Review: Love and hot sex between two hot guys and a woman- but not trashy
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
I picked this book because of the great reviews and I recently just finished three of Elle Kennedy's other books in one of her other series and liked them a lot.This book was very different than her "A Killer Instincts" series which was focused more on plot and action than hot steamy scenes. So this book was a bit surprising for me; but still very enjoyable.Claire has just been left at the alter by a scummy fiance. Said Scummy Fiance's brother, Dylan, is a sexy Navy SEAL and helps Claire out. Although these two seem to dislike each other a lot, Dylan has a hero complex and needs to save the 'damsel in distress'. But Claire is no 'damsel in distress' as Dylan quickly finds out. She is independent, resilient, funny, sexy and smart. She also has a big heart, is perceptive and is a great people-person.Now bring in Aidan. Aidan is Dylan's roommate and is also incredibly sexy. While Dylan is brutally open and honest, funny and light-hearted, Aidan is more serious, less willing to share information about his past and also less willing to open up about his feelings.So I've read a lot of Lorelei James books and one had a threesome romance. Her books are great for her genre (erotic cowboy alpha-males), but this book was really different. Her threesome sex scenes made me feel a bit uncomfortable, maybe too aggressive, a touch raunchy for me? Although Dylan was a Navy SEAL, he was not aggressive and was concerned about Aidan opening up emotionally to him. I expected to be uncomfortable with the M-M or M-W-M, but the author wrote the romance and the sex scenes really well.The author does a nice job opening up Claire, Aidan and Dylan's characters - we get to know them on an emotional level as well. They are all very likeable and we are comfortable with their relationship. I think with a longer book, this could have been built up even more, but I think the author did a good job with the few pages that she took.The only 'negative' I can point out- would be the ease at which friends, and people outside of their intimate circle, accepted or ignored their very unconventional relationship. The issue of children (who would be listed as parents, how they decide who impregnates Claire, how ridiculed the child would be with friends  etc) was glossed over. It is assumed that everything will work out just fine. Eek. Not really, but it is a novel!Seeing a girl walk down the street holding hands with two guys (no matter how gorgeous they are) would make me stare. Hmmm, yes, it would be with both confusion and envy! They definitely had to have this book situated in California - not sure where else this would work. But thought it would be more Northern than Southern CA.The characters really grew on me. Not as sex pots, but as truly kind, caring, yet somewhat vulnerable people. Regardless of their unique situation, you feel that even if they were in a conventional relationship, things would still be a bit difficult. They grew to trust each other, love each other and open up more. Claire was the catalyst to all of it.The author did a great job getting you to care for the characters - which made the sex/love scenes sweeter and more emotional.This book is laden with a lot of steamy sex scenes.Has a HEAno CliffhangerThere is a big assumption that is made by Dylan and Claire that keeps them apart for awhile -but it doesn't last very long and the way they resolve it is worth the wait!!!I haven't read any other books in this series and I had no problems following along with this book.No heavy drama that makes you cry or bang your head against a wall.Enjoy!