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The Distance Between Us
After ten years together, Ethan Mallory and Rhett Solomon are calling it quits and are ready to move on. Thanks to Seattle’s depressed real estate market, though, they’re stuck living as roommates with a hefty mortgage hanging over their heads. In an effort to speed things along, they decide to bring in some extra money by renting out the spare bedroom.
Wilde’s bartender Kieran Frost moves in, and suddenly, the only thing Ethan and Rhett both want more than getting away from each other is getting close to their single, young, hot roommate. Kieran doesn’t mind the attention from both, and he certainly doesn’t mind sharing.
Their combined chemistry ignites something else that Ethan and Rhett had thought was long dead—the mutual attraction that drew them together in the first place.
Except bitter jealousy over Kieran could push them even farther apart…
This 53,000 word novel was previously published and has been lightly revised.
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.
Wilde’s bartender Kieran Frost moves in, and suddenly, the only thing Ethan and Rhett both want more than getting away from each other is getting close to their single, young, hot roommate. Kieran doesn’t mind the attention from both, and he certainly doesn’t mind sharing.
Their combined chemistry ignites something else that Ethan and Rhett had thought was long dead—the mutual attraction that drew them together in the first place.
Except bitter jealousy over Kieran could push them even farther apart…
This 53,000 word novel was previously published and has been lightly revised.
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.
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L.A. Witt
218 books2,722 followersL.A. Witt and her husband have been exiled from Spain and sent to live in Maine because rhymes are fun. She now divides her time between writing, assuring people she is aware that Maine is cold, wondering where to put her next tattoo, and trying to reason with a surly Maine coon. Rumor has it her arch nemesis, Lauren Gallagher, is also somewhere in the wilds of New England, which is why L.A. is also spending a portion of her time training a team of spec ops lobsters.
Authors Ann Gallagher and Lori A. Witt have been asked to assist in lobster training, but they "have books to write" and "need to focus on our careers" and "don't you think this rivalry has gotten a little out of hand?" They're probably just helping Lauren raise her army of squirrels trained to ride moose into battle.
Visit her website at http://www.gallagherwitt.com/.
Authors Ann Gallagher and Lori A. Witt have been asked to assist in lobster training, but they "have books to write" and "need to focus on our careers" and "don't you think this rivalry has gotten a little out of hand?" They're probably just helping Lauren raise her army of squirrels trained to ride moose into battle.
Visit her website at http://www.gallagherwitt.com/.
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January 10, 2012
About 3.5 stars for me.
If you like erotica, there's a hell of a lot of it in this book. It's pretty slap-your-momma-in-the-face explicit. Ethan and Rhett are exes living in the same house due to the housing market. In order to put equity into their house faster so that they can sell sooner and get away from each other, they take on a roommate. A very hot, sexy roommate named Kieran.
This book definitely skirted the limits of my comfort zone. I discovered recently that my comfort zone is not defined by the number of people involved in a menage, but by the level of emotion. For example, in the last book I read, there were two couples engaged in a menage and that was really hot because I knew at the end of the day, the couples knew who they were going home with. When it's a couple and an outsider, that's a little more problematic for me because I start to think - what if this person breaks up this couple that I like? When it's two exes and an outsider like in this book, I was very uncomfortable and stressed nearly the entire book. There was so much awkwardness, jealousy, smugness, etc. that I didn't know who I wanted to see end up with whom. And not in terms of an HEA, but in terms of for that scene or that night. Since this book was told from Rhett's POV, I was biased for Rhett and when Ethan and Kieran were off somewhere, I just felt so irritated and edgy.
So yes, the sex was pretty hot, but the emotional drama was too much for my innocent sensibilities. And the sex to plot ratio in this book was a little too heavy on the sex. Wait, did I say that? Yeah, I guess I did. I'm not one to turn my nose up at a sex scene, but I wanted Rhett and Ethan to do more connecting. And as is typical of a lot of M/M romances where there are too many men in one room, the communication really, really sucked. It was pretty obvious how they let a 10 year relationship turn so bad.
But at the end of the day, I did enjoy reading this book. It just had a tiny bit too much stress and drama for my liking.
If you like erotica, there's a hell of a lot of it in this book. It's pretty slap-your-momma-in-the-face explicit. Ethan and Rhett are exes living in the same house due to the housing market. In order to put equity into their house faster so that they can sell sooner and get away from each other, they take on a roommate. A very hot, sexy roommate named Kieran.
This book definitely skirted the limits of my comfort zone. I discovered recently that my comfort zone is not defined by the number of people involved in a menage, but by the level of emotion. For example, in the last book I read, there were two couples engaged in a menage and that was really hot because I knew at the end of the day, the couples knew who they were going home with. When it's a couple and an outsider, that's a little more problematic for me because I start to think - what if this person breaks up this couple that I like? When it's two exes and an outsider like in this book, I was very uncomfortable and stressed nearly the entire book. There was so much awkwardness, jealousy, smugness, etc. that I didn't know who I wanted to see end up with whom. And not in terms of an HEA, but in terms of for that scene or that night. Since this book was told from Rhett's POV, I was biased for Rhett and when Ethan and Kieran were off somewhere, I just felt so irritated and edgy.
So yes, the sex was pretty hot, but the emotional drama was too much for my innocent sensibilities. And the sex to plot ratio in this book was a little too heavy on the sex. Wait, did I say that? Yeah, I guess I did. I'm not one to turn my nose up at a sex scene, but I wanted Rhett and Ethan to do more connecting. And as is typical of a lot of M/M romances where there are too many men in one room, the communication really, really sucked. It was pretty obvious how they let a 10 year relationship turn so bad.
