Champagne Girl [Paperback]

Diana Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1997

Catherine makes plans and Matt always bursts her bubbles. That's the way it has been ever since her father died and Matt inherited the family's sprawling Texas ranch. He controls her money and tries to control her life. But the time has come to make her break from the ranch and from Matt. The perfect job awaits Catherine in New York and she's going to take it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 251 pages
• Publisher: Mira (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551662922
• ISBN-13: 978-1551662923
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #127,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok..., March 3, 2007

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Krystal (El Paso, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Champagne Girl (Paperback)

This story was ok. It really isnt anything special. This is going to be an opinion from someone whos read over 30 books from Diana Palmer.

If like me, you have read various books by this author, you'll see that this is absolutely nothing new. Diana Palmer is very repetitive in her plots. However, in some stories, her characters are so magnificient that you like it. But, this was not the case.

Story is about a young woman (Kit) who is completely in love with Matt. She has gotten a job offer in New York that she cant refuse. The problem is, Matt is beginning to see Kit in a new way. He starts courting her and doing everything possible so that she can change her mind and not go to New York.

I didnt like the characters in this story. Sure, Kit is a sweet girl who had ambitions. However, shes so contradicting. She supposedly loves Matt, yet she refuses to express her real feelings in most instances. She is also very mindfully passionate but she freaks out at physical contact. Matt on the other hand is dull. He also doesnt express his feelings. Everything about their relationship is physical, and not even mediocre physicality at that.

The ending is bad. It is so abrupt. Nothing special and very predictable.

Overall, if youre a fan of Palmer you'll probably like it because her stories are good but very much the same. If you are barely getting into her stories, i recommend it because this is the way most of her stories are. Good book, but the characters werent great.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great chemistry, December 4, 1999

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[e-mail] (Emporia, KS, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Champagne Girl (Paperback)

Matt and Catherine are a great couple -- even if they're having trouble convincing each other! One of the most likeable elements is their history together. Rather than being two strangers falling in love almost instantaneously, they grew up together. An interesting twist on the girl-next-door phenomenon.

And, the family dynamics are great -- a bewildered mother and meddling brother. I came to love this family and rooted for Matt and Catherine throughout.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good, May 29, 2005

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Book Mom (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Champagne Girl (Paperback)

This was well on its way to being a 5-star book for me until the end. Spoilers follow, so don't read on if you don't want to know...anyway, the chemistry between Kit and Matt was smoldering, Palmer did a fantastic job of escalating the romance and sexual tension between the two through the whole story, but then doesn't give the reader the payoff of them making love for the first time. She writes such amazing love scenes in most of her other books, but cut the story short this time, with no wedding and no wedding night that had been so anticipated. Great story otherwise, but I can't give it five stars without a trademark Palmer love scene.