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Kink in the Road
The best things in life come in threesIn a small island town where single women are rarer than a unicorn sighting, I've always been the odd woman out. As the town's go-to grease monkey, I’m more "bro" than "babe", which is great for finding friends and not-so-useful in my search for love.
In an effort to draw women to our small town, our matchmaker mayor decides to play Cupid with a singles weekend—only I'm left playing wallflower rather than bell of the ball.
That is until Aiden and Finn, the smokin' hot pub owners I've been crushing on, admit they don’t see me as the town’s perpetual little sister….
"Kink in the Road" is a steamy, romantic romp that'll have you believing in the power of love, laughter, and a well-oiled…machine. Afterall, the best things in life come in threes!
98 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 11, 2024
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Evie Mitchell
61 books1,518 followersUSA Today bestselling romance author. Evie Mitchell, delivers steamy, inclusive, body-positive romance filled with heat, heart, and happily ever afters.
Evie lives with her husband, their sausage dog, and an ever-growing collection of book-related mugs. When she's not writing, Evie loves curling up in the sun with an excellent book and a cup of tea.
You can find her at @EvieMitchellAuthor on all socials or EvieMitchell.com
Evie lives with her husband, their sausage dog, and an ever-growing collection of book-related mugs. When she's not writing, Evie loves curling up in the sun with an excellent book and a cup of tea.
You can find her at @EvieMitchellAuthor on all socials or EvieMitchell.com
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September 28, 2024
3 Never For You Stars ⭐
Kink island with a tiny population, where the ratio of men outweighs women, and polyamorous relationships are encouraged. Honestly, I didn't know whether to roll my eyes or just suspend belief to enjoy this novella for what it was. A modern day dream!
I’m never anyone’s choice. And I want to be.
When the mayor of the island plays matchmaker to encourage females from the mainland to come to Kink Island to find a man or a couple over the weekend, Riley can't help but feel disappointed by being overlooked once again. Riley seems to be everyone's little sister and nobody's lover. And it grates.
Look, Kink in the Road was cute and kind of too sweet.
She's the local mechanic and Finn and Aiden own the town pub. And now that they realize that Riley has opened her eyes to the possibility of them, they're going to take their chance. The ending writes itself.
Kink island with a tiny population, where the ratio of men outweighs women, and polyamorous relationships are encouraged. Honestly, I didn't know whether to roll my eyes or just suspend belief to enjoy this novella for what it was. A modern day dream!
I’m never anyone’s choice. And I want to be.
When the mayor of the island plays matchmaker to encourage females from the mainland to come to Kink Island to find a man or a couple over the weekend, Riley can't help but feel disappointed by being overlooked once again. Riley seems to be everyone's little sister and nobody's lover. And it grates.
Look, Kink in the Road was cute and kind of too sweet.
She's the local mechanic and Finn and Aiden own the town pub. And now that they realize that Riley has opened her eyes to the possibility of them, they're going to take their chance. The ending writes itself.
September 13, 2024
I’ve never read an Evie Mitchell book but a throuple with a MMF couple. With a sword cross and the two of them kissing 😽!!! Oh my, my, my goodness!!
This was funny, sweet and so intensely sexy.
I am so grateful I read this book in the car during my breaks because this was too smoking to read at home. Also, also the men cook, listen and they have big 🍆!! And she is a mechanic 👩🔧!! What a freaking awesome book 📖 !
This was funny, sweet and so intensely sexy.
I am so grateful I read this book in the car during my breaks because this was too smoking to read at home. Also, also the men cook, listen and they have big 🍆!! And she is a mechanic 👩🔧!! What a freaking awesome book 📖 !
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December 15, 2024
This was the first book I read by this author, but I do have several of her books on my TBR some of which I own in eBook format. This is the first book in a new series, and it was a short quick read coming in at less than 100 pages. This was a fun quick read with some steam and cuteness thrown in. My biggest complaint is that it desperately needed another round or two of editing. I don't expect a book to be without some flaws but when the mistakes are happening so often and taking you out of the story and therefore messing with your enjoyment of the book, I have to mention it. Overall, I thought this was an ok book. While it wasn't a favorite, I will give this author another go.
August 13, 2024
An utterly delightful first book in the Men of Trinity Bay series, and just what I needed to read. It's low-angst, steamy fun in a small town on an island. Riley, Finn and Aiden were great characters. Things move quickly because it's a novella, but there's a history of friendship that makes it feel less like instalust and more like 'finally.' I can never go wrong with an Evie Mitchell book.
