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Texas Tangle
Thanks to her cheating ex-husband and her thieving brother, all horse breeder Nikki Kimball has left is a bruised heart, an over-drawn bank account and an empty home. When sex-on-legs Dillon Barnett and his brooding foster-brother Brett Anderson start showing more than just neighborly attention, Nikki is intrigued…and a little gun-shy.
Dillon and Brett have a history; back in high school, the two friends fought a bitter battle over Nikki. Now, ten years later, Brett still longs to be the man in Nikki’s life, but he’s determined to stand back and let Dillon win Nikki’s heart.
Society says Nikki must choose between the two men she loves. Is Nikki strong enough to break all the rules in order to find happiness?
Dillon and Brett have a history; back in high school, the two friends fought a bitter battle over Nikki. Now, ten years later, Brett still longs to be the man in Nikki’s life, but he’s determined to stand back and let Dillon win Nikki’s heart.
Society says Nikki must choose between the two men she loves. Is Nikki strong enough to break all the rules in order to find happiness?
282 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 2010
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Leah Braemel
26 books335 followersMarried to her college sweetheart and the mother of two sons, Leah is the only woman in a houseful of men—even their dog and cat are male. She loves escaping the ever-multiplying dust bunnies by opening up her laptop to write about sexy heroes and the women who challenge them.
Reviewers have awarded Leah’s books numerous Top Pick and Recommended Reads designations as well as nominated them as Best Contemporary Romance, Best Erotic Romance and Best Ménage and More. Leah has also been nominated as Favorite Author and Best Erotic Romance Author.
Reviewers have awarded Leah’s books numerous Top Pick and Recommended Reads designations as well as nominated them as Best Contemporary Romance, Best Erotic Romance and Best Ménage and More. Leah has also been nominated as Favorite Author and Best Erotic Romance Author.
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June 8, 2010
Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel is one of the new releases of Carina Press. The new all digital e-book publisher from Harlequin. And boy did they start with a bang!
Texas Tangle is a wild erotic ride and will take the reader on an emotional journey that they won’t soon forget as three wounded characters learn to love and come together as one. For Brett, Dillon and Nik their story began over ten years ago in high school with Nik and Brett making out at a party, only for Dillon to end up jealous and bitter. Brett had no idea that Dillon who was like a brother, liked Nik, he couldn’t have imagined the torment he would have to struggle through because of his desire of the one girl who would forever capture his heart. Their relationship never the same, but the boys moved on, until now…. 10 years later and it is all happening all over again.
Nikki has been divorced for a couple of years now, trying to save every penny she can to keep her little homestead alive while helping out her criminal and loser brother. But Phil, her brother, has taken her for a ride, liquidating her accounts, credit cards and everything in her house. Including her clothes!
Heartbroken and depressed she turns to Dillon and Brett, who despite her horrible marriage to Wade and subsequent divorce, her struggles with Phil, they have been an unrelenting shoulder to cry on for her. But when Nik and Dillon start a relationship and Brett walks away, it leaves Nik wanting. She knows that in her heart she has feelings for Brett that run deep, as do her feelings for Dillon. Thing is, she chose, and Dillon won. It is eating Brett alive inside because he loves her to his very soul. He would never do anything to betray this love and loyalty to Dillon though, who’s family all but legally adopted him as a child and saved him from a horribly abusive father. He refuses to relive the drama and heartache that happened between Dillon and him all those years ago too.
Dillon knows Brett still loves Nik, and the three decided to open their relationship to one another for the sake of their love for Nik. They are both going to “date” her and see who she chooses. Problem, neither one wants to giver her up, but they will for the sake of making her happy.
What develops between the three is deliciously and intensely erotic and beautiful. The love and trust that they all learn from each other will bond them together forever.
Leah Braemel has created three vulnerable and loving characters that are wickedly addictive and an emotionally stimulating love story that flows off the pages in a way that will entice any reader. Spectacularly hot ménage love story that will have you turning up the air conditioning from the get go!
Texas Tangle is a wild erotic ride and will take the reader on an emotional journey that they won’t soon forget as three wounded characters learn to love and come together as one. For Brett, Dillon and Nik their story began over ten years ago in high school with Nik and Brett making out at a party, only for Dillon to end up jealous and bitter. Brett had no idea that Dillon who was like a brother, liked Nik, he couldn’t have imagined the torment he would have to struggle through because of his desire of the one girl who would forever capture his heart. Their relationship never the same, but the boys moved on, until now…. 10 years later and it is all happening all over again.
