Customer Reviews

Paper Rose

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3 star:		(7)
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I really liked this book. It is one of my favorites by Mrs. Palmer. If you enjoy her stories then you will like this one. It follows typical Palmer format. Angry man, helpless woman, then they end up happily ever after. Although I thought that Cecily was a much stronger woman than Mrs. Palmer usually writes about. I thought that she stuck up for herself right up until the end of the book, meaning she didn't let Tate (the male lead) walk all over her. Tate refused his feelings for Cecily because he is Native American and she is White. There is lots of secrets and action on top of a wonderful romance in this book. I really enjoyed Cecily's friend Colby Lane in this book. At times though, I wished she would marry him instead of pinning away for Tate. There are twists that keep this book interesting.

I read all that I can of Diana Palmer and "Paper Rose" didn't disappoint me at all.Tate has such sex appeal and Cecily is just the woman that can interest him for a life time. Has me very interested in reading about the other people,Micah Steele and of course Colby Lane.I'll re-read this one over again.Looking forward to reading more of her's.

My first Palmer book, after re-reading it several times. I wanted to rush out and get more of her books to see if they matched up to this one. Tate refused to get involved with Cecily because loving her made him vulnerable to his enemies and he couldn't risk losing her. While convincing Cecily that he would never be with her because she was not Lakota. Love conquers all!! Great book.

Paper Rose

If you are the type of person who is interested in a quiet, romantic, slightly funny evening then this is the book for you. Diana Palmer brings her characters to life and develops a personality for each character making you grow to not only know them, but to love, understand, and enjoy them. There are some scenes in the book that can be described as "sickinly sweet;" however, she makes up for these parts by adding humor in just the right places and even a serious, unseen turn of events. The novel even has a bit of suspense and definitely will touch your heart. Overall I feel that Diana Palmer did a great piece of work with this book.

This was my first attempt at reading Palmer's novels. I must say--I was more than rewarded for my effort! This novel made me laugh, made me cry, and made my heart ache. The chemistry between Cecily and Tate is unbelievable and I loved how Tate kept trying so hard to keep his hands off of her. Very cute, indeed! Cecily's innocence and fiery character were endearing as well. Palmer is a master and I highly recommend this book if you've never read her before. Happy reading!!!

Archeologist Cecily has loved Tate Winthrop since she was 17 and he rescued her from an abusive stepfather and secretly paid for her college "scholarship." He makes it perfectly clear that there will never be a relationship between them as he is full blooded Lakota and doesn't want to dilute his bloodline. So she pines away for him for the next eight years. When his "girlfriend" Audrey spills the beans about the identity of her benefactor, Cecily goes into a rage at a political fundraiser, and pours a bowl of crab bisque on him, much to the media's glee. She drops out of graduate school and moves into a new apartment to separate herself from his influence, and develops a deeper friendship with his former colleague, Colby Lane, much to Tate's annoyance.

In her new position as the curator of a Native American museum in Washington, Cecily is asked to aid a senator in foiling an illegal gambling operation on the reservation back home. If she doesn't help, it could create a scandal with Tate at the apex. She asks Colby to join her in the investigation, which puts Tate in a rage. He shows up at his mother's house with every intention of finally "taking" her. After some afternoon delight, he wants her to drop everything and move in with him, but she tells him goodbye instead. And Tate manages to leave her with a party favor.

With Colby having retrieved the name of the guys behind the blackmail, they arrive back in Washington, where her covert efforts are for naught, as the blackmailers release the trump card to destroy Senator Matt Holden's career; a secret that could drive a permanent wedge between her and Tate forever. Sensing that there are feelings between Tate and Cecily, Audrey schemes to keep them apart. Will they manage to find their way back to each other? Will Tate's racist attitude keep him from finding real love?

This was my first Palmer novel, and I found myself in the middle of an obvious series. While the storyline was interesting, Tate was a little too "caveman" in his convictions (the whole "bloodline dilution" wore thin after the third chapter); Colby was a more intriguing partner and it would have been interesting to see Tate get his comeuppance and spend the rest of his days with shrew Audrey.

