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Summary: I was tired of doormats...
Review: I liked the book, especially the fact that the heroine, Brianne, wasn't a doormat like a lot of the "virginal young girls" that romance writers seem to like. She not only held her own but was several paces ahead of the hero! I also liked the fact that the hero, Pierce, wasn't a macho womanizer like those same writers are so fond of. You didn't get the feeling that he thought she was supposed to get down on her knees, eternally greatfull, that he paid the slightest attention to her. And I liked that he was faithfull - even if it was to his dead wife - he showed potential. And lived up to it! But I especially like the fact that Ms. Palmer included characters from a previous book: "Tate Winthrop" and "Cecily." If I'm not mistaken, they were first introduced in "After Midnight" written under the name of "Susan Kyle." I was intrigued by the glimpses of these two and had wondered what happened to them. Too bad I have to wait until December for the release of "Paper Rose" for their full story! I've always loved cross-over stories. Speaking of which, does anyone know if there was a book about Brianne's friend "Cara Harvey"? Since she was mentioned several times in this book, with references to her problems with a "gentleman," I was wondering if she had a separate story.
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Summary: I was tired of doormats...
Review: I liked the book, especially the fact that the heroine, Brianne, wasn't a doormat like a lot of the "virginal young girls" that romance writers seem to like. She not only held her own but was several paces ahead of the hero! I also liked the fact that the hero, Pierce, wasn't a macho womanizer like those same writers are so fond of. You didn't get the feeling that he thought she was supposed to get down on her knees, eternally greatfull, that he paid the slightest attention to her. And I liked that he was faithfull - even if it was to his dead wife - he showed potential. And lived up to it! But I especially like the fact that Ms. Palmer included characters from a previous book: "Tate Winthrop" and "Cecily." If I'm not mistaken, they were first introduced in "After Midnight" written under the name of "Susan Kyle." I was intrigued by the glimpses of these two and had wondered what happened to them. Too bad I have to wait until December for the release of "Paper Rose" for their full story! I've always loved cross-over stories. Speaking of which, does anyone know if there was a book about Brianne's friend "Cara Harvey"? Since she was mentioned several times in this book, with references to her problems with a "gentleman," I was wondering if she had a separate story.
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Summary: Too hot to handle!!
Review: I liked the way that Diana Palmer wrote Once In Paris. I love all of her books. This was the BEST one yet. She really out did herself when she wrote Once In Paris. The way she made all of the characters and plots blend together was outstanding. Her description of Pierce and Briannes secret feelings was great. The romance and passion in this book was the greatest. Once I started the book I couldn't put it down. I read it in under 2 days! I really recomend this adventurous romance novel to any Diana Palmer fan and to any other romance reader.
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Summary: My all time favorite author. I love all her books
Review: I love her style and the romance
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Summary: Something just was'nt right
Review: Love Diana Palmer and I enjoyed Paper Rose so I went out and bought this one. I thought that it was a little to long. All the ingredients were there for a great romance but I just couldn't feel the emotion like in many other Diana Plamer books.
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Summary: right...
Review: My first Palmer book and a little let down. The main characters were somewhat mediocre and flat, especially the hero Pierce. The heroine was much more interesting and I was finding myself hoping something would happen between her and the 'badguy' since he was much more interesting and exciting.
Pierce spent way too much of the book whining about his dead wife and how he can't love again, blah blah blah and I began to get irritated with the strong and fiesty heroine Brianne who kept waiting for the idiot to come around. He didn't deserve her waiting or love. His reasoning was so farfetched and unreal at times that I just shook my head and sighed. I was truly hoping Brianne would slap him a few times and take off with the secondary character Tate. Now HE was a man to wait for, he he he...subsequently he is also in the next book called 'Paper Rose', his story.
Pierce came off as whiny and weak and we were never really sure what he did with the oil business, it was too confusing. The secondary characters were great and I found myself hoping they would take over the story. CIA and other secret organizations played a big role in the plot along with foreign governments, ect. The plot was good and very developed, what was missing and left a big hole was the main characters. They seemed mismatched and misplaced in its complex web. I found myself enjoying the action going on around them and the movements of the secondary characters, even the badguys much more. 'Once in Paris' is a tale about two people who run into each other and fall in love, but neither will admit the mindblowing fact.
