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It all started as a game.
A week of what was supposed to be nothing more than an abundance of merry festivities,
turned out to be a heap of unwanted tricks and treats.
At least they should have remained unwanted.
However, after fighting the constant urge to devour the deliciously decadent treats, I gave in and indulged.
I'd never wanted anything more.
Avery and Chloe are exactly what a man like me craves but shouldn’t have.
Turns out they’re everything I shouldn’t want but can’t live without.
I pushed the two tantalizing temptresses away unwilling to continue giving into my forbidden desires and it was the worst mistake I ever made.
Now my girls have left for college and it’s up to me to drag them back home.
I had a taste, there's no going back.
I’m willing to see how far this little game will go.
Are you girls ready to play?
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Three Times The Trouble is a 70,000 word MFF age-gap romance with themes some readers might find offensive. Please read the Trigger Warnings before reading.

Somethings you can 3XsTT is a continuation of the short story "Sugar Daddy Santa Claus" from the no longer available Twisted Christmas Anthology. It is a complete standalone with a HEA and no cliffhanger.

260 pages, Paperback

Published July 11, 2023

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Bellamy Roswell

18 books180 followers
New Adult & Dark Romance Author of the Servite Academy Series, Bellamy Roswell is a Southern California native, coffee connoisseur, avid reader, and lover of angsty, passionate bad boys, and sassy, fierce heroines. Bringing you bad boy heartthrobs oozing sex appeal, passion, and angst one novel at a time. Thrilling Romance with an edge of Passion, Suspense, and Angst.

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June 15, 2023
I am literally dying for this to be released!!!! Oh. My God. What is this awesomness?!?!?! I'm so freakin excited!!!!!

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When I read Twisted Christmas I fell in love with BFF'S Chloe and Avery AND Chloe's stepdad, Zane. All three are amazing characters. When I finished the Twisted Christmas Anthology I gave 3 books a title... Favorite Book, Least Favorite and "Horniest" Story. THIS story was awarded the horniest! Lol I can't wait for more!
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1,023 reviews312 followers
August 5, 2023
**I received an ARC ofthis book from the authors in exchange for my honest review**

“Baby do I need to remind you just how much of a man I am?”

Chloe has always had a crush on her EX stepfather, Zane. Chloe's best friend also Avery also thinks Zane is hot. Annndd, Chloe and Avery are having feelings for each other. On Christmas holiday all these feelings come to a head and a sexy polyamorous relationship.

I have been literally dying to read more of these three characters since I first met them in the Twisted Christmas anthology. Their story is one of the sexiest ones I have EVER read! Chloe is so sweet and innocent. Avery is more loud and says what she wants but secretly yearns for something real. And Daddy Zane. OMG is he one of the hottest written alpha guys! If only he was real. 😍 I loved every single word of this book and everyone should give it a try!

Before I started this I was seriously afraid that

I will never forget this amazing story!
Profile Image for Kari.
572 reviews6 followers
July 16, 2023
Holy spice!

The spice is so good! It is really hard for me to find books with good FF and but this book chefs kiss! I am not going to lie the first half of this book I started to wonder if I was going to DNF. It starts out with Chloe who is secretly in love with her ex step dad and best friend. But the whole first half of this book Zane only seemed to be interested in Avery which was kind of off putting. For a while Chloe became an after thought. Which in some ways set the tone for that triad. However I absolutely loved Chloe and Avery's friendship and relationship. And things did get better in the second half of the book and it felt more like a true triad. But I will say my pet peeve was in this book at times there was to much internal dialogue during spicy times. Overall 4 ⭐️ spice 5/5
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675 reviews48 followers
August 6, 2023
"𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔, 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒂𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒊𝒏 𝒊𝒕. 𝑰 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔.”

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Spice: 🔥🔥🔥
Relationship: MWW, WW, MW
Tropes/content: Age gap (18 years), former stepdad/stepdaughter, virgin main character, spicy videos, toys, restraints, 🍑 play, light daddy kink, praise, degradation, forbidden

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Chloe is excited to spend Christmas week visiting her former stepdad, Zane, with her best friend, Avery. Chloe has had a crush on Zane for awhile, but she's never acted on it. When Avery realizes Chloe has feelings for Zane, she comes up with a plan to get them together. But Zane isn't the only one Chloe has feelings for, and Avery becomes involved with both of them. It was supposed to be a week of fun, but it turned into so much more.

