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24th out of 104 books
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Surrender of a Siren (The Wanton Dairymaid Trilogy #2)
by
Tessa Dare (Goodreads Author)
New author Tessa Dare takes passion to the high seas in this steamy tale of a runaway bride and a devilishly disarming privateer.
Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society’s constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom, packs up her paints and sketchbook, and assumes a new identity, posing as a governess to secure passage on the Aphrodite. She wan...more
Desperate to escape a loveless marriage and society’s constraints, pampered heiress Sophia Hathaway jilts her groom, packs up her paints and sketchbook, and assumes a new identity, posing as a governess to secure passage on the Aphrodite. She wan...more
Paperback, 384 pages
Published
August 25th 2009
by Ballantine Books
(first published January 1st 2009)
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Tessa Dare is definitely on my authors-to-watch list now. I loved her debut novel, Goddess of the Hunt, and even though this sequel wasn't as amazing as the previous book, it was still a great read.
Sophia Hathaway has just abandoned her fiancé Sir Toby Aldridge at the altar, and she's decided to finally live her life as she wants and not as her parents and society expect. She seeks passion, adventure and excitement, and she knows she isn't likely to get that by marrying a man she doesn't love. S...more
Sophia Hathaway has just abandoned her fiancé Sir Toby Aldridge at the altar, and she's decided to finally live her life as she wants and not as her parents and society expect. She seeks passion, adventure and excitement, and she knows she isn't likely to get that by marrying a man she doesn't love. S...more
Sophia Hathaway has run away from everything, jilted her groom and is on a secure passage on the ship Aphrodite. Posing as a governess, Sophia things she has everything planned out to the last letter, until her heart pounds and passion flares when she lays eyes on the charming Benedict “Gray” Grayson.
Gray is trying to live his life on the more noble side. After years as a privateer, Gray feels it’s time to straighten out his life and work to secure a future for his brother, his brother’s son a...more
Gray is trying to live his life on the more noble side. After years as a privateer, Gray feels it’s time to straighten out his life and work to secure a future for his brother, his brother’s son a...more
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Mar 17, 2011
Katherine St. Vincent
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5 of 5 stars
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Love very much with Dolly ehh... Benedict Adolphus Grayson... ^^ Gabungan semua cowoq bejat favoritku. Mulai dari St. Vincent, Vasili dan Mitya...
Walaupun ada kemiripan setting dgn Secret Fire nya Johanna Lindsey dan Captive of my Desire nya Johanna Lindsey, ternyata kisah2 pelaut dan romansanya msh sangat menarik. Kisah si runaway bride, Sophia Hathaway sang Lady yg menyamar sbg pengasuh yg akhirnya bertemu pemilik kapal Aphrodite, Benedict Grayson. Demi memuaskan hasrat fantasi petualangan, S...more
Walaupun ada kemiripan setting dgn Secret Fire nya Johanna Lindsey dan Captive of my Desire nya Johanna Lindsey, ternyata kisah2 pelaut dan romansanya msh sangat menarik. Kisah si runaway bride, Sophia Hathaway sang Lady yg menyamar sbg pengasuh yg akhirnya bertemu pemilik kapal Aphrodite, Benedict Grayson. Demi memuaskan hasrat fantasi petualangan, S...more
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Romance on the high seas? Check.
A former rogue/pirate/privateer/rake/all-around-scandalous-libertine? Check.
A runaway society miss who's not perfect and who is entirely relatable? Check.
Witty? Check.
Pulls at your heartstrings? Check.
Keeps you guessing? Check.
Satisfying ending? Check.
I loved this one, too, Tessa Dare! Nicely done! I loved that these two people were PERFECT for each other. No one else would do. I liked that Gray wanted to use Sophia's "pureness" as a way to absolve him of his past...more
A former rogue/pirate/privateer/rake/all-around-scandalous-libertine? Check.
A runaway society miss who's not perfect and who is entirely relatable? Check.
Witty? Check.
Pulls at your heartstrings? Check.
Keeps you guessing? Check.
Satisfying ending? Check.
I loved this one, too, Tessa Dare! Nicely done! I loved that these two people were PERFECT for each other. No one else would do. I liked that Gray wanted to use Sophia's "pureness" as a way to absolve him of his past...more
Any worries I might have had about Volume Two in the "Wanton Dairymaid" trilogy being a reshuffle of characters and situations from Goddess of the Hunt were laid to rest only two or three paragraphs into Page 1.
