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Brothers in Arms #4
At Love's Command
A child when they were betrothed, Sophia Middleton has been waiting twelve years for Ian Witherspoon to return and marry her. Preyed upon by her vicious father and older brother, Sophie longs for Ian to rescue her.
Ian Witherspoon and Derek Knightly became best friends during the Peninsular War, and returned as lovers. Two more years pass before the desire for a wife and children prompts Ian to recall his little fiancée. Ian is determined to make a marriage work between the three of them. Derek opposes the marriage despite Ian's determination, but how long will he be able to resist love's command?
Sophie's vulnerability hides a core of strength and the combination enthralls and seduces both men. An apt pupil, Sophie learns trust and passion from Ian, and Derek tutors her in the ecstasy of surrender. Love will conquer their fears as they fight those who would tear them apart.
Ian Witherspoon and Derek Knightly became best friends during the Peninsular War, and returned as lovers. Two more years pass before the desire for a wife and children prompts Ian to recall his little fiancée. Ian is determined to make a marriage work between the three of them. Derek opposes the marriage despite Ian's determination, but how long will he be able to resist love's command?
Sophie's vulnerability hides a core of strength and the combination enthralls and seduces both men. An apt pupil, Sophie learns trust and passion from Ian, and Derek tutors her in the ecstasy of surrender. Love will conquer their fears as they fight those who would tear them apart.
386 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2007
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Samantha Kane
54 books769 followersSamantha Kane lives in North Carolina with her husband and three children, two boys and one girl. With a master’s degree in American history, she spent seven years as a high school history teacher before becoming a full-time writer and mom.
Series:
THE BIRMINGHAM REBELS
BROTHERS IN ARMS
THE SAINT'S DEVILS
THE 93RD HIGHLANDERS
MERCURY RISING
Series:
THE BIRMINGHAM REBELS
BROTHERS IN ARMS
THE SAINT'S DEVILS
THE 93RD HIGHLANDERS
MERCURY RISING
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March 23, 2009
I've enjoyed the previous books in this series, but I really loved this one. There was something about the characters, the emotions, and the story that really reached out and grabbed me. I read this as an ebook on my desktop and normally I read a bit at a time when I do that, but I sat at my desk for hours reading this one. I just wanted to keep reading to see what happened.
This book is the fourth book in Samantha Kane's Brothers in Arms series and you could probably read it as a stand-alone. I think it would make enough sense, but there might be some tidbits that are little confusing regarding references to supporting characters/romances/storylines from previous books. The series is great, though, so I recommend reading them all, and in order.
Ian and Derek met as soldiers during the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars. At a time when death surrounded them, when people they cared about were slain, they latched onto each other. The deep friendship eventually turned to lust and love. Once they returned to England, they remained together despite the "rules" of society. But Ian worries about Derek's ever darkening moods. He thinks they need a new start, something to bring light and life into their worlds. So he turns to the young woman his father engaged him to when he was just 18, her 12. All he remembers of Sophie is that she was very plain, but upon meeting her again, he's enchanted.
Sophie will do anything to marry Ian. All she wants is to get away from her abusive father and her evil brother. She'll marry Ian, not care about his male lover, and be the perfect wife. She just wants out of her present situation. From the beginning, nothing turns out as expected. Ian mesmerizes her, sex is not at all what she believed, and Derek...he's just as mesmerizing. Derek, however, wants nothing to do with her. He's scared he will lose Ian to her and he's too afraid of losing someone he cares about to let himself feel for Sophie. Caring is inevitable, though and Derek must face what is in his heart after an old enemy resurfaces and threatens Sophie's life.
I really enjoyed the dynamics between the characters in this book...Ian & Derek, Ian & Sophie, Derek & Sophie, and the three together. There's a lot of emotion, passion, and struggle between them. All three are battered and beaten emotionally and physically. Ian and Derek from the war, and Sophie from her horrible life. Ian nurtures both Derek and Sophie, giving them the caring they need. Derek challenges Sophie to be a stronger, better woman. And Sophie brings light and joy into their lives. Kane did a really great job writing the relationship between these characters, making them feel very real and vibrant. I enjoyed reading about them and was sad when the story finished.