I was excited to read this one because it has some of my favorite tropes, stepdad/stepdaughter, age gap, daddy kink, and a relationship dynamic that I was intrigued by. The spicy scenes were pretty good and there was a variety of them. I liked Avery and Chloe a lot as a couple. I thought Avery and Zane were hot together and had so much chemistry. I wish the connection with Chloe and Zane had been stronger. Chloe often felt left out of the dynamic and almost like she was an add on. It felt like she loved Zane more than he loved her, which I didn't care for. I also didn't think the forbiddeness was as high as it could've been because their relationship lacked a connection.
Profile Image for Ashley's Reads.
292 reviews13 followers
July 18, 2023
* I received an arc of this book for my honest review *

We are back with Avery, Chloe and Zade after quite the steamy introduction, to see if they can actually make a relationship work between the three of them. Bellamy and Cece gave them the most perfect story and ending!

I love how close Avery and Chloe were before they finally gave in to their secret feelings for each other. Their friendship made their relationship that much stronger. Their love was pure and easy. Zaddy had to put in work after breaking their hearts. Though he had it slightly easier with Chloe because of their previous relationship, I loved seeing the way he melted Avery’s heart and showed her just how much she could truly be loved.

I absolutely adored these 3 and couldn't have asked for a better ending to their love story. I'm sad to see the end of them but thoroughly enjoyed the time while it lasted. Another phenomenal read for these 2 amazing authors!
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971 reviews
July 20, 2023
Steamy throuple goodness!

This book was part of a Christmas anthology. I’m so glad these ladies decided to turn this forbidden, age gap romance into a full story.

Zane was the perfect grumpy Daddy with bad boy vibes. Avery was a feisty heroine that exuded confidence. Chloe was the bombshell innocence that they craved. The trio’s chemistry was off the charts and never ending. I really enjoyed their journey and HEA.
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Author 2 books11 followers
July 14, 2023
Spicy 🔥🔥

A very sexy love story. It was hot and dirty but the story was well constructed. My first time reading a mff and I wasn’t disappointed.
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958 reviews80 followers
July 14, 2023
Three Times The Trouble by authors Bellamy Roswell and Cece Perez first appeared in Twisted Christmas Anthology as a short novella by the name of Sugar Daddy Santa Claus.
Now the co-authors are back, but this time giving Chloe O’Connell, Zane Anderson and Avery Taylor a full story with Three Times The Trouble, told through their multiple POVs.

This Forbidden, Taboo, MFF, Age-Gap Romance took the short story Sugar Daddy Santa Claus and expanded on it.
So let it be known, if the beginning of the story seems familiar that’s because it’s one and the same from the anthology.
Only now it had been expanded, allowing us to see and know the aftermath to Chloe, Zane and Avery spending the holidays together and giving into their desires.

Despite being a full story, the narrative did seem to move at a fairly quick pace, yet it wasn't too fast in feeling like everything was being rushed through.
Since this time we were getting a full novel, it allowed the storyline to showcase more of a development not only in Chloe, Zane and Avery’s journey that they ventured upon. But also within the establishing of their characters shown by the progress they each made in growing, given where they each started from.

When it comes to Three Times The Trouble, Bellamy and Cece delivered a lively ride, considering all that took place and went down for Chloe, Zane and Avery. Resulting in the book being a page turner, since it was able to keep me reading on.
There were many elements in the book that kept you moving onwards, such as being entertaining, courtesy of the witty banter that seemed to be at play, especially between Zane and Avery.
With the two always going back and forth, it was no surprise they had temperatures rising, from the major sparks they were giving off in their shared chemistry. Ultimately leading to some very SPICY and FIERY moments. And made even more steamier with Chloe brought into the mix.
Honestly with all the times those three got together, they had fire alarms going off from getting down and dirty.
And yet it worked well, since their shared relationship has chemistry flowing so effortless, even with the mix of all three of their personalities.
Something Bellamy and Cece did explore at times through the unravelling of their feelings and emotions, and thoughts too, which was constantly expressed throughout for us to read about.

There were still times where the storyline led to deep moments in the ways of being an emotional charged. Seeing as Chloe, Zane and Avery path’s was not an easy ride, considering the drama that came into play leading to major conflict. Paving the way for deeper emotions to be presented and explored.
Especially through the individual character exploration within their POVs chapters, seeing as the story was told through multiple perspectives.

