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Long, Tall Texans #24
Man In Control
The New York Times bestselling author treats devoted readers of Silhouette's Long Tall Texans series with a brand new story. A covert investigation reunites DEA Agent Alexander Cobb with former flame Jodie Clayburn. But when peril follows them home, Cobb will risk anything to protect--and possess--the woman he can't resist. Original.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2003
About the author
Diana Palmer
1,017 books3,136 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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September 8, 2010
si alexander awalnya bener2 bikin gw pengen getokin palanya..
abis bener2 nyebelin banget..
tp emang khas DP deh.. co2nya rata2 nyebelin di awal..
tp akhirnya malah dia yg ngejar2 si jodie..
yg payah sih jodie trll gmpg memaafkan ya..
after all lmyn terhibur juga sih walopun not my fave DP..
ga tega kasi 2 bintang jadi nambah sebiji deh.. =P
abis bener2 nyebelin banget..
tp emang khas DP deh.. co2nya rata2 nyebelin di awal..
tp akhirnya malah dia yg ngejar2 si jodie..
yg payah sih jodie trll gmpg memaafkan ya..
after all lmyn terhibur juga sih walopun not my fave DP..
ga tega kasi 2 bintang jadi nambah sebiji deh.. =P
February 3, 2019
Cowonya dominant & sicewenya submissive bgt. Jadi cowonya yang mendominasi hubungannya akan kayak gimana sementara cewenya tuh nerimoan gitu.
Kalau suka banget si nggak. Cuman novel ini bisa buat relax diwaktu senggang. Jadi ya.. Lumayan 😂😂
Kalau suka banget si nggak. Cuman novel ini bisa buat relax diwaktu senggang. Jadi ya.. Lumayan 😂😂
April 6, 2015
Harlequin pertama yang saya baca.
Itu juga gara-gara iseng ngga ada kerjaan di saat listrik di perpus kampus byar-pet berjam-jam.
Itu juga pake blunder dulu karena ngira Diana Palmer itu istrinya Neil Gaiman (ternyata itu mah Amanda Palmer -____-")
Memang nggak cukup baca satu buku buat menilai satu genre tertentu, jadi harus baca beberapa harlequin lagi baru saya bisa mutusin suka atau nggak sama genre ini. Tapi nanti-nanti lagi lah. Cerita yang kebanyakan cinta-cintaannya emang bukan daerah jajahan saya. :D
Baru tau juga ini buku ke 25 (dari 40 buku lebih!) serial Long, Tall Texans, mungkin itu juga sebabnya banyak banget mention karakter2 dari buku lain yang nyempil di sana-sini, mungkin bagi fans setia serialnya sih oke-oke aja karakter dari buku-buku yang lain seliweran di sini, tapi buat saya sih ganggu, serius. Muncul cuma sekali dua kali doang udah gitu pake dijelasin masalah hidupnya pula, yang nggak ada hubungannya sama plot utama.
Itu juga gara-gara iseng ngga ada kerjaan di saat listrik di perpus kampus byar-pet berjam-jam.
Itu juga pake blunder dulu karena ngira Diana Palmer itu istrinya Neil Gaiman (ternyata itu mah Amanda Palmer -____-")
Memang nggak cukup baca satu buku buat menilai satu genre tertentu, jadi harus baca beberapa harlequin lagi baru saya bisa mutusin suka atau nggak sama genre ini. Tapi nanti-nanti lagi lah. Cerita yang kebanyakan cinta-cintaannya emang bukan daerah jajahan saya. :D
Baru tau juga ini buku ke 25 (dari 40 buku lebih!) serial Long, Tall Texans, mungkin itu juga sebabnya banyak banget mention karakter2 dari buku lain yang nyempil di sana-sini, mungkin bagi fans setia serialnya sih oke-oke aja karakter dari buku-buku yang lain seliweran di sini, tapi buat saya sih ganggu, serius. Muncul cuma sekali dua kali doang udah gitu pake dijelasin masalah hidupnya pula, yang nggak ada hubungannya sama plot utama.
August 12, 2012
Tadinya mau kasih 5 stars... emosinya kena, apalagi pas Jodie denger Lex bilang ama Adiknya kalo dia ga mau liat jodie lagi di deketnya, padahal Jodie, baru berbunga" abis Lex mau kiss dia sampe ampir ehem" segala....
hik hik hik
tapi dipikir" kok ga kena logikaku sama cerita ini... mana ada drug dealer yang bisa dibodo"in kaya Cara...:(
Jadi yah cukup 4 saja deh...
hik hik hik
tapi dipikir" kok ga kena logikaku sama cerita ini... mana ada drug dealer yang bisa dibodo"in kaya Cara...:(
Jadi yah cukup 4 saja deh...
January 6, 2016
Cuma bisa kasih bintang 2, jujur aja cerita ini kurang berkesan. buat ku Passion Flower paling bagus.
dari halaman awal sampe pertengahan lumayan bikin bosan , apalagi ditambah dengan sikap Alexander yang dingin banget (khas pria-pria ciptaan DP) tp dibagian ketika Alexander mau deketin Jodie balik lumayan bikin gregetan.
dari halaman awal sampe pertengahan lumayan bikin bosan , apalagi ditambah dengan sikap Alexander yang dingin banget (khas pria-pria ciptaan DP) tp dibagian ketika Alexander mau deketin Jodie balik lumayan bikin gregetan.
August 26, 2010
Endingnya mengecewakan. Kirain masalahnya Cara, Brody, dan Kennedy udah bsa terselesaikan tp ternyata masih misterius. Ceritanya Derek dgn Margie jg masih gantung (bikin penasaran aj T__T). Kisah cinta Jodie dgn Alex kurang menyentuh
January 20, 2015
Lega akhirnya kelar juga baca ni buku. Udah ngga tahan sama tokoh ceweknya Jodie, yang langsung terserang osteoporosis usia dini begitu ketemu sm cowoknya si Alexander. Dari judulnya aja udah bisa ketebak sih, Man in Control. No need to review, capedeeee.....
June 14, 2010
suka banget sama novel ini ! baca baru halaman 2 aja uda bikin penasaran. kesel juga sama jodie yg tll gmpang bgt suka dimanfaatin, seruuuuuu dan hot jg tentunya :D
May 26, 2010
bukunya belom keluaaaarrr...hiks....
June 17, 2010
Mengecewakan..... >,<
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