Dark Surrender (Dark Ones Saga, #3)

by Rachel Van Dyken

Never met a male siren before?
You're about to…

I grew up as a prince…
And lead the life of a King.
There isn't anyone or anything that doesn't want me, that isn't attracted to me. They can't help it. And I sure as hell don't want them to. I live for their lust, I crave touch like an addiction, I make them beg on their knees for one, simple, caress.
As a male siren it's my job to feed off emotion.
And I was happy to do it.
I am happy to do it.
What I'm not happy about? Being told I have to mate with some withering human and stay loyal to that one person for the next few centuries. There's a war coming and being the idiot I am — I offered to take one for the team in order to help a friend.
Now my sexual appetite is taking a freaking kick in the nuts.
And I'm left wondering if it's worth it.
If she's worth it, with messy hair and dirty human hands.
But I have a world to save.
A job to do.
Now, if only, she would just let me do it rather than fighting me at every turn. I've lived lifetimes as the most irresistible being on the planet.
Only to meet my match.
With one.
Measly.
Human.
They say Hell's hot. They're wrong.
Because Hope, my little human, is way hotter.
And before this is over — she may just singe me alive.

Complete Stand Alone/No Cliffhanger

• ISBN10: 1682309703
• ISBN13: 9781682309704
• Publish Date: 26 January 2017
• Publish Status: Transferred
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Diversion Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 266
• Language: English

Reviews

[Romance Schmomance]

This series was my first to read from Rachel Van Dyken and it was the first book that got me hooked. Before reading Dark Surrender, I had to venture back to the previous two since I couldn't quite remember everything that happened before. Take note that each book is a standalone, but I suggest reading each one before this one. With each book, you'll see all the characters and I can never get enough of each of them.

This one is all about Alex, the male siren. He's just living the good life surrendering to his needs and well, others. How do you tell a man who is pretty sure of himself that he needs to find a mate. As easy as that may sound for Alex, Cassius has something up his sleeve that completely flips Alex out. Finding him a mate so quickly wasn't the problem, it's WHO his mate happens to be. And this just opens a big can of worms. Rachel weaves through this story of past and present, slowly revealing the true story behind Alex and his mate, Hope.

Hope, she was simply the gardener, keeper of the flowers for the immortals. I found it an odd job to have, but she was serious about her job. And she went along with it nonchalantly. Cassius personally picked her out for Alex, which is humorous to see Cassius play matchmaker. There's a huge secret about Hope, which I won't spoil for all of you.

Alex was probably my least favorite out of the bunch, but after reading Dark Surrender, he quickly climbed to the top. Well maybe he comes second, after Ethan. This bunch is so loyal to each other and I enjoy the comedy that's sprinkled throughout this series. And most of all, I love seeing HEA for each of them. This series has its twists and there's quite a few of them in this one. Rachel does a fantastic job of keeping you hooked from page one. She creates a paranormal world that you'll love. I'm a huge PNR fan and this series definitely ranks as one of my favorite.

It's easy to say that I'm excited for Mason's story, I think I'll find his quite hilarious, but definitely bittersweet since from the beginning, he harbors so much pain from his past. I can't wait for him to finally get his second HEA.

Well done, Rachel!

**ARC provided for honest review**