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Courageous

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The life of a paid mercenary makes sense to Special Forces Officer Winslow Grange. The jungles of South America may make his former job as a ranch manager for his friend Jay Pendleton look like a cakewalk, but it’s nothing that the former Green Beret can’t handle.
A woman’s heart, however—that’s dangerous territory. Back in Texas, Grange’s biggest problem was avoiding Peg L...more

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Published June 26th 2012 by Harlequin HQN

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Jul 14, 2012 Nicole rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: cowboy-romance

I love Diana Palmer and the fact that the books are all written with the same formula. I actually like that! I like that the hero/heroine are always so similar (older guy/younger girl with strong moral values etc). They were always funny and well written, with an emphasis on the hero/heroine and their relationship. This was such a disappointment. The secondary storyline with General Machado totally took over that there was no way I could get behind the relationship of Grange and Peg. I was so lo...more

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Jan 26, 2013 Laura Beth rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: did-not-like-would-not-recommend, could-not-finish

One day I will learn to look at reviews BEFORE I buy/check-out a book instead of AFTER so I can determine if I am alone in my assessment. Diana Palmer was one of the first romance writers I read (sneaking the book from my great-aunt's guest room as a young teenager). I was super disappointed in this book to the point I stopped reading after the hero landed in the jungle. It was too much military stuff. As others have noted, the heroine supposedly has all these values but then over-sexes herself....more

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Sep 14, 2012 Rachel added it

I've read four Diana Palmer books so far, and I would rank this at #3, probably. I didn't really like it, had to force myself through parts, especially toward the beginning. I am drawn to her books through an interest in particular characters, rather than an overall plot or appreciation for her writing. So it's always disappointing when those characters aren't discussed as much as I'd like. "Grange" was uneven and not as smart as he is described, "Peg" is as thick as a plank, and they both have...more I've read four Diana Palmer books so far, and I would rank this at #3, probably. I didn't really like it, had to force myself through parts, especially toward the beginning. I am drawn to her books through an interest in particular characters, rather than an overall plot or appreciation for her writing. So it's always disappointing when those characters aren't discussed as much as I'd like. "Grange" was uneven and not as smart as he is described, "Peg" is as thick as a plank, and they both have some strange ideas. I don't mind Palmer's comments about virginity and whatnot, but she doesn't go about it the right way, especially with these characters. She should demonstrate what their convictions are through their ACTIONS, rather than going ON and ON about it. It shows a kind of defensiveness and immaturity on the part of Peg in particular, who is after all barely out of high school, that she feels the need to explain herself to Grange--rather than just saying, "this is what I believe about intimacy, and I want to be with someone who believes in the same thing." Not only does she not say that, but she throws herself at him. Weird.
Grange is at least a little more mature in that way--but then they both kind of lose their resraint and rush into getting married for what looks like the sake of having sex. A little off track.
Anyway, what I REALLY couldn't stand about this book is that there is a side story going on between these two characters named Clarisse and Roarke, and there are all these allusions to secrets and a long history between them, and this and that--and they are WAY more interesting than Grange and Peg!--and at the end of the book you are left HANGING! No clue! Roarke knows something about Clarisse that she doesn't know...Clarisee is hurt because Roarke is so cold to her, yet always comes to her defense...There's a sort of hint that they might be related, but I was expecting Palmer to make that go away because they'd be so perfect together. But we'll never know, unless she knotholes them into some other deadly-dull book.(less)

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Aug 10, 2012 Kathy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: action, romance, sexy

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Setting: Comanche Wells, Texas; Medina, Barrera (South America)

Theme:
Revolution, first love/married love,

Characters:
Peg Larson – 19 years old, values her virginity, values home, housekeeps for Winslow’s ranch, in love with Winslow. Humorously finding ways to attract his attention…
Winslow Grange – exmilitary in Iraq, as mercenary rescued Mrs. Pendleton from South American terrorists… and was rewarded with a ranch, starting cattle, and Peg & Ed. Working with Machado to plan a revolution… kno...more Setting: Comanche Wells, Texas; Medina, Barrera (South America)

