Review: Sexy but hoped for a little bit more...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 11, 2014
The PremiseGrace and Philip are a couple.  Mark is Grace’s boss and he’s intensely attracted to Grace...and Philip.  Philip has never been attracted to a man...until Mark.  When Mark’s restaurant is broken into and strange events keep happening over a weekend, the three get closer - in more ways than one. Bow chica bow wow.My ThoughtsHot Triad Sex.  I mean, seriously hot.  This cannot be underscored enough. Ms. Wayland has a way with getting into the moment and bringing her reader with her.  The chemistry is strong between the three characters, and even better, I think it’s a pretty equal attraction between them - I didn’t feel as if Grace and Philip treated Mark as strictly an add-on that they could take or leave as they like.My main quibble with the story didn’t feel developed enough and the secondary plot involving the break-ins at Mark’s restaurant felt like an afterthought - but then again, the condensed timeframe worked against it.  Essentially, this all happens in the space of one weekend, which is difficult to really delve into one relationship and build something that feels genuine, never mind having to overcome an obstacle such as Philip’s belief that he’s straight and confused about his attraction to Mark or the fact that these three are jumping into a relationship that is considered taboo by many.  Other than a brief moments of conflict, Philip seemed to accept it a bit too easily.The jump from intense attraction to love felt fairly quick to happen for all, even though it is stressed that they know each other prior to the start of the book.  I think Philip, Grace and Mark dove into the deep end of the pool with their relationship and there were no repercussions to it.  It would have been interesting to see them deal with censure or acceptance of others in their lives - friends, family, co-workers - anything to put their love into context and give some added depth to the story. This is a clearly unconventional relationship but it feels as if it exists in a vacuum.  A hot, sexy vacuum.  Or maybe I’m asking for too much with my menage.The Bottom LineIf you’re into seriously sexy menage, I would definitely recommend you read Ms. Wayland’s books, but my favorites are still the Hat Trick trilogy.