But at the end of the day, I did enjoy reading this book. It just had a tiny bit too much stress and drama for my liking.
December 14, 2018
4.5 rounded up. I respect anybody's right to rate as they feel fit because all opinions are personal so I understand the reviewer who gave this a low rating on another site didn't like it - each to their own , but I do think this deserves a far higher rating than 1*. Yes it does have a lot of steamy sex scenes, it contains menage so its not gong to be tame, but then again no more than the usual m/m fiction and like all L A Witt stories is well written with humour, great sexual chemistry between her characters and of course some conflict to even it all out. I do agree that some authors of m/m romance tend to overdo the sex to a point when it becomes repetative and boring but L A Witt is definitely one of the better writers in her field. IMO this stands head and shoulders above a lot of the porn style dross that is put out in this genre that does deserve 1* or none if truth be told. I really enjoyed this and its sequel ' The closer you get '. But respect to the other reviewer, I'll admit, I too have given the odd 1* review that I'm know won't always be agreed with but in this case I just had to give one of my faves a bit of support! :)
February 3, 2024
Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory have been together for ten years and much like in many relationships, the baggage has built up to the point where they were seriously thinking of ending it. They've grown apart, started wanting different things, sniping and yelling at each other so the decision to end it was staring them in the face. Unfortunately, they can't afford to sell the home they have together, and neither can afford the mortgage alone, so they're stuck as roommates. With them both in a hurry to pay down the mortgage as much as possible they advertise to rent the third bedroom out. The guy answering their ad was Kieran Frost, twenty-five and a bartender at a dance club in Seattle. He's recently moved to the area after his relationship ended and he wants nothing to do with starting anything serious. I was all prepared to not like Kieran. I had already pictured him as some slutty guy who would play these guys off of each other and create jealousy, when in fact, he isn't a jerk at all. So, Rhett and Ethan are bouncing around the question..."what do you do when your long-term relationship is over, but it hasn't really ended because you're still faced with each other day in and day out?" The addition of a third person into this household gives Rhett and Ethan breathing space from each other which, in turn, allows them to relive memories both good and bad. To remember all the things that they had almost forgotten about each other and why they fell in love. It's not all serious relationship drama in this story though. It came as no surprise that something was going to have to give, and Rhett and Ethan were going to have to get to the bottom of all their original issues and put everything on the table. I felt sorry for Kieran being caught in the middle. I really liked this book...of course I love L.A. Witt so I like almost anything she would write. This story will make you stop and think about what the really important things are in a relationship and the obvious two... love, and honest communication of both the bad and the good. Now I have to find Kieran's story.
January 19, 2018
4.5*
This book is beyond hot, the menage scenes are amazing, but even more than the sex, this book is about emotions.
The pain and hurt, the past memories, the longing, are all tied together so tightly that you can physically feel the pull when all this threads start unravelling.
There's so much more than just the physical in this narrative. It's an out two men who'd forgotten how to communicate finding their voices again through a most unorthodox method.
Each one has moments where they're on the edge, but the only voice we clearly hear the inner thoughts of is that of Rhett. But that doesn't mean the reader is left blind at how both Ethan and Kieran feel.
The plot is skilfully woven to allow all their emotions to surface and its all carefully pulled back together with a HEA which is as much deserved as it is hard won.
This is another retro release from Lori and I loved it.
#ARC kindly provided by the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
This book is beyond hot, the menage scenes are amazing, but even more than the sex, this book is about emotions.
The pain and hurt, the past memories, the longing, are all tied together so tightly that you can physically feel the pull when all this threads start unravelling.
There's so much more than just the physical in this narrative. It's an out two men who'd forgotten how to communicate finding their voices again through a most unorthodox method.
Each one has moments where they're on the edge, but the only voice we clearly hear the inner thoughts of is that of Rhett. But that doesn't mean the reader is left blind at how both Ethan and Kieran feel.
The plot is skilfully woven to allow all their emotions to surface and its all carefully pulled back together with a HEA which is as much deserved as it is hard won.
This is another retro release from Lori and I loved it.
#ARC kindly provided by the author in return for an honest and unbiased review.
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September 17, 2010
Decent m/m romance that, unfortunately, drove me completely nuts more than once or twice, or I would've rated it higher. It's about two guys who have been together for ten years and finally broke up recently. However, they're still living together because of the housing market - they can't afford to sell their house and they can't afford to pay rent somewhere else and pay the mortgage on the house. They get a very hot roommate and then both get sexually involved with him. I wanted to slap the two main characters. Many, many times.The sex-to-story ratio was seriously skewed. And this wasn't one of the menage books that worked for me. All of this is a shame, because I really like L.A. Witt's writing.
December 13, 2013
Tell me why I really really didn't like Ethan when this book started?! My thinking is that because Rhett was the one telling the story. Had Ethan been telling the story, I probably would of disliked him. Kieran total 'Wilde' self proclaimed manwhore. *fanning self* There wasn't a huge plot line in this book it was more that these guys were pushing/pulling apart and they needed the kick in the ass to see that things weren't over just yet. I knew this book was a menage but the more I read I had the feeling that not everyone was involved in this HEA and I like everyone happy and together BUT this way worked and made it possible for book 2.
October 15, 2015
As usual all the men needed to do was talk and it could have saved a lot of angst.
