman some years before.
So he's prejudiced against all women.
The heroine is afraid of touching and being touched by any man and he thinks she's repulsed by him.
Enter his hurt pride.
Because the Big Strong Man is a weak and sad child and has so low self esteem that he can't stand the thought that there might be a woman that doesn't fall at his feet.
And so, he hates her and he tries to prove that he can seduce her, the bastard.
Can't. you. leave. her.alone.
Since he's also a male chauvinist, he obviously thinks that she's sleeping with his cousin. One night they go dancing with the hero's present date and the heroine and the hero dance latino all night. The heroine hurts her leg, and the hero, even if she is hurt and suffering, plans to seduce her and takes her to his house, where he makes out with her. What a romantic guy. The heroine is fascinated that she is not repulsed by the hero, and she likes being touched by him. Until, after a bit of mauling, he rejects her and slut-shames her.
Then he takes her home and makes fun of her. The heroine is shattered and her leg is hurting. She also receives a phone call by ow that says that the hero pitied her and was only making fun of her.
The day after the hero and his cousin find the heroine in bed with so much pain that they have to take her to emergency.
The heroine has major surgery, where hes leg is settled and she won't limp anymore, and the hero pays for it because he feels guilty and thinks he caused her damage.
But he thinks she's a gold digger and he doesn't want her in his company. But his cousin insists that she stays.
When she's back, a week after the surgery, still with a cast on her leg, the hero literally corners her and mauls her in his office.
This was the worst part of the book.
He was sued years ago by one of his employer for sexual harassment and he exploits her physical weakness trying assaulting her when she's only days out from a major surgery and with a cast on her leg? What kind of sob are you?
The heroine obviously has a panick attack and is in shock, and faints.
Of course she leaves the job.
I think that a man doing a thing like that deserved to be sued for sexual abuse and sent to jail, in addition to pay a very high sum to the heroine.
Instead, he molests her again and keeps asking her questions about her past that she doesn't want to answer, the bastard.
Just.Fu**.Leave.Her.Alone.
She doesn't want to tell anything about her past, she's an employee and the only right thing to do was to keep his distance and respect her.
I found this man very disturbing, I was very distressed at this point.
I found him abusive. I don't care if he felt attracted by her and was annoyed by her cold behaviour to him, he abused of his power in an awful way.
He was no better than the man who tried to rape her years before.
Because she was a weak, defenceless, sick woman.
This hero is a creep.
Unredeemable.
Unlikable.
yes, afterwards he repents and has a personality trasplant, but it was not enough.
His behaviour would have been very gross and unforgivable even if the heroine was not a traumatized and injured young woman.
This is sexual harassment and I'm not even sorry that he was wrongly accused years before, actually I think it was a profecy of what he would become-
The second half of the book he was another man, and tried in any way to make it up to the heroine, but I couldn't forget his previous behaviour.
So this hero is really one of the worst ever.
But.
I loved the heroine instead, and I loved how DP managed to describe her coping ways, her inner thoughts, her feelings. It was skillfully done. One of her best performance in this field.
Better than mystery, murders, texas rangers and spies and mercenaries.
And the angst.
I'm still trying to slow my heart rate, and my eyes burn.
So, I loved this book very much.
But it's very well written, and I'm really surprised at the insight about psychological themes.
It is definitely much better than any HP or romantic novel. Not a light reading anyway.
The heroine had a nasty experience when she was a teenager: she was almost raped by her mother's boyfriend and his junkie friends when her mother, junkie herself, shot the boyfriend and her daughter.
The boyfirend died and her mother went to jail.
Poor heroine had to pass through some insensitive and awful doctor who didn't repair her damaged leg, and through a very hard process with media interest. She is 23, suffers from PTSD (of course) and has a limping.
One of her friend, the hero's cousin, helps her and finds her a job in his (and the hero's) company.
The hero is a basket case himself. He was abandoned by his mother when he was six, and sued for sexual harassment by a woman some years before.
So he's prejudiced against all women.
The heroine is afraid of touching and being touched by any man and he thinks she's repulsed by him.
Enter his hurt pride.
Because the Big Strong Man is a weak and sad child and has so low self esteem that he can't stand the thought that there might be a woman that doesn't fall at his feet.
And so, he hates her and he tries to prove that he can seduce her, the bastard.
Can't. you. leave. her.alone.
