Review: Loved the balance of fantasy and reality!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 21, 2014
Tom and Kelly were high school sweethearts and he was her first and only love. Flash forward 20 years when daily life and raising two kids has taken its toll. Tom and his business partner struggle to keep their construction company afloat while Kelly toils away trying to make it as a writer. Wanting to add a spark to their sex life Tom convinces Kelly to try a couple local sex clubs. Enter Eric.A few years their senior and very handsome, Kelly is immediately attracted to him at the club and she and Tom engage in a ménage with Eric. Chaos ensues when Eric wants more than just one night, preferably without Tom around.Overwhelmed was thought provoking and unsettling as I saw a lot of my own marriage in Tom and Kelly's. Kids, laundry, work all slip to the forefront and make us take our partners for granted. We think of familiarity as boring and sometimes lose focus of what is really important. We try to placate our spouse often at the expense of ourselves.Every long married person has thought about a ménage or partner swap at some point. Just as Kelly ponders early in the book, she enjoys attractive men and her husband looks at beautiful women. It's only natural to wonder, what if. Obviously, there is some dramatic liberties taken with Eric's immediate strong feelings for Kelly. However, I loved that Tom and Kelly had doubts and insecurities not easily dismissed after the experience. This event altered their relationship and they continued to slide down that slippery slope. The author handled this realistic problem beautifully!At times this book made  me grin, others it was like a train wreck or car accident you just couldn't look away from. And the sex scenes. Holy David Gandy, the sex scenes were fantastic!Definitely another wonderful offering from this author! I am shamelessly addicted to her wildly over the top My Masters Nightmare series and so glad I found her. I can't wait to see how this ends, so many possibilities!