Nikki has been divorced for a couple of years now, trying to save every penny she can to keep her little homestead alive while helping out her criminal and loser brother. But Phil, her brother, has taken her for a ride, liquidating her accounts, credit cards and everything in her house. Including her clothes!
Heartbroken and depressed she turns to Dillon and Brett, who despite her horrible marriage to Wade and subsequent divorce, her struggles with Phil, they have been an unrelenting shoulder to cry on for her. But when Nik and Dillon start a relationship and Brett walks away, it leaves Nik wanting. She knows that in her heart she has feelings for Brett that run deep, as do her feelings for Dillon. Thing is, she chose, and Dillon won. It is eating Brett alive inside because he loves her to his very soul. He would never do anything to betray this love and loyalty to Dillon though, who’s family all but legally adopted him as a child and saved him from a horribly abusive father. He refuses to relive the drama and heartache that happened between Dillon and him all those years ago too.
Dillon knows Brett still loves Nik, and the three decided to open their relationship to one another for the sake of their love for Nik. They are both going to “date” her and see who she chooses. Problem, neither one wants to giver her up, but they will for the sake of making her happy.
What develops between the three is deliciously and intensely erotic and beautiful. The love and trust that they all learn from each other will bond them together forever.
Leah Braemel has created three vulnerable and loving characters that are wickedly addictive and an emotionally stimulating love story that flows off the pages in a way that will entice any reader. Spectacularly hot ménage love story that will have you turning up the air conditioning from the get go!
June 12, 2010
This book is smoking Hot! I couldn’t decide if I needed a shower or turn up the fan. I love it so much. I now have a new favorite erotic author. I have always be a sucker for M/F/M. I normally like them where the two males are already committed to this type of relationship this way you don’t go through the I don’t know if I can handle this type of lifestyle and on top of that they have to convince the girl to do it too. Sometime it just gets carried a way, If you read this type of books you know what I mean. This book is that type, so none of the males or female is into this lifestyle, so they all have to come to terms with it, either they stay together or separate, but the author keeps you interested, so it didn’t get boring or on my nerves.
I loved the tension that the author builds between all three characters and how thy handled everything. I also loved how the author takes you into there lives in such a short time you really get to know each of them, especially Brett he is the tortured one.
Few spoilers
Nicole (Nikki as you’ll see her called) had a ruff marriage and divorce. She is now living with her brother. She comes home from saving some horses and finds her livestock hasn’t been watered, her brother was gone, her hot friend Dillon from next door is there to help her. When she notices the lights aren’t on in her house she gets a bad felling. Dillon goes in the house first to check and find everything gone. I am not going in to who took the stuff it would be a bad spoiler sorry, you’ll have to find out yourself on that one;)
Dillon and Brett are step bro’s (you have to read to find out how they became bro. its not a typical situation you read all the time) and they both have had a thing for Nikki. When Dillon finds all of Nikki’s stuff gone from her house the first choice is she comes and stays with him. Now you know what happens here (woo wee, it gets turned up.) Nikki knows Brett has a thing for her, but he never acts on it. She asks him and he says no he doesn’t want her. This is were I would love to put a spoiler to say way he doesn’t want her, lets just say its really emotional. One day Brett cant take it anymore so now they want her to decide between them, but how can you chose one love over another and not be hurt.
I loved the tension that the author builds between all three characters and how thy handled everything. I also loved how the author takes you into there lives in such a short time you really get to know each of them, especially Brett he is the tortured one.
Few spoilers
Nicole (Nikki as you’ll see her called) had a ruff marriage and divorce. She is now living with her brother. She comes home from saving some horses and finds her livestock hasn’t been watered, her brother was gone, her hot friend Dillon from next door is there to help her. When she notices the lights aren’t on in her house she gets a bad felling. Dillon goes in the house first to check and find everything gone. I am not going in to who took the stuff it would be a bad spoiler sorry, you’ll have to find out yourself on that one;)
Dillon and Brett are step bro’s (you have to read to find out how they became bro. its not a typical situation you read all the time) and they both have had a thing for Nikki. When Dillon finds all of Nikki’s stuff gone from her house the first choice is she comes and stays with him. Now you know what happens here (woo wee, it gets turned up.) Nikki knows Brett has a thing for her, but he never acts on it. She asks him and he says no he doesn’t want her. This is were I would love to put a spoiler to say way he doesn’t want her, lets just say its really emotional. One day Brett cant take it anymore so now they want her to decide between them, but how can you chose one love over another and not be hurt.
September 14, 2010
When I read a menage book, I usually look for a happy ending for all three persons involved, not where a main couple includes a third party that in the end gets kicked out of the picture. Texas Tangle falls into the first category and that alone is enough to make me happy.
