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Soldiers of Fortune #4
Aventura Ardente
Ela corria perigo, por isso ele lutou para protegê-la. Porém, aquela mulher doce e bela ansiava por muito mais. Sally Johnson sonhava com o abraço forte de Ebenezer Scott e uma vida repleta de amor ao lado dele. Mas se quisesse se tornar sua noiva, Sally antes teria de derrubar todas as barreiras que Ebenezer havia erguido em seu coração.
252 pages, 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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July 8, 2016
3.75 stars
November 17, 2025
This is a Romantic Suspense, and this is the fourth book in the Soldiers of Fortune series. I have read some of the other books in this series before picking up this book. I listen to the audiobook for this book, and I really enjoyed this audiobook. The romance in this book was an age gap romance which sometimes drives me crazy, but it did not bother me. The suspense was a slow built one, but I enjoyed the slow built up it had. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.
October 8, 2016
This one was very enjoyable by Diana Palmer
In this story the hero respects the heroine and talks to her about her feelings and listen when she speaking.
I loved most of this book and the action was great. Their chemistry was Amazing.
Worth the read and a keeper for me.
Lost a star because his reasons for staying away were weak at best!
Everyone is due some love and affection no matter what job they chose to do.
Happy reading.
In this story the hero respects the heroine and talks to her about her feelings and listen when she speaking.
I loved most of this book and the action was great. Their chemistry was Amazing.
Worth the read and a keeper for me.
Lost a star because his reasons for staying away were weak at best!
Everyone is due some love and affection no matter what job they chose to do.
Happy reading.
July 15, 2016
Needed more romance, less mystery/suspense!
July 12, 2019
UPDATE: Reread March, 2019
Kindle edition, portuguese
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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Kindle edition, portuguese
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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Seis anos haviam se passado desde que se falaram pela última vez.
Planejara assustá-la para que Sally parasse de provocá-lo, mas a tentativa impulsiva de desencorajá-la acabara por surtir um efeito maior do que imaginara. Sally fugira dele naquela época e continuara a evitá-lo.
– Eb me contou sobre isso e sobre o que aconteceu pouco antes de você ter ido viver comigo e com Hank, em Houston.
– Uma vez você me disse que sempre o via em companhia de uma bela mulher nos eventos sociais – lembrou Sally com uma pontada de inveja.
– Ebenezer teve algum relacionamento sério? – Sim. Houve uma mulher em Houston, alguns anos atrás. Eb se envolveu, mas ela o abandonou assim que soube em que ele trabalhava. Casou-se com um banqueiro bem mais velho que ela.
Ebenezer mudou de posição, induzindo-a a se moldar à curva de seu corpo, o olhar cravado no dela. Podia senti-la tremer, ouvir o ruído excitado da respiração que ela tentava corajosamente esconder.
Sentiu o hálito de tabaco quando a boca sensual cobriu a sua.
A princípio, a veneração que Sally lhe dedicara quando adolescente o irritara, mas acabou por enchê-lo de orgulho.
Esperara qualquer reação, desde repugnância até choque, principalmente quando lembrava como a ex-noiva reagira à revelação. Porém Sally não o criticara ou julgara.
Sabia que Hank a traía. Presumi que tivesse a mesma liberdade.
Eu estava extremamente excitado naquele dia. Estava há muito tempo sem me relacionar com uma mulher, e você era uma menina de apenas 17 anos.
Eles a atacaram e a teriam estuprado se eu não tivesse aparecido – disse Eb, enquanto dava marcha a ré na picape e saía para a estada.
– Eu já lhe disse que fui noivo, certo? –
Ela nunca questionou de onde vinha meu dinheiro. Na verdade, quando tentei lhe contar, ela me impediu, dizendo que não importava, que me amava e me seguiria para onde meu trabalho me levasse.