This book has everything love, heartache, jealousy, murder & redemption. This book is about Tate Winthrop proud Native American that won't consider a relationship with Cecily Blake because he won't have a mixed marriage. Cecily hides a secret that will devastate Tate. As head of Hutton corporations security, ex-mercenary & former CIA agent Tate has been protecting Cecily for years. He saved her as a teenager from an abusive stepfather & has been secretly supporting her for years. When Cecily finds out she leaves school & goes out on her own to became independent of Tate. Don't want to give away to many secrets. If you like Diana Palmer you'll love this book.

If you are a Palmer fan, you will more than likely love this book, because her very sucessful formula of stubborn, worldly, prideful-to-a-fault alpha-male vs. sweet, innocent, patient-to-a-fault female is done to perfection in Paper Rose. If you have not read Palmer before, let the description above sink in and think about whether or not it's your cup of tea, so that you don't come back here later with a one-star review that this gifted writer certainly does not deserve (in my opinion). There is obviously a strong group of romance readers that like to see a he-man,woman-hater hero dragged kicking and screaming into true love, hence Palmer's devoted following. Paper Rose has loads of romantic and sexual tension, an agonizing struggle between love and duty, and a fascinating character study of a young woman maturing in self-respect and self-confidence. My bookshelf will never be without a copy of this beloved book.

This is the first Palmer book that I have read in years and I was not disappointed. There were passages that I read and reread because they were so beautifully written. I loved the characters and their feelings for each other. This book is a keeper.

Cecily Peterson had always loved Tate Winthrop, ever since he had rescued her from her step-father. And though she loves him still, she has gradually come to accept that there will never be a future between them. Tate is obsessed with keeping his bloodlines pure, and refuses to have a "half breed" child. If he marries, it will be a 100% Lakota woman. So Cecily buries her love in her studies, majoring in archaeology. But once she learns that Tate had lied to her and had been paying for her living expenses and tuition all along, she quits graduate school, moves into another apartment, and gets a job in a new museum dedicated to Native American culture.

Tate Winthrop ended up with a lap full of crab bisque once Cecily learned that he, and not a scholarship, had been funding her schooling. Still, despite his anger, he was still attracted to Cecily, but he wouldn't cross that line - until a moment came along that swept them both away. But Tate is in the middle of a shocking political scandal, though he doesn't yet know it, and once he learns the truth, he may turn his back on his family, and Cecily, forever.

This book was okay. I bought the reissue from HQN books, a new line from Harlequin. Tate left me cold as a hero. Not only was Cecily's friend, Colby Lane, much more interesting and exciting to me, but Tate was a racist - or at least was hiding behind racism to justify not getting involved with Cecily. That just made my blood run cold. I'm 3/4 Hispanic and originally from Mexico. My race is a mixed race, a mixture of native peoples, white (Spaniards especially), and black. Since there were very few slaves in Mexico, we are primarily a mixture of white and native. So the whole time Tate was waxing on about how he didn't want a mixed baby, I felt like he was putting me down, and my entire people down. So Tate did absolutely nothing for me except to infuriate me.

As for the character of Cecily, I don't know what she saw in the guy. Sure, he helped her escape from her step-father, so of course she should be grateful for that, but he kept pushing her away, being mean to her, and deliberately flaunting his relationships with other women in her face. The funny thing is, all of his other women were white and blonde but he wouldn't date Cecily because she was white and blonde. Yeah, that makes sense. I was really hoping Cecily would hook up with Colby, but oh well. Hopefully Ms. Palmer will give him his own book, he was worth 10 of Tate!

Tate did attempt to redeem himself in the end, but it was too little too late. I'm not going to give up on Diana Palmer as an author, but I surely hope she doesn't write more about more racist heroes. I'll definitely look forward to a book about Colby, however, if one is written about him (and I hope so!).