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Eggplant Canyon #1

Claimed by my Ex's Dad & His Friend

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I thought I wanted the boy next door, until I figured out his dad is one of the real men I crave.

Maybe it’s revenge.

Maybe desires can only be repressed for so long.

Maybe my brain is just a scrambled mess since my boyfriend cheated on me.
(This is the same boyfriend who’d insisted we wait until marriage, much to my dismay).

The only thing that’s clear is that I’ve waited too long to be with a man, and now I want two of them -- my ex’s dad AND his friend -- whose name I don’t even know!

Does that mean I’m wired wrong? Maybe.
But all of my pent-up frustrations beg for release and -- I’m about to find out -- if these men will accept me.

My motivation may be questionable, but these men are definitely the answer.

If you love dirty-talking men who have over-the-top ideas of how to please their woman and want to give her babies, these guys are your answer, too!

99 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 27, 2022

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Sylvie Haas

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Sylvie Haas obsesses over dirty-talking heroes who fall hard and fast for the women of their dreams. And often you’ll find heroes, yes plural, in one book because she has such a hard time making the heroine choose one possessive guy.

On most days, you can find Sylvie with the wind in her hair, her fingers on the keyboard, and her mind in the gutter as she thinks up new places her characters can get frisky.

Sylvie’s books will always deliver a happily ever after, and even though they’re short, they’ll leave you feeling satisfied!

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Profile Image for Sienna.
149 reviews3 followers
May 21, 2023
2/5⭐️
2/5🌶

I feel like I’m being a little generous with the stars, but oh well. I don’t know what I expected this to be, other than smutty, but it wasn’t great. This read like a bored small-town southern housewife was writing it in the afternoon while her kids were napping, thinking she was being naughty and illicit dipping her toes into the wide world of smut while still clutching her pearls.

There were so many cringe-worthy things going on here. The FMC’s inner dialogue constantly telling herself she’s “wired wrong” for wanting sex, and then wanting sex with two men. She keeps waffling between outrageous confidence and shyness, which can be done if written well, but this just felt like multiple personality disorder. I was also hoping we’d get more about the male leads, but we get practically nothing. We know what they do for work, and that one was a shit dad, and that’s about it. I don’t even know how Elijah went from insta-lust to insta-love in a chapter, but whatever. And she loves him the moment she sees him and doesn’t even know his name.

The shit dads is another weird theme to come in for a porn book. I wish we’d spent less time on FMC’s relationship with her Dad and more on the building of her relationship with her men. I mean, literally we get one covert convo and then suddenly the two are ambushing her at work and breeding her. I get that this is a novella, and supposed to be smut, but it’s just….Ugghh. Don’t even get me started on her fainting out of nowhere like a delicate southern bell or crying mid-smut scene because the guys find out she’s a virgin and shes afraid they’re mad.
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1,401 reviews229 followers
January 6, 2023
I wish it were a smidge longer! Seemed like a huge jump from when they finally got together to the end scene.. It was hot, don’t get me wrong, but also off at the same time. You don’t really have a lot of time to enjoy their story.

I did really enjoy the dynamic between the three of them and how they dealt with Madison’s father.
346 reviews1 follower
September 22, 2022
Potential!

This book had potential, but I just could not connect with the characters. It has all the eliminates I like ménage, forbidden relationships, but the female character came off as wishy washy. One minute she is a mature women, the next she is a wimpy little girl, just not relatable. All in all it’s an okay read, but not memorable.
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3,736 reviews210 followers
June 23, 2025
Sylvie Haas Eggplant Canyon Complete Series

Upgrading the Future

On one hand, I feel bad for Madison "Madi" Shepherd. On the other hand, she DEFINITELY upgrades when she dumps the chump and gets with Jayce Hampton and Elijah Carrington.

It doesn’t feel wrong. And if it is, I’ll get out. Have some fun, and get out.
-- Madison Shepherd

There is some substance to this highly erotic journey toward healing and fulfillment of long-held and recently made dreams. I really enjoyed this thigh squeezer.

