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Marist #2
Hunter
MR. NOVEMBER
Name: Hunter
Heritage: Part Apache; part white. All man.
Character. A strong, proud loner, who is able to overcome the most life-threatening danger-but can't resist the explosive charms of beautiful geologist Jennifer Marist.
The desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top-secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist, his field partner, needed his protection.
The mission soon proved the ultimate challenge of his career---spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he yearned for above all others---and the one he was determined never to touch . . . . But he hadn't planned on the lure of Jenny's wild, sweet passion---or on discovering a love he'd never dared dream could be his.
Name: Hunter
Heritage: Part Apache; part white. All man.
Character. A strong, proud loner, who is able to overcome the most life-threatening danger-but can't resist the explosive charms of beautiful geologist Jennifer Marist.
The desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top-secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist, his field partner, needed his protection.
The mission soon proved the ultimate challenge of his career---spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he yearned for above all others---and the one he was determined never to touch . . . . But he hadn't planned on the lure of Jenny's wild, sweet passion---or on discovering a love he'd never dared dream could be his.
186 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 1990
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Diana Palmer
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Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
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Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.
(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.
She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.
Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.
In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.
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June 26, 2019
This story is a good one. H/h are attracted to each other but have some huge barriers. Heroine is a geologist for an energy company in Tulsa. Hero is head of security for the company after his stints in the military and CIA. The problem? Hero is Apache (Half – his mother was white) and doesn’t trust white women after a socialite had an affair with him and then dropped him after the novelty wore off. Heroine is incredibly beautiful and is fighting sexism in a male-dominated industry.
They are thrown together when the hero has to guard the heroine while she conducts field work looking for molybdenum, a mineral, in the Arizona desert. Heroine is a virgin and hero does a lot of early DP “virgin whispering” and running hot and cold.
They eventually work it out in a satisfying way. This is a much better story than Man In Control, which I read yesterday. So why only three stars?
Because this is problematic as hell. Yes, it was written in 1990, but it was re-issued in 2003 along withMan In Control because this hero appears in that book as head of security as well. The editors didn’t soften the problematic passages and I was cringing the entire time.
What do I mean by problematic? Diana Palmer is trying to address racism against Apaches. That’s great. But she is a white woman (who has done her homework) so that when the hero is laments racism, I am sympathetic to him. But when I encounter white characters in this story indulging in stereotypes, I cringe. There were stereotypes I had forgotten about and yet, here they are in this romance novel. DP is fighting these stereotypes – but having them laid out for me as a reader reminded me of the bad old days and in the end, I didn’t feel much had been healed.
For example:
This is the heroine’s point of view:
In her early days with the company, she’d made the unforgivable mistake of raising her hand and saying “how.”
Hunter probably liked the kind of woman who’d walk three steps behind her husband and chew rawhide to make them soft for his moccasins.
Yikes.
I had more sympathy for what DP was trying to do when she gave us the hero’s point of view:
He remembered another beautiful blond, the one who’d deserted him when he’d been five years old. Her Apache child had been an embarrassment in her social circles. By then, of course, her activist phase was over, and she had her sights on one of her own people. Some years back, he’d been taken in by a socialite himself.
I’m still Apache, Jenny, despite my white blood. But if I had a child with a white woman, he’d be a lost soul, like me. Caught between two worlds. My own people have a hard time accepting me, even though I look more Apache than white.”
But then the author trots out statements like this that “other” the hero:
“Well, for the book, Apaches don’t kiss their women on the mouth.
Did you know that an Apache can go without water for two days by sucking on pebbles?”
He was careful to say won’t and not can’t—lying was almost impossible for him. Apaches considered it bad manners to lie.
The H/h arguments were also larded with racial animosity:
It’s been years since I’ve scalped anyone,” he said suddenly, his angry eyes searching hers.
She turned away. “If you don’t mind sparing me your noble red man impersonation, I’d like to get my equipment.”
I don’t like being the only Indian around. Where were all these damned suicidal white women over a hundred years ago? I’ll tell you, they were hiding behind curtains with loaded rifles! But now, all of a sudden, they can’t wait to be thrown on a horse and carried off.”