Here we meet Nikki. Divorced from an unfaithful husband and saddled with a deadbeat of a brother, found herself involved with her next door neighbor, Dillon and his foster brother Brett.
Unlike most menage books, you get a pair of men here who did not even think at the very beginning of sharing. You get to experience their own individual thoughts, complete with their own insecurities and jealousies. Add to that Nikki's own issues, and you have three people trying to find their path as they try to decipher their feelings for each other and how can they be happy without hurting the other.
I find the presentation of each character's concerns realistically portrayed, fitting to their own upbringing and values. Nikki has to believe that she is worthy to be loved, Dillon has to learn that generosity is part of loving and Brett has to accept that he is no outsider as they weave a tangled relationship that will in the end dare them to find an unconventional solution for their love for each other.
If you like menage books, and you like hot, sexy writing, coupled with some realistic issues in such type of relationships, then you should get a copy of Texas Tangle.
Here we meet Nikki. Divorced from an unfaithful husband and saddled with a deadbeat of a brother, found herself involved with her next door neighbor, Dillon and his foster brother Brett.
Unlike most menage books, you get a pair of men here who did not even think at the very beginning of sharing. You get to experience their own individual thoughts, complete with their own insecurities and jealousies. Add to that Nikki's own issues, and you have three people trying to find their path as they try to decipher their feelings for each other and how can they be happy without hurting the other.
I find the presentation of each character's concerns realistically portrayed, fitting to their own upbringing and values. Nikki has to believe that she is worthy to be loved, Dillon has to learn that generosity is part of loving and Brett has to accept that he is no outsider as they weave a tangled relationship that will in the end dare them to find an unconventional solution for their love for each other.
If you like menage books, and you like hot, sexy writing, coupled with some realistic issues in such type of relationships, then you should get a copy of Texas Tangle.
June 23, 2010
Why I read: I wanted to try a book by the new publisher, Carina Press, and this just caught my eye. (Ok, so it was the TWO dudes and just one girl on the cover…who could resist?)
Favorite Quote: “What sane woman would object to having two hot guys buck-ass nekkid on each side of her?”
Dillon Barnett comes from a very close knit Texan family. Even his foster-brother Brett has always felt at home. Rescued from an extremely abusive father as a child, Brett has grown up as a close brother to Dillon. They have definitely had their bumps along the way though. In high school, they both lusted after the same girl, Nikki Kimball, and although Brett shared a night of kissing with her, as adults, Dillon is the one to make a move towards romance.
Nikki suffered years of a verbally abusive marriage, and still suffers from verbally abusive parents. Now divorced, she took Phil, her brother in, in hopes that he can move past his criminal youth and make a life for himself. Nikki’s truck breaks down and Dillon just happens upon her. Her night is about to go from possibly a little action with Dillon to catastrophe. Nikki comes home to find herself robbed of all possessions, and Phil no where to be found. He also takes off with her money, leaving Nikki with nothing. Dillon offers her a place to stay at his house, and they both want to explore the physical side of their lust.
It doesn’t get past Brett that his foster-brother Dillon and best friend Nikki definitely have something going on, and Brett feels left out. Brett feels like he owes Dillon his life for practically saving him from his abusive father, so he would never do anything to break apart the special thing happening between them. But he can’t help but wonder what it would have been like if he was the one who had come across Nikki in her broken down truck. Soon, though, he may get a taste of what it is to love this woman, even if he has to share.
I have a little rule when it comes to a ménage – brothers should not see each other with hard-ons. Texas Tangle features two foster brothers, not related by blood in any way, so this passes the test for me. I also say you can’t just throw three people together and have some nakey time and expect the reader to fall for it. Leah Braemel really works in the back story, giving us Dillon and Brett, who are very close, yet have young adult drama that have driven them so far apart in the past. Nikki knows them both growing up, and now that her drama has ended with her ex-husband, she is at the perfect spot in her life for something new.
At the end, I believed in this trio. I didn’t love that many accepted a threesome so easily. His mother and others were rooting for the three of them to get together. It all seemed a bit too easy on the family end. However, Nikki, along with Dillon and Brett don’t take the choice easily. They really spend so much of the book analyzing and really making sure this is the right choice for all of them and consequently, their relationship comes across very mature. Although I think you do have to give a bit over to the fantasy side. I mean – two really hot dudes that worship just this one girl? But hey, isn’t that why we read these books?
Best of all, their sex scenes are smokin’. Brett doesn’t make an appearance in the bedroom until after the halfway mark, and by the time he shows up, I was READY. Brett is a quiet man, but such a dirty, dirty boy. Leah Braemel gives us plenty of hot scenes and I really enjoyed them.
