Looking for a steamy romance novel that gives you all the angst? Tons of drama? A twist of suspense and mystery? Lovers to enemies and back again, topping it all off with a nice HEA? Well, author Luce Sutherland has just the book for you. Delicious Surrender: A Steamy Grumpy Sunshine Romance (Dominant Billionaire Series Book 1) is packed with all of the above and more. It will tantalize you, and keep you page-turning to the very end.
Delicious Surrender: A Steamy Grumpy Sunshine Romance (Dominant Billionaire Series Book 1) draws the eye of readers with a handsome dark-haired man front and center on the cover. Dark-haired and dark-eyed, he stares intently out of the cover. An open white shirt displays a toned chest beneath. Underneath the man is the cityscape that clearly defines London. The cityscape gives readers a clear idea of the location, which will be the primary setting for this book.
Delicious Surrender, told from the third person perspective, details the story of Brynne Larimore and Gage MacLeod. Brynne is struggling to write an erotic novel. She’s had a couple of setbacks with her manuscript being rejected and told that she needed to make the story steamier and more realistic. The task seems daunting on its face, but she’s determined to get the information she needs to be just as successful as her Aunt Josie.
Gage MacLeod is the owner of an elite London club in Delicious Surrender, that caters to those with specific tastes, desires, and needs. He’s just getting out of a relationship that failed to thrive the way that he had hoped. The truth came out about his romantic partner, and he decided it was best for them to go their separate ways. He has little interest in finding a new romantic partner, but when Brynne comes along, she sparks his interest.
Delicious Surrender by Luce Sutherland is a truly delicious steamy romance novel. Author Sutherland beautifully captures the grumpy sunshine aspect of Gage MacLeod’s character. Equally true, author Sutherland accurately portrays the brat side of Brynne Larimore. It is easy for readers to get the sense that Brynne is not someone who likes to be controlled or told what to do.
Author Sutherland showcases throughout Delicious Surrender that Brynne is determined to do what she feels she needs to do in order to achieve her dream of becoming a well-known author like her aunt Josie.
Throughout this novel, readers will witness the lengths that Brynne is willing to go to gain the information she needs for her book. She’s willing to explore chat rooms and websites of all sorts, and when she learns about the club that Gage runs through her friend Jared? She knows that she just has to get in.
The amount of detail that readers will find throughout Delicious Surrender is absolutely spot on. Readers will celebrate the amount of research that author Sutherland puts into this book. We get a dominatrix who gives Brynne a questionnaire that we’re sure many would be interested in filling out for themselves.
Author Sutherland doesn’t give readers what they would expect when it comes to this unique woman. Expecting Ms. Valentine (the dominatrix) to show up decked in leather head to toe? Well, you’ll be surprised with what you find in Delicious Surrender.
The first half of Delicious Surrender maps out Brynne finding her way into Gage’s orbit at his club. Readers get glimpses of her at her first job as an editor. Brynne seems pretty good at her job and has started gaining some recognition for her skills. But if she wants to write her erotic novel, she’s going to need an into the club that could wind up being the windfall of information she’s desperate for.
Of course, author Sutherland has quite a healthy amount of drama waiting to unfold the minute Brynne makes her “debut” in the club in Delicious Surrender. She catches the eye of Gage, of course, but author Sutherland has more in store for Brynne.
Cue up the dangerous Russian club member who Brynne manages to catch the eye of. He wants her. He doesn’t care that she’s not interested. Brynne is warned about him, but there’s not much that she can do to try and avoid him. He refuses to take no for an answer, and he will do whatever he needs to in order to have her.
Delicious Surrender sets the stage for drama and romance between Gage and Brynne. The push and pull between Gage the dom, and Brynne the brat is tantalizing. Author Sutherland delights in showing readers how much Brynne enjoys pushing Gage’s buttons. Brynne wants Gage to believe she’s a submissive, but anyone with sense knows right off the bat that she’s far from being submissive to any degree. It makes for entertaining reading nonetheless.
When Delicious Surrender hits the halfway mark, buckle up! Author Sutherland kicks this book into high gear and throws readers a huge piece of red meat drama. An explosive story hits the newsstands and it throws Brynne’s and Gage’s relationship into utter turmoil. It’s not enough that Brynne is dealing with a personal issue, now this comes along to top everything off. Cue the chaos, cue the drama, cue the suspense!!
Once readers hit the halfway point of Delicious Surrender it’s like this book gets a big boost of energy. Brynne is shoved out of her “comfort” zone and is pushed into unfamiliar territory. Her relationship with Gage is officially on the rocks. It seems like everything is done between them. But is there a way back for these two lovers? Well, this book does have a HEA, so the answer is yes.
First, though, Brynne and Gage are going to have to work through their issues. The way they come back together in Delicious Surrender is something that readers are going to absolutely delight in. It happens in a predictable way, but it doesn’t matter because it works and is entertaining.
Throughout Delicious Surrender author Sutherland showcases Brynne’s attitude. She’s a firecracker, and it works for her most of the time. There are moments though where you just know that she’s being completely unreasonable. Throughout this novel, she gets off on pushing Gage’s buttons in order to get a rise out of him. Author Sutherland wants to make sure that readers know she’s a brat. There are times when it dances the fine line of being too much but just stays on the right side of that fine line.
Both characters are realistic and believable. Questions that readers have concerning the big blow-up and how it was facilitated is eventually answered, you just have to be patient. You’ll probably piece it together before author Sutherland reveals the facts, but it does not detract from the page-turner that is Delicious Surrender.
Delicious Surrender is gripping, and truly delicious. Readers will enjoy the tastefully done steamy BDSM scenes. The scenes between Brynne and Gage are well done and never cross into anything that readers will find uncomfortable. Packed with drama, a nice sprinkling of suspense this standalone novel will leave readers eager for more from author Sutherland.
Readers who enjoy steamy BDSM romance novels with grumpy sunshine men (him being stupid rich is a plus) will not want to miss out on author Sutherland’s Delicious Surrender. The first book in the Dominant Billionaire series, Delicious Surrender is a must-read for readers who enjoy steamy erotic romance novels. We look forward to what author Sutherland writes next.
Pros:
- Gripping
- Deliciously steamy scenes
- Just the right amount of details
- Engaging storyline
- Realistic characters and situations
Cons:
- None of merit
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