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The Alpha Squad #1
Terms of Surrender
First—she'd left without a word.
Second—he hadn't chased her down.
Now they had to face their past under heated circumstances. And SWAT team hostage negotiators Jolie Conrad and Dace Recker couldn't let their simmering feelings explode. Because they'd suddenly become partners—and targets for a thwarted felon with revenge on the brain.
Staying alive would push them to the limit—but staying away from each other might just push them over the edge….
Second—he hadn't chased her down.
Now they had to face their past under heated circumstances. And SWAT team hostage negotiators Jolie Conrad and Dace Recker couldn't let their simmering feelings explode. Because they'd suddenly become partners—and targets for a thwarted felon with revenge on the brain.
Staying alive would push them to the limit—but staying away from each other might just push them over the edge….
224 pages, Paperback
First published September 20, 2008
About the author
Kylie Brant
87 books643 followersThe mother of five children, Kylie Brant claims she began writing to save her sanity. Plotting stories became her method of escape from the reality of constant ball games, chauffeuring kids, and refereeing "minor" disagreements between her perfect offspring.
In 1992 she was elated to get a call from Silhouette offering to buy her second novel. Home with laryngitis at the time, she still managed to croak out agreement, and her career was born. A few months later she went on to sell Rancher's Choice, the first manuscript she’d written.
Kylie is married to her high school sweetheart, and they make their home in Iowa. She insists that all her heroes are based on her husband of 23 years because he possesses that most heroic of make qualities — ironing skills. Those abilities come in handy, as she juggles a full time teaching job with writing and a family.
Doing things the easy way has never held much appeal for this multi award-winning author. She graduated with high honors from the University of Northern Iowa. A graduation photo shows her in cap and gown holding her two sons, one aged 16 months and the other three weeks. She went on to obtain a teaching job working with learning-disabled children while completing her master’s degree at night and during summers.
"There was a time in my life when I could imagine myself as a life-long student," she recalls. "I actually toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate. But instead, my life took a spin and I ended up writing romances. I’ve never regretted it!" Her family has since been completed by the birth of another son and a set of twins, a boy and a girl.
Kylie’s books are regularly featured on bestseller lists such as Waldenbooks and B. Dalton Bookseller. With over a million copies of books in print, her novels have been distributed in 20 countries and released in seven languages.
Family and friends are the main focus of Kylie’s life. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading and flower gardening. She loves traveling, preferring beach, ocean, and room service.
In 1992 she was elated to get a call from Silhouette offering to buy her second novel. Home with laryngitis at the time, she still managed to croak out agreement, and her career was born. A few months later she went on to sell Rancher's Choice, the first manuscript she’d written.
Kylie is married to her high school sweetheart, and they make their home in Iowa. She insists that all her heroes are based on her husband of 23 years because he possesses that most heroic of make qualities — ironing skills. Those abilities come in handy, as she juggles a full time teaching job with writing and a family.
Doing things the easy way has never held much appeal for this multi award-winning author. She graduated with high honors from the University of Northern Iowa. A graduation photo shows her in cap and gown holding her two sons, one aged 16 months and the other three weeks. She went on to obtain a teaching job working with learning-disabled children while completing her master’s degree at night and during summers.
"There was a time in my life when I could imagine myself as a life-long student," she recalls. "I actually toyed with the idea of pursuing a doctorate. But instead, my life took a spin and I ended up writing romances. I’ve never regretted it!" Her family has since been completed by the birth of another son and a set of twins, a boy and a girl.
Kylie’s books are regularly featured on bestseller lists such as Waldenbooks and B. Dalton Bookseller. With over a million copies of books in print, her novels have been distributed in 20 countries and released in seven languages.
Family and friends are the main focus of Kylie’s life. When she isn’t writing or teaching, she enjoys reading and flower gardening. She loves traveling, preferring beach, ocean, and room service.
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November 8, 2009
Excellent read! This was romantic suspense at its best: likable H/h who had great chemistry, and a great plot with the right mix of romance and suspense/action.
Thanks for the rec., Shawna! *runs off to get the next 2 books in the trilogy*
Thanks for the rec., Shawna! *runs off to get the next 2 books in the trilogy*
October 1, 2009
5 stars – Romantic Suspense
After reading and loving Kylie Brant's Waking Nightmare, I decided to read some of her previous works.