Texas Tangle is an erotic ménage that worked for me. I will definitely be checking out more from Leah Braemel.
Favorite Quote: “What sane woman would object to having two hot guys buck-ass nekkid on each side of her?”
Dillon Barnett comes from a very close knit Texan family. Even his foster-brother Brett has always felt at home. Rescued from an extremely abusive father as a child, Brett has grown up as a close brother to Dillon. They have definitely had their bumps along the way though. In high school, they both lusted after the same girl, Nikki Kimball, and although Brett shared a night of kissing with her, as adults, Dillon is the one to make a move towards romance.
Nikki suffered years of a verbally abusive marriage, and still suffers from verbally abusive parents. Now divorced, she took Phil, her brother in, in hopes that he can move past his criminal youth and make a life for himself. Nikki’s truck breaks down and Dillon just happens upon her. Her night is about to go from possibly a little action with Dillon to catastrophe. Nikki comes home to find herself robbed of all possessions, and Phil no where to be found. He also takes off with her money, leaving Nikki with nothing. Dillon offers her a place to stay at his house, and they both want to explore the physical side of their lust.
It doesn’t get past Brett that his foster-brother Dillon and best friend Nikki definitely have something going on, and Brett feels left out. Brett feels like he owes Dillon his life for practically saving him from his abusive father, so he would never do anything to break apart the special thing happening between them. But he can’t help but wonder what it would have been like if he was the one who had come across Nikki in her broken down truck. Soon, though, he may get a taste of what it is to love this woman, even if he has to share.
I have a little rule when it comes to a ménage – brothers should not see each other with hard-ons. Texas Tangle features two foster brothers, not related by blood in any way, so this passes the test for me. I also say you can’t just throw three people together and have some nakey time and expect the reader to fall for it. Leah Braemel really works in the back story, giving us Dillon and Brett, who are very close, yet have young adult drama that have driven them so far apart in the past. Nikki knows them both growing up, and now that her drama has ended with her ex-husband, she is at the perfect spot in her life for something new.
At the end, I believed in this trio. I didn’t love that many accepted a threesome so easily. His mother and others were rooting for the three of them to get together. It all seemed a bit too easy on the family end. However, Nikki, along with Dillon and Brett don’t take the choice easily. They really spend so much of the book analyzing and really making sure this is the right choice for all of them and consequently, their relationship comes across very mature. Although I think you do have to give a bit over to the fantasy side. I mean – two really hot dudes that worship just this one girl? But hey, isn’t that why we read these books?
Best of all, their sex scenes are smokin’. Brett doesn’t make an appearance in the bedroom until after the halfway mark, and by the time he shows up, I was READY. Brett is a quiet man, but such a dirty, dirty boy. Leah Braemel gives us plenty of hot scenes and I really enjoyed them.
Texas Tangle is an erotic ménage that worked for me. I will definitely be checking out more from Leah Braemel.
June 17, 2010
Disclaimer: received from Net Galley
Right from the first page Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel draws you in, It's a pantie squealing read for sure and if it had had another 100 pages of Dillon, Brett and Nikki i would have been a happy girl.
With just three main characters and a handful of secondary characters none of which leave you confused with "who is that again...who said what?" Just the right amount of protagonists to build an erotic tale that has both story and substance too.
Nikki is a girl you can like, i did, even if there were times she irritated me slightly when she was all angst ridden about which man to choose, but she is just a sweet country girl, lonely and is suddenly drawn into double attraction from Dillon and step brother Brett.
Pretty much right away things turn physical for Nikki and Dillon, it's a believable heat between them and i wondered how a menage as the cover implies would be brought into the story since Brett was determined to not act on his attraction for Nikki and give Dillon -who he thinks of as a brother- the chance he never had with her.
It was Brett's back story that tugged at my heart strings, and it makes you understand why he doesn't toss his hat into the ring right away to win Nikki over. And the tension with him and Dillon left you guessing to as to which direction the story would go in.
You know those books when there's more than one male lead and you feel the need to choose a team? I'm on team Dillet (gettit??!) 'cause i loved both characters, I liked how they were with Nikki and the love they have for each other, i'm hoping there is a follow on book because i loved Dillon's family, (there's younger brothers so i have hope!) the grandmother and mother especially i enjoyed reading, i'm not sure if Nikki was giving off "i'm sexing both your grandsons" pheromones but Gramma dearest nailed it right away and openly encouraged them all to live as a threesome which gave me a giggle. Go Gramma!