Since he's also a male chauvinist, he obviously thinks that she's sleeping with his cousin. One night they go dancing with the hero's present date and the heroine and the hero dance latino all night. The heroine hurts her leg, and the hero, even if she is hurt and suffering, plans to seduce her and takes her to his house, where he makes out with her. What a romantic guy. The heroine is fascinated that she is not repulsed by the hero, and she likes being touched by him. Until, after a bit of mauling, he rejects her and slut-shames her.
Then he takes her home and makes fun of her. The heroine is shattered and her leg is hurting. She also receives a phone call by ow that says that the hero pitied her and was only making fun of her.
The day after the hero and his cousin find the heroine in bed with so much pain that they have to take her to emergency.
The heroine has major surgery, where hes leg is settled and she won't limp anymore, and the hero pays for it because he feels guilty and thinks he caused her damage.
But he thinks she's a gold digger and he doesn't want her in his company. But his cousin insists that she stays.
When she's back, a week after the surgery, still with a cast on her leg, the hero literally corners her and mauls her in his office.
This was the worst part of the book.
He was sued years ago by one of his employer for sexual harassment and he exploits her physical weakness trying assaulting her when she's only days out from a major surgery and with a cast on her leg? What kind of sob are you?
The heroine obviously has a panick attack and is in shock, and faints.
Of course she leaves the job.
I think that a man doing a thing like that deserved to be sued for sexual abuse and sent to jail, in addition to pay a very high sum to the heroine.
Instead, he molests her again and keeps asking her questions about her past that she doesn't want to answer, the bastard.
Just.Fu**.Leave.Her.Alone.
She doesn't want to tell anything about her past, she's an employee and the only right thing to do was to keep his distance and respect her.
I found this man very disturbing, I was very distressed at this point.
I found him abusive. I don't care if he felt attracted by her and was annoyed by her cold behaviour to him, he abused of his power in an awful way.
He was no better than the man who tried to rape her years before.
Because she was a weak, defenceless, sick woman.
This hero is a creep.
Unredeemable.
Unlikable.
yes, afterwards he repents and has a personality trasplant, but it was not enough.
His behaviour would have been very gross and unforgivable even if the heroine was not a traumatized and injured young woman.
This is sexual harassment and I'm not even sorry that he was wrongly accused years before, actually I think it was a profecy of what he would become-
The second half of the book he was another man, and tried in any way to make it up to the heroine, but I couldn't forget his previous behaviour.
So this hero is really one of the worst ever.
But.
I loved the heroine instead, and I loved how DP managed to describe her coping ways, her inner thoughts, her feelings. It was skillfully done. One of her best performance in this field.
Better than mystery, murders, texas rangers and spies and mercenaries.
And the angst.
I'm still trying to slow my heart rate, and my eyes burn.
So, I loved this book very much.
April 28, 2017
Leído el 27/02/2011
Hombres De Texas 22 - El Soltero Mas Codiciado
Argumento:
Él era un texano rico, poderoso y algo cínico, y aunque muchas mujeres habían intentado ganarse el corazón de Matt Caldwell, el soltero más codiciado de Jacobsville, ninguna lo había conseguido. Pero con Leslie Murry todo iba a ser diferente. Matt se sentía muy atraído por esa misteriosa secretaria que luchaba por dejar atrás un pasado traumático. A pesar de que al principio no quisiera admitirlo, la vulnerabilidad de Leslie despertaba en él todo su instinto de protección y, tras el primer beso, ya no pudo resistirse a hacer suya a aquella mujer tan necesitada de la ternura de un hombre, pero no estaba dispuesto a bajar la guardia hasta haberla convencido de que le entregara también su corazón.
Hombres De Texas 22 - El Soltero Mas Codiciado
Argumento:
Él era un texano rico, poderoso y algo cínico, y aunque muchas mujeres habían intentado ganarse el corazón de Matt Caldwell, el soltero más codiciado de Jacobsville, ninguna lo había conseguido. Pero con Leslie Murry todo iba a ser diferente. Matt se sentía muy atraído por esa misteriosa secretaria que luchaba por dejar atrás un pasado traumático. A pesar de que al principio no quisiera admitirlo, la vulnerabilidad de Leslie despertaba en él todo su instinto de protección y, tras el primer beso, ya no pudo resistirse a hacer suya a aquella mujer tan necesitada de la ternura de un hombre, pero no estaba dispuesto a bajar la guardia hasta haberla convencido de que le entregara también su corazón.
