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Surrender
by Vonna Harper
by Vonna Harper
Two stories which take place on Surrender Island .....a place where your BDSM fantasy or nightmare could come true.
To be honest I don't know what to write/say about this book. Both stories in this book contain NonConsensual sex so if that's not your thing then this is not for you. Both male protags are Uber Alpha, both women are kidnapped captives the second female protag is a porn star/model. Despite being labelled as Erotc Romance I personally think the inclusion of the word romance is slightly misleading romance implies a consenting relationship where both parties have a romantic inclination towards each other ,but I guess the publisher had no other 'label' to tag them with they're not porn, the sex is a major part of both stories not just thrown in for the sake of it, they're not literary either so....
I enjoyed both stories, they're what I would call mildly kinky (dependeding on your kinkometer) with bondage, extensive use of toys and sex, all/most of which is nonconsensual and used to break down and bring about a submissive response, however the scenes are not what I consider to be violent or cruel. The stories take place on Surrender Island which is a kind of parallel universe to our own, the captive women are brought to surrender through sex and this is the sole purpose of both stories. In the first the captive is brought to the island as part of her internal fantasy, total submission is something she beleives she needs, whilst the second story concentrates on a bondage porn star who is whisked away to the island to be taught a lesson, her Dom is duped into thinking she wants total submision and it's something she can't acheive on her own, this story centred around revenge and blackmail. There is no lovey dovey to these stories, no fluff, just a mutal meeting of minds and bodies. Not your usual romantic BDSM fare!!
I haven't read another author like Vonna Harper so can't give a comparison which is something I would've like to be able to do. I've to keep my thoughts as honest as possible despite the grey area with the use of the word romance, so if after reading this you 'think' you may like the stories I suspect you probably wont be disappointed.
To be honest I don't know what to write/say about this book. Both stories in this book contain NonConsensual sex so if that's not your thing then this is not for you. Both male protags are Uber Alpha, both women are kidnapped captives the second female protag is a porn star/model. Despite being labelled as Erotc Romance I personally think the inclusion of the word romance is slightly misleading romance implies a consenting relationship where both parties have a romantic inclination towards each other ,but I guess the publisher had no other 'label' to tag them with they're not porn, the sex is a major part of both stories not just thrown in for the sake of it, they're not literary either so....
I enjoyed both stories, they're what I would call mildly kinky (dependeding on your kinkometer) with bondage, extensive use of toys and sex, all/most of which is nonconsensual and used to break down and bring about a submissive response, however the scenes are not what I consider to be violent or cruel. The stories take place on Surrender Island which is a kind of parallel universe to our own, the captive women are brought to surrender through sex and this is the sole purpose of both stories. In the first the captive is brought to the island as part of her internal fantasy, total submission is something she beleives she needs, whilst the second story concentrates on a bondage porn star who is whisked away to the island to be taught a lesson, her Dom is duped into thinking she wants total submision and it's something she can't acheive on her own, this story centred around revenge and blackmail. There is no lovey dovey to these stories, no fluff, just a mutal meeting of minds and bodies. Not your usual romantic BDSM fare!!
I haven't read another author like Vonna Harper so can't give a comparison which is something I would've like to be able to do. I've to keep my thoughts as honest as possible despite the grey area with the use of the word romance, so if after reading this you 'think' you may like the stories I suspect you probably wont be disappointed.
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Aug 19, 2010 06:41am
Great Review Adrienne!
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Thanks Rane, this was sooooo difficult to do though as I didn't want to mislead anyone but neither did I want to under sell it.
Thank Scully:) More like HFNs and even then then they're only hinted at, the endings are more "now that we understand each other a little more there's a possibility we'll be together". Both Male protags have the role of 'Trainer' not lover in these stories.
You have hit the nail on this review, excellent review couldnt have put it better myself. I wouldnt have known where to start with a review for this book but you have got it spot on.x x

