Threefold Anthology by Kim Dare, Suzanne Graham, Desiree Holt, Kris Norris, Brynn Paulin, Charlotte Stein
Publisher: Total-E-Bound Publishing
Genre: Menage, M/M/F, M/F/M
Length: Anthology / 315 pages (pdf)

Review Copy Received from Publisher

Summary:

Party of Three’ by Desiree Holt

Carolina “Carrie” Derosa had the hots for her boss, Drew Magellan, from the first day she went to work for him. Little did she know that Drew wanted her just as badly, but the same thing was holding them back—taboo on sex in the workplace.

When Drew’s friend, Linc Conover, drops into the office to see him after hours and they bump into Carrie on her way out, the sparks that fly from all three light up the hallway. It doesn’t take long before they adjourn to Drew’s condo and fall into a whirlpool of eroticism.

But no one expects jealousy to rear its ugly head. Who will come out on top in this ménage—so to speak?

‘Trust, Love, Submit’ by Kim Dare

Dallen and Caroline understand each other’s needs perfectly. That’s the problem, they both need the same things—things another submissive has no chance of providing. They need a dominant in their lives.

Finding someone they want to submit to isn’t easy. Finding a good dominant who is equally interested in them both is even harder. After several disastrous encounters with different doms, the only thing that’s keeping them going is hope.

When Horton sees a beautiful young couple, playing in a local club, he knows he’s spotted his ideal pair of playmates, but he’s not looking for anything serious. He’s not looking to fall in love with anyone.

Can three people looking for very different things find real happiness in each other’s arms? Caroline, Dallen and Horton are about to find out.

‘Strangers in the Night’ by Brynn Paulin

Book one in the Behind Sin’s Door Series

The bar, Sin’s Door, has a reputation and McKenzie Stewart knows all about it.

She’s been warned it’s nothing but a meat market, but meeting someone is exactly what she has in mind when she goes there one hot, September night.

Little does she realise that she’ll meet not one but two men and experience pleasure that keeps her coming back for more.

‘Keeping Faith’ by Kris Norris

As a helicopter pilot, Faith Anderson is pretty open-minded. But when she finds her lover’s best friend in his bed, naked, she assumes the worst and leaves, not realising she’s just walked out on years of planning.

Donovan can’t believe his ultimate seduction has just gone up in flames, not after finally finding a woman he and his friend, Parker, know is the other piece to their puzzle. They’ve spent years watching her, and after being together for over a year, one miscalculation has ruined everything…until Parker comes up with a plan that’ll have Faith flying back into their arms, and their bed.

‘Between A and Z’ by Suzanne Graham

Mia dubbed her life-sized clay sculpture, Adam, because he is the first man she’s ever made. Most of her work has been female torsos, but recently her muse insisted it was time for her to produce a man. Though, she might have been confusing her surging libido with her artistic muse.

Mia has been abstinent for nearly a year, but not because of any plan. Her best friend, Shirle, has organized a party for Mia to put an end to her long dry spell and give her vibrator a night off. Before she even gets out of Shirle’s car, Mia meets Zed.

Zed has come to the party to win a challenge. The waiters at the restaurant where he is the head chef and owner don’t think a black French chef can country line dance. Once he meets Mia, his purpose for the night changes. He plans to spend the evening with this incredibly sexy woman whose sense of humour is developed enough to subject herself to the intense teasing from her friends about her lacking sex life. But he must decide whether he still wants Mia when he discovers Adam plays an important role in her life.

‘Lust Dazed’ by Charlotte Stein

Ellie, Evan and Jimmy have always been best friends. They work together, play together, support each other and…accidentally eavesdrop on each other, doing some very dirty things.

When Ellie hears what Evan and Jimmy have been doing behind her back – watching smutty movies that feature women who look just like her – she doesn’t know whether to be bemused or offended. Or maybe just hugely turned on.

And that’s not even getting into the secret crush Jimmy seems to have on Evan…or the plans he has for the three of them, now that everything’s out in the open…

Kathy’s Review:

Threefold is an anthology where each story features a ménage be it temporary or permanent and, even for someone who is a fan of anthologies, each story in the anthology was extremely satisfying.

• Party of Three by Desiree Holt – Hot, hot, HOT, Party of Three is not only extremely erotic and sensual, but it’s a thrilling romance as well. As for Carrie, she’s one heckuva lucky woman with both Drew and Linc entertaining her. Definitely heartwarming and…uh, other-places warming too. Fabulous.* 5 Delightful Divas

• Trust, Love, Submit by Kim Dare – Not only a sensual and sensually explicit journey but one that is also rich in its emotional depths, Kim Dare has, with Horton, Dallen and Caroline, created characters and a story that will be an oft-read and treasured tale. Even with the eroticism, I would still classify this as a very sweet romance. Horton’s care for Dallen and Caroline, singly and together, was amazing, almost overwhelming and so very beautiful that, even now, I feel tears well up in my eyes. Kim Dare has rocketed onto my gotta-get-NOW list.* 5 Delightful Divas and a Recommended Read

• Strangers in the Night by Brynn Paulin – This is the first book in Ms. Paulin’s Behind Sin’s Door series and being fully engaged in McKenzie’s story has created a hunger for much, much more in this series and by Brynn Paulin. My first response to this story is WOW; next is that this is an M/F/M ménage and sexy and fantastic romance at its steamiest. Erotic? Oh yeah… and I LOVE it!  * 5 Delightful Divas.

• Keeping Faith by Kris Norris – I have to admit to being very curious about the relationship dynamics between Donovan and Parker, but no more so than Faith and she was the one emotionally involved. Kris Norris had surprises galore in store for me and I relished them. And I was, and still am, intrigued by the explanation. Keeping Faith was a very engaging story.  * 4½ Delightful Divas

• Between A and Z by Suzanne Graham – The only reason this story didn’t get a higher rating is that I was left feeling that there just wasn’t enough time for Suzanne Graham to really convince me that it would really work. But her characters were wonderful; I loved the interaction between Zed and Mia – together those two are HOT! And Adam is a dream-come-true. I loved how he and Zed were together…it was all three of them together that I, well didn’t have trouble with is quite what I want to say. I guess that it didn’t really get to my ultra-romantic heart near as much as the other stories. But seriously, Between A to Z is a great story as my rating shows:  * 4 Delightful Divas

• ‘Lust Dazed’ by Charlotte Stein – There is something about the characters of this story that really made it for me. Jimmy and Evan are like night and day and together, they’re fantastic. With Ellie added into the mix, there’s magic. Evan is, of the three, probably the one that I love the most, but both Ellie and Jimmy come in for their share of my affections. And even though, at the end, I was feeling a little sad Charlotte Stein made it work. Now I just need to know… oh; nope, you’re going to have to read it for yourself. *grin*  * 4½ Delightful Divas

It’s not often where I can give a book containing six different stories, even based on the same theme and a theme that I enjoy, an overall 4½ rating, but in this case I have to say that Threefold deserves it. What’s even more surprising to me is that of the six authors featured I’ve not read anything by any of them.

Not only is the entire anthology one that I really, really liked, but six new-to-me authors have been added to my to-look-for list (which is getting dangerously close to the size of my TBR, but that’s another story for another time.)

I am definitely on the lookout for more works from all six authors. What a treat!

Rated 4½ Delightful Divas by Kathy!

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