Theme:
Revolution, first love/married love,

Characters:
Peg Larson – 19 years old, values her virginity, values home, housekeeps for Winslow’s ranch, in love with Winslow. Humorously finding ways to attract his attention…
Winslow Grange – exmilitary in Iraq, as mercenary rescued Mrs. Pendleton from South American terrorists… and was rewarded with a ranch, starting cattle, and Peg & Ed. Working with Machado to plan a revolution… knowing Peg is too young, he is doing his best to keep his distance.
Ed Larson – ranch manager – Peg’s father
Pendletons – rich and influential
Presidente Emilio Machado – President of Barrera, making strides … left to treaty, and was overthrown by an aide, Sabara - who is greedy, and mistreating all… He’s making plans to take his country back, and restore growth.
Arturo Sapara – bad man… tortures, imprisons, kills, manipulates
Clarisse – photojournalist, rich, spoiled… lost her father and sister to drowning and piranahas and has been taking anti-anxiety drugs… made a pass at Grange shortly thereafter, became obsessed with him… when he cruelly sends her away as a tramp and references an innocent who loves him, she conspires to meet Peg, and take her to South America, and to leave her somewhere and worry Grange. She has a confused history with Rourke – sharing an advertureous childhood, but her mother told him some secret about Clarisse which means he must keep his distance… hmmm he is cruel to her, thinks the worst of her (that she’s a tramp, not the virgin she is), but when she is in need, he is there (when her family dies, and after she is tortured).
Rourke – on Grange’s team… takes care of Clarisse’s torturer… the next story?

Summary:
Both Grange and Peg are virgins… and as Grange is getting ready to leave, he realizes he has strong feelings for Peg… she pushes him (suggesting she’s had lots of sex), and he ravenously kisses her, until he realizes he is scaring her… he leaves, promising to be back… Clarisse shows up and tells her Grange wants her to come to him, and she goes… along the way she makes Clarisse a friend, helps her break her drug use, makes friends with natives… and when Clarisse goes to collect Grange and is captured, Clarisse is tortured, and then escapes with 2 professors, and returns to where Peg is hiding out… and Grange has found Peg, and is happy to see her (not happy she is at risk.. but)… they have a bloodless coup and take back power… Grange is chief of army for 10 years – Peg spearheads the orphanage system… and then he finally takes her home to Texas…
Many characters flit through, must be from previous books…

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Aug 04, 2012 Angela Fristoe rated it 1 of 5 stars

I have been a Diana Palmer fan for the past sixteen years, ever since I read my first book by her when I was sixteen. Whether she was writing historical, or modern Texas cowboy romances I was always willing to shell out the money for her latest release, without even reading the book blurb. That has slowly begun to change the last four or five years. Oh, I still buy them but I'm just a bit hesitant, and after reading a couple of reviews on Courageous, I decided to borrow it from the library first...more I have been a Diana Palmer fan for the past sixteen years, ever since I read my first book by her when I was sixteen. Whether she was writing historical, or modern Texas cowboy romances I was always willing to shell out the money for her latest release, without even reading the book blurb. That has slowly begun to change the last four or five years. Oh, I still buy them but I'm just a bit hesitant, and after reading a couple of reviews on Courageous, I decided to borrow it from the library first. Best decision ever!

Courageous is a complete mess. The characters are stereotypes of Diana Palmer characters (Yes, stereotypes of stereotypes of perfect people). There is nothing new in this book other than an epilogue which she rarely includes. So let me break it down.

Peg: shy, quiet, sheltered, virgin, just out of her teens, poor, has 'out of date moral beliefs', cooks and cleans house for a living which she loves to do, mother is dead, lives with father who is as out of date as she is, loves to garden, archeology and reading about ancient history, loves the hero who seems unattainable, thinks wearing her hair in pigtails will make her unattractive to the men she is not interested in, favorite quotes include "Good heavens", "Oh, my goodness", "Gosh, you're...big", and my top quote, "I couldn't believe you really wanted me for keeps. I'm not even pretty. And I'm small, here.(she then proceeds to indicate her 'pert' breasts)"

Hmmm she reminds me of another character, now who was it? Oh yes it was Grace/Winnie/Joceline/Gracie/Rebecca.

