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Notorious

Notorious

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  • Author：Diana Palmer
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Summary

Trusting him is dangerous。

But resisting him is almost impossible。

New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer’s Long， Tall Texans series returns with secrets…and dangerous seduction。

Gaby Dupont knows some men shouldn’t be trusted。 Ever。 Especially not high-profile lawyer Jake Chandler。 How can she trust the man who might be helping her greedy relatives steal her family fortune？ To get the inside scoop on Jake’s dealings—and protect herself and her beloved grandmre—Gaby must take a job with the devil himself。 Of course， she can’t tell him who she really is…

Jake Chandler knows there’s more to Gaby Dupont than delicate beauty。 She’s sweet and clever—but just too young and secretive。 Yet even as they clash， Gaby gets under his skin as no other woman ever has。 When Gaby comes under fire， Jake risks his career and reputation to keep her safe。 But can he protect Gaby without losing his heart？

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Reviews

Barbara Bland ，

Another great read by Diana Palmer。 I have to say ie enjoyed this one like I used to enjoy her earlier books。 She has always been one of my favorite authors; but I did take a break cause they all seemed to be the same book for a while。 But this was a classic Diana Palmer an HD I loved it。

Denise Colvin ，

Good book

Pamela Grabek ，

Great reed getting to know Gaby and her grandmother was a treat。 She ended up turning Nick life up side down and helping him along the way。 The supporting characters were very good also you just wanted to be apart of the group。 I enjoy this so much I didn't want to put it down。 Great reed getting to know Gaby and her grandmother was a treat。 She ended up turning Nick life up side down and helping him along the way。 The supporting characters were very good also you just wanted to be apart of the group。 I enjoy this so much I didn't want to put it down。 。。。more

SheliaA ，

Good ReadingGood read; nice to read about previous characters from other books。 If you haven't read previous books， some of references may be confusing。 Still enjoyable。 Good ReadingGood read; nice to read about previous characters from other books。 If you haven't read previous books， some of references may be confusing。 Still enjoyable。 。。。more

Amy ，

A witty read！

ButtonsMom2003 ，

Audiobook Review:Overall – 3Performance – 4Story – 3I was surprised to learn that this was first published in 2021。I requested a review copy of this audiobook because I’ve come to love Todd McLaren’s voice （even though his female voices still make me cringe a bit）。 There’s just something about the timber of it that I find soothing。 Because the Diana Palmer books tend to be such that I don’t need to listen to the text carefully， I can multi-task with no problem and just enjoy listening to Todd’s Audiobook Review:Overall – 3Performance – 4Story – 3I was surprised to learn that this was first published in 2021。I requested a review copy of this audiobook because I’ve come to love Todd McLaren’s voice （even though his female voices still make me cringe a bit）。 There’s just something about the timber of it that I find soothing。 Because the Diana Palmer books tend to be such that I don’t need to listen to the text carefully， I can multi-task with no problem and just enjoy listening to Todd’s voice。I’ve only recently started to read/listen to books by Diana Palmer and most of them were written over 20 years ago。 I was able to excuse a lot of the language， attitudes towards women， etc。 in those early books because things were much different in the romance world back then。 If the original publication date for this book really is in 2021 then I’m afraid that some of the things contained in this story are head-banging worthy for this day and age。I won’t go into details because other reviewers have already done that。 I will say that I did enjoy the story enough to finish listening to the audiobook （mostly due to Todd McLaren） and I just ignored the parts that made me cringe。A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me at my request but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator。 。。。more