I also really liked the flashback scenes to times during the war with Ian and Derek. They give readers a really great insight into what makes these two characters tick. One of the scenes had me teary-eyed when it ended.
I do wish, however, that there'd been some background on Derek given. All you really know about him is from the war to present. Kane didn't give any idea of where he came from, his family, etc. It gave his character a little lack of depth, but mostly I ignored it because otherwise the story was excellent.
The sex was off the charts. Totally smokin' hot, whether the scenes were Ian/Sophie, Ian/Derek, Derek/Sophie, or at the end, all three together. The threesome doesn't fully pull together sexually until the end, but all the one on one scenes before were just ...whew! really, really hot. I'll admit that I wish there'd been another scene or two featuring the three together, but that's because I'm greedy, LOL. Oh, and it should be obvious, but beware that there are explicit male/male scenes, so if you don't care for that, don't read this book (or this series).
There was also a minor suspense angle to the story. Most of the book is about the emotional struggle between the characters, but there is also an old enemy, two actually, that pose a threat, which adds a nice angle to the story. It also ties it into the previous books because the bad guy is an ongoing one.
The appearances of past characters is another bonus in this book. Kate, Jason and Tony (book 1) are supporting characters and there are many other recurring characters. Plus Kane continues the set up of Veronica, Kensington and Wolf (Very is Kate's niece and this relationship started in book 1). I'm really looking forward to getting to read their story. Should be a good one.
All in all, just a really great historical erotic romance. Definitely my favorite of the series so far. If you've been reading/enjoying this series, then you'll probably enjoy this one as well. And if you like historical erotic romance and don't mind bi menage HEAs, then I most definitely recommend this series. It might not be the most realistic series because Kane relies on a bit of a Utopian view where alternative relationships can thrive in 1800's England, but once you push that aspect aside, this is a great series to read.
WARNING, this book contains: explicit sex, explicit language, m/m sex, anal sex, m/m/f sex, m/m/f bisexual menage HEA, some rough sex, very light dominance/submission, some violence, and mentions of incest and rape
This book is the fourth book in Samantha Kane's Brothers in Arms series and you could probably read it as a stand-alone. I think it would make enough sense, but there might be some tidbits that are little confusing regarding references to supporting characters/romances/storylines from previous books. The series is great, though, so I recommend reading them all, and in order.
Ian and Derek met as soldiers during the horrors of the Napoleonic Wars. At a time when death surrounded them, when people they cared about were slain, they latched onto each other. The deep friendship eventually turned to lust and love. Once they returned to England, they remained together despite the "rules" of society. But Ian worries about Derek's ever darkening moods. He thinks they need a new start, something to bring light and life into their worlds. So he turns to the young woman his father engaged him to when he was just 18, her 12. All he remembers of Sophie is that she was very plain, but upon meeting her again, he's enchanted.
Sophie will do anything to marry Ian. All she wants is to get away from her abusive father and her evil brother. She'll marry Ian, not care about his male lover, and be the perfect wife. She just wants out of her present situation. From the beginning, nothing turns out as expected. Ian mesmerizes her, sex is not at all what she believed, and Derek...he's just as mesmerizing. Derek, however, wants nothing to do with her. He's scared he will lose Ian to her and he's too afraid of losing someone he cares about to let himself feel for Sophie. Caring is inevitable, though and Derek must face what is in his heart after an old enemy resurfaces and threatens Sophie's life.
I really enjoyed the dynamics between the characters in this book...Ian & Derek, Ian & Sophie, Derek & Sophie, and the three together. There's a lot of emotion, passion, and struggle between them. All three are battered and beaten emotionally and physically. Ian and Derek from the war, and Sophie from her horrible life. Ian nurtures both Derek and Sophie, giving them the caring they need. Derek challenges Sophie to be a stronger, better woman. And Sophie brings light and joy into their lives. Kane did a really great job writing the relationship between these characters, making them feel very real and vibrant. I enjoyed reading about them and was sad when the story finished.
