Menage Mondays: Of Dark and Bright by Kate Sherwood

Happy Monday! It's that time again for a little menage a trois and man do I have a book for you. my opinion might somehow be bias cus I love these guys so much, and they hardly can do wrong in my eyes (but they do). I have been peeing my legs (it's gross, I know but I don't wear pants) for the third book in the dark horse series and I am happy how it turned out.

Of Dark and Bright by Kate Sherwood

Dreamspinner Press

Novel: 200pgs

Rating: 4/5

Blurb: Jeff, Evan, and Dan have been living happily together for the past two years. They still have problems, especially between Evan and Dan, but they’re mostly able to convert the interpersonal disagreements to sexual tension—and then resolve it—so nobody’s complaining.

Then Dan’s long-lost sister shows up seven months pregnant and on the run from the law, and the situation goes from complicated to overwhelming. Jeff and Evan want to help, but with Evan fearful for his own sister’s safety and Jeff struggling to keep his health issues under wraps, they’re a little distracted. As Dan's sister struggles with her past, Evan's seems intent on gambling with her future. With emotions and family ties pulling them in different directions, the threesome have to hold together—or the people they love may tear them apart.

Thoughts: The Dark Horse series is one of my faves, and I have been dying to get some more Dan, Evan, and Jeff time. Curious as to whom these men are, well check out my review for Dark Horse and get acquainted with these sexy men. Dan, Even and Jeff have been through so much together and I just want everything to be perfect for them, free of obstacles and plentiful in the 3way loving. Well in their world there is always a rocky moment ahead, which either brings them together or pulls them apart.

Dan and Evan are still at it, and I just want to go all Bruce Lee on them. They are so hellaciously hot together and as always, Jeff is caught in the middle. Am I surprised that he eventually finds himself hospitalized ‘Oh hells naw’ I wanted to go to the hospital for my heart and I was just reading it.

The guys face some family drama, relationship drama, and have hot burn my iPad sex. The family drama I could have done without, I dislike predictability and the situation with Dan‘s family was predictable. I was hoping Ms Sherwood would have just remained with the baby drama, but bringing in the kidnapping was just too much (I did not like it). The relationship between the men I felt was done exceptionally well. I have been waiting for Jeff to toss Dan and Evan; he played the father way too much. Dan, you gave it to Evan and I salute you, one of the best scenes in the book. The sex O_O there wasn’t much of it, but when it happened ‘It HAPPENED’ Evan I am surprised you still can walk.

Overall, loved it! These guys are some of my faves characters and I just can’t get enough. If you are a fan of the Dark Horse series, then you don’t want to miss out on Of Dark and Bright. Never read the series before? Then its definitely one you should consider checking out. I have cried, laughed, and yelled and I wish I could experience them for the first over again.

4 Pants Off

Always Remember: "3 is never a crowd and one more is always invited"

Menage Mondays: What We Deserve by Kerry Freeman

What We Deserve by Kerry Freeman
Loose-Id

Novella: 138pages

Rating: 4 out of 5

Blurb:
Years after Sean’s heart was broken by his first love Jamie, he is ready to try his hand at love again with Tyler, his handsome, perfect-geek-for-him boyfriend. But when Jamie returns home after twelve years in the Army, Sean finds himself unable to choose between his passion for Tyler and his still smoldering desire for Jamie.

But if Jamie and Tyler get along, maybe he won’t have to choose after all.



Thoughts:
We meet Sean who tells his story of how he fell in love with his best friend Jaime at 12, and how his feelings have grown now that he’s 18. Watching Jaime graduating from college fills Sean with pride, and when Jaime invites him to a college party Sean is happy to be hanging with the man he loves. He could never tell him how he feels, because he fears rejection but Jaime surprises him with a love confession of his own. He is also in love with Sean, and now he can do something about it. They make love for the first time, Sean being a virgin, is happy Jaime is his first. He believes he finally has the man he loves, until the next morning when he finds out Jaime is gone.

Twelve years later Sean is successful and fully out, and has a boyfriend Tyler who he adores and his life is good. He still bares the pain of Jaime’s rejection and betrayal, and is happy if he never sees him again. Until his parents tell him, that Jaime has left the army and is returning home. It’s hard to avoid someone when your parents are close friends, and Sean can’t avoid Jaime forever. Things get complicated when Jaime says he has returned for Sean, and he has loved him for all the years. In that moment, Sean is the boy who loved his best-friend and those feeling are hard to turn off.