Scorchin' sizzlin' sexy time, nicely paced, good character interaction, i love the flow the author has between them all, these are characters you want to care about, you feel for them when they hurt, you want to defend Nikki against her terrible family, and yes girls you want tojump their bones nom nom hug the beejeeuz out of Dillon and Brett.
I'm not saying you were trying to rub my face in anything. It just damn near killed me listening to what was going on." He exhaled noisily. "Dillon's so fuckin' loud , it was hard to ignore." - Brett
Dear Lord, if the man was primed and ready while he was asleep, what would he be like wide awake? - Nikki
This is a delicious sexy summer read for anyone who enjoys a good erotic menage story.
Right from the first page Texas Tangle by Leah Braemel draws you in, It's a pantie squealing read for sure and if it had had another 100 pages of Dillon, Brett and Nikki i would have been a happy girl.
With just three main characters and a handful of secondary characters none of which leave you confused with "who is that again...who said what?" Just the right amount of protagonists to build an erotic tale that has both story and substance too.
Nikki is a girl you can like, i did, even if there were times she irritated me slightly when she was all angst ridden about which man to choose, but she is just a sweet country girl, lonely and is suddenly drawn into double attraction from Dillon and step brother Brett.
Pretty much right away things turn physical for Nikki and Dillon, it's a believable heat between them and i wondered how a menage as the cover implies would be brought into the story since Brett was determined to not act on his attraction for Nikki and give Dillon -who he thinks of as a brother- the chance he never had with her.
It was Brett's back story that tugged at my heart strings, and it makes you understand why he doesn't toss his hat into the ring right away to win Nikki over. And the tension with him and Dillon left you guessing to as to which direction the story would go in.
You know those books when there's more than one male lead and you feel the need to choose a team? I'm on team Dillet (gettit??!) 'cause i loved both characters, I liked how they were with Nikki and the love they have for each other, i'm hoping there is a follow on book because i loved Dillon's family, (there's younger brothers so i have hope!) the grandmother and mother especially i enjoyed reading, i'm not sure if Nikki was giving off "i'm sexing both your grandsons" pheromones but Gramma dearest nailed it right away and openly encouraged them all to live as a threesome which gave me a giggle. Go Gramma!
Scorchin' sizzlin' sexy time, nicely paced, good character interaction, i love the flow the author has between them all, these are characters you want to care about, you feel for them when they hurt, you want to defend Nikki against her terrible family, and yes girls you want to
I'm not saying you were trying to rub my face in anything. It just damn near killed me listening to what was going on." He exhaled noisily. "Dillon's so fuckin' loud , it was hard to ignore." - Brett
Dear Lord, if the man was primed and ready while he was asleep, what would he be like wide awake? - Nikki
This is a delicious sexy summer read for anyone who enjoys a good erotic menage story.
July 10, 2010
Heat level: 4 out of 5 it was steamy!
Kink: menage, food play, rope play
**book provided by publisher for honest reveiw**
The story was good overall with a friends become lovers theme which is one of my favorites. The story starts with Nik (girl) breaking down and Dillion helping her out. They go to Niks home to find out that the house has been broken into. Dillion takes Nik to his house and Brett the foster brother enters the story. The rest of the story deals with Brett liking Nik and not wanting to horn in on Dillion. They also try to find Nik's brother. Nik gets involved with both Dillion and Brett and has choose which one she will stay with.
What I liked:
-The friends to lovers theme was great.
-Dillion came across as real and tender toward Nik.
-Brett's character was truly the best character. Loved how he brooded and thought about Nik but wasn't willing to cross the boundry of his friendship/family with Dillion. He really is the alpha of the two males in my eyes. Which is the character type I like best.
-Nik's family was portrayed well and balanced why Nik acted the way she did.
-The menage part was toward the end of the story and it didn't involve male/male interaction. It is a big turn off for me when the guys dig each as much or more than the heroine.
-My favorite part of the story was toward the end when Brett cried/sort of cried, it made me sigh and smile.
What I didn't like:
-I kept having questions about what happened in the past between Dillion and Brett and Brett and Nik. You do find out toward the end but I would have liked it explained better or more in the beginning/middle of the story.
-The focus was mostly on Dillion who to me was the beta out of the two males. I would have liked the story to have been more on Brett's story. He had a lot more going on in his past and his character I was more drawn to than the happy go lucky Dillion.
Overall a good book. I will check out more stories by this author.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 20, 2011
I’m gonna try and Texas two-step my way through this review.
It’s hard to write a review for a book that just doesn’t do it for you and you can’t pinpoint why? I didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it. If I had to accurately describe my feelings...I tolerated it.
