Trained at the Gym

by Cassie Cole

Going to the gym has never been this much fun.

My New Year’s resolution was to start exercising.
I never expected to meet the men of my dreams.
Yet now that I’m going to Rocky Mountain Fitness every day?
I’m getting sweaty with three of the sexiest guys imaginable.

Finn, the jacked personal trainer whose shorts cling to his muscular body so tightly it leaves nothing to the imagination. He stretches me out before each workout and then spots me while I lift weights, gently touching my body to arrange me in just the right position.
Max, the tall, gorgeous spin instructor with a quick wit and sarcastic smile. He finds new ways to raise my pulse and make me sweat--and only some of them take place on a spin machine.
Brody, the handsome gym member with crystal-blue eyes and a body covered with lean muscle, flirts with me every time we cross paths. But we’re competing against each other in the gym’s quarterly points contest, and he has discovered a scintillating new way of distracting me...

My three dedicated athletes find unique ways to send me to bed sore each night.
From harmless hot tub flirting, to very personal training sessions, to long sports massages that soothe my aching muscles.
But one of them is harboring a dark secret.
And the truth is so shocking it will destroy everything I thought I knew about love.

As our feelings grow more serious, how can I possibly choose between these three amazing men?
Or in the end, will they decide for me?

TRAINED AT THE GYM is a sizzling, stand-alone Reverse Harem love story with enough gym-related action to get your heart racing. HEA guaranteed!

Genres: Romance, Sports, Why Choose, Contemporary, Erotica, Contemporary Romance, Menage

310 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 27, 2020

About the author

Cassie Cole is a romance author living in Norfolk, Virginia. A polygamist/polyamorist at heart, she thinks Romance is best when served in threes, fours, and fives!

Reviews

[Ꮗ€♫◗☿ ❤️ ilikebooksbest.com ❤️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Working out and hooking up!



The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 🖤💙🩷💚
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: 🙂🙁😉🥰
Narration: 🎙🎙🎙
Narration Type: Dual Narration

The heroine: Katherine - she owns a record store and since vinyl records are making a comeback, she is doing very well. She is even expanding to audiobooks. Running your own business has meant working long days with not much time off. Her brother got her a gym membership for Christmas, at the big gym down the street from her record store. She knew she needed to make some changes in her life, so decided to use it and get her brother’s money’s worth.

The Heroes:
Finn - he is a personal trainer with the big muscular body to match.
Max - he is a spin instructor with plenty of enthusiasm. He is training for the Kona triathlon in Hawaii, it is the Iron Man world championship. He used to be a stock market trader.
Brody - he is a member of the gym and works out for hours a day since he is training for a triathlon in San Francisco where the swim is from Alcatraz. He is a data analyst and works on his computer, so can basically work from anywhere, so can work while on an exercise machine.

The Story: After a few days of making excuses for not going to the gym, Katherine is walking by one day and goes in because she sees a hot guy coming out. She takes the tour of the gym with the handsome trainer Finn and finds that her platinum membership comes with quite a bit of extras including 5 smoothies a week at the nutrition bar, entry into any of the classes, and lots of hours with a personal trainer. She finds that they give points for each exercise and every minute on each machine, and the winner at the end of each quarter gets a prize and their name on the wall. She learns that a guy named Brody is winning this quarter.

Katherine starts the next day, on New Year’s Day. She was not too fond of learning that she had trouble doing a 5K which was what she ran as a warmup when she was in college, but she made it through, then lifted weights with Finn for an hour after that. They had a smoothie together as well and she gained quite a few points while doing it. She also got to know her competition for points, Brody Forrester.

I am not sure how much I liked this story at first. It made me feel guilty for not getting on my Boflex machine. So, I started working out while listening. I guess I just don’t like being guilted into it. Anyway, the story was good. As always, Cassie Cole does a lot of research on her topics and gets all of the details correct. The storyline about the big chain vinyl record store opening across the street from hers was good. It kills me that people do that on purpose to put the little guy out of business. I guessed early on that there would be more to that storyline. I didn’t really like the way Katherine pretty much gave up on her store, just expecting to go out of business after the chain store opened. I also didn’t really like the way she and the guys hooked up on the gym premises. It might seem hot for some people, but for me it just seemed childish.