Krys ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I picked this book up without any background so I didn’t know it was part of a mega series。 Does explain some things。 I liked the rapport between the MCs， to a point。 After a while it just became that long-winded playful bickering that has no purpose and happens a little too often and keeps up for a little too long。 The book was really really really repetitive。 Especially towards the last couple hours。 What made it worse was that a play-by-play had to be repeated for each new person that came in I picked this book up without any background so I didn’t know it was part of a mega series。 Does explain some things。 I liked the rapport between the MCs， to a point。 After a while it just became that long-winded playful bickering that has no purpose and happens a little too often and keeps up for a little too long。 The book was really really really repetitive。 Especially towards the last couple hours。 What made it worse was that a play-by-play had to be repeated for each new person that came into the main story， and there were A LOT of superfluous characters。 I figure these are the characters from Palmer’s previous books in the series， but I stopped caring after the grandma’s bodyguard was introduced。 These rando friends and cousins and great aunts and cousin’s husbands and cousins husband’s co-workers was too much。 They didn’t have enough character development and didn’t really serve a purpose in the story except to slow it down with all the re-tellings。 Plus I had no hope of keeping them all straight with all he names。 In general， there was also a lot of pedestrian stuff going on in the book that I found boring。 I’m okay with wholesome romance books （more relationship building， less-to-no sex）， but this one came off as pretty preachy and old fashioned at times which was off-putting。 I think the biggest thing that annoyed me though， was how all the llama drama and chitter chatter about the grandfather and greedy cousin for 10 flipping hours of narration time turned into a big fat nothing。 There was no show down， the fem MCs were never directly threatened by them， the main drama was ultimately pointless outside of being a brief， shoddy vehicle for the MCs to meet and stay in close proximity。 Overall， I didn’t like it。 Everyone and their mother had a tragic backstory （did not one have a happy childhood？） and the tragedy of it all was constantly brought up like an extra mom talks about her honor roll kid。 Too much。 Definitely made me wary to read any of the others， but anything’s possible。 。。。more

Cheesecake ，

DP is on her soap box for much of the story， but really that's about the only thing that felt 'DP' about it。But I still quite liked it。Gaby， through a quirk of timing， takes the opportunity to pretend to be Jake's new temp for organizing his library。 But really she's a millionaire whose evil grandad is trying to destroy。 He's in jail for selling her to his gambling cronies。 She was rescued by her grandma but it scarred her mentally。 She's a bit of a Mary-Sue but not to an annoying level。 He's a DP is on her soap box for much of the story， but really that's about the only thing that felt 'DP' about it。But I still quite liked it。Gaby， through a quirk of timing， takes the opportunity to pretend to be Jake's new temp for organizing his library。 But really she's a millionaire whose evil grandad is trying to destroy。 He's in jail for selling her to his gambling cronies。 She was rescued by her grandma but it scarred her mentally。 She's a bit of a Mary-Sue but not to an annoying level。 He's a cynical hard ass with a heart of gold。He also has a difficult 15 yr old niece that needs love。 There's not much OW stuff in this one and the OW actually gets embarrassed by the Gaby， which was delicious！I also liked that it wasn't insta lust between them。 In fact she jokes that he's too old ; ）Safety is good （view spoiler）[She's a virgin。 He was married young but his wife was nuts and killed his baby daughter。 Now he just hangs with heartless OWs。 He doesn't sleep with the OW after meeting Gaby， but he does take her out a few times。 The stuff with the evil grandfather and her evil cousin all gets dealt with off page。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Seema ，

Notorious by Diana Palmer is the first book I read by this author。 It says book no 53 so I imagine she’s a prolific writer。 It was okay， a bit young adultish。 A rich young girl with a problem with her father ends up working as the assistant/librarian of a rich and famous lawyer。 She is gentle and loving and manages to resolve some issues with his bratty niece。 There was a lot of background information and some silly misunderstanding before the HEA。 The lawyer was pretty much angry and upset thro Notorious by Diana Palmer is the first book I read by this author。 It says book no 53 so I imagine she’s a prolific writer。 It was okay， a bit young adultish。 A rich young girl with a problem with her father ends up working as the assistant/librarian of a rich and famous lawyer。 She is gentle and loving and manages to resolve some issues with his bratty niece。 There was a lot of background information and some silly misunderstanding before the HEA。 The lawyer was pretty much angry and upset through the story due to multiple issues。 I would be worried in real life about a relationship with someone with so many issues。 。。。more

