Their Reluctant Submissive

Their Reluctant Submissive is one of Marla Monroe’s contemporary romance novels in her menage and BDSM subgenre, combining the multi partner romance territory she has been writing in for years with the BDSM dynamics that contemporary erotic romance has been developing across the past decade. The reluctant submissive premise hints at the kind of slow recognition romance that Monroe has used in some of her work, with the heroine slowly figuring out across the page count whether the dynamic the male partners are offering is what she actually wants.

Monroe writes the kind of erotic romance that does not waste time. Her plots move, her heat scenes are frequent and explicit, and her characters spend less time in self doubt than the contemporary romance mainstream often does. The BDSM elements when present in her work are handled with the care that the lifestyle representation requires, with attention to consent, communication, and the kind of trust building that the dynamic depends on.

For readers who enjoy menage romance with BDSM themes from authors like Cherise Sinclair, Joey W. Hill, or Sophie Oak, Monroe is operating in adjacent territory. Their Reluctant Submissive is a comfortable entry into her catalogue.