August 15, 2024
I love Evie Mitchell novella. Always short, sweet, and spicy! And the whole concept of Kink Island really does it for me. I love Finn, Aiden, and Riley 🥹
November 26, 2024
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September 27, 2024
I absolutely loved this! It's super steamy and sweet. Riley, Finn and Aiden are so great together. And I adore the beautiful artwork featured throughout the book. Highly recommend!
July 9, 2025
Def needed another pass from an editor BUT overall, a fun lil short.
December 14, 2024
A fun quick read. Lots of typos but we got through. Takes place on an island with its own culture that definitely has fantasy elements related to men in general (being safe and revering women) and society expectations (embracing triads and relationships of all kinds). No complaints about that, though. I’d move there tomorrow. Just a little flat to me because of the shorter length, and don’t think the characters will stick with me.
December 1, 2024
I guess I prefer those of Evie’s books with more emotionality to them over low-angst storylines. This felt very lukewarm and had some technical issues like spelling and not keeping up with where the characters were physically in specific scenes. Didn’t actively hate it but it was a struggle to get through.
April 8, 2025
What I liked
The writing was pretty good. This author did a good job w/r/t the worldbuilding. I found the MCs v. likable. Despite being a tomboy, Riley didn't come across as a female character who does "I'm not like one of THOSE girly girls" that irritates me to no end. Kudos to the author for that. Also, all of the characters (including secondary and/or background ones) had distinct personalities.
As for the intimate scenes, there were mostly fun. One cute (?) detail is that there are drawings throughout the novella--which include some of the steamier moments. That was pretty cool!
What I didn't like
Unfortunately, my yays abt the intimate scenes were snuffed by the really bad dirty talk. Not only it was incredibly repetitive (with the male MCs using variations of good/bad/naughty/dirty/pretty girl BUT also calling her cunt "tight" every chance they got), but it was weak.
OTOH, I was happy that there wasn't a misunderstanding that'd lead to a 3rd act break-up (perhaps because of the space constraints. This novella is less than 100 pages long.)
OTOH, however, the author felt it necessary to insert some kind of conflict and so, Riley spends the morning after (she's been intimate with Finn and Aiden) angsting over sheer nonsense. She's worried abt two specific things:
1. How will the throuple work in order to make it last long-term?
2. What will ppl in town will think abt the throuple?
The first reason why I 🙄 is cuz that, back in the first third of the story, it's established that the town has legalized polygamy since who knows when. This is due to the male-to-female ratio on the island (50 men for every 1 woman). Riley has (aside from the 4-5 yrs she was away at university) grown up watching couples, throuples, and more types of polycules. Sexual orientation doesn't seem to be too much of an issue either?
So, seriously, WHY is she worrying abt something that is part of her immediate society? I found her worries to be silly and unnecessary.
Then, there's the fact that Riley's OMG HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE A COMMITTED THROUPLE freakout occurs the morning after the first time all three characters have been intimate. I wanted to tell Riley to take a deep breath, exhale, and slow down. Watching her run in circles abt the throuple's future financial and living arrangements felt like A LOT OF NOTHING.
Doubly so when, in the epilogue (which has a timejump into the future), Riley is not only getting married to Finn and Aiden but also 5 months pregnant. So...there's that. (As someone who doesn't like the "married and pregnant at the end" thing, I did a heavy sigh, hahah.)
Oh, and there was a sprinkle of magical realism for no reason at all? IDEK.
Trigger/Content warnings: An inebriated background character is sexually aggressive with Riley. He kisses her against her will. Aiden and Finn step in and kick the guy out of their pub. There's a brief discussion between Riley and her father abt her mother's passing and the grief that followed. One of the male MCs mentions that his family disapproves of his relationship with the other male MC and so he is now estranged from them. The MC is okay with that.
TL;DR: An M/M/F novella that started really fun only to turn lackluster once the throuple got together. Although I didn't dislike it enough to put me off the other 2 novellas by the same author, I've now adjusted my expectations of those other works. Hopefully, the conflict/angst/drama will be more believable.
I borrowed this from my library.
The writing was pretty good. This author did a good job w/r/t the worldbuilding. I found the MCs v. likable. Despite being a tomboy, Riley didn't come across as a female character who does "I'm not like one of THOSE girly girls" that irritates me to no end. Kudos to the author for that. Also, all of the characters (including secondary and/or background ones) had distinct personalities.