So Sean has his boyfriend Tyler, and the lover who left him behind and now wants to be with him. Though Jaime accepts Sean is in a relationship, he is happy as friends and would be happy to remain so. However, the chemistry is strong between the men when they go clubbing. Sean and Tyler likes when Jaime watches them together, and there seems to be brewing chemistry between Tyler and Jaime.

I really enjoyed this one, it had me smiling from ear to ear, and the chemistry between the men was hot. The ménage was handled quite well, though it moved a bit quickly, I believed in their love. I liked Jaime, though he did pull a big douche move by deflowering and leaving Sean, he makes up for it (cus he so sweet). I liked Tyler; he’s a little firecracker and creates a nice balance in the relationship.

The guys do deal with some family drama, but it’s all dealt with a happy ending. Who doesn’t want accepting parents, because if your child is happy, isn’t that what matters the most? I think that’s why I like this book so much; it made my heart feel super happy. It’s not original when it comes to the whole ménage trope, but it was fun and I liked the characters a lot. Plus, I am somewhat bias. It’s hard to hate 3 guys fucking (surprisingly I have hated it). It was a 3.5 rating but I bumped it up because it had me smiling all freaking day. Its sweetness kinda stays with you for a bit.

4 Pants Off

Always Remember:"3 is never a crowd and one more is always invited"

Menage Mondays: Breaking Clay by Eden Cole

Happy Monday, and its time for Menage Monday. Though I wouldn't recommend placing this story at the top of any list. It was just all over the place and the editing quite frankly just sucked (and not in the good way).

Breaking Clay by Eden Cole

Sugar/Spice Press 

Short Novella: 64pages

Rating: 2.25 out of 5

Blurb: When Clay is injured after falling off the bull he’d been riding, sexy bartenders Bo and Trace take him into their home until he’s back on his feet. These are the two men Clay tried to pick up when he first arrived in the small town of Deadwater, Texas. He figures it’s is the perfect opportunity to have a quick fling before he’s back on the road. But Bo sees the dominate cowboy in Clay, and he won’t just hand over Trace to him. Not until Clay let’s Bo break him in.

Bo and Clay fight constantly, both pig-headed, both trying to the big man in control. Trace is caught in the middle offering Clay kisses to heal is wounded pride and hoping he and Bo can reach some compromise. Until then he’ll seduce them both in his own way. Bo is determined to break down Clay’s resistance no matter what he has to do.

Thoughts: I don’t even know what to say about this one. I was crazy ready to lose my pants to this book, with a title like ‘Breaking Clay’ who wouldn’t be. Well Clay should have been left whole and complete. I guess the idea behind having a man bend at your will is sexy as hell. This book just went about it all wrong.

So Clay is in the rodeo and it has stopped at a town called Deadwater in Texas (jeez why must Texas town names sound so ominous). He unwinds at a bar and tries to pick up the bartender cus his gaydar is going off. Only to he gets denied because Mr. sexy bartender has a very sexy boyfriend. Clay knows when to back off and so he does, but he can’t deny that the couple was hot.

As a bull rider, Clay’s job is highly dangerous and that danger catches up to him when he is injured during a competition. With no family or friends its Trace and Bo the couple from the bar to his rescue. Clay is thinking that finally, he can get into Trace’s pants injured and all but there’s a catch, Bo has to break him in.

Is Clay some kind of horse or saddle or something? I don’t know about you but I am deeply offenced (is that even a word =_= ) Bo is overbearing and kinda of annoying. He’s Mr. know it all, as if he has some psychic powers when it comes to Clay. I can’t even begin call this a ménage relationship, cus it just seems like sex to me.

The editing is a serious problem, and if I noticed editing then ‘publisher we have a problem’. I don’t really make a big deal about editing and all that because I am no editing expert, but I swore at one point Bo was literally giving himself a blow-job *I was surprised that he was also a gymnast*. That happened so many times through out the story with the mix-up of characters names. It really throws you out of the story and it seems so minor but it just happened too excessively for me to let it slide.

Overall, I am disappointed in this story, and I am not impressed with the ménage relationship of it all. It was really hard to like the characters, and I feel like I hardly know them. I think 64pages is just way too short to give a man an injury, have him move in with two complete strangers and try to forge a lasting trias relationship.