It wasn't just the scorching teasing and heat that kept me enthralled, but it was also the relationships, good and bad, and the taunting of what to expect in some of the future books of the series. 🌶🔥🥵

It's a bummer that there is very minimal MM play, but boy, does my mind fill in the gaps. ❤️‍🔥🍆🍆😘

I read along with the audio book. The narrators, Michael Joss and Amanda L'Orien, were good and kept me entertained.

Story: 4 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x
Profile Image for Kiley.
1,874 reviews45 followers
August 2, 2023
Claimed by my Ex's Dad & His Friend, part of the Eggplant Canyon series, was about Madison "Madi" Shepherd, Jayce Hampton (her ex's dad), and Elijah Carrington, Jayce's friend as well as his potential business partner.
Unfortunately, this book needed more background information on the main characters, especially the men. All the reader learned was that the FMC had graduated college, was returning home to become a teacher, and that she had a deadbeat father with whom she would be living. The information on the two MMCs was even more sparse. Jayce was the CEO of a company, and Elijah was apparently the owner of a similar company that they were trying to merge together. There's no mention of ages for either man, no background on whether or not Elijah had ever been married or had kids, etc. It was a complete blank.
This was hard to do a review on because, not only was there so much going on, but there was also a lot that was difficult to take in. Oh, it wasn't the menage relationship the three got into. That was expected. But the inner dialogue that Madison had with herself was distracting and worrisome. She tended to browbeat herself for her "dirty thoughts" about sexual things. It was like she was quoting someone else's opinions and trying to make them her own. There was also entirely too much focus on deadbeat dads and their broken relationships with their adult kids.
The endless unresolved issues were a bit frustrating. Some got answered in the epilogue...well not really, but they did give a small hint at a resolution. Who was the father of which child? Did they get married? Which man became the legal husband, and which man did she marry in a handfasting ceremony?
It's not nice for an author to leave so many unfinished plotlines dangling, and unanswered questions that should have a resolution. Because of these things, I couldn't give it more than a two-star rating...and I decided to not read the other five books in the series because I didn't want to go through this five more times. I'll find my menage and reverse harem thrills with an author who knows how to write about such things.
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2,820 reviews29 followers
July 20, 2024
Quite a bit of erotica !

I was all nestled into somewhat of a strange 3-some with her boyfriend’s father & his friend. It was pretty hot with all the insta love scenarios; but it was a happy ending for all!
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693 reviews98 followers
January 2, 2023
I got this with the free 800+ romance books deal & think i should stop buying shit just because it’s free 💀
210 reviews8 followers
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May 19, 2023
You thought you and your boyfriend and childhood neighbor were on the same page... saving yourselves for marriage. But, when you move back home for a new job, you find him... with another girl. After you confront him, you literally run into his hot dad, and his hot friend, who want to console you... so you let them.
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73 reviews1 follower
February 2, 2024
I just have one thing to say. Family reunions have to be sooo uncomfortable.
Borderline grooming

Plot: ⭐️-
Smut: ⭐️⭐️⭐️-
Characters: ⭐️⭐️-
Writing: ⭐️⭐️-
My opinion: ⭐️⭐️-
Chemistry/ Romance: ⭐️⭐️-
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751 reviews3 followers
December 30, 2024
Yyyyy, nie do końca tego się spodziewałam. Początek był okej, wiedziałam, że akcja skupia się na jednym wątku. Jednak końcówka, i gdy okazało się, że tam wszyscy mają różne związki… odechciało mi się czytać inne książki z serii.
Profile Image for Trish.
347 reviews4 followers
October 3, 2024
Fast and Hot

This story is spicy! A very enjoyable read if you like reverse harem stories. I do giggle about eggplant canyon- very tongue in cheek!
1,568 reviews11 followers
January 16, 2023
this was a quick read but so hot and steamy you can't put it down. It will have your heart beating fast and steam your glasses. This is a forbidden age gap, menage romance. Maddison's heart was torn out by Brett until his dad and his best friend come into the picture and make her the most treasured women there is.
Profile Image for Nikita Navalkar.
887 reviews114 followers
September 5, 2023
1.5 Stars only coz I finished it

