The Loner by Diana Palmer: Review

For someone who is an avid reader, such as myself, and as someone who is read thousands of books, I’m a little embarrassed to say this is the first story I’ve read by this author ever.

It’s a little surprising to say that, but I was never into cowboy romance/suspense until just a few years ago. Being introduced to this author at this point is interesting. You can read my review below on this upcoming release.

The Loner by Diana Palmer
Series: Long, Tall Texans #53
Publisher: ‎ HQN; Original edition (April 25, 2023)
ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1335545312

OVERVIEW:
Tanner Everett spends most of his time jet-setting around the world. But that hasn’t stopped innocent Stasie Bolton, the daughter of a neighboring rancher, from falling head-over-heels for the jet-setting playboy. So Stasie is secretly thrilled when both her father proposes linking the properties in matrimony…which means Tanner will be hers, for good.

Despite his globetrotting ways, Tanner can’t help but be enthralled by the quiet girl next door. But as the embers between the two are fanned into flames, Tanner wonders if he’s found forever in the last place he ever expected.

The Loner by Diana Palmer Review

I have to say I am actually a little surprised at this book. As I mentioned, I have never read a Palmer story before, so I was really not sure what to expect.

The theme is engaging and offers an interesting story with a few good twists. What I did not anticipate was the clear need for better editing in this book. We run into a lot of repetitive conversations, sequences with conversations that don’t fit right, and this story is missing the spark and the fire that a good romance should lead us into.

There are parts of this book I truly enjoyed but some of it was just pure editing issues that would’ve made the flow a lot smoother. Thankfully, the second half of the book picked up, flowed better, and became easier to enjoy. The main and secondary characters offer a good dynamic to the book and set up additional areas for more stories to come.

Unfortunately, I did not really feel a connection between the two main characters until close to the end which is sad as overall it was a good story. I just need more of the emotional connection and imagination to draw me into the book.

3 STARS

Disclaimer: Chris has personally reviewed the product listed above. She has not received any monetary compensation for her review but did receive a free ebook so she could evaluate and use it for this post. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ.