"These two sweet romance reissues stand the test of time"

THE AUSTRALIAN

Priscilla (Priss) Johnson has loved Jonathan (John) Sterling forever. Ever since her parents moved to Providence, Australia, she has tried to make John love her. Overhearing her Dad tell Mother that it could only be infatuation because John was ten years older then her and he wouldn't be interested in a child, she then avoided John. The day before Priss is due to leave for college in Hawaii, John stops by the house to say good-bye. One kiss is all it takes before passions start to get out of hand. John, ever the gentleman, stops just short of making love to Priss. He feels it would be wrong to compromise her as she is leaving to go to college for four years.

When Priss doesn't go home for Easter, John hops on the first flight for Hawaii, and proposes to her. Priscilla is on cloud nine for nearly two weeks before hearing that John has someone new and he doesn't need or want her.

People tell her that she will get over it. But will she? Soulmates come around once in a lifetime. It's confusing as why John is blowing hot one moment and cold the next. Everyone in Providence has heard about the scandal, everyone but Priss. Will this change how she looks at thing?

THE AUSTRALIAN is a reissue of an early work by Ms. Diana Palmer, but it shows why she is a much sought after author. While this was first released in 1985, it still holds up today. At times the sexual tension is hot enough to make you drink plenty of iced beverages. At other times you just wish you could hit Priss and John over the head with a 2x4. It all goes right in the end. The saying is "nothing is worth having unless you work at it". Believing Priss has definitely worked at trying to have a relationship with John.

HEART OF ICE

Katriane (Kati) James has always rubbed Egan Winthrop the wrong way. He is very different from his sister Ada, who is Kati's best friend. Kati writes romance books, and according to Egan since she writes "those trashy love scenes" she must have lived them. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Now her best friend has asked her brother Egan to spend Christmas with them. This is the first year Ada and Egan have been without their mother, so Kati has resigned herself to being nice to Egan. Egan thinks Kati must have slept around in order to compile all that goes into writing her love scenes. Egan doesn't want Kati corrupting his sister. Every chance Egan gets he makes some remark about her lifestyle.

What is Kati going to do now that she finds herself in love with Egan? Egan has said more than once that he has no use for virgins, and unbeknownst to his that's what Kati is. What is she going to do when he finds out?

HEART OF ICE was originally released in 1985. The insight that Ms Palmer has of 'sex sells' and a writer is obliged to include them in their stories hits the mark.

Both of these stories are sweet and still stand the test of time.

Sensuality: Sweet Rating: G.

Reviewed by Hunter McKenna
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 27, 2003

Summary

The Australian
He'd claimed she was too young and broken their engagement - - and her heart. But when rugged Outback rancher Jonathan Sterling stormed back into Priscilla Johnson's life, dare she hope that this time she'd end up his bride?

Heart of Ice
Sparks flew whenever feisty Kati James went near powerful Egan Winthrop. Though innocent Kati agreed to come to Egan's ranch to research her next novel, she hadn't counted on the breathtaking attraction that grew between them -- or Egan's discovering she was a virgin . . .