Portanto, na noite da véspera do casamento, contei-lhe o que fazia para viver. Maggie pousou a aliança na mesa de centro, arrumou suas coisas e partiu da cidade naquela mesma noite. Casou-se dois meses depois… com um homem que tinha o dobro de sua idade.
Sally conhecia a história da ex-noiva de Eb, mas não tinha noção do quanto ele a amara.
– Você… a encontrou… em Houston?
– Não. Maggie me disse que quer se dedicar à carreira – respondeu ele. – Gosta de ter seu próprio dinheiro e ser independente.
Eb não fez nenhum comentário. Sentia-se claustrofóbico e não sabia por quê.
Agora a ex-noiva de Eb estava viúva, e ele trabalhava em uma atividade segura.
Fora desagradável o suficiente ouvir Eb falar sobre como a mulher que amara o rejeitara quase à beira do altar e perceber, pelo modo como falara, que ele não a havia esquecido.
Os sentimentos que ele ainda nutria pela mulher com quem planejara se casar eram evidentes na voz de Eb quando ele lhe falara de Maggie.
Ora, Eb! – soou uma voz suave atrás de Sally. – Que coincidência encontrá-lo aqui, em um de nossos lugares noturnos favoritos.
Não podia ser outra pessoa senão a ex-noiva de Eb.
O coração de Sally perdeu uma batida ao perceber os olhos verdes de Maggie se iluminarem diante do convite.
Não foi o sentimento que nutriam um pelo outro que os separou, mas sim o trabalho do qual Eb não queria abrir mão, nem mesmo pela mulher que amava o suficiente para se casar.
Não era de admirar que Eb a tivesse repudiado anos atrás. Ao lado da exótica Maggie, Sally se sentia insignificante.
December 8, 2017
Hasta ahora este libro es el que más me gusta de la serie...
April 25, 2011
Jalinan asmaranya biasa2 aj, malah berkesan hambar. Lebih suka sm kisahnya Cy Parks and Lisa :)
May 24, 2016
No es un gran libro, pero fue bastante entretenido.
March 14, 2021
Fast-paced, romantic suspense
Typical Palmer romance where an older man is educating a younger innocent female. Enjoyable cast of characters with other minor love stories in the background. The suspense and criminal element plot was enjoyable but I wish there had been more focus on the relationship. However, it was nice to finally learn Eb Scott's history since he is often seen in other Palmer novels. The follow-up to this story is Cy Parks' where this criminal plots resumes.
Typical Palmer romance where an older man is educating a younger innocent female. Enjoyable cast of characters with other minor love stories in the background. The suspense and criminal element plot was enjoyable but I wish there had been more focus on the relationship. However, it was nice to finally learn Eb Scott's history since he is often seen in other Palmer novels. The follow-up to this story is Cy Parks' where this criminal plots resumes.
August 5, 2013
This one was definitely not one of Diana's best works. And even though I love her, I'm not blind. The book wasn't as bad as my usual 1-star books, but I didn't feel like it deserved a 2-star either. There was nothing special about this book, ya feel me? Plus I feel very criticising today.
Anyways, about the story. There was way, way, way too much talking about guns and covert ops and the drug lord Manuel Lopez. If she'd've concentrated more on the romance between the two main characters and less on the mystery/suspense theme, I'd have liked it better. Most of the time I was just bored to tears.
I also didn't feel for the characters the way I usually do in DP's novels. The way I get all hyper and worked up and feel the hurt and pain and anger along with the characters? Yeah. None of that happened.
Another thing. I usually hate novels where the main characters have bad history together. But Diana Palmer pulls off this theme really well. So well, in fact, that I like that in her novels. But this time it really was awful. (Mainly because she didn't concentrate on the romance.)
So...yeah. Not her best novel.
On another topic:
I am SO glad I have my .gifs back!
Unfortunately I'm traveling again.
