Trepidation, fear, tension, stress, hope, sadness—I was an emotional wreck even before I started reading the final book in Kit Rocha’s fabulous Beyond series. Beyond Surrender was everything I hoped (and feared). The perfect ending to one of my all-time favorite series—well done, ladies! ~ Java Girl, Guilty Pleasures

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She’s the heart of O’Kane liquor.

For years, Nessa has been focused on work. She keeps the whiskey—and the money—flowing, and life is sweet. Sure, she’s tired of being everyone’s baby sister, and she longs for a man who can stand up to her overprotective O’Kane brothers. But she never thought she’d meet him in the middle of a war.

He’s the brains of the revolution.

War is all Ryder knows. He was raised with one goal: to ensure the sectors’ successful rebellion against Eden. His father and his mentor both died for freedom, and nothing will stop him from securing their legacies with victory. He doesn’t have time for distractions—especially beautiful, impulsive ones like Nessa.

Opposites don’t just attract, they combust. Together, Nessa and Ryder have a chance for something more than the lives they’ve always known. But this is war—deadly, bloody war—and the only way to happily-ever-after is straight through Eden.

ARC provided for an honest review

My level of anticipation and dread was sky-high for Beyond Surrender. I let the ARC sit on my Kindle for several days before I worked up the courage to start it. If I didn’t start it, it couldn’t end, right? I know there are spin-offs in the works (I’ve had my Gideon’s Riders tee-shirt for months), but I’m still so sad to leave Sector Four and the O’Kane Gang. We’re sure (I hope!) to see them in future books, and I look forward to every glimpse, no matter how small, but I’m still going to miss these characters I’ve come to love so much.

War with the corrupt leaders of Eden has been a long time coming, and the tension has built over the last several books, maybe even from the first book, Beyond Shame, but it has really ramped up in the last two or three books. The undercurrent of tension, uncertainty, and fear permeates , but Ryder and Nessa’s romance is easy and fun, the perfect contrast to the stress, death, and destruction of war. I don’t think my heart would have been able to take relationship drama or heavy angst in a story set against a backdrop of war. That’s not to say Ryder and Nessa don’t have doubts or question whether they have a future together—they question whether there will be a future, and what it holds for all the inhabitants of the sectors. Ryder has been raised to lead a revolution and hasn’t given much thought to what he will do once the revolution ends. Nessa has a strong sense of loyalty to Dallas and Lex, and feels an obligation to continue to make the whiskey that is the prime source of income and power for Dallas and the O’Kanes. Neither has given much real thought to life post-revolution. War changes everything, including their roles. I loved the two of them together, both with obligations, roles, and expectations they were born into. I felt they really understood each other, and had a strong connection.

I was so worried and scared for them. I honestly had no idea who would survive and who wouldn’t. Beyond Surrender lived up to all my expectations, including my fears. Be sure to keep a box of tissue handy. I cried, but I also laughed, sighed, and cheered. The showdown with Eden was tightly plotted and the pacing was perfect. My heart was pounding and I completely destroyed my thumbnail, I was so anxious!. It was suspenseful and dramatic-just perfect! I was both thrilled and heartbroken when it was over.

I’ve said this before, but it’s worth saying again. Dystopian/post-apocolyptic is not my thing. At all. I never would have read this series if not for author Lauren Dane posting a link on her website to an excerpt of Beyond Shame. I came so close to not giving it a chance. Never in a million years would I have thought that an erotic dystopian series would become one of my all-time favorites, one I recommend to anyone who asks what they should read next. But the carefully crafted stories, the complexity of the characters and their experiences, the intricacies of the relationships, their hopes, dreams and desires for the future, and the scorching hot sex are completely irresistible for me. Kit Rocha has a way of grabbing ahold of me and drawing me into their world. I’m so excited for what the future holds and can’t wait to see where they take us next.

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