Wyoming Tough

Wyoming Men, Book 1

By: Diana Palmer

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

A cowboy through and through, ranch owner Mallory Kirk knows what it means to put in a full day’s work. But does his new cowgirl? He has his doubts that Morie Brannt will be able to pull her own weight, even if the petite young woman does seem to have a lot of spirit. As they spar over events at the ranch and a past that threatens their hopes for the future, sparks begin to fly, and Mallory can’t help but notice Morie in a new light. But is this tough Wyoming man ready to love?

©2011 Diana Palmer (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Nobody tops Diana Palmer when it comes to delivering pure, undiluted romance. I love her stories." ( New York Times best-selling author Jayne Ann Krentz)

a fantastic story!

I reread it all the time! a strong heroine, and captivating read.

I reread it all the time! a strong heroine, and captivating read.

Only okay

The narrator had a odd feminine voice. It distracted me while I tried to listen.

Disappointed

Even though I enjoyed the majority of this book, the last 15 minutes of it pretty much ruined it for me. I'm not a prude but I really don't want to listen to all the details of a sexual encounter.

my first book and it was great

loved it, every chance I got I played it , couldn't wait to find quiet time

Wyoming Tough

Fast pace story, great, kept me guessing until the very end. Will read other books by this author.

Great narration; book predictable with plot holes

I bought this because I like romances and Phil Gigante as a narrator. He does a great job as always. The story, however, leaves something to be desired. The characters are likable enough, but the premise is doubtful...a sheltered heiress (albeit to a Texas ranch) goes to work anonymously as a cowgirl on a ranch. Also, several times I rolled my eyes. Why would a Wyoming rancher hire a PI from Houston? And of all the PIs in the world, the same guy gets hired by her Texas family? Why didn't the characters see what was coming? Also, as satisfying as some of the scenes were near the end, they were predictable. I won't buy more of this series, even if my favorite narrator is on board.

A sweet romance

As with any Palmer romance, you can count on good characters, lots of romance with plenty of angst along the way. I was a little disappointed that this one didn’t have as many love scenes as she has written lately. I hope the next one has more. This was more like her original Silhouette/Harlequin books.

Another wonderful book!

Now on to the next book by Diana.
I think I will read Wyoming Bold...Dalton Kirk's
store & then Cane Kirk's story in Wyoming Fierce.

Narrator

This narrator is the BEST! It is so important to have someone that is such a good narrator and very good with different voices. And he has the best voice! Loved the book.

There are definitely some weaknesses in the story

Ok, the whole mystery part of the story wasn't bad. There are a lot of characters that started to have a personality, but it just wasn't developed. The thing that just didn't do it for me was the romance arc. I'll try to write this without spoilers.

The h was okay...not entirely believable, but fine. Suspend disbelief. That she works at this ranch for a "couple of weeks" and she and the H get to their HEA being madly in love (come on..that's not a spoiler...we KNEW this part would happen) while the H was supposedly dating this other hateful woman the entire time is completely unbelievable. There is absolutely NO storybuilding in this aspect. Just zero to heart-eyes in a couple of weeks? All the while, the H is allowing the hateful woman to be a heinous bitch to the h?

The other thing that just probably should have been left off was the sex scene. Yes, there is one. And it's absolutely cringeworthy AND unrealistic. AND the h is in her 20's and has only touched her "private place" (yes..it was actually referred to in those terms) when bathing? And when he drops trow the first time he actually says "as you can see I'm more endowed than most men". Yeah. THAT cringeworthy. ...proceeds to make her O twice on her first time with no external stimulation. This is like one of those "clean romance" or "Christian romance" type stories with a non-steamy sexual encounter at the end.

So I wasn't feeling the chemistry at all and nothing in the story supported the relationship purported to be "forever" in the HEA. That all said...Phil Gigante's voice. OMG. He did so much with so little story and is the only reason I finished it. Well...that and the abrupt ending. lol