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    Destiny's Surrender
    Destiny's Surrender
    Destiny's Surrender
    Audiobook7 hours

    Destiny's Surrender

    Written by Beverly Jenkins

    Narrated by Thomas Penny

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    The child he didn't know he had . . .

    Andrew Yates has come to a decision: it's time to stopsowing those oats and start a family. But searchingfor a bride isn't as simple as he'd hoped, and many ofthe respectable women of his acquaintance feel . . .lacking. Then beautiful, feisty Wilhelmina ""Billie"" Wellsarrives at the family ranch with a toddler inher arms, claiming Drew is the father!

    The woman he didn't know he loved . . .

    Billie had no choice but to show up at Destiny insearch of Drew. For the sake of their child, she'swilling to leave him with his father so the boy canhave a better life, but then, before she can blink,she's saying ""I do"" in front of a preacher in a marriageof convenience. All Billie and Drew have in commonis the heat that brought them together, but cantheir sizzling passion lead to an everlasting love?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateSep 24, 2013
    ISBN9780062306319
    Destiny's Surrender
    Author

    Beverly Jenkins

    Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR. To read more about Beverly, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.  

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    • 5/5
      Grabbed me from page one and didn't let me go.
    • 5/5
      Good storyline I personally loved it! Definitely five star quality....
    • 5/5
      SummaryAndrew Yates know that the time has come for him to be married soon. His mother keeps pressing the issue, and he has been searching for the right woman but has yet to locate her. He finally meets a young woman that meets the desired requirement and would be a companion, but he knows he will never love her. On the eve of his engagement, a passionate Billie arrives with a toddler in her arms, claiming it is his son. Billie has only loved one man, she has had to make difficult choices to survive. But when she and her son are at risk, she plans on giving her son over to Drew and going back east so that he son remains safe. But Drew’s family have different plans for her. Before she realizes it, she is getting married to Drew, even though she knows she is the last woman that they would ever pair the esteemed Andrew Yates with. At first Drew and Billie have a bit of tension to resolve, but soon they put their anger aside and focus on building a relationship. But soon Drew and Billie will be faced with an enemy that is determined to tear their family apart.The Hero Andrew Yates is a learned and intelligent man. He has worked hard to build up his reputation as a reliable lawyer. With recent laws that have changed Drew is determined to fight to keep their land and keep his career. Drew is a man that is a connoisseur of women, and there is one woman he has cared about more than any other, but he knows there is no future for them until she shows up on his doorstep. Drew has always felt responsible for his family and his career, but when he chooses to be with Billie, his priorities change. He soon learns that he must be firm and stand his ground. What was most fun about Drew is that even though at first he seems to be a bit of a “playboy” there is something more to him that we don’t see at first. He loves reading, is intelligent, a talented lawyer and loves his family. He can stubborn and pig-headed at times, but once his temper cools, he sees the logic of a situation.The Heroine Billie is not one that is afraid of anything except the threat to her son. Billie was an orphan at a very young age and had to learn to survive by eating scrappings on the street, but eventually she became a prostitute at the age of 12 to survive. She is known as one of the most beautiful and talented. She knows what it takes to please a man in bed…its all she has ever known. But when she meets Drew and they have a two-year long affair, she knows that he is so different. Unlike her other customers, buys her clothing, takes her to shows and picnics. And she fell in love with him even knowing she could never have him. When he leaves on a trip for eight months she finds herself pregnant and leaves her career and stays with an older woman that takes her in and she does chores for her. But she never realized how much she would love her son, or what she would do to protect it at any cost. Billie is strong, courageous and quite fierce at times. I loved her character. She has had to learn to be tough at a young age, to survive, but still retains goodness in her. We see how she adapts to a new life among the Yates, and she has such a giving heart.Plot and Story Line This is the second book in this trilogy, and the last book I had to read to finish and what a fun ride it has been reading these Yates brothers. This book just might be my favorite of the three or its a tie with the third book!! I honestly can’t say which one I enjoyed more. What was most fascinating about this book was the characters. At the beginning of the book, we see these two living their lives separately. Andrew taking his time courting a woman he is attracted to but knows he will never love. Billie finding herself pregnant and having to deal with a new set of circumstances. We see both sides of their lives, and the way that their lives change once they come together. I admired both of these characters because they are equaled in temperament (and oh boy the arguments…so funny if there wasn’t a toddler between them hehe) but they also have passion and even though they don’t admit it at first…they desperately love each other just don’t fully realize it at the beginning. Probably why they fight so much. Then we have the supportive characters and boy were they fun. We have Logan and Maisey and their little girl which is close to Billie and Drew son’s age. Then we have the mother, the feisty Mrs. Yates and boy is she one firecracker. From the first moment we meet her you love her. And there is a side love story for her as well. What I found most admirable about her character is how accepting she is of Billie.