Sophie Hathaway might have been a sidekick to Lucy, the heroine of Goddess of the Hunt, but in Surrender of a Siren she takes over the story completely, burns all the bridges she built in Goddess of the Hunt and sails off on a lonely journey across the Atlantic.
Apart from the climactic l...more
Sophie Hathaway might have been a sidekick to Lucy, the heroine of Goddess of the Hunt, but in Surrender of a Siren she takes over the story completely, burns all the bridges she built in Goddess of the Hunt and sails off on a lonely journey across the Atlantic.
Apart from the climactic l...more
The second in a trilogy "Surrender of a Siren" is not as good as the first ("Goddess of the Hunt").
The first book was recommended to me by my local library, so I tried it. I liked it -- not loved it -- but decided to give Dare another shot. This one was ok, but I'm not wasting my time with the last in the trilogy "A Lady of Persuasion."
Once again, it had the typical 20 year old virgin and 30 year old rake. In this case the rake is basically a pirate. WOW -- never read that before! (read sarcasm...more
The first book was recommended to me by my local library, so I tried it. I liked it -- not loved it -- but decided to give Dare another shot. This one was ok, but I'm not wasting my time with the last in the trilogy "A Lady of Persuasion."
Once again, it had the typical 20 year old virgin and 30 year old rake. In this case the rake is basically a pirate. WOW -- never read that before! (read sarcasm...more
Similar to the first in the series, Goddess of the Hunt, I wanted to like the book from the cover and premise, but was still let down. I liked it more than book #1, but it was underwhelming.
Sophia was entertaining, and could be a fun friend in real life, but as the central character, she was too annoying and fanciful for me. Girl. Seriously. Get some sense in your head.
Gray was a good character, but he wasn't anything special. He had some overreactions near the end mostly for plot/drama that rea...more
Sophia was entertaining, and could be a fun friend in real life, but as the central character, she was too annoying and fanciful for me. Girl. Seriously. Get some sense in your head.
Gray was a good character, but he wasn't anything special. He had some overreactions near the end mostly for plot/drama that rea...more
I didn’t understand some of the logic, and I didn’t like the reasons for much of the conflict.
STORY BRIEF:
Sophia’s parents arranged a marriage for her to someone she didn’t love. She will receive her trust fund money when she becomes 21. She manages to get 600 pounds, which she will live on until she can inherit the rest of her trust fund. Gray owns the ship Aphrodite. His brother Joss is the captain. Sophia arranges passage on their ship to take her to Tortola in the Caribbean. She uses a fake...more
STORY BRIEF:
Sophia’s parents arranged a marriage for her to someone she didn’t love. She will receive her trust fund money when she becomes 21. She manages to get 600 pounds, which she will live on until she can inherit the rest of her trust fund. Gray owns the ship Aphrodite. His brother Joss is the captain. Sophia arranges passage on their ship to take her to Tortola in the Caribbean. She uses a fake...more
I read this book (and the first in the series) on the suggestion of newcoming author Courtney Milan, whose short story in the Heart of Christmas collection I really enjoyed.
Of the two books, I have to say that I think this is the better one. The plot seemed to make more sense to me, and had a good balance between external and internal plot devices--whereas the first is much more focused on internal motivation for moving the book forward.
But more than anything, I really enjoyed the tension and,...more
Of the two books, I have to say that I think this is the better one. The plot seemed to make more sense to me, and had a good balance between external and internal plot devices--whereas the first is much more focused on internal motivation for moving the book forward.
But more than anything, I really enjoyed the tension and,...more
l est difficile de faire aussi bien que le premier tome. En effet, le premier reste un roman d’anthologie où l’héroïne – une chipie- marque la mémoire (ainsi que les scènes d’amour – soupirs….).
Bref, donc c’était un challenge de faire un deuxième tome.
Dans celui-ci, on retrouve Sophia, l’amie de Lucie, qui décide de fuir l’Angleterre car elle a soif d’aventures et a une imagination débordante. Elle monte donc dans le bateau de Grey.
Sophie est une héroïne gentille qui tombe amoureuse de cet ancie...more
Bref, donc c’était un challenge de faire un deuxième tome.
Dans celui-ci, on retrouve Sophia, l’amie de Lucie, qui décide de fuir l’Angleterre car elle a soif d’aventures et a une imagination débordante. Elle monte donc dans le bateau de Grey.
Sophie est une héroïne gentille qui tombe amoureuse de cet ancie...more
Four and a half for this one.
I liked it a lot. It was very unique in that the location is pretty much the same throughout the book. It didn't bother me, though. Every once in a while I would think "Wow! We've been on a ship the entire time." But it was only a surprised observation and not a complaint.