February 26, 2014
17 year old Leslie used to be infatuated with her mother's lover. One night he almost rapes her, her mother shoots him, she ends up in jail and Leslie is hurt both physically and emotionally. Six years later Leslie moves to a new town to work for Matt. He has mommy issues and is rude to poor Leslie but when he finds out the truth about her past he grovels and totally redeems himself. Great read!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 30, 2020
Why does this H have a last name, and why is his first name so basic? Matt Caldwell sounds like your long-time insurance agent, not a Palmer H. Matt and Leslie Caldwell are people on my holiday card list. So big name fail. Instead, I am going to rename them something more Palmer-esque: he will be Block Caldwell, and her name will be Flissy.
So, that's better and here's my review. Block is a pouty, irritable crab with garden-variety issues, and Flissy is one of those h's with ludicrously pathetic backstories. She’s damaged, but she has a right to be. He's mean with a dash of cruel, but is actually one of the milder Palmer H's. Also, they like to dance, as you will see in this book and also in later books where they are at the local dances. I can't remember their special dance (every couple in town has a different one that they are best at, and by the end of the series I swear one if the h's is impromptu jitterbugging with Harley Fowler) so let's just assume it's the foxtrot.
There's an OW, but she's pretty mild, which surprises me because the more tragic the Palmer h, the viler the OW is, in which case she should have been blinding the h with acid. Instead she says some mean stuff.
So, that's better and here's my review. Block is a pouty, irritable crab with garden-variety issues, and Flissy is one of those h's with ludicrously pathetic backstories. She’s damaged, but she has a right to be. He's mean with a dash of cruel, but is actually one of the milder Palmer H's. Also, they like to dance, as you will see in this book and also in later books where they are at the local dances. I can't remember their special dance (every couple in town has a different one that they are best at, and by the end of the series I swear one if the h's is impromptu jitterbugging with Harley Fowler) so let's just assume it's the foxtrot.
There's an OW, but she's pretty mild, which surprises me because the more tragic the Palmer h, the viler the OW is, in which case she should have been blinding the h with acid. Instead she says some mean stuff.
November 27, 2014
Classic Diana Palmer
Part of Palmer's long running Long, Tall Texans series, this is the story of two decent people who have to deal with misunderstandings to find happiness together.
THE STORY: Leslie Murray has a horrendous past that she is hiding from. She was almost raped as a teenager and then shot in a salacious event that the press is still interested in. She just wants to have a quiet life. When she does to work for Matt Caldwell's business, he is determined not to trust her. He misunderstands her confused responses and having been burned before by a woman believes Leslie to be manipulative and deceitful. When he finds out the truth about her past, he needs to earn her trust that he unknowingly betrayed.
OPINION: I enjoyed reading this book. It was a simple read and typical of Palmer's type of book. Although I was somewhat annoyed by Matt's insistence on misunderstanding Leslie, I thought that he redeemed himself well and I liked that the book resolved all the loose ends of the story. The book isn't deep and I don't think it is one that I would put on a keeper shelf, but I enjoyed it while I was reading it.
WORTH MENTIONING: While it is not necessary to have read other books in the series to enjoy this one, fans of the series will be pleased with the little updates and cameos that Palmer works into this book.
FINAL DECISION: This book is classic Diana Palmer: innocent woman who is treated poorly because of mistakes and assumptions made by the hero. This book is what I expect when I read a Palmer book. It falls in the middle of her books for me. I've read better but I enjoyed the story in this one.
CONNECTED BOOKS: MATT CALDWELL is the 22nd book in the Long, Tall Texans series. The books can be read as standalones.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3.75 stars.
Part of Palmer's long running Long, Tall Texans series, this is the story of two decent people who have to deal with misunderstandings to find happiness together.
THE STORY: Leslie Murray has a horrendous past that she is hiding from. She was almost raped as a teenager and then shot in a salacious event that the press is still interested in. She just wants to have a quiet life. When she does to work for Matt Caldwell's business, he is determined not to trust her. He misunderstands her confused responses and having been burned before by a woman believes Leslie to be manipulative and deceitful. When he finds out the truth about her past, he needs to earn her trust that he unknowingly betrayed.
