Three's a Crowd

Strange Bedfellows #2

by Q. Kelly

Carol Thomas is shocked when her fiance comes home late one night with an announcement: he’s gotten back in touch with a college buddy named Ennis Evans, and she's up for a threesome. Carol shoves aside her misgivings and tentatively agrees. She considers herself a prude in many ways and wants to break through her shell.

As she gets to know Ennis and experiences an immediate, undeniable attraction, Carol keeps putting off the menage a trois. She begins to wonder if she's gay and falling in love with Ennis. Then the night of the threesome arrives and changes Carol for life. But Carol still has much to learn. She finds out the hard way that Washington is a city known for intrigue and double dealings. Many things aren't what they seem on the surface, and just what is Ennis's connection with Washington's most infamous call girl, Elena Marie Elise?

Genres: Lesbian, Lesbian Romance, LGBT

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2013

About the author

I live in Virginia, where I am a writer and an editor. I also have a master's degree in deaf education. In my free time, I hike and savor frappuccinos.

Reviews

[Jem · Rating 5 out of 5]

Q. Kelly is the mistress of unusual pairings. If the book blurb doesn't imply so, then expect a shocking twist to pop up when you least expect it to. I've noticed that the author is really careful about not revealing her surprises in the book summary, so sometimes the blurbs tend to be rather bland or vague. In this case, the summary gives the impression that this is primarily an erotic menage book. There is that. But it is more about the emotional journey of a highly insecure woman to a confident, self-respecting one. And that's just half of the story. When the twist is revealed mid-book, it turns into a full blown
read the book to find out ;-)

Even though the author says you don't need to read the first book in its entirety to appreciate this second one, you won't get the full emotional impact of the reveal as much as if you had read and loved the first book. Sorry I can't be any more specific than that. Suffice it to say that the latter part of the book had me teary eyed and nearly sick rooting for and vacillating between this pair and that, and hoping the author can somehow pull off a miracle to avoid a gut-wrenching heartbreak.

Three's a Crowd is both a prequel and a sequel of the first Strange bedfellows book. Some parts of the book happens before Strange Bedfellows, and some of it happens afterwards. This is a must read for lovers of the first book, and if you haven't read that, pick that up first before this.

[Danni Mladenovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know if it was because I haven't read the first book in "Strange Bedfellows" series, but the twist came as a surprise. I had strangely mixed feelings towards Elena, I was very ambivalent about her, but can't say I didn't like her... I understood her actions, for they came as a logical consequence of her life. I was kind of hoping for different ending, but... I guess this one makes sense perfectly.

[Bib · Rating 4 out of 5]

Get over the book title and start reading, it is as good as it can get!

[Alexa Steli]

I am at loss of words.The plot twist made me sick to my stomach when I've realized. It ruined both books for me ,this one and the first one .It ruined a lot of characters, it changed perspectives, and it's all very. painful for everyone in a way