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One Night of Surrender Kindle Edition

by Darcy Burke (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,029 ratings

After one passionate night a decade ago, Valentine Fairfax, Duke of Eastleigh, never forgot Isabelle, the intelligent, witty and forbidden daughter of a head of college at Oxford. However, since suffering a disastrous marriage to an unfaithful wife, the duke has vowed never to succumb to temptation again. Until the day he discovers his friend’s governess is the one woman who still haunts his dreams.

Once penniless, Isabelle Cortland has finally saved enough money to finance a school for impoverished girls. But when a chance encounter rekindles buried desires, Isabelle knows she can’t be a duke’s mistress and a headmistress at the same time. No longer a naïve girl, Isabelle won’t repeat the past. Not even for one night of surrender...

Meet the unforgettable men of London's most notorious tavern, The Wicked Duke. Seductively handsome, with charm and wit to spare, one night with these rakes and rogues will never be enough…

Wicked Dukes Club #1: One Night for Seduction

Wicked Dukes Club #2: One Night of Surrender

Wicked Dukes Club #3: One Night of Passion

Wicked Dukes Club #4: One Night of Scandal

Wicked Dukes Club #5: One Night to Remember

Wicked Dukes Club #6: One Night of Temptation

Enjoy the brand new series brought to you by USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke and New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley!

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"If you love a good story, likable characters and steamy moments then you'll enjoy this one."
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"Together, Burke and Ridley have crafted a delightful "world" with swoon-worthy men, whip-smart ladies, and the perfect amount of steam for this romance reader."
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"...Burke makes this wonderfully entertaining tale of fated lovers a great and rocky ride. A wonderful addition to this great series."
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07ND4Z9P5
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Zealous Quill Press
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 30, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.0 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1944576479
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  • Book 2 of 6 ‏ : ‎ Wicked Dukes Club
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Darcy Burke is the USA Today Bestselling Author of captivating, compelling historical mystery and romance as well as small-town contemporary romance. Darcy wrote her first book at age 11, a happily ever after about a swan addicted to magic and the female swan who loved him, with exceedingly poor illustrations.

A native Oregonian, Darcy lives on the edge of wine country with her guitar-strumming husband, artist daughter, and imaginative son who will out-write her one day. They’re a crazy cat family with two Bengal cats, a small, fame-seeking cat named after a fruit, a senior rescue Maine Coon with attitude to spare, an adorable former stray who wandered onto their deck and into their hearts, and two bonded boys who used to belong to (separate) neighbors but chose them instead. You can find Darcy at a winery, in her comfy writing chair, folding laundry (which she loves), or having hilarious game night with the family. Visit Darcy online at darcyburke dot com and follow her on Facebook at DarcyBurkeFans and on Instagram at darcyburkeauthor.

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Customers enjoy this romance book as a heartwarming second chance story with wonderful characters and a beautiful cover. The writing style is wonderfully crafted, and customers find it a fun, quick read. However, the series quality receives mixed reactions, with some finding it good while others describe it as bland.

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Customers enjoy the romance in this book, describing it as a heartwarming second chance emotional tale and an awesome story of reunited lovers.

"...A magical and enchanting story of the rocky course of true love!" Read more

"So far, this series has felt rather perfunctory. The plot lines are interesting, but the path through the conflict to the happily ever after is..." Read more

"...Such a heartwarming second chance emotional tale with characters that grab you and have you desperately wanting them to find their happy ending...." Read more

"...This is a very romantic story & Darcy Burke always creates the best characters that you root for from the beginning & love after the book ends...." Read more

16 customers mention "Character development"16 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one noting that the author's characters are well written.

"...The secondary characters are full of life and bring a lot to this tale and I cannot wait until the next book in this series!..." Read more

"...This is a very romantic story & Darcy Burke always creates the best characters that you root for from the beginning & love after the book ends...." Read more

"...Not only did the story flow smoothly, but the characters were well fleshed and utterly captivating as well...." Read more

"...This is a charming and emotional story with characters who will win your heart. Val is kind, caring and honorable...." Read more

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Customers find the book enjoyable and fun to read, with one mentioning it's a great second chance story.

"...It was a fast paced and fun read, even if the romance left something to be desired...." Read more

"...They are perfect for each other and fun to watch. Grandmama and Viola are delightful, each in her own way...." Read more

"Once again Darcy Burke wrote a fabulous book. I believe I have read every book she has written and loved almost all of them...." Read more

"Truly enjoyed this book, looking forward to reading the series, hopefully Val an Isabelle will make appearances.. Lost love reunited" Read more

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Customers find the book's cover beautiful, with one describing it as spectacular Regency.

"...of a head of Oxford, she is intelligent, witty, independent and beautiful...." Read more

"Our next hero is this series is a wicked, handsome, seductive, rich bachelor - Valentine Fairfax, Duke of Eastleigh...." Read more

"...This is a charming and emotional story with characters who will win your heart. Val is kind, caring and honorable...." Read more

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6 customers mention "Pacing"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, finding it a fairly quick read, with one customer noting it's easy to relate to the characters.