OPINION: I enjoyed reading this book. It was a simple read and typical of Palmer's type of book. Although I was somewhat annoyed by Matt's insistence on misunderstanding Leslie, I thought that he redeemed himself well and I liked that the book resolved all the loose ends of the story. The book isn't deep and I don't think it is one that I would put on a keeper shelf, but I enjoyed it while I was reading it.
WORTH MENTIONING: While it is not necessary to have read other books in the series to enjoy this one, fans of the series will be pleased with the little updates and cameos that Palmer works into this book.
FINAL DECISION: This book is classic Diana Palmer: innocent woman who is treated poorly because of mistakes and assumptions made by the hero. This book is what I expect when I read a Palmer book. It falls in the middle of her books for me. I've read better but I enjoyed the story in this one.
CONNECTED BOOKS: MATT CALDWELL is the 22nd book in the Long, Tall Texans series. The books can be read as standalones.
STAR RATING: I give this book 3.75 stars.
July 3, 2013
Homens do Texas 22
Entregando o Coração
Diana Palmer
Compreendo, às vezes acho que compreendo demais os ogrinhos da DP, mas o que posso fazer? Adoro todos. Bom, voltando ao que interessa...
É compreensível que Matt seja desconfiado, principalmente com as mulheres. Ainda mais porque elas se jogam aos seus pés. Que homem não ficaria extremamente receoso, de não precisar fazer esforço algum, para conquistar as mulheres. É obvio que ele pense que todas elas só querem o seu dinheiro, e não se importam com o homem que ele é.
O fato de Leslie não seguir esse padrão e ainda por cima ser misteriosa, o deixou perdido, porque ele não sabia se comportar numa situação como essa. E quando ela o repele, porque tem medo que ele a toque. Matt tem o orgulho ferido, e fica furioso e completamente perdido. E assim, ele começa a tratá-la de maneira muito injusta, a maltratando-a todo o momento.
Na realidade Matt está muito confuso, porque senti um desejo irracional por Leslie, e isso o deixa vulnerável, e como ele não quer sentir assim por ela. É obvio que ele não quer ter sentimento algum por ela. Torna-se um homem completamente irascível e intratável.
Mas quando descobre a verdade, Matt se sente tão culpado, que cheguei a sentir pena, olhe que normalmente fico com ódio dos ogrinhos, bom, como ele não e bobo ou coisa parecida. Vai tentar se redimir de todas as maneiras, e vai amá-la e protegê-la de tudo e de todos. O amor definitivamente é lindo!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
ADORO!!!
Entregando o Coração
Diana Palmer
Compreendo, às vezes acho que compreendo demais os ogrinhos da DP, mas o que posso fazer? Adoro todos. Bom, voltando ao que interessa...
É compreensível que Matt seja desconfiado, principalmente com as mulheres. Ainda mais porque elas se jogam aos seus pés. Que homem não ficaria extremamente receoso, de não precisar fazer esforço algum, para conquistar as mulheres. É obvio que ele pense que todas elas só querem o seu dinheiro, e não se importam com o homem que ele é.
O fato de Leslie não seguir esse padrão e ainda por cima ser misteriosa, o deixou perdido, porque ele não sabia se comportar numa situação como essa. E quando ela o repele, porque tem medo que ele a toque. Matt tem o orgulho ferido, e fica furioso e completamente perdido. E assim, ele começa a tratá-la de maneira muito injusta, a maltratando-a todo o momento.
Na realidade Matt está muito confuso, porque senti um desejo irracional por Leslie, e isso o deixa vulnerável, e como ele não quer sentir assim por ela. É obvio que ele não quer ter sentimento algum por ela. Torna-se um homem completamente irascível e intratável.
Mas quando descobre a verdade, Matt se sente tão culpado, que cheguei a sentir pena, olhe que normalmente fico com ódio dos ogrinhos, bom, como ele não e bobo ou coisa parecida. Vai tentar se redimir de todas as maneiras, e vai amá-la e protegê-la de tudo e de todos. O amor definitivamente é lindo!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
ADORO!!!
