Terms of Surrender

by Janet Dailey

PAPERBACK

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Second Chance

252 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Janet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.

Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.

She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.

Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.

Reviews

[Azet · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Terms of Surrender” really left me flabbergasted with the intense execution Janet Dailey gave to its plot. It was awesome and never boring, every page made me so excited. Angie Hall was just seventeen when she left her baby with her husband and has regretted it over the last seven years. Not standing the loneliness she returns to the town to get to know her daughter but gets in war with her angry ex-husband who refuses to let her anywhere near their daughter. Deke Blackwood is a rich ranch-owner and has every right to not trust the woman who haunts his thoughts, but she is the only woman he has ever wanted and he tricks her into his Terms of Surrender:wanting not only her body but also her heart.

Deke & Angie are one hell of a couple. Omg the intensity,hatred, pain and sexual tension totally fired up the pages. Their past was filled with miscommunication,fear and trauma. Angie regrets her action and i also understand how afraid she had been then when she was so young.She does try to redeem herself and fights nail and tooth to get to see her daughter. Deke Blackwood is a real alpha-male that only left me yearning for more. He is so darn cruel he blew my mind away, but i also understood his actions however cold-blooded it may have been. I also can`t help but wonder how much of the love he was able to give his daughter was tied to the love he never got from Angie. Its so obvious that Angie had a strong hold on him, she was his obsession and he craved her like a drug. He hated her for it and wanted to prison her in his terms.But his way of trying to get her out of his system totally backfires when he understands that he will never be able to let her go and he was capable of using every dirty trick in his book to make her stay by his side.

Deke`s mental breakdown showed a lot of what he had been going through all this time. In losing Angie he lost his will to really live and would not have made if if it weren`t for their daughter. He made me cry rivers by the end. I understood his complex mind so much more. He was so broken in so many ways.I love this book and its characters and i really did not want it to end, Janey Dailey certainly has created another keeper in this one!

[Melluvsbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars - This one has some good angst: I had a hard time letting go of the fact that the h gave up her parental rights to her child and was off living her best life for 7 years though. I was hoping maybe she was blackmailed into it by an evil meddler… but no. She just was mad because she thought the H didn’t love her and she wanted to go to college. She couldn’t figure out how she’d do that and support a baby… which was odd because the H was rich and he married her…. It just wasn’t a compelling enough reason for me. It seems immature and selfish. Even for a 17 year old. Seven years is a long time to be away from your child. VOLUNTARILY. And then I was creeped out by how she went about getting access to her daughter when she came back to town. It was alarming the way she snuck around to access a child that wasn’t even legally hers anymore.

Anyway… the H saved this. Loved his intensity. We get a great scene where he destroys the home he shared with the h in his grief over losing her again. 🥺🥰

[Debby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I remember reading this book a long, long time ago. And loving the intensity of it.

He’s a cruel jerk to her, so watch your blood pressure when you read this story.

[Emiliya Bozhilova · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bulgarian review first, followed by the English translation below

На 17 човек обикновено нищо не разбира, съмнява се във всичко. И върши грешки. Понякога адски сериозни грешки. И си плаща.

Или пък човек бива наранен до безумие. И си отмъщава танто за танто, докато не получи сметката и за това.

Но - напук - щастливият край е гарантиран в арлекините. Направо заподсмърчах.

4,5⭐️




At seventeen, one usually understands nothing and doubts everything. And they make mistakes. Sometimes hellishly serious mistakes. And they pay the price.

Or, they get hurt to the point of madness. And they take revenge tit-for-tat, until they receive the bill for that as well.

But—defiantly—the happy ending is guaranteed in Harlequins. I straight up started sniffling.

[Mtve41 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m too high strung atm to write five decent sentences but I needed closure before this book rudely ended. Five minutes you’re breathless with the h and H recovering from distressing violent circumstances and then it’s hello to ‘the end’. No epilogue either.

Quick reading while it lasted. The h Angie was beyond me. Since I’d never been 17 and pregnant I can’t justify what the h was going through but she came back with not one argument working out for her. The elephant in the room stayed, she’d left her new born baby to the baby’s dad and taken off. She hadn’t even bothered to find out if it was a girl or a boy.

The h is young and pregnant and assumes the worst of her bf who even offered marriage. The H’s parents also agreed to this but nothing would satisfy the h. She does get married and also has the baby but quite literally walks away at the birth of her child.

