(Suncoast Society series book #63)[Siren Sensations: Erotic Alternative Contemporary Consensual BDSM Romance, M/M, HEA] At thirty-one, Bryce is a damned good attorney, but it feels like that’s all he’s got going for him right now. He’s just about given up on finding a boyfriend, much less a submissive, and his dreams of being a father look increasingly slim. Then mutual friends in the Suncoast … in the Suncoast Society take over.
Dustin is relatively new to the area. The realtor thinks his friends are wasting their time fixing him up, especially since Bryce is fifteen years younger than him. No younger guy has ever wanted him before. Except this feels like forever in a scary-fast way. Bryce is not only okay with Dustin not wanting kids, he’s also the Dom of Dustin’s dreams.
Enter Kira, Bryce’s lifelong best friend. She’s about to make Bryce’s dreams come true with a devastating price. Dustin knows he owns Bryce’s heart, but can he accept the guy he loves marrying a woman whose last wish is that Bryce be by her side?
** A Siren Erotic Romance
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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This installment in the series is both bittersweet and heartwarming. Dustin and Bryce have an immediate connection to each other as soon as they meet and they both move quickly. But just as soon as they are being to realize the special newness things in Bryce explode. We get to see that Dustin has to come to his own decisions about how to respond to what is happening. On one hand Bryce says things are up to him but on the other he seems ready to move forward. Dustin is smart enough to seek council that helps him think things out to at least make the first big decisions as somethings just have to happen before you know your reaction. Bryce sometimes seems to be overwhelmed and pushed along by what is happening. But it lets us see Dustin’s caring and strength. Kira is a wonderful caring woman and she does such a great job of knowing what both men need and to prepare them for the future.
This was such an emotional story that it has taken me several days to write this. Bryce and Dustin are two gay men who are introduced to each other by the Suncoast Society gals. The relationship is going good when Bryce’s best friend Kira enters the picture. Things have happened in her life to send her back to Florida and back to her best friend. Her request will throw the guys for a loop and will make Dustin seek advice from Seth! Will Dustin be strong enough to let the man he loves help Kira out? Will it drive the guys apart?
This was emotional for me on several levels. And a warning, you will need a HUGE crying towel for this story. I haven’t cried this much since I read Tymber’s “The Reluctant Dom”. It’s so well written that you can feel the emotions pouring from Bryce, Dustin and Kira. The friendship between Kira and Bryce was so good and while it was hard on Dustin, he comes to love Kira as a sister.
I’ll never know how Tymber Dalton does this, her books just draw me in and bring all my feelings to the forefront. This is a stand along book even though it’s part of the Suncoast Society series so you don’t really have to read all the books before this one but as a fan of Dalton’s work, my personal opinion is that you do read them. One more thing, I LOVE Archer!
Bryce Butler knows both success and failure. He’s one of the best attorneys around. But his love and personal life? He’s 35, a Dom without a sub, been through countless relationships, none of which have stuck. And although he’s gay, he’s always wanted kids. Where can he find the perfect man to fit his lifestyle and needs? Dustin Poole is a 45-year-old real estate agent. He’s gay too and a sub who’s had one heck of a time trying to find a Dom. Usually some young twink is looking for a sugar daddy. There’s also the opposite side of the coin…older Doms who want to take advantage of Dustin. And Dustin does not want kids. But the Frightful Five of the Suncoast Society take matters in hand. After meeting at Venture, Bryce and Dustin seem fated to finally have what both seek. Is it a problem that Dustin’s Dom is 15 years younger than him? Not to Bryce. It makes Dustin a tad uneasy at first, but their chemistry is off the charts. As the relationship shifts into high gear, sometimes moving a little too fast, a little too soon, for the men’s comfort, Dustin makes his views on children well-known. But this time Bryce knows what he has. Children become a non-issue. That is, until Kira reappears. Bryce’s best friend from childhood. Kira means the world to him. But she comes with a secret that could destroy everything for Bryce and Dustin. When it comes down to a choice between what Kira needs and the perfect relationship between Bryce and Dustin, what can Bryce do? He’s ripped apart. His heart is pulling him in both directions. Does he do what his best friend wants, absolutely needs? Or does he turn away from her and chase his own happiness at her expense? Either way, someone’s going to be crushed, maybe destroyed to the point of never recovering. Bryce’s decision will affect them all in ways they never saw coming. The question remains, will any of the three survive this storm?
Although Tymber Dalton’s books are always extraordinary, this one ripped the heart right out of me. These three characters touched me in a way that I haven’t felt since I read Ms. Dalton’s The Reluctant Dom (and that’s truly saying something). At the beginning, you feel Bryce’s and Dustin’s frustration, anger, and pain at trying so hard and missing the mark every time. Once they get together, you feel their joy, deep satisfaction, and heartfelt love. But when Kira enters the picture, the story went soul-deep. These three characters, their interactions, the cross-purposes, the decisions they all have to make, particularly Bryce, brought me to tears over and over again. It’s not an exaggeration to say I literally cried my way through this book. Tymber Dalton is always wonderful but this book? This one is beyond special. My heart ached for Bryce, Kira, and Dustin. Just writing this review brings tears to my eyes. You absolutely have to read this book. This is Tymber Dalton at her very best. I couldn’t give this book anything less than five stars. Thank you, again, Ms. Dalton, for your fantastic storytelling.
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Thanks for reading my review and happy reading!