I also really liked the flashback scenes to times during the war with Ian and Derek. They give readers a really great insight into what makes these two characters tick. One of the scenes had me teary-eyed when it ended.
I do wish, however, that there'd been some background on Derek given. All you really know about him is from the war to present. Kane didn't give any idea of where he came from, his family, etc. It gave his character a little lack of depth, but mostly I ignored it because otherwise the story was excellent.
The sex was off the charts. Totally smokin' hot, whether the scenes were Ian/Sophie, Ian/Derek, Derek/Sophie, or at the end, all three together. The threesome doesn't fully pull together sexually until the end, but all the one on one scenes before were just ...whew! really, really hot. I'll admit that I wish there'd been another scene or two featuring the three together, but that's because I'm greedy, LOL. Oh, and it should be obvious, but beware that there are explicit male/male scenes, so if you don't care for that, don't read this book (or this series).
There was also a minor suspense angle to the story. Most of the book is about the emotional struggle between the characters, but there is also an old enemy, two actually, that pose a threat, which adds a nice angle to the story. It also ties it into the previous books because the bad guy is an ongoing one.
The appearances of past characters is another bonus in this book. Kate, Jason and Tony (book 1) are supporting characters and there are many other recurring characters. Plus Kane continues the set up of Veronica, Kensington and Wolf (Very is Kate's niece and this relationship started in book 1). I'm really looking forward to getting to read their story. Should be a good one.
All in all, just a really great historical erotic romance. Definitely my favorite of the series so far. If you've been reading/enjoying this series, then you'll probably enjoy this one as well. And if you like historical erotic romance and don't mind bi menage HEAs, then I most definitely recommend this series. It might not be the most realistic series because Kane relies on a bit of a Utopian view where alternative relationships can thrive in 1800's England, but once you push that aspect aside, this is a great series to read.
WARNING, this book contains: explicit sex, explicit language, m/m sex, anal sex, m/m/f sex, m/m/f bisexual menage HEA, some rough sex, very light dominance/submission, some violence, and mentions of incest and rape
March 3, 2009
Book four in Samantha Kane's menage m/m/f 'Brothers In Arms' series is "At Love's Command" and it's quite a weighty read at close to 400 pages. Kane's series is set in Regency England and follows pairs of men who fought together in the Napoleonic wars and became lovers. On their return to England, each pair strives to find acceptance and happiness in a society that was overtly hostile to open same-sex relationships. These couples each find the woman that can complete their relationship and offer them the chance for family and children. Interesting premise, very well done in all these novels.
Ian and Derek returned from the wars quietly sad. Even their steadfast love wasn't quite enough. So Ian decides to honor the marriage his family arranged when he was a very young eighteen. Derek, however, feels threatened and defensive about bringing a woman into their lives. He's afraid to love and lose anyone else.
For Sophie, the twelve long years since her betrothal have been ones of mental and physical torture and degradation. The news of her fiancee's return gives her hope of escaping from her current life. She's heard of her future husband's relationship with another man and doesn't care. In fact, she hopes that relationship will keep him out of her bed once she's with child.
Ian falls first, but Derek is a much tougher case. Reading about their caring relationship and generosity of their love was so touching and so very sexy. If male/male sex and menage sex offend you, then you don't want to read this book. If you enjoy those things, you really shouldn't miss "At Love's Command" by Samantha Kane. It's probably the best historical menage story I've read yet.
Ian and Derek returned from the wars quietly sad. Even their steadfast love wasn't quite enough. So Ian decides to honor the marriage his family arranged when he was a very young eighteen. Derek, however, feels threatened and defensive about bringing a woman into their lives. He's afraid to love and lose anyone else.
For Sophie, the twelve long years since her betrothal have been ones of mental and physical torture and degradation. The news of her fiancee's return gives her hope of escaping from her current life. She's heard of her future husband's relationship with another man and doesn't care. In fact, she hopes that relationship will keep him out of her bed once she's with child.
