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The Texan Way
Enjoy four classic Lone Star romances from New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer!
Drew
Dr. Drew Morris has kept to himself ever since his beloved wife passed away. But his beautiful assistant, Kitty Carson, stirs up feelings in him that he had long believed gone. Can Drew heal his heart and find a second chance at love?
Jobe
No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan, his longtime rival, takes that as a challenge. She is determined to make the rugged Texan her own, now and forever!
Tom
Tom Walker has never believed in true love, but Elysia Craig is slowly but surely melting his tough exterior. Can Tom change from a rough-and-tumble bachelor to the forever husband Elysia deserves?
Grant
Rancher’s daughter Dana Mobry has to marry a long, tall Texan or lose her cherished home. And Dana’s just discovered that her partner in this marriage of convenience is none other than the sexiest cowboy in Texas, Hank Grant!
New York Times Bestselling Author
4 Heartfelt Drew, Jobe, Tom and Grant (previously published as Paper Husband)
Drew
Dr. Drew Morris has kept to himself ever since his beloved wife passed away. But his beautiful assistant, Kitty Carson, stirs up feelings in him that he had long believed gone. Can Drew heal his heart and find a second chance at love?
Jobe
No one expects heartbreaker cowboy Jobe Dodd to settle down and take a wife. Sandy Regan, his longtime rival, takes that as a challenge. She is determined to make the rugged Texan her own, now and forever!
Tom
Tom Walker has never believed in true love, but Elysia Craig is slowly but surely melting his tough exterior. Can Tom change from a rough-and-tumble bachelor to the forever husband Elysia deserves?
Grant
Rancher’s daughter Dana Mobry has to marry a long, tall Texan or lose her cherished home. And Dana’s just discovered that her partner in this marriage of convenience is none other than the sexiest cowboy in Texas, Hank Grant!
New York Times Bestselling Author
4 Heartfelt Drew, Jobe, Tom and Grant (previously published as Paper Husband)
327 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 26, 2022
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About the author
Diana Palmer
1,049 books3,099 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
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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October 28, 2025
3.5 stars
Another republished & re-edited anthology of Palmer's early works that were included in the Long, Tall Texan books.
As I mentioned in my previous review, the stories do follow a formula, but I don't mind.
Good stories & characters. Some clean/Christian romance elements in some of the stories.
Drew, Jobe, Tom, and Grant which was also known as "Paper Husband".
I believe I had already read 2 of the stories in their original paperback editions but I re-read them anyway. The endings of her stories always make me smile.
Another republished & re-edited anthology of Palmer's early works that were included in the Long, Tall Texan books.
As I mentioned in my previous review, the stories do follow a formula, but I don't mind.
Good stories & characters. Some clean/Christian romance elements in some of the stories.
Drew, Jobe, Tom, and Grant which was also known as "Paper Husband".
I believe I had already read 2 of the stories in their original paperback editions but I re-read them anyway. The endings of her stories always make me smile.
July 18, 2022
Audiobook Review:
Overall – 4
Performance – 4
Story – 4
I really enjoy Todd McLaren’s voice.
The Texan Way includes four novellas, Long, Tall, Texans: Drew, Jobe, Tom and Grant. When I requested a review copy of this audiobook I’d forgotten that I’d already listened to Tom and Jobe but they were short audiobooks so I listened to them again.
All of the stories in this collection are very dated and by today’s romance standards they are almost comical. Having said that, these are the kinds of stories that I cut my romance teeth on back in the late 70’s. Some of these were written in the 90’s and I suspect that they may have even been a bit dated for then as well. However, Diana Palmer is a popular and prolific author with many readers who seem to enjoy her books even if they are dated.
One of the best things for me, and why I keep listening to review copies, is Todd McLaren’s voice. It is smooth, gruff, and sexy all at the same time and I could probably listen to him read the phone book. The only reason his performance doesn’t get 5 stars from me are the pretty much awful female voices he uses. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and my preference is to listen to a male narrator. Most of my favorites do very credible female voices; unfortunately, Tom doesn’t.
Drew:
Dr. Drew Morris is still in love with his dead wife but he also can’t seem to resist his mousy receptionist, Kitty. He doesn’t know how he feels about her until she’s gone.
