Long, Tall Texans: Calhoun
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Diana Palmer
- ISBN：1665071389
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Reviews
Sallie
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I can’t give this book a star rating。 I read it because I’m interested in the history of the romance genre。 It was bananas。 I don’t even know what else to say。 It was poorly written， literally。 As in， the actual sentences were not good。 And beyond that， the characterization， plot， conflict， consent… It was just from a completely different era。 And I was in middle school when this book came out。 It feels dated even for a book from 1988。 I’m almost curious to read more 1980s romance to see how typ I can’t give this book a star rating。 I read it because I’m interested in the history of the romance genre。 It was bananas。 I don’t even know what else to say。 It was poorly written， literally。 As in， the actual sentences were not good。 And beyond that， the characterization， plot， conflict， consent… It was just from a completely different era。 And I was in middle school when this book came out。 It feels dated even for a book from 1988。 I’m almost curious to read more 1980s romance to see how typical this representation might be。 。。。more
Alanis Boubou
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Que libro tan aburrido dios
Raffaella
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That is: When DP’s long tall Texans were not big fat a***oles。Abby is Calhoun’s ward。 One day she’s a skinny teenager with brackets and pimples， all legs and planes， another day she’s got boobs and nice smile and pheromones。 Of course the alpha male hero is suddenly attracted by her， and begins to notice that she’s got boobs， a nice a** and she smells like gardenia and starts feeling uncomfortable at the thought that she goes out with other males。 So he becomes possessive and tries to keep her s That is: When DP’s long tall Texans were not big fat a***oles。Abby is Calhoun’s ward。 One day she’s a skinny teenager with brackets and pimples， all legs and planes， another day she’s got boobs and nice smile and pheromones。 Of course the alpha male hero is suddenly attracted by her， and begins to notice that she’s got boobs， a nice a** and she smells like gardenia and starts feeling uncomfortable at the thought that she goes out with other males。 So he becomes possessive and tries to keep her sheltered。 The heroine Abby is in love with the hero and wants him to notice that she’s a woman， not a child anymore！ And he notice all right， so much that he scares her to death when he kisses her passionately。 Too passionately。 She’s a virgin， my god！ And DP virgins are true virgin， not slu**y virgins！ Hero， manners！ So he feels rejected， since those long tall Texans are big outside but very small inside， and he tries going out with ow。 Many misunderstandings happen， nothing too angsty， but quite entertaining， the hero is allergic to marriage and commitment but eventually he will understand that he can’t live without her。 Nice book， not very angsty， because the hero is not cruel or mean， only a little hard and slow on the uptake， but we can’t expect too much。 Those DP men are so well developed on the outside that of course there’s not so much energy left for things like brain， intelligence and so on。 Anyway I enjoyed it， it’s quite safe compared to other DP， the hero will be celibate after realizing that the heroine is a woman and not a child。 。。。more
Ana
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mis hermanos favoritos
Asteria
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Rating:**3。8 stars** One of the best of DP works for me。 It was a really enjoyable and a pleasant read。For me the whole guardian-ward aspect of the book was handled pretty well。 I am glad never did Calhoun ever see Abby as some little sister figure， she was just a ward to him and his brother。 I hate it when authors show MLs viewing their wards as some sister/ daughter figure and when relationships start it just lends an icky factor to me。Abby was a really endearing character， she was this compl Rating:**3。8 stars** One of the best of DP works for me。 It was a really enjoyable and a pleasant read。For me the whole guardian-ward aspect of the book was handled pretty well。 I am glad never did Calhoun ever see Abby as some little sister figure， she was just a ward to him and his brother。 I hate it when authors show MLs viewing their wards as some sister/ daughter figure and when relationships start it just lends an icky factor to me。Abby was a really endearing character， she was this complex mix of feisty and candid on one hand and naive and innocent on another。 I liked the fact that she didn't back down easily from pursuing Calhoun yet knew when to put a stop to it as well。 She was very susceptible when it came to him yet did not compromise on her beliefs of what she considered appropriate。 I guess Abby's vulnerability could have easily showed her in the light of a doormat and a weak willed woman if it was not for Calhoun understanding and respecting her feelings even if he did not reciprocate it then。Calhoun was a pretty decent guy for me in comparison to other DP heroes。 As soon as he saw Abby in the capacity of a woman than his young ward he was an absolute goner。 And from then on there was a tug of war between his feelings of wanting her yet knowing moving anywhere in that direction spelled commitment。I guess as a couple they already had a lot going for them。 Calhoun always had a soft corner for her pretty much considering her the sunlight in his otherwise bland life。 I really liked there was not unnecessary dragging of drama when it came to their feelings。 They were very open when it came to communication， made efforts to understand each other's view and work on their relationship。There were obviously aspects that I disliked but that could be easily overlooked in the face of such a sweet and well written story。 。。。more