Even when the heroine is standing up for him, using sarcasm to wide-eyed socialite, it just turns out cringe:
“I know, isn’t it fascinating?” Jennifer confided. “Did you know that he rubs himself all over with bear grease every night at bedtime? It’s a ritual. And he keeps rattlesnakes,” she whispered, “to use in fertility dances . . .”
So I salute Diana Palmer for tackling this touchy subject, but I can’t whole-heartedly support what I’ve just read.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest No. Muscular, though. And heroine can’t keep her eyes off of it.
Breast Description “They were full. Very full and very firm, and tip-tilted.” And: “Pink and mauve, like clouds on the horizon just at dawn when the sun touches them.”
Cigarettes Trying to quit
Alcohol No. “Some scientists have ventured the opinion that Indians lack the enzyme necessary to process alcohol.”
Town Descriptions Set in Tulsa, the Arizona desert, and Washington DC
Gardenia Scent Hero had a “spicy scent”
LOL detail Hero also reads ancient Greek.
Cutesy detail Ongoing reptile cuteness from His Girl Friday. “I’d really prefer Norman the Iguana. He’s better tempered than you are, he doesn’t swear, and he’s never insulted me.” (Reviewers note: reptiles are never cute)
They are thrown together when the hero has to guard the heroine while she conducts field work looking for molybdenum, a mineral, in the Arizona desert. Heroine is a virgin and hero does a lot of early DP “virgin whispering” and running hot and cold.
They eventually work it out in a satisfying way. This is a much better story than Man In Control, which I read yesterday. So why only three stars?
Because this is problematic as hell. Yes, it was written in 1990, but it was re-issued in 2003 along withMan In Control because this hero appears in that book as head of security as well. The editors didn’t soften the problematic passages and I was cringing the entire time.
What do I mean by problematic? Diana Palmer is trying to address racism against Apaches. That’s great. But she is a white woman (who has done her homework) so that when the hero is laments racism, I am sympathetic to him. But when I encounter white characters in this story indulging in stereotypes, I cringe. There were stereotypes I had forgotten about and yet, here they are in this romance novel. DP is fighting these stereotypes – but having them laid out for me as a reader reminded me of the bad old days and in the end, I didn’t feel much had been healed.
For example:
This is the heroine’s point of view:
In her early days with the company, she’d made the unforgivable mistake of raising her hand and saying “how.”
Hunter probably liked the kind of woman who’d walk three steps behind her husband and chew rawhide to make them soft for his moccasins.
Yikes.
I had more sympathy for what DP was trying to do when she gave us the hero’s point of view:
He remembered another beautiful blond, the one who’d deserted him when he’d been five years old. Her Apache child had been an embarrassment in her social circles. By then, of course, her activist phase was over, and she had her sights on one of her own people. Some years back, he’d been taken in by a socialite himself.
I’m still Apache, Jenny, despite my white blood. But if I had a child with a white woman, he’d be a lost soul, like me. Caught between two worlds. My own people have a hard time accepting me, even though I look more Apache than white.”
But then the author trots out statements like this that “other” the hero:
“Well, for the book, Apaches don’t kiss their women on the mouth.
Did you know that an Apache can go without water for two days by sucking on pebbles?”
He was careful to say won’t and not can’t—lying was almost impossible for him. Apaches considered it bad manners to lie.
The H/h arguments were also larded with racial animosity:
It’s been years since I’ve scalped anyone,” he said suddenly, his angry eyes searching hers.
She turned away. “If you don’t mind sparing me your noble red man impersonation, I’d like to get my equipment.”
I don’t like being the only Indian around. Where were all these damned suicidal white women over a hundred years ago? I’ll tell you, they were hiding behind curtains with loaded rifles! But now, all of a sudden, they can’t wait to be thrown on a horse and carried off.”
Even when the heroine is standing up for him, using sarcasm to wide-eyed socialite, it just turns out cringe:
“I know, isn’t it fascinating?” Jennifer confided. “Did you know that he rubs himself all over with bear grease every night at bedtime? It’s a ritual. And he keeps rattlesnakes,” she whispered, “to use in fertility dances . . .”