I’m not even sorry about this title. My brain can only handle the bare minimum at the moment. This book still managed to disappoint me. Firstly, it had no business being this much of a slow burn for a 99 page smüt book. Like why are these people talking about doing things and imagining them more than actually doing anything? I understand anticipation, but we know that wasn’t the point of the book. Plus this horny Virgin heroine barely knew the mechanics of sex in the first scene but she was a whole minx then rest of the time. Idk why I’m expecting sense where none is meant to be found. Also, I understand OTT men and breeding kink, but there was way too much baby talk for 99 pages also. Like dear lord these people had imagined their babies and their future even before touching each other. Not sexy tbh. And worst of all, I hate books that tease sword crossing action and don’t fulfill the promise, especially since this one teases it multiple times. All that wasted time in the beginning could be put toward that instead 😒
Profile Image for Coral Mitchell.
3,189 reviews
July 27, 2022
Taboo ménage. Her dad is not consistent with her. The two interruptions seemed a bit much; should have left out the first one by removing the school scenario. If she fainted, why would you think sex is a good idea? A bit stilted.
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866 reviews3 followers
February 26, 2024
Claimed By My Dad and His Best Friend is the story of Madison, Elijah, and Jayce.

Tropes:
Ex boyfriend’s dad x sons ex girlfriend
MFM trope
Ex boyfriend’s dad’s best friend x best friend’s sons ex girlfriend.
Breeding kink is kinky
A little bit of a BDSM kink (exhibitionism, belt necklace)
Cheating but not between the MMC’s.
HEA.

She finds out her boyfriend, Brett, is cheating with another woman and wouldn’t have sex with her cuz apparently he was waiting till marriage but that was all bullshit. Jayce has been in love with her for years and when the times comes they get closer by her touching herself right in front of her window facing his house since they live in front of each other. Elijah gets told by Jayce about what she’s been doing and he’s even more into her than he already was. Jayce decides to make it offical and goes to her house to talk to her dad but it’s more like as an excuse to tell her that yk he wants her without her dad knowing and when he doesn’t reply they go to her school that she teaches as. They fuck her right there, mind you she’s a virgin but I would be restless if they were my men. After that the police arrive due to her passing out due to exhaustion before they had even started their fuck fest. They made sure she was alright and left then they went home and decided to continue when this ugly as bitch Brett who is her ex boyfriend shows up and is secretly recording and Madison is freaking out and rushes back home and since Brett sent it to her dad, she tells her dad to get home quickly and to not look at his phone. They’re is a lot to unpack but she deletes the video and then finds out her dad is dating her best friend, Calli, and they’ve both been hiding it but it’s out and turns out him and his friend Bennett Grey are in a throuple with Calli as well and well her dad didn’t know that they were friends but also admits that he wasn’t a good father to her to begin with and Jayce agrees that he could’ve done better with his. All is at peace. 6 months later she is pregnant and happily in love and their exhibitionism kink goes to another level with them hiring a photographer, Mary, and basically having a fuck fest in front of her. Yay and yum.

Solid 4/5
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966 reviews20 followers
October 23, 2022
First time trying this author and I really wanted to love it. This book has everything… age-gap, ménage, seriously smutty, low story/ high heat. Unfortunately it still didn’t work for me.

I disliked all the characters and I know it’s supposed to be low plot smut, but every character was a self centered a**hole.

WARNING…SPOILERS BELOW….

FMC was dating a guy for YEARS, who we later find out, was totally using her (again, for YEARS?!?) and she runs right into his dad’s arm without a second glance, after dating YEARS?

How did her boyfriend turn into such a horrible person and a user? According to him, he learned it from her NEW BOYFRIEND, a.k.a….his dad. Does this girl just have terrible taste in men?

FMC sees a new guy, she never saw before, and it was insta-love-at-first-sight. So he jumps into the mix. She knows absolutely NOTHING about this guy and neither do we, except we eventually find out his name is Elijah…and that’s it.

FMC has crappy father who mistreats her, ignores her and eventually starts sleeping with her bestie. What a charmer, can’t wait for his story since he sounds so nice, jk.