"...Darcy Burke always writes such wonderful stories that pull me in quickly...." Read more

"...It was a fast paced and fun read, even if the romance left something to be desired...." Read more

"...The characters are engaging and it is easy to relate to them and to cheer them on and their voyage of coming together." Read more

"Just a fun and easy quick read. Looking forward to reading next in the series. Characters are easy to like." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing style of the book, describing it as wonderfully written, with one customer noting its wit and cleverness.

"...As the daughter of a head of Oxford, she is intelligent, witty, independent and beautiful...." Read more

"...Isabelle Cortland, is a lovely, clever, extremely intelligent..." Read more

"I pre-order D. Guild's book because she is a fantastic writer. I get lost her stories...." Read more

"Val & Isabelle's story is wonderfully written! Their story is full love and caring and fun! I love the side characters as well!..." Read more

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Customers have mixed opinions about the series, with some finding it perfunctory and bland, while one customer describes it as a good romp in the time period.

"It was a good romp in the time period. It was not the conventional romance. The hero and heroine were previously married. An interesting twist." Read more

"...The event that underlies this book seems so blasé, it’s hard to work up a connection to the lovers at present...." Read more

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  • Animal Lover
    5.0 out of 5 stars DESTINED TO FIND TRUE LOVE
    Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022
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    Mrs Isabelle Cortland is a young widow and governess to two girls. As the daughter of a head of Oxford, she is intelligent, witty, independent and beautiful. Ten years ago there was a perfect forbidden night of love with a student, Val, Duke of Eastleigh. But although the young lovers thought their destiny lay elsewhere, that night remained in their minds and hearts. Val had a tragic marriage to a faithless wife and Isabelle married a cruel man who gambled and left her in debt. Each vowed not to marry until fate stepped in. The family Isabelle works for is the guest of Val for a few weeks until their home is refurbished. Hurt and left destitute and alone, Isabelle only trusts herself and her hope is to become a headmistress of a girls' school. But seeing Val again, it was like a decade disappeared. He is the only man she ever loved but she knows as a duke, he can never marry her, a nobody, and she refuses to be his mistress. Val is stunned to see Isabelle and the feelings from that magical night are always in his heart. Can these two people face their true feelings and take a chance with their hearts and society rules to attain the greatest prize life can offer?? A magical and enchanting story of the rocky course of true love!
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  • Cynthia L. Bogner
    4.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars, rounded to 4
    Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021
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    So far, this series has felt rather perfunctory. The plot lines are interesting, but the path through the conflict to the happily ever after is just slightly better than average entertaining,

    The event that underlies this book seems so blasé, it’s hard to work up a connection to the lovers at present. If it was such a grand passion 10 years ago, one would think there would have been some discussion of their future, a bitter or heartbreaking parting, even. But they had a friendship, one night of passion, and that sustains their longing for ten years and even spoils both their marriages.

    The hero,having endured an awful marriage, comes around to the idea of marrying a commoner pretty quickly, but the heroine is annoyingly reticent, While I suppose her reasons could be valid, her rejection of what’s offered seems more contrived to further the plot.

    Still, the underlying theme of the wicked duke’s and strong, independent heroine’s is appealing. I’m just waiting for one of the books to reach out and dazzle me.
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  • Lori Dykes
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Second Chance at Love
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2019
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    A story of a long ago encounter that never was forgotten by either party. Years ago, Valentine, Duke of Eastleigh had experienced one amazing night with Isabelle Cortland, the daughter of the head of the college. Since then he had been through a terrible marraige and was determined never to get caught in that trap again. But then he literally ran into Isabelle.
    Isabelle had married after that encounter but was now a widow and left with no money, so she went to work as a governess for the two girls of Lord Barkley. Having renovations done on his townhome, they stayed at Val's house. What are the chances? She intended to stay far away.
    As fate would have it, almost after her arrival she met him unexpectedly in the corridor. "Isabelle?" She was older of course, and far more beautiful than he remembered. He blinked, closing his eyes for a moment, but when he opened them she was still there." paraphrased but he was astonished and the spark was still there! Could their love rekindle from so long ago?
    Darcy Burke always writes such wonderful stories that pull me in quickly. Such a heartwarming second chance emotional tale with characters that grab you and have you desperately wanting them to find their happy ending. The secondary characters are full of life and bring a lot to this tale and I cannot wait until the next book in this series! This series is an amazing collaberation between two brilliant authors of historical romance!!
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  • Lana Birky
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Second Chance for Love!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019
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    Our next hero is this series is a wicked, handsome, seductive, rich bachelor - Valentine Fairfax, Duke of Eastleigh. He married an unfaithful wife who died in childbirth but he never forgot the one night of surrender 10 years ago.

