Review: Threesomes are hard--this author makes it look easy.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 14, 2011
Oh, meoow. I do love me a hot cover!Blurb from Carina Press:Adam Lancaster has been in love with Rob McKeith--and attracted to Rob's wife, Shayla--for years, but he fears their friendship would be over if they knew the truth. So he's thrilled when his secret fantasy becomes reality and the couple offers him a very special gift: a sensual Christmas Eve in their bedroom...Genre/Word Count: Erotic Short Story 19,000 wordsMy Take:Holy hot Mama! That is all.Kidding :-)Adam has loved Rob since they were young--they are best friends. But Rob is happily married to Shayla. Imagine Adam's surprise when Rob, who had noticed Adam's looks at both Rob and Shayla, invites his best friend into his bedroom for one night.Adam had always dreamed about having Rob--and even Shayla--so he doesn't take the night for granted. His only concern is the morning, when the lust and pleasure wears away. Will Rob and Adam be able to be friends? Or did their one-night threesome ruin everything?The author, N.J. Walters, does a wonderful job of taking us into the characters heads, and into their beds, letting us feel how a relationship like this can--and does--work. Her descriptions are vibrant and left nothing to the imagination. The story progresses at a good pace, it's flows well, and the entire time you know just how each of the characters are feeling.And this is seriously one hot read. A story of three people who love each other, and all it takes for them to get together and finally show their love. The author did an amazing job.I enjoyed this short story and it made my mind race. However, there were some things that were off-kilter.One, the formatting. I read this one my Kindle and the beginning was okay. But as the story progressed, there were some lines that were cut off and moved to the line below and paragraph indentations became non-existent.Two, I was surprised by how much back story was in the beginning. Now, in a story of this length, I understand the need to quickly fill the reader in on some important aspects, so I understand the need for the back story. But I don't have to like it. In either case, it was done well, and the author did an excellent job of giving us enough without slowing the pace--most of the time. There were some parts that I thought could have been cut.Three, one line in the book had me laughing so hard I had to put the book down for a second. It totally pulled me out of the story. Thankfully, it was only this one instance. Here's the line: "Such strong arms and chest you have."Now, is anyone else laughing at the imagery here? I don't know if the author did that one purpose or not, but either way, I couldn't help but think of Little Red Riding Hood for several minutes after that.Four, during some of the hotter scenes, some of the head hopping was hard to keep track of. I liked it better when there were clear distinctions (chapter breaks) for pov changes.When all is said and done, if you like a good story, one that goes outside the lines of standard romance, but still had a nice happy ending, this erotic short story is for you.My Rating:* * * * Four Yummy Purrs