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I’m on a heater in an all-night penthouse poker game when the host throws me a curve ball. One hand, all in, and if I lose? Not only do I give up the pile of winnings in front of me, I have to play in his daughter’s charity softball game the next day. She needs a ringer and apparently, that’s me.

No way am I losing this hand. I’m not into charity anything. And kids? Outside of my nieces and nephews, I have zero interest.

But, when a blonde bombshell with ivory skin and lips to die for walks in, tosses me a look, then walks back out without a word, she throws me way off my usual game.

Still, I’m a man of my word, so I show up at the field the next day, and who do I find? It’s the stunning sweet cheeks from the night before standing on the pitcher’s mound staring me down. She’s got zero interest in playing any games with me besides softball but I’m pulling out all the stops.

She’s got me swinging for the fences. Only, her father has other ideas on who she’s going to spend the rest of her life with and it’s not me.

Too bad. My future father-in-law is about to strike out and I’m hitting a home run. With his daughter.

Author’s Note: It’s root, root, root (wink, wink) for the home team when this hero who dances on the line between upstanding citizen and unsavory lawbreaker gets his first hit of his one and only. Her father has other ideas, but it’s summer insta-love with scorching temps, no cheating, and a hard-headed heroine who makes this hero go nine-innings for the win.

Cyrus' story! Tor & Sophia's brother...
Get in on the third book in the MEANT TO BE series! This is Cyrus's story, Tor’s and Sophia's brother from TWO WRONGS and ONE CHANCE! These are short, sultry, summer treats. Enjoy!

95 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 15, 2022

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Dani Wyatt

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Since I was a little girl, I’ve made up stories. I would lay in my bed at night and before I knew what a trope was, I would make up these trope filled stories. Boy sees girl, boys falls for girl, boy saves girl….happily ever after. As I got older, the stories turned steamier and more intricate, but the basics never changed.

Now, my books are still full of romance but the naughty bits are naughtier, my hero’s are obsessed alpha types and my heroines are quirky, real women who come in all shapes and sizes.

So, sit back, banish the real world and get lost in some over the top romance with a heaping helping of hot. xoxoxo

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2,131 reviews192 followers
July 18, 2022
Dani writes the best instalove stories with strong and feisty women who bring these Alpha men to their knees.
Cyrus is a ruthless man who can’t imagine seeing a woman and immediately falling in love until he glimpses Anna for three seconds and he is captivated and enthralled.
Quick read with a lot of steamy scenes make these stories so enjoyable to read.
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1,981 reviews220 followers
July 15, 2022
3.2 stars.
So this little novella was longer than the other two in the series, and somehow, still felt even shorter than that. I think because the plot was tiny bit more of the focus in this one than the last two. I mean it’s still not big or complex and it was totally ridiculous, but the sex only happened once and was kept sort of brief, so it felt different.

There was complete and utterly obsessive insta-love, a breeding kink that led to a deeply seeded ‘milk’ kink😉, an age gap, I Think double virgins though it was explicitly said so I’m not entirely sure about that, and a little bit of a ‘Daddy’ kink to round all the ridiculousness out.

It was a short and fun little distraction.
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453 reviews167 followers
July 16, 2022
Three Strikes is the latest installment in the Meant to Be series by Dani Wyatt and it features Cyrus, the darker and more aloof sibling between Tor and Sophia. In many ways though, he does me of Tor—especially when it comes to his obsessive tendencies and inability to take no for an answer. He was completely obsessed with just a single glance of Anna and wanted her to be his forever. As always, the sex scenes were incredibly erotic and dirty. I thought Tor and Chance was intense but Cyrus was adamant about making Anna his no matter what, even when she was arranged to be married to someone else because of her father's machinations.

"You were made for me, you know that don't you? Made. For. Me."


In the end, I thoroughly enjoyed this quick and spicy read of a much older hero and his heroine. Cyrus was surprisingly much darker than Tor because he sometimes dabbled in the illegal side of the spectrum. Anna wanted out of that life because her family was also in the same circles as Cyrus but meeting him changed everything for her. Despite being forced into an arranged marriage with a stranger who was out to kill her family, I loved how Anna wanted to give the one thing that was sacred of hers to Cyrus—her first time—before living a life without him. Thankfully, a happy ending awaits these two.

