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Surrender to the Fury
Certain that it was dashing Yankee cardsharp Nick Drummond who swindled her father out of all he owned, Aimee Fortune LaMotte refuses to give Nick the night of passion he requests in payment for her own gambling debts. Original.
- GenresHistorical Romance
380 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1992
About the author
Cara Miles
4 books7 followersConnie Mason or Cara Miles is the best-selling author of more than fifty historical romances and novellas. Her tales of passion and adventure are set in exotic as well as American locales. Connie was named Story Teller of the Year in 1990 by Romantic Times and was awarded Career Achievement award in the Western category by Romantic Times in 1994. Connie makes her home in Tarpon Springs, Florida with her husband Jerry.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
Prior to her first published work in 1984, Connie was a full time homemaker. Always an avid reader, writing was one of Connie's dreams.
In 1995 Connie was featured on a segment of the CBS news show 48 Hours, a television production that devoted an entire program to the romance novel industry. Connie was also featured in an article published by National Inquirer.
In addition to writing and traveling, Connie enjoys telling anyone who will listen about her three children and nine grandchildren, and sharing memories of her years living abroad in Europe and Asia as the wife of a career serviceman. In her spare time Connie enjoys reading, dancing, playing bridge and freshwater fishing with her husband.
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July 28, 2021
The story starts off with Nicholas Drummond going aboard the "Dixie Belle" to see the lady gambler "Aimee Fortune"and to sit in on a game.
What he doesn't expect is the young & beautiful girl before him.
( And of course he has to have her )
She in turn is wary of him but attracted at the same time.
Until he keeps winning & Aimee suspects he is cheating!
At this point she has lost all her money,she started gambling to pay off her fathers debts & to have a nest egg for the coming of the war.
So Nick challenges her to one more game..if she loses a night spent with him..she wins..she gets all the money.
She needs this money so agrees, of course she loses..pays her "debt" to him, but pays a bigger price 9 months later.
Although carrying another mans child Beau Trevor offers marriage & to raise the child as his own. Again Aimee loses this hand as her new husband is killed in the war & she is left alone to raise her son in a run down plantation due to the war.
Enter Captain Nicholas Drummond into her life again as he takes command of her home as Union Headquarters.
Without spoiling the rest of the story, I really enjoyed because it was filled with revenge/betrayals/misunderstandings & renewed love in the back drop of the civil war.
I picked this book up for the beautiful cover alone, but not knowing the author.
Karla informed me the author is AKA Connie Mason!
One of my "back in the day" favorite authors, I pretty much have all the "oldies"
Karla & Misfit also kindly added the cover picture for me ( Thanks Ladies!)
A great read with lots of emotion from both characters..I will look for more books under the name Cara Miles.
What he doesn't expect is the young & beautiful girl before him.
( And of course he has to have her )
She in turn is wary of him but attracted at the same time.
Until he keeps winning & Aimee suspects he is cheating!
At this point she has lost all her money,she started gambling to pay off her fathers debts & to have a nest egg for the coming of the war.
So Nick challenges her to one more game..if she loses a night spent with him..she wins..she gets all the money.
She needs this money so agrees, of course she loses..pays her "debt" to him, but pays a bigger price 9 months later.
Although carrying another mans child Beau Trevor offers marriage & to raise the child as his own. Again Aimee loses this hand as her new husband is killed in the war & she is left alone to raise her son in a run down plantation due to the war.
Enter Captain Nicholas Drummond into her life again as he takes command of her home as Union Headquarters.
Without spoiling the rest of the story, I really enjoyed because it was filled with revenge/betrayals/misunderstandings & renewed love in the back drop of the civil war.
I picked this book up for the beautiful cover alone, but not knowing the author.
Karla informed me the author is AKA Connie Mason!
One of my "back in the day" favorite authors, I pretty much have all the "oldies"
Karla & Misfit also kindly added the cover picture for me ( Thanks Ladies!)
A great read with lots of emotion from both characters..I will look for more books under the name Cara Miles.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 13, 2017
This was a love story about a stubborn woman who had to learn to make her own way and accept her love of a man she thought was her enemy. Nick and Aimee had too survive a civil war and learn to love each other.
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