So I salute Diana Palmer for tackling this touchy subject, but I can’t whole-heartedly support what I’ve just read.
Diana Palmer checklist:
Hairy chest No. Muscular, though. And heroine can’t keep her eyes off of it.
Breast Description “They were full. Very full and very firm, and tip-tilted.” And: “Pink and mauve, like clouds on the horizon just at dawn when the sun touches them.”
Cigarettes Trying to quit
Alcohol No. “Some scientists have ventured the opinion that Indians lack the enzyme necessary to process alcohol.”
Town Descriptions Set in Tulsa, the Arizona desert, and Washington DC
Gardenia Scent Hero had a “spicy scent”
LOL detail Hero also reads ancient Greek.
Cutesy detail Ongoing reptile cuteness from His Girl Friday. “I’d really prefer Norman the Iguana. He’s better tempered than you are, he doesn’t swear, and he’s never insulted me.” (Reviewers note: reptiles are never cute)
August 23, 2015
Hunter is your typical DP hero. He is attracted to Jennifer a beautiful geologist but he is insecure, a loner and has mother issues. He is an Apache so he believes Jennifer is not for him that she can never be a part of his world.
Jennifer is in love with him and she wants everything with Hunter but he won't let her in even though it's obvious he lusts after her. Poor girl she really had her heart broken cause of Hunter's rejection. I was rooting so bad for her to get her HEA!
This book had great angst, sweet love scenes and sizzling chemistry! I loved it!
Jennifer is in love with him and she wants everything with Hunter but he won't let her in even though it's obvious he lusts after her. Poor girl she really had her heart broken cause of Hunter's rejection. I was rooting so bad for her to get her HEA!
This book had great angst, sweet love scenes and sizzling chemistry! I loved it!
November 16, 2019
I must be more masochist than h. At least h has been written by DP but I read and liked this torture freely. 🙈
October 5, 2013
Not exactly my favorite. I mean, Hunter's typical Diana Palmer's jerkass hero, but I think this Hunter guy is kind of annoying. I didn't get their chemistry. :/
But I did enjoyed this book as much as any other Diana Palmer. Nice. :)
But I did enjoyed this book as much as any other Diana Palmer. Nice. :)
August 7, 2015
Glad to see that there will be a reissue of this on August 17 2015 (in 10 days!!) hope they have a lovely new cover for the book.
Haven't reread this book since 2010, so can't remember much about it. Will need to reread. I'm sure I enjoyed it a lot as its a DP book.
Haven't reread this book since 2010, so can't remember much about it. Will need to reread. I'm sure I enjoyed it a lot as its a DP book.
June 23, 2017
==>Relido em 7 de fevereiro de 2017 (adicionada 1 estrela)
==>Relido em 27 de julho de 2016
==>Relido em 27 de julho de 2016
August 24, 2015
Sweet Sparring Romance
FINAL DECISION: This is a light novel with a sparring romance between the hero and heroine. A cross-cultural romance with characters who are good people and compassionate, I enjoyed their interplay and the lack of cruel behavior by the hero.
THE STORY: Jennifer Marist is a blond geologist who works in a male field and has been separated from most men as a result. She is twenty-seven but hasn't had a serious relationship because of her career. Phillip Hunter is chief of security for Ritter Oil and is tasked with secret operations. When Jennifer's work requires her to spend a week in the desert, Hunter is sent along to protect her. Hunter is determined to not succumb to his attraction to Jennifer. As a Native American, he has sworn never to get involved with a white woman again. So his predicament is this -- keep Jennifer at a distance while protecting her.
OPINION: I really liked the connection between Hunter and Jennifer. This book was originally published as a category romance and thus is short and had restrictions on the length and content at the time it was written. Despite this, however, the sweet romance between Hunter and Jennifer shines through. I especially like how the two characters spar with one another and how Hunter has made a habit of rescuing Jennifer from the trouble she gets into. Hunter is one of the sweet Palmer heroes...compassionate and gentle rather than rude and angry.
