To Surrender to a Rogue

by Cara Elliott

Book Overview

An expert in antiquities, Lady Alessandra della Giamatti arrives in Bath to excavate newly discovered Roman ruins-only to find herself caught in a web of evil intrigue by a blackmailer threatening to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446541311
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Forever
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.3" x 4.5"

Customer Reviews

A fun romantic romance -- a keeper!

I love Cara Elliott's Circle of Sin series. The heroines aren't the usual helpless, lost women looking for a wealthy and powerful lord to save them from their circumstances. Instead, the members of the Circle of Sin are well educated, unconventional, and deeply interested in learning. These women have interests that go well beyond fashion, men, and children. Each woman has a different area of expertise and the heroine of To Surrender To A Rogue is the archeologist Lady Alessandra della Giamatti. Lady Alessandra played a role in Elliott's earlier novel To Sin With A Scoundrel (Circle of Sin Trilogy), where she had clashed with the dashing Lord James Pierson ("Black Jack"). The heroes in Cara Elliott's novels just as fun and satisfying. They're smart, successful, and they're not threatened by the unconventional. Elliott creates just a romantic hero that I can't help but fall for! Deep sense of honor, kind, funny, athletic, protective, generous, and always strikingly attractive! In To Surrender To A Rogue, Alessandra and her daughter have been forced to leave Italy for England. As they adjust to their new circumstances, Alessandra agrees to participate in a prestigious and exciting archeological dig. Both the English and the Italian delegation defer to her expertise in planning and the actual excavation. The dig brings many surprises -- both pleasant and unwelcome. Black Jack is a bit of both -- the interaction between Jack and Alessandra is great fun. The banter, the uncertainty and their yield to their mutual attraction is well done and kept me thoroughly entertained. Cara Elliott has a deft touch for historical romance -- she mixes just the right amount of intrigue, uncertainty, and foreshadowing. If you enjoy historical romance novels with spirited heroines, twisty plots, and constant banter, grab To Surrender To A Rogue! It's a fun, romantic read and a perfect summer escape! My mother stayed up all night reading it -- and then I did too! ISBN-10: 0446541311 - Mass Market Paperback Publisher: Forever (June 1, 2010), 384 pages. Review copy provided by the publisher.

Bridget's Review

Lady Alessandra is a talented archeologist who makes her way to Bath with a team of excavators. Their destination is none other than the Roman ruin. Little did she know, she would be reunited with a man, "Black Jack" who is the sketch artist working on this site. She and James, also known as "Black Jack" have encountered each other before. James tied up Alessandra's daughter, eight years old Isabella, to keep her from doing something stupid. Alessandra turns to James, even though she hates it, when she receives a threat that involves her daughter. The friction between them is soft and rough all at the same time. Will they outsmart the blackmailer and find some common ground or will they be so busy fighting that they end up making a deadly decision? I really enjoyed this book. Cara is one of the best romance writers in my opinion. The Circle of Sin Trilogy is addicting to say the least.

Excellent Read

The other three reviews saids it all and I don't think I can add anything more. I love the banter between Alessandra and Jack and how they slowly fell in love. I love Isabella, Alessandra daughter who we meet in To Sin With A Scoundrel. What a little scene stealer. Can't wait to read Katherine's and Marco's story.

Archeology Dig unearths history and passion for Regency fans!

I just finished this book after The Reading Reviewer recommended it (see first review). I became a Cara Elliott fan after reading her first book, To Sin With a Scoundrel. I enjoyed it and was delighted that Cara exceeded my expectations with her second book. Readers met the heroine, Marchesa Alessandra della Giamatti, and the hero, Lord James "Black Jack" Pierson, in To Sin With a Scoundrel. But To Surrender to a Rogue stands on its own and offers a different twist to the Regency Format. Cara's writing brings Alessandra to life as a fiery Italian noblewoman. Having worked with many Italians from my NATO days, Alessandra became real to me. She appeals to readers as a lioness protecting her daughter, a patriot seeking freedom for her country, and a woman craving emotional connection to family, friends, and a lover. Enter "Black Jack" who has fulfilled society's expectations as a younger son of a distinguished family. He served in the Army, fought valiantly for God, Country, and King, and now seeks a niche for himself. While society considers sees him as aloof, his friends know him as a caring man. In fact, his older brother, the heir apparent, looks deeper, recognizes his talent, and supports Black Jack's passion for art. Alessandra and Black Jack work together during an archeology dig of Roman ruins in Bath. They not only dig up the remnants of an ancient empire, but raise the ghosts of their own pasts. I enjoyed reading a strong heroine who has interests beyond London's ballrooms. I also enjoyed reading an alpha hero who could accept that strong heroine, her past mistakes, and her strong willed daughter. This book is a must read for the Regency reader seeking passion, romance, and history!

Wow this book is too wonderful for words -

Lord James "Black Jack" Jacquehart Pierson had been a soldier who fought bravely regardless of the situation and without fear. He always stood strong with his brothers and friends doing right by those he felt had been wronged. But when he is going toe-to-toe with Marchesa Alessandra della Giamatti with her lecturing him on his behavior the man is truly at a loss for words and finally understands the meaning of fear. Granted he had tied her daughter to a tree but that was to protect the little imp from causing more chaos to an already out of control situation yet she kept on lecturing. Jack thought they might have a few cross words and part company but little did he know that the fiery Italian would keep coming back to haunt his day time hours and have him up with night time fantasies. Alessandra was a rare woman of her times a financially independent widow with a superior intelligent who belonged to a unique group of women known as The Circle. Each woman in the group brought a unique gift to the mix which helped their scientific discussions and experiments. Jack had never come across such a female before even though he harbored a unique talent himself as an artist. He could not display his talent as freely as he would have liked for the males of his time did not behave in such a manner, a clash of swords was considered to be a true manly objective not capturing the sunset on a cloudy day. But Jack loved the feel of brush against canvas and knew he had a calling even though it was not something he could freely discuss. But Jack has an ally in his oldest brother who understands Jack's dream and steps up to help him move forward with his talent by securing Jack a job at an excavation site not knowing that the one person Jack did not want to see was the person in charge - Alessandra. Jack and Alessandra start heating thing up almost immediately because polite society is not around now and they unleash their passion for one another and act upon their desires. Jack is more than willing to show her the fire he has built inside for her but Alessandra is not quite so sure that she is ready to return his affection. But with a little persuasion and allot of warm kisses Alessandra loses all clear thought and learns to trust again. Yet everything changes when an evil stranger from her past shows up to remind her of what she had done and why she was forced to leave Italy. Can she truly go along with this monster's plan and again ruin her reputation but she knows her choices are gone when it means she has to in order to save her daughter. But is it possible Jack can help her and be the knight she seeks in her darkest hour or is he just using her to relieve some built up tension. Lovely is a mild word for this dazzling book with fiery characters and a mystery to keep you guessing what will happen next. While it is the second in the series it easily stands alone with a captivating setting for the story and characters that jump out at you from e