Now a few years later she’s back in town wanting to meet her child. The H is back and he won’t let her hurt his little girl ever again. The h’s bull load of excuses didn’t convince me of anything. She was in the right mind to just walk away w/o wanting to not take such a drastic step. Also to note, the H is loaded and good looking.

The great part of the book is the hot H. He’s territorial and claims his non-rights on his ex wife right away. Also lands a punch to anyone who comes looking at her. Jelly. This all lasted pretty good until life happens and they’re sent on a similar journey like their past and guess what. The h REACTS in a similar despicable way like she did in the past.

Don’t know how many pregnancies this girl child would ruin by responding with so much delusion inside her head. The man was in love with her and here she was, over reacting every time he meant to marry her and have a family with her.

The little girl was sweet and had to be a part of this sad story. The fact remained that her mother hadn’t wanted her when she was born. Abrupt HEA.

[D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an old favorite. Janet Dailey was one of my favorite authors when I first started reading romances. I enjoyed this book just as much as I did the first time. With so many books in my collection and on the market, this is one of my few re-reads.

[alon · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this book. Every time I reread it the enjoyment never fades. I hate the feeling every time it ends tho, it has me craving for more.

[Dani · Rating 2 out of 5]

Esse é um livro original da década de 80, então já li com essa consciência de que a história seria bem datada, e o dramalhão mexicano não me incomodou em si, eu gosto muito da saudosa autora Janet Dailey e ela sempre escreveu bem um drama, e eu estava bem animada quando vi que o plot era da mocinha que por ser muito nova renunciou sua filha que teve com o mocinho, logo após a criança nascer, e depois de 7 anos (ou 5, me deu um branco agora kkk) reaparece na cidade querendo recuperar o tempo perdido e lutar para conviver com sua filha, achei uma trama até bem ousada para a época, e estava gostando, mas o excesso de descrição de paisagens e construções que eram tediosas e o fato de que não tivemos cenas do desenvolvimento do relacionamento de mãe e filha depois que as coisas se resolveram me frustou em um nível absurdo, por isso a nota baixa, sério que raiva!!! O romance é o que se espera de um romance escrito naquela época, um mocinho bem ressentido e bruto, mas eu gostei dos dois juntos, mesmo não sendo

[*CJ* · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Terms of Surrender" is the story of Angie and Deke.

An extremely angsty tale of second chance and broken hearts.

Seven years ago, a seventeen year old heroine had to give up her child and abandon a rushed marriage after. She returns trying to reconnect with the child she has no rights to, and meets the adversary in her ex husband.

There is loads of heartbreak, lovemaking, and drama in this one. My chest hurt for both of them as they were right in their respective beliefs, but the ending was cathartic.

TW: miscarriage

Unsafe
4/5

[Sunshine]

I thought it’s me ,Iam the reason for dnf books left and right recently,but no , this type of writing style and mature are missing in most of books that I tried recently which make me go crazy with their childish characters

Or I guess I just love old fashion books

The only negativity about these book they left me unsatisfied because it’s short story

[Zoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75 stars

[Cate Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read this book quite a few years ago and kept it as it was a favourite. But after rereading it I couldn’t stand overbearing Deke and submissive Angie. What an arse he was!

[Zenei · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the first romances I ever read and still one of my favorite Silhouettes.

[Leo · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[hails 辉丽 · Rating 3 out of 5]

i've read this a couple of years ago i think i just forgot to add it here hehe

[Cindy Cato · Rating 5 out of 5]

I could actually feel the things that Angie was feeling ,

[Juanita Haden · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book. It keeps you holding onto the edge of your seat wondering what was going to happen next. A can’t put down type of book.

[Terryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

2nd time reading this story. Still enjoy reading it. She was only young when she fell pregnant and unfortunately couldn't cope with the fact she would need to look after a baby and be literally married to a stranger. As soon as the baby was born she left not even knowing what sex the child was. Seven years later, while on holiday, she ends up in the town where everything first began. He is furious and tries all sorts of things to get her to leave. He does not want her to see their daughter. At the end a tragic accident seals their fate.

[Becky · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was down in our laundry room and I forgot I'd read it already. And didn't like it any better the second time. Waste of an hour. Overbearing scheming SOB H and spineless submissive h. Written in '83 -- I thought they might have better sense then, but obviously not. Sounded like it was written in the 50s.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think this was Janet Dailey's first novel for Silhouette Special Edition series . Slightly sexier than Mills and Boon and longer in length. An enjoyable read at the time and continues to be so today. A keeper on my shelves.

[Jada · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book cried and cried it was so romantic