Evan—A Dom in love with his vanilla best friend and enamored with a quirky older woman who enjoys submitting to him.Alaina—Burned by love and tired of masking her true nature, she doesn’t want to risk her heart with two passionate younger men.Daniel—He doesn’t see why he can’t have them both.Daniel and Evan have been together—without being together—for nine years. The best friends share … best friends share everything—except their lovers. When Alaina Miles walks into their lives, all of that changes.
Alaina isn’t on the same page. Over a decade older, she has things they don’t—a cheating ex, a child, and autism. A second chance at love isn’t part of her life plan.
Queen of BDSM Michele Zurlo brings you a scintillating tale of compromise, self-acceptance, and taking a chance on love even when it could cost everything.
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Daniel and Evan have been more than just best friends for a long time when they meet older Alaina, they both want her and are willing to share. She is older and not really interested but loves submitting to Evan. Alaina has so much more baggage than either of them, will they find a way to make it work? Fast-paced read with plenty of drama, emotion and it is off the charts hot. The chemistry is amazing and the story entertaining. I loved it!
Once again I was impressed by very adult characters and relationships. I genuinely liked the complex main characters and was rooting for them to GET IT TOGETHER! Even when the kinks did not work for me, the sex and emotions did. Sex positivity and queer acceptance was everywhere and that was great to see! I adored the friends and family interactions.
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It’s always questionable when picking up a menage romance to know if there will be an actual story or if it will be all about the sex. Giving In definitely has both. Evan and Daniel have been best friends with benefits for years, but are very different with their preferences. They’ve made it work, but there has always been something missing. Daniel can’t commit to the relationship because he is not a submissive. Both find themselves attracted to Lainie, but she has her own issues and doesn’t want to come between them. The author has done a great job developing these complex characters and bringing them all together. I also fell in love with the secondary characters and look forward to reading more. Michele Zurlo does not disappoint.
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Omg. Fast paced exciting storyline with great plot twists. Characters were likeable and relatable. Lots of chemistry and passion between the characters. Read cover to cover. Awesome!!!!
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“A scintillating tale of compromise, self-acceptance, and taking a chance on love.” Wow! So good. Well written, and a emotional rollercoaster. Filled with stress, steam, great characters, and wonderful moments.
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I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. This is not the first book of Michele’s that I have read and enjoyed. Her menage stories are my favorite. This book is about Alaina, Evan and Daniel. There are so many facets to their story that I wanted to read straight thru. It is well written with a great storyline and characters. There is quite a bit of steam in this book with MM so be prepared. If this is your genre, you will not be disappointed diving into this story.
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As usual this author wrings five stars from me as she spins an unbelievable tale. Evan and Daniel have been introduced in previous books as bisexual men who have a close friendship. Both of their families sense wedding bells but the two friends refuse to coming out about their relationship. This is their sensual tale and surprisingly the author adds a third to their loyal relationship.
What did I like? No one spins BDSM like this author? Kink has been explored since fifty shades but this author takes it to a whole new level. Violet wands…. hot and cold play…ménage play…and role playing all serve their purpose here. I was suitably sucked in to a lovely story and an amazing HEA. The characters all possess such a uniqueness I feel like I’m reading about someone’s life rather than fiction.
Would I recommend or buy? I have an Michele Zurlo shelf… need I say more? These books come highly recommended by me, so if you like a great tale and a long story then buy! There are so many of her stories that I recommend but I love her ménage books most. Owning up is one of my favorites of this author…Another awakenings book.
Thoughts for the author? Congratulations on your new release! Amazing work! I just loved Lainie! Evan and Daniel were so HOT! Keep writing and I will keep reading!
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This was a great story. I liked how it included a little bit of dirty things plus a little romance. The story of Alaina, Daniel, and Even had me glued to the story the whole time. I loved how the different chapters were told from each different character’s point of view. That aspect allowed me to be able to understand more what each character was thinking throughout the whole story. This was the first book of this series I’ve read and now I must check out all the rest because I enjoyed this one so much!
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Wow! Absolutely loved reading this fantastic book from the amazing author Michele Zurlo who has quickly become one of my favourites. This hot BDSM mènage romance is brilliant, the storyline was engaging from start to finish, the characters were diverse, were well developed and had strong chemistry. I really loved the erotic scenes throughout the story and the incorporation of many kinks. I am definitely looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future and cannot wait to find out what is next in store.
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This is the first book I have read in the Awakening Series by this author. Even though it is the 4th book in her series it can be read alone quite easily. This book is quite the mixture. You have a menage. You have an older woman. You have a character who is autistic and comes with some personal experiences that make her very leary and not very open to a relationships with one person let alone two. Any one of these components makes for an interesting read, but when you combine them all, you have an amazing story. It is not a story you would expect- a story line of an older woman and 2 younger men meaning she is a cougar chasing younger men. It is much more the case of them chasing her which changes the whole dynamic. All three are attracted to each other, but only the two younger men do not believe that age is a factor. All three have quite the chemistry. It is a great story. As Ms Zurlo often writes, not all is what it seems. I loved their story. It has a happy ever after but how they got to that is quite an enjoyable read. I will definitely buy the other books in this series.
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Alaina is autistic and has a hard time meeting eyes and touching and just being around people. When she meets Daniel and his best friend Evan, she’s attracted to both of them. There’s a huge problem, they are over10 years old younger than her. She doesn’t want to be a cougar running around with younger guys, but they are devastating to her. This was such a good story I wasn’t sure about it at first, but then you get into it and you realize it’s not just about the attraction the Dom and the friend he loves feel for Lainie, but her struggle to accept their feelings for her.
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wow wow wow. I have been waiting for Daniel and Evan’s story ever since we met them in Serving Sophia and what a story this is. They are perfect for each other and add Alaina, an older woman, into the mix and we have an explosive combination of lust and love. Only Michele Zurlo can write such a steamy but also beautifully emotional story about this threesome. I am loving this series and each book just gets better and better. I only hope there is more to come. Thank you Michele Zurlo for another amazing book. A must read.
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Wonderfully fantastic… The book was amazing… It had a lot of details and juicy scenes to it… The characters and their personalities match them perfectly… The plot and the storyline was very descriptive and amazing…
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An excellent story. I loved it from start to finish.I loved all the characters and the story they told and the author wrote their story well.
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