Wednesday, May 27, 2020

GIVING IN by Michele Zurlo


Title:  GIVING IN
Series:  Awakenings #4
Author:  Michele Zurlo
Publisher:  Lost Goddess Publishing
Publish Date:   05.18.2020
Category /Genre:  Romantic Suspense, Erotic
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC copy / errors excused
Received from:  Michele Zurlo
Goodreads link: Giving In
Date completed: 05.14.2020

Description from the publisher:

Evan—A Dom in love with his vanilla best friend and enamored with a quirky older woman who enjoys submitting to him.

Alaina—Burned by love and tired of masking her true nature, she doesn’t want to risk her heart with two passionate younger men.

Daniel—He doesn’t see why he can’t have them both.

Daniel and Evan have been together—without being together—for nine years. The best friends share everything—except their lovers. When Alaina Miles walks into their lives, all of that changes.

Alaina isn’t on the same page. Over a decade older, she has things they don’t—a cheating ex, a child, and autism. A second chance at love isn’t part of her life plan.

Queen of BDSM Michele Zurlo brings you a scintillating tale of compromise, self-acceptance, and taking a chance on love even when it could cost everything.

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GIVING IN (previously Time to Pretend) is the fourth book in the Awakenings series.  Each story will stand on its own, but there are characters that show up in each other’s tale.  After all, Daniel is Sophia’s brother (from Serving Sophia).

Yeah!  I was hoping for Evan and Daniel to get together.  What a surprise that it would take a single mother to make them complete!  Because they are both bisexual, adding Alaina is essential to their lives.  Becoming a thruple (Evan’s word) is just … right.

I loved the growth of their relationship as Lainie agreed to a one-night stand that became one more, one more, one more,…  I loved Lainie.  She’s quirky.  Her true nature is not easy to be or to live with.  I love that Evan recognizes, appreciates, and accepts her as she is.  I love that Daniel and Evan encourage her to be herself.

The passion and chemistry were amazing.  The steamy scenes are artfully described with such detail that I was lost in it.  I didn’t want to ever put it down.

Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Awakenings Series: 
1.      Letting Go
2.      Two Masters for Samantha
3.      Serving Sophia
4.      Giving In
5.      Stepping Stones (Letting Go #2)
6.      Surreal Neal (Hanging on #2)
7.      In Their Hearts (Two Masters for Samantha #2)
Also from Michele Zurlo:
·         Bear Country
·         Blade’s Ghost
·         Catherine and the Spanking Room
·         Discovering Desires
·         Dragon Kisses
·         Irrepressible Force
·         Master Eddie’s Sub (Club Alegeria #2)
·         Master Jett’s Surprise (Club Alegeria #3)
Daughters of Circe Series: 
1.      Torment
2.      Desiree
3.      Riley
Doms of the FBI Series:
1.      Re/Bound
2.      Re/Paired
3.      Re/Claimed
4.      Re/Defined
5.      Re/Leased
6.      Re/Viewed
7.      Re/Captured
8.      Re/Deemed
Kiss Me Series: 
1.      Kiss Me Goodnight
2.      Kiss Me by Moonlight
SAFE Security Series: 
1.      Treasure Me
2.      Switching It Up
Forging Love (Mercenary Hearts #0.5)
3.      Drawing on Love (Mercenary Hearts #1)
Broken Love (Mercenary Hearts #2)
4.      Shards of Love (Mercenary Hearts #3)
Safe Word: Oasis Series:
1.      Yes, Justin
2.      By My Side
3.      Out of My League
4.      Wanting Wilder
5.      Mina’s Heart












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