Pierce Hutton was too grief stricken and empty to realize there was life after his spouce's death. Coming to his rescue one night in the city, Brianne Martin, an 18 year old kid in school who seems to let him know without words that life can go on.
She was far too young for him and she knew he was too old for her, but their hearts didn't know the difference.
A year later, Brianne is caught in a web of political scandal and her stepfather is about to turn her over to a man who has no scrupples. He simply wants her and will have her at any cost. Never forgetting that night in Paris, Pierce comes to her rescue and leads them into an adventure she never dreamed filled with danger and chaos.
Can she heal his broken soul? Can he save her from a madman bent on destroying her? Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: Storyline was Good, Characters Were Mediocre....
Review: My first Palmer book and a little let down. The main characters were somewhat mediocre and flat, especially the hero Pierce. The heroine was much more interesting and I was finding myself hoping something would happen between her and the 'badguy' since he was much more interesting and exciting.
Pierce spent way too much of the book whining about his dead wife and how he can't love again, blah blah blah and I began to get irritated with the strong and fiesty heroine Brianne who kept waiting for the idiot to come around. He didn't deserve her waiting or love. His reasoning was so farfetched and unreal at times that I just shook my head and sighed. I was truly hoping Brianne would slap him a few times and take off with the secondary character Tate. Now HE was a man to wait for, he he he...subsequently he is also in the next book called 'Paper Rose', his story.
Pierce came off as whiny and weak and we were never really sure what he did with the oil business, it was too confusing. The secondary characters were great and I found myself hoping they would take over the story. CIA and other secret organizations played a big role in the plot along with foreign governments, ect. The plot was good and very developed, what was missing and left a big hole was the main characters. They seemed mismatched and misplaced in its complex web. I found myself enjoying the action going on around them and the movements of the secondary characters, even the badguys much more. 'Once in Paris' is a tale about two people who run into each other and fall in love, but neither will admit the mindblowing fact.
Pierce Hutton was too grief stricken and empty to realize there was life after his spouce's death. Coming to his rescue one night in the city, Brianne Martin, an 18 year old kid in school who seems to let him know without words that life can go on.
She was far too young for him and she knew he was too old for her, but their hearts didn't know the difference.
A year later, Brianne is caught in a web of political scandal and her stepfather is about to turn her over to a man who has no scrupples. He simply wants her and will have her at any cost. Never forgetting that night in Paris, Pierce comes to her rescue and leads them into an adventure she never dreamed filled with danger and chaos.
Can she heal his broken soul? Can he save her from a madman bent on destroying her? Tracy Talley~@
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Summary: Vintage Palmer!
Review: Once in Paris, Brianne Martin saved the life of Pierce Hutton. It was nothing so dramatic as pulling him from a burning building, just a simple act of caring for the grief-stricken man. Stunned by the recent loss of his wife, Pierce hadn't forgotten the caring Brianne had shown him, and when the time came to return the favor, he didn't hesitate. In order to save Brianne from the attentions of her step-fathers corrupt business partner, Pierce marries her in name only. But when they are kidnapped and their lives threatened, Pierce and Brianne decide to reach for the happiness they glimpsed Once in Paris. This book, in my opinion, is one of Ms. Palmers best in years. If you liked Vintage Palmer, take a chance on this lively, adventurous book!
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Summary: Extraordinarily distasteful
Review: Pierce is like so many of Palmer's leading men an arrogant and distasteful human being. I would have long ago told him to take a long walk off a short pier. I can not understand Palmer's popularity.
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Summary: Great book-couldn't put it down!
Review: This book is absolutely wonderful. Brianne is full of surprises and represents a different kind of girl than the usual heriones portrayed in Diana's books. I have to admit that I'm addicted to Diana Palmer's books, all of them! This book first got me hooked, and it is definitely to be recommended!
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