{"id":6284,"date":"2014-11-04T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2020-05-07T20:41:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-08T00:41:35","slug":"surrender-by-monique-b-t-thomas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6284","title":{"rendered":"Surrender by Monique B. T. Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"Publisher\/Date:<\/strong> \u00a0CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 2013
\nGenre(s):<\/strong>\u00a0 Romance, Mature Lesbians, Workplace Romance
\nPages:<\/strong>\u00a0 328
\nWebsite:<\/strong> \u00a0http:\/\/authormoniquebeingtruethonas.<\/a>
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Rating:<\/strong> \"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"★\"\"☆\" <\/p><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

SURRENDER: TWO HEARTS AND A RAINBOW SERIES (BOOK 1)<\/em><\/strong> reminds me of the Harlequin romance novels I used to read sneakily under the covers at night when I was nine years old: swoon-worthy and full of feels.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that Surrender<\/em> is a saccharine love story. It has the mature relationships and wisdom expected from Monique B. T. Thomas, the author of several titles including Love Relived<\/a><\/em> and In its Rawest Form<\/em>. In the start of a new series, Surrender<\/em> offers workplace romance, criminal mischief, and a charming family storyline. Yet as in all her previous novels, the biggest draw is the chemistry between the main love interests, in this particular case, Robyn Sterling and Kenya Martin.<\/p>\n

Robyn and Kenya serve two different stations in Pens & Things. Robyn is the CFO in the office supply company her great-grandfather built during the 1950s, now run by her father. While she toils at keeping the family business in the black, her love life is about avoiding relationships at all costs; the only long-term commitment Robyn values is to Pens & Things. So when the discovery of financial mismanagement in one of its stores launches Robyn, at her father\u2019s request, into a scheme to save Pen & Ink\u2019s bottom line, she\u2019s eager to unearth the root of the store’s issues and get back to her normal routine. That goes awry once she meets Kenya.<\/p>\n

A petite, dark-skinned lovely, Kenya is the overnight manager at the store Robyn\u2019s supposed take over. Her job, which she takes seriously, is to handle the early morning deliveries and ensure stock is in place before the shop opens. Untouched by love also, Kenya is a respectful, dedicated and strong-willed worker, but finds herself flustered by Robyn \u2013 first by her gruff demeanor, then by her evident attraction to the commanding woman.<\/p>\n

This is what sets everything \u2013 Robyn\u2019s line of attack, a company cover up, and most importantly Robyn and Kenya\u2019s love affair \u2013 into motion, a plot that Thomas handles so swiftly that it keeps the pages flowing.<\/p>\n

Again, the best part is the romance brewing between the Pen & Ink employees. Two women who grew up in separate worlds \u2013 Robyn with a trust fund, Kenya in a foster home \u2013 both not expecting much from love, and finding what they needed in each other. It\u2019s just an enjoyable love story that\u2019s believable and great to immerse yourself in.<\/p>\n

The supporting characters, most especially Robyn\u2019s family members, are happy additions to the story. That\u2019s also one of Thomas\u2019 strengths: creating characters that are flawed but endearing.<\/p>\n

There are some faults to Surrender<\/em> \u2013 the editing could use work, the ending does wrap up too quickly \u2013 but honestly, I can\u2019t wait to see where Part Two in the Two Hearts and a Rainbow<\/em> series goes. If it\u2019s just as engrossing as this one, I\u2019ll be back to curling up on my couch with a good book.<\/p>\n

Reviewed November 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Publisher\/Date: \u00a0CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, June 2013 Genre(s):\u00a0 Romance, Mature Lesbians, Workplace Romance Pages:\u00a0 328 Website: \u00a0http:\/\/authormoniquebeingtruethonas. wordpress.com SURRENDER: TWO HEARTS AND A RAINBOW SERIES (BOOK 1) reminds me of the Harlequin romance novels I used to read sneakily under the covers at night when I was nine years old: swoon-worthy and full of feels. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"NEW SOTS REVIEW: Surrender Surrender by Monique B. T. Thomas http:\/\/wp.me\/p3r7qG-1Dm @drippingink41 @SurrenderBook1"},"categories":[4],"tags":[308,310,322,323,344,401,532],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6284"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7169,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6284\/revisions\/7169"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}