Terms of Surrender is the first book in Brant's Alpha Squad series, and it's a surprisingly deep, emotional story for such a quick, Silhouette read about past lovers with a painful history who are reunited while working a case together as SWAT hostage negotiators. It’s got an intriguing suspense plot, touching romance, a sexy, protective alpha hero, and a couple of verrry steamy love scenes. I really enjoyed it, and I’ll definitely read more books by Kylie Brant. 5 stars!
After reading and loving Kylie Brant's Waking Nightmare, I decided to read some of her previous works.
Terms of Surrender is the first book in Brant's Alpha Squad series, and it's a surprisingly deep, emotional story for such a quick, Silhouette read about past lovers with a painful history who are reunited while working a case together as SWAT hostage negotiators. It’s got an intriguing suspense plot, touching romance, a sexy, protective alpha hero, and a couple of verrry steamy love scenes. I really enjoyed it, and I’ll definitely read more books by Kylie Brant. 5 stars!
January 1, 2011
I was unsure how to rate this book. On one hand it was good, better than average writing, and better than average realism in showing the emotions involved. The suspense plot was weak, imo, because I don't think SWAT teams and FBI would make some of the choices in the book. On the other hand, I thought the actual hostage negotiations were well done. Plus, Dace's character growth seems to unfold in a reasonable and believable way.
My main problem with the book was that the author did too good a job building Jolie's character: her pain, her inability to give herself emotionally, etc. I didn't really like Jolie, especially her confusion over one major plot point that I won't reveal. Her continued regret made me think less of her. Because of the author's huge investment (most of the book) in getting the reader to understand the depth of Jolie's problems, I simply wasn't convinced of her change at the end. It was too abrupt. And it's disappointing when major changes in character are caused by a traumatic situation instead of thought and personal growth.
My main problem with the book was that the author did too good a job building Jolie's character: her pain, her inability to give herself emotionally, etc. I didn't really like Jolie, especially her confusion over one major plot point that I won't reveal. Her continued regret made me think less of her. Because of the author's huge investment (most of the book) in getting the reader to understand the depth of Jolie's problems, I simply wasn't convinced of her change at the end. It was too abrupt. And it's disappointing when major changes in character are caused by a traumatic situation instead of thought and personal growth.
February 18, 2022
SRS #1533 = 3+ stars
April 23, 2016
Rating: 4*
Trope: Reconciliation Romance
Chemistry: Low Boil
One-Sentence Summary: Two hostage negotiators become the target of a bank robber's revenge
Review: I've been in a bit of a romance funk lately with every book I'm starting not really holding my attention so I decided to go through my 'To Read' list and dig out something from a few years ago.
I think the world needs more romance novels where the couple are cop partners, throw in the fact that they are hostage negotiators (aka the TV show Standoff) and you've got a hit as far as I'm concerned.
This book pretty much lived up to expectations and can recommend to those looking for a quick romance read.
October 24, 2014
Dace & Jolie adalah negotiator police di Alpha Squad. Keduanya punya hubungan yg menghasilkan seorang anak laki2 yg akhirnya meninggal dunia. Setelah itu Jolie lgsung meninggalkan kepolisian metro (ga jelas di kota mana) ke LAPD. Sampai 50% cerita blm dijelaskan apakah Dace & Jolie dulu menikah, apa penyebab anak mereka meninggal dan juga biasanya tampilan fisik para karakter khususnya hero & heroine digambarkan cukup detail, ini sama sekali tidak.
Nama penjahat2nya sih sdh muncul di 1/3 cerita, tetapi yg bikin penasaran si org dalam yg membocorkan info ke penjahat2nya itu siapa? Sy sih udah nebak siapa orgnya, motifnya yah money.
Nama penjahat2nya sih sdh muncul di 1/3 cerita, tetapi yg bikin penasaran si org dalam yg membocorkan info ke penjahat2nya itu siapa? Sy sih udah nebak siapa orgnya, motifnya yah money.
December 30, 2014
Decent. There's a nice twist at the end with who is helping the villian. It's very sad what happened to their child and tore them apart.
A quick read. More romance than suspense, but a decent plot.
A quick read. More romance than suspense, but a decent plot.
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