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Brides to Be
The Australian and Heart of Ice
Famous for creating charming, irresistibly romantic love stories that live on in readers' hearts, Diana Palmer is an author that always brings delight. This wonderful volume features two full-length stories of love and devotion -- each ending with a bride to be
Famous for creating charming, irresistibly romantic love stories that live on in readers' hearts, Diana Palmer is an author that always brings delight. This wonderful volume features two full-length stories of love and devotion -- each ending with a bride to be
For guaranteed joy and satisfaction, readers always choose Diana Palmer ... and that means you should, too
Strong, magnetic men, feisty women and the powerful sizzling attraction between them are trademarks of international bestselling author Diana Palmer. Escape with two complete novels -- and fall in love all over again . . .
The Australian: He'd claimed she was too young and broken their engagement -- and her heart. But when rugged Outback rancher Jonathan Sterling stormed back into Priscilla Johnson's life, dare she hope that this time she'd end up his bride?
Heart of Ice: Sparks flew whenever feisty Kati James went near powerful Egan Winthrop. Though innocent Kati agreed to come to Egan's ranch to research her next novel, she hadn't counted on the breathtaking attraction that grew between them -- or Egan's discovering she was a virgin . . .
400 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 2002
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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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June 17, 2025
When these couples weren’t bickering with each other, they actually had really beautiful relationships. Both novels were interesting and had that classic enemies-to-lovers vibe, though they did feel pretty similar. One thing I didn’t like was how the men talked to the women—it definitely highlighted the time period the books were written in.
August 28, 2014
This book came out a while ago but I am just discovering it. The first entry, The Australian is about a man who loses everything and therefore snubs his teenage bride-to-be. The man was arrogant, snobbish and yet teen, later a woman, could not stop herself from accepting his abuse. The second entry, Heart of Ice, says it all. In the beginning, it was interesting because the bickering was tossed back and forth. Later, when the woman realizes she's in love with the abusive, yet wealthy cattleman, she takes the ridicule without giving back much except to run. In both stories, the women are virgins. And in both stories, the men reject them because of it until realizing it is a great honor that these ladies were never touched by another man and they would be the first. What a concept. Despite the plot lines, these stories are well written and that is why the three star rating.
May 12, 2014
This book has 2 stories in it and while I like "Heart of Ice", I cannot say the same for "The Australian". I really do not like reading stories that are set down under. Heart of Ice is about innocent Kati James and older, curmudgeonly (sp?) Egan Winthrop. It's fun to watch the sparks fly between these two as their relationship develops.
May 20, 2014
Good read as always by Diana Palmer!!
August 3, 2014
Loved it!!!
December 28, 2017
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July 16, 2014
I loved it. Even though I've read the stories in this book separately, I still loving it.
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December 31, 2017Strong, magnetic men, feisty women and the powerful sizzling attraction between them are trademarks of international bestselling author Diana Palmer. Escape with two complete novels -- and fall in love all over again . . .
The Australian: He'd claimed she was too young and broken their engagement -- and her heart. But when rugged Outback rancher Jonathan Sterling stormed back into Priscilla Johnson's life, dare she hope that this time she'd end up his bride?
Heart of Ice: Sparks flew whenever feisty Kati James went near powerful Egan Winthrop. Though innocent Kati agreed to come to Egan's ranch to research her next novel, she hadn't counted on the breathtaking attraction that grew between them -- or Egan's discovering she was a virgin . . .
The Australian: He'd claimed she was too young and broken their engagement -- and her heart. But when rugged Outback rancher Jonathan Sterling stormed back into Priscilla Johnson's life, dare she hope that this time she'd end up his bride?
Heart of Ice: Sparks flew whenever feisty Kati James went near powerful Egan Winthrop. Though innocent Kati agreed to come to Egan's ranch to research her next novel, she hadn't counted on the breathtaking attraction that grew between them -- or Egan's discovering she was a virgin . . .
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