Whilst Three Times The Trouble was a good read, it wasn’t without its faults for me unfortunately.
The first being of wanting to see more moments between Chloe and Zane. It just felt like there wasn’t enough to begin, especially when it came to exploring their relationship together.
And when you compared it to Zane and Avery, it felt insufficient IMO. Plus the moments that were showcased felt lacking in detail and depth with being a little too rushed, particularly towards the end.
This brings me to the other issue and that was there wasn’t enough chapters told through Chloe and Zane POV, had there been then maybe their characters could’ve been opened up more.
Which is why IMO Bellamy and Cece should’ve expanded on the book a little more by adding some more chapters. Mostly because the story could’ve allowed it, since the length of the book wasn’t even too long to begin with.

All in all, Three Times The Trouble still ended up being a good read. Even despite my issues.
And with that epilogue Bellamy Roswell and Cece Perez included, it gave the overall story the perfect real and true HEA ending it needed to make it feel like it is the end of the end.



*I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
445 reviews
July 28, 2024
Ok, this was so dissapointing. First, I didn't like that the guy was one of the girl's ex step dad. Secondly, it was blantantly obvious that Zane was more interested in Avery. I feel so bad for Chloe. I get that he saw her as his ex step daughter so he didn't want to cross that line but the way he treated the two girls were so different. He was clearly more attracted to Avery and constantly flirted with her. The best way to compare the two is that his relationship with Avery was full of sexual tension and spice but with Chloe it was vanilla. Even during sex, he "sweet talked" with Avery but with Chloe he was such a buzzkill.

I'm very disappointed because there were two moments where he blantantly chose Avery over Chloe: when they first had sex and when he needed to make amends. Chloe was unfortunately an afterthought. It's a shame because as soon as Avery came into the picture it was like Chloe was a stranger to Zane; like their prior relationship was non existent. Chloe was always begging for Zane's attention while Zane always chased after Avery.

With all that being said, I couldn't help but love Avery. She was Chloe's ultimate hype girl. She knew and understood Chloe best. She put Chloe first and made sure that Zane gave Chloe the proper attention before herself.

But I'm still dissapointed, this trio didn't work for me. Considering their "taboo" history/family ties, Zane and Chloe could've had what Zane and Avery had; something spicy and hot. Unfortunately, she was left on the back burner. Chloe did have Zane's kid "first" but of course Zane had to make sure that Avery would get hers too. For Zane, everything was always more special with Avery; like it was more monumental.
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866 reviews24 followers
November 1, 2025
Zane treated Chloe like a consolation prize to Avery until the last 20% of the book and honestly it was not the move. I really wanted to love this too 😭 thankfully, the spice was excellent 🤌🏻 which saved it from being a total dud.

Starting off the dynamic with just Zane and Avery was weird AF. I don’t know how Chloe didn’t get *a little* pissed at times.

TBH, I almost DNF’d during the first spice scene, which was Avery & Zane — it should have been made clear BEFORE that it was a pre-arranged “lesson” for Chloe. Without knowing that, it was honestly hard to read bc it made Avery look like a superrrrr shitty friend and Zane look like an asshole. To make matters worse, Zane had been obsessing over Avery and barely acknowledging Chloe. It was hard to see how it was going to move forward without hurting Chloe.

𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗟: ⭐️⭐️.25
𝗦𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗘: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
𝗧𝗬𝗣𝗘: Standalone
𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦: n/a
𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞: n/a

𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚: FFM
𝗛𝗘𝗔: 💖
𝗟𝗚𝗕𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗣: 🏳️‍🌈
𝗪𝗛𝗬-𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗘: ✅ + 🏳️‍🌈 (with FF)
𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦: Chloe, Avery + Zane

𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧𝗦:
♥︎ holidays • christmas
♥︎ why choose
♥︎ grumpy x sunshine²
♥︎ forced proximity
♥︎ friends to lovers
♥︎ ex-stepdad mmc
♥︎ best friend fmcs

𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦:
♥︎ exhibitionism
♥︎ restraints (light)
♥︎ daddy (mild)
♥︎ dp
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3,526 reviews78 followers
July 18, 2023
DAMN!! That was so freaking deliciously HOT and SPICY!!!

I was addicted to sweet Chloe and super sexy Avery right from the very start. These two pulled me into their journey of self-discovery, dealing with daddy issues, and taking their friendship to the next level. I giggled with them and just fell in love with how wonderful their relationship is and how much they loved each other.

Chloe is such a sweet and adorable character that you couldn’t help but fall in love with her and her love of Christmas. She has a plan this Christmas and I was instantly salivating over the deviousness of her plans for Avery and Zane. I was so into it!

I loved the struggle that Zane went through when these two beautiful young women stormed into his life. It kept him on the verge of blowing up and giving into the delicious temptations that were being served to him on a platter.

