Penny can’t believe what happened to her: One day she’s studying sociology and paying her tuition with her job at a local café, the next she wakes up in a luxurious house which is the property of a rich and enigmatic woman. Carter Forbes is ready to lay the world at her feet, but what will she expect in return? As she uncovers Carter’s reasons to create this unusual situation, Penny can’t deny the attraction between them. Can she reconcile her desire with her beliefs about herself, or is this passionate affair doomed from the start?

Penny is finally ready to say yes all the way, but married life doesn’t start off as expected. While the attraction between her and Carter is deepening, Penny still struggles to adjust to her new life full of luxury and new responsibilities. Carter continues to keep secrets for a cause, and shares only reluctantly with her wife. Can they overcome those differences, and who’s going to surrender this time? Intended for a mature audience due to various scenes of erotic nature

ASIN B01DCP2QYM moved to the [more recent edition](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203144609.morerecentedition "more recent edition") Her team confronts Carter with disturbing information. Is Penny stealing from her, betraying her by working with Carter’s enemies? Nick seems to think so, but Carter doesn’t want to believe her wife could turn against her. She makes inquiries of her own, but what if Penny finds out the woman she loves questioned her integrity? They will have to rebuild the trust between them which takes more than the undeniable heat between them—but once you surrender, it’s forever. Their love will lead them.

In the Elliot/Forbes home, the holidays are a bit different: Penny handles a threat better than she thought, and Carter helps her deal in her own ways. There’ll be gifts…and Christmas magic. This short story is a sequel to the Surrender Trilogy: Surrender Your Heart, Surrender To Me, and Surrender Forever.

ASIN B079J62PH8 moved to the most recent edition For Penny and Carter, it’s always been about passion…and politics. Struggling with recent developments, Carter decides to take a break from her involvement in the latter. Penny, like her employees, is worried about her wife’s new, somewhat fatalistic attitude, and she tries her best to both do her job, and show Carter that they can still impact a change for the better. Meanwhile, a mysterious competitor makes life even more complicated for Penny and Carter—but it would be a mistake to underestimate either of them…