One Night of Surrender

I received an ARC of this book to read through the author in exchange for a fair review. One Night of Surrender by Darcy Burke is the second book in the Wicked Dukes Club series. It can be read as a stand-alone. The first book in the series One Night for Seduction is by Erica Ridley. Valentine Fairfax, Duke of Eastleigh met and fell in love with Isabelle Courtland when he was a student at Oxford and her father was one of the wardens at the college. Now several years later they meet again both widowed when Isabelle becomes a guest at his house in her roll as governess to Val’s friends children. One of the things I like about this book is that Val wants Isabelle to be happy and when her employment as a governess ends he does his best to help find her a career that she will enjoy. He does however take too long in my humble opinion to even consider marriage as an option although I have to admit that Isabelle does not either. If you are looking for an enjoyable second chance at love novella I think you will find this one to be a fun read. Medium Steam. Publishing Date April 30, 2019 #OneNightofSurrender #DarcyBurke #NetGalley

WOW!!!! Nobody does romance and second chance at love better than Darcy Burke!
Valentine Fairfax wasn’t lucky in his marriage, he’s endured his wife’s cheating ways for the longest time. Now he’s a widower and every so often wonders what life could have been like if he’d married the one that got away..... Isabelle Cortland. Imagine his surprise when he finds her in his townhouse governess to his freind Baron Barkley’s two daughters! Isabelle Cortland has dreamt of putting aside enough to see her dream of opening a school for young girls, paying off her late husbands debts, she’s taken a post as a governess. What a shock to her to find the man she’s always loved but things get complicated before they realize that to walk away again would be the biggest mistake of their lives! A delightful second chance at love, Val and Isabelle were more mature and wiser than ten years ago. After so much pain in their first marriages they truly deserved a happy ending, an emotional beautifully written story. I recieved a complimentary copy from the author. This is my honest unbiased opinion .

This pair nearly broke my heart. Ten years ago, Val and Isabelle should have stayed together but neither was prepared to bridge their different worlds to make it happen. A disastrous marriage for each of them later and the widow and widower are accidentally thrust into each other’s orbit again. Will history repeat itself, have these two learned from their past mistakes, or have they been too badly hurt to risk anything now? I loved how very independent Isabelle is, even when she’s being too independent for her own good. I adore Val. He’s so sweet and charming, and that alpha protective streak is utterly swoon-worthy. The supporting cast are larger than life and I can’t wait to read more in this series.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through NetGalley.