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Solstice Surrender
A man of mysterious powers. A woman who fights her destiny. On mid-winter’s eve she must decide. When her SIA partner and lover is killed on assignment, Jenna hides away in Banff, Canada for the Christmas season to lick her wounds in private. When she forces a rude stranger to dump coffee in his own lap just by thinking about it, Jenna is tipped into a shadowy world hidden to most humans. Rhys Cellyn knows that dangerous, powerful world intimately. He helps Jenna avoid the many enemies who now want her for her fast-developing powers, while Jenna struggles to accept the truth about her true fate, her growing feelings for Rhys and their twined destinies. Time is against her, for she must make a choice and the future of the world is at stake…if she can only keep Rhys and herself alive until the moment of the winter solstice.___________ Solstice Surrender was first published as a novella included in the Winter Warriors anthology, then re-released in December 2009 by Ellora’s Cave as a ebook-only single title novella. It has now been extended and re-edited, and repackaged with new front and end matter, and re-released as the Author’s Edition. The additional text has lengthened the story enough to also allow a print edition to be This book is an erotic paranormal romance. It contains frequent graphic sexual scenes and sexual language. Do not proceed if sexy heroes receiving their due reward offends you. Lots of bad guys were harmed during the making of this novel.
180 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2009
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Tracy Cooper-Posey
206 books974 followersTracy Cooper-Posey is an Amazon #1 Best Selling Author. She writes romantic suspense, paranormal, urban fantasy, futuristic and science fiction romances. She has published over 100 novels since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book Of The Year and Byzantine Heartbreak was a 2012 winner. Faring Soul won a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 for “Most Intriguing Philosophical/Social Science Questions in Galaxybuilding” She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.
She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes taken together. In her spare time she enjoys history, Sherlock Holmes, science fiction and ignoring her treadmill. An Australian Canadian, she lives in Edmonton, Canada with her husband, a former professional wrestler, where she moved in 1996 after meeting him on-line.
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December 17, 2013
This book as been in my arsnal of books to read since April of this year. I even started at one point, but put it down to read and review. I just picked it back up and glad that I did.
Jenna so untrusting.. a by the fact kinda girl. If she cant touch it then its not real. Jenna has had some what she would call weirdness goings on, things that she has no explanation for. Along come Rhys he as all the answers but Jenna isnt trying to hear them. Rhys as old school type of warrior, thats waited some years to love. As he tries to bring Jenna around he throws out a few words like fate, destiny, responsibities, again not something Jenna is trying to believe in. They both are heading toward a fate that has been written since before time, and as fate is such a fickle creature, Rhys and Jenna wont have a easy time of it.
Again fate shows her hand, putting them in a hotel where they get snowed in, Jenna is attacked and almost killed, hey wait um... they have time to go to a hotey toety christmas party given by the hotel managers, all this throw in a bit of mind sex, no no I actual mean sex within the confines of their mind(while standing in a store) and regular fun hot steamy monkey sex.. hmmm mhmmm..
The lives of humans and watches alike kinda of hang in the balance waiting for Jenna to accept her fate... what will it take for her surrender? Enjoy
Jenna so untrusting.. a by the fact kinda girl. If she cant touch it then its not real. Jenna has had some what she would call weirdness goings on, things that she has no explanation for. Along come Rhys he as all the answers but Jenna isnt trying to hear them. Rhys as old school type of warrior, thats waited some years to love. As he tries to bring Jenna around he throws out a few words like fate, destiny, responsibities, again not something Jenna is trying to believe in. They both are heading toward a fate that has been written since before time, and as fate is such a fickle creature, Rhys and Jenna wont have a easy time of it.
Again fate shows her hand, putting them in a hotel where they get snowed in, Jenna is attacked and almost killed, hey wait um... they have time to go to a hotey toety christmas party given by the hotel managers, all this throw in a bit of mind sex, no no I actual mean sex within the confines of their mind(while standing in a store) and regular fun hot steamy monkey sex.. hmmm mhmmm..
The lives of humans and watches alike kinda of hang in the balance waiting for Jenna to accept her fate... what will it take for her surrender? Enjoy
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August 12, 2022Finished Reading April 3, 2014
I don't remember enough to be able to rate this one.
I remember reading it.
I'm pretty sure I was confused by some if not most of it.
But that is as far as my memory takes me.
Purchased from Amazon April 2, 2014
I don't remember enough to be able to rate this one.
I remember reading it.
I'm pretty sure I was confused by some if not most of it.
But that is as far as my memory takes me.
Purchased from Amazon April 2, 2014
March 3, 2016
Book Review- Solstice Surrender by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Jenna MacDonald is sitting in a café when she witnesses a man yelling at and treating the woman with him horribly. Jenna urges the woman to dump her coffee on him, secretly in her thoughts. Eventually she does. Jenna decides to leave during the commotion when she spots a strange man staring at her from the table by the door. Then another strange man guides her out of the café. He drags her running away from the first man she saw. Her instincts and training kick in as they flee and disguise themselves. The man is familiar to her but she has no idea why.