Anyways, about the story. There was way, way, way too much talking about guns and covert ops and the drug lord Manuel Lopez. If she'd've concentrated more on the romance between the two main characters and less on the mystery/suspense theme, I'd have liked it better. Most of the time I was just bored to tears.
I also didn't feel for the characters the way I usually do in DP's novels. The way I get all hyper and worked up and feel the hurt and pain and anger along with the characters? Yeah. None of that happened.
Another thing. I usually hate novels where the main characters have bad history together. But Diana Palmer pulls off this theme really well. So well, in fact, that I like that in her novels. But this time it really was awful. (Mainly because she didn't concentrate on the romance.)
So...yeah. Not her best novel.
On another topic:
I am SO glad I have my .gifs back!
Unfortunately I'm traveling again.
February 20, 2021
Eb Story is the first book in the Soldiers of Fortune Trilogy.
Ebenezer Scott, a retired Mercenary, returned to Jacobsville to start anew and saw the girl he left behind. It had been six years since he and Sally spoke. She was seventeen when he sent her running away from him. He couldn't really blame her. He'd left her with some painful emotional scars. And now, she doesn't have any idea that her whole family is in a great deal of danger, and she was her best hope of survival. But both Eb and Sally must battle demons from the past before they can learn to trust in love.
I enjoyed Eb's story but not as much as I enjoyed Cy Parks. Eb was your typical Diana Palmer's hero - taciturn, sexy, a lot older than the heroine, possessive but not verbally abusive to the heroine. I liked that he was sorry for the way he treated the heroine before, but I totally understand why he did that. Sally was just seventeen then. But even then, Sally was important to him. She had been the first and only person who could thwart his black moods. And even she was away from home, and he kept in touch with her Aunt to get news of Sally, of where she was, what she was doing, of her plans. I know it's staking, but sweet nonetheless. He's always expected that she'd come back to him one day or that he'd go to her despite the way they'd parted.
Overall, Mercenary's Woman was a fun read filled with passion and danger. Plus, Jessica, Sally's Aunt, and Dallas (another mercenary) love story were interesting parts of the book. I enjoyed their banters and actually rooting for them to get their happy ending. I also enjoyed meeting future characters such as Micah and Cord. And I loved the way Ms. Palmer incorporated her soldiers with her Long Tall Texans.
Ebenezer Scott, a retired Mercenary, returned to Jacobsville to start anew and saw the girl he left behind. It had been six years since he and Sally spoke. She was seventeen when he sent her running away from him. He couldn't really blame her. He'd left her with some painful emotional scars. And now, she doesn't have any idea that her whole family is in a great deal of danger, and she was her best hope of survival. But both Eb and Sally must battle demons from the past before they can learn to trust in love.
I enjoyed Eb's story but not as much as I enjoyed Cy Parks. Eb was your typical Diana Palmer's hero - taciturn, sexy, a lot older than the heroine, possessive but not verbally abusive to the heroine. I liked that he was sorry for the way he treated the heroine before, but I totally understand why he did that. Sally was just seventeen then. But even then, Sally was important to him. She had been the first and only person who could thwart his black moods. And even she was away from home, and he kept in touch with her Aunt to get news of Sally, of where she was, what she was doing, of her plans. I know it's staking, but sweet nonetheless. He's always expected that she'd come back to him one day or that he'd go to her despite the way they'd parted.
Overall, Mercenary's Woman was a fun read filled with passion and danger. Plus, Jessica, Sally's Aunt, and Dallas (another mercenary) love story were interesting parts of the book. I enjoyed their banters and actually rooting for them to get their happy ending. I also enjoyed meeting future characters such as Micah and Cord. And I loved the way Ms. Palmer incorporated her soldiers with her Long Tall Texans.
December 10, 2011
She saved all her love for him AFTER he brutally rejected her six years ealier. You meet up with some of the old characters and the storylines for some of the new characters begin to develop.
I was not satisfied with the whole Jessica/Dallas thing and keep hoping I learn more, but I can't recall hearing much about them in the later books that I've read.