If you're into the age gap kink, you won't be disappointed by some of the dirty talk in this book because Cyrus thought of Anna as his precious little one since the very beginning.

*This ARC was generously provided by the author and publisher for an honest review*
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1,480 reviews2,606 followers
July 15, 2022
Another five star read from Dani Wyatt! I loved reading about the other characters in this series.

"I'm sick. Sick for her. She's the only medicine I'll ever need."


Anna is in a surprising arranged marriage, coordinated by her father. She meets Cyrus at her father's poker game. Their attraction to each other is instant and intense. Cyrus immediately falls for her, unknowing that she's in an arranged marriage. Anna decides to give him one night- one night only. The next day, she is almost forced to marry her "fiance" but Cyrus saves the day!

"This all belongs to Daddy now. I'm going to fuck it, touch it, eat it, spank it... I'll leave my thick load inside you whenever I want. I'll make sure you know you are Daddy's best girl while he's railing you like a dirty whore."


The spice in this book is incredible, as usual. I'm looking forward to Dani's next book!
Profile Image for MerReads.
439 reviews46 followers
June 19, 2024
I read this a long time ago, and did not write a review, so I reread it and wrote a review in order for me to remember the story.
Safe
No cheating
I think dual virgins. She has no experience, but he had a few "rub ups" in his youth...always has to be something in the hero's past...*huff in disappointment* otherwise no history other than that, so if he is not a virgin, he is virgin adjacent.
Quote,
"I’ve never been attracted to a woman this way. Outside of a few minor rub
ups in my youth, after I got hurt, I never really gave it a thought."
end quote
I could have done without the image of him rubbing up on other women in his past. At least she is the first pussy he ever tasted so there is that.
Quote,
“I’ve waited. I’ve waited forty fucking years for you, I don’t think there
much more wait in me, baby."
end quote,
Quote,
“I’ve never tasted anyone before you, baby. This is special, just for us,
okay?”
end quote
Unwanted OM (her parents are forcing her to marry, she wants no part of it, but feels she has to)
No OW
No gross condom use (there is breeding kink and breast milk kink)
Third act break up/separation (After their torrid night she leaves with a goodbye note to marry the OM because he threatens his parents and she feels obligated to marry him even though she doesn't want to. Meanwhile he looks for her to stop the wedding and he does!)
He stalks her, is OTT obsessed, put cameras, breaks in, smells and steals her panties and hairbrush, basically does all the alpha stalker goodness we love. I kind of would more details on that. I would have liked it better if DW omitted the "rub up with other women in his youth" comment (I could have gone without that), and I would have preferred her fighting a bit harder to escape her unwanted wedding. Otherwise I did enjoy it.
HEA
This is the story of Anna and Cyrus, they first see each other at a gambling game, he is obsessed and can't stop thinking about her, then he sees a few days later and realizes that she is the woman he needs to spend time with at a kiddy baseball game. He dreaded going to the game, but he lost a bet, fate smiled upon him! He is floored that he found the woman that has invaded his mind and he is protective and sweet, also intense from the start. A little girl is up to bat and gets hit in the head, it reminded him of how he got injured getting hit in the temple by a baseball in his youth, so he gets mad, but takes the little girl to the hospital. Anne is attracted to this giant, and wants him, but is conflicted with her obligations of having to marry a man her parents chose for her, but he is a giant that bulldozes his way into her heart and refuses to let that happen. I liked that about him. He was more than obsessed and I believe in their love for one another and their HEA. I also liked how he interacts with his niece, it was so sweet and heartwarming making me see that he will be an incredible dad. I liked it.
Happy reading
188 reviews12 followers
February 9, 2024
b a s i c s :
short n spicy dual pov
would read again

s h e l v e s :
age gap - 40H / ?h
alpha
cameos (Tor and Natalie)
damsel x knight
instalove
obsessed stalker behavior
ott
possessive
protective
rich hero
sports (kinda)
virgin
wife her up

k i n k s :
breath play
breeding
cervix / womb talk
daddy dom
dirty talk
dry humping
milk
no condom
praise
tss

e n d e a r m e n t s :
♥︎ baby girl
♥︎ princess
♡ Daddy

e n d i n g :
HEA + babies!

h i g h l i g h t s :
LOLLL omg the conversation with Tor at the beginning…Jesus lol. I reread it three times it was so funny. 😂 Him and Natalie are Oversharers with a capital O fr lol.