December 16, 2017
Tuy không phải lần đầu đọc một tiểu thuyết lãng mạn, nhưng có thể nói là lần đầu mình đọc một tiểu thuyết lãng mạn hiện đại của Mỹ, và có lẽ nó có một chút gì đó gợi mình nghĩ đến ngôn tình của Trung Quốc. Và phải nói là rất hay :))
Yếu tố tình cảm trong truyện phải công nhận Palmer đã miêu tả nội tâm suy nghĩ nhân vật rất xuất sắc, và tuy rằng mình không cảm thấy quá xúc động hay xao xuyến trước những lời nói (dù phải công nhận ra rất tình cảm) của Matt và Leslie, mình lại cảm thấy những cuộc đối thoại giữa 2 người này thật hài hước và đôi lúc khiến mình bật cười. Có lẽ tính gây cười ở đây là do sự ngố của Leslie hoàn toàn không có kinh nghiệm trong tình cảm, và bởi cách cư xử thỉnh thoảng lạnh lùng, khó đoán, như một người đàn ông của cô nàng yếu đuối Leslie. Có lẽ chính vì vẻ ngoài mạnh mẽ can trường và tâm hồn yếu đuối đã làm cho độc giả thêm yêu nhân vật cô gái này :))
3 ngày trải nghiệm cuốn sách này cho mình một cảm giác thú vị và hiểu một chút gì đó hơn về tình yêu và tình thương giữa người với người.
Yếu tố tình cảm trong truyện phải công nhận Palmer đã miêu tả nội tâm suy nghĩ nhân vật rất xuất sắc, và tuy rằng mình không cảm thấy quá xúc động hay xao xuyến trước những lời nói (dù phải công nhận ra rất tình cảm) của Matt và Leslie, mình lại cảm thấy những cuộc đối thoại giữa 2 người này thật hài hước và đôi lúc khiến mình bật cười. Có lẽ tính gây cười ở đây là do sự ngố của Leslie hoàn toàn không có kinh nghiệm trong tình cảm, và bởi cách cư xử thỉnh thoảng lạnh lùng, khó đoán, như một người đàn ông của cô nàng yếu đuối Leslie. Có lẽ chính vì vẻ ngoài mạnh mẽ can trường và tâm hồn yếu đuối đã làm cho độc giả thêm yêu nhân vật cô gái này :))
3 ngày trải nghiệm cuốn sách này cho mình một cảm giác thú vị và hiểu một chút gì đó hơn về tình yêu và tình thương giữa người với người.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 6, 2016
What I liked most of this book was the epilogue.
I wanted to pity h considering her traumatic past, however, she had no self-respect at first! More than often I wanted to smack H while read DP's books, but not this one. Of course this H was also a cruel jerk at first, but h's reaction toward H was so incoherent that I wanted to ask her, "what's wrong with you?"
Fortunately, she grew some backbone at the middle of this book, and H did try hard to win her trust and love after he learned the truth about her past. Finally an H in DP's books did apologize properly, “But you know what hurts the most?” he added, looking down into her worried eyes. “What he did still wasn’t as bad as what I did to you. I won’t ever forgive myself for that. Not if I live to be a hundred."
I wanted to pity h considering her traumatic past, however, she had no self-respect at first! More than often I wanted to smack H while read DP's books, but not this one. Of course this H was also a cruel jerk at first, but h's reaction toward H was so incoherent that I wanted to ask her, "what's wrong with you?"
Fortunately, she grew some backbone at the middle of this book, and H did try hard to win her trust and love after he learned the truth about her past. Finally an H in DP's books did apologize properly, “But you know what hurts the most?” he added, looking down into her worried eyes. “What he did still wasn’t as bad as what I did to you. I won’t ever forgive myself for that. Not if I live to be a hundred."
November 5, 2012
3.5 star rating
I didn't like the book much in beginning because of the way Matt treats Leslie. He's an ogre, I hated him for it. But I loved the way the book progresses and ends, it's why the book got 3.5 stars. I loved how slowly he goes with her after he finds out about her past, and how much he was willing to do in the way of making amends. It was a nice book.
I didn't like the book much in beginning because of the way Matt treats Leslie. He's an ogre, I hated him for it. But I loved the way the book progresses and ends, it's why the book got 3.5 stars. I loved how slowly he goes with her after he finds out about her past, and how much he was willing to do in the way of making amends. It was a nice book.
December 5, 2017
Una trama ligera y rápida de leer, entretenida.
No me gustó el protagonista. Durante toda la historia demostró ser un tipo egoísta, arrogante y abusador, hasta el último capítulo donde expresa que llevarse a la prota a su casa como amante no era suficiente para él, en ningún momento pensó en Leslie, en si era justo o no para ella.
