Review: It's unique, intriguing, addicting and really f*cking good.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 19, 2014
Bust out your corsets, ladies, because we are taking a trip back in time - to 1910, to be exact... I don't think I've ever read a book quite like Rough Surrender. I've never been particularly into BDSM books but this one may have changed my mind, because it's not just about the kink. I'm not entirely sure I can categorize it. I guess if pressed I'd say it's an erotic, historical, BDSM, murder-mystery romance....but even that doesn't quite cover it. Let me just say it's unique, intriguing, addicting and really f*cking good. How does that work for y'all?Faith Evard is no wilting flower. She's in Cairo for an air show, determined to fly high above the city and through the pyramids, when she mets engineer Leonhardt Meisner. For both, the attraction is instantaneous, but Leonhardt is determined that he will not act on it. He has....different tastes in the bedroom and the beautiful, innocent Faith is not the type of woman he usually beds. Or ties up. And whips. When she invites him to accompany her to her room, the temptation to make Faith his is too great and as he helps her explore and learn her sexuality, she is opened up to a whole new world of pleasure. But with the pleasure, comes pain. He does not approve of her aerial activities and is determined to stop her. She wants to give in at the same time she wants to retain her independence. The road to happiness is not an easy one...someone will have to surrender.I am so taken with book and these two characters. Faith is a delight - an unusual mix of innocence, determination and independence. Despite being a woman of her time - naive when it comes to orgasms and her own body - she's forward enough to recognize what she wants and go for it. Her reluctance is balanced by her intrepid nature. Cari Silverwood gives us a heroine that is believably submissive in the bedroom and dominant outside of it. That's quite an accomplishment. Leonhardt is a unique alpha male. He's strong, stubborn and dominant but he also shows compassion and gentility, as well as a desire to be accepted by Faith. In a time when men wouldn't normally consider a woman's feelings and opinions important, he's man enough to admit he still has a lot to learn and that Faith may be the person to teach him. There's a little mystery simmering underneath the central story of Faith and Leonhardt that illustrates the danger of BDSM and highlights the compassion that both Faith and her Master share. It makes Rough Surrender more than just hot, dirty, forbidden sex. The *ahem* climax will get your heart-pumping, as will the *ahem* climaxes that Leonhardt introduces Faith too.... Who knew life in 1910 could be so sexy?This is a standalone novel. No cliffhanger~ Beth, 4.5 stars