When the stress of the job pushes Sam to take greater risks than is called for as a helicopter pilot with the US Army 160th Night Stalkers, his commander insists he extend his leave past the time it takes to attend his brother’s wedding to include some much-needed R&R. Like it or not, Sam Magnus isn’t cleared to return to work until he’s had time to cool his heels and learn how to relax. With … With no clue how to chill, he relies on a dart thrown at a map to determine where he should spend his unwanted vacation. The Greek Island of Santorini it is! Used to non-stop action, the thought of lolling in the sun for two weeks makes him want to hurt someone. Namely his commanding officer. Until he interferes with an attempted kidnapping of one hot babe his first night on the island.
Stranded on Santorini, abandoned by the wealthy couple who hired her, former au pair, Kinsey Phillips, has enough going wrong with being broke and homeless, she doesn’t need to add an attempted kidnapping to her list of troubles. An Army helicopter pilot swoops in to rescue her, and thus begins a whole new set of troubles. The man is incredibly handsome and Kinsey knows what guys like that are like—love ‘em and leave ‘em.
No, sir. She’d been there, done that and had scars to prove it. Count her out of a potentially doomed relationship, although she could use his help in the meantime to survive the beautiful but deadly Greek island and get back to the States…alive.
Someone is determined to take Kinsey. It’s not Sam’s job to keep her safe, but he reluctantly assumes the responsibility when he discovers she has nowhere else to go. Rest and relaxation is impossible to achieve with a sexy blonde sharing his cottage, especially when her attackers aren’t willing to forgo their prize.
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arc review For honest review. Sam is on a forced vacation from the military .Kinsey is a au pair in santorini but when she is being kidnapped Sam is her knight in shining armor. Awesome
A stressed out Pilot is ordered on leave to learn to relax. Sam runs across a situation and helps to foil a kidnapping…but will they give up. He takes Kinsey in to help her earn money and to keep him company. Will the danger drive them apart or bring them closer together. There is plenty of action around these two as we watch their chemistry simmer. The plot was entertaining and kept me glued to my kindle.
Sam is an adrenaline junkie but lately his team have began to worry about him. He’s taking it too close to the edge when he is flying. With the threat of being benched his commanding officer orders him to do the impossible…take a holiday and relax!
Santorini should be a dream holiday but Sam is stressed and tightly wound and under order to relax. But when his family contact him and they organise another get together he unwinds slightly. But then he comes across an abduction and his instincts kick in.
Kinsey’s life had gone down the loo! She lost her new job in Greece before it even started. She was offered an au paid job when she was mugged and taken to Santorini. The parents are a bit odd but she loved the kids. But on her way to meet them for dinner she is abducted. When she wakes up in a bathtub she comes out fighting!
After their initial misunderstanding She and Sam come to an arrangement, he’ll pay her and get her a flight home to the States if she will help him relax, unwind and get his commanding officer off his back!
OMG Kinsey is an eternal optimist and the exact opposite of the buttoned up and highly wound Sam. But even though she has lost everything she is trusting..maybe a bit too much! I loved her interactions with Sam. Mrs D is a total doll and I wan to find her B&B. LOL Great read and I want the rest of the series now.
I received a complimentary copy of this book and loved it so much that I purchased a copy.
Can I just say WOW! I love Ms. James’ stories. Her characters are so realistic and the plots flow so smoothly that before you know it the story is over. I hate seeing the end of her stories. It feels like I am saying good-bye to good friends. I was glad to see that Sam’s brothers and their ladies made an appearance. It is like reconnecting with them and a continuation of their stories. I highly recommend this story as well as the entire series to anyone who loves a great romance!!!! You can’t go wrong here.
Sam’s Surrender is book four in the Hearts and Heroes series. Sam’s boss forces him to take a vacation, so he lets a dart choose where to go. When he thwarts a kidnapping in progress, his vacation gets much more interesting. Kinsey is stranded, and when Sam steps in to protect her, being stranded takes on a whole new meaning. Will these two find something they weren’t necessarily looking for? Can Sam keep Kinsey safe? I absolutely loved this book! I highly recommend it!
Sam, a helicopter pilot for the Army Night Stalkers, is one of the best helicopter pilots the Army has. But he’s been taking too many chances while flying. Under strict orders to relax, Sam is sent on an extended vacation. He either learns to relax or he’s grounded. That’s easier said than done when trouble seems to follow Sam.
Kinsey, after suffering great loss, decides to live life to the fullest. She packs up everything she owns to travel the world, taking different jobs as she travels. During her first stop, all identifying documents and money are stolen. While trying to come up with a plan, Kinsey meets the Martins. She’s offered a job as a nanny to their children while they’re on vacation in Santorini. On her way to meet the family for dinner, Kinsey is abducted. Cue Sam….
This novel was AWESOME and thoroughly enjoyable!!! I was engaged from the first few pages straight to the last word in the novel. Elle James placed a spotlight on the real life issue of human trafficking. I loved Kinsey’s excessive talking, her strength, and her ability to always find the positive in life. Sam’s honor, family, and willingness to help a total stranger make him a true HERO in my book. I read a gifted copy and all opinions stated are my own.
ARC for honest review with no compensation
Sam’s Surrender is the 4th book in the Hearts and Heroes series by Elle James and while I have read other books by Elle this is my first for this series and it most certainly didn’t disappoint. Now I will have to get the other books in this series to find out about the other Magnus brothers!