This audiobook was told in multiple points of view and was narrated in dual narration by Senn Anis and Curt Bonnem. Senn has a nice voice, and she is good at using different voices for different characters. Though there isn’t really anything about her voice that stands out, so she isn’t one of my favorite female narrators. Curt Bonnem is good as well but isn’t in my list of top male narrators. You can definitely tell he is reading and has a bit of a slow tempo that I am not all that fond of.

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[Paula · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm extremely disappointed. This wasn't reverse harem but cheating. And I didn't feel the love or chemistry between them.

[Bon Tom · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like this very much. It's very "physical", which is exactly why I've chosen it, of course. But in between the "action" there is this whole additional layer of physicality, training and exercise subplot that I found just delicious to listen to during my own training. And, there's this almost lit-rpg element of characters collecting the gym points during in their various regimens, competing to be the biggest badass in the gym, that was totally unexpected. Even more so because I'm not exactly lit-rpg guy, far from it. But here, the whole package works very well for me.

[Jessica Louise books · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay, so here's the thing...I actually quite enjoyed this book in and of itself. I enjoyed how she wasn't picture perfect from the start, I quite liked her personality and the guys were alright, too.

HOWEVER and that is a big however, there was one thing that I just couldn't get over and pretend wasn't happening like many other readers so easily could apparently...She was freaking cheating, kind of.

I DNF this book because I hated that she was pretty much cheating. No, from where I got up to, she wasn't anyone's girlfriend, but, she was going out on lots of dates with one guy, flirting constantly with the other and had sex with two of them.
Now, had she said, "Hey, I know we've shagged but, this other guy has asked me on a date and I'm going to accept. If you're not okay with that then I completely understand," Or vice versa for the other guys and they were fine with it then I'd say well done, lass, you've just snagged three guys over the expanse of a few weeks. But, she didn't.

None of them had a clue about the other guys and it was beginning to get serious. It's not even like there was a 'Should I or shouldn't I tell them' situation going on. She just didn't see anything wrong with having sex with two guys and dating another on the side - the guy she was dating even said that he didn't want to screw what they had up and rush into sex...I mean, that does seem like he's rather serious about what they had going on.

So, with that constantly nagging me at the back of my mind, no matter how much I wanted to just live in delusion, I put the book down.

[FlewB'DoobeyDoo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good God....Im whinded just reading this book


I had Vietnam flashbacks to 3-a-day pre-season soccer sessions at Uni....

But in a hot way as well sooooooooooooo….


SIDE NOTE: what's up with every h in every romance lately have flamin' locks of hair?? Nothing against it but...….what da heck....did I miss something?...…

3.35 Break-A-Sweat-Is-Totally-alright-with-moi stars

[Eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a lot of fun!! I really enjoyed the dynamics everyone had in this, it was just nice to follow along.

I’d say the only real issue I had was with everything that happened with Brody’s character. I felt as though everything was forgiven far too easily, hell, the actual issue was solved too easily. I also didn’t think they had the foundation in the first place to justify forgiving him so fast. (Also, that epilogue really didn’t add anything to the story, I’m sorry).

Nonetheless, I enjoyed myself :p

[🦉Maggie Whitworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

❤️❤️❤️❤️
💋💋💋

Very good , great storyline, believable characters, and addictive reading.

[Shifty Bugger · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters are interesting. Once I started I could not put the book down from start to finish you just could not get enough. Kat is a shop owner and received a membership from her brother, that is when she met three gorgeous males dating individually. Does she have to choose one guy or can she have all of them.
Thank you for allowing me to review your book.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Avigail · Rating 2 out of 5]

Lately, I am in the mood for some stimmy reading. While I have many books on my TBR physical shelves and almost 37 books on my e-reader when I am on the spirit reading this kind of writing, I browse through my Kindle Unlimited subscription.
I have never read a book from Cassie Cole, and I am a person that wants to try the work of different writers.
Unfortunately, even though I finished the book, I didn't like it. I have read other reverse harem plots. But on the "Trained at the Gym," the male characters even though they know each other. All the relationships with Kat are start individually. Only, in the end, they become a reverse harem.
Maybe in the far future, I will pick up another of Cassie Cole's books.