I liked the cover and the premise sounded promising. I should have felt sorry for the heroine, but I didn’t. I should have swooned at manly men Dillon and Brett, but I didn’t. Sometimes you just don’t make the connection. Doesn’t mean it won’t work for you. Lots of people liked Texas Tangle so you may too. After all we all can’t like the same food, men or books. That’s what makes the world go round. I did like Merlin the donkey.
Nikki Kimball has definitely been dealt a raw deal. She’s newly divorced trying to make a go of running a horse breeding ranch. She’s got a douche of an ex-husband who cheated on her, her parents treat her no better than dirt on the bottom of their shoes (I really hated them) and a brother who she’s helping by letting him live at her ranch while he’s on probation - HE is the king of the douche bags; A-hole with a capital A. Nikki’s the poster child for bad luck when her house is burgled and everything gets stolen, her credit is ruined and her bank accounts emptied. Huh that's family for ya.
Then along comes white knight and neighbor Dillon Barrett and his best friend and foster brother Brett Anderson riding in on their white stallions - ok they were just driving trucks - to save the damsel in distress. Dillon and Brett are as close as any two blood brothers can be and when all three attended high school together 10 years ago both Dillon and Brett had a "thing" for Nikki, but neither followed through on asking her out and lost the opportunity when she ended up preggers and married to her douchey ex-husband. He who hesitates loses the girl boys!
So now years later, just when it seems like Nikki's life can’t get any worse, it’s like she’s been gifted with these two hunky guys served up to her on a silver platter and now she's supposed to choose between them...or not.
I found it interesting that after almost ruining the brother bond between Dillon and Brett when they were in high school when Brett and Nikki shared a kiss - now they're just going to let bye-gones be bye-gones like nothing happened and share her in and out of bed? Or better yet one of them will be the bigger man and step aside so the other one can have a go at a relationship with her. Nope back to option #1 - they are going to live like one big happy family. Everybody into the bed!
This book just wasn’t for me but that doesn’t mean much. I'm not going to claim that I read or like a lot of ménage stories. I've read them but they are not my read of choice. Texas Tangle does have lots of tangling in the sheets, on the kitchen table, in the front seat of a Jeep but one of the threesome scenes had a particular scenario that had me going whaaaaat? Did he really just asked her to stimulate that? Never read that request in a book before. It kind of had a WTF factor for me.
I read this book as part of the TBR Challenge hosted by Super Wendy and I finished it. Unfortunately it just wasn't my cup of apple cidar.
It’s hard to write a review for a book that just doesn’t do it for you and you can’t pinpoint why? I didn’t hate it, but didn’t love it. If I had to accurately describe my feelings...I tolerated it.
I liked the cover and the premise sounded promising. I should have felt sorry for the heroine, but I didn’t. I should have swooned at manly men Dillon and Brett, but I didn’t. Sometimes you just don’t make the connection. Doesn’t mean it won’t work for you. Lots of people liked Texas Tangle so you may too. After all we all can’t like the same food, men or books. That’s what makes the world go round. I did like Merlin the donkey.
Nikki Kimball has definitely been dealt a raw deal. She’s newly divorced trying to make a go of running a horse breeding ranch. She’s got a douche of an ex-husband who cheated on her, her parents treat her no better than dirt on the bottom of their shoes (I really hated them) and a brother who she’s helping by letting him live at her ranch while he’s on probation - HE is the king of the douche bags; A-hole with a capital A. Nikki’s the poster child for bad luck when her house is burgled and everything gets stolen, her credit is ruined and her bank accounts emptied. Huh that's family for ya.
Then along comes white knight and neighbor Dillon Barrett and his best friend and foster brother Brett Anderson riding in on their white stallions - ok they were just driving trucks - to save the damsel in distress. Dillon and Brett are as close as any two blood brothers can be and when all three attended high school together 10 years ago both Dillon and Brett had a "thing" for Nikki, but neither followed through on asking her out and lost the opportunity when she ended up preggers and married to her douchey ex-husband. He who hesitates loses the girl boys!
So now years later, just when it seems like Nikki's life can’t get any worse, it’s like she’s been gifted with these two hunky guys served up to her on a silver platter and now she's supposed to choose between them...or not.
I found it interesting that after almost ruining the brother bond between Dillon and Brett when they were in high school when Brett and Nikki shared a kiss - now they're just going to let bye-gones be bye-gones like nothing happened and share her in and out of bed? Or better yet one of them will be the bigger man and step aside so the other one can have a go at a relationship with her. Nope back to option #1 - they are going to live like one big happy family. Everybody into the bed!
