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Ameliah Faith – :
What a sweet romance! This was a perfect book for a night reading on the couch.
Sam is a smoking hot butch who hooks up with gorgeous Gillian for a one night stand but… The sex is amazing and sultry, but this book is so much more than that. Both women come with baggage and fears but yearn for peace and love. Ms Weidmann leads us on their journey through ups and downs and life gone sideways. It had just enough strife to make it interesting but not so much that it was unpleasant. I have already put it in my read again pile.
gracie320 – :
Got a free copy from Ylva Publishing from a giveaway!
It was a good read. It had enough steamy parts while still having a really good plot besides the sexy scenes. End up loving both characters by the end of it.
Dee – :
As a person who reads on average four books a week, I have little time for lengthy blurbs or covers that don’t clue me in on the content. On that note, the sexy cover and short blurb for Heart’s Surrender drew me in. Thankfully the story met my high expectations, and then some.
Samantha and Gillian are complex and likeable leading ladies. The story starts with a hiss and roar, a panty melting one at that, and the pace didn’t let up. Now, now, I’m not just talking about the sex, these two ladies don’t come without baggage.
The scene at the café was gut-wrenching, and for a time, I wondered how these ladies could possibly move beyond it.
Gillian is a widow, and comes from wealth. The animosity she feels for her deceased husband and mother-in-law is palpable, and understandable. On saying that, I liked that she didn’t project that onto her children. I liked it even more when Gillian finally spoke her mind and made a stand against the old battle-axe.
Sam is a home handywoman with a painful past. Her relationship with her mother is strained to say the least. Sam’s sister, Victoria, is somewhat in the middle of the mother/daughter relationship. Offering support to Samantha without preaching.
At times subplots bore me to tears, but that didn’t happen in this story. The trip to the zoo was a wonderful outing. I learned a thing or two, especially about Meerkats.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story… despite the distracting… ellipses. The plot is well developed, as are the characters. It made me feel and care which is the sign of great story telling, in my humble opinion.
Upon finishing this story, I immediately went searching for more work by this author. As of now it appears this is her only novel. I do hope she plans on writing more.
Kitty Kat – :
What started off as a hook up between gorgeous butch Sam and widowed mother of two Gillian turned out to be oh so much more. It was sweet and extremely hot. The sex scenes were very well written and had an intensity that takes the breath away. I believed in the passion and the fact that it was more than just sex. The emotions evoked were joyful. They each had to decide what was truly important and whether they were willing to fight for it. Gillian had a lot to lose – or so she thought. Sam’s vulnerability was heart- wrenching and I wanted her to get the girl.
A really enjoyable read that I can highly recommend .
I was given the ARC by Ylva Publishing in return for an honest review.
Betty Harmon – :
‘Heart’s Surrender’ by Emma Weimann is a lovely and heartwarming romance that was a pleasure to read. This is the type of book that I call a feel good story with just the right amount of angst to keep you reading until the end.
The story is about Samantha (Sam) Freedman, a butch handy-woman who has been out and on her own since she was seventeen when most of her family rejected her for being gay, and Gillian Jennings, a wealthy widow with two young children who realized even before her cheating husband died that she was attracted to women. The two meet on a one night stand and eventually decide to begin a hidden relationship. Of course that can’t last in a romance like this and much happens from there.
I loved the main characters and could easily see the connection between the two women. The evil mother-in-law was perfect as the villain in the book, and she as well as the other minor characters fit well in the story.
I do wish the story had been a bit longer. There were some gaps of time between a few chapters that skimmed over actions I would have liked to read in more detail. This is the main reason I did not give this book five stars. I do recommend you read ‘Heart’s Surrender’. It is a beautifully sweet romance you don’t want to miss.
Lin (verified owner) – :
This book is a gem. It is well written with excellent character developement. I would highly recommend it and look forward to the author’s next novel.