Ethan and Rhett have split up but find themselves still living in the same house. They decide n a roommate to help with the mortgage. Enter Kieran. Both MCs are atracted to him and both slee with him. Then Ethan and Rhett seep together and then there is a hot threesome.
I felt sorry for Kieran as he was kinda used to get Rhett and Ethan back together.
All in all not a bad book.
Ethan and Rhett have split up but find themselves still living in the same house. They decide n a roommate to help with the mortgage. Enter Kieran. Both MCs are atracted to him and both slee with him. Then Ethan and Rhett seep together and then there is a hot threesome.
I felt sorry for Kieran as he was kinda used to get Rhett and Ethan back together.
All in all not a bad book.
June 18, 2016
Book 1 in the « distance between us » series. There is a prequel to this one “Before there were three“ telling about how Rhett and Ethan met. Book 1 starts 10 years later, with Ethan and Rhett still living together in the same house for financial reasons after agreeing their relationship was over and welcoming a roommate, a very sexy one, to help with the mortgage payment, a roommate they both lust for.
I couldn’t get the dynamics here not could I get past the awkwardness of the whole situation. Maybe because it’s told only from Rhett’s POV, maybe because the reasons of the initial breakup and the love and emotions between Rhett and Ethan are barely suggested…I couldn’t relate and it felt closer to a cheating situation for me.
There is a lot of sex in this one and granted, it’s hot, really hot and well written, pure L.A. Witt’s style.
Apart from that, I felt either disconnected from the story at best, uncomfortable at worst.
I couldn’t get the dynamics here not could I get past the awkwardness of the whole situation. Maybe because it’s told only from Rhett’s POV, maybe because the reasons of the initial breakup and the love and emotions between Rhett and Ethan are barely suggested…I couldn’t relate and it felt closer to a cheating situation for me.
There is a lot of sex in this one and granted, it’s hot, really hot and well written, pure L.A. Witt’s style.
Apart from that, I felt either disconnected from the story at best, uncomfortable at worst.
June 1, 2013
3.75
A very interesting take on a ménage story!
Rhett and Ethan have been together for a long time - but that time seems to have run out. The intimacy has vanished, the love is long gone and what's left is a house they cannot sell and a resulting forced roommate-relationship. Then Kieran Frost, gorgeous bartender and new roommate comes into play. Kieran is too hot to resist and he LOVES sex, as both, Rhett and Ethan, learn very soon. With Kieran in the middle, they both come closer to each other than they've been in years - and start to see again what it was that drew them to each other in the first place...
A little bit too much sex for my taste, but otherwise very nice, interesting, and definitely a rather unusual story line (regarding the relationship constellation). Recommended!
A very interesting take on a ménage story!
Rhett and Ethan have been together for a long time - but that time seems to have run out. The intimacy has vanished, the love is long gone and what's left is a house they cannot sell and a resulting forced roommate-relationship. Then Kieran Frost, gorgeous bartender and new roommate comes into play. Kieran is too hot to resist and he LOVES sex, as both, Rhett and Ethan, learn very soon. With Kieran in the middle, they both come closer to each other than they've been in years - and start to see again what it was that drew them to each other in the first place...
A little bit too much sex for my taste, but otherwise very nice, interesting, and definitely a rather unusual story line (regarding the relationship constellation). Recommended!
July 6, 2010
I really enjoyed this story, right up until the last chapter or so. It was a very hot read, but the ending didn't make sense to me. No, I take that back. It made sense, I just didn't care for it.
::spoilers::
If engaging in a threesome was a mistake the first time, and an even larger error the second time, why would you do it again for a third time?
::spoilers::
If engaging in a threesome was a mistake the first time, and an even larger error the second time, why would you do it again for a third time?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 26, 2015
2010 Rainbow Awards Honorable Mention (5* from at least 1 judge)
June 23, 2016
3.5 stars
October 30, 2011
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Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory have recently ended their 10-year relationship, yet they are stuck living together until they are able to unload their house. They decide to take in a roommate in hopes that the extra income will allow them to separate sooner. Yet neither of them are quite expecting the gorgeous, green-eyed Kieran Frost to walk through their door.
Both Rhett and Ethan are immediately attracted to Kieran and each quickly start up a sexual relationship with their new roommate. They have both been sure that their own partnership has come to an end and they are just biding their time until they can separate. The lingering ties between them are so painful each can't wait to move on and finally sever the cords. Yet seeing the other with Kieran, and later rekindling their own sexual relationship (both as a pair and as a threesome with Kieran), causes things to slowly begin to change. They start to question whether the old feelings are still there and whether is it still possible to close the distance between them.
I really enjoyed this book and found the way Kieran's presence affected the dynamic between them so interesting and deliciously complex. Seeing their former partner with another man helped Rhett and Ethan suddenly see each other and their relationship in a way they weren't able to when it was just the two of them. There were so many dynamics happening all at once, from the jealousy watching Kieran get to be with their former partner, to the way they used sex with Kieran as a way to help determine their own feelings for each other, to how they slept with each other to try and find a way to interact without fighting.
The sex in this book is super hot. The story is told from Rhett's point of view, so we primarily see the encounters he is a part of, but there is plenty going on. Each man is sleeping with the other two, both separately and in pairs. And the first menage scene is off the charts hot. But even with all the sexual hook ups, the emotional arc of the story is really focused on Rhett and Ethan and whether they can find their way back to each other after the past few years of their relationship falling apart.
