Surrender

Once again, Rachel Van Dyken has written a book that has found it’s way onto my favorites list of 2020!! Surrender was an amazing read and I was hooked on every single word!! Drew was so incredible. He went from cracking me up in one sentence to making me swoon in the next. I absolutely LOVED him!! It was so wonderful to watch as he showed Bronte that she was beautiful and that it was ok to be selfish to want something more for herself. She did an amazing job of raising her children, but what did she do for herself? It definitely took some time for her to fully open up to the possibility of more with him, but when she did take those steps it was awesome.

I also loved the moments where Drew interacted with her daughter – the Not-Dad comments were hilarious, but you could also see in those moments how there was a bond between Drew and Amelia that you knew she didn’t have with her bio dad. And the band’s text messages to each other…..I couldn’t stop laughing, but it was great see them all trying to help and support Drew – especially Will.

I really loved this book, as it just had a feel-good storyline and the characters were just wonderful. Even if you haven’t read the rest of the series, you won’t be lost and I hope you fall in love with Drew like I did!

One of my top reads for the summer. Sometimes you have to look under the surface to see the diamond, it’s not open and visible to the naked eye. Both Drew and Bronte have been hurt in the past. They’ve had different coping mechanisms, some more damaging than others – but damaged ships in the night call to each other.

“The line hadn’t just been crossed. It had disappeared completely. And never had my heart felt freer. Or more afraid.”

This series is different than her Mafia family novels, but no less intriguing. The characters are torn, damaged, but under it all, there is good and redemption. Bronte is that redemption for Drew. This novel can be read as a stand alone, but you really want to read the others in this series too. Trust me, the antics of rockstars is not to be missed.

“Just exist right now, and we’ll figure out the rest later.”
“Will we, though?” He shrugged.
“All you can do is give it today, and when you’re blessed with another day, give that day too. You give all your days over and over again, and before you know it—you’re living.”

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If you love sweet, sexy rockstar romances Surrender is the book for you. This is a story of love, family, and friendships and its the story of the single mothers who dedicated her entire life to her children and the sexy broken rockstar who helped her get her groove back. This was Bronte and Drew’s story and I enjoyed going on this journey with them and seeing their building romance. The back and fort banter between them was amusing and I loved the dynamics they had with the extended cast of secondary characters who all brought a level of hilarity to the story.
This story gave me all the feels. There were steamy moments, sweet moments, swoony moments and some emotional moments too. This was a lighthearted fun read and I would recommend it to all lovers of rockstar romance.

Bronte a single mom of now almost grown children is trying to find herself when her high school rockstar crush offers a week together. I enjoyed the way Bronte and Drew connected at all levels. I enjoy the interactions between all the characters in this book. My favorite was the banter between Bronte teenage daughter and Drew. Another great read by Rachel Van Dyken

Sexy rock god! The Drew Amherst! This is a quick, easy read with an insta-love romance and the lust is sizzling. Drew as the living large, recovering addict is a rockstar deluxe. It took me awhile to warm up to him and his flippant, dirty talk. But he’s hid from his demons and what better way than a cool persona and a sexy smirk. I loved the premise of one week with a sexy rockstar teaching a single mom how to get her groove back after only being a mom for fourteen years. I’ve followed these rockstar stories of Adrenaline and AD2 and these guys are addicting along with their beautiful women. I’m distressed that this wasn’t one of my favorite of the series. I’ve been waiting for Drew’s story especially after Provoke about Drew’s protege and Bronte’s son, Braden. Bronte is a strong heroine as the single mom of three and Drew’s secret crush. But I didn’t really feel the connection between Drew and Bronte even with their hot chemistry and some aspects of the story seemed unrealistic. The celibacy was crazy. By the end my heart was melting and the epilogue was wonderful. For me the star of the story was Bronte’s youngest daughter, Amelia. I would love to see a story about her. Loved the interactions between the guys and the healing of Will and Drew’s relationship. Overall a terrific addition to this exciting rockstar series that can be read in a day. The writing will pull you in and the characters are fabulous. Loved the interactions between the guys and the healing of Will and Drew’s relationship. A sexy cherry on top of a fantastic rockstar series! I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.

Looking for a summer read that will leave you heated? Surrender, the new standalone rockstar romance from Rachel Van Dyken is just what you need!

A mature hero and heroine make Drew, and Bronte the type of characters I love to read. Throw in single Mom along with a hot rockstar, and this book gave me everything I wanted. It was so lovely to read a book where the couple wasn’t right out of college. These two have legit pasts and problems, which made it more relatable as the reader.

Surrender was my first Rachel Van Dyken book (I know gasp), but I can tell you it won’t be my last. So much love for these characters and their story!

There’s a lot to be said about this book. But overall? It surprised the heck of me, in a wonderful way! Such an amazing story, about overcome our past, or how appearances can be deceiving, or to believe in love. I really don’t know the intentions of the author and I’ll never know, but this book gave me hope. And I’ll tell you why.

First: the ages of the main couple Drew and Bronte, they are over 30, actually she is turning 40 and he is 3 years younger. And they are falling in love, making the best with what life gave to them and creating and transforming Bronte’s family in a new and absolutely amazing one. Since I’m about to turn 35 soon, and the pressure is only getting higher, their story brought happiness and hope.

The second thing that I loved is how the things and mistakes of the past were treated. Raise your hand who has never made a mistake? I certainly did and so Bronte and Drew. And the story showed the importance of acknowledge their mistakes, learn from them, grow better and fight as hard as possible to never fall in the same rabbit hole.

I loved Bronte’s children. Specially her daughter Amelia, from fighting her illness to her interactions with Drew. They were amazing together and their connection was instant. Their Not-Ryan issue was so funny. Also all of their Not-My-Dad, Not-My-Daughter, Not-Our-Family-(…), Not-My-Future-(…), it was suppose to be a joke, but deep down had so much meaning.

I loved their ending 100%, it was so beautiful and the epilogue was so special with her daughter Amelia and son Braden actions. If you can tell, I loved a lot! This is a must must read book!

a fourth opus in which we once again fall under the spell of Seaside and its colorful characters. Drew has an all-round charm and humor that made me fall in love. Bronte is flawlessly righteous, entirely dedicated to his family. This duo is crisp! Even if basically no surprise we take pleasure in discovering their history.

This is another amazing Seaside book! I absolutely love all these guys.

This is Drew and Braden’s mom, Bronte’s story.

Drew has a lot of demons. He’s gone through a lot and has put himself through hell. And Rehab a few times. He’s clean now. But he’s dealing with all the pain that he caused while he was using. And not just pain for himself, but the pain he caused his friends.

Bronte has really only been a single mom. She’s lost herself. She’s been a mom since she was sixteen, and now her kids are all basically grown and she’s coming up on her 40th birthday.

She needs to find herself again. Get her groove back.

What better way to get your groove back than to have the rockstar of your teenage dreams help you!

I loved Drew’s interactions with her kids, especially “not-my-dad”.

And that epilogue!