Also, loved that Cyrus is a closet marshmallow who plays princess with his little niece when Tor and Natalie aren’t paying attention lol.

As always, Dani Wyatt slays at daddy dom. A+

h o t  c l i p s:

My breasts pop free into the cooler night air. My nipples feel like they are on fire as he drops his face and draws one between his lips.

He plants his erection hard against my clit and humps, humps, humps me against the car until I come completely undone.

“Fuck yes.” He mumbles around a mouthful of my tit as I buck and quiver, calling his name and swearing into the sky. “That’s my girl.

♥︎

“Good girl. Daddy needs to see you play with yourself. So he knows how to make you feel good.”

That sets her off and she cums screaming the fucking roof off.

♥︎

“You’re going to let me have a special taste of all that sticky honey you just let go for me, aren’t you? Going to let Daddy have a taste of his baby.”

♥︎

“I’ve never tasted anyone before you, baby. This is special, just for us, okay?” I flick at her clit then pull it between my lips.

♥︎

"This all belongs to Daddy now. I'm going to fuck it, touch it, eat it, spank it... I'll leave my thick load inside you whenever I want. I'll make sure you know you are Daddy's best girl while he's railing you like a dirty whore."

♥︎

“This pussy is going to take my thick dick soon. I’ll cover all this beautiful skin with ropes of my cum. Then, I’ll pull your legs apart and plant myself down deep in your womb. I’ll stay inside you with load after load until you’re pregnant with Daddy’s baby. You want that don’t you, baby?”

She’s trembling as she nods, a quivering sob replaces her moans of passion and I gather her up and into my lap, petting her hair and kissing her face over and over, saying sweet and filthy things until she calms.

♥︎

“Time for Daddy to show you just how special you are.”

♥︎

“Go get on the bed, baby. Hands behind your knees and spread wide for Daddy.”

♥︎

I grab her ass and fuck into her like a piece of meat. I reach up and grab her hair, yanking her head back, and rut into her like an animal.

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4,307 reviews37 followers
June 27, 2024
I really loved this story. Cyrus always thought he wouldn't fall on love and get this whole kids and a big house shenanigans. But everything changes when he sees a sweet young woman for three seconds at a high stakes poker game. She left and Cyrus is on rampage,but guess for whom he has to play the ringer at a charity event😉 Anna saw Cyrus and was instantly captivated but she vowed herself never to fall for a shady man until she met Cyrus. But her HEA is threatened by her shady father and his past mistakes. Cyrus won't stay away and nothing and nobody can stop him from getting his woman. Instalove ,age gap, DD/LG( not too much), steamy, romantic, OTT,J/P obsessed alpha male and totally safe ( gosh I love a good age gap double virgins story😏😏) with an awesome HEA 😍😍😍😍
217 reviews7 followers
July 19, 2022
love it

Where do I start? Cyrus?! Who wouldn’t love a grumpy older man that is a soft spot for his Princess Niece? Now all that love is directed at his woman Anna! He’s a night and shining armor. Well not really considering he’s a punch first ask later type of guy but that’s why we love him.
Anna is just waiting for her life to start and doesn’t think that Cyrus is it at first but she quickly comes around.
Some DD/lg themes but very light and well done. Heat level is a 10/10!
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1,376 reviews36 followers
July 16, 2024
This is boo 3 of Meant to be series. It was a great book with a dark side in the mix. It started with Cyrus losing a card game and had to help a ball game He is not into forever, marriage and kids but that all changes when he sees this angel for three seconds and he is completely captivated by her.
Anna is not going to get involved and believes he is a shady character like here dad. But he makes her realize he is more than that and feels the attraction to grow more and more. A little bumps along the way but they will do anything especially Cyrus to keep Anna for himself and for always.
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2,376 reviews28 followers
July 15, 2022
Cyrus and Ana