I was pleasantly surprised that I liked the addition of Rhett's daughter Sabrina. I am usually not a fan of books with kids. Maybe it worked for me because Sabrina was in college and not living at home, but I thought her presence helped to illustrate how much of a family Rhett and Ethan had become, and was one more example of why it was so hard to just end things cleanly. Ethan had been a father to her for so much of her life, and having that relationship change was hard for all of them.
A couple of small quibbles. Kieran is supposed to be incredibly built, working as a bartender in a place where only the hottest guys are hired. Yet Rhett has to teach him how to lift weights? How is it possible he got this gorgeous body without ever knowing how to do a bicep curl? Also, Rhett's tongue stud seemed to be mentioned over and over to the point that the repetition became a bit distracting. But these were little things, not major complaints.
I thought The Distance Between Us was a great story and I loved watching the way Ethan and Rhett's relationship twisted and changed throughout the book. They used sex as a way to get close enough to each other to move past all the fighting, yet I appreciated that in the end they took the time to actually talk out their problems and figure out what had led to their relationship falling apart in the first place. And I loved how even though Kieran was a part of the whole thing, the book is still a love story between Rhett and Ethan. I enjoyed watching their journey back to each other and it is definitely a recommended read.
Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory have recently ended their 10-year relationship, yet they are stuck living together until they are able to unload their house. They decide to take in a roommate in hopes that the extra income will allow them to separate sooner. Yet neither of them are quite expecting the gorgeous, green-eyed Kieran Frost to walk through their door.
Both Rhett and Ethan are immediately attracted to Kieran and each quickly start up a sexual relationship with their new roommate. They have both been sure that their own partnership has come to an end and they are just biding their time until they can separate. The lingering ties between them are so painful each can't wait to move on and finally sever the cords. Yet seeing the other with Kieran, and later rekindling their own sexual relationship (both as a pair and as a threesome with Kieran), causes things to slowly begin to change. They start to question whether the old feelings are still there and whether is it still possible to close the distance between them.
I really enjoyed this book and found the way Kieran's presence affected the dynamic between them so interesting and deliciously complex. Seeing their former partner with another man helped Rhett and Ethan suddenly see each other and their relationship in a way they weren't able to when it was just the two of them. There were so many dynamics happening all at once, from the jealousy watching Kieran get to be with their former partner, to the way they used sex with Kieran as a way to help determine their own feelings for each other, to how they slept with each other to try and find a way to interact without fighting.
The sex in this book is super hot. The story is told from Rhett's point of view, so we primarily see the encounters he is a part of, but there is plenty going on. Each man is sleeping with the other two, both separately and in pairs. And the first menage scene is off the charts hot. But even with all the sexual hook ups, the emotional arc of the story is really focused on Rhett and Ethan and whether they can find their way back to each other after the past few years of their relationship falling apart.
I was pleasantly surprised that I liked the addition of Rhett's daughter Sabrina. I am usually not a fan of books with kids. Maybe it worked for me because Sabrina was in college and not living at home, but I thought her presence helped to illustrate how much of a family Rhett and Ethan had become, and was one more example of why it was so hard to just end things cleanly. Ethan had been a father to her for so much of her life, and having that relationship change was hard for all of them.
A couple of small quibbles. Kieran is supposed to be incredibly built, working as a bartender in a place where only the hottest guys are hired. Yet Rhett has to teach him how to lift weights? How is it possible he got this gorgeous body without ever knowing how to do a bicep curl? Also, Rhett's tongue stud seemed to be mentioned over and over to the point that the repetition became a bit distracting. But these were little things, not major complaints.
I thought The Distance Between Us was a great story and I loved watching the way Ethan and Rhett's relationship twisted and changed throughout the book. They used sex as a way to get close enough to each other to move past all the fighting, yet I appreciated that in the end they took the time to actually talk out their problems and figure out what had led to their relationship falling apart in the first place. And I loved how even though Kieran was a part of the whole thing, the book is still a love story between Rhett and Ethan. I enjoyed watching their journey back to each other and it is definitely a recommended read.
April 30, 2012
The basic premise of the story is good: a couple calling it quits, after 10 years, because of communication issues. Very well handled by the author, shown rather than told, which is pretty difficult when the story is narrated in first person by one of the main characters. A third man comes into the picture, again for believable reasons, and becomes the catalyst for the barriers to come down and the communication to happen. Brilliant parallel, about the Space Needle view from the balcony, on taking things for granted.
My niggles, which caused the rating to drop, were related to (1) the believability and quality of the sex scenes, 2) the lack of development for secondary characters, and (3) the limited world the story is set in.
(1) This author most probably has never had anal sex, and most certainly did little or no research into it, particularly between gay men. The dirty talk was repetitive and boring, a sin in my view because I love me a dirty talking man! I am perfectly aware this is fiction, I don't want the nitty-gritty details, but I do want what I get to be believable.
(2) There are only two secondary characters, one of them very important to the story, yet we see very little of her and her interactions with the MCs. Secondary characters help the reader get to know the main characters better, and also help move the plot along. It's kind of lazy of an author not to develop or include them enough in a story. Maybe the book wouldn't have had so many sex scenes if other devices had been used to keep the action flowing.
(3) We never find out what the MCs did for a living, except for Kieran, and him only because it supports the fact that he's a good looking man. Almost the entirety of the story takes place in the MCs house, with the exception (I think) of one scene in a bar. WTF? Were they on house arrest? Again, feels lazy.
