The Sicilian Surrender

by Sandra Marton, AshleyNicole, Federico Erebia, et al.

Book Overview

When it comes to women, Stefano Lucchesi has known them all: the vamps, the fortune-hunters, the downright desperate... all of them attracted by his riches and power. Except Fallon O'Connell. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373123507
• ISBN13: 9780373123506
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 187 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Unexpected Delight

I only started reading harlequin's because in between reading 400 page novels, I wanted something lighter and less intense. I've found that some of the best stories are in these little books. This is part of the O'Connell series and the first of the series I have read. Stefano is a wealthy Sicilian/American who fulfills a dream of buying back a family castella after making it big. He is blackmailed by an ex lover into allowing a photo shoot for a bridal magazine be held on his property. Fallon O'Connell is the super model hired for the shoot. When these two meet it is instant dislike/attraction. He thinks she is an empty headed conceited supermodel. She thinks he is a rich jerk looking for arm candy. When she is in a terrible accident that messes up her face, Stefano feels responsible and takes her to his castella to recover. They quickly find out they had interpreted each other wrongly, and the attraction takes on a deeper, intense but sweet relationship. The problem is she thinks he feels pity for her and she wants love, not pity. He thinks she will be frightened away if he declares his love too soon and doesn't tell her he loves her. A series of miscommunications turns into a brief breakup but works out with a wonderful ending. I really liked this one. The hero is all male without being an overbearing jerk. She is vulnerable without being helpless. Great characters.

A Wonderful Book!

This is a wonderful book. Stefano Lucchesi is the perfect Alpha male who doesn't expect to lose his heart but when he does, he gives Fallon O'Connell everything a woman could want. He's passionate, sexy, gentle and strong. Every woman should have a man like Stefano in her life.

The Author Says

THE SICILIAN SURRENDER is one of the most passionate, most deeply emotional books I've written. Romantic Times Magazine gave my book its top rating by naming THE SICILIAN SURRENDER a Top Pick for October! Says reviewer Shannon Short: "Romance does not get any better than a Sandra Marton story. THE SICILIAN SURRENDER has power and passion evident in the strength and compassion of an exquisite hero and the heroine's courage to create a new life."One reader told me the Stefano's and Fallon's story had changed her life. One said she wept with joy at the ending. Another called the book Pure Gold.Pick up a copy of THE SICILIAN SURRENDER. I think you'll be truly touched by the compelling story of Stefano Lucchesi and Fallon O'Connell.