There were some great side characters and the hero, Gray, is very lovable. The heroine is Sophia, a character featured in Goddess of the Hunt. She's the one who gave me some problems. I thought she...more
I liked it a lot. It was very unique in that the location is pretty much the same throughout the book. It didn't bother me, though. Every once in a while I would think "Wow! We've been on a ship the entire time." But it was only a surprised observation and not a complaint.
There were some great side characters and the hero, Gray, is very lovable. The heroine is Sophia, a character featured in Goddess of the Hunt. She's the one who gave me some problems. I thought she...more
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GREAT book! I did not want to put this one down! I guess it did not get 5 stars from me because I like to hear more about their happily ever after so I give it 4 1/2 stars!! It was a good long while until this book had any steamy scenes, but once it did...WOW! I especially couldn't believe the scene in chapter 16!!!! Definitely read this book! But, don't feel like you have to read Goddess of the Hunt first, although you will understand Sophia much better if you do!
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Dare structures her novel well, playing with the idea of lying in its many forms: deliberate, self-serving lies; lies we tell to protect others; and of course, the lies we tell ourselves just to make it through the day. The author sets traps for her characters created by their own lies, ultimately forcing them to tell or accept truths before they can get their HEA.
I'm touchy about annoying heroines, and Sophia almost sets me off. She escapes London on a ship bound for Tortola so she won't have t...more
I'm touchy about annoying heroines, and Sophia almost sets me off. She escapes London on a ship bound for Tortola so she won't have t...more
I thought this book was delightful. I really enjoyed the characters and I think that, of all Tessa Dare's books, this had the best getting to know you plot. Here are two characters who have never met, know nothing about each other, and have to figure it all out. There was just enough backstory and plot that it kept things interesting outside of the romance, but the slow burn was what carried this story and kept me turning the pages. The sea setting only enhanced this, because it kept the charact...more
May 08, 2012
Nicol Althea
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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Unfortunately, i found this book slow and boring. There were a few good scenes here and there but overall, i found it dull. Honestly, i wanted to like it but to my dismay, after reading the succeeding pages, my suspicions we're confirmed..that i won't be expecting much from this book after all.
I enjoyed Gray well enough, but sadly i couldn't say the same towards Sophia. Although i admire her creative imagination, i "unwillingly" found her annoying in several scenes. I found it irritating when i...more
Why I read this book:
I often read books as a form of research into the genres I am interested in. A good book is a good book. Unfortunately there are some common themes or cliches that really annoy me.
My one sentence summary:
In Surrender of a Siren, Sophia runs away from her family before she is forced to marry a man she does not love only to find love on the high seas in the form of a buccaneer trying to make an honest name, for once.
Kuddos:
Sophia is smart, witty, and defiant. Gray is a sympath...more
I often read books as a form of research into the genres I am interested in. A good book is a good book. Unfortunately there are some common themes or cliches that really annoy me.
My one sentence summary:
In Surrender of a Siren, Sophia runs away from her family before she is forced to marry a man she does not love only to find love on the high seas in the form of a buccaneer trying to make an honest name, for once.
Kuddos:
Sophia is smart, witty, and defiant. Gray is a sympath...more
Sophia Hathoway, a beautiful London society miss, flees her family and betrothed mere days before her wedding. Seeking passage aboard the Aphrodite under the guise of a governess, Sophia longs to feel passion. She's tired of being treated like the prim, proper and innocent young woman she was raised to be. For deep inside Sophia resides a yearning for passion and the sweet seduction of a man. Aboard the Aphrodite, Sophia is swept away on the grandest adventure her heart could ever desire!
Gray sw...more
Gray sw...more
Not quite as good as the first book, Goddess of the Hunt, but a really good read nonetheless. What I loved about the debut of this series was the wit and banter between the romantic couple. Laugh-out-loud funny that surprised you and brought a tear to your eye. Although this book had a few funny moments, it didn't seem as well crafted.
That is not to say that this book is without merit. Far from it. Surrender of a Siren is a great yarn, set almost entirely on the high seas, on the passage from E...more
That is not to say that this book is without merit. Far from it. Surrender of a Siren is a great yarn, set almost entirely on the high seas, on the passage from E...more
The first half of this book gets a 3 and the second half a 5, thus the 4-star rating.
Sophia Hathaway's voyage to Tortola on the Aphrodite takes up the first half, as she and our hero, Benedict "Gray" Grayson, struggle with their attraction to one another. The journey is loooong, and when the ship becomes becalmed the story does as well. I almost put the book into the DNF category.
