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Snow’s Surrender
This novella is a dark and taboo romance. Readers discretion is advised.
He wants me — The Wicked King. After coming back from boarding school, I come to know that my life will never be the same again. He'll have me, no matter what. But I won't give in without a fight. So, we play a game. I run. He chases. If Duncan catches me... This is a game of surrender and one of us is bound to lose. But it's not right for us to be together. It's forbidden and wrong. Except, the more he chases me, I grow weaker against his relentless persuit. But if only we had known, there was something bigger, more dangerous... something sinister lurking in the shadows.
He wants me — The Wicked King. After coming back from boarding school, I come to know that my life will never be the same again. He'll have me, no matter what. But I won't give in without a fight. So, we play a game. I run. He chases. If Duncan catches me... This is a game of surrender and one of us is bound to lose. But it's not right for us to be together. It's forbidden and wrong. Except, the more he chases me, I grow weaker against his relentless persuit. But if only we had known, there was something bigger, more dangerous... something sinister lurking in the shadows.
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Lylah James
27 books4,972 followersAuthor of The Mafia and His Angel. Creator of Alessio Ivanshov and Aylessio.
Reading is her first love and always will be.
Writing is her passion. She writes because the voices in her head won't stop and because they deserve to be heard and read. Lylah James writes about drool worthy and total alpha males, with strong and sweet heroines. She makes her readers cry - sob their eyes out, swoon, curse, rage and fall in love. Mostly known as the Queen of cliffhanger and the #evilauthorwithablacksoul, she likes to break her readers' hearts and then mend them again.
She uses all her spare time to write. If she is not studying, sleeping, writing or working - she can found with her nose buried in a good romance book, preferably with a hot alpha male.
Reading is her first love and always will be.
Writing is her passion. She writes because the voices in her head won't stop and because they deserve to be heard and read. Lylah James writes about drool worthy and total alpha males, with strong and sweet heroines. She makes her readers cry - sob their eyes out, swoon, curse, rage and fall in love. Mostly known as the Queen of cliffhanger and the #evilauthorwithablacksoul, she likes to break her readers' hearts and then mend them again.
She uses all her spare time to write. If she is not studying, sleeping, writing or working - she can found with her nose buried in a good romance book, preferably with a hot alpha male.
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June 13, 2021
This story started off seemingly like every other telling of Snow White but Lylah James threw in a delicious twist!
Snows Surrender was sweet but with a twist of tantalizing seduction and oh my goodness moments.
Snows Surrender was sweet but with a twist of tantalizing seduction and oh my goodness moments.
January 1, 2024
На початку книги, я думав , що це буде просто спайсі книга, але кінцівка це тупо шок..Рекомендую!
August 11, 2021
A novella with a twist and it is nothing like the fairytale.
Snow comes back from boarding school to live with her excuse of a mother and her new stepfather, Duncan. He plays a game, one where he expects her to surrender, but there is just something odd about her stepfather. He seems to have two personalities, one for her and one for her mother. He hunts her until he gets what he wants. Once she crosses the line, she knows they can’t go back, but it seems that there was always something off, something more dangerous and sinister going on behind, not only her closed door but the whole house. This novella was dark and taboo, with secrets waiting to be exposed. Will Snow survive? And will Duncan reveal all the truths? Overall, a quick, sexy little read with a twist (that I did see coming). However it was still enjoyable, the writing flowed, the character development was good for a short novella and overall it was entertaining.
Snow comes back from boarding school to live with her excuse of a mother and her new stepfather, Duncan. He plays a game, one where he expects her to surrender, but there is just something odd about her stepfather. He seems to have two personalities, one for her and one for her mother. He hunts her until he gets what he wants. Once she crosses the line, she knows they can’t go back, but it seems that there was always something off, something more dangerous and sinister going on behind, not only her closed door but the whole house. This novella was dark and taboo, with secrets waiting to be exposed. Will Snow survive? And will Duncan reveal all the truths? Overall, a quick, sexy little read with a twist (that I did see coming). However it was still enjoyable, the writing flowed, the character development was good for a short novella and overall it was entertaining.