WORTH MENTIONING: At times Palmer heroes are exceptionally cruel to the heroines because they either misunderstand the motivations of the heroine or don't appreciate her innocence. Hunter doesn't want to get involved with Jennifer, but he is much kinder toward her than might be expected in a Palmer book.
CONNECTED BOOKS: HUNTER is connected with HIS GIRL FRIDAY but can be read as a standalone.
STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.
FINAL DECISION: This is a light novel with a sparring romance between the hero and heroine. A cross-cultural romance with characters who are good people and compassionate, I enjoyed their interplay and the lack of cruel behavior by the hero.
THE STORY: Jennifer Marist is a blond geologist who works in a male field and has been separated from most men as a result. She is twenty-seven but hasn't had a serious relationship because of her career. Phillip Hunter is chief of security for Ritter Oil and is tasked with secret operations. When Jennifer's work requires her to spend a week in the desert, Hunter is sent along to protect her. Hunter is determined to not succumb to his attraction to Jennifer. As a Native American, he has sworn never to get involved with a white woman again. So his predicament is this -- keep Jennifer at a distance while protecting her.
OPINION: I really liked the connection between Hunter and Jennifer. This book was originally published as a category romance and thus is short and had restrictions on the length and content at the time it was written. Despite this, however, the sweet romance between Hunter and Jennifer shines through. I especially like how the two characters spar with one another and how Hunter has made a habit of rescuing Jennifer from the trouble she gets into. Hunter is one of the sweet Palmer heroes...compassionate and gentle rather than rude and angry.
WORTH MENTIONING: At times Palmer heroes are exceptionally cruel to the heroines because they either misunderstand the motivations of the heroine or don't appreciate her innocence. Hunter doesn't want to get involved with Jennifer, but he is much kinder toward her than might be expected in a Palmer book.
CONNECTED BOOKS: HUNTER is connected with HIS GIRL FRIDAY but can be read as a standalone.
STAR RATING: I give this book 4 stars.
March 14, 2018
Me encanta este tipo de novelas donde creen que por ciertas cosas no se puede estar juntos, donde juegan los miedos y siempre vence el amor a pesar de todo. de fácil lectura y pasión picante.
May 30, 2019
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Letto e recensito da Iaia
In questo secondo romanzo della miniserie Marist, troviamo che i protagonisti, Jennifer Marist e Phillip Hunter, sono la classica coppia descritta nella premessa del primo episodio. Lui è un meticcio, figlio di un Apache e di una donna bianca, da questa abbandonato perché non desiderava più vivere nella riserva indiana. Si è laureato, ha fatto parecchi lavori, anche governativi e ora è il capo della sicurezza nella ditta in cui lavora Jennifer, bravissima geologa. Lei ha 27 anni, ed è ancora completamente priva di esperienza in campo sessuale, anche se all'apparenza, bella com'è, farebbe pensare il contrario. Ma è quello che vuole credere Hunter.
Lui, con il suo modo di fare, umilia, con le sue battute la Marist, nonostante abbia perso la testa per lei, ed è proprio in questo caso che bisogna tirar fuori la "padella" virtuale visto il suo comportamento così duro, arrogante e a volte offensivo.
I due hanno continui battibecchi, si cercano e si allontanano l'uno dall'altra, lavorano insieme e la corrente elettrica tra loro è molto elevata, tanto che potrebbe illuminare tutta la città. Se ne rendono conto, ma Phillip non vuole stare con Jennifer: è convinto che lei, essendo bianca, si comporterà come sua madre.
E' un continuo tira e molla e Jennifer soffre moltissimo. Lui capisce i sentimenti di questa donna, ma non vuole cedere. Tutto finirà nel modo migliore, ma se lui avesse patito un po' di più, sarebbe stato giusto.
Non voglio dare il massimo dei voti in questa vicenda, perché ho trovato un po' esagerato il comportamento di Hunter, e ho trovato un po' fuori dal tempo, l'innocenza di Jennifer.
Consiglio comunque di leggere queste due storie. Se amate la Palmer non vi deluderà, se non la conoscete, inizierete ad apprezzarla.