Grange: strong and silent, virgin (yes, because his father was a minister), out raged by women flaunting their bodies and at the suggestion of premarital sex, handsome yet not traditionally, gruff, initially ignores heroine, loves history, is a rancher/mercenary on a secret mission (that EVERYBODY and their dog knows about)favorite quotes include "Damn you", "You taste like candy", "I could pull the bodice down", and my top Grange quote is "I lost it, there at the end. I didn't hurt you too much...?"

This book is just completely out of touch. the dialogue is formal, stilted and wrought with vocabulary that no one outside of out of touch books uses, there is the typical Palmer dump of irrelevant historical facts, There is also the constant mention of previous characters that while they do not appear are named, with a mine bio during dialogue, such as "I guess I'm getting contaminated by Barbara Ferguson who owns Barbara's Cafe..." or "he was taking Tellie Madoox out for a while, before she married J.B. Hammock, but they were only friends.." "That was such a sweet thing our local designer, Bess Truman, did (about something that happened in a different book). but the real issue I had is that the two main characters Peg and Grange are barely together. Their whole falling in love phase occurs in the first four chapters, and then he's off on his mission and they don't meet back up into about two thirds of the way into the story. Both of them have more time with other characters than each other.

I really hope that Palmer pulls out what ever magic she had going for her when she wrote Paper Rose, Diamond Spur, Midnight Rider, and some of the first Long, Tall, Texans. (less)

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Jun 12, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

Review:Courageous by Diana Palmer
. 4 STARS Peg Larson is determined to catch her boss Grange. She is only 19 been kissed once but she knows what she wants. She tries flirting,suggestive talk,talking about collage. Peg is his cook and her father is his manager. Its a small ranch that Grange's boss gave him after he rescued his wife. Pegs talks all about her experience since she had sex at 14. Which got Grange kissing her hard and scared her. Grange realized that she had been lying to him. Grange...more Review:Courageous by Diana Palmer
. 4 STARS Peg Larson is determined to catch her boss Grange. She is only 19 been kissed once but she knows what she wants. She tries flirting,suggestive talk,talking about collage. Peg is his cook and her father is his manager. Its a small ranch that Grange's boss gave him after he rescued his wife. Pegs talks all about her experience since she had sex at 14. Which got Grange kissing her hard and scared her. Grange realized that she had been lying to him. Grange asked her to the Cowboy ball dance. Peg felt like cinderella with all her borrowed clothes. Grange was leaving the country to lead a rebel army to put the displaced leader back on his Presidency. They only had a small army but they hoped they could use some of the people who were loyal to the President Emilio Machado. Arturo Sapara took over the goverment when the President Emilio Machado was out of the country making deals and trade agreements. Arturo prisoned and killed a lot of people who were protesting against him. Closed churchs, tv channels and all but a few newspepers with his people in charge. He is also addicted to drugs. Grange has had a rich journalist that has been chasing him for months she even followed him to South America to record the coupe. Grange shot her down really hard this time and told her that he had a innocent girl who works for him that he was going to marry when this was all over. Clarisse has been over taking her medicine and not thinking to clearly. She was angry that Grange had turned away from her. She was going to get Peg and leave her in the jungle here and than let Granger know but not where she was. Clarissa used the excused that Grange wanted to see her and she owed him a favor and Peg just left with her without telling her father where she was going and with whom she was with. Thier is a lot of drama, a lot of people coming together to deal with those who are taking advantage of others. I liked the story. Thier was a few love scenes at the end of the book. I was given this ebook in exchange of honest review from Netgalley. 06/19/2012 PUB Harlequin HarlequinHQN (less)

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Nov 02, 2012 L.M. David rated it 1 of 5 stars

