Surrender (Karen Fenech) Books in Order

Karen Fenech's Surrender series begins with His Touch, a romantic novella with BDSM themes. It is separate from her law-enforcement and FBI-centered romantic suspense books, though it shares her interest in characters trying to rebuild trust after danger and betrayal.

The story follows Corinne after a relationship with a sadistic Dominant has shattered her sense of safety. She is left trying to decide whether she can want closeness again without losing control of her life. Her question is not only whether she can trust another person, but whether she can trust her own judgment.

That person is Nate Stanton, a former Navy SEAL. Nate is presented as a potential partner who must earn Corinne's confidence rather than demand it. Their relationship is built around the difficult gap between attraction and fear, with Corinne deciding what submission, desire, and emotional safety mean on her own terms.

Trust is the real risk.

His Touch is a novella, so the story moves quickly and stays close to Corinne and Nate. Rather than building a broad cast or a long-running external mystery, it keeps the focus on the aftermath of abuse and the possibility of a healthier relationship. It can be read on its own and does not end on a cliffhanger.

Readers should expect explicit sexual content, including scenes involving domination and bondage. The book also contains darker material tied to Corinne's previous experience, so it is not a light contemporary romance. Its central emotional concern is consent, recovery, and the difference between control that harms and intimacy that is freely chosen.

The tone is more intimate than the author's Protectors books. Nate's military past is part of who he is, but the main conflict is personal and emotional. Corinne's healing is not treated as simple or instant, and the relationship asks both characters to be honest about fear, boundaries, and what they need from each other.

For now, His Touch is the place to start because it is the series' opening novella and the available entry in this storyline. It works well for readers looking for a short, explicit romance that approaches BDSM through a character recovering from a damaging past relationship.