Letto e recensito da Iaia
In questo secondo romanzo della miniserie Marist, troviamo che i protagonisti, Jennifer Marist e Phillip Hunter, sono la classica coppia descritta nella premessa del primo episodio. Lui è un meticcio, figlio di un Apache e di una donna bianca, da questa abbandonato perché non desiderava più vivere nella riserva indiana. Si è laureato, ha fatto parecchi lavori, anche governativi e ora è il capo della sicurezza nella ditta in cui lavora Jennifer, bravissima geologa. Lei ha 27 anni, ed è ancora completamente priva di esperienza in campo sessuale, anche se all'apparenza, bella com'è, farebbe pensare il contrario. Ma è quello che vuole credere Hunter.
Lui, con il suo modo di fare, umilia, con le sue battute la Marist, nonostante abbia perso la testa per lei, ed è proprio in questo caso che bisogna tirar fuori la "padella" virtuale visto il suo comportamento così duro, arrogante e a volte offensivo.
I due hanno continui battibecchi, si cercano e si allontanano l'uno dall'altra, lavorano insieme e la corrente elettrica tra loro è molto elevata, tanto che potrebbe illuminare tutta la città. Se ne rendono conto, ma Phillip non vuole stare con Jennifer: è convinto che lei, essendo bianca, si comporterà come sua madre.
E' un continuo tira e molla e Jennifer soffre moltissimo. Lui capisce i sentimenti di questa donna, ma non vuole cedere. Tutto finirà nel modo migliore, ma se lui avesse patito un po' di più, sarebbe stato giusto.
Non voglio dare il massimo dei voti in questa vicenda, perché ho trovato un po' esagerato il comportamento di Hunter, e ho trovato un po' fuori dal tempo, l'innocenza di Jennifer.
Consiglio comunque di leggere queste due storie. Se amate la Palmer non vi deluderà, se non la conoscete, inizierete ad apprezzarla.
April 14, 2022
How many times does he have to tell her and show her he’s not interested? I realize we as the reader knows he really does want her but the things he says and does makes me wonder how the heroine could want him?
“Stop it,” he said curtly, forcing the words out.
She felt the rejection right through to her heart. He didn’t want her, so why couldn’t she stop offering herself?
“No!” he said fiercely.
She looked at him through a sensual daze, her eyes smoky with desire, her face expressionless with it. “Hunter,” she whispered weakly.
His hands tightened. “I’m Apache,” he said harshly. “You’re white. My God, don’t you understand? We belong to different worlds. This whole damned situation is impossible, Jennifer!”
“Jennifer,” he said quietly. His voice sounded strained. He fought to steady it. “Jennifer!” He shook her. “Stop it!”
“He lifted his head and looked down into her eyes. “Yes,” he said simply. “But only this once,” he added, his voice stern. “Only tonight. Never again.”
I was honestly going to give this one 3 stars until probably around the 80-85% mark.
“You could have died. Or I could have. I’ve had enough emotional stress to last me a lifetime, Jennifer,” he said, his voice final. “From now on, I’ll stick to women who can give out and get out. No more lovesick virgins.”
Then this nice line…🙄
“Yes, I’m sorry,” he said without a flicker of emotion. “I told you I’d been without a woman for a long time. You were handy, and you must know how beautiful you are.” He forced a mocking smile. “It would have been a unique experience. I’ve never had a willing virgin before. But the newness would have worn off before morning, I’m afraid. I prefer an experienced woman in bed. Someone who knows how to play the game without expecting declarations of love and proposals of marriage”
“Stop it,” he said curtly, forcing the words out.
She felt the rejection right through to her heart. He didn’t want her, so why couldn’t she stop offering herself?
“No!” he said fiercely.
She looked at him through a sensual daze, her eyes smoky with desire, her face expressionless with it. “Hunter,” she whispered weakly.
His hands tightened. “I’m Apache,” he said harshly. “You’re white. My God, don’t you understand? We belong to different worlds. This whole damned situation is impossible, Jennifer!”
