I keep telling myself I'm not going to try any more Diana Palmers but the local library is limited and I occassionally take them home. This was better than the others I've tried. At least he loved her the whole way through and knew it and wasn't an ass to her the entire time like is usual in Palmer's books.

The book was published in 2004 so I'm not sure why it was set in 1994 and 1997.

I liked the thing that kept them apart for the first 3 years. When they met again they got it out and explained pretty quickly but then kept regressing and having problems mistrusting each other's feelings which seemed odd since they seemed to be so open with each other about the said feelings.

The biggest weirdness was that this story took place over 1 to 2 weeks and the characters reacted and had conversations as if months were passing.

The suspense part was not real strong. If not for that driving the plot to happen so fast maybe the previous conversations would have made more sense. The bad guys were pretty bungling.

The best part was the strength of the hero's feeling for the heroine. He really seemed to love her and regret having to hurt her 3 years earlier and want to really protect and care for her. He really seemed to love her intensely.

Why would you take a 2 year old to a murder investigation? ( )

'"Cortez thought he'd left the past behind him---especially the Phoebe Keller."
Strong Native American CIA operative falls for a Youn college Student and leaves her for years(3) Rekindles the love and solves a mystery. ( )