Tracy’s review of Since the Surrender
MAN OF ACTION …
Fearless. Loyal. Brilliant. Ruthless. Bold words are always used to describe English war hero Captain Chase Eversea, but another word unfortunately plays a role in every Eversea’s destiny: trouble. And trouble for Chase arrives in the form of a mysterious message summoning him to a London rendezvous … where he encounters the memory of his most wicked indiscretion in the flesh: Rosalind March — the only woman he could never forget.
A WOMAN OF PASSION …
Five years ago, the reckless, charming beauty craved the formidable Captain’s attention. But now Rosalind is a coolly self-possessed woman, and desire is the last thing on her mind: her sister has mysteriously disappeared and she needs Chase’s help to find her. But as their search through London’s darkest corners re-ignites long-smoldering passion and memories of old battles, Chase and Rosalind are challenged to surrender: to the depths of a wicked desire, and to the possibility of love.
Rosalind March needs Chase Eversea’s help in finding her sister. She doesn’t want to ask but she’s truly at her last inch of rope and he’s the only one she can think of to assist her. She needs him to contact on of his friends to find out where he sister was taken. You see her sister, Lucy, was arrested for stealing a bracelet and taken to Newgate Prison. Rosalind had visited her there but when she returned for a second visit her sister wasn’t there and Rosalind was told there was no record of her ever being there. So where has she gone?
Chase Eversea doesn’t believe that there’s a problem. He thinks that there’s just been a mix up with the paper work and that’s why Rosalind was told these things at Newgate. But soon Chase finds himself learning things inadvertently that leads him to think that maybe Rosalind is telling the truth. On top of that, as much as Chase would like to stay away from Rosalind he is inexplicably drawn to the woman and can’t seem to keep himself away. Five years earlier he and Rosalind had indulged in a kiss (and Rosalind was married at the time) and it had changed not only his friendship with her husband but also his career. As much as he wants to be with Rosalind he knows that it’s not something he should allow himself to do. Besides, he’s hieing off to India in a couple of weeks where he will find peace – or so he thinks.
This is book 3 in the Pennyroyal Green series but my second read in the series. I actually read book 5, What I Did For A Duke, first and absolutely loved it. The Eversea family grabbed my attention in that book so I wanted to read more. I’m reading them out of order but so far I’ve not felt that I’m missing anything by doing that.
I found Chase Eversea to be quite a compelling hero. He was dark and angsty but a man who loved his family – even if he didn’t know how to express that all the time. He had such deep feelings for Rosalind and even though those feelings weren’t verbally spoken he showed her in so many different ways.
With Rosalind, even though we were told her story I didn’t ever quite feel as attached to her as I did Chase. She seemed like a woman who had loved her husband but had had quite the attraction to Chase. I don’t believe she ever intended to move on that attraction but she did just that once. I think that one indiscretion effected her thinking about Chase for years to come. When given the opportunity to be with a man again she was quite torn as to what she should do- as she didn’t think she could be with him in bed and not want him further and to her that would screw up her plans. I understood where she was coming from but I can’t say I agreed with her thinking.
Overall it was a good story that was romance with a heavy suspense element in it. I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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