This one was just ok for me. Kinda blah actually given how explosive and passionate some of the earlier books were.
Oh, well. Cy is next. Their backstories should add some interest to the next book.
I was not satisfied with the whole Jessica/Dallas thing and keep hoping I learn more, but I can't recall hearing much about them in the later books that I've read.
This one was just ok for me. Kinda blah actually given how explosive and passionate some of the earlier books were.
Oh, well. Cy is next. Their backstories should add some interest to the next book.
November 18, 2013
I liked it. There are two stories in this book but it's not anthology. Simply one main story and the other one. Good, I liked them both. I want to see more fire and angry-feeling in Jess and Dallas' story though, I think their story is so lack of attention. I need more.
So far so good, I love Diana Palmer so much it hurts.
So far so good, I love Diana Palmer so much it hurts.
July 31, 2015
"La Donna del Mercenario" collana Harmony eLit
I mercenari di Jacobsville - Vol. 3/3
Ebenezar Scott non ha mai smesso di amare la dolce Sally, ma all’epoca si era tirato indietro perchè faceva un mestiere crudele: il mercenario.
Adesso, però, Sally è minacciata da un boss della droga, e lui è disposto a tutto pur di proteggerla... e di conquistare il suo amore.
I mercenari di Jacobsville - Vol. 3/3
Ebenezar Scott non ha mai smesso di amare la dolce Sally, ma all’epoca si era tirato indietro perchè faceva un mestiere crudele: il mercenario.
Adesso, però, Sally è minacciata da un boss della droga, e lui è disposto a tutto pur di proteggerla... e di conquistare il suo amore.
October 23, 2025
Mercenary’s Woman by Diane Palmer was first published in 2000 and is part of the Soldier of Fortune series.
Sally Johnson is a teacher who lives with her blind aunt and young nephew. When their lives are suddenly in danger, Ebenezer Scott comes to protect them; however, Sally is hesitant to accept his help. Seven years before, she had come to him in love, and he hurt her and pushed her away. Now, she has to trust her love in him to protect her and her heart. He builds a wall of fellow mercenaries to protect Sally and her family; the story builds up to the kidnapping and then is very anti-climactic. I found the resolution very unsatisfying; in the real world, a drug dealer isn’t going to take someone’s word and then just drop the whole matter.
As I said before, this book was first published in 2000, so there were a few things in this book that wouldn’t really happen today. For example, Sally’s car breaks down in the middle of the night, and she doesn’t have a cell phone to call for help. The romance is rated G; she swoons and almost faints with her love for him. It is more like a book I read in high school; it’s not a mature romance.
Based on this book, I wouldn’t read another book by this author, but the narrator was top-notch.
Sally Johnson is a teacher who lives with her blind aunt and young nephew. When their lives are suddenly in danger, Ebenezer Scott comes to protect them; however, Sally is hesitant to accept his help. Seven years before, she had come to him in love, and he hurt her and pushed her away. Now, she has to trust her love in him to protect her and her heart. He builds a wall of fellow mercenaries to protect Sally and her family; the story builds up to the kidnapping and then is very anti-climactic. I found the resolution very unsatisfying; in the real world, a drug dealer isn’t going to take someone’s word and then just drop the whole matter.
As I said before, this book was first published in 2000, so there were a few things in this book that wouldn’t really happen today. For example, Sally’s car breaks down in the middle of the night, and she doesn’t have a cell phone to call for help. The romance is rated G; she swoons and almost faints with her love for him. It is more like a book I read in high school; it’s not a mature romance.
Based on this book, I wouldn’t read another book by this author, but the narrator was top-notch.
November 19, 2025
Mercenary’s Woman AUDIO by Diana Palmer is a short, but sweet, cowboy romance featuring a buttoned up mercenary, Ebenezer Scott, and a young and naive woman, Sally Johnson. Sally had come on to him years earlier, when she was only seventeen. Eb knew better and pushed her off, causing more hurt than he could have imagined. Now, here she was again and the intervening years had made a huge difference. But, he had work to do before he could claim her.