As for the intimate scenes, there were mostly fun. One cute (?) detail is that there are drawings throughout the novella--which include some of the steamier moments. That was pretty cool!
What I didn't like
Unfortunately, my yays abt the intimate scenes were snuffed by the really bad dirty talk. Not only it was incredibly repetitive (with the male MCs using variations of good/bad/naughty/dirty/pretty girl BUT also calling her cunt "tight" every chance they got), but it was weak.
OTOH, I was happy that there wasn't a misunderstanding that'd lead to a 3rd act break-up (perhaps because of the space constraints. This novella is less than 100 pages long.)
OTOH, however, the author felt it necessary to insert some kind of conflict and so, Riley spends the morning after (she's been intimate with Finn and Aiden) angsting over sheer nonsense. She's worried abt two specific things:
1. How will the throuple work in order to make it last long-term?
2. What will ppl in town will think abt the throuple?
The first reason why I 🙄 is cuz that, back in the first third of the story, it's established that the town has legalized polygamy since who knows when. This is due to the male-to-female ratio on the island (50 men for every 1 woman). Riley has (aside from the 4-5 yrs she was away at university) grown up watching couples, throuples, and more types of polycules. Sexual orientation doesn't seem to be too much of an issue either?
So, seriously, WHY is she worrying abt something that is part of her immediate society? I found her worries to be silly and unnecessary.
Then, there's the fact that Riley's OMG HOW ARE WE GOING TO BE A COMMITTED THROUPLE freakout occurs the morning after the first time all three characters have been intimate. I wanted to tell Riley to take a deep breath, exhale, and slow down. Watching her run in circles abt the throuple's future financial and living arrangements felt like A LOT OF NOTHING.
Doubly so when, in the epilogue (which has a timejump into the future), Riley is not only getting married to Finn and Aiden but also 5 months pregnant. So...there's that. (As someone who doesn't like the "married and pregnant at the end" thing, I did a heavy sigh, hahah.)
Oh, and there was a sprinkle of magical realism for no reason at all? IDEK.
Trigger/Content warnings: An inebriated background character is sexually aggressive with Riley. He kisses her against her will. Aiden and Finn step in and kick the guy out of their pub. There's a brief discussion between Riley and her father abt her mother's passing and the grief that followed. One of the male MCs mentions that his family disapproves of his relationship with the other male MC and so he is now estranged from them. The MC is okay with that.
TL;DR: An M/M/F novella that started really fun only to turn lackluster once the throuple got together. Although I didn't dislike it enough to put me off the other 2 novellas by the same author, I've now adjusted my expectations of those other works. Hopefully, the conflict/angst/drama will be more believable.
I borrowed this from my library.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 14, 2025
Because it’s such a short book, the plot and everything moves very quickly. Which does me we don’t be a whole lot of character development but it’s a fun, rom com, smutty read. I had pictures in mine which was a bonus to me!
Riley had grown up in Kink (because of course that’s what it’s called) and has been known to all the men as the girl next door. Aiden and Finn, sort of outsiders to the place, are her crushes. They can’t possibly be into her…can they?
Of course, the stats for this place are 50 men to 1 woman so polyamory is legal here, and triads can be married. I liked the kink, the smut, but again, it’s so short, there’s not much there for plot or character development.
Riley had grown up in Kink (because of course that’s what it’s called) and has been known to all the men as the girl next door. Aiden and Finn, sort of outsiders to the place, are her crushes. They can’t possibly be into her…can they?
Of course, the stats for this place are 50 men to 1 woman so polyamory is legal here, and triads can be married. I liked the kink, the smut, but again, it’s so short, there’s not much there for plot or character development.
December 31, 2024
This book needed SO MUCH editing 😭 the errors were so bad and so present that it constantly took me out of the story and made it hard to understand what was being said. Also, I wish more was done with the island's culture, especially the spirits/fae. The plot was rushed as well and went way too fast. I did really like the illustrations sprinkled throughout and the positive representation of polyamorous relationships though
April 17, 2025
5/5 ⭐️s
🌶️🌶️ - medium spice
LOVES:
- There is so SFW and NSFW art throughout, which is something different and fun!
