Three is not a Crowd

Ménage In Paradise by Anya Summers

Olivia has spent her life running from love. After growing up with an abusive father, she would not allow herself to trust love. The few times she had tried to let go of her fear, her little journey down the path of trust failed. Ian has loved Olivia for a long time but he does not know how to demonstrate or express his feelings. Any time he is faced with feelings that overwhelm him he has pushed the down and ignored them, finding that easier than facing them head on. Olivia and Ian have been dancing around their feelings for each other for a year, neither being willing to put their fears aside to take what they want from each other, love, comfort and affection. They are booked to perform on Pleasure Island. Olivia has decided she needs to move on or forever lose her friendship with Ian. This is when she meets Eric. Something about him pulls her in. She finds herself being torn apart between Ian and Eric, both trying to stack a claim on her and her heart. The journey they take to find happiness is a whirlwind of emotion and personal discovery, leaving each of them to face their own demons and fears to find happiness as a ménage.

I have frequently given 5 stars to the books in the Pleasure Island series but this one struck me as more sex than story. Don’t get me wrong, it is well written and the sex scenes are HOT HOT HOT, but I felt this one was missing something when it came to Ian and Eric. Their emotional issues were not really explored and were explained as “fixed” just because Olivia got over her own hurdles and declared her love for each of them. I really wanted to be engaged in Ian and Eric’s journey as well as Olivia’s. This is the reason I only gave 4 stars. The story felt a little incomplete to me.

All of that being said I still really enjoyed the book and like the others in the series I recommend you give it a read.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.