With all of the above in mind, I will most probably buy and read the 2nd book, The Closer You Get, because I want to know what happens when Kieran finds himself Cupid's target. Guess I'll grit my teeth and hope the sex scenes are better researched because this time one of the guys is a virgin. It will really get on my nerves if the opportunity is wasted.
My niggles, which caused the rating to drop, were related to (1) the believability and quality of the sex scenes, 2) the lack of development for secondary characters, and (3) the limited world the story is set in.
(1) This author most probably has never had anal sex, and most certainly did little or no research into it, particularly between gay men. The dirty talk was repetitive and boring, a sin in my view because I love me a dirty talking man! I am perfectly aware this is fiction, I don't want the nitty-gritty details, but I do want what I get to be believable.
(2) There are only two secondary characters, one of them very important to the story, yet we see very little of her and her interactions with the MCs. Secondary characters help the reader get to know the main characters better, and also help move the plot along. It's kind of lazy of an author not to develop or include them enough in a story. Maybe the book wouldn't have had so many sex scenes if other devices had been used to keep the action flowing.
(3) We never find out what the MCs did for a living, except for Kieran, and him only because it supports the fact that he's a good looking man. Almost the entirety of the story takes place in the MCs house, with the exception (I think) of one scene in a bar. WTF? Were they on house arrest? Again, feels lazy.
With all of the above in mind, I will most probably buy and read the 2nd book, The Closer You Get, because I want to know what happens when Kieran finds himself Cupid's target. Guess I'll grit my teeth and hope the sex scenes are better researched because this time one of the guys is a virgin. It will really get on my nerves if the opportunity is wasted.
January 13, 2012
Just finished this story and I actually really liked it. I know a lot of readers thought the sex-story-ratio was off but I think that might have been the point. With the story being written in Rhett's POV it kind of couldn't have been written any other way. It definitely made you lost and confused about Ethan but again I think that was the point, we don't know what's going on with him, trying to figuring out what was in Ethan's head was what made this story different and interesting for me, not your usual romance story. I got it right from the start that Rhett still loved Ethan but did Ethan still love Rhett? It didn't take long to see Ethan felt the same.
Kieran's entry was the perfect catalyst to for these two, it forced both Ethan and Rhett to wake up and realize what they were screwing up. After being together for 10 years it's very easy for anyone to let this happen to a relationship,(I don't mean bringing in a third) but the not communicating part. I did feel really bad for Kieran, it did seem he was being used and I wasn't really comfortable with that so I'm hoping things work out better for him in the second book.
I loved these guys even though I wanted to smack all of them most of the way through the book, they also had me on the verge of tears through a lot of it I just wanted to scream OPEN YOUR EYES your missing whats right in front of you!!
Great story, I've read other books from L.A. Witt and I've enjoyed all of them. Looking forward to reading more.
Kieran's entry was the perfect catalyst to for these two, it forced both Ethan and Rhett to wake up and realize what they were screwing up. After being together for 10 years it's very easy for anyone to let this happen to a relationship,(I don't mean bringing in a third) but the not communicating part. I did feel really bad for Kieran, it did seem he was being used and I wasn't really comfortable with that so I'm hoping things work out better for him in the second book.
I loved these guys even though I wanted to smack all of them most of the way through the book, they also had me on the verge of tears through a lot of it I just wanted to scream OPEN YOUR EYES your missing whats right in front of you!!
Great story, I've read other books from L.A. Witt and I've enjoyed all of them. Looking forward to reading more.
February 16, 2012
I'm giving this book 3 stars instead of 2 because the sex was so hot. I had a lot of problems with this story. The fact that a couple who'd been together over 10 years broke up because they needed to communicate and didn't is so irritating! Ugh! And if I had to hear about that piercing one more time! Ugh. "I rattled my piercing against my teeth" "I pushed my piercing against the roof of my mouth" ..it was sexy for the sex scenes and I appreciate that kind of detail, but I was beat over the head with it. I was sad that Kieran got hurt. I had hi hopes for LA Witt, since I'd just read a book by her alter-ego and loved it.
December 17, 2015
very little plot to go with the mostly hot porn... I did like the ending very much.
April 11, 2018
Am I the ONLY one who spent 75% of the book wondering why in the world Ethan called it quits in the first place? I mean... really? We are just dropped down right in the middle of the end and then around 80% or so we start getting a clue... FINALLY! *headdesk* :(
This is NOT to say that I didn't like the story... I did! I have a feeling Kieran could perk up any relationship! *snort* LOL!!! But, there was certainly a huge lack of communication (to be expected) and plenty of HOT sex (also, to be expected) but what was missing was the flashbacks that would have given us some insight into the problems that led to the breakup.
I felt like the book was mostly about the sex and a little about relationships. I mean, Ethan was a Dad to Sabrina for over 10 years, but still yet, it didn't even occur to Rhett that Ethan and Sabrina would want to stay in each other's lives? Clueless... the two MCs were clueless and we as readers were basically left clueless for the largest majority of the book.
Having said all that... I loved the last 10% of the book and I wish we could have seen that throughout the whole story. *sigh*
This is NOT to say that I didn't like the story... I did! I have a feeling Kieran could perk up any relationship! *snort* LOL!!! But, there was certainly a huge lack of communication (to be expected) and plenty of HOT sex (also, to be expected) but what was missing was the flashbacks that would have given us some insight into the problems that led to the breakup.
I felt like the book was mostly about the sex and a little about relationships. I mean, Ethan was a Dad to Sabrina for over 10 years, but still yet, it didn't even occur to Rhett that Ethan and Sabrina would want to stay in each other's lives? Clueless... the two MCs were clueless and we as readers were basically left clueless for the largest majority of the book.