This book just wasn’t for me but that doesn’t mean much. I'm not going to claim that I read or like a lot of ménage stories. I've read them but they are not my read of choice. Texas Tangle does have lots of tangling in the sheets, on the kitchen table, in the front seat of a Jeep but one of the threesome scenes had a particular scenario that had me going whaaaaat? Did he really just asked her to stimulate that? Never read that request in a book before. It kind of had a WTF factor for me.
I read this book as part of the TBR Challenge hosted by Super Wendy and I finished it. Unfortunately it just wasn't my cup of apple cidar.
May 3, 2017
Nice and easy read
A quick and easy read that was satisfying. I felt invested in the characters and just wanted to know what happens next for them..
A quick and easy read that was satisfying. I felt invested in the characters and just wanted to know what happens next for them..
August 19, 2010
Nikki has been through a lot at the hands of her ex-husband and her brother but she has always had her neighbour Dillon and his foster brother Brett to turn to. When her truck breaks down one night and Dillon offers to drive her home they discover her house is empty and everything she owns has been stolen. Moving in with Dillon the heat quickly builds between the two of them but Nikki also has feelings for Brett. Brett and Dillon fought over Nikki years before and now that she is free again they both want to win her heart. Will she be forced to choose between the two of them or can they find a way for them all to be together?
I have to confess that Texas Tangle is the first menage story I've read so I wasn't too sure if I'd like it but I was impressed. Nikki was a likable character who has been through hell and made you want to protect her but for me it was Dillon & Brett who stole the show. Usually when the heroine of a story has 2 men to choose from I find it pretty easy to pick a side but with Dillon & Brett I just couldn't choose between them. Let's just say that if those two sexy men were in my life I think I'd be more than happy to try out a menage relationship!
I found the feelings between the 3 were believable and kept me wanting to read more, I really didn't want to put the book down. The heat between them was incredible & scorched the pages leaving me in need of a cold shower! I loved the fact that Dillon & Brett genuinely cared for each other as well as for Nikki - they were best friends as well as foster brothers and neither wanted to see the other one get hurt. This story really did have a little of everything and I enjoyed the scenes with Dillon's family - his gramma made me laugh out loud and his mother gave Nikki some great advice.
Texas Tangle was an enjoyable erotic story and I could have happily carried on reading more about these characters. It has left me wanting to try more menage stories and I will definitely be checking out more of Leah Braemel's work in the future. I'd recommend this story to any erotic romance fans.
I have to confess that Texas Tangle is the first menage story I've read so I wasn't too sure if I'd like it but I was impressed. Nikki was a likable character who has been through hell and made you want to protect her but for me it was Dillon & Brett who stole the show. Usually when the heroine of a story has 2 men to choose from I find it pretty easy to pick a side but with Dillon & Brett I just couldn't choose between them. Let's just say that if those two sexy men were in my life I think I'd be more than happy to try out a menage relationship!
I found the feelings between the 3 were believable and kept me wanting to read more, I really didn't want to put the book down. The heat between them was incredible & scorched the pages leaving me in need of a cold shower! I loved the fact that Dillon & Brett genuinely cared for each other as well as for Nikki - they were best friends as well as foster brothers and neither wanted to see the other one get hurt. This story really did have a little of everything and I enjoyed the scenes with Dillon's family - his gramma made me laugh out loud and his mother gave Nikki some great advice.
Texas Tangle was an enjoyable erotic story and I could have happily carried on reading more about these characters. It has left me wanting to try more menage stories and I will definitely be checking out more of Leah Braemel's work in the future. I'd recommend this story to any erotic romance fans.
January 1, 2011
The "Short Story:"
A HOT little number featuring a HOT cowboy, a HOT cop and a "HOT" chick that they BOTH want.
The "Long Story:"
I saw this e-book on one of Goodreads lists that I LOVE to frequent and I went to see if I could find it on my Nook...Since according to Goodreads it was available for Kindle users. I was beyond happy when I was able to download this one onto my Nook! I'm a HAPPY e-book reader! I'm even happier that in the last 8 hours and 40 minutes I've read 2 books so far!
OMG was this HOT! Our heroine Nikki is a divorcee who has been having really HOT fantasies about Dillion for MONTHS. When they are finally driven together by unfortunate circumstances. Then there is the SHOCKER...That there is another hero that wants to be with Nikki as well...Brett, the good looking cop, who has history with Nikki. Now this is were things get a little dicey...all three of the characters are friends and none of them wants to hurt the other(s). So who is Nikki gonna chose?!
What I really liked about this story is that ALL of the characters were of equal importance. Meaning, they all got an equal amount of "page time." Which I really liked. The background stories were well thought out and VERY vivid.