Ian falls first, but Derek is a much tougher case. Reading about their caring relationship and generosity of their love was so touching and so very sexy. If male/male sex and menage sex offend you, then you don't want to read this book. If you enjoy those things, you really shouldn't miss "At Love's Command" by Samantha Kane. It's probably the best historical menage story I've read yet.
November 5, 2020
4.5 stars
May 31, 2017
So, I made a mistake while reading this, I started to take it seriously and crave more coherent and consistent story-lines. I should have read my own previous reviews. In my defense this one was close to 400 pages, and 400 pages of vagueness and smuttiness is really more than my brain can handle and I just started to see the inconsistencies and lack of story follow through BUT I did enjoy Ian, Derek and Sophie even though I think they could have given us so much more. But I must keep reminding myself that this series is really about the smut and that's why I picked it up for goodness sake.
Something I love about this series is that I genuinely liked all those involved with each other in each book, this one we got to mix it up a bit because for about 40% of it I wanted to kill Derek and have Ian and Sophie run far, far away from him. In the end he redeemed himself and I liked his grouchy self but it was touch and go there for a while.
This was probably getting 3 stars until the little short novella with the three of them at the end. It was vague in terms of story (I'm rolling my eyes at myself here) but it was smoking and sweet.
I thought I was going to take a break but Freddy and Brett next so...
Something I love about this series is that I genuinely liked all those involved with each other in each book, this one we got to mix it up a bit because for about 40% of it I wanted to kill Derek and have Ian and Sophie run far, far away from him. In the end he redeemed himself and I liked his grouchy self but it was touch and go there for a while.
This was probably getting 3 stars until the little short novella with the three of them at the end. It was vague in terms of story (I'm rolling my eyes at myself here) but it was smoking and sweet.
I thought I was going to take a break but Freddy and Brett next so...
August 21, 2008
I don't know why I love these Brothers in Arms books. Well, I really do. It's the menage that I like, once again. Menage HEA. I like that the men get to be lovers first. Very explicitly. Perhaps that's what makes these books different. The plots of the first two were similar and preposterous in some ways. Is that the hallmark of hedonistic Regency type romance? Honestly, what erotica isn't over the top, no matter what the era? Is that why we like it, because we get to push away reality, suspend disbelief? I finished it and I still think there is something tender, innocent,(after reading Throwback), comforting, silly and hot that I love about At Love's Command.
I put this on the back burner for a few weeks. I was trying to catch up. It's hard to keep up with you Purvette voracious readers.
This is a really hot read. The m/m is sizzling. The m/f/m is piping hot. I'm not sure about all that bodice ripping stuff. I still don't know much about this time period. I still think it's kind of silly. Please forgive me. But the book has many love acts we've all come to enjoy! Ms. Kane's writing is getting better and better.
BB
I put this on the back burner for a few weeks. I was trying to catch up. It's hard to keep up with you Purvette voracious readers.
This is a really hot read. The m/m is sizzling. The m/f/m is piping hot. I'm not sure about all that bodice ripping stuff. I still don't know much about this time period. I still think it's kind of silly. Please forgive me. But the book has many love acts we've all come to enjoy! Ms. Kane's writing is getting better and better.
BB
November 18, 2010
YAWSHA! This has got to be one of the Scorchingest HOT reads that I ever read! To top it off the story was pretty good too. This was my first Samantha Kane book and I did start off in the middle of the series. There were other characters in this story from previous book's but for me it did not hinder the overall story much. I must warren anyone thinking about reading this book if you do NOT like M/M love scenes well then this book is not for you. I found the love scenes between the two hero's in this book fantastic. I don't go out of my way to read book's like this but out of all the book's I've ever read with M/M scenes this was by far my favorite. The scenes also done with M/W/M and M/W where also extremely HOT and well done. There was some angst also to this story that brought a tear or two to my eye's as I read. I can't even begin to express how much I loved this book and look forwards to giving other Samantha Kane book's a try.
December 23, 2016
3.75 stars...
its good.....
writing is fab....
hot mfm sex scenes...
but its slow paced book.....and character developing is slightly shaken....
its good.....
writing is fab....
hot mfm sex scenes...
but its slow paced book.....and character developing is slightly shaken....
