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After losing an arm, Colby Lane can no longer work as a mercenary. His second wife, Maureen, repulsed by his loss of limb, has left, but at least he has quit drinking and is ready to become assistant chief of security in a Houston oil firm. At 17 Sarina Carrington was married to Colby for less than 24 hours: he disappeared after a disastrous wedding night. Unbeknownst to Colby, Sarina was pregnant. Since Colby is Apache and their child has mixed blood, Sarina was kicked out of her rich father's house and ended up living in poverty with her asthmatic daughter, Bernadette. Colby doesn't know that he has a child and is unnerved by Bernadette's finely honed psychic powers, powers not unlike his own. Palmer has taken a wounded protagonist and deftly turned him into a true hero and a genuinely likable human being. Palmer's talent for character development and ability to fuse heartwarming romance with nail-biting suspense shine in Outsider. Shelley Mosley
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Review

"A compelling tale . . . [that packs] an emotional wallop." -- Booklist on Renegade

"Diana Palmer does a masterful job of stirring the reader's emotions." -- Lezlie Patterson, Reading Eagle on Lawless

"Diana Palmer is a mesmerizing storyteller who captures the essence of what a romance should be." -- Affaire de Coeur

"Nobody does it better." -- New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard

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

"Palmer knows how to make the sparks fly . . . heartwarming." -- Publishers Weekly on Renegade

"Readers who enjoy stories by authors who know how to pack an emotional wallop, will add Palmer to their list." -- Booklist on Renegade

"The dialogue is charming, the characters likeable and the sex sizzling." -- Publishers Weekly on Once in Paris

"The ever-popular Palmer has penned another sure hit." -- Booklist on Before Sunrise

"This story is a thrill a minute -- one of Palmer's best." -- Rendezvous on Lord of the Desert