Having said all that... I loved the last 10% of the book and I wish we could have seen that throughout the whole story. *sigh*
August 29, 2023
RECENSIONE A CURA DI SLANIF
Ethan Mallory e Rhett Solomon stanno insieme da dieci anni e la mancanza di comunicazione chiara unita alla monotonia che inevitabilmente li ha colti, hanno fatto sì che il loro rapporto finisse. Tuttavia, colpa della crisi immobiliare che imperversa in città e al consistente mutuo che condividono, i due sono costretti a continuare a vivere insieme.
Per arrotondare e far fronte alle spese, decidono di affittare la camera degli ospiti e a presentarsi è Kieran Frost, barista da Wilde’s.
Tra i tre scocca subito la scintilla dell’attrazione ed essendo, sostanzialmente, tutti e tre single, decidono di esplorarla tutti insieme.
Quando però la gelosia si mette in mezzo… Ethan e Rhett finiranno definitivamente per allontanarsi o ciò gli farà capire che c’è ancora del sentimento che li lega, oltre a un mero fattore economico?
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Ethan Mallory e Rhett Solomon stanno insieme da dieci anni e la mancanza di comunicazione chiara unita alla monotonia che inevitabilmente li ha colti, hanno fatto sì che il loro rapporto finisse. Tuttavia, colpa della crisi immobiliare che imperversa in città e al consistente mutuo che condividono, i due sono costretti a continuare a vivere insieme.
Per arrotondare e far fronte alle spese, decidono di affittare la camera degli ospiti e a presentarsi è Kieran Frost, barista da Wilde’s.
Tra i tre scocca subito la scintilla dell’attrazione ed essendo, sostanzialmente, tutti e tre single, decidono di esplorarla tutti insieme.
Quando però la gelosia si mette in mezzo… Ethan e Rhett finiranno definitivamente per allontanarsi o ciò gli farà capire che c’è ancora del sentimento che li lega, oltre a un mero fattore economico?
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March 18, 2017
Questo è forse il libro più hot che abbia mai letto di L.A.Witt!
Le threesome ( le stoire a tre, per intenderci) mi piacciono quando sono ben contestuazlizzate e non fine a se stesse, quindi devo dire che nel libro l'autrice ha colpito nel segno scivendo una storia, sì molto piccante, ma spiengando molto il bene il perché la coppia protagonista ci sia finita dentro. Questa è la storia di due uomini che con il passare del tempo - stanno insieme da 10 anni - hanno dato le cose molto per scontate nel loro rapporto e adesso devono decidere se troncare la loro relazione, o ,se grazie al trezo, riusciranno a capire perché la loro relazione è naufragata e se c'è la possibilità di recuperare il loro rapporto. Mi stupisco sempre di quanto questa scrittrice sia prolifica e passi da un genere all'altro senza perdere un colpo!
Le threesome ( le stoire a tre, per intenderci) mi piacciono quando sono ben contestuazlizzate e non fine a se stesse, quindi devo dire che nel libro l'autrice ha colpito nel segno scivendo una storia, sì molto piccante, ma spiengando molto il bene il perché la coppia protagonista ci sia finita dentro. Questa è la storia di due uomini che con il passare del tempo - stanno insieme da 10 anni - hanno dato le cose molto per scontate nel loro rapporto e adesso devono decidere se troncare la loro relazione, o ,se grazie al trezo, riusciranno a capire perché la loro relazione è naufragata e se c'è la possibilità di recuperare il loro rapporto. Mi stupisco sempre di quanto questa scrittrice sia prolifica e passi da un genere all'altro senza perdere un colpo!
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April 3, 2017
buona trama,molte scene ultrahot,bel finale
January 30, 2022
This book surprised me, because I was expecting a regular this-is-how-you-make-a-threesome-work book. This is not what this book is about at all.
Ethan and Rhett have been together for ten years before calling it quits. Throughout most of the book we are not told anything about why they've broken up, only that they've had a rough couple of years and that they've drifted apart so much during those years that now they can't stand to be in the same room without bickering.
So, since they have no other option than to live in the same house until they manage to pay their mortgage off, they get a roommate - Kieran - to hopefully speed things up a bit with the extra cash. Both Ethan and Rhett set their sights on Kieran, and Kieran sets his sights on both of them. At first, Kieran has sex with each of them separately. The book is in Rhett's POV only, so we see him struggle to lie to himself - he isn't jealous, he doesn't care about Ethan anymore etc etc - and we get more of the same when all three of them have sex together. Until about 75% mark, the story is a series of ridiculously hot but increasingly repetitive sex scenes with brief interludes of three guys not talking to each other and Rhett's inner angst. And then Ethan and Rhett finally friggin' talk to each other it turned out they ended breaking up after ten years because of - surprise, surprise - their lack of communication.
So, to sum it up, I didn't like this book
- because I was assuming all three of them will end up together romantically, it bothered me how focused on each other Ethan and Rhett were
- because I only saw Ethan and Rhett after they've already broken up, I wasn't really invested in them getting back together
- the not talking thing was driving me mad
- when I finally got the explanation for how they ended breaking up I was a bit underwhelmed because of all of the above
But on the positive side:
- despite my rant, I liked that the book went in a direction I wasn't expecting at all
- the sex scenes, though they did threaten to bore me, were seriously smokin' hot
- there's a prequel story about how Ethan and Rhett first met and fell in love. I'd rather it was included as part of this book, but the important thing is that it exists!