December 15, 2014
Really, really liked this one, and maybe that makes me a lover of melodrama, but I don't care. Ian and Derek's relationship was so heartbreaking to read about it, even when Derek was being an irrational child about their situation. Their chemistry was great, but it was their emotional hangups and setbacks that really got me. Sophie is an amazing character in that she's been so abused that she's completely non-judgmental about the people around her. It would have been easy for her to retreat so far into herself and become bitter that she dislikes and distrusts everyone, but that's not the case. Despite what she's been through, she still recognizes there are decent people in the world, and watching her come out of her shell and eventually begin to heal Derek is so satisfying that this may be one I actually read again. Not just for the erotic aspect, but for the story itself.
This isn't Pulitzer Prize winning stuff. This is erotic fiction. So if you're in the mood for something worthy of a Pulitzer, look elsewhere. If you are, however, in the mood to read a dirty story about a hot threesome with likable characters and an engaging plot, you can't really go wrong with this one. So much erotica is focused solely on the sex, and I won't lie and say this book doesn't contain a lot of sex, but what sets Kane's work apart from some others I've read is her ability to actually give her characters personality, and to actually weave a story in between the steamy stuff. I liked this first book quite a bit, but there are a few in the series I will probably be rating higher simply because I liked the storyline and/or the characters a little more.
Contains m/m and m/m/f sex scenes with an insanely high steam factor, so if you're a pearl clutcher, don't bother.
This isn't Pulitzer Prize winning stuff. This is erotic fiction. So if you're in the mood for something worthy of a Pulitzer, look elsewhere. If you are, however, in the mood to read a dirty story about a hot threesome with likable characters and an engaging plot, you can't really go wrong with this one. So much erotica is focused solely on the sex, and I won't lie and say this book doesn't contain a lot of sex, but what sets Kane's work apart from some others I've read is her ability to actually give her characters personality, and to actually weave a story in between the steamy stuff. I liked this first book quite a bit, but there are a few in the series I will probably be rating higher simply because I liked the storyline and/or the characters a little more.
Contains m/m and m/m/f sex scenes with an insanely high steam factor, so if you're a pearl clutcher, don't bother.
June 19, 2011
So I read this book on the urging from a friend…was not sure if I was going to like it because of the M/M action. I’m okay with M/W/M, but M/M alone…not so much and this book had it all. Well I have to say it was very, very good and extremely descriptive…wow! What I did not expect was how intense the book was going to be and that the relationship between the 2 male characters, Derek and Ian, worked on so many levels. Although they had a very sexual relationship, it was always very passionate and loving, and to the author’s credit nicely written. Ian’s betrothed Sophie, an arranged marriage that was planned for years, is brought into the mix and with her sordid past and it takes his patience and affection to help her overcome it. Derek is not very appealing at this point in the story, but as the book reveals his reasons for being hesitant to love and accept someone else, his character becomes more endearing. A lovely story about three people, overcoming tragic events, and finding love in an unconventional relationship with each other.
You were right Kathleen...I loved it!
You were right Kathleen...I loved it!
December 2, 2025
˚ʚ♡ɞ˚ Third, maybe fourth re-read ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
(First time writing a review, though)
At Love's Command is a historical, MMF romance erotica.
Before I beginning with my gushing, let me acknowledge two things I don't like about this book:
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(First time writing a review, though)
At Love's Command is a historical, MMF romance erotica.
Before I beginning with my gushing, let me acknowledge two things I don't like about this book:
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January 24, 2023
★Book Basics★
Genre : - Historical MMF Romance
Series : - 4th in the series
Love triangle? -
Cheating? -
HEA? -
Would I read more by this author/or in this series? - Yes
Rating - 5 ★
★Review★
Favourite so far of the series. Absolutely drew me in - loved all 3 main characters and their story - even if it felt a bit love triangly at the start!
Genre : - Historical MMF Romance
Series : - 4th in the series
Love triangle? -
Cheating? -
HEA? -
Would I read more by this author/or in this series? - Yes
Rating - 5 ★
★Review★
Favourite so far of the series. Absolutely drew me in - loved all 3 main characters and their story - even if it felt a bit love triangly at the start!
