Submission is Not Enough (Masters and Mercenaries, #12) in Dangerous Hero Addict Support Group

Oct 31, 2016 Darcy rated it liked it

Shelves: private-security-investigator, erotica, 2016, e-book, bdsm

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Oct 27, 2016 Christina rated it it was amazing

Shelves: keeper-shelf, own-in-ebook-and-print, suspense, bdsm, may-december, contemporary, military-alpha-male, dramatic-content, part-of-series, reconciliation

Let me start by saying if you want to know what this book is about, please scroll down and read the blurb, because this review will not even remotely tell you about the book. Wanna know what I thought and how it made me feel? I'm your girl! This book made me feel like a survivor of a shipwreck who is rescued after years of solitude. I felt EVERYTHING! Love, hate, happiness, fear, resignation, rage, calm, out of control, turned-on (yeah, even stranded, I'm sure we would still feel that), and fina Let me start by saying if you want to know what this book is about, please scroll down and read the blurb, because this review will not even remotely tell you about the book. Wanna know what I thought and how it made me feel? I'm your girl! This book made me feel like a survivor of a shipwreck who is rescued after years of solitude. I felt EVERYTHING! Love, hate, happiness, fear, resignation, rage, calm, out of control, turned-on (yeah, even stranded, I'm sure we would still feel that), and finally greatfulness. At this beginning, I was so frustrated, not just at Theo, but all the characters around him. Theo has been through a life-changing and traumatic event that his reaction is completely normal, even if I didn't like it. Everyone coddling him? Yep, understood and still didn't like it. Erin and her lack of fire and sass...understood and I still didn't like it. I put this book down in out of sheer aggravation only to pick it up two seconds later because I HAD to know what happened next. I was convinced I wouldn't NOT like this book. Then came the changing of the tides and the way Theo, and alternately everyone around him, decided on a different course of action. At first, I was disgusted. How can this be happening? How can they suggest THAT? Finally, once it was laid out I accepted that this may work. WOW....mind blown. I love the chemistry that Theo and Erin have, even while trying to find their way back to what they had, recognizing that there are just some things you can't come back from. It's crazy hot and wicked sexy. Theo, who always came off as more beta male than alpha, completely becomes the dominant man he is and I cheered! I was in love, once again with this book and these characters. Then the suspense and the evil creature known as Hope (probably one of the most evil and vile characters I've ever read in my life) makes her presense known and I'm literally hanging off the edge of my bed for the rest of the book. The plot is a delicate and detailed web that all of our characters begin to naviagate....trying to heal Theo, trying to support Erin, trying to protect Theo's son, trying to find Dr. McDonald, trying to figure out who is playing for the bad guys or the good guys. There is so much going on you would think this book would confuse you but it doesn't. This book entertains you from the first word until the very last and lets you feel everything you can imagine you would feel (as I said, shipwreck survior). There were parts that made me flat-out uncomfortable, I won't lie, but I wouldn't trade a second of this literary experience. The best part? I've always known Lexi Blake was an amazing writer. But Submission Is Not Enough is more than a book....it is a masterpiece, one that will stand the test of time and leave you feeling breathless and complete every time you remember the experience of reading it. They say all things get better with time and experience, but truthfully, if it Ms. Blake gets any better than this, I'm not sure my heart or body could withstand it!

*Reviewers Note: This book is best read in order of the series. While some would argue that you could possibly read it without reading previous books in the series, I would not suggest or recommend it as this storyline played out over several books in the series. Besides, why wouldn't you want to start at the beginning of such an amazing journey?*

Would I Recommend This Book: Yes, yep, absolutely. Pick up the whole series, start at the beginning and hold on. You will LOVE this book if you like suspense, hot erotic romance, healing, and second chances.

Final Star Rating: 5 doesn't do it justice. I rarely ever award more than 5. 5 is completely unfair to rate this book. It deserves 10. ...more

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