Things pick up, however, when the action moves to another ship, and the lovebirds give in to their passion. More dev...more
Sophia Hathaway's voyage to Tortola on the Aphrodite takes up the first half, as she and our hero, Benedict "Gray" Grayson, struggle with their attraction to one another. The journey is loooong, and when the ship becomes becalmed the story does as well. I almost put the book into the DNF category.
Things pick up, however, when the action moves to another ship, and the lovebirds give in to their passion. More dev...more
Full review (rather, set of reviews) here.
This one was definitely worth picking up. That characters fall in love within days of meeting each other all the time in historicals sometimes gets on my nerves, especially when I’m reading a handful of them back-to-back (notably, that’s not really the case for any of the books I’m reviewing today, but still!). Sophia and Gray spend a really long time together in a socially constrained space before their spark starts to transform into something more last...more
This one was definitely worth picking up. That characters fall in love within days of meeting each other all the time in historicals sometimes gets on my nerves, especially when I’m reading a handful of them back-to-back (notably, that’s not really the case for any of the books I’m reviewing today, but still!). Sophia and Gray spend a really long time together in a socially constrained space before their spark starts to transform into something more last...more
5 Stars...I loved it!
Ok ladies...I've read two of Dare's books and both of them have been 5 Star reads! 2 out of 2?! How rare is that?!
"Surrender Of A Siren" is the second book in this series and I was so worried I wouldn't like it like I did the first. But WoW! Did I ever! This author has a way of making every character come to life, and at some parts this lady is laugh of loud funny!
I wasn't very fond of Sophia in "Goddess Of The Hunt", but let me tell you...Once I got to know her...I loved he...more
Ok ladies...I've read two of Dare's books and both of them have been 5 Star reads! 2 out of 2?! How rare is that?!
"Surrender Of A Siren" is the second book in this series and I was so worried I wouldn't like it like I did the first. But WoW! Did I ever! This author has a way of making every character come to life, and at some parts this lady is laugh of loud funny!
I wasn't very fond of Sophia in "Goddess Of The Hunt", but let me tell you...Once I got to know her...I loved he...more
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4.5 stars! Yay for Tessa Dare!
(1) Great story! I'm not sure about the setup. It's hard for me to reason why Sophia would board a ship for Tortola. I get that she wanted adventure and to find love... but go to Italy or something! Why a tiny island in the West Indies? And why would she pose as a governess? What's she gonna do when she gets there? And how did she know to look for Captain Grayson? Where'd she get his name from? Was it just because his ship was named "Aphrodite"?
(2) But once they're...more
(1) Great story! I'm not sure about the setup. It's hard for me to reason why Sophia would board a ship for Tortola. I get that she wanted adventure and to find love... but go to Italy or something! Why a tiny island in the West Indies? And why would she pose as a governess? What's she gonna do when she gets there? And how did she know to look for Captain Grayson? Where'd she get his name from? Was it just because his ship was named "Aphrodite"?
(2) But once they're...more
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Alright...so Sophia leaves Toby in book one and runs away leaving a scandal behind her. She soon falls into the arms of a captain Gray (owner of the Aphrodite). Gray has a past of his own that has a lot to do with never really following through. When they fall into bed they are inseparable! But when Sophia's past gets drudged up things get messy and it leaves Gray second guessing his "gotta stay straight" ways.
I have to admit book one was better than this one and the first half of the books was...more
I have to admit book one was better than this one and the first half of the books was...more
After I came to like Sophia by the end of Goddess of the Hunt, I was excited to follow her adventures into Surrender of a Siren, and Tessa Dare crafted a story that absolutely lived up to my expectations.
Sophia is still a bit delicate and foolhardy, traits that didn't endear her to Lucy in the beginning of the series, but as she stumbles through this book, she grows into a stronger woman. She and Gray lie to each other repeatedly, concealing their origins, and yet they're more open and true to t...more
Sophia is still a bit delicate and foolhardy, traits that didn't endear her to Lucy in the beginning of the series, but as she stumbles through this book, she grows into a stronger woman. She and Gray lie to each other repeatedly, concealing their origins, and yet they're more open and true to t...more
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Brief Summary:
Breaking her engagement and disguising herself as a governess on the way to the Caribbean, Sophia clings to the hope that once she turns 21, she'll regain control of her life and choices. Benedict "Gray" Grayson is a former privateer finally legit when he meets Sophie. Sparks fly as they two navigate their growing passion as well as the high seas.