Let’s talk CRINGY… the ENTIRE book is so over-the-top ridiculous I kept thinking it had to be a joke. VIRGIN FMC sees ex’s dad & his friend through her bedroom window & gets naked and masturbates for them to watch. She’s not even sure her ex’s dad wants her like that, and doesn’t even know his friends’ name. Luckily ex’s dad has absolutely NO BOUNDARIES or qualms about f**king his sons’ hot girlfriend immediately after they break up (good dad!!).

So much about this book could have been amazing but always crosses into sketchy instead of hot. Also, it eludes to the fact that the guys are bisexual and together as well, which is hot, but we get zero details (like ‘sorry folks, MF book only, but yes, use your imagination because this is a full poly relationship’). If that’s the case, this should be a bi-sexual story and NOT dismiss the MM relationship.

This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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1,135 reviews2 followers
July 29, 2023
I held her in my hands and pulled her body into mine, unable to stop myself from protecting her.

I thought I wanted the boy next door, until I figured out his dad is one of the real men I crave.
Maybe it’s revenge.
Maybe desires can only be repressed for so long.
Maybe my brain is just a scrambled mess since my boyfriend cheated on me. This is the same boyfriend who’d insisted we wait until marriage, much to my dismay.
The only thing that’s clear is that I’ve waited too long to be with a man, and now I want two of them…My ex’s dad and his friend, whose name I don’t even know.
Does that mean I’m wired wrong? Maybe. But all of my pent-up frustrations beg for release and I’m about to find out if these men will accept me.
My motivation may be questionable, but these men are definitely the answer.

Wow. I enjoyed this a lot more than I was expecting. It was hot, spicy, and steamy. The only thing is that I wish it was a little bit longer. One second they weren’t together, the next scene, they were and then the last scene of the book and the end. I wanted a little bit more of them being together before the freaking drama with Jayce’s said, freaking Brent. What an asshole Brent was. I do have to say that the last scene was freaking HOT! 3.5 stars.
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188 reviews2 followers
May 26, 2025
Claimed by my Ex’s Dad & His Friend

This is my first ménage romance. I’ve been hooked on reverse harems for months and spotted this book on Facebook. Not sure if I like it as much. Like I said it’s my first.

The story itself was a little weird to get into, but I read the summary and knew what I was walking into.

I don’t normally enjoy MM spicy scenes but Elijah and Jace had a chemistry which didn’t seem possible considering there isn’t much to go on as far as interaction between the two.

It’s very short so don’t expect a whole lot of depth and things are left unfinished like character drama, but considering this is a whole series I guess we’ll see if the storyline develops furthermore.

This is also the first time I’ve heard of a breeding kink. Not sure if this is what I’d qualify as such, but it didn’t get super weird so I stayed.

All in all it was a cute, steamy read.
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6,274 reviews89 followers
July 27, 2022
Hot and steamy from start to finish! Madison (h) has been trying to get her boyfriend to have sex with her and can’t understand why he's not interested until she sees him from her bedroom window cheating in his father's house next door. During their relationship, Madison often found herself thinking about his father, Jayce, and now that things have ended, Madison's sensual, exhibitionist side can come out for Jayce and his friend, Elijah. After tempting the two older men with her window shows, they're react to act and things get ultra-hot and steamy. Love Madison's take charge nature and how she lets Jayce and Elijah know what she wants. A shoutout to the neighborhood map - hilarious! Can't wait to read about the neighbors! A fun RH older men, younger woman romance with plenty of hot and intensely sexy action!
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4,400 reviews33 followers
July 30, 2022
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet Madison Shepherd, Jayce Hampton, & Elijah Carrington . When Madison comes home she is excited to be so close to her boyfriend like right next door kind of close. The only problem with this is she also gets to see him cheating on her. So she goes over and makes sure he knows it is done. The only problem the one older man she just can't seem to forget her ex's dad Jayce. Jayce knows he shouldn't think about Madison but with them truly broken up now he knows he isn't betraying his son. Elijah can't believe the goddess he sees in the window when he goes to a business meeting at Jayce's house. now that he has seen though he wonders can they all have it all?

