Surrender

This was still a great book, but I feel I have to dock 2 stars because I became frustrated with the huge similarities between the racy scenes of Joe and Melanie vs. Talon and Jade. The racy scenes in general are seeming a bit repetitive. What is the point of a romance novel if you can’t enjoy the romance scenes?

Then I had to dock another star because this book was only about half of a normal book. The other 45% of the content is a different book from the author to try to get you hooked on one of her other series. While I appreciate the free book, it seemed a bit like a cheap trick. My kindle was saying I was about halfway through the book, and then there’s the epilogue. And this book is the same price as the others.

I will still continue with this series to see Ryan’s story and how everything plays out, but I am going to be really frustrated if Ryan’s racy scenes are more of the same. Paying $7 for each ebook, I would expect better.

Surrender is book six in the Steel Brothers series, and it is not a standalone! You must read the previous five books to understand this book. This book concludes Jonah and Melanie’s love story, however there are at least two more books to come. I love the way Helen Hardt writes as she pulls me into her books so that everything else disappears. Her character development is phenomenal, and both Jonah and Melanie have grown so much in the past books. I especially love how Melanie gets confidence in herself and in her love for Jonah, and how Jonah finally feels he is deserving of this love. We get answers to some mysteries and questions, and we get more questions and mysteries. We get to see Talon and Jade, plus Ryan and Marjorie. As with the other books, there are twists and turns, and some WTF moments which make this book so damn fantastic. And of course it has a cliffhanger from the Queen and Supreme Ruler of cliffhangers! As Melanie and Jonah become closer, they both explore Jonah’s dominant style and oh what a fantastic dominant side he has!!! The love is extremely erotic and steamy. So very pleasurable! I love how Jonah and Melanie are together, and the hot tub scenes are the very best! Those scenes show just how far Melanie has come with her confidence and self worth. I am in love with this series, and I never want it to end! I do want Marjorie to get at least one book for her HEA! Hint Hint…. I will continue to read Helen Hardt’s books and hope she keeps writing for a very long time.

This series is good…..but way too expensive. Many of the books in this series are not even full books. Surrender is only 50% long before it changes into an advertisement for another of her books. I would to finish the series – unfortunately at 6.99 to 7.99 each book, they rarely are complete – I’m done. If this is how the author wants to write and sell her books – she can do without me. WAY TO EXPENSIVE

Please note that you need to read this series in order: Craving, Obsession, Possession, Melt, Burn and then Surrender (Shattered and Twisted come out this year as well).

We continue this journey with Jonah Steel, the oldest of the Steel Brothers, and Melanie Carmichael, who was Talon’s therapist when the series began. We pick up where we left off in Burn, Jonah still feels responsible for unthinkable things that happened when they were kids. His mission is to continue looking for the men that have caused turmoil and strife to his family. More mysteries are unraveled, some questions are answered that cause you to be in shock and say “WHAT?” How did I not see that coming. That is the beauty of this series. All of the brothers play a role in this series, you can’t have one without the other they are all connected.

Helen is a master at twists, turns and keeping you coming back for more. The sexy moments are nothing short of hot and erotic! Whew, let me fan myself. This entire series is well worth the investment. It’s so much fun to try and figure out where Helen is going with the story. Just when you think you’ve got it all figured out, she throws a wrench into your theory.

This story has it all; romance, passion, suspense, redemption. The cliffhangers will have you on the edge of your seat, but it’s worth every moment as you try to untangle the web of deceit and cover-ups. More secrets are revealed, but knowing this roller coaster isn’t over is half the fun!

Of course you wouldn’t want to start with this book as it is the 6th book in the series, but it is still great just the same and I highly recommend you start with the first book. My only problem with this one is that I was reading it on a kindle app and it appeared as though I was only half way done with the book when it suddenly ended. It is because it has a lot of another book, not in this same series, at the end. Not that it would have changed whether I bought it or not, I am already hooked on the story and have the next two pre-ordered for when they come out in August and December, but it was still pretty deceitful. I don’t believe that was the intention, but rather just promoting the other book. The story gets pretty “edge of your seat” though and I can’t wait until the next book comes out. Each chapter goes back and forth between two different people telling the story, but it is easy to keep up with.

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