Review: A sweet, quick bite of romance and some suspense, too
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2013
I was attracted to the price point of a dollar; not much to risk at that price and with this author. Plus, I was in between reads and looking for something short and easy but still sexy and sweet, and First Surrender fit the bill.I loved this ex-Navy SEAL hero, Hayden: 6'5, a big guy totally sweet on the heroine, who, at twenty-two years old, is a decade younger than he is. I liked how she was small and petite, and Hayden just wanted to be around her, to protect and watch over her, and to love her. Also, I always love the friends-to-lovers theme in romance, and with these two having been stepping around their attraction over the past year, that helped make their romance much more believable. They have a history together, a friendship, so when they do come together, it was very sweet and easily believed.Being a novella and around sixty kindle pages in length, the story develops at a nice clip, but it didn't feel too rushed to me. It felt really good, very sexy and sweet, and I really enjoyed it. The sex was steamy; I love scenes with an alpha male hero getting possessive and wanting to stake out his territory. There is an element of suspense with this story, with the stalker, and while this was fairly predictable to me, it was still fun to read. I went with it and enjoyed the element of danger and seeing our hero protect his woman. He was so into Sierra, and she was all about him. A sweet feeling of romance there.This is the first in a spin-off of the author's Red Stone Security series, but you really don't need to have read that series in order to enjoy this little novella and this new series. The next story will feature Hayden's brother, and I'll be reading that one. Looks like a good series to keep with!