Palmer writes good characters, no matter how short the story. Possibly a little unrealistic, but surely appeals to the romantic. Sally was a mature character now, realizing that this romance was never going to happen, no matter how much she wanted it. Eb knew that a woman like Sally could never live the life he had been leading. Good characters, good plot. Enjoyable listened
The narrator is Todd McLaren, who as always does an excellent job, except for his attempts to do women’s voices. They are far from believable and made them sound different than what they were. Next time, a straight read would be better.
I was invited to listen to Mercenary’s Woman by Harlequin Audio. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #HarlequinAudio #ToddMcLaren #DianaPalmer #MercenarysWoman
Palmer writes good characters, no matter how short the story. Possibly a little unrealistic, but surely appeals to the romantic. Sally was a mature character now, realizing that this romance was never going to happen, no matter how much she wanted it. Eb knew that a woman like Sally could never live the life he had been leading. Good characters, good plot. Enjoyable listened
The narrator is Todd McLaren, who as always does an excellent job, except for his attempts to do women’s voices. They are far from believable and made them sound different than what they were. Next time, a straight read would be better.
I was invited to listen to Mercenary’s Woman by Harlequin Audio. All thoughts and opinions are mine. #Netgalley #HarlequinAudio #ToddMcLaren #DianaPalmer #MercenarysWoman
January 2, 2026
I haven’t read the previous books in the series and don’t think it would change my opinion on the audio book. The story seems very dated, I just couldn’t get into it. Eb is a mercenary who years later winds up protecting his neighbor from a drug lord. Also now living there is Sally, a sweet innocent who years ago had a crush on him. He never forgot about her, but drove her away since she was only 17 years old. Now years later and times are different he wonders if there could be a future together but first he must protect her cousin and Jessica son from danger.
The story just dragged on, normally the narrator will grab and hold my interest but not this time. I had enjoyed many books by this author but was a miss this time for me. Thank you #NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions expressed are my honest opinion.
The story just dragged on, normally the narrator will grab and hold my interest but not this time. I had enjoyed many books by this author but was a miss this time for me. Thank you #NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC. All opinions expressed are my honest opinion.
August 18, 2025
4 Stars
I purchased a copy of the steamy book Mercenary’s Woman; Soldiers of Fortune Book 4 by Diana Palmer, and this review was given freely.
Drama and action-packed with an “honorable criminal” and touches of humor. Ends Happily.
School teacher Sally Johnson is caught up in the revenge scheme of drug lord Manuel Lopez, who attempts to force her Aunt Jessica to name her informant, resulting in Sally’s need to rely on the man who hurt her as a teenager, her aunt’s friend, the Mercenary Ebeneezer Scott to protect her, her recently blind aunt, and her young cousin.
18+ for violence and intimate scenes.
I purchased a copy of the steamy book Mercenary’s Woman; Soldiers of Fortune Book 4 by Diana Palmer, and this review was given freely.
Drama and action-packed with an “honorable criminal” and touches of humor. Ends Happily.
School teacher Sally Johnson is caught up in the revenge scheme of drug lord Manuel Lopez, who attempts to force her Aunt Jessica to name her informant, resulting in Sally’s need to rely on the man who hurt her as a teenager, her aunt’s friend, the Mercenary Ebeneezer Scott to protect her, her recently blind aunt, and her young cousin.
18+ for violence and intimate scenes.
April 3, 2019
Sally and Ebb
This is the story of Eb, a retired mercenary that came back to Jacobsville to starr a mercenary training compound. However, he will come face to face with the girl he hurt and left behind. Sally is a teacher that will have to learn to live in the same town with the man she always loved but rejected her. It could have been a better story is there was any romance! The main book revolved in saving Sally's cousin and didn't concentrated enough on the main characters. I was more interested in Dallas and Jess's story and I think they deserved a book of their own.
