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325 voters
Savage Surrender
Robbed of her innocence, Elise Lesconflair becomes a woman of bold desires in a breathtaking romantic adventure that sweeps across continents. Caught in a web of twisted destinies, she journeys from the luxury of a French chateau to the horrors of a West Indies slave ship...from the exotic existence as pirate Jean Lafitte's mistress to unspeakable degradation at the hands...more
Paperback, 600 pages
Published
1977
by Ace Books
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Mar 07, 2010
Karla (Mossy Love Grotto)
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
islands-and-tropics,
historical-romance,
bodice-ripper,
pirates-and-buccaneers,
famous-person-gets-laid,
rape,
hero-worst,
hero-alpha,
hero-cheating,
smutty-favorites,
awesome-ott-cheese,
weird-and-wacky,
4-stars,
bring-your-big-girl-panties,
cover-artists-don-stivers,
total-crackfest,
heroine-town-bicycle
Poor Elise Lesconflair! About to be married off to a fat German baron with lots o' money, she happens to swim in the nude as so many heroines do and gets herself raped by a wandering n'er-do-well who calls himself the Marquis de Pelessier. Family honor forces her to marry the man and her troubles only multiply from there. She finds out that the "Marquis" is really American Garth McClelland, who is always on a mission for his country when he's not seizing what he wants for himself. But, you know,...more
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Nov 08, 2010
Lorelle
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4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
bodice-ripper,
cheating,
drama-angst,
historical-romance,
pirate,
rake-playboy-badboy,
rape
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Wow! I just couldn't put this book down. I was so addicted to finding out what would happen to the poor girl next and was fathomed at how much actually DID end up happening. Her never ending love for a man that I couldn't stand reading about drove me nuts everytime he popped up and used her time and again.
I would def. recommend this book if your looking for something a bit different from the normal romance books. This one has so many twist and turns that you just cant believe what your reading!...more
I would def. recommend this book if your looking for something a bit different from the normal romance books. This one has so many twist and turns that you just cant believe what your reading!...more
I'm at a total loss as to how to rate this book. I loved it. I hated it. I cried. I was annoyed. I was disgusted. There was a lot of eye rolling and I wanted to throw the book several times. This is definitely not a happy story or joyful romance. I never understood Elise or Garth... they have to be the most idiotic stubborn couple I have ever read about. But no matter how aggravating, it kept me interrupted until the end.
I agree with many of the reviews Ive read about this book - Ive not quite read anyhting like it before lol - Having said that I did love it - It was just non stop - one thing after the other after the other - and I did hear myself cry "oh come ON!!! - Not again" on a couple of occasions - but having said that - I know I shouldnt - but i really really enjoyed it lol.
It took me a long time to get through. To me, it was one of those books you have to be in the mood for because of all the raping and pillaging and kidnapping etc. It was the same way for me with Stormfire.
I really did like it. It was written well and the h was a trooper. I didn't get Elise's and Garth's "relationship". He didn't show much sorrow or anything when she told him what happened to her on the first ship with the crazy captain. That's when I gave up on Garth. After that, there were many...more
I really did like it. It was written well and the h was a trooper. I didn't get Elise's and Garth's "relationship". He didn't show much sorrow or anything when she told him what happened to her on the first ship with the crazy captain. That's when I gave up on Garth. After that, there were many...more
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From start to end, this book was disturbing. I knew about what to expect with this type of book, however, some scenes are better forgotten. Very graphic.
This book is what made my 13 year old self fall in love with trashy historical romance novels. It's gets 5 stars just because it was "my first"!
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Loved this book! Read it 3x starting in High School thru my mid 20's I'm not bi on love stories but I loved this1
Dec 22, 2011
Barbara
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stupid simpering female even more stupid hero. ick
Oldie I read several times...very steamy
could not put it down.
I read this book when I was 13 or 14 and loved it. I dunno if I'd like it if I reread it today, but whatever.
May 18, 2013
Nenia Campbell
marked it as kind-of-want
May 15, 2013
Pam
marked it as to-read
May 12, 2013
Jill4bama
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May 12, 2013
Kim
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2013
Kayla
marked it as to-read
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