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Title: Heart Of Stone (Silhouette Special Edition)
ISBN: 0373249217
Author:
Diana Palmer
Publicate Date: 2008-09-01
Publish: 2008-09-01
List Price: $4.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.0
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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1: overall it worked for me
It was a pretty good book. I did like the characters, Boone, and Keely. Though once in a while, things were a little bit unclear. Some of which got explained later on in the story, as it unfolded. For the most part, I did enjoy the book, and I thought the hero was pretty good for the heroine.
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2: A LITTLE BETTER
THIS PLOT WAS A LITTLE BETTER THAN SOME OF HER LAST FEW BOOKS (WHICH WERE AWFUL AND CRUEL) SIMILAR PLOT THAT YOU FIND IN ALL DP BOOKS. WE HAVE TYPICAL RANCHER BOONE SINCLAIR- GROUCHY TOWARD HEROINE,MEAN,YET SOMEHOW IN LOVE WITH KEELY WELSH WHO IS OF COURSE PLAIN. (WHAT'S WRONG WITH A BEAUTIFUL HEROINE?) KEELY LOVES BOONE SO SHE PUTS UP WITH HIS MEANESS TILL THE VERY END HE APOLOGIZES AND SHE FALLS AT HIS FEET .
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3: An improvement from her recent works
After her latest disappointing books, I told myself that I would not buy another Diana Palmer book again. However, after re-reading a few of her older works, I developed the Diana Palmer itch again. Thus, when I knew that Heart of Stone was releasing, I jumped the gun and ordered in on eHarlequin instead of waiting for the in-store release.
"Heart of Stone" is nowhere near as good as her older works (die-hard fans of DP should know what I'm talking about!), but it is a vast improvement from her other recent releases. There were times during the reading of "HOS" that I found myself rolling my eyes or gaping with disbelief at the strange flow of the story. One minute, the hero is hating, er, abusing the heroine, and in a blink of an eye he is declaring undying love and showing extreme tenderness. I was like, "WHAT?! Where did that come from?"
One thing about DP books tho- No matter how bad and unbelievable they are, you can't stop reading until you finish the book. The flow of the story is not very smooth (in my opinion), but Mrs. Palmer definitely knows how to keep the reader engrossed. A worthwhile read I think, but I don't know if it's a keeper...
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4: Well, it's better than some of her recent work
Boone is jerk who hates his sister's best friend, Keely (in the same way that Stuart hated Ivy, and JB hated Tellie, and so forth). Keely is plain, blond, and has light eyes (I think, but she doesn't wear glasses), and a medical condition/secret scars. However,the heroine of this DP book has a real job! And parents (dysfunctional, but not dead)! And we finally find out who sold the Congressman who was beaten by Calhoun Ballenger in the election's daughter the drugs that killed the sheriff's brother. Or was it Ivy's (from Winter Roses) sister who did that? It doesn't matter, because recently DP hasn't cared about continuity either!
More drug dealers in Jacobsville, land of the ever-shifting geographical location. Evil-doers doing evil, no shades of grey, unless it is convenient to the "plot". The Pendletons from Fearless aren't blood siblings (I smell a new book storyline!)and a whole bunch of other stuff that gets in the way of what should have been the "romance" in this romance novel. The hero and heroine interact more with other people than with each other! But, again, it is significantly better than many of Diana Palmer's recent efforts. Of course, that isn't truly saying much.
*I ordered the book from eHarlequin, because I am a glutton for the trainwreck nature of DP writings.
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