Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for providing the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the 3rd book in the Ink and Chrome story and it is a MWM Romance.
Mick, Adam and Jessi have been best friends since they were young. Mick and Jessi have actually been in each others lives since they were 5 years old. They were neighbors and Mick spent a lot of time with Jessi's family as a child. As he grew up and developed a sexual identity that his parents didn't understand or accept, Jessi's home became his, too.
This is the publisher's summary:
"Mick Roberts, the newest partner at Twisted Steel’s custom hotrod and motorcycle shop, looks like a man with everything. But secretly he still craves the connection he lost when his best friend Adam and the love of his life Jessilynn walked out. Then, he wasn’t ready for the pleasure they promised. Now, things have changed.
Rich, powerful, and insatiable, Adam Gulati is used to getting what he wants. And there’s nothing he wants more than Mick and Jessi. He hasn’t seen either in over a year, but the second he sets eyes on them again his memories—and his desires—can’t be denied.
After trying to live without them, Jessi Franklin realized no one else can satisfy her like Adam and Mick. The three of them need one another—in more ways than one. It’s time to stop pretending and submit to the hunger they all share. But once they go down this road, there’s no turning back. As deeply devoted as they are, no one knows what great bliss their forbidden fantasy will find—or the price they may pay . ."
The book starts with these three reuinting after a four year separation where Jessi was even engaged to marry someone else. They are all in the same place emotionally when it comes to their relationship and very quickly decide to become a romantic unit. They move into Adam's house together and begin the work of building a lasting relationship.
This is one of only a few MWM stories I've read and I have to say that the relationship was really believable and felt very honest. They all really loved each other in equal measure and were very giving with each other's affections and attention. They dealt with Adam and Mick's family issues as unit and provided the kind of unwavering support that comes from people who love you tremendously and without reservation.
The only thing that kept me from loving this story was that they rehashed their past relationship issues too often. Even after they seemed to have found a happy medium in their lives, the men couldn't seem to get over the guilt they felt at leaving Jessi in the first place. And for all of her talk about forgiveness, Jessi very often found a way to remind them that they had left her. There was also a lot of long prose about how much they loved each other, how great life was and how wonderful they felt. I get that they were happy but it felt a little artificial that these guys spent so much time talking about how much they loved Jessi and each other. Although, I liked the fact that they didn't waste time fighting or being part from each other, I could have done with a few less paragraphs where they were waxing poetic about how strong, wonderful or loving Jessi is.
The sex scenes were very erotic and well written. There was some kink thrown in, too.
Overall this was a good read and I think Ms. Dane does this genre better than most. She is good at crafting believable and interesting relationships and I like that there is always a bit of family drama involved in her stories.