No me gustó el protagonista. Durante toda la historia demostró ser un tipo egoísta, arrogante y abusador, hasta el último capítulo donde expresa que llevarse a la prota a su casa como amante no era suficiente para él, en ningún momento pensó en Leslie, en si era justo o no para ella.
May 1, 2018
Matt, aunque típico obcecado de Texas, no era como todos los demás, y estaba lleno de ternura. Bella historia.
November 18, 2017
OK, let's be honest, Matt Caldwell was a total jerk and manwhore when he first met Leslie. His behaviors toward her were rude and unprofessional when he sexually attacked her at work and tried to make her working experience miserable. I'm not trying to defend him, or making excuses for his behaviors. But everyone has a past, a wound in their soul that prevents them from having a normal relationship with a certain group of people. For Matt Caldwell, it was women. He never trusted women before he met Leslie, because his mom left him in someone else's care when he was a young kid. That tragedy at such a young age made him become a bitter man when it came to women, especially when he saw that many women willingly threw themselves at him just to gain some profit. He had never experienced love or be truly loved by anyone. Imagine you were him, even if you are a woman, you can easily understand why he lost his faith in the opposite sex. Deep down inside, he wasn't a bad or offensive man. He was reacting to his own system of beliefs regarding women, which gave him a bad name in the mind of Leslie.
But just let pause for a moment and contemplate what a wonderful journey Matt had grown to redeem himself and win Leslie's heart? And clearly he showed his deep remorse for hurting Leslie and treating her poorly. I bet he had fallen in love with her the moment he saw her, but his pride was too high to let him recognize it. I was so invested in reading about these two characters that I couldn't put the book down. What a great read!
The only things that prompted me from giving this book 5 stars are the fact that it was too short, so I couldn't see clearly for myself how the romance between Leslie and Matt grew. And the fact that Leslie victim-blamed herself for what happened to her in the past. Ughhh!!!! But at the end, the epilogue still made me smile for their perfectly happy ending. Love love love this book <3 <3 <3
But just let pause for a moment and contemplate what a wonderful journey Matt had grown to redeem himself and win Leslie's heart? And clearly he showed his deep remorse for hurting Leslie and treating her poorly. I bet he had fallen in love with her the moment he saw her, but his pride was too high to let him recognize it. I was so invested in reading about these two characters that I couldn't put the book down. What a great read!
The only things that prompted me from giving this book 5 stars are the fact that it was too short, so I couldn't see clearly for myself how the romance between Leslie and Matt grew. And the fact that Leslie victim-blamed herself for what happened to her in the past. Ughhh!!!! But at the end, the epilogue still made me smile for their perfectly happy ending. Love love love this book <3 <3 <3
August 24, 2024
Las tres estrellas me sorprendieron.
Lo que me aburre de estos libros es que estos rancheros no pueden ser el típico gringo que baila y disfruta de la música popular de los 90. Diana ama la música "latina" y crea bandas latinas para que bailen "bailes latinos" y me pregunto... ¿Cuales? ¿Lambada, salsa, bachata, merengue, tango?
Fuera de eso, me gusto el libro. El pasado triste de Matt Caldwell tiene sentido, aun así Diana usa el típico "su pasado fue peor que el mío" cuando la heroína vio morir a su padre, creció con una madre que no la quería, el novio de la madre con sus amigos la asaltan sexualmente y casi la violan en grupo.
Matt Caldwell es el personaje usual de Palmer idiota con postgrado en sacar conclusiones erróneas, a diferencia de los "héroes" anteriores este tiene un ego por las nubes y ese es el hecho por el cual le hace la vida imposible a la heroína. Ella fue la primera mujer que no le beso los pies y él queda en estado de shock.
El actuar de la heroína tiene sentido con el pasado que ya escribí y es un personaje consistente.
Lo admito, en estos últimos libros los personajes principales son consistentes a sus personalidades.
Matt cuando se entera de todo, se emborracha y se disculpa. Sí, a diferencia de otros macho alfa Palmerianos Caldwell se disculpa, la trata bien, se muestra arrepentido de verdad no como King del libro "The princess bride" puaj.
El final fue bastante bonito para lo que tuvo que vivir Leslie, me gustó leer parte del futuro de estos personajes.