“Jennifer,” he said quietly. His voice sounded strained. He fought to steady it. “Jennifer!” He shook her. “Stop it!”
“He lifted his head and looked down into her eyes. “Yes,” he said simply. “But only this once,” he added, his voice stern. “Only tonight. Never again.”
I was honestly going to give this one 3 stars until probably around the 80-85% mark.
“You could have died. Or I could have. I’ve had enough emotional stress to last me a lifetime, Jennifer,” he said, his voice final. “From now on, I’ll stick to women who can give out and get out. No more lovesick virgins.”
Then this nice line…🙄
“Yes, I’m sorry,” he said without a flicker of emotion. “I told you I’d been without a woman for a long time. You were handy, and you must know how beautiful you are.” He forced a mocking smile. “It would have been a unique experience. I’ve never had a willing virgin before. But the newness would have worn off before morning, I’m afraid. I prefer an experienced woman in bed. Someone who knows how to play the game without expecting declarations of love and proposals of marriage”
November 29, 2020
Honestly, what can I say here? I am a sucker for these good ol’ cheesy Harlequin romance novels. They’re a bit sexist and a lot of the time reign from Texas (see what I did there?)
They just have a special quality to them with there Fabio-esque covers, big hairy chested “manly men” who are complete brutes BUT with feelings, and a sweet, docile, homely woman who’s his perfect counterpart and just wants to love and be loved!
I can’t decide what I loved more in this one. So here are my top three:
1. Jenny is a geologist!!! I love a girl in a science field and rocks are fun everyone!!
2. Dear, precious Eugene, who is both Hunter and Jenny’s boss. He had become quiet the meddlesome matchmaker. I found him to be taking after the Don of patriarchal meddling himself, our beloved Daniel McGregor from The McGregor series by Nora Roberts. (If you’ve made your way to reading this review, I highly recommend giving the series a go.)
3. If I had to put my finger down on my favorite bit from this book it would have to be....drumroll please: Gunfire!!!
I’m not morbid, I swear, I just laughed myself silly at this part. I kid you not, it came out of absolutely no where. I just remember reading the word blood and going “Huh?”
I literally had to stop and go back to find that yes, in fact, shots were fired!!!!
Priceless Harlequin at its very best.
They just have a special quality to them with there Fabio-esque covers, big hairy chested “manly men” who are complete brutes BUT with feelings, and a sweet, docile, homely woman who’s his perfect counterpart and just wants to love and be loved!
I can’t decide what I loved more in this one. So here are my top three:
1. Jenny is a geologist!!! I love a girl in a science field and rocks are fun everyone!!
2. Dear, precious Eugene, who is both Hunter and Jenny’s boss. He had become quiet the meddlesome matchmaker. I found him to be taking after the Don of patriarchal meddling himself, our beloved Daniel McGregor from The McGregor series by Nora Roberts. (If you’ve made your way to reading this review, I highly recommend giving the series a go.)
3. If I had to put my finger down on my favorite bit from this book it would have to be....drumroll please: Gunfire!!!
I’m not morbid, I swear, I just laughed myself silly at this part. I kid you not, it came out of absolutely no where. I just remember reading the word blood and going “Huh?”
I literally had to stop and go back to find that yes, in fact, shots were fired!!!!
Priceless Harlequin at its very best.
September 2, 2021
This is a carry-on from "His Girl Friday." You don't have to read that one to understand this one, but it's neat how they are connected.
Jenny is a geologist who has to work with Hunter, a security guy who she is secretly in love with, on an expedition for the company they both work for. Hunter keeps pushing her away because he has this hangup about white women and mix blood/worlds. He doesn't believe that Jennifer would accept him for who he is, and thinks she would just use him or is just infatuated with the idea of an Apache. Not realizing, her love is real and deep. They have a lot of struggles through the book, even going to far as Jenny getting wounded in her arm, but in the end, Hunter succeeds in pushing her away. Although, he realizes how much he does love her, and then decides to fight for her or they would both die emotionally.
