She always gets so caught up in the adventures and romances her characters must undertake that she forgets the time. Every time she sits down to write a new story, Palmer feels like a new author writing for the first time. This is why Palmer has written so many books, but each one is captivating. The author is unlikely to abandon romance because writing stories set in the genre fills her with joy. She has visited Texas on numerous occasions and found that its people are as kind as the cowboys she writes about in her stories. Palmer continued to nurture that love during her teenage and young adult years by dabbling in the Western romance genre, both as a reader and a writer. She developed an obsession with cowboys during her childhood. The author blames Zane Grey for her obsession with Western romances.

Palmer has garnered a reputation for writing thrilling love stories littered with strong but tender-hearted cowboys. The author has written over a hundred books in the years since she kickstarted her publishing career. She uses the moniker to write and publish most of her books. Although, she also experimented with other pseudonyms, including variations of her married name.īut ‘Diana Palmer’ is her primary pen name. She used the name to write and publish fiction for nearly three decades. Palmer, whose real name is Susan Kyle, introduced the ‘Diana Palmer’ pen name in 1979 to sell romance novels. The author began her writing career in journalism, contributing her skills to publications like Tri-County Advertiser. But writing is still her primary passion. Palmer wanted a master’s degree in history.

She took things even further by enrolling at California State University. Despite her age, the author, who majored in history, secured a spot on the Nation Dean’s List, proving to her naysayers that it was never too late to achieve one’s ambitions. The gamble paid off when Pamer graduated from Piedmont College, Demorest. James inspired her to take the plunge when he decided to pursue computer programming later in life, an undertaking that compelled him to quit his job.

Palmer took a gamble at 45 when she decided to return to college. An avid fan of Zane Grey’s books, she eventually met and married James Edward Kyle.

Lawless by diana palmer