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[T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving an honest review. As I’ve said before, I always give honest reviews whether people appreciate them or not.

This story begins with Katherine at her store, her record store, with her brother Darryl and his sons. Her nephews are looking for records while Darryl tells her about his Christmas gift to her. Basically, he’s giving her a premium membership at a nearby gym for a year. Working out is something Katherine always says she wants to do but doesn’t have time for – you know, like most of us. Basically his gift doesn’t give her much chance to back out. Katherine owns a record store in Denver, it actually sells vinyl records not CD’s or anything else sold in music stores these days. She has one employee, Paul, who is a total stoner dude. She does actually go to the gym to check it out and meets Finn, a big muscle guy and also her personal trainer. Eventually she meets another trainer, Max, who trains her in cycling and swimming. On top of both of them she meets Brody, another member of the gym, who is training for a triathlon in April.

All right, so this gym has screens in all the rooms with members and their points. Basically everything they do like cardio, weights, swimming, running, boxing, etc. counts for points. They have awards at the end of each month for the member with the most. Katherine, or Kat to her friends, is right behind Brody in points most of the time but they are definitely competing. Besides her time at the store and at the gym, Kat finds out that there’s a new store opening up near hers…and it’s another record store! It’s one of those big, corporation type stores that always end up forcing small stores to close. Due to her stress about losing her store, she’s spending tons of time at the gym trying to work off her stress. She also spends quite a lot of time dating both Finn and Max. Oh, and a few dates here and there with Brody too.

So the blurb for this story says something to the effect of “one of them had a dark secret and that the truth was shocking”. I don’t know what I was expecting the secret to be. Was he a serial killer? A serial rapist? A child molester? Then I decided that I watch way too much news and focused more on the story Ms. Cole wrote. I read the version Booksprout sent me and then I borrowed the published version via Kindle Unlimited. The final version was much better than the not quite completed version I first read. It was worth the read! I am very happy that Ms. Cole didn’t channel my twisted thoughts for the ‘dark secret’ and I had fun reading this book! My favorite story from Ms. Cole so far is The Proposition which was released in 2019, but this book is a close second!

[Mabel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed this a whole lot. I love books that inspire me, and yes, this made me wanna go join a gym. The conflict was interesting, the characters were fun. The only weak points would be Senn Annis’ flat narration, as well as the little exchange where one of the guys simply has to put down other female athletes as not being as attractive as the FEMC because they were simply too thin. It was a small part of the scene, and doesn’t color the rest of the book, but still rubbed me the wrong way.

The rest was lovely, though.

[Rose Bassett · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this story. I was able to get into the story right away and with the characters so real, it was like these are people that I already know.

Kate has a record store that she runs with one older pot-smoking hippie. The business is doing just fine and has been picking up more business. She has been looking at an empty storefront not far from her location where she could expand what she has to offer. Her brother has gifted her with a year-long, top of the line fitness center that is just down the street from her store. This includes all the private instructions, massages and smoothies you could want. One of the things that help to motivate their customers is a contest on who has done the most fitness/exercise/training for the month. The winner usually receives a top-shelf year-long membership to the club. When she starts with her instructor Finn, she starts to get the bug. Where you get those endorphins flowing and want to do more. As she says her body loses weight and gets toned, she gathered more confidence in herself. She started going every day and she started to get more attraction from the other people around her. Then, when she is about to buy the new storefront property she had her eye on, someone else bought it out from under her at a price out of her range. Then to make matters worse, it is the number one record/cd company in the United States. They will drive her out of business.

Finn is the top personal instructor at the fitness center. He knows the rules, he is not allowed to have a personal relationship of any type with members. If caught, he will be instantly fired. He is so attracted to Kate but he doesn't know how to handle it without losing his job.

Max is the hot spin instructor who is hot for Kate too. He will do anything to help her in any way, shape or form. He has been in training for ironman competitions nearby so he doesn't do the fitness center as a serious career. He does it to earn money to tide him over for the months that he has to be in strict training and in competition. It also keeps him in shape. Even though he works for the fitness center, he isn't afraid to see Kate in any way she will allow.

