(Suncoast Society series book #65)[Siren Sensations: Erotic Contemporary Consensual BDSM Romance, M/F, FemDom, HEA] Rusty’s childhood is far darker than it looks on the surface. When he falls in love with Eliza on the day they meet in high school, he knows he wants to spend the rest of his life with her, no matter how long he has to wait. Even if it means waiting forever. Eliza has no plans to …
Eliza has no plans to get married–her education comes first. She’s happy to play hard with Rusty, whether at D&D or LARP combat, even if Rusty has one pointless and annoying line he won’t cross in their personal life.
But the night he finally confesses his worst secret, he becomes hers for life. She’ll risk everything to make things right for her beloved barbarian. Sometimes, the darkest and most twisted fairy tales are also the most perfect. Now, nearly thirty years later, the past has returned to haunt him. Can the Lady once again rescue her faithful Knight from his own personal hell?
** A Siren Erotic Romance
Note: This is Rusty and Eliza’s story and picks up some of what happened in Friends in Common.
Related Books: A Roll of the Dice, A Turn of the Screwed, Broken Arrow, Initiative, Happy Valenkink’s Day, See You Sometime, Happy Spanksgiving, Friends in Common.
The other books in the Suncoast Series are standalone works, but are best read in the following order to reduce spoilers:
- Safe Harbor
- Domme by Default
- Cardinal’s Rule
- The Reluctant Dom
- The Denim Dom
- Pinch Me
- Broken Toy
- A Clean Sweep
- A Roll of the Dice
- His Canvas
- A Lovely Shade of Ouch
- Crafty Bastards
- A Merry Little Kinkmas
- Sapiosexual
- A Very Kinky Valentine’s Day
- Things Made Right
- Click
- Spank or Treat
- A Turn of the Screwed
- Chains
- Kinko de Mayo
- Broken Arrow
- Out of the Spotlight
- Friends Like These
- Vicious Carousel
- Hot Sauce
- Open Doors
- One Ring
- Vulnerable
- The Strength of the Pack
- Initiative
- Impact
- Liability
- Switchy
- Rhymes With Orange
- Beware Falling Ice
- Beware Falling Rocks
- Dangerous Curves Ahead
- Two Against Nature
- Home at Last
- A Kinkmas Carol
- Ask DNA
- Time Out of Mind
- Happy Valenkink’s Day
- Splendid Isolation
- Similar to Rain
- Happy Spank Patrick’s Day
- Fire in the Hole
- Pretzel Logic
- This Moody Bastard
- Walk Between the Raindrops
- Rub Me Raw
- Any World That I’m Welcome To
- Heartache Spoken Here
- Roll With the Punches
- See You Sometime
- Borderline
- A Case of You
- Reconsider Me
- Never Too Late for Love
- Blues Beach
- Happy Spanksgiving
- Our Gravity
- Friends in Common
- Almost Gothic
- Empty-Handed Heart
- Steady Rain
- Indifference of Heaven (Coming Soon)
- Like the Seasons (Coming Soon)
- I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead (Coming Soon)
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It is always fun when characters who have been a part of the larger picture finally get to tell their story. Eliza is a remarkable woman who is strong and capable of giving Rusty exactly what he needs to lead a wonderful life. With the flashbacks we get to see this strength was forged early in her life. Rusty is holding onto much darkness but has his own strength. He also has a strong protective streak. He knows what he needs from Eliza even when he can’t ask for it. Together they are formidable and have a life long relationship.
We finally get Rusty & Eliza’s story. There are some tough scenes as Rusty relive his past but it helps us understand why he is the way he is. Eliza is the heroine of heroines. Protecting her man and making sure he is safe. Great story of an established couple and their path to a happy life.
Book 65, Suncoast Society. Tymber Dalton’s at her best in a heart-wrenching story of overwhelming trauma & love’s healing power!
From the moment Rusty met Eliza in high school, he knew he loved her. But are things ever really that simple? While Rusty may be happy, responsible, and loving on the outside, he carries darkness deep in his soul, darkness he’s never revealed to anyone. As Rusty and Eliza become friends, Rusty’s utterly devoted to her. Despite that, Eliza’s certain she’ll never marry. And Rusty has responsibilities that would crumble a man twice his age. As their lives move forward with LARPing, SCA, ren fair, and martial arts activities, the two develop trust, rely on each other, form a gothic-type relationship. Eliza’s the lady fair, Rusty the knight in shining armor. Rusty’s Eliza’s barbarian. Eliza’s Rusty’s rock, the force that secures him. But Eliza knows the darkness in Rusty’s soul is ever present. She can’t push him. If he’s ever going to open up, it’ll be on his terms, in his time. Eliza could never have been prepared when that time comes. Anger, loathing, and hatred erupt in Eliza when Rusty’s secret’s revealed. And it’s up to her to protect her barbarian, her knight. But at what cost? What happens when Rusty realizes he’s opened his soul to Eliza? How can they deal with the consequences of his confession, the aftermath? It’s not easy. But as the future passes and the threat seemingly disappears, Rusty locks the trauma behind steel doors in his mind. Is it gone? Absolutely not! But he and Eliza have an unbreakable foundation. Their lives move on. Then, after nearly 30 years, Rusty’s past returns, wreaking havoc, ripping his soul to shreds. It’s up to Eliza to pull her barbarian back from the brink. Can she? Does Rusty even want her to? The doors behind which he’d locked that agony are shattered. Old trauma returns with a vengeance, ready to destroy everything. Does Eliza have the strength to give her knight what he needs? Or will all they’ve built, their love, trust, and devotion, be totally annihilated?
This book hit me on such a deeply personal level that there were times I had to literally stop and take a break. I’ve never had to do that with one of Ms. Dalton’s books before. This is a look at the BDSM world through the lens of a Domme and her sub. It’s utterly fascinating. Rusty and Eliza’s love, their BDSM dynamic, and how it formed over the span of their lives to the present is a wrenching, heartbreaking, and life-affirming story well worth reading. These two fit together like two interlocking pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. Their love is undeniable. The trauma is so very real. As I already stated, this hit me a little too close for comfort at times. Rusty’s past absolutely shattered me. But the affirmations of hope, belief, love, and absolute trust that Rusty and Eliza share filled me with joy and the deepest hope that love can conquer even the most gut-wrenching situations. Rusty and Eliza’s story reflects truth in so many ways. Ms. Dalton always shows her understanding of not just the BDSM world but of people, how life events shape and mold our life choices, and the power that genuine love has to heal. She also demonstrates an innate understanding of life, that it can deal out all sorts of cruelty and horror. But, as always, she’s also shown that love truly gives us the ability to rise above any trauma and transcend the pain. Congratulations, Ms. Dalton, on yet another absolutely stunning story.
One final note. Please be an informed reader! This is an ADULT book. It contains explicit language and BDSM sexual scenes. If you already know you won’t enjoy this genre, this book may not be for you. There are book synopses and reviews available on Goodreads and all booksellers’ websites. Use these resources. DON’T LEAVE A NEGATIVE REVIEW WHEN YOU KNOW YOU WON’T ENJOY THE BOOK. It’s not fair to the author! She works hard to provide a quality work product. If you know you’ll object to the book’s subject matter before you buy it, you’re doing yourself and the author an extreme disservice.
Thanks for reading my review and happy reading!