Hot-tempered rancher Powell Long had once stolen Antonia Haye’s heart. But small-town lies tore their young love apart, forcing Antonia to flee. Years later, she’s returned to find Powell raising a daughter alone. Fatherhood hasn’t tempered his wild side or his feelings for the one woman he’s always wanted–Antonia. Not even her pride could make her ignore the eager pull of her heartstrings. … her heartstrings. And taking a chance at a future family with Powell was simply too irresistible….
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Audiobook Review:
Overall – 4
Performance – 4
Story – 4
Sweet story
I have to start out by saying that this book was originally published in January of 1995 so it is quite a bit dated by now, but I knew that going in. So, I’m not really going to comment on all of the things that would be considered terribly sexist by current standards. But there is one thing in the story that I looked up before writing this review.
HIPAA went into effect in August of 1996 – after this book was published. I’m also quite sure that the story was written and submitted to the publisher well in advance of its actual publication date. I’m saying this because the story contains a serious HIPAA violation but I’ve overlooked that because of the date the book was written.
So, ignoring the things I mentioned above, I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I actually became quite absorbed by the story and was a bit frustrated when I had to stop listening to it for a few hours to go do something where I couldn’t continue listening.
I love Todd McLaren’s smooth voice but I don’t like his female voices at all. Again, I knew this going in because I’ve listened to several other books he’s narrated by Diana Palmer. I’ve actually gotten pretty good at not cringing when he narrates a female part.
If the opportunity arises to receive review copies of other Diana Palmer / Todd McLaren audiobooks I’m sure I will do so. I cut my romance teeth on stories like this one back in the late 1960’s / early 70’s and I love listening to books of this vintage when I’m not able to pay strict attention to what I’m listening to.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Wow! This was lemon juice on a papercut, salt on a wound horrible. I couldn’t put it down. I wasn’t going to read it based on reviews then read the sequel Man of Ice and thought, “What the heck.”
The antics of the angry H and his I’ve-fallen-and-I-can’t-get-up heroine with faux leukemia aka mono pale in comparison to the devil spawn of the H. She’s not only horrifically mean and manipulative to the heroine she didn’t turn in her homework! I jest. She is really despicable. But she really didn’t do any schoolwork.
You can even see her on the book cover lurking in the background like a poltergeist.
The hero is yet another one that gets angry because the heroine failed to save him from his own stupidity gullibleness when her best friend lied about her being a gold-digger. He cancels the wedding the day before and has sex with the BF/OW then has to marry the awesomeful BF because the rabbit died. Turns out stabbing your best friend in the back, trashing her reputation so she has to leave town, getting pregnant and lying to get your man isn’t all it she thought it would be so the bad BF turns into an alcoholic and tells the H the demon spawn may not be his then conveniently dies.
The heroine is a mean grudge holder for a little while and actually kicks him in the shin at one point, but holding up the travesty of dying and hiding it from her poor father wears her down.
Again like the sequel, even with the hero being mean as spit, it didn’t have as much of a DP vibe. Maybe it needs to be set in Jacobsville.
After all the ugliness, a pretty lighthearted HEA for all comes like a miracle when the bedridden h’s winsome ways tame the grumpy H and his even grumpier daughter. The h can’t fail to see their resemblance as they scowl the same way.
A lovely Diana Palmer romance hot to go and full of spices!
Audiobook Review:
Overall – 4
Performance – 4
Story – 4
Sweet story
I have to start out by saying that this book was originally published in January of 1995 so it is quite a bit dated by now, but I knew that going in. So, I’m not really going to comment on all of the things that would be considered terribly sexist by current standards. But there is one thing in the story that I looked up before writing this review.
HIPAA went into effect in August of 1996 – after this book was published. I’m also quite sure that the story was written and submitted to the publisher well in advance of its actual publication date. I’m saying this because the story contains a serious HIPAA violation but I’ve overlooked that because of the date the book was written.
So, ignoring the things I mentioned above, I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I actually became quite absorbed by the story and was a bit frustrated when I had to stop listening to it for a few hours to go do something where I couldn’t continue listening.
I love Todd McLaren’s smooth voice but I don’t like his female voices at all. Again, I knew this going in because I’ve listened to several other books he’s narrated by Diana Palmer. I’ve actually gotten pretty good at not cringing when he narrates a female part.
