Awards Winner (2012) - Rita Awards - (Regency) Contributor(s): Author: Tessa Dare "An engaging love story with strong, believable characters. I can't wait to read the sequels " --Mary Balogh "Prepare to fall in love." --Julia Quinn Presenting the winner of the Avon FanLit contest, the immensely talented Tessa DareTessa's first Avon historical romance, A Night to Surrender , is a love story to remember--kicking off her wonderfully inventive Spindle Cove series, set in England's Regency Era in a small seaside resort town that caters specifically to ladies "of good breeding and delicate constitution." Fans of Lisa Kleypas, Christina Dodd, and Liz Carlyle will delight in the passionate chaos that ensues when a dashing British officer, under orders, "invades" this community of strong-willed "spinsters," only to discover he's met his match in Miss Susannah Finch   Review citations Publishers Weekly / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - 07/04/2011 Publishers Weekly / Exceptional Presentation - 07/04/2011 Publishers Weekly / Book Of Special Distinction - 07/04/2011 Publishers Weekly / Top 15 Book Of The Year - 07/04/2011 Publishers Weekly / Highly Recommended - 07/04/2011 Library Journal - pg. 70 - 08/01/2011 Romantic Times / Below Average - pg. 38 - 09/01/2011 Romantic Times / Excellent - pg. 38 - 09/01/2011 Romantic Times / Recommended - Better Than Most - pg. 38 - 09/01/2011 Booklist / Best Of The Best/Highly Recommended - pg. 38 - 09/15/2011 Booklist / Exceptional Presentation - pg. 38 - 09/15/2011 Booklist / Book Of Special Distinction - pg. 38 - 09/15/2011 Booklist / Top 15 Book Of The Year - pg. 38 - 09/15/2011 Booklist / Highly Recommended - pg. 38 - 09/15/2011 Shelf Awareness - 09/02/2011