April 16, 2017
I love reading this series and this book. Ian and Derek met in the war and at the time Ian had a death wish. Home from the war for two years it's just him and Derek Ian's family turned their back on him because of Derek. Ian is ready to take a wife and remembers that he has a fiancé Sophie who was promised to Ian when she was eight years old. I loved this book Sophie has been through so much at the hands of her father and her brother she was beaten by her father and treated like a sex slave by her brother who is crazy and was to kill her for leaving him. Sophie begs Ian to marry her and not to send her back to her father she has lived for years in fear. I really like Derek he is moody and say it like it is he is also loving and kind and jealous that Sophia will replace him in Ian's life, he doesn't want Ian to take a wife although Ian knows that they both need one to complete them not only to make him happy, but Derek as well. Derek is afraid to love a woman again the last one was Delores the first one he and Ian shared during the war she stayed with them and she died during the war and he never got over it and it gives him nightmares. Ian shows Sophie kindness and is gentle with her she never thought that she would find anyone to love her through Derek she learns how to be brave to not let panic attacks rule her and she finds pleasure with Ian. I loved that each of them was hurting in their own way looking for something in each other Sophie falls in love with both of them and although Derek doesn't want to have sex with Sophie he does and realizes that he loves her already. The book also includes their friends from the war and this is a close group of men, we get in update on Kate, Tony and Jason and Very Kate's niece and I can't wait to read her book. If you like historical menage you will love this series.
March 4, 2013
I love this series but this one has to be my least favorite so far. I loved Derek he was a very complicated man but totally lovable. The relationship between Ian and Derek however was just plain bizarre. I don't understand how you can be in a relationship with a person and force a third party into that union for "their own good". Come on it was total bull. Derek should have walk out and the book should have technically ended less than half way through. Sophia well I know I was supposed to like her because she was the abused damsel in distress but I didn't. She became more tolorable as the story moved on and for that i am thankfull but well i'll keep my opinion about her to myself. So far in the series they have done a great job of making these relationships beleiveable and showind the possiable dynamics that would go into a union like this. However that did not happen with this story. I felt like Derek was pushed aside and made to feel like he wasn't justified in not being accecpting of his partner bringing in a third without his concent and then when he finally gave in. Well it felt forced and just pissed me off. Derek should have packed his stuff and left Ian to his percious Sophia and found someone who would appricate him like he was meant to be.
November 29, 2015
I liked this one much better than #1, which is the only other book in the series I've read so far. I got rather ranty about the first book (see my review), which had quite a few seriously offensive plot elements.
This one didn't include much to offend me (except for the magic fingers/penis -- don't get me started!), though it had plenty of the standard sorts of historical romance silliness. Insta-love, insta-healing from years of abuse, an imaginary society where a menage could be nearly socially acceptable and nobody worried if the servants could hear all three screaming in the throes of passion, and so on.
Apart from the silliness, I liked a lot of the emotions going on here -- the trauma of war and coping mechanisms involved, the insecurities and jealousies of a three-way relationship, the damage of long-term abuse (although, again -- insta-healing), those sorts of things. Those are kinds of elements I like to see in a romance. And, yes -- plenty of hot sex, with varied sexual situations and combinations.
I'm still only giving this one 3 stars -- I'm capping it there for the general silliness and the magic penis. And please, find a different word than cream!
This one didn't include much to offend me (except for the magic fingers/penis -- don't get me started!), though it had plenty of the standard sorts of historical romance silliness. Insta-love, insta-healing from years of abuse, an imaginary society where a menage could be nearly socially acceptable and nobody worried if the servants could hear all three screaming in the throes of passion, and so on.
Apart from the silliness, I liked a lot of the emotions going on here -- the trauma of war and coping mechanisms involved, the insecurities and jealousies of a three-way relationship, the damage of long-term abuse (although, again -- insta-healing), those sorts of things. Those are kinds of elements I like to see in a romance. And, yes -- plenty of hot sex, with varied sexual situations and combinations.