Becky Tatar ，

A Long Tall Texan title that does not take place （for the most part） in Texas or Wyoming！ This one is in Chicago！ But not a lot of Chicago flavor or culture， it could have been in almost any big city。 Gaby Dupont is on the trail of defense attorney Nicholas Chandler， whose firm is reportedly going to take her grandfather's appeal case。 Her grandfather tried to sell off Gaby for sex when she was 16， and the purchasers left， with diplomatic immunity， and her grandfather had cronies who helped him A Long Tall Texan title that does not take place （for the most part） in Texas or Wyoming！ This one is in Chicago！ But not a lot of Chicago flavor or culture， it could have been in almost any big city。 Gaby Dupont is on the trail of defense attorney Nicholas Chandler， whose firm is reportedly going to take her grandfather's appeal case。 Her grandfather tried to sell off Gaby for sex when she was 16， and the purchasers left， with diplomatic immunity， and her grandfather had cronies who helped him get off。 And a cousin is trying to contest a will that left Gaby a great deal of money and property。 So in an attempt to talk to Nick， Gaby goes to his condo， only to be mistake for a librarian to catalog Nick's books， which were mixed up by Nick's neice， Jackie， who has issues of abandonment and bad behavior with a bad boy。 But Gaby is up to the challenge of both Nick and Jackie， and soon， she's more important to them than they realize。 。。。more

Geri ，

I rarely buy hardcover books but， during the Covid isolation， I made myself a mission to read every Diana Palmer I could get my hands on。 So far I have read over 100 and this one far exceeded my expectations。 Each book can be read alone and yet are part of a large， diverse group of people that are very believable to me。 In Notorious， I could understand the feelings of all the characters。 In fact， I feel I know people with similar trials and can relate to the struggle to over come fears。

Barbara ★ ，

I loved the cover。。。the book not so much。 I honestly couldn't connect with either MC though I really liked Jackie - the 15 year old rebel。 If I wasn't listening to the audiobook during my commute， I honestly think I would have given up on this one during the first few chapters。 There simply isn't anything to this book。 He is a jerk， yelling and screaming all the time for no apparent reason。 She is a total pollyanna taking it and preaching forgiveness and tolerance ad nauseum。 Without Jackie， thi I loved the cover。。。the book not so much。 I honestly couldn't connect with either MC though I really liked Jackie - the 15 year old rebel。 If I wasn't listening to the audiobook during my commute， I honestly think I would have given up on this one during the first few chapters。 There simply isn't anything to this book。 He is a jerk， yelling and screaming all the time for no apparent reason。 She is a total pollyanna taking it and preaching forgiveness and tolerance ad nauseum。 Without Jackie， this book would have been a DNF for me。 As it is， I'm sorry I wasted my time on a mediocre novel。 。。。more

