The Price of Passion [Kindle Edition]

Evelyn Palfrey (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

This contemporary tale of a woman wronged fails to chart new territory, but engages with its attractive, sympathetic heroine. Up-and-coming black Texas state representative Walter Carlson has a history of philandering, but when he dumps the baby he recently fathered with his latest mistress on his long-suffering (and infertile) wife, Vivian, it is the last straw. Livid, Vivian is forced into keeping the infant when her husband holds a press conference and announces that they have adopted a homeless baby. Soon, however, Vivian succumbs to her maternal needs and falls in love with the infant, whom she names Passion. She determines to leave Walter, taking Passion with her, and begins a struggle to maintain her law-student schedule, spend time with her baby and find adequate child care. Rescue comes in the form of Marc Kline, a divorced father and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who teaches at the local university and is working on a book about adoption. A subplot about Passion's birth mother adds suspense, as well as a touch of originality, to the otherwise pedestrian romance. Walter, who belatedly comprehends the value of a good woman and wants Vivian back in his life, gets a satisfying, if heavy-handed, comeuppance. (Oct.)
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Review

"[Palfrey] keeps thrilling us with 'marvelously mature' romance and suspense." -- Emma Rodgers, Black Images Bookstore (Dallas)

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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 564 KB
• Print Length: 449 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0671042203
• Publisher: Atria Books; Original edition (January 9, 2002)
• Sold by: Simon and Schuster Digital Sales Inc
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000FC0T04
• Text-to-Speech: Not enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #399,018 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Evelyn Palfrey is a native Texan who writes romantic suspense for the 'marvelously mature.' She writes about issues that are relevant to the middle passage of life--and having a ball doing it!

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Make sure all your chores are finished before you start this, February 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Price of Passion (Paperback)

This book was so good that I started reading it at 6:30, after cooking dinner, and didn't put it down until I read the last line. The 10 pm news was coming on when I finished. I didn't even notice that the main characters hadn't been described. I know so many people like all of the characters, in the book. I was able to place a face with each character. As my husband was driving us through the 5:00 pm traffic, I read the Seduction chapter. Five minutes later, I just had to re-read the chapter aloud to him. We had to laugh because our home town, Little Rock, has the same functions, with all the same characters. The owner of the Hearne's Fine Art Gallery told me, as she recommended the book, that it was a page turner. Palfrey's characters were very realistic. I felt Vivian's pain when Walter brought the baby home. I felt her growing love for Marc. I felt like I was at the festival with them. When Denise LaSalle started singing, I felt Vivian's release. I could see her releasing herself and letting her hair down. The one and only time I felt sorry for Walter was when he had to turn and look at Bobby, after watching the video. I felt that it was the only time that he forgot about all that was at stake and felt sorry for what he had done to Porsche. Even at the hospital, he felt ashamed, not for what he had done to Vivian and everyone else, but how he had allowed everything to get out of control. This is certainly a book worth reading again. Just a note to the author, Vivian is too smart of a woman to, even for a moment, be BS'd by Walter's flowers. Cora's statement about the BS should never had to be spoken. Vivian had resigned herslf long before, to see right through him. Good Job!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Page turner - enjoyed it to the last page!, February 18, 2000

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Regina C. Williams (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Price of Passion (Paperback)

First book read by this author and I was not disappointed. The book caught my interest in the first few pages. Quick and fast reading - couldn't put it down & finished it in a day. The book keeps you in suspense until the end as you cannot predict the outcome - will Vivian leave Walter for good or will she go back to him & what's going to happen to the baby. Look forward to other books by this author.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good and interesting reading, December 17, 1999

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J.C. Wallington "jnettefrommi" (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Price of Passion (Paperback)

I really enjoy the work of this new and upcoming author. This author definetly needs more exposure. this is the second book I read by Ms Palfrey and it was indeed a page turner. I like the fact that she did not give a description of the main characters, you had to make up your own. My characterization of Walter changed as I read and whether I was liking this character or not. I must say I enjoyed the romance, the mystery, the family scenes in Georgia, the concerts at the camp ground. Women in the prime of their lives deserves some romance and excitement also. So, kudos to Vivian! There is nothing I can say that I disliked. I would recommend this book to all.