Sutton's Way

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Summary: A pleasant surprise!
Review: I have not had many good experiences with books in the Silhouette Desire series - cheesy plots, annoying characters, etc., but I gave this one a try because it was from Palmer and I am a HUGE fan of her work. Once again, she didn't let me down. I'm a sucker for the rough-around-the-edges, brooding, emotionally distant hero and Sutton certainly is all that. But we are shown his tender side right away in his relationship with his son, and how he cannot help but let Amanda into his hardened heart. The love scenes are just that, LOVE scenes, and that is always a good thing. Sharp dialogue and really interesting back stories for each character are another plus. Enjoy this one!

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Summary: REFRESHING - INVIGORATING - TRUE FANTASY!
Review: It truly tugs at the heart! To find a man so emotionally scarred that he has become a woman-hater and yet comes to a knowledge of true love. sigh!
Quinn Sutton's first contact with Amanda as she asks for directions to Blalock Durning's cabin is of a man with the coldest black eyes and the hardest face she had ever seen.
His day's growth of stubble didn't begin to cover up the homeliness of his lean face.

Amanda wasn't disturbed as the guys of her rock group, DESPORADO, were even uglier than Quinn. Her famous drummer is Hank Shoeman [with his story in Abduction & Seduction - Redbird]
then there is Deke, Jack and Johnson - Hank is the only married man of the group and in process of getting a divorce.

Amanda is settling in when Quinn's twelve year old son, Elliot comes late at night to ask for her help. She gives in to Elliot's entreaties to help his father. She sees Quinn through a debiliting fever and there begins a mutual attraction.

Quinn is under the impression that Amanda is Durning's latest lover. [grin - Boy is he wrong!]
Quinn in turn rescues Amanda from probably freezing to death from a winter storm and she pitches in and helps with the calves that need mothering.

There is lots more and I leave it up to you to find out how Quinn reconciles his emotional fears and finally lets love into his life. How He almost loses Amanda when he finds out she is a rock star. Elliot and his keyboard sure help a lot.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - shouldn't be missed -- #4 in the Long, Tall Texan series.

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Summary: This one made me smile and cry.
Review: Once upon a time, Quinn Sutton had a chance to compete in the Olympics skiing, but a woman's lies made them impossible. Now he is a reknowned woman-hater and cattle rancher struggling to make ends meet. Rock star Mandy Calloway is recouperating at a cabin on Sutton's mountain. From the first, Quinn is unwillingly drawn to Amanda. If there's one thing Quinn hates more than women, it's rock music. Amanda knows this and keeps it secret from him even as she falls for him. These two people from very different worlds find that they aren't so different after all.

Lots of smart mouths on this one. The only thing that kept me from giving this a 5-star rating was the fact that Quinn--an man in his prime, is a 30+ year old virgin. I admit it may be possible in this day and age. But for an American male it requires quite a big stretch of my imagination!

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Summary: This was a great book, but it is definatly for older readers
Review: This book was awsome. I really enjoyed it. I couldn't put it down and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys romance novels. This book never had a dull moment.