Lucé ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A bad Regency “romance” written in 2021。 This is one of the worst “romance” novels I have read in decades。 I mention the Regency period only to illustrate that the thoughts， values， and actions of the main characters do not fit the times we live in。 I won’t summarize the plot since it has already been done several times。 The so called heroine is extremely unlikable:**We are supposed to believe she doesn’t care about social standing， money， clothes or jewels， yet we are constantly told how wealth A bad Regency “romance” written in 2021。 This is one of the worst “romance” novels I have read in decades。 I mention the Regency period only to illustrate that the thoughts， values， and actions of the main characters do not fit the times we live in。 I won’t summarize the plot since it has already been done several times。 The so called heroine is extremely unlikable:**We are supposed to believe she doesn’t care about social standing， money， clothes or jewels， yet we are constantly told how wealthy she is and how concerned she is about preserving her huge current inheritance and how she will become even wealthier being her grandmother’s sole heir。 When asked what she would do with so much money she vaguely mentions children charities。**At the beginning we are told she NEVER watches TV and reads Greek philosophers for entertainment 🙄， then the author forgets this and frequently references TV shows and movies she watches and has her reading romance novels。**Gaby never lies， that is the way she was raised by her strict grandmother， however， she proceeds to lie easily and frequently throughout the novel。**Gaby’s talk and actions show her to be flippant， disrespectful， deceitful， biased， prejudiced， judgmental， snobbish， shallow， self-righteous， and oblivious， among other things 😅。 The author tells us that she is selfless， empathetic， and psychic: despite being extremely sheltered and inexperienced， she somehow perceives a person’s innermost thoughts and feelings very easily and she offers unsolicited advice which the hero finds remarkably wise。 She is also described as compassionate， caring， humble， honest， and giving。 In other words， an 😇 on earth。 However， Gaby does not have a single friend。 How can a 25 year old woman go through life without a single friend if she is such a perfect specimen of humanity？ **Gaby suffered a traumatic sexual assault （not quite rape） when she was 16 years old。 She learns that the hero’s 15 year-old niece has been abused by her mother’s boyfriendssss since she was 10 years old and she does NOTHING！ I haven’t finished listening to the audiobook and I don’t know if I will have the fortitude to do so， but so far Gaby hasn’t mentioned this fact to the hero， who is the girl’s guardian。 The author obviously does not think this is a great deal， to her it is just an insignificant plot device。 This means that the only character that moved me was abused repeatedly and then the heroine， who supposedly is caring， compassionate， sensitive， and empathetic， neglected to help her as promptly and effectively as she should have。The hero is a criminal defense lawyer in his mid-thirties supposed to be one of the best in the country。 **However， the one client mentioned consistently is a man who supposedly wanted to divorce his wife and she tries to kill him several times。 Why is he representing this man？ Unless stupidity is a crime， he is the victim and while he’s in the hospital we learn that he decided not to divorce his wife because he loves her too much。 So， again， why does he need a criminal defense attorney？**He hires a live-in assistant to catalogue his home library and pays her a generous salary。 Why is it necessary for her to live in？ Only to facilitate interactions between H/h。 Such a lazy and contrived device。**He suffered a tragedy in his past， but he is an insensitive jerk with constant mood swings who should be under psychiatric and psychological care。The author’s writing is inconsistent， repetitive， and supremely boring。 It includes zillions of irrelevant details about characters from future/past books that do not contribute a single thing to the story and only fill space needed for word count。 The dialogue is stilted， disjointed， repetitive， inappropriate， and not worthy of mature and educated people。Regarding the audiobook， the reader has a nice voice， but when he tries to act the voices of the characters the listening experience becomes torturously painful。 The hero sounds like an old gangster from a 1940’s bad movie。 The heroine sounds stupider than she is。 The hero’s niece sounds like a screeching lunatic。 The grandmother’s French accent （despite living her whole life in the US 🙄） sounds somewhat Italian， etc。 He should just have read the novel， it was already awful enough already。Thank you for reading my rant 😊。 。。。more

Annetta Sweetko ，

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LHC Girl ，

Love This SeriesI've read every book so far in this series and am sure I will read it again。 It's been a terrific read。 Love This SeriesI've read every book so far in this series and am sure I will read it again。 It's been a terrific read。 。。。more