Rhys Cellyn knows exactly why he seems familiar. They are bonding. He has finally found her, the woman he left his homeland for. He sensed her then lost her. Now he can’t believe that he has finally found her. Her powers are strong and he must protect her until the Solstice. He knows that the enemy will strike right before to stop the bond.
Jenna has a hard time believing that she has powers and is bonding with this strange man who saved her. She has no idea what it all means or why she is being hunted. She trusts Rhys to tell her the truth and keep her safe.
This book was interesting. I like the soul mate idea. How Rhys has been searching for Jenna and finally finds her. I also like the idea how the Solstice plays a big part in her powers and their bonding.
However, there were parts of the book that were confusing. I wish there was more information on the battle between the two groups. Rhys didn’t really share much and I was pretty surprised. I began to lose interest. The story seemed to turn into more and more sex scenes instead of plot. Thankfully the ending had a battle scene or I probably would have stopped reading it all together. Not my favorite book. I give it a 2.5 out of 5.
Jenna MacDonald is sitting in a café when she witnesses a man yelling at and treating the woman with him horribly. Jenna urges the woman to dump her coffee on him, secretly in her thoughts. Eventually she does. Jenna decides to leave during the commotion when she spots a strange man staring at her from the table by the door. Then another strange man guides her out of the café. He drags her running away from the first man she saw. Her instincts and training kick in as they flee and disguise themselves. The man is familiar to her but she has no idea why.
Rhys Cellyn knows exactly why he seems familiar. They are bonding. He has finally found her, the woman he left his homeland for. He sensed her then lost her. Now he can’t believe that he has finally found her. Her powers are strong and he must protect her until the Solstice. He knows that the enemy will strike right before to stop the bond.
Jenna has a hard time believing that she has powers and is bonding with this strange man who saved her. She has no idea what it all means or why she is being hunted. She trusts Rhys to tell her the truth and keep her safe.
This book was interesting. I like the soul mate idea. How Rhys has been searching for Jenna and finally finds her. I also like the idea how the Solstice plays a big part in her powers and their bonding.
However, there were parts of the book that were confusing. I wish there was more information on the battle between the two groups. Rhys didn’t really share much and I was pretty surprised. I began to lose interest. The story seemed to turn into more and more sex scenes instead of plot. Thankfully the ending had a battle scene or I probably would have stopped reading it all together. Not my favorite book. I give it a 2.5 out of 5.
October 4, 2025
DNF. Found it well written but boring. Your milage will vary.
November 1, 2021
I knew I was in trouble when I read the note in the introduction that mentioned that this book had originally been written as a novella for an Ellora's Cave anthology. Ellora's Cave had a pretty predictable story format—lots of sex, very little plot. Cooper-Posey said she'd expanded the novella into a short novel, but I didn't expect the sex to plot ratio to change. I was right, it didn't. And while there was a time I quite enjoyed such books (that's how I knew what to expect from Ellora's Cave), now is not the time. So, I spent a lot of this book skimming.
I will assert that this was better than most of what I read from Ellora's Cave, but it wasn't very good when judged on its own. The writing wasn't the issue. Other than a disconcerting and anachronistic tendency to use "for" in sentences, the writing is actually fine. The editing had a few hiccups, but nothing egregious. It's just that the plot is so very thin and there is so very very little character development, world-building, romantic build-up, etc that the story barely holds together. And then there is a ton of sex to further destabilize it all.
So, I'm just gonna have to go with "Meh" for this one.
I will assert that this was better than most of what I read from Ellora's Cave, but it wasn't very good when judged on its own. The writing wasn't the issue. Other than a disconcerting and anachronistic tendency to use "for" in sentences, the writing is actually fine. The editing had a few hiccups, but nothing egregious. It's just that the plot is so very thin and there is so very very little character development, world-building, romantic build-up, etc that the story barely holds together. And then there is a ton of sex to further destabilize it all.
So, I'm just gonna have to go with "Meh" for this one.
February 18, 2014
For a novella, this story had the depth and excitement of a full length novel. Jenna and Rhys are strong characters with purpose. I especially liked Jenna's refusal to just believe everything Rhys was telling her, preferring tangible evidence first. Though this story is complete, it does leave you wanting to know more about the world where watchers are a reality. I would definitely read more from this author.
June 26, 2014
A paranormal romance between Jenna, a SIA agent and Rhys, who is there to watch over her. She has escaped to Banff, Canada after the loss of her partner. What she doesn't know that there are those that are after her for her fast-developing powers.
April 15, 2013
Finally skipped ahead to the end. Slow and not real interesting. Glad it was free for Kindle.
did-not-finish
April 18, 2013The story started off not making sense.
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November 5, 20159 January 2014: $0.00 Free on Kindle
July 6, 2016
Este livro podia ser um bocadinho maior, explicar melhor as coisas e deixaar-nos entrar um bocadinho mais na história. Gostei de o ler, mas não o achei nada por aí além.
June 30, 2014
Solstice surrender
well written story of finding that once in a lifetime love and coming together in a powerful bound that will last a lifetime
well written story of finding that once in a lifetime love and coming together in a powerful bound that will last a lifetime
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