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Two Chances

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Could you give up everything ... for a second chance at true love?

Sex tapes are common in Hollywood, but mine was … a little different. And very humiliating.

To try to salvage my career, my publicist banishes me back home to Angel Falls, Idaho — aka Hell On Earth — until it all blows over. 

All I plan to do is lay low. Stay out of trouble. 

But I didn’t count on running into them. 

Ace and Travis. My first loves. My first heartbreak. My first everything.

All grown up now and even more tempting than they were seven years ago.

I want to stay away. 

I should stay away.

I can’t stay away.

Instead of keeping out of trouble, I’m getting into it. Over and over and over.

But soon I’m going to have to make an impossible choice: a second chance at two true loves or a second chance at Hollywood?

Because there’s no way I’m getting out of this with both my heart and my career intact. 

Two Chances is a super-steamy standalone MMF bisexual menage romance with explicit scenes of MM, MF and MMF. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happy ending.

312 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 24, 2017

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419 reviews376 followers
March 28, 2022
This one had all the right ingredients, but they didn't gel well enough for me. I especially didn't like how the Julie ended up being the one that pretty much had to bear the weight of why their relationship suffered. And that their coming together solely rested on her.

That rubbed me the wrong way because Ace and Travis weren't exactly blameless either. Once I saw the story headed there, I started to fall out of love with the plot progression and simply wanted it to be over. And I don't like when I rush through a book simply to be done with it.

I did like the characters, especially how Julie handled Jamison in the bonus chapter. But... I really wanted to see more development between the trio. Especially since they had so much history together.
Profile Image for Sara Gross.
311 reviews
April 26, 2017
I received an ARC for an honest review. I really liked this story, but felt it was missing a little something... but right now I can't put my finger on it. I liked the dynamic between Travis, Ace, and Julie. It was a MMF relationship that did not feel like it was two and one, the males were really mostly interested in each other and the female was just an "afterthought". Many MMF books I have read lately are kind of like that. Or one of the guys is really gay, and doesn't really have a sexual relationship with the girl. To me, that is not a true MMF... at least in my happy world. :)

I wish that the issues with Travis and what happened while he was at war would have become more of the story. I was looking for more from that. I liked knowing that each of them cared so much about each other and how they came back when they needed each other the most. The end made me laugh a little, with the bike, I could just picture it! It was a great second-chance romance and I almost wish there were a sequel to this one. How does their life in Angel Falls end up? How do the parents feel about the relationship? How does Ace's mom do once she leaves California. Come on, sequel??

I am a newer Elle Everton fan and will continue to read her work! Keep 'em comin' Elle!
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1,226 reviews22 followers
April 27, 2017
For a MMF book, this on really packs a punch. Julie, Ace and Travis have been best friends since middle school and where you saw one, you saw the other two. Connected at the hip, but that was normal to them until they started to see each other differently. As soon as lines get crossed things will never be able to go back to way things were. Eventually they go their separate ways but sooner or later they are brought back together in Cedar Falls. They have to decide whether they all three want to take a second chance together!!
518 reviews86 followers
April 30, 2018
Julie/Juliette had a dream! She dreamed of the Fortune & Fame one can get in Hollywood. She had a leading role on a TV show and quickly became Americas Sweetheart with her clean image. However, Juliette Sweet forgot that the 2 big F’s comes at a big price. So, when a sex tape of her and her on-screen dad is released, Juliette’s publicist, Kara, advises her to lay low, so she decides to go back home to mama and papa in Angel Falls. On her way she meets one of her high school sweethearts, Travis, and together they drive back home. Whilst back home Juliette takes a normal job (again, as per advice from her publicist, to keep up her image), as a barista and starts up her old relationships with Travis and Ace. Without realising it, Juliette Sweet is slowly becoming Julie again.

Even though, Julie/Juliette knows that having hot M/M/F sex is not exactly what her publicist recommended, she can’t help herself. But her world is turned upside down, again, when a blog reporter threatens to expose her escapades, unless she willingly gives an interview about all the stuff she’s been up to. When Juliette gives a heartfelt interview (well I guess it’s more of a one-woman-rant really), about how she was slut-shamed while her co-star wasn’t, being in love with two men – she goes viral. People feel passionate about having her back on the show, and Juliette leaves behind the two men she claimed to love and goes back to Hollywood.

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Right after school Travis decides to join the army. He needs to get away from Angel Falls. However, when things go really bad on a mission he ends up receiving an honorable discharge, which brings him back to Angel Falls.