I read this book because I saw the name Winslow Grange. I remember him from a previous book and thought, what the heck. In the past I've read some of Diana Palmer's books and liked. This one, I didn't. Grange complained within the first chapter how much he wanted to remain away from nineteen year old Peg, that she was after him and he wanted no part of her. Besides, Grange had a thing for his brother's wife, Peg who he rescued in the earlier book. After being talked into taking Peg to a dance, s...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Kari rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: couldn-t-finish

I usually read about 50 pages or at least 2 CDs before I give up on a book. I lasted only half of the first disc. First, Peg, the 19-YO, naive heroine states that she is different from her friends because she doesn't believe in sex before marriage. Then she proceeds to say really suggestive things to the Winslow (the hero). Things like: "I hear they have birth control now that is 100% effective." and "It's not the size that matters; it's what you do with it that counts." Really? A few pages lat...more

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Dec 17, 2012 Ceej rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, challenges-12

I've enjoyed all of the LTT books until this one. I understand Palmer's desire to maintain her old world beliefs and if I do not agree with them, I can choose not to read the books. Unfortunately, you can't have the hero express regret for losing control because he hadn't been with a woman in a while and make him a virgin in the same book. It just doesn't wash. It's also really hard to grasp the concept that EVERYONE in the town of Jacobsville has such morally high character but they are mercena...more

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Jun 22, 2012 Dani C. (Paulette's Papers) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Do you like books that have cowboys, friendship, romance, moral values with a little South America coupe thrown in? If so you are going to love Courageous by Diana Palmer!

Now I will totally admit that I am a fan of Ms. Palmer’s books. Whenever I am in a reading slump or just want something comfortable to read – I pick up one her books. While a lot of them are in a series, you never feel like you missed anything y not reading them in order. Also a lot of her books have some of the same plot to th...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Heather Newton rated it 1 of 5 stars

I have been reading Diana Palmer books for years and I am sad that all her new books just aren't what you would expect from her.. Courageous could have been a good book but she threw in extra characters, historical facts, and dialogue that was very repetive that didn't add anything important to the book and only took up pages and annoyed me. Then she also threw in a another female character and her story with her "love interest" which would have been ok but she didn't even finish that story! So...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Deedee rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: western, reread-for-a-laugh-or-smile, favorites, romantic-suspense

A lot of other readers here on goodread don't really like this one. I thought it was an amazing addition to the story of El General and his country. I liked Grange and Peg's story, Diana Palmer did a good job on it. It was engaging and spirited. Also Peg was a spit-fire, I love a good heroine. And Mrs. Palmer does a great job of writing one. I like military based books, whether historical or romance based. I haven't read a lot of historical militia books but ive watched enough documentaries to...more

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Mar 31, 2013 Fiona rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: diana-palmer, mills-and-boon, romance, kindle-book

When I read other reviews of Courageous I thought I'd made a mistake in buying it. However, yes it is annoying to have Winslow and Peg separated from chapter 4 until about chapter 10 but it wasn't that bad. I didn't like being left not knowing the full story about Clarisse and Rourke either. All the other side stories were cleared up in the epilogue but I am left wanting more information about Clarisse and Rourke. As it is implied that they can never be together I am assuming that they won't be...more

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Jul 13, 2012 Kate rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, net-galley, galley, adult, characters-i-hated, couldn-t-finish, cowboy, disliked-alot, douchery, drama, erotica, flounced, male-and-female-pov, meh, meh-characters, modern-day, military, reviewcopies, romance, switching-pov, unrealistic, wtf-ckery

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It is rare that I don’t finish a book, even if I hate a it I normally read to the end, anything else feels like cheating but I got to the half-way point of Courageous and had to stop. I just couldn’t carry on.

I think the big problem I had with this is that I just found it really, really boring. I could not get myself interested in it at all. The romance was bizarre and the rest seemed to be taken up with military talk that just did not interest me.

