Customer Reviews

Love With A Long Tall Texan

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(12)

 

 

Over the years I have read all of Ms. Palmer's books. I am generally very pleased with her work and consider her to be a very entertaining author in the romance genre. But I must say that these three stories were bad. There was no develpment of either the main characters or their romances. It was like reading a non-romance book which lacked an intresting plot. The main characters were presented and without any tension or romance, the men decided that they were getting old or weary of life and that they should marry the heroine because after all she'll do. The only character who was vaguely intresting was Cy, a peripheral character that turned up in the first two stories (Guy and Luke). The third story, Christopher was the worset. I love stories about the Deverell's and the Lassiter detective agency, so a story about Tansy's youngest son sounded exciting. But I was soon disappointed. The story was poorly written and not well thought out. There are inconsistencies in family relationship and ages. Example, Tansy is in her early seventies, her son Chris is 33 years old and she had him at "about 40" years of age. Say she was 38 which would make her 71 at present. Near the end of the story Tansy says she meet Della's grandfather shortly after her first husband death (Chris's father) "about 40" years ago. If he died "about" forty years ago, Chris has to be at least "about forty" years old, not 33, not to mention she would be about 80, not in her early seventies. I know this is being a stickler and petty but that's my point, the story was so uninteresting that the age thing ended up being the only of interest. At one point, I kept checking the cover because I didn't believe Diana Palmer had written what I reading.

I'm beginning to get the feeling that some women authors are forgetting the main focal point of a romance novel--the romance. Somebody please remind Diana Palmer, because her latest book, "Love With a Long, Tall Texan" reads more like a perspective on the cattle industry and their practices, than a romance. The only consistency is that the second and third stories are more boring than the first. When people start writing books just to pick up a paycheck--IT SHOWS!

While I will not be as brutal as many of the reviewers here I, too, was disappointed with this book. All three stories lacked the charismatic heroes of her best works, and the heroines lacked spirit as well. They all fell in love in a matter of days, there was no emotional conflict as has been Palmer's hallmark and none of the steamy dialogue and sexual tension that has made me such a fan of many of her past works. I never thought I would have to force myself through a Diana Palmer book, but I did with this one. The best thing about this collection is that at least the heroes don't smoke like chimneys. It probably deserves fewer stars than I am giving, but as I devoted fan I cannot bring myself to do it. Suffice it to say, this one is going to the used bookstore, pronto.

Im a great fan of Diana Palmer and I purposefully search out any of her newest novels, I bought this one without reading the back, so excited that it was a new Diana Palmer!! I was highly and greatly disappointed. I dug into this book with great excitement and found myself bored after the first story. I couldnt believe it was a Diana Palmer book!!! It disappointed me so much that I dont even know that if I'll buy any of her newest ones. It was boring, out dated, unbelievable, the characters lacked any spark or excitement, specially the hero's!! I missed that, the excitement, drama, romance and passion, Diana please go back to that!!! Diana Palmer fans, dont waste your money on this one, I'd just as soon read my older Palmer books that I have saved.

Hello, will the real Diana Palmer please come home? Don't buy this book, it was awful. The characters were totally unreal, and the romance was nonexistant....Diana, stop the Texas deal and write about what you know about....

Whenever I see Diana Palmer's name I usually buy the book without even reading the synopsis on the back. What a disappointment and waste of money and time.

THIS WAS PROBABLY THE WORST DIANA PALMER BOOK THAT I HAVE EVER READ. ALL THREE STORIES WERE BORING WITH THE WORST WRITING SHE HAS EVER DONE. I HAD TO FINISH THE BOOK JUST TO SEE IF MY ENDURANCE COULD HOLD OUT. HER STORIES HAVE THE MENTALITY OF THE 1950'S; HOWEVER, SHE TRIES TO PASS THEM OFF AS HAPPENING AT THIS TIME. WHAT A PREDICTABLE DISAPPOINTING AUTHOR SHE HAS BECOME!

I READ ANY BOOKS THAT DIANA PALMER WRITES, BUT THIS WAS VERY BORING AND STUPID. I RATHER GO AND READ ALL HER OLD BOOKS BEFORE I BUY ANOTHER NEW ONE. GET REAL DIANA!

Not one of her best efforts, and I have read all her novels to date. The characters are under-developed, the passion superficial, and the stories are trite after a fashion. This book provides just a glancing taste of future novels as yet to be written by this author. Mediocre read.

Totally disappointing! Each character has a tragic flaw to overcome yet meets the perfect mate and decides to marry that person within the first few chapters. The characters then fall in love and decide to marry. Since each story has basically the same plot, Palmer creates three boring stories in one book. I feel cheated.