Raffaella ，

This was new because the heroine is rich， pretty and well born and the hero is decent。She was almost rape at 16， when her perverted grandfather sold her to a more perverted diplomat， and afterwards the grandfather from hell went to prison。 Now it seems that grandpa dear is out of prison and wants the money from her inheritance， so she wants to speak to the lawyer who years before defended her grandpa。 Accidentally she ends to work for him， in his house。 Of course he doesn’t know who she is ， she This was new because the heroine is rich， pretty and well born and the hero is decent。She was almost rape at 16， when her perverted grandfather sold her to a more perverted diplomat， and afterwards the grandfather from hell went to prison。 Now it seems that grandpa dear is out of prison and wants the money from her inheritance， so she wants to speak to the lawyer who years before defended her grandpa。 Accidentally she ends to work for him， in his house。 Of course he doesn’t know who she is ， she only wants to know him better before asking him if he will help her gf。 He lives with a difficult teenager， his niece， and she and the h become friends。 The hero is a widower and there’s a tragedy in his life， because his wife suffered from borderline syndrome， he didn’t know， and in a moment of insanity she killed herself and their daughter。 This is a major issues。 Borderline people can easily be undetected until they commit extreme acts。 The hero doesn’t want to marry again or have any children， he only has occasional partners， like his present partner who he’s always parading in front of the heroine。 The hero and the heroine fall in love but he， being a DP creatures， behaves badly and insults the heroine in front of all high society at her grandmother’s party。 The heroine leaves the town and goes to Bahamas because she needs rest。 No！ She goes to Jacobsville， of course， where her cousin lives。 And the hero goes to her， apologizes and asks her to marry and and to have children with him。 Just like that。The book was low angst because:-the hero is not a jerk， and is attracted to the heroine without shaming her or misjudging her for most of the book- he is celibate after meeting her。 He can’t perform with his present lover and there’s a very cute scene where he comes back home and is very worried because for the first time in his life he is unable to feel anything with a woman， and he tells the heroine who reassures him saying: you work so much and you are worried for your niece … too funny！- the heroine doesn’t salivate over the hero。 Because of her past trauma she is not attracted to men and even the hero in the beginning leaves her cold。 At last！ -yes they both have past traumas， so they bond easily。-the book is a slow burn， not insta love， for both of them。- the heroine is not plain or dowdy or poor or lacking in social skills or culture。 It should have been four stars but for me there was too little angst。 Ps: long tall Texan the hero is not… not Texan at lest。 I’m looking forward to Hollister’s story。 。。。more

Cindy Rippentrop ，

Quick read， good story line， interesting storylines surrounding the main one。

Cassie ，

Wow Another great story by this Author。 Loved how funny Gaby was when she was trying to calm him down。 Narration was awesome too。

Lorena ，

So well written。Gaby wanted to check out her proposal。 She felt harder and harder to get her married to him。 They grew more and more in love。 Quite a bit more。

Jennie ，

I have yet to find a Duana Palmer book that I didn't love。 Once again， I was wrapped up in the story and living every second of it。 I have yet to find a Duana Palmer book that I didn't love。 Once again， I was wrapped up in the story and living every second of it。 。。。more

ChristySenpai ，

I am never disappointed when I read a Diana Palmer novel and Notorious is no exception！ Notorious follows the romance of Gaby Dupont and lawyer Nicholas Chandler。 There are secrets， trust issues， and an undeniable attraction to contend with。 This book keeps your attention engrossed from beginning to end。 Give this one a read and you will not be disappointed！

Ann ，

Gabby is hired by accident by Nick。 Two lost and hurt people。 Together they find love and a future。