Loved this book. The characters were more dark and thankfully there was time to develop the main characters and the story didn't felt rushed despite being a short read. Cyrus walked the line and even crossed it into the iligal side. And is there that he ends up needing Ana, the daughter of a mafia lord, about to be engaged but not if he can stop it. Just in time to make her his. Highly recommended
780 reviews
July 31, 2022
Loved this third installment in is trilogy of instalove stories by Dani Wyatt! Cyrus and Anna are from very different worlds, but all that changes at a poker game. Forced to play for a charity softball game, Cyrus is stunned that the beauty that distracted him and caused him to lose the poker game is the host’s daughter, Anna. Alpha claims his woman, even if she can’t see it yet. It’s short, sexy and won’t strike out despite the title.
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684 reviews10 followers
July 20, 2024
This is the 3rd book of the series and another great one from Dani!
Cyrus was an over the top alpha who didn't believe in love until he met Anna.
Anna was a shy/timid woman who works for her dad and is big on volunteering with children.
Cyrus falls hard and fast but it isn't so easy for Anna. She has alot to overcome to get her happily ever after. Seeing Cyrus be determined to help her at all costs was so sweet!
4⭐
3.5🌶
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549 reviews2 followers
July 20, 2022
Cyrus was the sibling whose story I couldn't wait to know and Dani did not disappoint in the least. Normally three strikes means your out, in this case the strikes started the journey to a brilliant conclusion. This book is the perfect balance of swoon worthy content and angst. It's brilliant, I loved every minute.
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408 reviews
July 5, 2024
He plays poker with her dad, and sees her. Insta-love.
He loses and has to play softball with the house owner’s daughter, and he meets her again.

It’s fast paced, she’s engaged to another man as a business transaction for her father, but the Mmc doesn’t allow that.

He’s in his 40s, allegedly a virgin (comes in like that, but never in a direct sentence), she’s a V. No owd.
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4,176 reviews18 followers
July 17, 2022
WOW! Soo soo good and soo soo H.O.T I love Cyrus and Anna, they're just soo perfect for each other! Such a sexy, steamy and beautiful love story! I absolutly loved it soo soo much! Just sorry to see this series ending! 🥰🔥🔥❤❤😍
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62 reviews1 follower
July 11, 2024
This was a perfect finish to this hot instalove series! Short and sweet and hot as fire! Good girl falling for the bad boy who turns out to be her hero. Also a little bit of daddy kink in there who could ask for more! Highly recommend!
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2,271 reviews34 followers
August 11, 2024
A must read

This book was amazing. It's fast-paced and you are on the edge of your seat near the end to make sure everything goes right. Cyrus lost a hand in poker and now had to help the guy daughter's baseball charity event. Anna oh sweet shy Anna has no way to see what is coming her way. Once Cryus meets Anna it's all over and he knows she is the woman for him. This Standalone series of this family has been amazing to read.
129 reviews6 followers
July 15, 2022
dirty yummy love

I loved how dirty Cyrus was about his straight obsession with Anna was. Like he couldn’t control it . Hot as hell book !!!!
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4,331 reviews2 followers
July 16, 2022
Three strikes

The minute he see's Anna he is distracted he is not himself but he knows no matter what she will forever be his.
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2,595 reviews5 followers
July 19, 2022
Great Read

This was a great read from the beginning to the end. It had me hooked. With a little bit of work Cyrus got his happily ever after
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1,206 reviews
July 20, 2022
Five stars

Really enjoyed reading this book by Dani Wyatt. Love her character and story telling. Always quick and easy to read
105 reviews
July 31, 2022
Loved this book!!!

This book was a hot steamy read... but it was heart warming too!!! Loved it!!! This book was a book that you can't put down!!! It is a must read book!!!
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4,225 reviews35 followers
August 1, 2022
Loved it!!

This is a great read and Ioved Cyrus and Anna's story. This bad boy definitely needed a good girl in his life to put him back on track to a better life!!!
305 reviews1 follower
July 8, 2024
I absolutely loved Cyrus & Anna story, and I couldn't put it down. Thanks, Dani, for another wonderful story.
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320 reviews7 followers
July 12, 2024
Out of all 3 books in the series this one might be my favorite!!
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324 reviews
September 1, 2025
2.5 ⭐️ another easy, short read, but I wasn’t so into this story due to the ‘daddy’ kink.
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359 reviews1 follower
February 1, 2025
I'm glad that they got together in the end. I just thought it was a little cruel to go to this man who you know wants you, sleep with him, leave in the middle of the night to go home- knowing you might not see him again because your dad wants to marry you off. Luckily, Cyrus came to the rescue.
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