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A spellbinding new installment in the Long, Tall Texan series!
New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer welcomes you back to Jacobsville to become reacquainted with Bentley Rydel. He lives hard and loves fiercely—but sometimes it takes the right woman to make a man a hero. This rugged Texan is going to be Tough to Tame!
About the Author
Diana Palmer is renowned as one of North America’s top ten romance writers. When she published her first novel in 1979, fans immediately fell in love with her sensual, charming romances. A die-hard romantic who married her husband five days after they met, Diana says that she wrote her first book at age thirteen—and has been hooked ever since. Diana’s hobbies include gardening, knitting, quilting, anthropology, astronomy and music.
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2.6 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews)
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Such a disappointment!, April 24 2010
By Amanda's Thoughts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tough to Tame (Mass Market Paperback)
I've been a long time devoted fan of Diana Palmer, but this book stunk to high heaven! The 'witty banter' made me blush it was so horrifyingly stilted, fake and beyond corny. The story is a re-tread of so many that came before it. The 'hero' was ridiculous, after one date started talking 'rings and licenses' and yet turns on her in a heartbeat. And the set ups for the next book MUST STOP! This Jacobsville place is crawling with mercenaries, international drug cartels, tall ruthless women-hating men and sweet innocent virgins -- give me a break! Time for a new town and some new ideas!
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Can I give negative stars?, April 18 2010
By Kim "Book Fetish" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tough to Tame (Mass Market Paperback)
OH MY! Where do I start? As a long time fan of Ms. Palmer I looked forward to each new book. Her writing had a way of drawing you in and connecting with you emotionally. The key word in the last sentence was "had". The last few books have left me wondering what happened to one of my favorite writers. "Tough to Tame" should have been titled "Tough to Read"! The dialogue that I suppose was meant to be witty banter was trite and forced. The main characters were lost in a maze of secondary characters delivering one bad line after another. But the real shame in this book is that it is void of any emotion. There was no depth of feeling in the characters or the writing. I am not ashamed to admit that Ms. Palmer's books have moved me to tears in the past. Where is that writer? The only thing that moved me to tears in "Tough to Tame" is that I wasted a Sunday afternoon reading it.
19 of 24 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Why do I keep reading Palmer?, April 8 2010
By Avid reader - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Tough to Tame (Mass Market Paperback)
As a previous reviewer mentioned, Diana Palmer is repetitive in her stories (I can not dignify them with the title "plots"). So why do I keep reading these books? Am I hoping for a return to the old Palmer style? No-I read them for the humor-mostly unintentional (I think)- of the trials and tribulations of the residents of the ever-shifting town of Jacobsville, Texas. "Ever-shifting", you ask? Jacobsville appears to be located within close driving distance of whichever large Texas city is a key location in the "plot" of the book. Houston, Austin, San Antonio...As a former resident of Wilson County, yes, Austin and San Antonio are fairly close together (in a Texas kind of way), but Houston? Not so much.This particular tale did not irk me as much as say, the Keely-Boone book. He was in his mid thirties, and Keely was 19? What do a man in his thirties and a teenager have in common? Even a teen with a "tragic past, and health problems"?
Cappie seemed a relatively stable individual, without serious health problems or a terrible terrible past (except for the moron ex), and Bentley Rydell was a typical Palmer hero-alpha male with (step)daddy issues. I enjoyed the fact that Palmer left out many of the tacked on history lessons that have permeated many of her recent efforts; instead,, the reader gets a primer on Vet Techs and groomers and their function in the well-being and health of a dog. As I am neither a vet tech, nor a groomer-this did not irritate me like the "history/archaeology/anthropology" spiels do (I am working on my PhD in History).
I will continue to purchase Diana's works, as they successfully provide hours and hours of comedy gold (like CSI:Miami!)
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