Lo que me aburre de estos libros es que estos rancheros no pueden ser el típico gringo que baila y disfruta de la música popular de los 90. Diana ama la música "latina" y crea bandas latinas para que bailen "bailes latinos" y me pregunto... ¿Cuales? ¿Lambada, salsa, bachata, merengue, tango?
Fuera de eso, me gusto el libro. El pasado triste de Matt Caldwell tiene sentido, aun así Diana usa el típico "su pasado fue peor que el mío" cuando la heroína vio morir a su padre, creció con una madre que no la quería, el novio de la madre con sus amigos la asaltan sexualmente y casi la violan en grupo.
Matt Caldwell es el personaje usual de Palmer idiota con postgrado en sacar conclusiones erróneas, a diferencia de los "héroes" anteriores este tiene un ego por las nubes y ese es el hecho por el cual le hace la vida imposible a la heroína. Ella fue la primera mujer que no le beso los pies y él queda en estado de shock.
El actuar de la heroína tiene sentido con el pasado que ya escribí y es un personaje consistente.
Lo admito, en estos últimos libros los personajes principales son consistentes a sus personalidades.
Matt cuando se entera de todo, se emborracha y se disculpa. Sí, a diferencia de otros macho alfa Palmerianos Caldwell se disculpa, la trata bien, se muestra arrepentido de verdad no como King del libro "The princess bride" puaj.
El final fue bastante bonito para lo que tuvo que vivir Leslie, me gustó leer parte del futuro de estos personajes.
July 27, 2018
Matt & Leslie
Leslie is the typical DP heroine, she is shy, innocence and poor. And she has a very tragic pass. Her mother's boyfriend and two of his friends tried to rape her, before her mother showed up end shot him. Unfortunately one of the bullets hit Leslie on the leg leaving her with a permanent limp. When she needs a place to hide, her school offer her a small piece of heaven, Jacobsville. However, she soon makes a enemy in Matt, the Texas tycoon and to her dismay, her new boss. Matt is a sought after bachelor billionaire and he can't believe when Leslie tries to avoid him at all costs. There is something mysterious about her, like she is hiding something and he is determined to find out what. This is one of my favourite books! Fantastic read and I highly recommend
Leslie is the typical DP heroine, she is shy, innocence and poor. And she has a very tragic pass. Her mother's boyfriend and two of his friends tried to rape her, before her mother showed up end shot him. Unfortunately one of the bullets hit Leslie on the leg leaving her with a permanent limp. When she needs a place to hide, her school offer her a small piece of heaven, Jacobsville. However, she soon makes a enemy in Matt, the Texas tycoon and to her dismay, her new boss. Matt is a sought after bachelor billionaire and he can't believe when Leslie tries to avoid him at all costs. There is something mysterious about her, like she is hiding something and he is determined to find out what. This is one of my favourite books! Fantastic read and I highly recommend
September 7, 2019
Okay, this story had many of the DP themes: older H, innocent and younger h, rich H who treated h badly, etc. It also had a h who was a survivor. The h's best friend was the H's cousin and this guy was a true friend. He was impressive. The back story was tragic and made the journey experienced by the h and her mother even more impressive.
The H. He did learn and evolve from a self-centered bully to someone capable to caring for others. Yes he had experienced childhood trauma BUT he was also taken in by a family who loved and provided for him. His unwillingness to trust women given his circumstances (rich, single, good looking) not his childhood was understandable but again he carried it to extremes.
I enjoy Diana Palmer's writing skills and she can spin a story! Yes I will continue to read her works and, yes, I will recommend them to others.
The H. He did learn and evolve from a self-centered bully to someone capable to caring for others. Yes he had experienced childhood trauma BUT he was also taken in by a family who loved and provided for him. His unwillingness to trust women given his circumstances (rich, single, good looking) not his childhood was understandable but again he carried it to extremes.
I enjoy Diana Palmer's writing skills and she can spin a story! Yes I will continue to read her works and, yes, I will recommend them to others.
February 12, 2022
DNF at 43%
Ugh only a few pages in and I don’t want to read about this heroine who is stammering and panicking because a man is talking to her, and talking like a gold digger. I also don’t want to read about a hero who is referred to as a connoisseur of women (yuck) and who is thinking things like this “Women didn’t usually try to back away from him; especially ordinary ones like this. She fell far short of his usual companions”.
I made it to 43% - enough time for the hero to manhandle the heroine (badly enough to cause physical pain), ridicule and shame her, and force her to go home with him. Also, he’s her boss’s boss and this makes his behaviour even less okay.
