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The Winter Man: Silent Night Man\Sutton's Way

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This book consists of two stories--SILENT NIGHT MAN and SUTTON'S WAY.

SILENT NIGHT MAN

Millie Evans is a librarian who has had to fend off unwanted advances from a psycho named John Hamilton. When John kills himself, he leaves a promise to pay her back. Tony Danzetta believes his childhood friend was driven to committed suicide by Millie. It's only after he sends her away does he discover that his friend had become unstable over the years. He also learned that Millie has a contract killer after her. Now he must see what he can do to protect her as well as get back in her good graces.

Millie Evans has been in love with Tony Danzetta since she was a young girl, but she wasn't his type. He's made it no secret that he isn't the marrying type, yet there is something about Millie that he can't ignore.

If the theme of this story sounds familiar, it is. Not that the same old theme is a bad thing, but I had problems liking Tony. He was the "I am so worldly and you aren't" type. He was also quick to blame other people for his shortcomings. His character seemed a bit immature and childish for someone so worldly.

I also felt the scenes were too rushed and much of it was told in dialogue. There wasn't much believably in this one either. If I wasn't steaming angry at Tony, I was rolling my eyes at some of the outlandish parts. Bottom line is I just didn't like this story.



SUTTON'S WAY

Amanda Callaway is a famous singer who lost her singing voice after an accident on stage. She decided to stay in an isolated cabin in Wyoming. It belonged to the man her aunt had been living with. They were away for the winter.

A wintery blizzard forces Quinn Sutton, a rancher who lived nearby, to rescue Amanda. He brings her to stay at his ranch. Obviously hostile towards her, Amanda sees how gentle he is with his son. She works to understand the coldness he has towards women in general. Since Amanda uses a stage name, Quinn has no idea who she is. Little does she know this secret is like a ticking time-bomb that will blow up in her face.

I enjoyed this story much more than the first. There was a bit more realism and I liked the characters. I understood why Quinn shut himself off. What both of these stories lacked was the deep passion I've felt in some of Diana Palmer's previous books. I felt this story was just okay--not as good as some of her other books.

I am a big fan of Diana Palmer's and when I had read another book called Iron Cowboy, I was interested in the secondary character of Tony Danzetta. He was compassionate in this story, to the girl involved but in his own story which I had waited for, he was hurtful and nasty before he knew the facts of the lady in question in the book Silent Night. It was out of character for him so I was not so happy with that. Ms.Palmer worked it out in the end though.
IN the second story of Suttons Way, it was nice to visit old friends. I had read this story years ago and it is still a good story to read. I have to say that is why I like Ms. Palmer's books is most of the men have a chip on their shoulders and show it. Men in todays world don't show it and hide it away til you are caught, but not in these books. It is there from the beginning and what I like is that Ms. Palmer takes a simple woman, not stupid, but simple in her manners and takes down the angry man. It always makes me happy to get to the end knowing that Ms.Palmer is going to fix it all up but not before she makes the man humble and loving. It is a recipe for success as her book sales show. I know as a modern woman I should not like a dominate man but in todays world there are few men who are sure of themselves and have old world morals. I do, so I can relate to it.

Diana Palmer cannot go wrong with her books.Yes they all sound the same,poor girl meets rich man.But whose doesnt love alittle romance.

I had rented this audio book and loved it so much that I bought a copy for myself and never get tired of listening to it. I really enjoy Diana Palmer's books and this one I especially enjoyed.

I love this book, I cried and then I laughed through out. The story on Tony D is funny you would have to read another previous book that tells of Tony's dry sense of humor. The second story was great also

I love anything Diana Palmer writes good or not so good. I am an avid fan. I have been waiting a long time to get this book at a lower price. Thanks Amazon.