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Same thing happens, a lot, with other characters. That\u2019s how I ended up with a murderer I didn\u2019t know I had. And this caused<\/div>\n

problems. I had planned a straightforward romance, just a romance, with a secret that Jon\u2019s sharp-tongued administrative assistant was keeping from him to add spice to the mix. She had his vicious mother tongue-tied, and often caused Jon to throw books at the door she\u2019d just left. She was a character I had loved for a long time, and this was going to be her book, her story.<\/div>\n

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Then the murderer took over the action and I had a problem. But when I started looking deeper, I realized that I hadn\u2019t actually resolved the entire case. There were loose strings. Just enough of them to justify an additional shooter. Then things got very interesting and I started forgetting to cook supper for James. God bless him, my husband has the patience of a polar bear waiting for a seal to show up. If you watch nature specials, you know what I mean. Anyway, he went out and got wonderful food for us, although I confess I was working too hard to taste much of it.<\/div>\n

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Finally, weeks later, I had a murder mystery, all the loose ends were tied up, and Jon and Joceline had some lovely encounters and discovered a secret that drew them even closer. The murderer<\/div>\n

got justice, Jon\u2019s mother underwent a conversion of attitudes, and I had a book that I was very proud of.<\/div>\n

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I love policemen, of all shapes and sizes and sorts and sexes and whatever. I love people in law enforcement, period. So this is why I write so many books that deal with crime solving. I knew a detective once who tracked down a vandal with nothing but a piece of eggshell. That sort of thing amazes me. All the new technologies that are used in crime scenes are equally amazing to me. I guess curiosity is what keeps me going in the romantic suspense field. That, and watching the movie \u201cCHARADE<\/i>\u201d with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn about a million times back in the 60s.<\/div>\n
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I hope you like MERCILESS<\/i>. I am getting older and I make more mistakes than I used to, but I hope I never have to stop writing. I have the best family on earth. I also have the best readers in civilized space, and I love every one of them. Whatever success I have achieved, my readers have made possible, and I never lose sight of that fact. Thanks, all of you, for making Diana Palmer possible.<\/div>\n
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Merciless <\/i>tells the captivating story of a young woman trying to convince a man to let down his defenses while he\u2019s set on guarding his heart. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Not only is FBI agent Jon Blackhawk tall, dark, and handsome, but he is eligible \u2013 and that\u2019s all that matters to the women of Jacobsville. But if it were up to him, he would never settle down. Luckily, Jon has the best gatekeeper: his assistant, Joceline Perry. Without her help, he\u2019d be at the mercy of husband hunters. The more he comes to rely on her, the more he notices how invaluable she really is.<\/div>\n
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