“Careful, young woman. Smart-mouthed females are prized here.”Even though Billie is a prostitute, she sees that Billie is a woman that is need of love and acceptance. One of my favorite scenes was seeing Billie teach the mother in law about desire and passion–quite entertaining. Because Mrs. Yates is in love she doesn’t trust it yet because her first husband deceived her but we see how she begins to soften. I loved that, because in the first book we see how resistant she is to Max, but in this book we see her soften with the arrival of Billie. Then we have the villain that comes into play here, and boy he is one bad dude. It is quite sad what happens (which I refuse to reveal so you will read it) but you see how at this moment when his plan goes into the works…how strong Drew and Billie are and they are one force of nature and I loved seeing them fight not only to survive but to stay together and keep their family strong and united.She was being kissed with an intesity that touched her soul. The past didn’t matter and neither did the future, only the present where he tasted her tears with soft brushed of his lips and she held him close enough to breath into her heart. Later, when they made love, it wasn’t their usual spirited, bordering on acrobatic coming together. Instead they figted each other with an interlude that was slow and sweet as a Spanish guitar. He worshipped her as if she were the most precious thing in his world. His kisses enchanted. His touch enthralled. The feel of him inside her–magnificent. It was a night Billie would remember for the rest of her life.This was quite a memorable story for me and I love the way Jenkins writes her stories…truly magical.The Cover I adore this cover…so romantic yet sensual at the same time. I love the pose, and her dress–you don’t always see purple in covers. And I love the background there in the mountains.Overall ViewDestiny’s Surrender is a truly powerful tale of what it takes to fight for what you love, to sacrifice and to never give up on your dreams!! A wondrous romance that kept me fascinated and enthralled. Jenkins is an author not to be missed out on!!
    • 3/5
      Probably not a good sign that I kept forgetting what book I was reading...
    • 4/5
      Billie's orgasm tore through her like a lightning bolt. As it expanded and gathered speed, her body shook with echoing thunder and her throat opened on a hoarse cry. The man supine beneath her smiled with tender satisfaction and with his hands guiding her hips kept up his powerful strokes.With an opening like that (to a mainstream romance, not an erotic novel), you know a book has a lot to live up to - and boy does this one do just that!I really enjoyed this novel. It was a mixture of the gentle romance of (Destiny's Embrace) and heart-pumping action, with a real villain pulling various characters' strings. Billie is one of my very favorite heroines of all time. She's strong-willed, fiercely loyal, and has the physical (and emotional) capability to take care of herself and the ones she loves. When she discovers she's pregnant, she decides to keep the baby, no matter what the cost. She ends up being kicked out of the brothel where she made her living, and stays with an old wizened woman who tells her she's destined for much better things. When she realizes that her son is the product of her favorite client - and that the villain will stop at nothing to find her and the baby - she seeks him out, not so much for her own sake but in order to keep her son safe. She ends up staying at Destiny, and she soon ingratiates herself into the community. She is never anything less than honest about what she is - the daughter of a whore who became a whore herself - but she also manages to have a bit of pride in herself and her abilities not only in the bedroom, but in real life. She ends up teaching her fellow women on the ranch how to handle a gun, and later how to defend themselves from attack. She kills the villain with her own two hands, and watches him die without an ounce of regret. Considering all the shit he'd pulled, he deserved to go the way he did.The hero, Drew Yates, isn't nearly as much of an alphahole as his big brother Logan (who was the hero of Destiny's Embrace). He has three dimensions to his personality, and though he loves just as fiercely as Logan, he isn't nearly as pigheaded about it. He's angry when Billie shows up on his doorstep (especially considering the fact that they're celebrating his engagement to another woman), and even angrier when his mother demands that he marry his whore, but he eventually comes around. He's always had a soft spot for his Mina, and wanted to help her when he first discovered that she'd left the brothel, only for Billie to spurn him. They still have a fiery sexual chemistry, which certainly helps, but he also sees how Billie is when she's around their son, and his mother, and the others in the community, and realizes that he loves her for reasons beyond her ability to satisfy a man. I can certainly understand why he falls for her, and her for him. They are definitely well-matched.I adored the scenes at Destiny, and kinda wish the ugly spectre of the villain hadn't been hanging over them the entire time. When he finally makes his move, he's dispatched pretty handily, so there isn't any lingering violence or torture, but it definitely made for a few heart-pumping moments, given his depravity. I didn't have any fear for Billie while she was in his clutches, though - she'd more than shown that she could take care of herself.It was nice to visit with the side characters again - the formidable Alanza, matriarch of the Yates family; Eli, Logan's right-hand man; Mariah, heroine of the previous novel; and other townsfolk. Just as with the first book, there wasn't a ton of plot-driven tension; when a conflict came up, it was handled without fuss or muss, which can make for flat drama but in Ms. Jenkins' hands, it somehow works. I enjoy the gentle weave of the story, like a peek into everyday life. It's nice to read something "easy" like this every now and then, just for a change.There is also quite a bit of interesting history sprinkled throughout the story, a forte of this author and a very welcome one. Too many historicals ignore history; Ms. Jenkins definitely embraces it to the fullest extent, but it doesn't weigh down the plot.I received the large print edition of this book from the library, and I LOVE the cover. Billie looks formidable and beautiful. It's a really nice change of pace to have a strong heroine on the cover of a romance novel.
    • 5/5
      The first thing to know – is when you pick up a Beverly Jenkins book, make sure your calendar is clear as you will not want to put the book down until you have read the last page. And then you have to hope you do not start to re-read the book from the beginning as master storyteller Jenkins enchants with captivating characters and fresh storylines.Billy Wells is spirited and unapologetic about who she. Surviving on her own since a young girl, Billy has learned to survive by her wits and good advice from unlikely sources. Her one weakness is the gentlemanly handsome Andrew Yates. While Billie and Andrew share a lustful business relationship, Andrew is well aware of his social obligations and his promises to his mother means that he will have to end this relationship and marry a “proper” lady with the appropriate family pedigree. But with only one viable option left to save her life and that of her child, Andrew will have to make a decision that will change the destinies of all involved.Known for writing powerful historical romances that touch readers’ hearts, once Ms. Jenkins has once again taken intriguing historical facts and creates a spellbinding world of fascinating characters this time set in 1880s California. Billie is an unconventional heroine, I so loved her strong, sassy, spirited, independent personality making her one of my all-time favorites. While the hero and heroine stand their own and can carry the storyline, the strong cast of secondary characters adds richness and intrigue that elevates this story beyond reader expectations. A masterly written story about destinies, passionate love, strong family love, with a dollop of mystery and intrigue lingers long after the last page is read.