The ending has to be one of my favorite endings in a Diana Palmer book. I won't spoil it, but it's so sweet that I literally cried with joy and wished it was in movie format. I know there are some who would say that Hunter is too much of a jerk, and he may be, but one thing I have learned from reading Diana Palmer is there is usually a reason behind the gruffness, and something usually happens to snap him out of it.
I recommend it if you want a heart-tugging romance.
Jenny is a geologist who has to work with Hunter, a security guy who she is secretly in love with, on an expedition for the company they both work for. Hunter keeps pushing her away because he has this hangup about white women and mix blood/worlds. He doesn't believe that Jennifer would accept him for who he is, and thinks she would just use him or is just infatuated with the idea of an Apache. Not realizing, her love is real and deep. They have a lot of struggles through the book, even going to far as Jenny getting wounded in her arm, but in the end, Hunter succeeds in pushing her away. Although, he realizes how much he does love her, and then decides to fight for her or they would both die emotionally.
The ending has to be one of my favorite endings in a Diana Palmer book. I won't spoil it, but it's so sweet that I literally cried with joy and wished it was in movie format. I know there are some who would say that Hunter is too much of a jerk, and he may be, but one thing I have learned from reading Diana Palmer is there is usually a reason behind the gruffness, and something usually happens to snap him out of it.
I recommend it if you want a heart-tugging romance.
January 15, 2020
Only love can overcome everything
Lovely story not a surprise you can make it so easy that what you are born is a man and a woman we all bleed red blood nothing can stop real soul consuming love. It's a gift from God and so nothing is wrong or keep you apart this is why we're heart, spirit, and soul.Love is to be nurtured and worth fighting for no matter how people react it is a miracle and never walked away it's a blessing from above. Your 66 years old woman who loves her man like that!! Your favourite fan from the time she was so young and dreamt of finding that type of love thank you Carmen
Lovely story not a surprise you can make it so easy that what you are born is a man and a woman we all bleed red blood nothing can stop real soul consuming love. It's a gift from God and so nothing is wrong or keep you apart this is why we're heart, spirit, and soul.Love is to be nurtured and worth fighting for no matter how people react it is a miracle and never walked away it's a blessing from above. Your 66 years old woman who loves her man like that!! Your favourite fan from the time she was so young and dreamt of finding that type of love thank you Carmen
September 8, 2020
Phillip Hunter works for an oil company as a security officer. He walks in two worlds as his mom was caucasian and his dad was Apache. He doesn't feel like he fits in in either world. He has been burned by a white woman before so when Jennifer Marist, a female caucasian woman falls for him, he becomes bitter and antagonistic towards her when his boss keeps throwing them together.
This is true Diana Palmer. The hero is hard, handsome and determined to keep the woman he loves away. The heroine is young and virginal and he hurts her until they get things straightened out. I ended up liking Hunter even though he is a jerk until he realizes he loves her.
This is true Diana Palmer. The hero is hard, handsome and determined to keep the woman he loves away. The heroine is young and virginal and he hurts her until they get things straightened out. I ended up liking Hunter even though he is a jerk until he realizes he loves her.
July 18, 2025
4 Stars
I purchased a copy of Hunter: The Marist Sisters Book 2 by Diana Palmer in Kindle Unlimited, and this review was given freely.
The story of the Marist family continues with the cousin of Danetta, not her sister. The drama was good. Full of tension and moments of danger, this story based on misconceptions ends suddenly but happily. Chief of security for Ritter Oil, American Native, Phillip Hunter hurts and ignores virginial geologist Jennifer Marist.
18+ for intimate scenes.
I purchased a copy of Hunter: The Marist Sisters Book 2 by Diana Palmer in Kindle Unlimited, and this review was given freely.
The story of the Marist family continues with the cousin of Danetta, not her sister. The drama was good. Full of tension and moments of danger, this story based on misconceptions ends suddenly but happily. Chief of security for Ritter Oil, American Native, Phillip Hunter hurts and ignores virginial geologist Jennifer Marist.
18+ for intimate scenes.
