A Night to Surrender

Spindle Cove, Book 1

De: Tessa Dare

Narrado por: Carolyn Morris

Welcome to Spindle Cove, where the ladies with delicate constitutions come for the sea air, and men in their prime are...nowhere to be found.

Or are they?

Spindle Cove is the destination of choice for certain types of well-bred young ladies: The painfully shy, young wives disenchanted with matrimony, and young girls too enchanted with the wrong men; it is a haven for those who live there.

Victor Bramwell, the new Earl of Rycliff, knows he doesn't belong here. So far as he can tell, there's nothing in this place but spinsters...and sheep. But he has no choice, he has orders to gather a militia. It's a simple mission, made complicated by the spirited, exquisite Susanna Finch - a woman who is determined to save her personal utopia from the invasion of Bram's makeshift army.

Susanna has no use for aggravating men; Bram has sworn off interfering women. The scene is set for an epic battle; but who can be named the winner when both have so much to lose?

©2011 Eve Ortega (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

Funny and sensual!

The story was fun, had me laughing out loud and sharing with my husband. There were a few scenes I thought far fetch, but was still enjoyable. I have just started reading Tessa's books, but I'm becoming a fan! :)

The narration made the story droop I think.

The story was nice, but I'm more interested I think in the world Dare has created in Spindle Cove than these two particular characters; and I don't know if that's writing or narration or perhaps both. The narration, though adequate, was too austere for my taste--it took the sparkle out of the dialogue. Once I got used to it I could enjoy the story better, but overall this one was a bit lackluster for me.

Delightful story with likeable characters

Tessa Dare is a talented story teller and in this book, she tells another great story. I laughed in places and really enjoyed the repartee between the main characters....great senses of humor. Carolyn Morris did a great job. Her inflection was outstanding. The only con is the excessive sexual banter and innuendoes. There can be too much sex.

Excellent

Lovely story. Susanna is my favorite heroine in this series so far. Such a slunk lady.

This narrator is no Mary Jane Wells!

This is the first book of the Spindle Cove series by Tessa Dare and narrated by Carolyn Morris. After reading all three books from the series "Girl Meets Duke" narrated by Mary Jane Wells, I was rather disappointed in this book. ALL three books of he Girl meets Duke series are very funny(!), and MARY JANE WELLS IS A VERY GOOD NARRTOR for Tessa Dare's humorous books!!! I understand that the authors of books don't have any say in who narrates their books unfortunately, but I really think they should! The authors have written the books and know how they imagine their humor or stories should be read. Mary Jane Wells is an excellent narrator but CAROLYN MORRIS IS NOT. She doesn't "get" what the author is saying and reads it sweetly in her own voice. The males in her books did not sound like males. I mistakenly thought that all Tessa Dare's books were humorous, but they are not - which is disappointing to me.

Clever writing, great narration

What a superbly clever written book. It had some great lines that truly made me laugh out loud. The storyline was also well thought of and characters well developed. As much as I try not to read books in a series I’ll have to make an exception in this case. If the next two books are as filled with clever one-liners, then I can’t wait. Can’t believe I got this book on sale for $4.99 but once the sale is gone, it will still be worth the credit for those who are looking for not just a good story, but light humor.

Great fun read with great narration!

Loved the start of this new story - keep writing Tessa!
Love the mix of humor, romance and characters
Thanks

Laughter through the tears

It isn't often that you find an author who can combine all of your emotions. Tessa never fails to do just that.

Just a kiss

Sweet story. The narrator was wonderful and brought all the characters to life, especially Colin who was hilarious. Can’t wait to read the whole spindle cove series.

Faux girl power and rapey vibe

The book kept trying to make points about what we would call feminism now but it was undercut by how often Lord Ryecliff was initially always grabbing Suzanne without her consent or a by your leave. You don’t just kiss a complete stranger or just start manhandling later an acquaintance because you “can’t help it because they are so attractive.” Made it hard to like Lord R after how he behaved before he even knew her. You can’t on the one hand be all for rights for women and then deny your main female character the autonomy to give consent.