I could not get enough of this story. It was filled with angst, drama, emotional turmoil and heartache, but most importantly it was filled with fierce, passionate and explosively erotic moments between Chloe, Avery and Zane that I could not get enough of.

LOVED IT!!
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183 reviews3 followers
August 2, 2023
This was a different take on a why choose romance where we follow two female best friends - Chloe and Avery. These girls have grown closer each year while being friends where for Chloe it has become more than just friendship. Chloe has become infatuated with Avery due to her personality and her looks. Where Chloe is an introvert Avery is her total opposite. The girls live totally different lives but stick together through it all.

Over Christmas break after they turned 18 Chloe wants to go reconnect with her old stepfather- whom she is in love with, Zane. Zane has also been infatuated with Avery over the years as well. While knowing doing anything would be wrong he finds himself drawn to Avery. Over the stay the Avery is flirting a dangerous game with Zane and wants him to take things even further with both girls - especially after realizing Chloe has deep feelings for Zane and also learns that Chloe has feelings for her as well. Over the week Zane realizes it's not just Avery he's become interested in its his Baby Girl - Chloe.

This Christmas break turns into one they will all remember and never forget - Especially Chloe.
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250 reviews5 followers
July 21, 2023
I love Christmas in July, and this was the perfect spicy holiday book to read. I also love forbidden, and this definitely hit the mark. It is an ex-stepdad/stepdaughter AND stepdaughter’s best friend. Yeah.

Chloe also loves all things Christmas and wants to have one last big Christmas worth her ex stepdad, Zane, in Colorado. She invites her best friend Avery, as they live in California so they don’t have the kind of Christmas Chloe loves. Unknown to Zane, Chloe has a crush on him. She’s also harboring a secret crush on Avery.

As soon as the friends get to Zane’s house, the flirting and sexual tension between Avery and Zane starts. Things heat up quickly, and secrets get spilled. The spice is hot! These three were on fire.

This is a quick read, but it packs a lot in. We get a full story of their relationships. I really enjoyed this. This was my first MFF, and it did not disappoint.
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106 reviews13 followers
August 6, 2023
Chloe and Avery both have moms who put themselves before the girls. Zane was once married to Chloe’s mom and Chloe hasn’t seen Zane in a few years but is headed to his cabin with Avery for Christmas. Chloe has always had a secret crush on Zane but also with Avery. She’s inexperienced and Avery is not and she’s willing to show Chloe how to seduce. Things really heat up between the three of them over their Christmas vacation. But things don’t go as planned. Three months down the road and Zane feels guilty for his behavior, Chloe is deeply saddened,
and Avery is trying to forget. One night the girls see Zane, an apology is made. You’ll have to read to see if the girls will forgive Zane. This book is sizzling hot and a page turner.
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254 reviews2 followers
July 25, 2023
My first MFF and 🥵

I loved this! I love a bit of a taboo relationship!

Chloe has been in love with her Step-dad for years and now he's her EX step-dad, it's time to make a move; with the help of her beautiful best friend Avery, who chloe also happens to be crushing on.

Chloe is inexperienced but knows what she wants. Avery is a siren, very comfortable in herself and willing to help bring Chloe and of her shell. Zane is a quiet man, who likes a quiet life.

The fire between these three is just 🥵 *chefs kiss*. I normally shy away from MFF but gave this one a go and I'm glad I did!
If you love Christmas, spice and a whole lot of teasing, this one's for you!
4,214 reviews51 followers
July 14, 2023
Chloe is set to spend Christmas holiday with her ex stepfather Zane,. She invites her best friend Avery along. The problem is Chloe is secretly in love with both her ex stepfather and her bestie and neither know. At least she doesn’t think so, Avery does love Chloe but she does she is inexperienced. My only issue was Avery was supposed to be helping Chloe get Zane but it appeared she was more hands on than Chloe. They had ups and downs and the mom was non existent in the story. They really were their own family. 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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179 reviews
July 22, 2023
“𝑰’𝒎 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒅, 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕. 𝑨𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒆𝒏. 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎.”



ʀᴇᴀᴅ ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ʟɪᴋᴇ:
• MFF
• All the spice
• Forbidden
• Taboo
• Age Gap

This was my first MFF book and my first book by these two authors. And it did not disappoint. The spice in this book was so freaking good.

The relationship between these three characters had some really good development even though this book was less than 300 pages. The writing was really easy to read.

I will definitely have to read more from these two and I’m so excited to see what else they have written!!
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164 reviews1 follower
November 28, 2023
Amazing!

This book blew my mind! The spicy is great! The relationship between the MFF is chef’s kiss! I love it! I would recommend this book!
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