If the opportunity arises to receive review copies of other Diana Palmer / Todd McLaren audiobooks I’m sure I will do so. I cut my romance teeth on stories like this one back in the late 1960’s / early 70’s and I love listening to books of this vintage when I’m not able to pay strict attention to what I’m listening to.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Wow! This was lemon juice on a papercut, salt on a wound horrible. I couldn’t put it down. I wasn’t going to read it based on reviews then read the sequel Man of Ice and thought, “What the heck.”
The antics of the angry H and his I’ve-fallen-and-I-can’t-get-up heroine with faux leukemia aka mono pale in comparison to the devil spawn of the H. She’s not only horrifically mean and manipulative to the heroine she didn’t turn in her homework! I jest. She is really despicable. But she really didn’t do any schoolwork.
You can even see her on the book cover lurking in the background like a poltergeist.
The hero is yet another one that gets angry because the heroine failed to save him from his own stupidity gullibleness when her best friend lied about her being a gold-digger. He cancels the wedding the day before and has sex with the BF/OW then has to marry the awesomeful BF because the rabbit died. Turns out stabbing your best friend in the back, trashing her reputation so she has to leave town, getting pregnant and lying to get your man isn’t all it she thought it would be so the bad BF turns into an alcoholic and tells the H the demon spawn may not be his then conveniently dies.
The heroine is a mean grudge holder for a little while and actually kicks him in the shin at one point, but holding up the travesty of dying and hiding it from her poor father wears her down.
Again like the sequel, even with the hero being mean as spit, it didn’t have as much of a DP vibe. Maybe it needs to be set in Jacobsville.
After all the ugliness, a pretty lighthearted HEA for all comes like a miracle when the bedridden h’s winsome ways tame the grumpy H and his even grumpier daughter. The h can’t fail to see their resemblance as they scowl the same way.
A lovely Diana Palmer romance hot to go and full of spices!
Audiobook Review:
Overall – 4
Performance – 4
Story – 4
Sweet story
I have to start out by saying that this book was originally published in January of 1995 so it is quite a bit dated by now, but I knew that going in. So, I’m not really going to comment on all of the things that would be considered terribly sexist by current standards. But there is one thing in the story that I looked up before writing this review.
HIPAA went into effect in August of 1996 – after this book was published. I’m also quite sure that the story was written and submitted to the publisher well in advance of its actual publication date. I’m saying this because the story contains a serious HIPAA violation but I’ve overlooked that because of the date the book was written.
So, ignoring the things I mentioned above, I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook. I actually became quite absorbed by the story and was a bit frustrated when I had to stop listening to it for a few hours to go do something where I couldn’t continue listening.
I love Todd McLaren’s smooth voice but I don’t like his female voices at all. Again, I knew this going in because I’ve listened to several other books he’s narrated by Diana Palmer. I’ve actually gotten pretty good at not cringing when he narrates a female part.
If the opportunity arises to receive review copies of other Diana Palmer / Todd McLaren audiobooks I’m sure I will do so. I cut my romance teeth on stories like this one back in the late 1960’s / early 70’s and I love listening to books of this vintage when I’m not able to pay strict attention to what I’m listening to.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Wow! This was lemon juice on a papercut, salt on a wound horrible. I couldn’t put it down. I wasn’t going to read it based on reviews then read the sequel Man of Ice and thought, “What the heck.”
The antics of the angry H and his I’ve-fallen-and-I-can’t-get-up heroine with faux leukemia aka mono pale in comparison to the devil spawn of the H. She’s not only horrifically mean and manipulative to the heroine she didn’t turn in her homework! I jest. She is really despicable. But she really didn’t do any schoolwork.
You can even see her on the book cover lurking in the background like a poltergeist.
The hero is yet another one that gets angry because the heroine failed to save him from his own stupidity gullibleness when her best friend lied about her being a gold-digger. He cancels the wedding the day before and has sex with the BF/OW then has to marry the awesomeful BF because the rabbit died. Turns out stabbing your best friend in the back, trashing her reputation so she has to leave town, getting pregnant and lying to get your man isn’t all it she thought it would be so the bad BF turns into an alcoholic and tells the H the demon spawn may not be his then conveniently dies.
The heroine is a mean grudge holder for a little while and actually kicks him in the shin at one point, but holding up the travesty of dying and hiding it from her poor father wears her down.
Again like the sequel, even with the hero being mean as spit, it didn’t have as much of a DP vibe. Maybe it needs to be set in Jacobsville.
After all the ugliness, a pretty lighthearted HEA for all comes like a miracle when the bedridden h’s winsome ways tame the grumpy H and his even grumpier daughter. The h can’t fail to see their resemblance as they scowl the same way.
A lovely Diana Palmer romance hot to go and full of spices!