I adore strong women who can take care of themselves, who don't need someone else to make them happy, who know their strengths and their weaknesses, and can be vulnerable when they love. I knew Annabelle and I would have been best friends in real life from the moment she popped on to the pages of Bailey Bradford's 'Love in Xxchange' series. Annabelle doesn't take crap from anyone, she curses like a sailor, and she holds her own against the men in the completely male dominated world that she's grown up in. I wonder if Ms. Bradford has met me and I just didn't realize it, because, I swear, Annabelle could be me! *grins*
When Annabelle gets thrown from a horse, her visit to the doctors office nets her a new best friend in Josh, or Joshie, as only Annabelle is allowed to call him. Josh is new to the area and he needs a friend as badly as Annabelle does. These two hit it off and life is wonderful for Annabelle, albeit a little envious of the happy couples around her, until she comes to pick up Josh one night and interrupts a heated argument going on where she is convinced someone is hurting her Josh. Unfortunately, it turns out the gorgeous guy, Justin, is Josh's brother, and his partner, Evan, and he, just came to make sure Josh was okay and try to convince him to move to a safer place. Turns out Annabelle and Justin are a little too alike in some respects. You could've knocked Annabelle over with a feather, though, when Josh informs her that Justin and Evan are looking for a woman to complete them and someone to have a long term relationship with both of them. Josh, of course, is hotly against it and there seems to be some baggage there, but Annabelle will make up her own mind.
Justin and Evan have been together for a long time. They are both bisexual and acknowledged long ago that they need that certain woman to complete them. Not that they aren't madly in love with each other, but they want a woman to fulfill the needs they both have. Unfortunately, the last time they attempted this, Evan got his feelings hurt pretty badly by the woman they trusted, so Evan is a little wary of what a threesome relationship with Annabelle will bring. Naturally, Annabelle is not in her comfort zone of being in control, either, and she doesn't know what Justin and Evan want from her or, even, what she wants from them. I can say, though, their ménage is one of the hottest I've ever read. *wink* Annabelle freaks out after the best sex of her life, though, and runs away leaving Justin angry and Evan hurt.
As the three of them are beginning to work on their relationship and admitting what they all feel, sorrow hits when Annabelle and her brother, Rory, discover their dad died over a month ago and left the Mossy Glenn Ranch to a half brother they never knew of. It takes Annabelle and Rory having a little argument over his fear that she'll get hurt in a ménage that enables Annabelle to admit to what she feels.
This was a great addition to the series and it set up the love story between Josh and Nick very well. I loved getting glimpses of Chance, Rory, Max, and Bo, also, and look forward to watching Annabelle, Justin, and Evan in future installments.
NOTE: This book was provided by Total E-Bound for the purpose of a review