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Summary: Another scorcher in Jacobsville!
Review: Lawless is one of my favorite by Diana Palmer to date. I read this one in a couple of hours (one of four that day on the beach) and was very happy with it. I was glad to see the addition of a bit of mystery to the ranch theme, with two of the main characters working in law enforcement. There are some shady characters, sabotage on the ranch and even murder. Young Christabel is one of the most liberated females Palmer has written. Although she's still virginal and niaive, she's quite sassy and that's most of what kept me reading. The ending seems rushed in this one, but I look forward to reading about lawman Cash and Tippy the movie star/model.
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Summary: Refreshing and new!
Review: I admit I had second thoughts on pre-ordering and paying for the hardback version of this book after being dissapointed with "Desperado", but being an avid Palmer fan I bit the bullet and hoped for the best. I'm glad I did. This book's style is "classic Palmer" without being stale, and repeating sayings and scenes from previous books. The story of Judd and Chrissy is a page turner! The characters each stand on their own and even though the heroine is young and innocent, as most Palmer heroines are, she does not come across as a wimp. Judd is a character who is strong-willed, but completely loveable. Coupled with the wonderful love story, hint of a story with the secondary characters and a murder mystery thrown in, makes this a wonderful read. One of the best things about this book is that Palmer managed to keep her unique writing style while updating it at the same time. Awesome read!
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Summary: Wow!
Review: I don't usually like comtemporary romance, I sway toward historical. But this story intrigued me. I was not disappointed. There was some great dialog in this book and some things that made me laugh. There were also some very tender moments. Judd is a very lovable hero. Crissy is a good women, lots of sass and whit but she is also very loving and faithful. Cash Grier add a great deal of spice to the story as well. He's rough around the edges but it's hard not to love him. I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it. This is my first Diana Palmer book and I have already bought more.
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Summary: A true disappointment - one of the worst.
Review: I fought to keep reading this book, hoping with all my might that it would somehow turn a corner and be the kind of storyline that I am used to reading from this author. No such luck. It was one of the silliest plots that I have ever read. I know this sounds strong, but believe me, it is well deserved. I so agree with the other reviewers that Cash and Crissy would have made a much better storyline than Judd and Crissy. I found Judd to be boring, childish, wimpy, and downright annoying throughout the whole read. Cash, to me, made me want to continue this book, even though I knew in my heart of hearts that he would end up with Tippy, and not Crissy. At least Tippy had a personality - all Crissy did was feel sorry of herself - that got old real fast. Cristabel had been coerced into marrying Judd Dunn at the age of 16. Their marriage was only on paper, at least for the first five years, and then when Juddd drank a little too much at Christmas time, he took advantage of her. Oh yeah, there's a subplot (a murder, rape, bank robbery) of which we could have done without and the author could then have spent more time developing characters (the characters were flat) and less time building a false momentum. I actually would appreciate reading about Cash (not necessarily with Tippy though) in another story - but I don't want to if Ms. Palmer is going to treat his storyline like this one. Anyway, the story plods along (Crissy thinks Judd loves Tippy, Judd thinks Crissy loves Cash, Cash knows Crissy loves Judd, and I never really figured out just what Tippy thought). After wading through chapter after chapter, the end finally arrives and it is such a letdown that you tend to feel, "What a waste of my time." I really wish I could get my money back for this book. My fault though - I should have waited until a few reviews had been posted. Next time I will, Ms. Palmer.
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Summary: The best!!!
Review: I just got done reading this book and I loved it. I couldn't put it down. It is truely a great love story. I haven't read any other Palmer books but I'm definelty looking for another one by Palmer-
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Summary: Cupcakes, anyone?
Review: I recently reviewed Cattleman's Pride and lamented that I had only to wait until page 98 for the leading man to say "In fact," he bit off against her lips, "neither are you, cupcake." I got my cupcake on page 23 of Lawless: "About as much as you do, cupcake," he mused. My friends in Texas assure me that they don't call their girlfriends cupcake. Please, Ms. Palmer, drop the overused endearment.
The author does her best work with full length novels, so, "cupcake" aside, this is not a bad book. The storyline was typical: strong older man and the virginal young woman, with some speed bumps tossed in for interest. Personally, I thought that Judd was a dud and Chrissy would have done better with Cash Grier. Tippy was so bitchy throughout that it defied belief that everyone was able to "make nice" with her at the end of the book.
If you need a few hours of escape, you could do worse.
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Summary: Cupcakes, anyone?
Review: I recently reviewed Cattleman's Pride and lamented that I had only to wait until page 98 for the leading man to say "In fact," he bit off against her lips, "neither are you, cupcake." I got my cupcake on page 23 of Lawless: "About as much as you do, cupcake," he mused. My friends in Texas assure me that they don't call their girlfriends cupcake. Please, Ms. Palmer, drop the overused endearment.
The author does her best work with full length novels, so, "cupcake" aside, this is not a bad book. The storyline was typical: strong older man and the virginal young woman, with some speed bumps tossed in for interest. Personally, I thought that Judd was a dud and Chrissy would have done better with Cash Grier. Tippy was so bitchy throughout that it defied belief that everyone was able to "make nice" with her at the end of the book.
If you need a few hours of escape, you could do worse.
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Summary: Humorous
Review: I've read almost all of Ms. Palmers books. Some have been cheesy and some have been repetitive, but this one, well, I really enjoyed it. It was FUNNY. There were several good lines and I laughed aloud quite a few times. It was only about 3/4 of the way thru the book that it got a little cheesy, but the earlier humor made up for that. One of Palmers best - in a long time....
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Summary: One Of My All Time Favorites!
Review: If you haven't already done so, read this book. Buy it, borrow it, whatever it takes...just read it! This was one of the most romantic stories I've ever read and I've read too many to count. It was nice not to be reading a book with the same old tired, done-too-death plots. Crissy was sweet, smart, beautiful,funny, and totally in love with her "husband" Judd. He is a sexy, good looking lawman. They had always agreed to divorce as soon as she reached adulthood. Crissy and Judd(when he would admit it to himself) we're in love with each other. Throw in some bad guys, a scheming movie star and an ornery sherriff and you've got yourself a laugh-out-loud, yet suspenseful romance book. Will definitely keep to reread.
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Summary: One of Diana Palmer's Best! I love it!
Review: Lawless is one of Diana Palmer's best. Some people want Cash Grier to be Christbel's love instead of Judd Dunn. However, they forget that in real life people love with their hearts instead of their mind. When you love someone, you accept the best with the worst. Because the best parts is often outweighted the worst parts, you believe it is worth it. I cannot wait to see the new book that Palmer will write about Cash Grier and Tippy. It will be a great story, too.
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