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Published: 1990
Illustrator: George H. Jones
Imprint or Line: Harlequin Historical #46
Published by: Harlequin
Genres: Historical Romance, Napoleonic Era Romance
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Buy on: Amazon, ThriftBooks
Reviewed by: Introvert Reader
VERY MILD SPOILERS 😉
The Book
Mollie Ashton’s Terms of Surrender was my first Harlequin Historical. This book got me hooked on the series for a long time!
It’s a wonderful gem. Don’t believe me? Just read the seal of approval by historical fiction/romance legend Roberta Gellis on the cover.
The Plot
Terms of Surrender takes place during the post-French Revolution/Napoleonic Era, one of my favorite time periods.
A beautiful Frenchwoman, Julie, is married to an impotent, elderly man who desperately wants an heir.
The husband hires an Englishman to seduce her and impregnate her. Sebastian Ramlin does just that, but not before falling in love.
He pursues a love he knows is impossible. However, he just can’t stay away from Julie!
Although in the end, he must leave her. There is a long separation of twenty years.
The lovers will reunite, but the stakes have changed. Can they make it work?
Towards the latter part of Terms of Surrender, something happens, which shocked me because it was so unusual in the tame romances I read. It was a very unexpected moment in a Harlequin, historical or otherwise.
Napoleon plays a big part in the book, too, so that’s a major plus for me. There’s a twist involving him at the end. I bet you won’t expect what it is!
Final Analysis of Terms of Surrender
If you can get your hands on Mollie Ashton’s Terms of Surrender, do it.
It’s an emotional roller-coaster and quite a little treasure!
4 Stars
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Synopsis:
Lover…or Deceiver?
Julie Farroux had escaped the guillotine by marrying a withered old man who desired her only for her inheritance. Their loveless union had left her believing her heart was as shriveled as his, until she found the warmth of desire in the arms of a handsome stranger. In the glittering city that was Napoleon’s Paris, deception and greed were a way of life.Sebastian Ramlin had made a devil’s bargain with Julie’s husband … to seduce Julie — and give her husband an heir. But he never planned to fall in love with her. Could he find the courage to reveal his treachery … and risk losing the woman he loved?
Terms of Surrender by Mollie Ashton