I'm still only giving this one 3 stars -- I'm capping it there for the general silliness and the magic penis. And please, find a different word than cream!
March 20, 2018
Histo-erotica MMF menage series. The fact that this series continues and there happens to be a whole bunch of MMF menage triads roaming the English countryside ridiculous...and still freakin' hot.
The Bottom Line
The Bottom Line
April 7, 2016
OMG this was soooooo good. I loved this book.
April 30, 2012
So far, this is my favourite of the Brothers In Arms series. Those familiar with the series know that it is a regency-set menage series (MMF - includes M/M) that sees war veterans seek love in each other and a woman.
One of the aspects I enjoyed the most about this one was the fact that you find out really fast that there are major hurdles to overcome before an HEA is even remotely feasible with this trio.
Within the first few pages, we find out:
- That Ian and Derek have been lovers since the war;
- Ian and Sophie were betrothed to one another when she was but ten years of age in order to assuage his family;
- Sophie has withstood horrible abuse at the hands of her father and brother during her childhood and anxiously awaits Ian to save her from these awful people;
- That now after many years of delay Ian is finally ready to marry and start a new life with Sophie and hopefully Derek; and
- Derek greatly opposes this marriage, becoming increasingly bitter and believing Sophie to be this awful person who's stealing Ian away from him.
As you can see, there's a lot of work to be done before all three can be legitimately happy with themselves as well as together. Each individual character has their own share of issues and baggage, and Kane does a wonderful job by taking the time to really show the reader the root of the respective problems, how its evolved over time, the action plan to finally deal with the problems, followed by its implementation. The growth of each character from the start to finish is amazing. They all retain the little querks you've come to love in Sophie, Ian, and Derek especially, but who they've become individually as well as for each other by the end is a great reward for the reader in my opinion.
All this character development also helps the sex scenes be that much hotter and better throughout. You feel the characters' emotions during these scenes, and at no point did a single sex scene feel flat and unnecessary.
Like I said, this is my favourite of the series so far. I'm reading this series in a very strange order (don't ask - i don't get it myself) but after reading at least half of the series, I enjoyed the characters, the story, the length and its pace, the sex, and the overall level of detail given in all aspects the most in this particular installment.
We also got the opportunity to see other characters that we've come to love from other books in the series, including a couple of chapters dedicated to Very in an effort to help set up for her upcoming book with Wolf and Lord Kensington.
One of the aspects I enjoyed the most about this one was the fact that you find out really fast that there are major hurdles to overcome before an HEA is even remotely feasible with this trio.
Within the first few pages, we find out:
- That Ian and Derek have been lovers since the war;
- Ian and Sophie were betrothed to one another when she was but ten years of age in order to assuage his family;
- Sophie has withstood horrible abuse at the hands of her father and brother during her childhood and anxiously awaits Ian to save her from these awful people;
- That now after many years of delay Ian is finally ready to marry and start a new life with Sophie and hopefully Derek; and
- Derek greatly opposes this marriage, becoming increasingly bitter and believing Sophie to be this awful person who's stealing Ian away from him.
As you can see, there's a lot of work to be done before all three can be legitimately happy with themselves as well as together. Each individual character has their own share of issues and baggage, and Kane does a wonderful job by taking the time to really show the reader the root of the respective problems, how its evolved over time, the action plan to finally deal with the problems, followed by its implementation. The growth of each character from the start to finish is amazing. They all retain the little querks you've come to love in Sophie, Ian, and Derek especially, but who they've become individually as well as for each other by the end is a great reward for the reader in my opinion.
All this character development also helps the sex scenes be that much hotter and better throughout. You feel the characters' emotions during these scenes, and at no point did a single sex scene feel flat and unnecessary.
Like I said, this is my favourite of the series so far. I'm reading this series in a very strange order (don't ask - i don't get it myself) but after reading at least half of the series, I enjoyed the characters, the story, the length and its pace, the sex, and the overall level of detail given in all aspects the most in this particular installment.
