Surrender to Me by Sophie Jordan
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(Mass Market Paperback)
- Pub. Date: July 2008
- 384pp
- Sales Rank: 66,310
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: July 2008
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 384pp
- Sales Rank: 66,310
- Series: Avon Romance Series
- ISBN-13: 9780061339271
- ISBN: 006133927X
Synopsis
She had lost nearly everything . . .
When a terrible tragedy left her penniless and alone, Lady Astrid Derring did whatever it took to survive. She fired half her staff, borrowed gowns, and subsisted on cucumber sandwiches from the galas she attended. She endured the wagging tongues of the ton and the indecent proposals from noblemen who deemed her ripe for the plucking. Finally, she finds a way to escape the shame and restore her good name. But it will require a dangerous journey to Scotland, where she will come face-to-face with danger . . . and a sinfully handsome rogue who may be the greatest threat of all.
Any gentleman would lend his hand to a lady in distress, but handsome, rough-hewn Griffin Shaw is no gentleman, and Astrid is far from safe in his company. Accompanying her through the Highlands is a small price to pay for luring her into his bed. Entranced by her boldness, enchanted with her beauty, he is determined to thaw her cold heart. However, he soon finds himself wanting more than a brief affair with the proper lady. Nothing less than the total surrender of her heart will satisfy him.
Biography
Sophie Jordan, a former high school English teacher, resides in Houston with her family. When she's not writing, she divides her time between inventing what she likes to call culinary masterpieces—her husband won't always agree—and visiting her family's pecan ranch in the Texas Hill Country.
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Surrender to Meby Anonymous
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August 06, 2008: When I learned that the heroine of Surrender to Me was the same Lady Astrid Derring who was a villainess in Too Wicked to Tame (one of my very favorite historicals), I wondered if Sophie Jordan had lost her mind. Okay, at least made a bit of a mistake. I should have had faith. She pulled Lady Astrid?s transformation off brilliantly. The lady in question was left penniless and shamed when her no-good duke of a husband fled to the continent one step ahead of the noose. For years she?s struggled to survive only to learn her husband has assumed a new identity and is about to marry a rich Scottish noblewoman. Determined not to let him ruin another woman?s life, she heads to Scotland to stop the marriage. On the way, her coach is waylaid by highwaymen bent on rape and pillage until Griffin Shaw, a sinfully handsome American, appears and saves her. She?s resisted lots of men in the past few years and guarded the only thing she has left?her honor?but when she?s forced to accept Griffin?s protection, she?s irresistibly attracted to him and torn between the conventions of her world and the freedom his offers. Griffin has his own ghosts and a personal mission to complete before he can return to Texas. The last thing he needs is to fall in love with a haughty Englishwoman who reminds him of his biggest shame. One of the things I respect about Ms. Jordan?s work is her characters always remain within the social conventions of the time. Astrid doesn?t have the option of divorce, getting a job or taking a lover if she?s going to maintain her respectability. Her choices are restricted to those available to women of her day and class and therein lies her predicament and her conflict. Griffin has his own baggage, also a product of his world. And they are both strangers in a strange land?Scotland. The plot is both original and believable. I cheered these two people through insurmountable problems to a very satisfying and heartwarming conclusion. Once again Sophie Jordan has given us a story you won?t be able to put down until the very last page!
Surrender to Meby Anonymous
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July 30, 2008: Lady Astrid Derring has not lived the easiest of lives. Her mother ran off with Astrid?s dancing instructor leaving her with an impossible father who eventually married her off to the disreputable Duke of Derring. To avoid the hangman?s noose for forgery, her husband takes off for parts unknown leaving Astrid penniless, alone and the subject of vicious gossip. For five long years, she has gone to great lengths just to survive, unsure of and indifferent to whether her errant husband is dead or alive. Then she receives an anonymous letter telling her that Bertram is alive, assuming someone else?s identity and engaged to another woman. Astrid resolves to go to Scotland and confront Bertram, if it is indeed him. Almost to her destination, Astrid?s coach is besieged by ruthless highwaymen. Before she is physically assaulted, Griffin Shaw comes to her rescue and dispatches the brutes, but not before he is injured in the process. Since the heroic stranger saved her life, Astrid returns the favor by helping nurse him back to health. Once Griffin is on the mend, Astrid makes the short trip to deal with Bertram. While there, someone knocks on the door and Astrid must hide, never suspecting that she would witness her husband?s murder. Griffin, a Texan visiting Scotland to locate his relatives, intercepts her while she is fleeing the scene and thus begins their adventure together. ******* Astrid?s character grew by leaps and bounds from beginning to end. Because of her past, she is cold and standoffish and trusts no one. She has done things she?s not proud of, including committing an unthinkable act against her sister-in-law only to realize too late how sorry she was for her transgressions. I must say that Ms. Jordan does an impeccable job of redeeming her. Not only do we learn that Astrid is remorseful, but we also begin to understand and sympathize with why she did the things she did. And it takes her interactions with Griffin, who is also unable to forgive himself for past actions, for her to comprehend that she is not a bad person and is completely worthy of another?s love. I have such high admiration for Griffin, who is honor-bound and a complete gentleman. He is smart and protective, not to mention he has the patience of a saint when dealing with Astrid. His perseverance pays off when he finally melts her icy fa?ade and discovers the warm, loving woman beneath. ******* It is no wonder that Ms. Jordan?s star is on the rise ? her books are beautifully written and incredibly romantic. Surrender To Me is a wonderful adventure, rich with emotion and searing passion. It is a terrific addition to her booklist and also to my keeper shelf. I highly recommend it! ******* 4.5 stars
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