    Isabelle Cortland, is a lovely, clever, extremely intelligent (her father taught her all the same things that were being taught to the boys attending Oxford) daughter of a head of college at Oxford. She married and her husband died (it was not a love match) & her father died within months of one another. Her husband left her with nothing but gambling debts & she used her inheritance from her father to pay off her husband's debts. She becomes a governess & goes to London but even though it's been 10 years since she has seen Val, she still remembers the night , like it was just yesterday.

    Eastleigh's friend, 2 daughters & governess come to stay with him in London as their townhouse is not finished being refurbished. The adventures begin when Val discovers the governess to be the woman he has never been able to forget & she still haunts his dreams. What will happen - can the rekindle their attraction, can there be more between a duke and governess, is there something fate has seen besides the physical draw between them?

    This is a very romantic story & Darcy Burke always creates the best characters that you root for from the beginning & love after the book ends. I highly recommend this book & the series to all historical romance readers!
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  • Donique
    4.0 out of 5 stars Finding Lost Love
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2023
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    The following are my thoughts as I read this book. Isabelle Cortland…employed by Lord and Lady Barkley, takes care of Caroline and Beatrice, has a history with the Duke of Eastleigh. Valentine Fairfax…Duke of Eastleigh, part owner of the Wicked Dukes, a widower. Wow, circumstances changed for the h without warning. The H wants to recapture the past but not look closely at the feelings it would provoke. Ahhh sneaking into forbidden places is always a thrill. It appears that family must intervene if things are to progress successfully. What an adorable story of love recaptured. There is mild steam.
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  • Rosewood
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
    Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2019
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    Loved this story of Valentine's and Isabelle's romantic history - the characters are sizzling hot together - the other characters of Viola and Grandmama are developed well too and Viola with her mischief making definitely needs a romance that has a daring and understanding lover or Viola will run that man to a frazzle - the plot is strong and I love the Wicked Duke's Club theme that runs through the stories, don't we all like somewhere to go and be with friends whatever there profession - this series is a winner so far for me
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  • Sandra W
    5.0 out of 5 stars This feel-good, heart warming series continues!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2020
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    Happenstance and fate throw Val and Isabelle an unexpected second chance at love.
    Isabelle takes after her belated father, the beloved head of Oxford college, and dreams of running her own school, but for now finds herself the governess to two adorable girls and the unexpected temporary lodger at a Duke's home. A duke she just happened to have a too brief, passionately whirlwind affair with many moons ago.
    Still magnetically drawn to each other and ensnared my a history steeped in desire and one fleeting but immeasurably memorable moment, that refuses to be forgotten, chemistry still sparks and craving blossoms into need and desire. But can a future really be possible between a governess and a duke? Well, a spot of interference from one formidable dowager duchess/Grandmama and with one perceptive, highly intriguely and tenacious sister, Viola, on the case, anything is possible.
    A well written romance that holds your attention with wit, strong characters and deeply tormented yearning. A lovely, heartwarming addition to the series!
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  • L. Trim
    4.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2022
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    Darcy Burke generally writes a nice story. In this short novel once you ignore the fact that Aristocracy did not normally marry commoners (one must suspend disbelief) it was an easy read and a happy ending. Of course, disbelief must also be suspended regarding two Dukes owning a pub and frequently going there: also very unlikely. What I discovered is that the books in this series are written alternately by Darcy's "Bestie" Erica Ridley who is purported to be a well known author, and Darcy herself. I read the first book and the plot was pathetic and very, very stupid and unlikely, so although this book was ok I shall not inflict any others in the series on myself.
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  • Winnie Robinson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great continuation of the series
    Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2022
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    I really enjoyed this book, but I can only give this one 4 1/2 stars. It's not quite the 5 star read of the One Night for Seduction. All the characters were great - especially Val's family. And I loved Val - how he understood Isabella's need for independence. I just felt like there was a conversation missing. They never really had a heart to heart about their past or why they ended up marrying other people. Even we, as the reader, aren't really given an explanation as to why, if they loved each other then, that they didn't marry. I would have liked a bit more information or conversation or something with regards to that. Otherwise, the book was great. I will definitely keep reading the series!
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  • cheryl
    5.0 out of 5 stars An entertaining read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2019
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    4.5 stars
    Val, Duke of Eastleigh first met Isabelle Cortland the years ago. Neither of them have forgotten their one night of surrender. This was an engaging story of two people who had not achieved the happiness and fulfilment that they had experienced ten years ago with each other. Isabelle was a very intelligent woman but knew nothing of the so-called feminine talents like watercolours, musical ability or needlework. Her desire was to be a headmistress of a girl’s school. However, her meeting with Val, has her reassessing what she wants to do with her life. I liked the close relationship Isabelle had with her two pupils and I loved how Val looked out for Isabelle and the way he brought the two girls to see her. Their relationship was as strong as ever and I enjoyed reading how they progressed.
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