Brody is another member who is also into Ironman competitions. He has been the reigning champion of the fitness center member's competition. He doesn't really tell anyone what his full-time job is, so it is kind of a mystery, especially since he is at the club most of the time. He and Kate get along great and they have no problem with seeing each other. After a couple of months, Kate and Brody are head to head in the competition and it gets down to the wire, both with who will win but also who's body will give out first.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Jill Haworth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is superb! Kat has run a successful vinyl record store in Denver for the past five years. For Christmas, her brother buys her an platinum annual membership for the gym, a couple of doors down. Although she is always majorly busy with her business, Kat knows that she has been setting ‘improve fitness’ and ‘lose some weight’ unsuccessfully for the last few years. She’s hoping that her brother has just given her a much needed push in the right direction.
When Kat goes for a look around, she is introduced to Finn, a gorgeous body building personal trainer, who would be able to train her during her membership. He tells her about all of the other facilities plus the other perks to being a platinum member.
He asks her about her fitness history and tells her that they can work a plan out to get her towards her goals. When Kat starts the next day, she meets the gorgeous Brody. He training for triathlons as well as leading the gym competition for earning the highest points within their age group. When he’s not training, Brody is a data analyst from California based in Denver until the autumn. She next meets Max, another triathlete that teaches spinning classes during the colder months. Another gorgeous guy. Things heat up between Finn and Kat but he tells her that staff aren’t allowed to date clients. Brody invites her on a date that’s slow paced but their relationship is growing with them competing for points at the gym. Max has a more laid back approach to dating clients as his job isn’t a permanent fixture.
As the months progress and Kat attendance at the gym on a regular basis sees her goals become within her reach, so do her relationships with three beautiful, fit, sculpted men.
The only downside to all of this, is a rival, nationwide record store that’s about to open its doors across the road from her. This book is entertaining and well written. The storyline is interesting from beginning to end, with all of the characters realistic and believable. The relationships are sizzling and all three men are crazy about Kat and vice versa, and it comes through effortlessly. The steam heats the book up from the first leading man to step up. Loved it :-)

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Jenny Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet Katherine Delaney, Brody Forrester, Maxwell "Max" Baker, and Finlay "Finn" Hidjiev. When this book opens we find that after their parents died all Katherine and her brother had was each other. 5 years later Katherine has traded all her dreams to be someone else since their death. She was always and avid athlete until they died and a part of her died with them. So her brother wants part of her old self back and buys her a platinum member ship to the gym right by her store. She isn't sure she has the time to go but one afternoon she goes there instead of the sandwich shop and she is hooked. The thing is a couple of days later her dreams are shattered again when a big box store that can offer things she never can moves just up the street from her. So she decides rather than wallow this time she is going to the gym. Finn is her new personal trainer that comes with her membership and the first thought that comes to her is he is hot. The she meets Brody who in her age group is the one she seems to be competing against to get the most points. Finally is Max the man is hot in biking short and great to go with it. The thing Katherine worries about is, is she hiding from her problems with these men or is she finding an new coping mechanism? What happens when she finds out that there is more to these men than meets the eye? Will they get a HEA or will it all be for nothing?

This is another amazing hit by this author. It does have its ups and downs I really want to tell you about, and boy do I want to tell you more. However I don't want to ruin the story for any other readers. I will say this book will have you hooked from the first word to the very end I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

[Fiona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kat was gifted a gym membership by her brother for Christmas because she wanted to get fit again, the gym was just down the street from her vintage record store. When she went into the gym to see what they had to offer, she met her personal trainer Finn. He was stacked in the muscle department besides being gorgeous to look at. She was very attracted to him.

Kat also met a fellow gym member Brody, who was training for a triathlon and was attracted to him as well. She entered into a monthly competition in the gym to see who could get the highest points for gym equipment use. Kat also meets Max who is also training for a triathlon, but he is also a trainer at the gym for swimming and the spin bikes. Both men are more refined in their physiques but still equally attractive and actively flirt with Kat.