di ，

"First love was heady and sweet and dangerous" TW : rape assault trauma， lost and dead trauma。 I still can't believe that i really like this book。 I was bored that day and scroll my phone to see something interesting to read。 When i read the blurb i just like 'oh interesting， i will read later when the book available'。 I remember i start read it before i go to bed， and in first few page Diana Palmer success to make me want throw a knife to Gaby Grandfather， i'm hooked from the firs "First love was heady and sweet and dangerous" TW : rape assault trauma， lost and dead trauma。 I still can't believe that i really like this book。 I was bored that day and scroll my phone to see something interesting to read。 When i read the blurb i just like 'oh interesting， i will read later when the book available'。 I remember i start read it before i go to bed， and in first few page Diana Palmer success to make me want throw a knife to Gaby Grandfather， i'm hooked from the first page。 "It's not hard to love someone as kind and sweet as you" Usually i avoid book where main character lying/playing with fire about big thing in the first place， but this different for me， i don't feel terrified and over thinking to much for what will happend next。 Instead i laught so much here （and cry too）， Gaby character is amazing， she have interesting good humor and know how to use it to lightning the story。 She's such amazing woman， she's kind， sensible， sweet， caring and wise beside her young age， she's really know how hard and sweet life it is。 I highlights and bookmarks so many words here from what Gaby say。 "She didn't like men close， physically， but it felt right to be held against Nick" I like seeing Nick troubled to deal with Gaby in his house。 He trying to resist her， draw the line， but he can't resist her beautifull eyes and what show in that eyes， compassion， love and caring， something Nick swear don't want to tangled again in his life。 They two have their own bagage that haunt their step。 I just like seing male character suffering to have his happy ending with female lead。 "Everything changes。 It's the only real constant in life" And there's so many character that mentioning here， like Gaby cousin or aunt and it's so many， her familly tree is big i think， i can't keep it up to remember all of them， i think they are have their own book。 Oh and i like all support character in this book （who really have reall part here） like Gaby Grandmother， Mr。 Everett， Jackie， Tilly， Uncle Jacob and Miranda。 It should be five stars if that the main issues have real feeling to me， that's the reason Gaby and Nick cross their path right ？ but it's just like "that"。 I need some action here where the threat was in the air。 "It made me feeldirty。 So dirty that i'd never be clean again"。 She looked up at him。 "I'm broken。 And there's no way to fix me"His strong， warm hand pressed against her cheek。 "I'm broken too" 。。。more

Megan ，

Absolutely fabulous！！！ Another great story from a fabulous author！！！

Jenny ，

I really enjoyed Gaby and Nick's story。 Loved the angst and the broken hero。 Sweet epilogue too！ I really enjoyed Gaby and Nick's story。 Loved the angst and the broken hero。 Sweet epilogue too！ 。。。more

Gail A Ostrove ，

Nick was able to get over his past because of GabyGaby could reach him like no one else could。 He was able to be himself with her。 They wound up a comfortable married couple with children of their own 。

Beth ，

It was ok。 I thought Nick was a jerk。

Cathy Geha ，

Notorious by Diana PalmerLong， Tall Texans #51A heroine helping her grandmother stoops to fibbing and infiltrating the home of a high-powered lawyer。 Gaby and Nicholas will fall for one another eventually and his niece， Jackie， ends up playing a part in the story as do both of their families。 This is a book I started and immediately found myself disliking both main lead characters and not warming to them by page fifty decided to skimmed ahead to see if I might find them more likable later。 Sadly Notorious by Diana PalmerLong， Tall Texans #51A heroine helping her grandmother stoops to fibbing and infiltrating the home of a high-powered lawyer。 Gaby and Nicholas will fall for one another eventually and his niece， Jackie， ends up playing a part in the story as do both of their families。 This is a book I started and immediately found myself disliking both main lead characters and not warming to them by page fifty decided to skimmed ahead to see if I might find them more likable later。 Sadly， I did not and couldn’t relate to the storyline。 Thank you to NetGalley and HQN for the ARC – This is my honest review。 2-3 Stars 。。。more

Mblack ，

I have read every Diana Palmer book。 Her Long， Tall Texan series is my favorite series to read （second is Eve/Roarke）。 Anyway， this one was part of her series， but there was very few original characters in "Notorious"。 They did， however， mention Clancey and Colter from "Unleashed"。 This book， as good as it was， just didn't feel like it was part of the LTT series。 （Hand over heart） I will always remain faithful to Diana Palmer and my---I mean her LTT's。 I have read every Diana Palmer book。 Her Long， Tall Texan series is my favorite series to read （second is Eve/Roarke）。 Anyway， this one was part of her series， but there was very few original characters in "Notorious"。 They did， however， mention Clancey and Colter from "Unleashed"。 This book， as good as it was， just didn't feel like it was part of the LTT series。 （Hand over heart） I will always remain faithful to Diana Palmer and my---I mean her LTT's。 。。。more

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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Notorious&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0