I’m grossed out by this hero.
Ugh only a few pages in and I don’t want to read about this heroine who is stammering and panicking because a man is talking to her, and talking like a gold digger. I also don’t want to read about a hero who is referred to as a connoisseur of women (yuck) and who is thinking things like this “Women didn’t usually try to back away from him; especially ordinary ones like this. She fell far short of his usual companions”.
I made it to 43% - enough time for the hero to manhandle the heroine (badly enough to cause physical pain), ridicule and shame her, and force her to go home with him. Also, he’s her boss’s boss and this makes his behaviour even less okay.
I’m grossed out by this hero.
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October 1, 2024
Matt Caldwell & Leslie Murray
It was well written, but I wouldn't want to re-read it because of heroine's backstory was too tragic and the hero's treatment of her was a bit much.
It drove me nuts that hero doesn't trust women and think they are all liars and yet he trusted the other woman when she says she didn't say something that she did say to heroine.
It was nice to know that he didn't sleep with the other woman, but I don't understand why she went to San Antonio with him or why he kept hanging out with her.
It was nice that there were more than 3 chapters of hero making amends and treating heroine well and earning her trust, rather than a last chapter realization that he was wrong. P.
It was well written, but I wouldn't want to re-read it because of heroine's backstory was too tragic and the hero's treatment of her was a bit much.
It drove me nuts that hero doesn't trust women and think they are all liars and yet he trusted the other woman when she says she didn't say something that she did say to heroine.
It was nice to know that he didn't sleep with the other woman, but I don't understand why she went to San Antonio with him or why he kept hanging out with her.
It was nice that there were more than 3 chapters of hero making amends and treating heroine well and earning her trust, rather than a last chapter realization that he was wrong. P.
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September 11, 2023
At this point pint in the Long Tall Texans series it seems that DP has been granted a longer word count. And hurrah to that! She uses her extra time well - we have the H having his face rubbed in how wrong he's been, then a great big grovel, followed by a proper wooing in which he has to earn the right to ask our h to marry him.
I loved it, and thank goodness because the last few in the series (including one edition of three novellas) were not that good. Hopefully DP is back on form.
I loved it, and thank goodness because the last few in the series (including one edition of three novellas) were not that good. Hopefully DP is back on form.
October 31, 2019
Cowboys are the Best
Your story is always so filled with true human emotions and they get to be so gloriously addicted to them.I truly appreciate that all your are so clean and exciting like it should be all of us have a very deep seated need to be be loved and cherished by the person we love and truly become one in God's great plan for everyone to find completeness in heart ,body and spirit. Thank you Carmen
Your story is always so filled with true human emotions and they get to be so gloriously addicted to them.I truly appreciate that all your are so clean and exciting like it should be all of us have a very deep seated need to be be loved and cherished by the person we love and truly become one in God's great plan for everyone to find completeness in heart ,body and spirit. Thank you Carmen
May 28, 2021
OMG, the poor heroine has had a bad start in life and it didn't get any easier for her until the age of 23. When she first meets the hero, things don't ease up for her either because he's a real ass to her: he's malicious and hurtful almost every chance he gets. Despite all this, I liked this story way more than I thought I would.
February 21, 2023
DNF. The heroine who was limping with damaged leg was able to perform an difficult latin dance with the H. That was an example of how realistic the story was.
The heroine as a teenager was infatuated with her mother’s lover who was a drug dealer. He assaulted her but hadn’t managed to rape her because her mother shot him. There was too much drama and tragedy. The H was nasty in the beginning but he soon did 180. The plot felt forced and boring.
I lost interest by the other half of the book.
The heroine as a teenager was infatuated with her mother’s lover who was a drug dealer. He assaulted her but hadn’t managed to rape her because her mother shot him. There was too much drama and tragedy. The H was nasty in the beginning but he soon did 180. The plot felt forced and boring.
I lost interest by the other half of the book.
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April 8, 2018
I felt a little disappointed. I just expected more with Matt Caldwell's story. He was just awful. The heroine was annoyingly too forgiving to everyone. I love Jacobsville TX there are some powerful men it the place😉
July 26, 2024
I liked this book and would have given it a five star rating except for how badly the hero behaves in the first half of the book. He does redeem himself in the second half but it would be hard to forget what he did.
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