Jobe:
One of the things I enjoyed abut this book is that it flipped the typical wealthy male / poor female trope on its head. Sandy is from a wealthy ranching family and Jobe has worked for them for many years. Sandy has a college degree and knows a lot about computers, Jobe has neither. The two have been sparring with each other for years but things finally come to a head and cruel words are said by both.
Tom:
A secret baby trope. Tom had an unusual background that Elysia wasn’t aware of when they had their first encounter. When her brother explains Tom’s background to her it does change her attitude towards Tom.
Grant: (originally published as Paper Husband)
Forced marriage because of terms in her father’s will. Hank Grant is pinning after his ex-wife but he agrees to marry Dana and fulfill the terms of her father’s will. She’s no doormat, however and doesn’t put up with his pinning any longer when the ex-wife comes back into his life.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Overall – 4
Performance – 4
Story – 4
I really enjoy Todd McLaren’s voice.
The Texan Way includes four novellas, Long, Tall, Texans: Drew, Jobe, Tom and Grant. When I requested a review copy of this audiobook I’d forgotten that I’d already listened to Tom and Jobe but they were short audiobooks so I listened to them again.
All of the stories in this collection are very dated and by today’s romance standards they are almost comical. Having said that, these are the kinds of stories that I cut my romance teeth on back in the late 70’s. Some of these were written in the 90’s and I suspect that they may have even been a bit dated for then as well. However, Diana Palmer is a popular and prolific author with many readers who seem to enjoy her books even if they are dated.
One of the best things for me, and why I keep listening to review copies, is Todd McLaren’s voice. It is smooth, gruff, and sexy all at the same time and I could probably listen to him read the phone book. The only reason his performance doesn’t get 5 stars from me are the pretty much awful female voices he uses. I listen to a lot of audiobooks and my preference is to listen to a male narrator. Most of my favorites do very credible female voices; unfortunately, Tom doesn’t.
Drew:
Dr. Drew Morris is still in love with his dead wife but he also can’t seem to resist his mousy receptionist, Kitty. He doesn’t know how he feels about her until she’s gone.
Jobe:
One of the things I enjoyed abut this book is that it flipped the typical wealthy male / poor female trope on its head. Sandy is from a wealthy ranching family and Jobe has worked for them for many years. Sandy has a college degree and knows a lot about computers, Jobe has neither. The two have been sparring with each other for years but things finally come to a head and cruel words are said by both.
Tom:
A secret baby trope. Tom had an unusual background that Elysia wasn’t aware of when they had their first encounter. When her brother explains Tom’s background to her it does change her attitude towards Tom.
Grant: (originally published as Paper Husband)
Forced marriage because of terms in her father’s will. Hank Grant is pinning after his ex-wife but he agrees to marry Dana and fulfill the terms of her father’s will. She’s no doormat, however and doesn’t put up with his pinning any longer when the ex-wife comes back into his life.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
November 30, 2023
I finally finished this 4 romances in one book. I bought this at a local library sale and I voluntarily chose to review these stories. This book contained the following stories: Drew, Jobe, Tom, Grant. All were Texan guys in a variety of occupations. They are all good stories but most not for the under 18 readers. I've given them each a 4.5* rating. Lots to interest you and keep you interested. These guys are all in the same community. This has been one heck of a couple weeks. Had the whole family in and fighting a head cold at the same time. Each story can be a stand a lone but it's nice to know the other's stories too.
March 28, 2023
This book contains four different stories, each story consisting of six or seven chapters. I didn't care for any of the stories that much; instead, I found the writing contained too much summary and not enough dialogue to move the stories along quicker. I didn't care for the "heroes" who were chauvinistic misogynists. I didn't care for the "heroines" who were pushovers and grateful for whatever attention their heroes gave them. I am just glad I read a library copy of the book and didn't pay for it.
October 12, 2022
Loved that this edition had 4 stories in it.
April 8, 2023
Loved all four stories. Had read them before, but it was easier having them in one book.
October 26, 2024
I love this story
What a great story! Beginning was sad, then turned to twist before becoming emotional and finally ending with a laugh, joy and extreme happiness l
What a great story! Beginning was sad, then turned to twist before becoming emotional and finally ending with a laugh, joy and extreme happiness l
December 2, 2024
I tried. I really did. I got through the first one but couldn’t read more of this.
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