Temptation and Surrender audiobook

This was a nice change from the other books in this series that I've read. Jonas wasn't too alpha male, and he didn't deny his feelings for too terribly long. Emily was another strong and smart heroine. Stephanie Laurens is good at writing those. I loved the treasure hunt in the story and how that turned out :)

I love that Jonas is strong, but not as obnoxious as the other males in this series. I like how they have a slow courtship.

Well, I must admit to being a closet fan of Stephanie Laurens. Her 'Cynster' series and Lindsey's 'Malory' series were what started me on my series seduction. I find reading pleasure and contentment in running across characters I already know and love and look forward to seeing if my imagination regarding future partners for these characters is anywhere close to what the authors themselves come up with. Laurens latest Cynster novel is "Temptation and Surrender", about Jonas Tallent, sister to Phyllida who is wife to Lucifer. Got it?Jonas' good looks, and his familial connection to the infamous Cynsters, have made him the toast of the ton. But lately town pleasures seem to pall and Jonas wasn't altogether displeased when his father's duties called him away and he asked Jonas to head to Colyton to oversee the Grange. The biggest task facing Jonas in Colyton is to find a replacement for the recently deceased innkeeper. So far none of the applicants have been promising. Then a new applicant arrives and Jonas' world is turned upside down...her name is Emily Beauregard.Emily's real last name is Colyton and now 25, she is the sole custodian of her younger siblings. Almost out of money and facing an uncertain future, she's excited to find the notice regarding the job of innkeeper in Colyton. That would be perfect! Food, a roof, and a job...all in the same place. And she and her siblings can search for the Colyton treasure with no one the wiser. Of course, that's assuming she can get the job with her youth and family responsibilities working against her. She's expecting to charm an older gentleman, and gets the surprise of her life when instead, she gets Jonas! And he's making her search almost impossible as he's always watching her...and kissing her, and seducing her.Yes Laurens books do tend to be a bit wordy...and a tad overblown, but I still enjoy the stories at their core. Her heroes are strong yet have their gentle side, and her heroines are some of the stronger female characters you'll find in historical romances. "Temptation and Surrender" adds the lure of hidden treasure and a chance to read a bit about Lucifer and Phyllida...I just couldn't pass that up.

Good Addition to the SeriesTEMPTATION AND SURRENDER is the fifteenth book in the Cynster series. It is the story of Jonas Tallent, the twin brother of Phyllida from ALL ABOUT LOVE. He has taken the reigns of his family's estate and is searching for a new innkeeper for the town inn. He doesn't have any prospects until he is approached by Emily Beauregard who is seeking a position. Jonas ends up hiring her. Emily and her brother and sisters are in town forj another purpose however. They are searching for their family treasure in the village. Jonas wants to know her secrets and wants her.This was a softer romance. There are no great conflicts between the characters. Instead there is a confrontation with Emily's uncle, the search for the treasure and a danger from a villain that occupies the story. I liked Emily and Jonas together but they quickly are in a relationship. There are none of the not wanting to admit they are in love. Jonas is nice and quick to recognize that he wants to marry Emily. The story is full of the friendly characters of the village. It was nice seeing them and Phyllida and Lucifer again.This book is more of the familiar sweet variety than the torrid, angst filled type. I liked it but I didn't find it or the characters compelling -- just nice.

OMG, A REGENCY MALE WHO ACTUALLY GOES SPEECHLESS WHEN THE WOMAN HE LIKES IS WITH HIM?! A MALE WHO NEEDS AND ACTUALLY WANTS THE WOMAN FOR MORE THAN JUST QUENCHING HIS BURNING LOINS?!I love Jonas Tallent and no one can tell me otherwise. Strong, sweet and absolutely head over heels for Emily Beauregard, the new inn's manager, Jonas Tallent is exactly the kind of man you want to be friends with!Rather than just harping on about his "primitive barbarian" side, Temptation and Surrender take a different tactic. It focuses more on the emotional connection between a man and a woman, rather than on the 'delicate fragile woman who is submissive to the male macho'.So wonderful that this made me feel sad for Vane's story. Had this story been swapped for Vane's sad and cookie-cutter tale, the Bar Cynster series would have been perfect!Alas, I still love this book. Although the antagonist sort of came out of nowhere, that's just but one thing that made me slightly iffy. Along with Emily regarding herself as a *spoiler* one too many times. Repetition just makes it annoying.But apart from that, this book is just amazing!

My rating: 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4 stars.This book is well-written, because Stephanie Laurens is a talented writer. I read it several years ago, but recently decided to re-read the entire Cynster series, since I had enjoyed them all. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I still like this book -- maybe not quite as much as the first read, but I still liked it a lot.I liked Jonas, and liked that he was willing to give Emily a chance as his innkeeper, even though he knew she didn't really have any experience. I also liked that he realized she was the one for him fairly early on in the book. I did think, though, that he should have made sure she knew that he wanted her as his wife -- because she assumed he just wanted her as his mistress.I liked Emily well enough, but I wanted her to tell Jonas what she was searching for sooner. She was just too afraid to trust him with her family's secret, even though she realized he was a good man fairly soon after she met him.It did seem like Jonas and Emily were mostly in lust, not love, especially at first. But they got past that, and I really liked that Jonas wasn't afraid to tell her he loved her. By the way, as is typical of the other Cynster books, this one has quite a few sex scenes.My rating system is below.1 star -- Hated it, or did not finish. I usually only give this rating if some of the content is truly objectionable to me, like if one of the main characters does something really awful, and gets away with it.2 stars -- Didn't like it. This rating usually means that I thought the writing wasn't very good, the editing was terrible, I didn't like the characters, or it had other major flaws.3 stars -- I liked it, but had some minor issues with it. This rating means that there were minor editing issues, the story needed more character development, it was just too unrealistic, or had some other fairly minor issue. The majority of books I read get this rating – I do not consider it a bad rating.4 stars -- I liked it a lot. This is a high rating for me, and I rarely give a higher one.5 stars -- I loved it, and will probably read it again. Very few books are good enough to get this rating from me. The ones that do are usually classics.

I likedI liked this book and have since read more of the series.The story line flowed well and was believable as well as enjoyable.The characters developed well and seemed to come alive durning the reading.☺

Listen to audiobook. Different narrator this time, feel like the previous narrator had more of a somber, sinister (get it?) tone that matched the stories better. This is same narrator for many of the Bridgerton books, and her tone suited the tongue in cheek Bridgerton clan better.

I think this is my new favorite. Hidden treasure, nobles under cover, things I love most in historical romance!

Another lovely book from Stephanie Laurens.

I loved this book! Jonas and Emily were electric from the first moment and their story was wonderful;. They both loved and supported each other and it was so satisfying to read.

I liked this one. It was a great romance build up and I loved the added mystery where I was actually curious to see how it would end which is always a plus.

3.5/5

Aaaaaaaaaah, me dejó con un suspiro, me encantó esta entrega de los Cynster. Tal vez se alargó un pelín, pero no le resta mérito.Laurens, como siempre, no decepciona