When Travis and Julie/Juliette left Angel Falls, Ace was left on his own to take care of his little brother and mother. He's done alright for himself, but he's not living his dreams or even a stable life. His earnings comes from hosting illegal poker tournaments, but with his responsibilities he doesn't feel like he could take a 9-5 job anywhere. So he does what he must to be able to provide for his family.

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Personal view: To me Julie/Juliette is a self-centred brat. Why? Well let’s take a look, shall we:

She makes in Hollywood, but takes it all for granted. Come on, having sex with your on-screen dad on set while screaming “yes, daddy, yes” – to whom could that possibly seem like a good idea? As much as she likes to think so, our darling FMC is no innocent party in this. She claims it’s about slut shaming, about her not being allowed a sex life? Euhm hello, Earth to Juliette… it’s about TIME AND PLACE. The bet set of the on-screen teenage daughter is probably not the best place. *eye roll*

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Right, so she’s sent back home to re-build her brand and/or hope for bigger and better scandals to happen to other people (way to live your life). Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s kind of cool she rekindles with her high school sweethearts. But being busted by hidden cameras having sex once, shit can happen (let me clarify, I say that with another eye roll because who in Hollywood wouldn’t know better?) – yet, she doesn’t care about the cameras in Ace’s garage that she knows about.

To me it’s incredibly frustrating that a grown arse person isn’t more aware of this and doesn’t take more responsibility. I mean, yes, she’s a fictional character in a book – but she’s so infuriatingly naïve and selfish that she doesn’t deserve a happy ending. Forget about when she left the boys and her family the second time around, the first time around she said goodbye to the boys in 2 handshakes and didn’t say anything to her parents. Pfft.

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I wanted to punch Juliette/Julie when she asks Ace and Travis to go with her to Hollywood! Not because she asked, but because it felt more like a demanding ultimatum. Scratch that. IT WAS a demanding ultimatum. Because when Travis says no, she goes all emo on him and has the decency to say “no even for me” – but at the same time, when asked she declines staying with them. UGH!

So if you like selfish, bratty, entitled and weak female main characters, this book might be for you. If you like kick-arse female main characters with a healthy attitude and backbone, I would stay away from this book.

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With my Julie/Juliette now officially being over, I’d like to say that I absolutely LOVE Travis and Ace. I love them individually. I love them together. I'm especially loving that there's a very beautiful and emotional M/M relationship going on as well.

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So they’re the reason the book deserves 3 stars, for being so deliciously awesome! ❤❤
1,256 reviews6 followers
February 26, 2020
The first couple of chapters were fine, but then it just got more and more boring until I just couldn't force myself to read another page. The characters were OK, but their relationship is pretty much nothing but sex and moping inside their heads over where they have ended up in life. None of the characters have had any contact with each other in seven years but the first time they meet again they all hop right into bed with each other. There is no tension, no drama, no conflict of any kind. It was really dull. What made the story particularly unreadable for me is that the boring life minutiae details that the authors chooses to share are jaw droppingly nonsensical. A few examples that just left me bewildered:

Ace lives in a small town, but somehow there are several dozen people willing to play serious poker on a nightly basis and nobody but a corrupt cop on the take has ever noticed the dozens upon dozens of cars parked until 4am on his street.

Ace makes around $2000 a night, and we are told gets no sleep because it is nearly every night. That would add up over $600,000 in poker rakes in this small town. Yet he can't even afford to buy himself a breakfast sandwich cause he is so strapped for cash.

Julie gets a job at the only coffee shop in this tiny single main street town that she grew up in and yet she doesn't know the owner. The owner is the aunt of Ace her best friend growing up. When Ace comes in she introduces Ace to the worker. The worker doesn't know everyone is this tiny town with one coffee shop. The worker doesn't know the nephew of her boss who owns the one coffee shop in town. The worker doesn't know one of the few eligible bachelors in town, the nephew of the owner of did I mention it is the only coffee show in town?

Another weird plot point is that Julie's troubles stem from the idea that mainstream internet sites open to the general public would post explicit triple x rated porn tapes for everyone to see. And oh yeah, it covertly recorded and released without consent.

The notion that it is impossible for a celebrity to get anything taken down from mainstream sites so they never bother. I guess that why we can all see all of the famous stars sex tapes by just hopping over to gawker or youtube whenever the mood strikes.

Travis had potentially the most realistic issue but it was just window dressing and not really explored.