Each man starts a physical relationship with Kat while she becomes a daily user at the gym. They are all growing to live Kat, but they have no idea that she is equally invested in each of her men. Then one day, one of them hurts her deeply and she is devastated. The other two rally around Kat and show her their love and support. But he redeems himself and they all agree to share Kat. Max goes on to win his triathlon and qualifies to run in the world Ironman triathlon and comes tenth place, winning the title of Ironman. They all celebrate and plan their lives together for their happily ever after.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Bev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Makes me want to go to the gym

#spoiler

This story was incredibly hot!!! WOW! I’m a newbie to the reverse harem thing, but gee I like it ;)
The story is set in Denver, and centres around one main street. It was well-described, and I could imagine it being very picturesque, like something out of a movie.

Katherine Delaney owns an independent record store – Vinyl High Records. She lost her parents in a car accident five years ago, and hasn’t really been living life to the fullest.

Her brother Darryl buys her a gym membership at the Rocky Mountain Fitness centre across the road from her store. One of her new year’s resolutions from last year, was to start exercising again. So the present is perfect. Kat just needs to convince herself she’s ready for that.

The gym is where she meets three very fit and very hot guys - Finn, Brody and Max. She’s instantly attracted to all three of them, and they’re also very attracted to her. How is she going to decide who she’ll pursue, or allow to pursue her?

There’s a LOT of sizzling chemistry and steam as they navigate their relationships. Makes me think… sharing is caring!?

The book was hard to put down, and I couldn’t keep up with their libidos! One I would definitely recommend, especially if you have a shower nearby to cool down! Can’t wait for more Cassie!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Anne Harris · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read
When we first met Kat she was over worked building her own vinyl record company but her self esteem is quite low. After losing her parents to a car crash accident Kat stopped doing everything really and concentrated on her brother and his family and her company. She had gained some weight and had not confidence she could get back into exercise. Which she loved when she was younger. But her brother brought her a year platinum gym membership for the gym up the road so she couldnt complain about lack of time. But Kat wasn't sure.
When she went in on a whim she was blown away with the gym, the people must mostly with the gym instructor called Finn. He is hot but he also knows what he is talking about. And she fancies the pants off him.
It doesn't take long for Kat to get the gym bug and she works her butt off and the weight starts to fall off of her. She also gets to know another trainer called Max who is a natural flirt. but then there is Brody, he is her competition to win a years worth of platinum membership.
Things move quite quickly in this book. its addictive but not to the point I wanted to start going to the gym lol.
They work well together and the attraction and passion is lush. I like that they have totally different personalities. There own goals and passions and there is even a few twists and turns. A great read.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Lexee Toste · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story! It was a fun read for me. It was entertaining and I enjoyed the characters. This story is not short, which I enjoyed as it let us get to know the characters and see everything fleshed out between them. Kat is gifted a membership at the gym and as she starts going, there are 3 guys that stand out to her. Finn is her trainer. Max is the spin instructor and swim trainer. Brody is another gym member and they are competing in the gym's point competition for the quarter. As she interacts with all of them, their relationship grows at different levels. The gym has a policy of trainers dating members which causes a problem for her and Finn. Things end up to where she is dating the 3 men separately at the same time. It all felt like it would and could have worked for that to have happened.It isn't until 2/3 of the book is over before the idea of sharing gets brought up and put into action. There is no m/m sexy times in this story, it is all focused on Kat. There is a little bit of kink involved as well but not much and nothing hardcore. I enjoyed the story and liked how it all played out. There is quite a bit of sex and it's explicit and hot but there is a good story line that goes along with it and they just enhance each other. I really enjoyed this one.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not your typical RH

So here's what's most important to know about Cassie Cole's RH contemporary stories...they are actually real stories! A lot of menage/group books have just enough story to put all the right people in the same room and then boom dirty gang bang. Usually this is accompanied by bad editing where names get screwed up and you have to occasionally reread and go "Wait. What just happened?" Cassie Cole books are a refreshing change. There is actually a real story to be told. I was not sure I was going to like this one because there are book people and there are gym people and they aren't usually the same but I really enjoyed it. It's like when I watched that Taebo video. I could appreciate that it looked fun and was interesting. I liked that things were explained in layman's terms. Wasn't a chance in hell I was gonna do any of it but I wasn't gonna clean house with Cinderella's mice either. A fairy tale is a fairy tale. Most romantic interaction is one on one with a pretty good steam level. No crossing swords (I do not get the appeal of that and really wish more authors would warn you) tho it could have used some more detailed group scenes. Probably my new second favorite Cassie Cole - My fav is still the one where the hacker Rick rolls the SEAL team and hijacks all their Bluetooth kitchen appliances. Definitely worth the read!

