With New Year’s Eve and her thirtieth birthday fast approaching, best-selling author Calista Grant has a hard time envisioning actually doing something for herself. At the urging of her closest friends, she books herself a once in lifetime vacation, trading the chaos of Boston for the serene tranquility of the Caribbean. Once in paradise, she makes the decision to drop her guard and finally let … let loose.
Enter two bachelors, with demons of their own to vanquish. Zane Rhodes, a successful architect, is on a path of self-destruction after a tragic loss. In denial regarding his own issues, resort owner, Xavier Rivera, invites his best friend to spend the holiday with him in paradise. Once there, they both meet Calista and are immediately captivated.
Used to sharing everything, including women, they set out to seduce the innocent brunette and fulfill her deepest fantasies. Neither is prepared for what happens next, though, as the two Dominants find themselves not only battling each other, but their own demons as well. Will they be able to save their friendship before the reality of the three ends the fantasy forever?
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Calista is on her way to her thirtieth birthday and she wants to end the year with a bang! At the urging of her friends, she books a Caribbean vacation after all what does she have to lose. There she meets two charming bachelors one an architect and the other is the owner of the resort. Zane and Xavier are best friends who shares everything down to their women. Zane is working through some personal drama and was invited by his best friend for some down time. When they meet Calista they are drawn in by her innocence. Will these dominants make Calista’s stay in the Caribbean her next best seller?
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3.5
The book wasn’t poorly written, but it did feel very slow. There were a few scenes that didn’t really seem to provide a point and were rather boring. I struggled to finish the book. Regarding the BDSM, I thought it was mildly amusing and pointless that she had safe words, but her doms occupied her mouth nearly all the time, so even if she wanted to stop, she had no way to telling them. Unless they just “read her mind.”
Cali is a very insecure woman whose life is uneventful. She’s sort of a pitiable thing who falls lust first for these two men who kind of… almost creepily sweep her off her feet.
Xavier and Zane are likable characters, although they seemed to come off as caricatures sometimes. Xavier definitely had more of an emotional presence, and I didn’t really get why they were crazy about Cali in such a short amount of time besides repetitive generic statements that she was “beautiful.” I would’ve been interested to see why they always shared subs as well. Their relationship dynamic was a curiously odd but never delved very much into.
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It was Calista’s and her friends talked her into going to the
Caribbean for NewYears and 30th birthday it would be out of Boston. Calista wanted to let go and not be herself but she what she encountered was big surprise. Even though Calista was a writer of romance her own life was drab. Cali booked this vacation at an all inclusive resort where
she could unwind and her fantasies could be fulfilled. When she gets to
room she was amazed how beautiful the room was with a floor to ceiling windows. Zane’s friend Xavier dragged him to the island to take a break
at the resort. Both were Dominants and they would go to the same club
and share. Cali went to sit outside when she sees this woman sitting all alone. Cali could see Zane and Zane could see Cali but never said anything. Xavier came over to talk to Zane and they talked about Cali.
Zane asked Xavier if he knew who she was but he had to have her. Cali decides to move out of her comfort zone she got dressed up and went
to bar. Zane and Xavier had been watching her all day and now Xavier
was going to make his move. Cali couldn’t believe how turned on she
was as he whispers in her ear. They go back to Xavier’s villa they started
to kiss one another and then she feels another set of lips on her. Zane and Xavier had there way with her and the next morning when she
wakes up they still wanted more. Then also told her about them being Dominants and they would like her to be their sub until the vacations were over they told her they would fulfill her fantasies. Xavier and Zane take Cali on an excursion. Cali winds up spending all her time with the two
Dominants they agreed to stay together for the vacation. They were training her to be their submissive and Cali couldn’t figure out that she was that women. Cali wrote about BDSM but never really experience it
now she would be able to write it from experiences. They all go around the different islands and show her the sights. Xavier was feeling he knew he was in trouble when he first saw Calista and now it was really
coming to the revelation that Cali got to close to his heart. Zane was waiting for Cali and Xavier came into the room without Cali. Zane went ballistic on Xavier when he found out that she went on a dive by herself
and Zane’s thoughts went back to seeing Elena’s floating body. He couldn’t believe fate would be that cruel and he hadn’t told Calista that he loved her. Zane and Xavier realized they both fell in love with her. Cali just
gotten out of bed when she saw the two men sitting on the patio and she heard them talking. She hears Xavier and Zane talking about Elena and Rachel and that they should have told her last night about them. That was all she needed to hear and she knew she had to leave so she wouldn’t have to see them again. Cali was able to get a earlier flight back to Boston. Once home she was heartbroken that she allowed the men into her life and they have girlfriends that they cheated on. Back home where she was the only one in her lonely bed. Will the men come looking for her or will she just have the memories?
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