Why I Picked it up:
I used to love ship-board romances but hadn't read on in ages. Sophie was kind of a 'meh' heroine for me. A little too...more
Breaking her engagement and disguising herself as a governess on the way to the Caribbean, Sophia clings to the hope that once she turns 21, she'll regain control of her life and choices. Benedict "Gray" Grayson is a former privateer finally legit when he meets Sophie. Sparks fly as they two navigate their growing passion as well as the high seas.
Why I Picked it up:
I used to love ship-board romances but hadn't read on in ages. Sophie was kind of a 'meh' heroine for me. A little too...more
The second book of Goddess Trilogy,
Kali ini menceritakan tentang Sophia Hathaway(yg jd tunangan-nya Toby di cerita Jeremy sama Lucy), Sophia yang kabur dr keluarganya hanya untuk menemukan gairah dan cinta dlm hidup-nya, sampai2 ia rela meninggalkan Toby tunangan-nya.
Sophia menyamar dengan identitas sebagai Miss. Jane Turner, seorang governess yg akan pergi ke Tortola. Nah dia pergi ke Tortola menggunakan kapal Aphrodite, kapal milik Mr. Gray. Yah sudah ditebak dong jalan ceritanya, Sophia jd su...more
Kali ini menceritakan tentang Sophia Hathaway(yg jd tunangan-nya Toby di cerita Jeremy sama Lucy), Sophia yang kabur dr keluarganya hanya untuk menemukan gairah dan cinta dlm hidup-nya, sampai2 ia rela meninggalkan Toby tunangan-nya.
Sophia menyamar dengan identitas sebagai Miss. Jane Turner, seorang governess yg akan pergi ke Tortola. Nah dia pergi ke Tortola menggunakan kapal Aphrodite, kapal milik Mr. Gray. Yah sudah ditebak dong jalan ceritanya, Sophia jd su...more
This was an okay book but I doubt I would have finished if I wasn't eager to read the other two books in the trilogy (I found this one at the library and couldn't risk letting it slip away before I found the first). If it weren't for the amazing things people have been saying about Goddess of the Hunt I probably wouldn't have made it even halfway through.
Things get bogged down in the middle of this for me, though that's probably just because the majority of the story takes place on a boat cross...more
Things get bogged down in the middle of this for me, though that's probably just because the majority of the story takes place on a boat cross...more
Feb 23, 2012
Kelly22
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of immorral rakes of 1st order and steamy historical reads!
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4.50 Stars Regency/Historical Romance!
This book is a RITA Award Nominee for Best Regency Historical Romance (2010) and it is well deserved. It narrates a story of a beautiful historical romance with blissfully realistic depictions of a sea voyage full of crews and workings of a ship during the regency period.
Benedict 'Gray' Grayson, a former privateer is one handsome scoundrel of the first order with a wicked tongue, who wishes to live for honorability after living a life of a disreputable rake....more
This book is a RITA Award Nominee for Best Regency Historical Romance (2010) and it is well deserved. It narrates a story of a beautiful historical romance with blissfully realistic depictions of a sea voyage full of crews and workings of a ship during the regency period.
Benedict 'Gray' Grayson, a former privateer is one handsome scoundrel of the first order with a wicked tongue, who wishes to live for honorability after living a life of a disreputable rake....more
This book could have been a five star book however...I really don't like the story line of I'm not going to tell you about my past because I don't think you can handle it. It had so many things going for it like one thing they were on a ship how exciting is that? And he used to be a "pirate" also very exciting. But for some reason Sophia thinks that Gray cannot handle her past when he has told her all about his. Which in my opion is much worse than anything she has done. So I found myself extrem...more
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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nine historical romance novels and three novellas.
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Tessa Dare is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of nine historical romance novels and three novellas.
A librarian by training and a booklover at heart, Tessa makes her home in Southern California, where she shares a cozy, cluttered bungalow with her husband, their two children, and a big brown dog.
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“I want to have you in every way known to man, and then
invent a dozen more.”
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invent a dozen more.”
“You are so beautiful,” he sighed into her hair.
She tried to check her girlish giggle, unsuccessfully. “Gray, it’s dark as
pitch. You can’t even see me.”
“Even in the dark,” he murmured against her skin. “You are the most
beautiful woman I’ve ever known, even in the dark.”
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She tried to check her girlish giggle, unsuccessfully. “Gray, it’s dark as
pitch. You can’t even see me.”
“Even in the dark,” he murmured against her skin. “You are the most
beautiful woman I’ve ever known, even in the dark.”
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