Evelyn alfonzo
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Entretenido pero machistas。。。 😔
Ellie
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A very light read， that takes you far away from reality haha
Shouty
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“I—““YES， HONEY， SAY THE WORDS。” “I LOVE YOU！”“THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT。 FEELS GOOD。 UNFORTUNATELY， I CAN’T LOVE YOU BACK。”UH。。。CALHOUN’S A DICK？
Claire Hill
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3。5 stars？ The DRAMA， lol， was pretty entertaining， even if the characters were pretty oblivious at some points
Gaby Amarillo
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Guilty pleasure
Joanna Durando
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The hero
Opal The Gem Reviews ✨ 。。。。
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Calhoun take me away。。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I picked this paperback up for 。50 cents and I wasn’t expecting too much but I was taken！！ I spent all day curled up reading it till the last sentence my heart filled with desire and passion for this mesmerizing and steamy cowboy age gap romance of Abby & Calhoun。。。I love a great will they or won’t they and Diana followed through on every page！ If you love gruff and stubborn cowboys falling for an innocent woman this is written in your taste as it was mine I’l Calhoun take me away。。。⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 I picked this paperback up for 。50 cents and I wasn’t expecting too much but I was taken！！ I spent all day curled up reading it till the last sentence my heart filled with desire and passion for this mesmerizing and steamy cowboy age gap romance of Abby & Calhoun。。。I love a great will they or won’t they and Diana followed through on every page！ If you love gruff and stubborn cowboys falling for an innocent woman this is written in your taste as it was mine I’ll be adding this to my paperback collection of books to read again and again！ 。。。more
Margo
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He is a rounder with the emotional age of 2 years old。 During the book he matures to the age of 12， which is all you can really expect from a man， so well done him。
Catherine Perkins
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ExcellentLove DP！！ And love those long， tall Texans， too！ Nothing better than cozying up with a good book and escaping real life！！
Thomas M Cooper DDS
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Very GoodThis book makes the COVID 19 more bearable Fun reading and well written Keep on keeping on。 We really need more good books。
Cheryl Gaulin
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CalhounThis story was about family and love。 They took in a young girl and fell in love with her。 Calhoun found the love of his life！ A must read。。。。
Ayegdv23 aye
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Cuando era un poco más chica me pasaba leyendo estas misma serie “hombres de Texas”Los volví a encontrar ayer y los estoy volviendo a leerMe encanta la escritura tan sencilla， fácil de leer y que trasmite tantas emociones。 Por ser el primero que leo me gusto mucho， pero hay muchas cosas de ahora que no comparto。 Cómo es “eres mía” solo mía ， creo que para esta época tan actual choca mucho ， pero entiendo que fueron escritos ya hace un par de años。
Mattie
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It started off promising， I liked that the heroine was fiesty and rebellious， I liked that there was Calhoun's perspective （other DP books I've read don't have hero's perspective）。 However OMG the 180° turn in decisions， feelings and reactions by every single character that it was annoying。 I honestly didn't love that the hero slept with other women while he was developing feelings for heroine he didn't sleep with other women in the course of book （he actually said when he first saw her naked he It started off promising， I liked that the heroine was fiesty and rebellious， I liked that there was Calhoun's perspective （other DP books I've read don't have hero's perspective）。 However OMG the 180° turn in decisions， feelings and reactions by every single character that it was annoying。 I honestly didn't love that the hero slept with other women while he was developing feelings for heroine he didn't sleep with other women in the course of book （he actually said when he first saw her naked he developed feelings/saw her as adult for first time， however for months to years he was super possessive and didn't like heroine to date）。 Np。 。。。more
Kathy A。
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Loved It！Read this book before， loved it！ Calhoun and Abby's story is well worth reading again。Abby is Cal's ward， but has loved him for awhile。 Loved It！Read this book before， loved it！ Calhoun and Abby's story is well worth reading again。Abby is Cal's ward， but has loved him for awhile。 。。。more
Tammy Casteel
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Love I absolutely loved this series。 This the third time I am reading this series。 I will probably read it again。
Julie Martinez
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Great！ I couldn’t place the decade this story takes place but I really liked it。
Mihika in lovezone