We also got the opportunity to see other characters that we've come to love from other books in the series, including a couple of chapters dedicated to Very in an effort to help set up for her upcoming book with Wolf and Lord Kensington.
August 13, 2016
4 ½ Stars! ~ Swoon! … ah, that Derek! Dark, tortured Derek. What is it about tortured heroes? Oh so yummy! From the beginning of the book, it’s very clear that Derek opposed Ian’s desire to marry; he wants his man to himself. Though during the war, the pair had often shared a woman, the two men had always recognized their passions for each other ran very deep. But Ian sees a pain in Derek that worries him. By bringing Sophie into their lives, Ian hopes to show her that she deserves to be cherished, and that in her emotional healing the two can heal Derek. Of course, that’s a bumpy journey as all dark, tortured heroes fight their salvations. We’re reintroduced to the previous characters, and introduced to some new intriguing ones. Our original villain returns in this one, joining forces with a new evil, this time to attack Sophie. This one is filled with passionate love scenes (again explicit male / male and ménage) and intense emotion, and more tastes of the stories yet to come. Ms. Kane has quickly become one of my favourite authors. Her stories are keepers to be read again and again!
December 14, 2014
this was by far my favorite in the series. Sophie had some serious hang ups, actually all the main characters did. Ian and Derek were a couple then Sohie moved into their lives. Ian wanted it, but Derek didn't.
in the end it turned out great for all of them. Derek came kicking and screaming, but Sophie finally won him over. the guys helped Sophie overcome her abuse and she brought back some great memories for Ian and Derek.
also as in previous books there was some suspense that brought the couple together more. and the villain finally got what he deserved. it was about time.
i'll be glad to read the next book. i'm actually anticipating Veronica's book. it's well overdue.
in the end it turned out great for all of them. Derek came kicking and screaming, but Sophie finally won him over. the guys helped Sophie overcome her abuse and she brought back some great memories for Ian and Derek.
also as in previous books there was some suspense that brought the couple together more. and the villain finally got what he deserved. it was about time.
i'll be glad to read the next book. i'm actually anticipating Veronica's book. it's well overdue.
December 19, 2014
Oh my...
I did not think I would find it hot but I definitely DID!
I also liked both the story and the characters which is rare for me when it comes to "mostly sex" books.
Great surprise
I did not think I would find it hot but I definitely DID!
I also liked both the story and the characters which is rare for me when it comes to "mostly sex" books.
Great surprise
November 11, 2015
So fucking tired of these women who've experienced significant sexual trauma in their past being dtf for dp, like that's the only kind of woman who'd be into that. I've been keeping track and of all the books in this series that I've read, exactly 2 women hadn't been raped before the action in the book starts. That is buuuuullshit and also gross af.
July 29, 2011
What I found appealing, is most of my questions from the first three books were answered, but trust me in knowing there are some new questions that have piqued my interest. To view this review in its entirety, please visit http://www.blackravensreviews.com/?p=...
October 15, 2011
Loved it.
April 20, 2012
By far my favorite.
July 8, 2013
aww poor Derek
August 27, 2014
Samantha Kane has done it again. I loved this story just as much as the other ones in the series. Great work.
September 13, 2014
I can't stop reading these books! Ugh!! I think I'll stop with this one :D
May 29, 2017
Historical menage romance
It has all the expected ingredients for a historical romance and the added gay/menage bits. It is predictable yet not boring.
Verdict: not bad
It has all the expected ingredients for a historical romance and the added gay/menage bits. It is predictable yet not boring.
Verdict: not bad
October 1, 2021
To bylo skvělé.
Kombinace MFM a historického prostředí, pro mě velmi vítána novinka🖤
Ano kdyby v okolí polovina lidí neměla stejný styl vztahu bylo by to lepší, ale zase velký problém to při čtení nebyl, stejně jsem si to užila.
Kombinace MFM a historického prostředí, pro mě velmi vítána novinka🖤
Ano kdyby v okolí polovina lidí neměla stejný styl vztahu bylo by to lepší, ale zase velký problém to při čtení nebyl, stejně jsem si to užila.
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