2 1/2 Pants Off

Always Remember:"3 is never a crowd and one more is always invited"

A Year Of Firsts- First book by author Eden Cole

Menage Mondays: Room at the Top by Alexa Snow & Jane Davitt

 

Hello everyone and happy Monday, welcome to the long over due installment of Menage Monday. Its been awhile since I had a book for you all but all that will change from now on. I am plan to keep it going bi-weekly, so watch out for it.

 This book started off very slow for me in the beginning, and it felt like it was dragging. I think its because our main MCs weren't doing the three man love. It took a really long time to pick up, but in the end it tunred out to be a good read.

Room At The Top

Loose-Id

Novel: 267pages

Rating: 4 out of 5

Burb: Austin and Jay want a dom in their lives, but not a third person in their bed. When their dom moves away, replacing him turns out to be trickier than they’d thought and the two of them are getting desperate. Enter Liam, a friend of their former dom, deliciously sexy and stern, ready to spank them into shape – and straight.

It’s all going so well, but can Liam separate his growing attraction to his two young subs from what they do during their sessions? And can Austin and Jay handle the discovery that Liam means more to them than he was ever supposed to?

With Austin’s younger sister April ready to do anything she can to make life difficult for the three men, is it going to be possible for Austin and Jay to prove to Liam that there’s room in their life – and their bed – for him?

Thoughts: It took me awhile to get into this book. I thought it was moving a bit too slow, and going on about a lot of mundane things. In the long run it all came together perfectly.

I loved the relationship between Jay and Austin; they are so very in love. Their problem is that they are both submissive and in a relationship, they need a Dom and not a third. I think that is the most intriguing part of the book, how can it be called a ménage when there are only two people involved in the relationship.

When it comes to writing BDSM, Alexa Snow and Jane Davitt are pros. It’s really authentic and it’s more than sex. Its offers the trust that should be found in a D/s relationship, the intimacy without all the sex. I really enjoyed the slow progression of the relationship, Liam is one special Dom, he had his moments of idiocy but he came through in the end.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this one and I would love to read about these guys again. The kink is high top in this one, so get ready for some serious spanking. I recommend this one folks.

SideNote- Get ready for the most annnoying and bitchy sister you will ever read in a book (she was effing pointless).

4 Pants Off

 Always Remember:"3 is never a crowd and one more is always invited"

Menage Mondays: The Strongest Shape by Tessa Cardenas

 

Hello all and Happy Monday, welcome to another installment of Menage Monday. This week post is pretty freaking awesome. I am so happy I got to read this gem of a book. Talk about color me surprised, this one is going down as one of the best books I read in 2011. So without further rambling I present The Strongest Shape by Tessa Cardenas.

This Ménage book is super awesmazing, like where has it been all my life. It’s the strongest ménage relationship book I have ever read. This is no couple and a third, this is a true trias (yep, my made up word) its fecking dynamic. I believe this is the author’s only book, and I am like “whaaaat”  she should write more. I never expected it to be so good, and have me losing my pants all over the place. At page 26, I was a goner and from there I literally lost my mind. Excellent stuff!

 

                               The Strongest Shape by Tessa Cardenas

Dreamspinner Press 

Novel: 232 pages

4 out of 5

Blurb: After his boyfriend breaks up with him, fashion photographer Caleb Moss finds himself alone in Los Angeles looking for work and friends. He finds both in a group of aspiring musicians, who offer help through their connections. But while building a strong friendship with Scott and Chris, a startling sexual tension flares to life among the three men, and Caleb is afraid the new friendships will fall apart.

It won't be easy for Caleb, trying to find his way when Scott and Chris invite him into their relationship. They face criticism from their friends, but they'll struggle to stay together because they have discovered a three-fold love.

Thoughts: I absolutely loved this book. The sex was a little too much (yeh I just wrote that); I think without all the nakedness this would have been an almost perfect book. The dynamic of the relationship is strong, though Caleb entered into an established relationship, this is no couple and it’s third. It’s a relationship involving three people. There is no sex when one is not present, they can’t sleep with each other. It’s actually quite sweet, it does offer up some angst and a few obstacles but nothing to take away from the story. I recommend this read if you want to read a ménage a trois.

4 Pants Off

Always Remember "3 is never a crowd and one more is always invited"

Menage Mondays: Unspoken Desires by Stormy Glenn

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Howdy all, and Happy Monday. Welcome to another week of my ramblings and thoughts, and my pick for Menage Monday. Unspoken Desires book #5, in the Tri-Omega series by Stormy Glenn, book 3 and 4 were less than stellar so I didn't expect too much from number five. I was pleasantly surprised, and overall I really liked it. Color me surprised!


