Winter Roses (Harlequin Romance: Long, Tall Texans) [Mass Market Paperback]

Diana Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Romance: Long, Tall Texans | Publication Date: October 1, 2010

Handsome, eligible ranch owner Stuart York was not one to mince words. Ivy Conley, his younger sister's best friend, found out the hard way. During a night's stay at his Jacobsville ranch, Ivy wound up in Stuart's arms. The resulting fireworks singed them both…and, knowing she was too young, Stuart closed his heart to her.

Now, years later, Ivy is determined not to be treated like a little girl anymore. Although still an innocent, Ivy knows she has to fight her own battles, but for some reason Stuart is always fighting them for her, and keeping her from harm. And, safe in Stuart's arms, Ivy feels like a woman—a woman who belongs to him.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Nobody does it better." -- New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard

"Nobody tops Diana Palmer when it comes to delivering pure, undiluted romance." -- New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Diana Palmer is renowned as one of North America’s top ten romance writers. When she published her first novel in 1979, fans immediately fell in love with her sensual, charming romances. A die-hard romantic who married her husband five days after they met, Diana says that she wrote her first book at age thirteen—and has been hooked ever since. Diana’s hobbies include gardening, knitting, quilting, anthropology, astronomy and music.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; Reprint edition (October 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373837593
• ISBN-13: 978-0373837595
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #283,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Series > Harlequin Romance
  • #34 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Literature & Fiction > Women's Fiction > Friendship

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43 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I am so sick of the repitition!!, October 24, 2007

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ReadMoreBooks (Georgia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter Roses (Long, Tall Texans) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Palmer has about beat this horse to death. Pick any one of her books and I can tell you the plot. Tall, dark, hairy alpha male, usually a smoker, usually in his mid to late 30s, angry at women and ready to take it out on the Mary Sue-ish heroine. The girl is usually late teens to early twenties, EXTREMELY naive and sheltered, virginal and fixated on the hero since she was a child. She's spunky, but crumbles under the continued verbal abuse the "hero" sends her way. Eventually they will overcome terrorists/drug dealers/corporate raiders to live happily ever after in the town of Jacobsville.

Honestly, this place has so many alpha males that tourists must smell the testosterone 5 miles away.

This story has plot holes so large, one could drive a Mac truck through them. The hero is SO willing to believe the lies of the evil sister, even though he knows what a lying, whoring, drug dealing bimbo she is. The secondary male lead (the sherriff) is equally ridiculous in his grudge against yet another young, spunky virgin, whom he blames for the death of his brother, even though there is overwhelming evidence to the contrary smacking him in his thick bone head. This book is just a fill in the slots, paint by number cheat to all of Diana Palmer's fans. It's been told, over and over and over and ...

C'mon, Ms. Palmer. PLEASE try a fresh plot. Pretty please? With hairy men on top?

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yeah...its that bad, November 17, 2007

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Jaz'elle Lynn "Book Diva" (New York, Ny) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Winter Roses (Long, Tall Texans) (Mass Market Paperback)

So...I should begin by saying, I'm a fan. I know that at this point all her books are the same. A Blond, green eyed, plain faced, unsophisicated country girl head over heels in love with a dark, brooding, malboro man. Yet and still....she amuses me. I like the fights, I look forward to the break ups and make ups (even if theyre all the same)...but this book....was justt....not OKAY!
Its like shes not even trying any more. Like Norah Hess (another author who although shamlessly predictable is entertaining), Miss Palmer has seem to have lost the Love in the love story. I have read all of her books, and I really must say, this was soooo disapointing, and was way to short to reedeem itself.
Well....at least the covers pretty

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Same old same old, November 4, 2007

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Kathleen T. Guerin "ktg" (Bama) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Winter Roses (Long, Tall Texans) (Mass Market Paperback)

I have read Diana Palmer books for years and some of her writing is really good and heartwarming. In the past few years, the quality of her work has steadily decreased. I rated this book three stars because it is right in line with her last 10 to 15 titles. I thought the one star reviews were a little harsh. Ivy and Stuart's romance starts off as most Palmer books do: a makeout session that allows the characters to realize they love each other, but it also inevitably tears them apart. Some sort of crisis (a death in her family and the notorious Jacobsville drug cartel - haha) brings them back together and then they get married. Yes, her plots, heroes, and heroines tend to be dated and hard to believe...but that's what makes her Diana Palmer. I guess I am always hoping that she will reclaim some of her former magic and really impress with the next book...or the next...or the next. Sigh.