Amazing story, first time reading this author's work. Would definitely recommend it to anyone and everyone.
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9,300 reviews70 followers
August 13, 2022
Madison is back in her hometown to start her career and finally get in touch with her boyfriend. However, when she opens her curtains, and finds him cheating on her. She storms over to his father's home and confronts him. She ends up punching him before leaving. She runs into his father on her way out and also sees a sexy stranger downstairs before she leaves. Jayce can't believe what his son has done and is shocked even more when Madison teases him and his friend Elijah from her window. Both knows that they want her and wait to claim her. Will Madison finally get the men she wants? What will her father say about their relationship?

This is a great story that once I started it I couldn't put it down. This is a well written and very entertaining story. It's a book for any book lover.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
893 reviews1 follower
December 15, 2022
A wildly sexual story

This story has very little plot away from the sexual relationship. The naughtiness and risky nature of the whole local area seems to be the primary focus... The sexual naughtiness is the main focus. I prefer more substance in my stories... Like at the start you learn that The neighbor and his business associate are working on something... It might be better if the guys figured out a way to get their girl to work for them or them to work for her or maybe a walk in the woods and hills could lead to them saving her from something like an injury or a stalker, or they could even be stalking her after she's been leading them on.... in this story the whole kindergarten teacher school thing seems just strange to me.
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206 reviews28 followers
June 10, 2023
Stars: 3.25
CAWPILE: 7.14
Characters - 6.5
Atmosphere - 7
Writing - 6
Plot - 7
Intrigue - 7
Logic - 6
Enjoyment - 7
Spicy: 3.5
Contains: Age Gap, Cheating/Infidelity, Ex's Dad, Forbidden, Gay For You, Polyamory, Virginal/Innocent
Kinks: Bareback, Breeding Kink, Dirty Talk
TW: Cheating

Claimed by My Ex's Dad & His Friend is the 1st in the Eggplant Canyon series by Sylvie Haas.

There were a couple of sections that the author had the wrong POV, which caused a little confusion on my end. Since it's such a short book, there was t enough time to have things fully play out. Kind of like Insta-love tropes, it's just accepted as is. But overall, not a bad quick read.
2,975 reviews30 followers
August 7, 2022
3.5 stars. Madison, the female lead, has returned to town and sees her boyfriend/neighbour cheating. When she confronts/punches him, his father and father’s friend, Jayce and Elijah, the male leads, try to comfort her but she leaves in distress. But she’s always wanted Jayce. Maybe now is the time…

This novella is tri POV, well written, and looks to be an interesting start to a new small town series. I enjoyed Madison��s strength and willingness to advocate for herself. I felt like the story was too short for content and would have benefited from being longer.

I received a complimentary copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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2,371 reviews28 followers
August 3, 2022
Jayce, Elijah and Madison

Wow. I am not really into this type of kink but....wow, I can not lie. This book was a good one.
Madison arrived from college just to find her boyfriend with another woman. Though hurt she was nit heartbroken. Pretty soon, she was fantasising being with Jayce, her ex's dad and his friend Elijah. Which them she found the stability and confidence she need it. I also liked that it wasn't all about the sex thought there's lot if it. There was actually a pretty solid storyline. Highly recommended
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345 reviews8 followers
August 16, 2022
Short and Sexy

This was a fast-paced, short, and sexy read!

The story was great and never felt boring. I loved how possessive and caring Jayce and Elijah were with Madison! The amount of steam was good for such a short read. My only complaint was that each chapter was in a certain character’s POV and sometimes the POV would switch in the chapter like the author forgot which character it was supposed to be in.

If you like taboo, breeding, age-gap, and sexy books then you will love this!
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3,678 reviews14 followers
December 28, 2022
ehhh

This was an ok read. I liked everything but the relationship between father and son and father and daughter. At some point no matter how much your told your dad loves you, you move on. And don’t keep trying. I hated that he ignored her all of her life, wasn’t there when she needed him, and when she was trying to build a relationship, just kept ditching her, had to be reminded that he cared about her, lied to her about his relationship. It turned me off the books so fast. Fast paced and sexy with her men tho.
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