This book is all about the Trias (pretty sure I just made that word up), an actual relationship about three shifters. Thats what makes up this whole series, a tri-omega who needs two mates to keep him grounded and safe. Its fluff reading, no complications, and some added drama. If you like all of that, then this series is the one for you.

Unspoken Desires (Tri-Omega Mates, #5) by Stormy Glenn
Siren Publishing

Novel

4 out of 5

Blurb:  
Daniel James, required by his alpha to attend a wolf council meeting at Vourdala Island, never expects to run into his mate, Brom McGregor. Several years ago, Brom kicked him out of their pack, saying he would never mate him, that he didn't love Daniel. Running into Brom is almost more than he can handle when Daniel knows he still loves the man. Brom McGregor is shocked to see Daniel, the man he's always loved and never forgotten. He's even more shocked when his own jealousy makes him claim Daniel as his mate, especially since Brom is already married with two small children. To add to Brom's problems, there's a third mate, Jaryn, whom Daniel doesn't even know about, someone that Brom has spent their years apart protecting. Faced with a hunt to the death ordered by his father because he mated Daniel, Brom is forced to flee with his two small children and Jaryn. The only place he can think to go is to Daniel. Can he convince Daniel that he sent him away all those years ago to save his life even knowing that he's putting Daniel in danger again? Will Daniel forgive him in time to save Jaryn's life? ** A Siren Erotic Romance

My Thoughts: 
I enjoyed reading this one, loved how finally the amount of tri-omegas that are around were discussed. Its supposed to happen like once every century or something, and there is like a whole series of them. It still has to be explained, but I guess the answer is coming. Offers up a decent conflict with the right amount of sex, and it was great to read about all the other couples.

3 Pants Off

Go Ahead Take Those Pants Off

Always remember "3 is never a crowd, and one more is always invited".

Menage Mondays: Cake by Derekica Snake

It's that time again, another installment of Menage Monday. Where '3 is never a crowd' and one more is always invited. This week's menage is awesmazing and totally satisfies my pretty boy needs. Though the plot does not include a Menage relationship, it does have some hot 3 man love. If you are a fan of Yaoi, then this book will have you satisfied to the brim, all vamps meet pretty boys in sexy clothing with blood and gore. Its a whole lot of fun time and pants losing. A difinite 5 star read and 5 Pants off on the Pants Losing Scale.

Cake will have you stuffing your face and asking for more before you are done, plus the cover alone deserves some serious love.

*A longer and more awesome review later on in the week*

Menage Mondays!

 

 Welcome to Menage Mondays. Where I share my menage reads of the past week. So last week I read two books dealing with '3 is never a crowd'. Its quite coincidental that I didn't really love them. Don't get me wrong these books were incredibly hot, but in both books the characters weren't all that good. I wanted more from our main characters, but in the end I was disappointed in them. 

The overall story telling was knockout, but I just had some serious issues with the situations in both books. So without further rambling I introduce to you the two books of this weeks Menage Mondays.

Island Heat lives up to its name, but the characters were a bit shallow and sometimes incredibly stupid. I was so frustrated it brought me to tears. The sex was hot, and the menage great. I just didn't like the circumstances that the mange took place under.

3.5 out of 5

3.5/5 PL Scale

Trifecta is by my favourite menage author, but somehow this book lacked all the things I liked about her previous work. Another book that brought on tears of frustration, and a whole lot of "are you f*cking kidding me". Will express more in my review. Check out review for this book on Tuesday!

3 out of 5

3/5 PL Scale

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Menage Mondays!

 

So today's Menage Monday, will be looking at some of my most favoured and hottest hook ups in a "3 is never a crowd" type of loving show down. So we are moving from the relationship aspect of 3 people together and focusing on 2 people in an established relationship, but spiced it up with another person (or more).

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Always remember "3 is never a crowd"

Menage Mondays!

 

I bring you another installment of Menage Mondays, where I share my favourite books with 3 or more men. You really cannot find a lot of good menage books, but I give two of my fave book with 2 or more men.