I also had...more

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Jan 18, 2013 Pat rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ride-a-cowboy-western, romance, series, series-r-us

3.5 stars actually -- also e-book edition
Normally I like the easy western romances from this author and found this effort just as easy to fall into. Ranch housekeeper Peg Larson is convinced shopping for the right husband is just like fishing, as soon as she can find the right bait, she’ll land the one she’s after. Special Forces Mercenary and Ranch Owner Winslow Grange isn’t exactly immune to Peg’s inept attempts at seduction he just doesn’t know what to do! Bullets and dangerous situations he...more

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Jul 04, 2012 Melissa Stuart rated it 1 of 5 stars

I've been reading DP's books since the 80s, and this may be the last book of hers I pay for. The hero is a nonentity, the heroine is mentally deficient, there isn't a plot per say but rather a history lesson, the dialogue is atrocious and the love scenes are over before they even start. Ms. Palmer wrote better stories 15 years ago. They were all "virgins meet men who are 15 years older than them but that doesn't matter" stories but they were humorous and fun. The last batch have been anything bu...more

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Dec 22, 2012 Katy Rustemeyer rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, i-adore-you, kindle

I really loved this one I could not put it down.. It felt so reminiscent of one of my all time favorite DP books, Lawless. I liked Peg a lot, she was genuine & likable. Winslow Grange has been on my radar for a while. I just liked this story I love Rourke, and can't wait for his book. I like the entire world Diana has created. Not every story told from this world will be a mind blower.. But I accept each glimpse into the world I can get. I got really interested in the revolution and the sold...more

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Aug 13, 2012 Germaine rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: bad, badly-written, boring, don-t-buy-it, i-couldn-t-finish-it, library, truly-awful

I am so glad I got this book from the library. Amazon wants $9.46 for the Kindle edition, and it's so bad they should pay us to read it.

The plot is feeble, the dialogue is stilted, and the characters are one-dimensional stereotypes. My biggest peeve -- the characters are in Manaus, and the supporting cast (waiters, clerks, etc.) keep throwing in words in Spanish. I guess that's to give us some local color. A quick glance in a guide book would show that Manaus is in Brazil where they speak Portug...more

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Apr 05, 2013 Moira rated it 3 of 5 stars

Not one of my favorites. The beginning was a bit confusing and hard to get through all the descriptions about characters. I know it is background connecting her stories around Jacobsville and COmanche Wells but it was not necessary for this story. I almost put the book down but waded through and found it enjoyable although a bit unbelievable. If you have read her other books you will like it but if I picked this up as a first read it would not entice me to read more of Diana Palmer which would b...more

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Aug 03, 2012 Vashti rated it 3 of 5 stars

When you think of mac and cheese ,pepperoni pizza,mashed potatoes and gravy and fried chicken?What comes to mind?I think comfort food.Diana Palmer is my literary version of comfort food.She is an indulgence,no matter how bad you may think it is for you.I really wanted to rate this book higher,as this author has long been a particular favorite of mine.The book started out fine,we meet the heroine Peg ,who is housekeeper/cook for the hero Grange.The setting is on a ranch in Texas,Commanche Wells.S...more When you think of mac and cheese ,pepperoni pizza,mashed potatoes and gravy and fried chicken?What comes to mind?I think comfort food.Diana Palmer is my literary version of comfort food.She is an indulgence,no matter how bad you may think it is for you.I really wanted to rate this book higher,as this author has long been a particular favorite of mine.The book started out fine,we meet the heroine Peg ,who is housekeeper/cook for the hero Grange.The setting is on a ranch in Texas,Commanche Wells.She has long been in love with Grange and he seemingly does not return the emotion.Peg sets out to change that by attempting to "vamp"him,her words,not mine.As she advances on him with suggestive comments and actions ,he retreats the other way untill things comes to a header the night of the Cattleman's Ball.This book was progressing so nicely,then BAM!!,the story shifts and our hero is in the middle of the Amazon fighting with the rebel leader,Machado,to regain his small country back from a cruel and evil dictator.The entire middle of the book was abut this fighting,plotting,and history lesson.There really was no interaction at all between these two characters during this book,only at the beginning and towards the last part of the book.Where is the mean ,cruel signature hero that this author is so well known for?I think he lost himself in the Amazon and was never to be found again.Peg was still,the naive,sweet ,virginal heroine who is an excellent cook that is the author's staple,but she grated on my nerves.Too stupid is being kind.There is also mention of the mysterious Rourke and the pill popping Christie Carringinton,now that is a story that I want to read.I gave this book 3**** because I am willing to always give this author a chance.I will put up with the history lesson,the archeology references and everything else this author throws my way.While reading this book,I kept on thinking that this is a story that my grandma would write,not that that is a bad thing ,after all,but what is a grandma?Comfort.(less)

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Jul 18, 2012 Chris rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: kindle-reads, could-not-finish

I'll be bluntly honest and say I wasn't able to finish this book. While I can generally get over Palmer's use of the super Alpha hero and the naive heroine, this time it didn't work for me.