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H : Calhoun is cray cray jealous。 He was possessive jealous and perfect。 But he did lot of push and pull。 h : Abby was fine。 In the beginning she was trying too hard to get the H’s attention， which I found desperate。 But she got better later on。OW : Slight。 （view spoiler）[Not a big ow drama but an ow did came to confront the H and tries to fill the h’s ears about how Casanova the H was。 That was the same ow the h had seen the H with。 Of course he didn’t do anything physical but he did go out wit H : Calhoun is cray cray jealous。 He was possessive jealous and perfect。 But he did lot of push and pull。 h : Abby was fine。 In the beginning she was trying too hard to get the H’s attention， which I found desperate。 But she got better later on。OW : Slight。 （view spoiler）[Not a big ow drama but an ow did came to confront the H and tries to fill the h’s ears about how Casanova the H was。 That was the same ow the h had seen the H with。 Of course he didn’t do anything physical but he did go out with that woman。 But the ow was just a passing character not a major。 （hide spoiler）]OM : Yes。 But the h’s relationship with him was more friendly in nature。 He wasn’t harmful either。 But boy the H got jealous if anyone even looked at the h。OVERALL : Good。 Enjoyed the book。 I love forbidden romance with crazy jealous heroes。 。。。more
Misty
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AwesomeI just finished reading this book and it was awesome from beginning to end！ The characters are interesting and the dynamic between them was captivating。
faraona
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en este libro está TODO mal。q horror y q espanto。
SUSANA CRUZ
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Romántica y encantadoraA pesar de ser una historia corta， esta muy bien lograda， la autora supo lograr mantener en alto el nivel de curiosidad por como desarrollaría la trama。 Muy romántica， dulce y entretenida。
Patricia
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3。5
Joanna
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Ambos son tan exagerados。 Si hablaran las cosas de frente en lugar de dejarse llevar por lo que creen entender， tal vez su relación hubiera sido más rápida de solucionar。Calhoun Ballenger y Abigail Clark son una pareja bonita， sin dudas Abby aún es algo inmadura pero aún así es agradable。 Calhoun es el más inteligente de la relación， gracias a él， muchos de los más entendidos son solucionados， me alegro que al menos él piense con un poquito más de credibilidad y no tanto con exageración y drama。 Ambos son tan exagerados。 Si hablaran las cosas de frente en lugar de dejarse llevar por lo que creen entender， tal vez su relación hubiera sido más rápida de solucionar。Calhoun Ballenger y Abigail Clark son una pareja bonita， sin dudas Abby aún es algo inmadura pero aún así es agradable。 Calhoun es el más inteligente de la relación， gracias a él， muchos de los más entendidos son solucionados， me alegro que al menos él piense con un poquito más de credibilidad y no tanto con exageración y drama。 Justin （el hermano de Calhoun） me ha encantado， es una persona tan madura y sensata， siempre dando consejos y apoyando a ambos en todo momento， lo he amado muchísimo。 El libro ha sido muy digerible， lo he leído en 2 o 3 horas， me gustó， probablemente continue con la saga， quiero leer la historia de Justin y Shelby。 。。。more
Vero Rinconin
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Es un viejunismo muuuy viejuno y retrógrado， vamos hay momentos que parece que estamos en la edad de piedra XD。Los protas son tontunos y machistas todo junto， tanto hombres como mujeres。 Como estudio sociológico no está mal， para comparti la lectura con amigas está bien pero no es el estilo de libro que leo esperando una joya por descubrir。
Kimberly Carrington-Fox
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Madre mía。。。 Vaya cosa más viejuna y rancia。 Que conste que lo he leído justo por eso， eh， que Yola y Noemí nos los han recomendado por las risas y hemos hecho BR con Ale y Vero justo para eso。 Y risas desde luego hemos pasado， pero también unas vueltas de cabeza que ni la niña de El exorcista。 Calhoun es un cerril y rancio de tomo y lomo， él no está hecho para el matrimonio y， aunque le pica la cola con Abby， no puede porque ella está a su cargo y blablabla， mierdas。 Luego bien que se pone celo Madre mía。。。 Vaya cosa más viejuna y rancia。 Que conste que lo he leído justo por eso， eh， que Yola y Noemí nos los han recomendado por las risas y hemos hecho BR con Ale y Vero justo para eso。 Y risas desde luego hemos pasado， pero también unas vueltas de cabeza que ni la niña de El exorcista。 Calhoun es un cerril y rancio de tomo y lomo， él no está hecho para el matrimonio y， aunque le pica la cola con Abby， no puede porque ella está a su cargo y blablabla， mierdas。 Luego bien que se pone celoso y cavernícola cuando cree que a ella le mola otro， que le falta mear alrededor de la muchacha para marcar territorio。Y Abby es más tonta que mear p'arriba。 Le mola Calhoun， enamorada y todo está， y lo único que quiere es molarle a él。 Como ve que a Calhoun le van las rubias， se pasa todo el libro diciendo que ojalá fuera ella rubia （lo dice tanto que te dan ganas de meterla en un cubo de tinte a ver si se calla de una vez）。 Eso sí， cuando Calhoun pasa a la acción， ella se acojona viva。 Pero qué co*o quieres， Mari Puri！？！？？！ Que me vuelves loca a mí！！！！！El libro está escrito de aquella manera （o sea， mñe）， con reacciones de los personajes que no vienen a cuento （todos parecen ciclotímicos） y con un lenguaje medio ñoño （al menos， la traducción）， muy acorde a lo pueril de la protagonista。Que por qué no le doy menos nota？ Pues ganas no me faltan pero tampoco me han dado ganas de prenderle fuego， así que voy a ser generosa XD。 。。。more
Alejandra
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