Ethan and Rhett have been together for ten years before calling it quits. Throughout most of the book we are not told anything about why they've broken up, only that they've had a rough couple of years and that they've drifted apart so much during those years that now they can't stand to be in the same room without bickering.
So, since they have no other option than to live in the same house until they manage to pay their mortgage off, they get a roommate - Kieran - to hopefully speed things up a bit with the extra cash. Both Ethan and Rhett set their sights on Kieran, and Kieran sets his sights on both of them. At first, Kieran has sex with each of them separately. The book is in Rhett's POV only, so we see him struggle to lie to himself - he isn't jealous, he doesn't care about Ethan anymore etc etc - and we get more of the same when all three of them have sex together. Until about 75% mark, the story is a series of ridiculously hot but increasingly repetitive sex scenes with brief interludes of three guys not talking to each other and Rhett's inner angst. And then Ethan and Rhett finally friggin' talk to each other it turned out they ended breaking up after ten years because of - surprise, surprise - their lack of communication.
So, to sum it up, I didn't like this book
- because I was assuming all three of them will end up together romantically, it bothered me how focused on each other Ethan and Rhett were
- because I only saw Ethan and Rhett after they've already broken up, I wasn't really invested in them getting back together
- the not talking thing was driving me mad
- when I finally got the explanation for how they ended breaking up I was a bit underwhelmed because of all of the above
But on the positive side:
- despite my rant, I liked that the book went in a direction I wasn't expecting at all
- the sex scenes, though they did threaten to bore me, were seriously smokin' hot
- there's a prequel story about how Ethan and Rhett first met and fell in love. I'd rather it was included as part of this book, but the important thing is that it exists!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 6, 2018
This story certainly had lots of hot men, in both couples and ménage, so if that's what you like, by all means get this book.
I enjoyed it but often cringed when either Rhett or Ethan was with Kieran and the other was listening and wondering. It was borderline jealousy and, for men who supposedly once really loved each other, I thought it was a bit unrealistic that they could just put aside those feelings so easily. But, most of the reasoning was explained by the end so it's now a bit more understandable.
I think I would have enjoyed it more if the reasoning behind their "breakup" was given in vignettes throughout the story, rather than saved for the end. Even so, it was never really explored in-depth, and I felt like I needed more to understand a bit better.
Ah well, it was a hot ménage and I enjoyed Kieran and am looking forward to his story in the next book in the series. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
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Reread May, 2018. I don't know if I'd give higher than 3 stars now but I do still like all three men and enjoyed their dynamic. I have fond memories of reading this during the first year or so that I started reading MM and it may have been one of the first ménage scenes I read. In any event, it doesn't evoke the potential jealousy I mentioned in the first review and to clarify when I said the story "had lots of hot men, in both couples and ménage," I meant it had an established couple who had broken up after 10 years together but were still living in the same house. Enter new roommate who ends up in bed with each man and ultimately with both. It's very definitely an LA Witt story, interspersed with an abundance of sex scenes. At this point I think I'd know her work even if I was blindfolded. If you like your romance with lots of sexy times, this is a good place to start.
I enjoyed it but often cringed when either Rhett or Ethan was with Kieran and the other was listening and wondering. It was borderline jealousy and, for men who supposedly once really loved each other, I thought it was a bit unrealistic that they could just put aside those feelings so easily. But, most of the reasoning was explained by the end so it's now a bit more understandable.
I think I would have enjoyed it more if the reasoning behind their "breakup" was given in vignettes throughout the story, rather than saved for the end. Even so, it was never really explored in-depth, and I felt like I needed more to understand a bit better.
Ah well, it was a hot ménage and I enjoyed Kieran and am looking forward to his story in the next book in the series. 3.5 stars, rounded to 4.
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Reread May, 2018. I don't know if I'd give higher than 3 stars now but I do still like all three men and enjoyed their dynamic. I have fond memories of reading this during the first year or so that I started reading MM and it may have been one of the first ménage scenes I read. In any event, it doesn't evoke the potential jealousy I mentioned in the first review and to clarify when I said the story "had lots of hot men, in both couples and ménage," I meant it had an established couple who had broken up after 10 years together but were still living in the same house. Enter new roommate who ends up in bed with each man and ultimately with both. It's very definitely an LA Witt story, interspersed with an abundance of sex scenes. At this point I think I'd know her work even if I was blindfolded. If you like your romance with lots of sexy times, this is a good place to start.
January 30, 2012
3.5 stars
Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory are two former lovers who now, due to the bad economy and housing situation, have to continue to live together even though they'd just ended their 10-year relationship. The two men can barely stand the sight of each other, but agree to remain in the house until they can build enough equity to sell it at a decent price. In an effort to speed up the process, they rent a room to bartender, Kieran Frost. Both Ethan and Rhett are instantly attracted to their new roommate and actively pursue him. During this process, all three men experience revelations about their relationships and the roles they play in this complicated situation.
I enjoyed this book for the most part. Rhett is a very likeable character and for about 2/3 of the book you wonder how he and Ethan were ever in a relationship because Ethan comes across as very cold, arrogant and oftentimes mean. Kieran, a young guy looking to have fun, ends up being a pawn between the two warring former lovers.
The thing I didn't like about this book was its abrupt ending. This is not the first time I've encountered this while reading M/M romance, but I wish authors would tie things up a little better. I feel like I've invested so much time in getting to know the characters only have everything just end like a door being slammed in my face.