[Ellen Fearn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok so. I generally liked this book. I think it does what it says on the tin and more.

It did not focus too much on the s*x aspect and actually had a compelling storyline. It was giving me ‘You’ve got mail’ vibes. Side note: if you haven’t watched that classic go and do it!

Having said that, I have some issues with the lack of romantic connection that other people do here. It was focused a lot on the sport aspects so don’t read if you’re not into the gym jargon and so on.

What annoys me most is the reviews that said she is cheating. I just do not agree. The anti feminist idea that someone cannot be seeing multiple people when there were no negotiations of romantic parameters to a relationship makes me red-faced level angry. If men have historically been given a pass for this behaviour, why then are we questioning it in modern prose in 2022?

If you are someone that thinks seeing multiple people is ‘cheating’ then don’t read this book. I had it on as an audiobook and was waiting for the cheating to start and to feel the expected disconnect with the female protagonist but was left hanging. The first time that has happened.

Most of the time I like reading the reviews and agreeing but I don’t think I did this time.

Still needs to editing to create the classic, steamy build up. But sex on an exercise bike sounds fun to me!! 😂

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this ARC from the author thru booksprout, and am voluntarily leaving my review. I have to say that once again Cassie showed me why she is one if my favorite authors! Her stories always keep you reading straight thru. The characters of Kat, Finn, Brody and Max are great and well thought out. Kat received a gym membership that leads her to meet three amazing men. Finn and Max work at the gym, while Brody is a member. The men are as attracted to her as she is to them. Kat dates all three of them and does not ever want to choose. The sex is typical Cassie Cole, hotter that hades at times. This book had laughs, steam, a little drama and a whole lot of family and love. Any family can be created from the heart! I know that you will not be disappointed in this book. And I might suggest checking out the other books Cassie has written. If this is your type of genre(full length quality story, menage, laughs, devotion and love) then you have found your author! I always look forward to each new story

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Ramona · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful story about Katherine a owner of a vinyl record shop called Vinyl High. Her brother Darryl buys a platinum yearly membership to Rocky Mountain Fitness and gifts it to her for Christmas. Katherine who has devoted her time to her new budding store has gained weight. On the New Year Eve she goes and meets Finn a personal trainer who gives her a tour then after the tour she meets Brody a gym member. The next day she trains under Finn and he suggest to go a spinning class the next day. At the spinning class Katherine meets Matt the instructor. Matt, Finn and Brody are interested in Katherine and they start dating her. Katherine also has a competitive name brand shop called Pacifica Vinyl that is opening down the street. Pacifica Vinyl has been known to close small shops like Katherine's after they open in the neighborhood. Can she save her shop? Who will Katherine choose among the guys? The guys are wonderful characters, the gym and Katherine's shop quite detailed and there is some twist and turns. This was a highly enjoyable romantic harem reverse story to read and review via booksprout and the writer. ARC

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If my local gym membership came with three hot men devoted to me and willing to share, I would sign up right now! What a hot fantasy!
This is a well written story, the author really takes the time to develop all of the characters and I enjoyed the story being told from multiple points of view. The sex scenes are steamy, well paced and varied. The developing relationship between the four characters is the main focus of the story, which I love, and the “dark secret” is not really necessary in my opinion. Besides, the resolution of the conflict is anticlimactic and a little unrealistic.
Otherwise, this is a sexy and fun story that will keep you engaged and entertained through the whole book.

Downloaded from BookSprout. I received this book free from the author for my honest review. Since I rely heavily on reviews to make decisions about purchases, I will never lie or over-exaggerate my opinion. There is nothing worse than seeing a bunch of 5 star reviews and realizing the book is full of errors or just plain bad and not worth my hard earned money!

