A Wild Surrender

by Anne Mather

Rachel Clairborne is a blonde beauty but, tired of being judged on her appearance, she's never let a man close. For the moment she's focused on finding her mother, who abandoned her family for the sultry paradise island of St. Antoine.But soon St. Antoine works its dark magic on Rachel, too, in the shape of irresistible Matt Brody. For the first time ever, she wants to give herself to a man. But Rachel can only look, not let herself be touched…because Matt clearly knows something about her missing mother.…

Genres: Harlequin, Romance, Harlequin Presents

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Anne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.

Reviews

[Vashti · Rating 3 out of 5]

What to say,typical Anne Mather book with heroine going to the Carribean to look for her mother with another man storyline.She has written this trope many times before some good,some not so good.I liked this book,but not loved it .Even the sexual tension that she is known for is really not present in this book,3.25*****.

[RomLibrary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rachel Clairborne is a blonde beauty but, tired of being judged on her appearance, she's never let a man close. For the moment she's focused on finding her mother, who abandoned her family for the sultry paradise island of St. Antoine.But soon St. Antoine works its dark magic on Rachel, too, in the shape of irresistible Matt Brody. For the first time ever, she wants to give herself to a man. But Rachel can only look, not let herself be touched…because Matt clearly knows something about her missing mother.

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reason I loved this book so much was because it was so bad. I'm not trying to be mean but I couldn't for the life of me keep a straight face. The heroine was a disaster and I wondered how the heck the hero could put up with it all. It was written very old school like, instead of modern in my opinion. If anything else the heroine gave me great pleasure being such a klutz.

[Sharyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was in the mood for complete fluff, and that is what I got!! A Caribbean island, a beautiful 30 year old blonde virgin, a handsome man with a secret, and dialogue that was intermittently rude and filled with double entendres.

[Diah Didi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not as good as I thought, but then again, I was not that excited after reading the back cover ... the secret and the conflict was quiet okay, but I was quiet bored at most pages.

[Ekta M · Rating 3 out of 5]

#plot
Rachel Claiborne, at the age of thirty was still unmarried and virgin. She never let a man close to her. For now she was on a mission to find her mother who had apparently abandoned her home and her husband and flew out to the small island of St Antoine to visit a man, Mathew Broody, she'd known many years ago. When Rachel lands in St Antoine she finds out that the hotel she is staying in, is owned by none other then Mathew Broody, the man she thinks is her Mother's lover. While staying on the island she gets attracted to him and for the first time she wants to give herself to a man.
Who is this man Mathew Broody and will Rachel really keep an affair with him knowing that her mother had something to do with him?


#bookreview
So basically here the entire plot happens because of keeping secrets and miscommunication. And i am not very much a fan of Miscommunication trope. A lot of things are kept secret from Rachel. I wondered what kind of father sends his child to an unknown island to find his wife without telling the entire family history. This was this one thing that unsettled me.
But i did like the twist at the end and enjoyed the chemistry between the characters. The sexual tension between Mathew and Rachel on one side and the secret between Mathew and Rachel's mother on the other side kept it interesting. Altogether it was a fast paced enjoyable read.

[A · Rating 1 out of 5]

The genre for this book isn't romance but should be 'Sick Lit'. The H knows h has come looking for her mother. He allows her to believe her mother is his girl friend or atleast an ex to make her jealous. The H also knows h is his mom's adopted daughter. The h comes to H's is her mom's biological son and thinking she slept with her own brother, she leaves. The H blames his mom for not having told h about being adopted. One way or another the whole thing is sick. The story starts with h's dad asking h to go look for her mom by telling her to look for H. The h of course had been a 30 year old virgin - true M&B style.

[Nightwitch · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well this was a thing. Take one Caribbean setting, add a mysterious white dude who owns half the island, and toss in the world’s most hapless heroine: romance! Or, you know, ridiculousness. The heroine, her weird father, the hero, and the heroine’s inconsistently written mother could all win awards for lack of communication, and when, as here, the potential consequences include serious psychological trauma, it’s hard to sympathize with any of them.

[Kiran Mascarenhas · Rating 1 out of 5]

Weird, aggressive dialog, no motive for the man to fall in love with the woman, and a bizarre possible incest plot. Ew.

[Pamela McCullough · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was a good read

[Sweety · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lumayan lah

Rachel diminta bapaknya nyusul ibunya ke Carribian (jd pengen kesana)
Rachel mengira kalo ibunya selingkuh dgn pria yang lebih muda namanya Matt,
sedangkan begitu dia ketemu Matt dia da terpesona,
mau benci ama Matt tapi ga bisa, akhirnya Matt ama Rachel menjalin hubungan
tp keesokan harinya ibunya rachel bilang kalo Matt itu anaknya,
shock deh si Rachel trus pulang ke inggris,
sedangkan Matt mengira Rachel ninggalin dia, dia ga tau kalo Rachel ga tau kalo dia anak adopsi
so ga da hubungan darah dgn Matt

Begitu Matt tau kalo ibunya ga pernah ngasi tau ke Rachel kalo dia anak adopsi, Matt nyusul ke inggris
seperti layaknya HQ, ceritanya happy ending

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, in the edition I had, the title is just simply, "Wild Surrender." They didn't include the "innocent virgin" part in the U.S. title. This must be the UK cover. Anyhow, this book started out ok, but then it became a little weird. I don't want to spoil the plot, but relationships are not as clear-cut from the beginning and then things really get twisted over half-way through. I was also a little confused by Matt's personality. Sometimes he acted like a teenager and other times he acted like an alpha male; his character wasn't consistent. Rachel's mother, Sara, was equally inconsistent. But she pretty much acted like a flighty teenager from the start.

[Pablina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Malo malo malo...La historia horrible...

[Lynn Smith · Rating 2 out of 5]

pub on kindle as wild surrender

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cheesy and sweet and romantic! I enjoyed it for sure!

[Desi · Rating 3 out of 5]

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