I look forward to reading The Closer You Get, which follows Kieran and his pursuit of men and happiness. lol
Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory are two former lovers who now, due to the bad economy and housing situation, have to continue to live together even though they'd just ended their 10-year relationship. The two men can barely stand the sight of each other, but agree to remain in the house until they can build enough equity to sell it at a decent price. In an effort to speed up the process, they rent a room to bartender, Kieran Frost. Both Ethan and Rhett are instantly attracted to their new roommate and actively pursue him. During this process, all three men experience revelations about their relationships and the roles they play in this complicated situation.
I enjoyed this book for the most part. Rhett is a very likeable character and for about 2/3 of the book you wonder how he and Ethan were ever in a relationship because Ethan comes across as very cold, arrogant and oftentimes mean. Kieran, a young guy looking to have fun, ends up being a pawn between the two warring former lovers.
The thing I didn't like about this book was its abrupt ending. This is not the first time I've encountered this while reading M/M romance, but I wish authors would tie things up a little better. I feel like I've invested so much time in getting to know the characters only have everything just end like a door being slammed in my face.
I look forward to reading The Closer You Get, which follows Kieran and his pursuit of men and happiness. lol
December 27, 2021
Rhett Solomon and Ethan Mallory have been together for ten years and much like in many relationships, the baggage has built up to the point where they've ended it. They've grown apart, started wanting different things, sniping and yelling at each other so the decision to end it was staring them in the face. Unfortunately, they can't afford to sell the home they have together and neither can afford the mortgage alone so they're stuck as roommates. With them both in a hurry to pay down the mortgage as much as possible they advertise to rent the third bedroom out.
Enter Kieran Frost, twenty-five and a bartender at the hottest gay bar in Seattle. He's recently moved to the area from CA after his relationship ended and he wants nothing to do with starting anything serious. Now, I'll be honest - I was prepared not to like Kieran. I was picturing some slutty man-whore who would play these guys off of each other and create jealousy, when in fact, he is a bit of a man-whore but he isn't a jerk about it. He is a guy who knows what he wants and as long as all the parties know the score going in and no one gets hurt then why not enjoy?
Please see my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews
Enter Kieran Frost, twenty-five and a bartender at the hottest gay bar in Seattle. He's recently moved to the area from CA after his relationship ended and he wants nothing to do with starting anything serious. Now, I'll be honest - I was prepared not to like Kieran. I was picturing some slutty man-whore who would play these guys off of each other and create jealousy, when in fact, he is a bit of a man-whore but he isn't a jerk about it. He is a guy who knows what he wants and as long as all the parties know the score going in and no one gets hurt then why not enjoy?
Please see my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews
November 4, 2011
A 2.5 for me rounded up to 3 based on the engaging writing style.
I'm really conflicted about this story. I usually really like LA Witt's writing - and I have no quibble with the writing here actually. My issues are with the characters. I guess the first thing I felt like I was missing was why Ethan and Rhett had decided to call it quits after 10 years. That's never really covered very well and I think it would help me relate better to the characters if I had more information. Having called it quits myself after 15 years with the same man, I can give you a pretty good list of reasons why ultimately we split up (and we remained in the same house for 5 months after we "split" as well). I just found the whole situation kind of unbelievable I guess. The sex was hot, the dialog was engaging, but in the end, I just didn't relate to the characters very well.
I am looking forward to the next story with Kieran though. I think this was just didn't work for me personally.
I'm really conflicted about this story. I usually really like LA Witt's writing - and I have no quibble with the writing here actually. My issues are with the characters. I guess the first thing I felt like I was missing was why Ethan and Rhett had decided to call it quits after 10 years. That's never really covered very well and I think it would help me relate better to the characters if I had more information. Having called it quits myself after 15 years with the same man, I can give you a pretty good list of reasons why ultimately we split up (and we remained in the same house for 5 months after we "split" as well). I just found the whole situation kind of unbelievable I guess. The sex was hot, the dialog was engaging, but in the end, I just didn't relate to the characters very well.
I am looking forward to the next story with Kieran though. I think this was just didn't work for me personally.
January 1, 2017
3.8 Stars
Not my favorite LAW read. I didn't warm up to either of the "couple" MCs and I felt like they used Kieran as a sex-surrogate to jump-start their romance again. Sure, he was up for the sex when he thought they weren't together (and he said that, precisely) but didn't want to be part of their ex-relationship drama. Okay, it was a little naive to think there wouldn't be some drama, but still - it seemed like he was used like an expensive, living sex toy. And the sex was pretty hot.
However, it's the first MMM book I've ever read where the (non-paid, non-trick) third didn't become permanent, so that's an interesting twist. I'm gonna read a few more of this series because I kinda want to see how/if Kieran gets his HEA and I like how there's two different series interwoven into one larger story arc.
Not my favorite LAW read. I didn't warm up to either of the "couple" MCs and I felt like they used Kieran as a sex-surrogate to jump-start their romance again. Sure, he was up for the sex when he thought they weren't together (and he said that, precisely) but didn't want to be part of their ex-relationship drama. Okay, it was a little naive to think there wouldn't be some drama, but still - it seemed like he was used like an expensive, living sex toy. And the sex was pretty hot.
However, it's the first MMM book I've ever read where the (non-paid, non-trick) third didn't become permanent, so that's an interesting twist. I'm gonna read a few more of this series because I kinda want to see how/if Kieran gets his HEA and I like how there's two different series interwoven into one larger story arc.
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