One Summer of Surrender by Jess Michaels

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Lucien, the Earl of Stenfax has been engaged twice, but only in love once. That was with his childhood sweetheart, Elise. When she threw him over for a man with more money and a higher ranking title, it broke him. Now she’s widowed and he finds himself drawn to her again, like a moth to her flame.

Elise had her reasons for walking away from Lucien, reasons he doesn’t understand. Back in Society, she’s now financially desperate and is even considering becoming someone’s mistress. But Lucien keeps appearing at the most inopportune moments and it’s only a matter of time before the desire between them explodes.

Time will tell if Lucien will be able to see past his lusty drive for revenge. And if Elise can convince him she’s worthy of more, despite the past.

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Original Title:One Summer of Surrender
Creator:Jess Michaels
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Date:2016-11-08T07:00:00+00:00
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1. One Summer of Surrender

Copyright
Dedication
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Epilogue

2. Excerpt of Adored in Autumn
3. Other Books by Jess Michaels

Seasons
The Wicked Woodleys

4. About the Author

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Kiley O：

One Summer of Surrender, Book 3 of the Seasons series, was about Lord Lucien Danford, the Earl of Stenfax, and Her Grace Elise (why didn't the author provide a last name for her?), the Duchess of Kirkford. Friends since childhood and once betrothed to each other, Lucien received a letter from Elise in which she stated that she was ending their engagement and marrying the Duke of Kirkford for his money and higher title. Broken, Lucien had considered ending his life, though his brother and two of his best friends talked him out of it. However, he determined then to never let his emotions gain the upper hand. He even tried for an arranged marriage with his brother's new sister-in-law, Miss Celia Fitzgilbert, but that ended in another broken engagement. After three years and the death of her husband, Elise was near penniless thanks to the late Duke of Kirkford's cruelty. Having no other recourse, she went to Vivien Manning, the mistress matchmaker, to find a protector. Unknown to her, Lucien was also at the same place, looking for a temporary companion. The verbiage of the book was not in keeping with the 1800s speech, but rather more in line with the late 1980s and later. There was also an abundance of grammatical errors throughout the story. There were also several errors when addressing titles. Sometimes "Her Grace" was changed to "My Lady", which is never done in regards to a Duchess. The characters were less developed than in the previous books, and the author made Lucien out to be a bit of a weak, lily-livered speck of a man who had a hard time overcoming his feelings for Elise. Elise was made out to be weak as well, and neither character seemed to have much of a backbone, especially Elise. While there were plenty of steamy scenes, there really wasn't any romance or chemistry between the two main characters. Everything was focused on Elise trying to find a protector, Lucien's bedding her, and the constant danger she found herself in. There was no humor to alleviate the very heavy drama and angst either. This was a very fast-paced book that brought about more questions than answers from all the previous books as well as new questions from this one. It just brought about another cliffhanger, and I can't stand books like that. Either give me a HEA or give me one that ends badly...but END IT in one book! Unfortunately, this book did not earn a five-star rating nor did it merit a place with the Keeper for the Shelves collection. Here's hoping that the final book in the series answers the questions left by the first three books.

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