Sam Magnus is a helicopter pilot with the Army’s 160th Night Stalkers unit and when his commander insists he take some extended time off after attending his brother’s wedding to clear his head from his last mission and relax or he may not be cleared to return to flying which is his life. He decides to go to the Greek Island of Santorini and hopes that maybe relaxing in the sun on the beautiful beaches will help him to wind down…but he must report to his commanding officer every day to show he is doing that…winding down and relaxing for the next two weeks. Except on his first night on the island he rescues a woman who has been taken by two men and is determined to not let that happen…what happened to relaxing….
Kinsey Phillips came to the island as an au pair for a wealthy couple after she was robbed of all her money, passport and identification while in Athens before she met the couple. She leaves the hotel to meet with the couple at a restaurant and is drugged and kidnapped but Sam comes to her rescue and now she has even more troubles coming her way. With no money, passport or identification she has no way off the island without Sam’s help…he offers to help her get back to the states if she will help him with relaxing and sending pictures to his commander. Someone is determined to get to Kinsey and Sam has decided that it’s not going to happen on his watch…so they decide to become a couple so he can be with her at all times to protect her.
Who is after Kinsey and can Sam keep her safe?? This book keeps you turning the pages to find out what happens next and just when you think you have it figured out…something else happens to change your mind.
James secures her spot as one of the best romantic military suspense authors around.
Sam and Kinsey are genuine and engaging and the trope is exciting with lots of interesting turns. The love scenes are sensual with lots of steam. A more we’ll rounded conclusion would have made this 5 stars.
I highly recommend this book to fans of the genre. I voluntarily read and reviewed a complementary copy of this book.
Sexy, suspenseful, quick read.
Sam is a helicopter pilot in the US Army. He’s been ordered to take two weeks’ vacation by his CO after he takes unnecessary risks while flying. After attending his brothers wedding he heads to the Greek island of Santorini for a two-week stay at a bed and breakfast.
Kinsey is a damsel in distress. She sold everything and moved to Greece for a new start and a new job only to have the job disappear before she started and then all of her possessions, including her passport, were stolen. Hired as an au pair for a wealthy couple, they disappear on her without paying her what she is owed. When she is kidnapped from her hotel Sam rescues her.
This story has a lot going on and I read it in one sitting. After several attempts to kidnap Kinsey again, Sam is determined to keep her safe. He hires her to be his companion – to keep unwanted females away. Sam wants no part of a long-term relationship. Against her better judgment, Kinsey agrees to help Sam in exchange for a plane ticket back to the states.
There’s mystery, suspense and romance all rolled into a great story. This book stands alone but if you’ve read the other three books in this series Sam’s three brothers make an appearance and it was nice to visit with them again.
I loved the fact that Kinsey was not some fragile little flower. Also liked that Sam and Kinsey liked each other. There were a few hold your breath, sit on the edge of your seat moments, but they were well worth the ending and the HEA that followed.
I voluntarily read and reviewed the Advanced Reader Copy.
Fast read! Kinsey was a ray of sunshine, she had tenacity, was straightforward, shoot from the hip. Was surprised with who turned out to be in charge of the crime, (no spoiler) nice twist. As always Elle delivers steamy with alpha mail and a women who can go toe to toe 🙂 I requested an arc and volunteered to review.
I really enjoyed this story! I loved the characters. Kinsey has such a great personality and I immediately loved her. She is trying to make the most of things but she is having a run of really bad luck. Sam is on a forced vacation trying to figure out how to relax and prove it to his commanding officer so that he doesn’t lose his flying status. He ends up saving Kinsey his first day on Santorini and things go from there. This story has action and intrigue with a few twists. The sex is fairly explicit but not frequent. I enjoyed the way that the story unfolded and that the relationship built. This story was a pretty quick read for me but it is a decent length and has good development.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.
What a heart pounding read!!
Sam is forced by his commander to take a vacation and learn how to relax or he will be grounded from flight. Work and the military are his life, so to him this sounds like a punishment. His first night there, he rescues a woman who is going to turn him inside out and be the distraction that he didn’t know he needed.
I really enjoyed the character of Kinsey. From the moment we meet her, trouble seems to be close behind. The part that I enjoyed the most was even though situations keep happening to her, she still has this sunny disposition. She could just give up but she doesn’t. She enjoys her time and still does things that make her happy.
I loved reading about Sam’s perception of Kinsey. He doesn’t know how to have fun and only dwells on the negative so it was nice to see her open him up and allow him to loosen up.
I am very glad I read this book.
Whether you have read all the books in this series, or this is your first one, you are sure to enjoy this story.
This time the story belongs to Sam , an Army helicopter pilot who has taken one to many risks and is being forced to take a leave longer than expected. He needs to cool his engines , so after his brother’s wedding in Ireland ( another story you will love), he goes to Santorini. Hey, that’s where his dart sends him.
In the meantime, Kinsey Phillips, is also in Santorini in an unexpected job as a nanny. She left the USA in pursue of a new job in Europe, and lost the job before even starting. Experiencing one disaster after another, she gets a position as a nanny to a couple vacationing in Santorini. It wasn’t enough to have experienced being jobless and mugged, now she has also been kidnapped. Luckily, Sam comes in to rescue her.
In the danger and closeness , will these two bring down the walls around their hearts to find love again, or will they give up their chances?
The plot will keep you entertained and engaged and you will come to love the characters.
I was gifted this copy. The opinions expressed are solely my own.