Surrender to the Devil

By: Lorraine Heath

Narrated by: Susan Ericksen

Length: 8 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

A Devilish Duke on a Quest for Pleasure...

Frannie Darling was once a child of London's roughest streets, surrounded by petty thieves, pickpockets, and worse. But though she survived this harsh upbringing to become a woman of incomparable beauty, Frannie wants nothing to do with the men who lust for her, the rogues who frequent the gaming hall where she works. She can take care of herself and feels perfectly safe on her own-safe, that is, until he strides into her world, and once again it becomes a very dangerous place indeed.

To bed her but not wed her. That's what Sterling Mabry, the eighth Duke of Greystone, wants. But Frannie abhors arrogant aristocrats interested only in their own pleasure. So why then does the thought of an illicit tryst with the devilish duke leave her trembling with desire? Her willing body begs for release . . . and a wicked, wonderful surrender.

©2009, 2011 Jan Nowasky (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers

Frannie's Story...sweet

I really enjoyed this book. I didn't like Sterling in the beginning, and he wasn't one of my favorite hero's ... but he was great for Frannie. I loved having the rest of the "Gang" in this story as well...and the Epilogue was WONDERFUL!

A very sweet love story!

Would you listen to Surrender to the Devil again? Why?

Yes. The story was excellent but the narration was fabulous. I could see the characters in my mind as if it was a stage play.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Surrender to the Devil?

I loved the way Sterling and Franny took care of each other when they were hurt and there were several touching moments with the children.

What about Susan Ericksen’s performance did you like?

So great....her speech was clear, her characters distinguishable, emotions came through loud and clear....one of the best performances I have ever heard.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

2 days....I had to sleep.

Any additional comments?

So worth listening to and I got it on a surprise 4.95 deal, so glad I chose it.

Excellent Book!!

Susan Ericken was an excellent choice to narrate this story.
I plan on reading all the related books to this story.

Pleasantly surprised

I wasn't sure I'd like this but, I was looking for a light read. It was a light read but was full bodied so to speak. The characters were fleshed out and the story was full and complete. The author took something that could have been pure fluff and really created a full and entertaining story. I liked the characters. And the reader did an excellent job. She's done other books I've read and she never disappoints.

Loved it!

Lorraine Heath's ability to marry emotion wit story is wonderful to behold! Keeps me coming back for more!

Nice love story!

What was one of the most memorable moments of Surrender to the Devil?

When Frannie was beaten and found by the Duke. It was very sad that she had to be beaten very badly again; however, she was a strong character and recovered quickly.

What does Susan Ericksen bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

A good narrator, like Susan Ericksen, always helps me form a picture in my mind of what each character looks like. Since these characters appear in several different books, a good narrator will maintain that same voice and accent through the different books and Ms. Ericksen definitely maintained the character voices.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Just about. I've listened to the 4 books in the series in about 5 days!

Any additional comments?

I really enjoyed this book and I loved the characters. The only issue I have with this particular book is that the Duke is determined to marry into the nobility, but in the end he asks Frannie to marry him without a lot of inner reflection. Frannie doesn't want to marry into the nobility, but she too seems to decide to marry with little inner conflict or reflection. I just thought that a little bit more of how each character came to the decision that marrying outside their social class wouldn't be the end of the world should have been discussed.

Other than that - a great book! I'll listen to this series over and over again!

My first Lorraine Heath.

If you could sum up Surrender to the Devil in three words, what would they be?

An interesting diversion.

What did you like best about this story?

Easy to follow.

Have you listened to any of Susan Ericksen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Yes! She is remarkably talented and my favorite narrator. Ms. Erickson's british accent was spot on and smoothly delivered.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really.

Captivating series

What did you love best about Surrender to the Devil?

not the same old plot line

What did you like best about this story?

the complex nature of all the characters

Have you listened to any of Susan Ericksen’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

another five star rating on all levels

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Several

Any additional comments?

Perfect love story

Great 3rd installment

I definitely recommend reading this series in order.

In Bed with the Devil - Luke and Catherine
Between the Devil and Desire - Jack and Olivia
This one
Surrender to the Devil- Frannie and Sterling
And finally
Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel - Jim and Eleanore

(Catherine and Sterling are siblings. There were a couple of times in this story that it seemed that got a little mixed up. At first it seemed like Jack hadn’t even gotten married.)

Well anyhow, I enjoyed this book for the most part. I always love listening to Susan Erickson, and this was par formthe course. She is an amazing narrator. Absolutely amazing. The story follows Catherines brother Sterling and Frannie Darling (which I do think is a darling name, especially as how she got it.) They are both a bit damaged but are still inexorably drawn together despite their desire to not be. There is some of the back and forth relationship angst that I’m not a super fan of, as I prefer the angst to be outside the relationship, but it wasn’t too bad. The sex was awkward, for me anyways (and there wasn’t very much) just because of knowing Frannies history in that arena. The only thing that didn’t really sit well with me was the fact that Frannie was written as a naive kind of character, and I don’t believe that she who has the history she has, the living and working in the club, and being best friends with the men, that she would be naive like that, not as mousy as she sometimes was. But, its ok, it wasn’t a huge deal, just a little off putting for a minute.

I got this on sale for $7.88 which is usually more that I spend on a book but I loved the first two in the series so I snagged it (and the next one) while it was on sale. It was worth it just because it’s the 3rd in the series and Thats about what it would amount to costing in a 2/1 sale, but I’d have felt it was more worth it if it had been a bit less. I rarely spend full credits on one book so I don’t feel I’d have felt it was worth that if I had,

enjoyable

easy listening...did not have to think, just enjoy! no real depth...sometimes that is exactly what I want!