June 19, 2021
I thought it was a retelling of Snow White, but it only had the name of this fairy tale. There is no story to speak of, a couple of questionable liaisons, characters without rhyme or reason. Forgettable.
Pensavo fosse un retelling di Biancaneve, ma di questa favola aveva solo il nome. Non c'é storia di cui parlare, un paio di amplessi anche discutibili, personaggi senza capo né coda. Da dimenticare.
Pensavo fosse un retelling di Biancaneve, ma di questa favola aveva solo il nome. Non c'é storia di cui parlare, un paio di amplessi anche discutibili, personaggi senza capo né coda. Da dimenticare.
June 9, 2021
3.5 but I rounded to 4. It was good, a little confusing in the middle but the heat was perfect. Overall not bad, I liked it :)
December 23, 2025
1⭐️ this was rllyyy weird and not at all a retelling of Snow White. The only reason I finished it was bc it was a novella. Wouldn’t reread
July 1, 2021
Technically I already read this since it was in the Slay Belles & Mayhem anthology which I got an ARC for but I don't think I posted my review for it since most of the stories in that anthology were really bad and I didn't enjoy most of them. This one was the only story from that anthology that I actually enjoyed as well as a preview for a book that was going to come out but I ended up not liking the complete story either. So it really only left me enjoying this story from the anthology.
Now to the story, it's a good taboo dark romance that I did enjoy but do keep in mind that this might not be for everyone. Lylah James tends to write dark romances where it leaves the reader with all sorts of emotion and I was prepared this time. The story isn't too gut-wrenching and I think that it's more of a mystery since you never truly know what is going on during the story.
The big emphasis in the story is taboo since Snow is going after her stepfather but there's already a bad relationship with the mother that she really doesn't care about what can happen. I mean I don't mind this since it's obvious that the relationship wasn't serious and that there's actually a reason behind it.
Overall, this is a good short story and I do want to say that this isn't a story that's filled with sex like Madison Faye's books. I think this is more plot-driven and something that you can quickly read.
Trigger warning:
- sexual assault/rape
Now to the story, it's a good taboo dark romance that I did enjoy but do keep in mind that this might not be for everyone. Lylah James tends to write dark romances where it leaves the reader with all sorts of emotion and I was prepared this time. The story isn't too gut-wrenching and I think that it's more of a mystery since you never truly know what is going on during the story.
The big emphasis in the story is taboo since Snow is going after her stepfather but there's already a bad relationship with the mother that she really doesn't care about what can happen. I mean I don't mind this since it's obvious that the relationship wasn't serious and that there's actually a reason behind it.
Overall, this is a good short story and I do want to say that this isn't a story that's filled with sex like Madison Faye's books. I think this is more plot-driven and something that you can quickly read.
Trigger warning:
- sexual assault/rape
June 17, 2024
Мене зацікавила обкладинка цієї книжечки, тому вирішила що продовжую знайомство з Лайлою Джеймс, плюс зіграло те що я читала її інші книги❤️🩹
Чого тільки вартує історія Алессіо і Айли, але зараз не проте🫠
У нас є 17-ти річна Сноу, яка ніколи не відчувала нормального відношення від матері, тому вона довгий час проводить в школі-інтернаті. І ось одного разу мама телефонує їй і каже що вона вийшла заміж, і хоче щоб донька переїхала до неї і познайомилась з своїм майбутнім отчимом🤔
Дункан з першої зустрічі веде себе дивно, він спостерігає за сплячою Сноу, і у них відбувається дуже цікавий діалог, з натяками🫣
Як говорить Сноу, Дункан не виглядає на свої 40 років, він підтягнутий, темноволосий, сексуальний чоловік. І Сноу відчуває до нього щось що не повинна відчувати😏
Це якщо коротко про сюжет, це новелла там не багото сторінок, прочитала дуже швидко, але кінцівка взагалі мене шокувала, такого якщо чесно не очікувала повороту подій.