 Secret Desires by Stormy Glenn

Siren Publishing (Buy at Fictionwise)

Novella

4 out of 5

3.5/5 PL Scale

Tristan by Joyee Flynn (4 dudes)

Siren Publishing

Novella

4 out of 5

4/5 PL Scale

So theres two books that I really enjoy. Offers an ok story, with some hot man love. If you are looking for a threesome on the lighter side? These books will work for you.

"3 IS NEVER A CROWD"

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A list of my fave Trias (that's what I call it). The ultimate menage books out there, that's just not about sex, but a real building of the relationship. Lets get serious, it tough already with two people, how more complicated could it be with another. Also, the HAWT factor is off the chain, I just love the whole figuring out of who puts what where.

My Recommendations:

Dark Horse (Dark Horse #1) by Kate Sherwood
Dreamspinner Press

Blurb:

Dan thinks about just driving, leaving the whole mess behind. He's got enough money. He could just arrange to get his stuff and his horse shipped to wherever he's going. Taking off is what he used to do when things got to be too much, and it worked pretty well, really.

Dan Wheeler thought he'd found lasting love and stability with his life and work partner, Just...moreDan thinks about just driving, leaving the whole mess behind. He's got enough money. He could just arrange to get his stuff and his horse shipped to wherever he's going. Taking off is what he used to do when things got to be too much, and it worked pretty well, really.

Dan Wheeler thought he'd found lasting love and stability with his life and work partner, Justin Archer. But when Dan finds himself alone again, still working as a horse trainer for Justin's parents, he has to find a way to accept that his perfect life is gone forever.

Then he meets billionaire Evan Kaminski, who arrives to buy a horse for his younger sister, and Evan's lover Jeff Stevens, a horse trainer who seems to understand more than just Dan's job. Struggling to deal with all the upheavals in his life, Dan finds himself drawn to both Evan's mercurial passion and Jeff's quiet wisdom. Is Dan strong enough to take a chance on new love, or would it be better—safer—for him to be alone?

An awesome book loved it so much. I cried, I laughed, and I yelled A LOT. Check out my review Dark Horse  on Goodreads. I highly suggest you buy this book, its mad awesomeness.

Also check out the sequel: Out of the Darkness.

Loving Edits (Basque Series #1) by Mickie B. Ashling

Dreamspinner Press 

Blurb:

When bestselling novelist Mick Henley contacts his editor and former lover, Paul Alcott, after a seven-year absence, hearing Mick’s voice reinforces what Paul has known all along―he still loves Mick. The possible reunion entices Paul into considering a dinner invitation, but his hopes are dashed when he learns Mick is in a loving relationship with Spanish Jai alai player Tono Garat.

Paul still accepts the invitation, and Mick asks Paul to help Tono through the final revision of a love story he’s written, inspired by his affair with Mick. When Paul refuses, Mick reveals he’s been diagnosed with a fatal disease, and the novel is Tono’s only means of coping with the eventual outcome.

Paul and Tono resent each other, but they can't deny the strong sexual attraction between them. Can the past blend with the present to ease the way for Mick’s inevitable future? Will they overcome their differences to provide the loving support necessary to sustain the man they love or will their collision destroy Mick's final days?

This book made me cry like the little girl I use to be. So emotional, so powerful, and downright sexy.  Another one I recommend you buy, and don't forget the Kleenex.

Check out the sequel: Tono.

 

Gemini by Chris Owen
Torquere Press

Blurb:

Gent is a little wild, a little jaded maybe. When he meets Paul, he thinks he might just have found someone fresh and new, someone who’ll play, maybe someone who will be more than a one night stand.

Pretty quick, though, Gent finds out with Paul he gets more than he bargained for. He gets Jamie, too, Paul’s twin, who wants him just as much as Paul does. Gent th...moreGent is a little wild, a little jaded maybe. When he meets Paul, he thinks he might just have found someone fresh and new, someone who’ll play, maybe someone who will be more than a one night stand.

Pretty quick, though, Gent finds out with Paul he gets more than he bargained for. He gets Jamie, too, Paul’s twin, who wants him just as much as Paul does. Gent thinks maybe he’s in over his head, in for a weird triangle that he can’t handle, but as the three come together in an explosion of passionate fireworks, beginning to explore a whole new world of heat, he learns that there can be a lot more fun in having two.

I loved this book! It might not be for everyone since there is some serious twincest going on. Its incredibly hot and will cause heat stroke. Check out my review of Gemini on Goodreads.

I say you give these books a try and indulge your senses.Whoever said that "three was a crowd", obviously never experienced a threesome.