*Spoilers contained in this review* There were many aspects to this read that I was looking forward to; ménage, bikers, and of course, since it was M. Never, it was a no brainer. I knew it wasn’t going to be a dark read, but it was definitely going to be angsty and probably have a great plot twist. The read started great. Kayla, Dev and Reece were all well-constructed characters who had compelling aspects you just had to know more about. Kayla had her prejudice against bikers, Dev was the playboy, and Reece was always skirting the edge of out-of-control. The story hit the ground running (it’s expected as this is not a long read) and the conflicts seemed like they were going to build to something pretty significant. There is a drug problem in the community that Kayla is helping her aunt (a cop) get information on through her job. Reece is an adrenaline junkie and aside from being the identical twin of Dr. Dev, he has some personal secret. And Dev is an Alpha playboy who has a kinky reputation and seems to know some shady characters around town. The fact that such a professionally driven healthcare worker (Kayla) would give a hand job to a patient, seemingly out-of-the-blue, became only the first time I felt like I was being forced in a direction by the author for the sake of a specific ending and not the story itself. It was supposed to be an undeniable chemistry, and it was, but this scene was just perplexing and not at all believable if you want your heroine to have credibility. But when you find out that Kayla is willing to quit her job and run away with the biker brother who is least stable? I guess it makes more sense. The storyline that leads the three of them to be together works. Their physical connection is intense and hot, the sex scenes are amazing – both between the three of them and when it is Kayla with each brother. Each man brought something to Kayla’s life that was beautiful and loving, but I also feel like I the jealousy rampage that Dev eventually goes on was again, very forced. I had to believe that he was the one willing to give up the fight for Kayla (for the three of them) so the story could go in a certain direction. It did not feel like what the character should have done. This man was presented as “Dom” (for lack of a better term). He was the smart, driven one. And then he takes another woman into his bed so fast, you question his motives from the beginning. The fight Kayla has with Reece over comments to Viper; the side story of Tammy and Knight; the ménage that turns into a love triangle tinged with a cheating element; the aunt who has the huge drug bust; the quickie wedding and not-so-surprising pregnancy; I felt pulled in too many directions. I was good until about 1/3 way through the book then just started shaking my head. It all started to get ahead of itself, and then just when I started to look forward to my HEA (this is a romance after all), I get a very abrupt death of a main character. It was tragic, and heartbreaking, but not is a good way. It was a very depressing ending that felt again forced and unnecessary. There were so many other options for plot twists, but this one was just bleak. All the sudden we have a lonely single mother, a defeated Alpha-male, a wild-child young girl who seems oblivious to her background, and two other kids? Kayla and Dev’s? The time hopping in the epilogue is just too much. Again, I went into the book with extremely high hopes, and really looking forward to a menage storyline. This was not a menage storyline. I am a fan of M. Never and will always want to read what she writes. But I really felt like the promotion of this read was somewhat miss-leading. It was a good story, with all sorts possibilities, but in the end I was just left feeling let down. Both because of ending and the overall feel of the book. The Decadence After Dark series was amazing. I hope to see a return to that style of story.