- Awesome that throuple marriages are common and legal on this island
- I appreciate the practicality of Riley’s worries and the fact that they all talk about those things openly
- The conversation about love with Riley and her dad 🥹
- It was nice to hear the story of how Aiden and Finn got together ♥️
Super cute, loved it!
🌶️🌶️ - medium spice
LOVES:
- There is so SFW and NSFW art throughout, which is something different and fun!
- Awesome that throuple marriages are common and legal on this island
- I appreciate the practicality of Riley’s worries and the fact that they all talk about those things openly
- The conversation about love with Riley and her dad 🥹
- It was nice to hear the story of how Aiden and Finn got together ♥️
Super cute, loved it!
October 4, 2025
2/5 🌶️
This wasn’t too bad. Very short and a very minimal plot. The only things that confused me a little was where the location was, as well as the history of this island.
Otherwise it was an enjoyable read. Characters were nice, simple and straight to the point.
The smut was similar but not too incredibly in depth. Not bad overall.
This wasn’t too bad. Very short and a very minimal plot. The only things that confused me a little was where the location was, as well as the history of this island.
Otherwise it was an enjoyable read. Characters were nice, simple and straight to the point.
The smut was similar but not too incredibly in depth. Not bad overall.
August 17, 2024
HAS EVERYTHING, NOT LONG ENOUGH.
I want more GAAAAAAAAHHHH
very well written and the pictures????????
no one prepared me, but I'm not complaining
looking forward to more books in the series, loved the charactersss
shit, I wanna read it again.
I want more GAAAAAAAAHHHH
very well written and the pictures????????
no one prepared me, but I'm not complaining
looking forward to more books in the series, loved the charactersss
shit, I wanna read it again.
August 18, 2024
Very short novella that occurs on an Island called Kink that allows polygamous marriages. I enjoyed the characters and their love for each other. The book includes illustrations, disability rep, poly rep, and pregnancy.
November 23, 2024
Short and spicy. MC was a little whiny. She bugged me some. Um there are PICTURES in this. So maybe don’t read at work like I did. This was fine. Not life changing but I enjoyed it and will continue reading this author.
December 29, 2024
This was absolutely adorable, spicy and perfectly balanced! I've been devouring Evie Mitchell's books since I found her as an author and she also is an incredibly kind person! What a brilliant spicy small town romance!
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October 15, 2025Kink in the Road Review
I absolutely loved Kink in the Road. The town, the mayor, and the triple romance. Love is love, it's that simple. If people are happy let them be happy. We need more love in this world. Great quick read. Ohhh... plenty of sex too.
I absolutely loved Kink in the Road. The town, the mayor, and the triple romance. Love is love, it's that simple. If people are happy let them be happy. We need more love in this world. Great quick read. Ohhh... plenty of sex too.
August 12, 2024
The author did it again:a short tale of falling in love, finding acceptance for yourself and some good sex during all of it.
I love these stories. Short reads with a lot of pleasure.
I love these stories. Short reads with a lot of pleasure.
August 14, 2024
Five stars
What a great quick read from Evie. Hot in all aspects and kept me hooked and the animation to go with it...... Wow!!!!
What a great quick read from Evie. Hot in all aspects and kept me hooked and the animation to go with it...... Wow!!!!
August 17, 2024
3.5 stars
August 18, 2024
Nothing new
Predictable
Predictable
August 26, 2024
Listened to audiobook on Read Me Romance Podcast 🎧
September 1, 2024
Loved it!
What a fun read! I loved the three main characters and the storyline.
This is the first Evie Mitchell book I've read, but it won't be the last. I like her style.
What a fun read! I loved the three main characters and the storyline.
This is the first Evie Mitchell book I've read, but it won't be the last. I like her style.
September 12, 2024
I'm not sure that this writing style is for me. The story idea was cute, but the writing is not my favorite.
October 17, 2024
This short audiobook book is hot and satisfying. It's my first Evie Mitchell book but it certainly won't be my last. Beautifully narrated by Kit Swann.
November 14, 2024
Review to come.
December 2, 2024
Kinky in the Road was a run, quick listen. I liked the little home town vibes mixed with a throuple.
Riley, Finn and Aiden made for a fun and sexy listen. I haven't read any Evie Mitchell in a while and I forgot how much I love the fun of these reads.
Riley, Finn and Aiden made for a fun and sexy listen. I haven't read any Evie Mitchell in a while and I forgot how much I love the fun of these reads.
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