My Reckless Surrender

Tarquin Vale, Earl of Ashcroft, reformist champion, and renowned libertine is used to women desiring him. What he isn't used to is one outright propositioning him. When Diana Carrick boldly enters his home and announces she wants to have an affair with him, Tarquin can't decide if he's intrigued or affronted. Offense might have won out, except that there's something incongruous about the air of innocence around Diana and her brazen offer. Though he sends her away at first, Tarquin can't get his lovely would-be mistress out of his mind. But as he inevitably heads down the path of temptation towards Diana's arms, Tarquin knows something is amiss. Will their passionate liaison lead to love? Or when Diana's dark secrets are revealed, will Tarquin's surrender become his downfall? Prepare yourself for Anna Campbell's most sultry, tempting tale yet! My Reckless Surrender wraps itself around readers like the most sensual of silks, Ms. Campbell's gorgeous writing a true thing of beauty. I was captivated from the start by Tarquin. His rakish pursuits were overshadowed by the intelligence, honesty, and innate goodness of him. He's a hero worth dreaming of, and one I all-too-happily fell for. Diana, in turn, is a woman with a grave secret. I wouldn't dream of spoiling what that secret is, but I will say I appreciated the plausibility of it and understood her motives that lead her to Tarquin. In the hands of a lesser author, Diana's deception might have threatened to overshadow the romance. But in Ms. Campbell's care, I sympathized with Diana. She has a good heart and a lot of love to give and I yearned to see everything work out between her and Tarquin, for they fit one another perfectly. Ms. Campbell's books always take a prized space on my keeper shelf, and My Reckless Surrender is no exception. It's an exquisite, romantic read that I look forward to enjoying again and again for years to come. Joyfully Recommended! Shayna Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

I loved the story between Diana Carrick and Tarquin Vale I thought the actions of the heroine in the story fit the story line after losing her husband she became attached to the place where she lived and was willing to do anything to remain there. This is my first story by Anna Campbell and it won't be my last I recommend reading this book.

Anna Campbell hit another one out of the ballpark with My Reckless Surrender. As usual, she creates characters with depth and shadows that pull the reader in. A tortured heroine whose journey to love forces her to grow and become stronger, a sexy hero who falls hard and strong, hot love scenes that move the story and keep the reader on the edge of her seat. With her usual grace, talent and skill, Campbell writes another page turner that begs to be read in a single sitting.

It's unfortunate that readers don't give a proven excellent writer the benefit of the doubt when she veers from her standard hero. I adored Tarquin and appreciated this brief departure from her dark, tortured hero. I've read all of Campbell's books and she writes primarily from the hero's point of view which I enjoy as a reader. Diana's apparent calculation and greed are neatly explained and her journey is one of self-awareness and that most tricky of paths -- true love. That she is caught so unaware of the possibility of love is delightful to watch (read). Sex in a Campbell book is never about inserting tab A into slot B, but about the gradually awareness of two lovers who are meant for each other. Sex is never really about sex, but about the melding of two souls.

I have to say that Anna Campbell keeps getting better and better. Every book she writes I think she can't top the last one, but she keeps surprising me. You can read the plot in some of the other reviews, if you choose, but I say dive into this one and enjoy because it will keep you hooked for HOURS. From the awesome cover to the last page, I couldn't put it down.