This is the story of Eb, a retired mercenary that came back to Jacobsville to starr a mercenary training compound. However, he will come face to face with the girl he hurt and left behind. Sally is a teacher that will have to learn to live in the same town with the man she always loved but rejected her. It could have been a better story is there was any romance! The main book revolved in saving Sally's cousin and didn't concentrated enough on the main characters. I was more interested in Dallas and Jess's story and I think they deserved a book of their own.
August 27, 2020
I love this book. It's very calm as there isn't any big drama between main characters. The other woman isn't even other woman and just shows up once, Eb also isn't a dick towards Sally. For Palmer it's a rarity. Most drama comes from secondary relationship and I that's mainly why they were added. I definitely could do without them. I also find it interesting that when Palmer's positive character cheats on their SO it's understandable because they just couldn't help themselves, but when her character gets cheated on the cheater is the worst person on Earth.
October 17, 2025
Mercenary's Woman by Diana Palmer
Soldiers of Fortune #4
3.7⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (rounded up to a 4)
Spice: 0.7/5
Cursing: none
Format/Source: audio from NetGalley and Harlequin Publishing
Genres/Tropes: romance
Settings: TX
Audience: Adult
Characters: Sally, Jessica, Ebenezer, Stevie, Dallas, Lopez
👍 medium chapters, fast-paced, no cursing, virgin FMC, strong women
👎 too short
Soldiers of Fortune #4
3.7⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (rounded up to a 4)
Spice: 0.7/5
Cursing: none
Format/Source: audio from NetGalley and Harlequin Publishing
Genres/Tropes: romance
Settings: TX
Audience: Adult
Characters: Sally, Jessica, Ebenezer, Stevie, Dallas, Lopez
👍 medium chapters, fast-paced, no cursing, virgin FMC, strong women
👎 too short
November 5, 2025
Ebenezer Scott is retired military. Sally Johnson is the local schoolteacher; when she was a teenage, she had a crush on Eb. Eb managed to scare her off; now that she is older, he is interested in her. When Sally is in danger Eb intends to keep her safe and she is not happy about letting him to her life.
Narrator did a good job; just not used to a man.
Narrator did a good job; just not used to a man.
June 1, 2024
Diana Palmer always has been and always will be one of my favorite authors. I absolutely love the Jacobsville world. I can always count on these books to be fairytale cozy romance. Eb and Sally did not disappoint.
July 26, 2024
Honestly it felt like it was just written to be written. Not much in depth writing about the romance. In fact not much romance at all. At least the hero wasn’t a jerk!
DP definitely has better books out there.
DP definitely has better books out there.
February 3, 2017
Mercenary's woman
I read this book a long time ago .I still love it today. I hope that woman and even young girl's that faith love and Honor are still are still here today
I read this book a long time ago .I still love it today. I hope that woman and even young girl's that faith love and Honor are still are still here today
June 1, 2018
Good
I enjoyed the book very much and look forward to the next book in the series. It as full of action and adventure and one explosion.
I enjoyed the book very much and look forward to the next book in the series. It as full of action and adventure and one explosion.
June 27, 2019
Not a huge fan of romance novels. It went from "don't talk to me," too "I do," I'm under 30 pages. I liked some of the visuals, but this wasn't for me.
January 2, 2020
Loved this book, I love all of Diana Palmer books I get so lost in them when I read them. I cant wait to read more books by this author.
March 23, 2020
actual rating: 1,5
Kenapa lebih suka sama ceritanya dallas, jessie, dan stevie? hubungan eb sama sally rada flat sih.
Kenapa lebih suka sama ceritanya dallas, jessie, dan stevie? hubungan eb sama sally rada flat sih.
April 25, 2022
I must be a masochist.
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