December 25, 2025
ชื่อ ฮันเตอร์หนุ่มพ่ายเสน่ห์
เป็นเล่มที่2 ที่อ่านผลงานของคุณยายไดอาน่า
อละพบว่าเอ้อ มันสนุกดีนี่นา เล่มที่แล้วแปลงงๆ
เล่มนี้มีงงนิดๆ แต่โอเคใช้ได้ อ่านแล้วมีดราม่าเล็กๆ
ละกุอยากจะส่งคอมดอมให้พระเอกนางเอกเหลือเกิน
ทำเป็นไม่รุจักไปได้ กลัวแต่จะท้องๆ
มันจะแรงขนาดนัันเลยบ้อ ทีเดียวน่ะน้า
55555555555 แล้วนางเอกเรียนสูงเลยนะ
แต่สุขศึกษาเธอได้ติดร.รึไง เหมือนงงตลอด
เป็นเล่มที่2 ที่อ่านผลงานของคุณยายไดอาน่า
อละพบว่าเอ้อ มันสนุกดีนี่นา เล่มที่แล้วแปลงงๆ
เล่มนี้มีงงนิดๆ แต่โอเคใช้ได้ อ่านแล้วมีดราม่าเล็กๆ
ละกุอยากจะส่งคอมดอมให้พระเอกนางเอกเหลือเกิน
ทำเป็นไม่รุจักไปได้ กลัวแต่จะท้องๆ
มันจะแรงขนาดนัันเลยบ้อ ทีเดียวน่ะน้า
55555555555 แล้วนางเอกเรียนสูงเลยนะ
แต่สุขศึกษาเธอได้ติดร.รึไง เหมือนงงตลอด
April 20, 2019
The story was ok. The Hero was nice. I just did not like the Heroine. Way to opposite and too needy. One minute she is a strong geologidt in the mans world of oil. The next she is a quiver mess begging a man to kiss her. And the hero was off and on blaming heritage too often.
August 22, 2024
Geologist Barbie is in love with Native American Ken who doesn’t like “white women”. Sounds cheesy and it is but in spite of that I still liked it a lot! Lots of angsty fun and sexy heat! Thin plot but good love story! Solid 4 stars!
September 5, 2019
Nice Read
Good enjoyable experience,a funny story with mystery,suspense,thrills and a whole lot of laughter.I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
Good enjoyable experience,a funny story with mystery,suspense,thrills and a whole lot of laughter.I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
November 4, 2019
3.5 stars
February 29, 2020
Awesome
I just finished reading this book and it was awesome from beginning to end! I can't wait to read more books from this author.
I just finished reading this book and it was awesome from beginning to end! I can't wait to read more books from this author.
July 31, 2020
Love Diana Palmer
I love all of Diana Palmer's books . She makes you go through a gambit of emotions in every book.
I love all of Diana Palmer's books . She makes you go through a gambit of emotions in every book.
September 12, 2020
wonder oh !
I absolutely love the way MS. Palmer writes books , the way she starts out with the characters not liking
Each other at first !
I absolutely love the way MS. Palmer writes books , the way she starts out with the characters not liking
Each other at first !
March 7, 2024
A book in which the excitement grows more and more, and the love scenes are more and more intriguing.
May 24, 2024
Extremely explosive
Extremely explosive with unexpected consequences of a person at a crossroads of the past and the future. Highly emotional. A very strong story line.
Extremely explosive with unexpected consequences of a person at a crossroads of the past and the future. Highly emotional. A very strong story line.
March 19, 2025
Really needed an epilogue! Enjoyed this book!
December 14, 2016
Intense.
November 16, 2023
First published in 1990. Deals with how the characters feel more than what they do.
Also found in "Lone Wolf".
Also found in "Lone Wolf".
August 13, 2009
oh dearie. it had to happen sometime in my life. and 5 hours into the 40 hour train ride to perth was as good a time as any to read my first book in this genre. trashy, dumb, irritating, weak female characters, dodo men, stupid. and okay fine, mildly entertaining. but i will not be searching out any other romantic novels in the foreseeable future.
December 27, 2016
El protagonista en toda la novela es "odioso" con la protagonista pero esta novela tiene una de las escenas que más me han conmovido, sin descubrir nada la escena del espejo es en mi opinión de las más románticas.
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