I've read other books by the author that were pretty decent. I only made it to 40% and then skimmed to the end which was a dud.
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47 reviews
August 9, 2018
I went in with very low expectations, figuring this would be almost entirely smut - but it was actually pretty well written, for the most part. There was real depth to all of the characters, especially Ace, and I actually wanted to find out more about their lives instead of just skipping ahead to the sex scenes. There's a HEA at the end, which is kinda nice if not expected, but there's plenty of angst going up to it too.

My only complaints are:
a) does birth control not exist?

b) it somewhat verges on codependency - Julie is very adamant about not giving up everything for the boys, which is awesome, and it does cause a lot of the conflict.. Ace is, likewise, very strong about refusing to let go of taking care of his family to pursue being with them both. Travis, though, openly admits to putting off healing his leg, getting a job, getting therapy and helping himself grow because he'd rather be in his bubble with Julie and Ace and that's both not healthy and makes him a little flat at times.

c) while the book goes out of its way to emphasize that all three people are necessary for the relationship to work, and that each combination of two people by themselves isn't the same, and the sex scenes almost always emphasize all three partners, there's an oddly heavy focus on both boys being strongly in love (and lust) with Julie, and a much smaller focus on loving/being attracted to the other man. Yeah, they say they love each other, and there are moments where there's affection/intimacy between the two, but it definitely feels very Julie-centric. Toward the end, it made me start to think that it was less of an equal partnership and more of a Ace > Julie < Travis situation. :/

I have the author's other books on my To Read list. I'm curious as to whether they'll follow very similarly to this one, with just character names and basic circumstances changed, or if they'll all be very different.
Profile Image for Lauren.
717 reviews
January 30, 2019
Loved it

This story was sweet and steamy. I liked the 3 main characters, Ace, Travis, and Julie. The story starts with Julie being ostracized by Hollywood for a sex tape with her TV show co-star. This series describes the double standards between men and women in regards to sex. She’s viewed as a “whore” while he continues on with his life free of judgement and scrutiny.
I really enjoyed the layout of the timeline in this story. The story jumped back and forth from the present to the past. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the story as much if I read all about their childhood and the eventual heartbreak when Julie leaves them for Hollywood and then reading it all over again as their present plays out for the last half of the book. We get the 2 heartbreaking scenes back to back when Julie leaves Angel Falls.
I know I said I liked all 3 characters but Julie irritated me a few times. I could see her selfishness and vanity at times which never looks good on anyone.
While this is a MMF book, this wasn’t a book where one of the men was straight and found out as the book continues that he maybe bisexual while the other male has always identified as bi. The bisexuality happened naturally while being with Julie but it was never really questioned by either Travis or Ace.
Overall it was a great story and I’m glad I stumbled across it.
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1,233 reviews4 followers
May 8, 2017
Two Chances: MMF Romance by Elle Everton
This is the story of Julie, Ace, and Travis.

This was an emotional book to read. Julie, Ace, and Travis are all going through some really rough times in their life. The characters were adult ages but at times they still seemed to act like they were still in high school. The book at times did go back in time which gave a better understanding of them now. But, I caught myself just skimming through them.

I liked Ace and Travis more than I did Julie. This was not one of favorite books of this author. But it was still a story that grabbed your heart to see the troubles that these three people and their families have gone through and how they eventually worked everything out. I did like the ending.

FYI, includes mature content. I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Profile Image for Kathy.
2,207 reviews30 followers
May 20, 2017
I really felt like this book was dragging and it was taking forever to get anywhere. Because all three of the main characters had a background together. We kept going back and getting glimpses into their past and then moving forward back into the present. I've seen other books where this works, but I really felt like it was causing the book to drag unnecessarily. I finally stopped reading about a third of the way through and have no desire to pick it up and finish it. For as much background as these three characters have, I feel no desire to get to know them any better. I also didn't truly feel any emotional connection between the three despite the fact that they not only grew up together, but fell in love together.

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Profile Image for Ms. Cyn.
1,544 reviews
May 9, 2017
Special

Julie, Ace and Travis grew up together and eventually fell in love, but life happens and they left each other. I liked how the story went back and forth from past to present fairly seamlessly. It really helped me understand how special their relationship is. This is such a sweet story with a twist. There is a bit of angst along with the ride as well. Julie is a spitfire and as soon as she lets down her guard she opens herself up to happiness. Travis is a broken soldier and only Ace and Julie seem to be able to help him heal. Ace is always taking care of everyone else, but no one is taking care of him. He is the one I was worried about the most.
Profile Image for Vicky Ott.
85 reviews
January 27, 2020
Overall I enjoyed the book, however I will admit to skipping over some of the backstory. I found there was a bit too much from seven years ago and that it wasn't really needed for the story. However that is just my opinion. Some others my enjoy knowing more about the characters and what they went through prior to them splitting and reuniting.

