The only man she wants is the one who’ll never forgive herFalling in love with her boss’s handsome millionaire neighbor was easy for young Emma Copeland. Despite the vast differences between them, and a past that’s left Connor Sinclair reclusive and wary, Emma gambles her heart on a desire that rocks them both. But there’s something Connor doesn’t know: Emma is responsible for an accident that … responsible for an accident that changed his life forever.
Connor lives by rules intended to protect both him and his vast wealth. Emma’s innocence is the only thing that’s ever broken through his cold reserve, but now his trust is shattered. By the time he realizes how much he stands to lose, it might take a miracle to win her back. But it’s a challenge he’ll gladly face for the woman and the family he needs more than his next breath…
Inspired by a Diana Palmer classic, Bound by a Promise.
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Hey! It’s Magnificent Obsession except with a role reversal and horse manure!
These two were made for each other: he is a vengeful, arrogant rageaholic, and she’s a stupid liar. STUPID! The first time the H is horrible to her, coincidentally the first time they meet at her employer’s house, he warns her of driving too fast on the lake. Gee willikers, it wasn’t her fault since she thought she was alone. A week later she hears how his brother and SIL were killed by someone driving too fast on the lake. Okay sad. Too bad nothing registered as practically the next day Dimwit is back out on the lake driving too fast. It wasn’t her fault again because she thought she was alone AND the sun was in her eyes. Tough toenails since she hit the H and now he is blind.
She goes to grovel and get her head ripped off, but decides to lie some more about who she is so of course he hires her. Since he lives next door to her absent boss, eventually it’s going to come out who she is, but that doesn’t seem to cross her mind. They go to an island, passion erupts, and they almost do the deed. He asks her if she has birth control, and she mumbles and staggers away to go get it. She never comes back, never explains basically because she doesn’t have any. He doesn’t take the enforced celibate moment very well which is when he plots his dance of revenge by asking the evil OW over to grope on her. This makes the h love him all the more. Gag. She does manage to find some backbone to leave, but it lasts for about 5 minutes.
They do the DP dance of the Big Fat Jerk as she digs herself deeper and deeper into a hole. They finally have awesome sex, go to Vegas because he may be a jerk, but he is a DP jerk and them thar Calvinistic principles lie deep. Sex, sex and more sex, and he seems to be happy although he tells her she can not get pregnant or else.
You would think at this time she might start trying a little honesty like her real name, hint at the accident, but no. She waits until the Sheriff tells him and the H has a warrant sworn out on her. His last words are she better not be pregnant and worse.
In prison she gets shanked by a crazy person, and, yes, sad. She thinks she lost the baby. He thinks she lost the baby. And I’m skimming, because I need someone to put me out of my misery. He does get his sight back after he falls and hits his big fat head again.
Diana Palmer pulls out all the stops. We’ve had an abusive, alcoholic father (hers), and plain ole abusive father (his), a dead brother (his), a beloved dead first wife and baby (his), an ex (view spoiler) fiancee (hers), an evil OW (his), a prison stint (hers), hysterical blindness (his), two false identities (hers), and a mistaken death (his). Everyone was devastated when the reports came in that he was killed. The heroine I could understand as she is dumber than dirt, but apparently everyone else loved the big fat arrogant jerk who yelled and screamed and ranted and raved. I guess someday he will be a curmudgeon. His résponse when he find out that other people died in the crash.
“Sir, it’s been reported everywhere that you’re, well, dead,” she said, grimacing. “The plane crashed.”
His eyebrows arched. “The plane? Oh, the commercial plane. I missed the flight by ten minutes. Damned traffic slowed down the limo I hired. So I hitched a ride with a friend who has a private jet like mine.” He made a face. “It wasn’t as comfortable as mine, I have to admit, but I didn’t want to wait for them to get it to Arizona. I’m not dead.”
You poor thing. The private plane wasn’t as comfortable as yours. Dude, you are all heart.
It’s all wrapped up somehow for a besotted hero and a happy ending.
Love to read Ms. Palmer! Always a fascinating read into people’s hearts and minds. Background storyline always different and interesting; thanks to Ms. Palmer’s years in journalism. She writes vivid scenes of all kinds! Her heroes and shereos always find true love.
I enjoyed this book.
Great book. I would read it again. Jane Eyre fans would love this book.
Different title same old plot. Author has lost her creativity.
A blast from past. Diana Palmer creates magic and nostalgia.
Love all Diana Palmer books.
So far, the worst book she has written.
We expect alpha males in Palmer’s books; however this alpha male was too alpha. He needed to be brought down to earth. He was not likeable in the least.
I love anything that Diana Palmer writes. You will not be disappointed. My emotions went through the wringer. Don’t pass this one up!
I love every Diana Palmer book that I have read…this one included!!
would read again and again.
Diana Palmer always a good read
Brilliant read can’t wait for the next one
If you love Diane Palmer, you will enjoy this book!
I would have enjoyed this book more if I hadn’t read the same story several times before. Ms. Palmer changes the names but the stories are pretty much the same. And the macho guy who isn’t particularly nice to the woman who madly loves him is pretty stale.
Diana Palmer is always enjoyable–if you like Diana Palmer. Her books tend to have their own formula.
I love all of Diana Palmer’s books. I have all but 1 and I will not stop until I find it. She is my favorite author.
I love reading books by Diana Palmer. Undaunted was very good.
I love everything Diana Palmer. Even though the plots can be predictable at times, Diana develops her characters so that the reader cares about what happens to them.