[Annie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I volunteered to read this ARC for an honest review. I enjoyed this story about Kat, Finn, Max and Brody. Max and Finn work at the gym her brother gave her the membership for Christmas. She owns a record store down the street. Unfortunately a new record store is open up two doors down and she is afraid what it will do to her business. Deciding to work out more, she starts working with Finn on strength training and Max with cycling. Brody is a member as well, he's working data analysis. There is a competition in the gym, earning points for different activities completed. But Brody is hiding a secret. Kat starts a relationship with all of them, since Finn can't have a relationship with a client they keep it causal. Max is the same way but he is training for triathlon and can't focus solely on a relationship so they are cause as well. With Brody it's easy, taking it slow. But when she can't decide Max and Finn decide for her. Great HEA in the end with all of them winning.

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[Raecharmed · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kat runs a record store and always talks about joining a gym when she has time. Her brother takes the choice out of her hands and gets her a membership. She starts going and she meets Finn who is her personal trainer sparks fly between them as hey work out. Then she meets Max when she joins the cycling class she ends up going out with him. While working out she meets Brody who is another member and she feels a connection to him. Kat ends up dating all three men and enjoying being with them. She's stressing over a new record opening near her so is sends her to the gym more than she planned on going. She gets very involved with the men and then one hurts her and she doesn't know what to do. Will she break away from the men? Will they make her chose between them?

This is a steamy hot story that will captivate you from beginning to end. The chemistry between them is scorching hot. This is a well written and very entertaining story. I would recommend this book to any book lover.

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[lf · Rating 4 out of 5]

She gets a present that just keeps on giving in so many ways

Trained At The Gym is another interesting RH story by Cassie Cole. When Katherine (Kat) receives a gym membership from her brother Darryl for Christmas she has no idea just what a present it will turn out to be.........in way more ways than one!!! AT the gym she meets Finn, her trainer, Max, a spin bike instructor, and Brody, another member. When she starts dating each man the question becomes how long can this arrangement go one for? What if they all decide to share and will they get their HEA with that arrangement?
I liked this story as the characters were nicely written and the story-line was well thought out. The big draw back for me was the length of this book as I thought it was excessive given the story as for me it could have been more concise and told with about a hundred pages less. Again, I still enjoyed this Trained at the Gym and found the chemistry between the characters was really nice.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.

[Melissa Verseman · Rating 5 out of 5]

So this was a free ARC copy from one of my favorite erotica authors, plus booksprout for my voluntary honest review of this read and I soooo enjoyed it! Once I started reading I just couldn't stop til I finished the whole read because I thought it was that great of a read! It had a great storyline and great characters to read about to, plus it was freaking hooot.Mmm One lucky woman and three hunky hooot guys to steam up the sheets with.Kats brother get her a gym membership at RMF and she meets Finn /Max who work there and Brody who's a member and she falls for all three.Brody brakes her heart by working for the company down the street and almost putting her out of business, but he saves her business at the end.So going from a great threeway relationship to a great fourway relationship makes everyone so much happier.
Enjoy Everyone It's So Worth It!

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[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous, Riveting, hot, just a couple of words to describe a book that is well worth reading. The storyline, well when i first saw it i wondered what sort of story we had coming, but true to this authors stories she never disapoints us and this one is really no exception. From the start to the finish i was riveted with the story, its just that kind of book.
Katherine has been given a gym pass for her Christmas present from her brother so on the first of January she starts, she has a trainer and his name is Finn, the trouble is she really wants him... dam... and then theres Brody another whom she likes but he is a challenge and theres nothing she likes better than a challenge. Last but not least she meets Max, who helps her with the spin cycle and swimming. But one man betrays her and her future in the worst possible way.

For a great book and overall fabulous reading i have given this book a definate 5plus star

[Lourdes Michelle Class · Rating 5 out of 5]

*Spoilers*
This was another steamy book by Cassie Cole, and it makes me want to join a gym club just for the eye candies. I like the plot in this book. I found it has drama, motivation, sexy and steamy scenes, and with a nice HEA. I love all the characters. Each of them are well written, but my favorite was Katherine and Brody. I like Katherine because she was a strong woman and didn't give up on her dreams. Even though she was betrayed by one of her lovers, she kept fighting. I also like Brody because this character was kind a like a semi-antagonist, but he made things right after all for the love of Katherine. I like Finn and Max character because they were supportive and helpful towards Katherine. I would recommend this book. It has everything that I mention and it very easy to follow. I can't wait to read another excellent book by this author.

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