Rating: 4
Steam: 3
PoV: dual, 1st person
Series: Nashville Parliament #2
Genre: contemporary romance, MM
Tropes / tags: one-night stand, sport, Daddy kink
Holy hell, the man was breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and a bedtime snack, all wrapped up in one sexy-as-fuck red-haired package.
A big (former hockey player), ginger Daddy with a capybara as a pet? Oh yes please!
I adored this story – Esme and Jake were so sweet and faith pushed hard for them to be together, which led to some cute and hilarious situations!
Even if things started off with a steamy hookup, Esme and Jake’s relationship was more of a slow burn, and it was exactly what these two needed. Esme was trying to settle after his sudden retirement from his career as a hockey player, and Jake was busy trying to sort out his new job, working security at a hockey arena. They were very drawn to each other though, and Esme couldn’t help but be intrigued by Jake and the conversations he kept overhearing coming from Jake’s office. After putting the pieces together and spending some time researching, he realised that Jake wasn’t merely looking for a boyfriend, he wanted a Daddy.
Esme, being completely new to BDSM and kink, turned out to be a natural with Jake. He easily fell into a nurturing / caretaker role and being very accepting and understanding of what Jake needed from his Daddy. I loved how supportive and protective the other Daddies and littles in Jake’s life were, and they made sure to include Esme, doing their best to explain dynamics and answer any questions he had. There were a lot of secondary characters, mostly other Daddies and boys, but it was a bit of a struggle for me to keep up with who they were and how they knew Esme and Jake.
Sucker Punched was overall a very sweet and low angst romance with Daddy kink and age play. I really enjoyed seeing Jake being able to be his true self with Esme and get everything he needed from their relationship. Highly recommended if you’re in the mood for a sweet and fun read with a steamy hookup, slow burn relationship, some hockey and a found family of Daddies and littles!
“Fuck me, Daddy.” He said the words teasingly, but something clicked into place deep inside my soul. I was his Daddy, and I would give my boy everything he needed.
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