Peg was past naive and fell into the TSTL category that I can't stand to read. How can a young woman be so naive that she'll get on a plane to a war ravaged country without any questions? She's basically believing what this person tells her and follows after skipping and singing la-la-la! (figuratively speakin...more

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Oct 28, 2012 JoAnne rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a quick read that reunited us with characters from the other books set in Jacobsville, TX. A little unbelievable in it's premise that Peg is whisked away to a foreign country that is in civil war and manages to befriend everyone she meets and no one is truly upset she shows up there. I know love conquers all but really???
Very descriptive of the locations and a quite a few happily ever afters. Look forward to the series continuing.

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Aug 19, 2012 Patricia Solla rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: library-books

This book is one in a series of stories that the author has written about a group of cowboy/mercenaries who live, work and have some interesting adventures coming out of small town in Texas. This tale takes the reader out of the town and into a jungle in South America. The storyline has a lot of action and there's interesting facts being brought up throughout the story. As odd as the storyline seems I really liked this book.

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Dec 29, 2012 Diane Bowen rated it 1 of 5 stars

this book was awful. very unrealistic in building a relationship between characters. even more so with thoughs characters getting married in another country just so they can have sex. dumb dumb dumb. they had no relationship to being head over heels in love in a very short time to getting married cause they don't believe in sex before marriage. PLEASE. this book was a waste of my time

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Mar 31, 2013 Gjbates rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary, romance-suspense, series-ok-out-of-order

Pretty standard Diana Palmer romance with the hero leading an army to take back a country from a ruthless dictator. I think some of the characters have been in previous Diana Palmer books, but I'm not sure. There are a lot of books in her Texan series. I had no problem figuring out what was going on even though I haven't read all of the previous books

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Apr 14, 2013 Danielle rated it 2 of 5 stars

Pretty good plot but the dialogue seemed very staged and cheesy. Maybe it was because I listened to it on audio book but I was not super impressed with my first encounter with Diana Palmer's novels.
Also a little preachy for me. I'm all for people waiting till they are married to have sex but you don't have to beat me over the head with it!

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Aug 12, 2012 willaful marked it as dnf Recommends it for: people who think lectures from their grandma are romantic

Shelves: who-are-these-people, virgin-hero, too-stupid-for-words, wall-meet-book, virginity-worship, they-deserve-each-other

If your idea of romance is two people endlessly, smugly lecturing each other about how corrupt and immoral everyone else in the world is except for them, draw up a bubble bath and settle in for a treat. I gave up when the heroine declared that she wouldn't go to college because she'd be forced to live with strange men in co-ed dorms.

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Sep 26, 2012 Sharon rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2012

I kept wanting to like this book more but there just wasn't enough character development, maybe because there were too many characters. Every couple of pages it seemed like there was someone new. The author has obviously put a lot of research into the book but it often read like a history lesson.

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Jun 28, 2012 Amanda rated it 1 of 5 stars

I should have put it down after the first 20 pages but I decided to tough it out. Big mistake. This was a seriously lousy book. I've read some self-published books with a better plot and more likeable characters. I'm just happy I got it from the library so I don't have to feel dumb for wasting money.

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Dec 28, 2012 Annu rated it 1 of 5 stars

I didnt enjoy reading the prose at all
It was disjointed. the charcters were not brought out fully or in detail
this read more like a comic strip than a book (as in lacking details and jumping from place to place without proper continuity)

dont think I will read more of her books

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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 fashionab...more Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.

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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. (less)

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