It is well written and the characters are well thought out. The plot is good a little long but like I said it was a good book. I'll be trying more of this author to see if they are all the same. If you like a woman who knows what she wants then this is the book for you.
588 reviews1 follower
May 9, 2017
Great story of love among three

Julie, Ace, and Travis are some amazing characters. I honestly lived this book from the very beginning. While their relationship might not be the "norm" I absolutely loved everything about the three of them. I feel as though I could relate to each character who was trying to find them self while also trying to figure out this thing called love. Amazing join Elle Everton.
Profile Image for Linsey Palazzi.
239 reviews
December 29, 2023
Yesssss….

The character development was perfect. The length was perfect. The heat was…..well, let’s just raise a toast to the trifecta.

It was so nice to finally see a bisexual reverse harem where no one is awkward about the male interaction. If you’re a believer in “born that way” this book should be on your bookshelf. The love is so natural and believable that there’s no doubt it would survive, even after seven years.
Profile Image for Leigh Lennon.
Author 65 books1,831 followers
August 21, 2017
I have read all for MMF books by this author and where I loved her books, her writing improves with each book which is wonderful. This is a story to show you that love is love and no matter what the situation, who you love or how many you love is not the issue but that you experience love in some sort of way. I love MMF books but I found this refreshing!
Profile Image for Leslie Sanchez.
1,774 reviews2 followers
October 31, 2018
So full of feeling.

In the beginning I didn't like Julie at all. The more I read the more I loved Ace. Travis was great, but his younger self was a bit annoying. Ace was by far the best for me. By the very end I decided Julie was good enough for the guys. I really loved the story.
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440 reviews
May 4, 2017
I voluntarily read a arc copy. This is a great love story that took some time but they found there way. This book will pull you in and you will use every emotion you got. It well written I definitely recommend it
183 reviews1 follower
May 6, 2017
Great story

For some reason I really connected with these characters. The double standards in Hollywood are ridiculous and seriously ticked me off. Glad in the end they made the right choice and all got their HEA!
3,212 reviews67 followers
September 10, 2017
Disappointing, the story starts with TV star h, sex tape released, she has no integrity, then we find out none of the characters do. They are all pretty flawed and unhappy, the story line goes back 7 years then forward to current. The h was selfish, and the Hs were one dimensional.
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2,669 reviews22 followers
December 17, 2017
Loved this story. So many emotions, but so glad it all worked out. Loved how each of them had their own roles in the relationship, each their own vulnerabilities. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
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6,567 reviews29 followers
May 6, 2017
Good read

I enjoyed this story. The journey young adults have to take to figure out what they really want. It's well written with lots of spice
Profile Image for Angelia.
882 reviews
July 30, 2018
Love!

I give this book 4 stars. The storyline between Julie, Ace and Travis was well written and a must read book.
Profile Image for Lisa.
473 reviews3 followers
February 16, 2020
So slow I'm not even sure how I finished it.
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109 reviews3 followers
January 2, 2023
still wanted smut so i read it and still this served it’s purpose
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474 reviews1 follower
April 20, 2023
Ok book I guess, certainly not the kind that forces you to stay up all night because you can't wait to read more, but not bad either.
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1,174 reviews30 followers
July 5, 2020
Running to the stars, to war, to gamble life away

This is one of the meatiest mmf bisexual romances I have read. While it does have a bit of threeway heat, the characters’ personal situation and relationship struggles receive enough attention to make it more than a vehicle for sizzle.
Profile Image for Never Stop Reading or Dreaming.
898 reviews31 followers
April 25, 2017
Full disclosure, I am not normally into second chance romances. Something about the characters being with other characters in between times, hurts my poor HEA heart. That being said, I was surprised at how much I truly liked this story. Reading the blurb, I did not have high hopes for me like it, like I said second chance romance, and all that. But dang Elle, knocked this one out of the park. You can’t help but fall in love with Julie, Ace, and Travis. I feel like this love story is one of her bests. Read it, and that is coming from someone who is not a fan of second chance romance.
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