Чого тільки вартує історія Алессіо і Айли, але зараз не проте🫠
У нас є 17-ти річна Сноу, яка ніколи не відчувала нормального відношення від матері, тому вона довгий час проводить в школі-інтернаті. І ось одного разу мама телефонує їй і каже що вона вийшла заміж, і хоче щоб донька переїхала до неї і познайомилась з своїм майбутнім отчимом🤔
Дункан з першої зустрічі веде себе дивно, він спостерігає за сплячою Сноу, і у них відбувається дуже цікавий діалог, з натяками🫣
Як говорить Сноу, Дункан не виглядає на свої 40 років, він підтягнутий, темноволосий, сексуальний чоловік. І Сноу відчуває до нього щось що не повинна відчувати😏
Це якщо коротко про сюжет, це новелла там не багото сторінок, прочитала дуже швидко, але кінцівка взагалі мене шокувала, такого якщо чесно не очікувала повороту подій.
January 3, 2022
As someone who grew up watching disney princess and fell in love with Snow White this novella was interesting to say the least never did I think I would read a spicy show white retelling but here we are…..
Lylah James continues to raise the bar with her writing the fact that this is a novella and is only an ebook is a crime because I should be able to enjoy this everyday and admire it on my bookshelf.
Omg okay snows surrender follows 17 year old Snow White who has recently graduated from boarding school to go live with her estranged mother and new husband, when Snow meets the mysterious Duncan King he turns out to be nothing that she imagined. Lylah is the queen of cliffhangers and plot twist when I tell you my jaw dropped at the plot twist it made my sad that it was only 100 pages. If you need a quick spicy read go read Snows Surrender.
Lylah James continues to raise the bar with her writing the fact that this is a novella and is only an ebook is a crime because I should be able to enjoy this everyday and admire it on my bookshelf.
Omg okay snows surrender follows 17 year old Snow White who has recently graduated from boarding school to go live with her estranged mother and new husband, when Snow meets the mysterious Duncan King he turns out to be nothing that she imagined. Lylah is the queen of cliffhangers and plot twist when I tell you my jaw dropped at the plot twist it made my sad that it was only 100 pages. If you need a quick spicy read go read Snows Surrender.
June 15, 2021
The twist in the end of this tale was not expected. The story behind the King family was interesting at that point! But most of of it was predictable as far as Snow staying and Duncan (Liam) going for her. But the twist in the end was what got me when I found out about Duncan! Snow didn’t have much personality, and was rather basic in my opinion.
The writing was good though!!
The writing was good though!!
October 26, 2022
A bit of a silly book, I though that there would be a chase and a bit of snow white like story but no such thing.
I did not like the story line especially with Duncan being the mom's husband.
Sorry, this book was not for me.
I did not like the story line especially with Duncan being the mom's husband.
Sorry, this book was not for me.
June 18, 2021
Either very good foreshadowing or very predictable. Anyway, this was fun.
June 18, 2021
short but overall a good story, i loved the whole concept of snow-white with a twist
3.5 of 5
3.5 of 5
June 22, 2021
Quick, dark and dirty read. The adult, dirty version of the fairy tale, with a twist at the end.
July 4, 2021
Lylah and her plot twist never dissapoint me.
September 27, 2021
This book was nothing like Snow White, but I really enjoyed it. It had a dark twist and there were some shocking moments. It was short but really enjoyable.
October 19, 2021
Short super spicy loved it with lots of twist!!!! Need more of them
March 16, 2022
Check your triggers. The author gives a brief note at the beginning to let you know what tropes are within her book.
June 18, 2021
Decent story, wish it was longer. Naughty scenes were hot. This was an okay book but it definitely had some major potential to be an amazing one.
November 22, 2021
A good, short novella. I am confident I've read it before so it must have been in an anthology before being released as a standalone. It has age-gap (21 years), which I friggin' love.
Warning: non-con
Warning: non-con
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