The only quirk that I had with the story (and it's only a small quirk) is that I thought that Nikki at points in the story was written as whiney. I didn't really care for that but it wasn't enough to knock the rating down any.
Which brings us to the sex....OMG! It's panty-spontaneous-combustion! There's some pretty AMAZING M/F scenes as well as a UBER HOT M/F/M scene.
5/5
A HOT little number featuring a HOT cowboy, a HOT cop and a "HOT" chick that they BOTH want.
The "Long Story:"
I saw this e-book on one of Goodreads lists that I LOVE to frequent and I went to see if I could find it on my Nook...Since according to Goodreads it was available for Kindle users. I was beyond happy when I was able to download this one onto my Nook! I'm a HAPPY e-book reader! I'm even happier that in the last 8 hours and 40 minutes I've read 2 books so far!
OMG was this HOT! Our heroine Nikki is a divorcee who has been having really HOT fantasies about Dillion for MONTHS. When they are finally driven together by unfortunate circumstances. Then there is the SHOCKER...That there is another hero that wants to be with Nikki as well...Brett, the good looking cop, who has history with Nikki. Now this is were things get a little dicey...all three of the characters are friends and none of them wants to hurt the other(s). So who is Nikki gonna chose?!
What I really liked about this story is that ALL of the characters were of equal importance. Meaning, they all got an equal amount of "page time." Which I really liked. The background stories were well thought out and VERY vivid.
The only quirk that I had with the story (and it's only a small quirk) is that I thought that Nikki at points in the story was written as whiney. I didn't really care for that but it wasn't enough to knock the rating down any.
Which brings us to the sex....OMG! It's panty-spontaneous-combustion! There's some pretty AMAZING M/F scenes as well as a UBER HOT M/F/M scene.
5/5
March 13, 2011
There’s something about a threesome that both terrifies and intrigues me. Apart from the physical logistics of such an encounter, whether it’s M-F-M, F-M-F or any iteration, straight or gay, as a writer, I am somehow incapable of wrapping my head around the emotional dynamic that must exist for such a relationship to work. In trying to put myself in the heroine’s shoes, all I can think is: “Oh, God, what do I… Where do I… How are we…I mean, does that go there…? And who does the laundry?” Sweat, tears, and recriminations may ensue.
That’s the beauty of Leah Braemel’s Texas Tangle. This story not only gives the reader a scorchingly erotic ride, but it also beautifully captures the all-encompassing love and respect the two heroes and the heroine have for each other. There’s never any doubt in the reader’s mind that they all want the best for each other, and that they respect each other too much to step on one another’s toes. Which is what makes their ultimate act feel absolutely real and devastatingly conflicted without any of the squick.
Written with lots of humor, heart-wrenching betrayal and plenty of heat, Leah Braemel sweeps the reader from drama to delight page to page. Cowboys, family troubles, small-town settings…this book has it all. A great read for anyone who has never read a menage romance, and for anyone who has!
That’s the beauty of Leah Braemel’s Texas Tangle. This story not only gives the reader a scorchingly erotic ride, but it also beautifully captures the all-encompassing love and respect the two heroes and the heroine have for each other. There’s never any doubt in the reader’s mind that they all want the best for each other, and that they respect each other too much to step on one another’s toes. Which is what makes their ultimate act feel absolutely real and devastatingly conflicted without any of the squick.
Written with lots of humor, heart-wrenching betrayal and plenty of heat, Leah Braemel sweeps the reader from drama to delight page to page. Cowboys, family troubles, small-town settings…this book has it all. A great read for anyone who has never read a menage romance, and for anyone who has!
March 7, 2013
Texas Tangle
I feel kind of neutral about this story. It didn’t overly excite me but then it didn’t bore me to tears either. The plot was okay but I was expecting more. I felt Dillon and Brett’s characters could have been explored a little more. We learn a lot about Nikki and her failed marriage, but not a thing about what these two hot guys have been up to for 10 years, why neither of them married etc!
Nikki arrives home and finds she has been robbed; everyone assumes it is her brother. . Her parents are pissed at her for involving the cops. They constantly defend her dead beat brother but treat her like trash, huh??
The sex was hot for the most part even though I didn’t care for some of the terminology.
All in all a nice love story all tied up in a pretty bow.
I feel kind of neutral about this story. It didn’t overly excite me but then it didn’t bore me to tears either. The plot was okay but I was expecting more. I felt Dillon and Brett’s characters could have been explored a little more. We learn a lot about Nikki and her failed marriage, but not a thing about what these two hot guys have been up to for 10 years, why neither of them married etc!
Nikki arrives home and finds she has been robbed; everyone assumes it is her brother. . Her parents are pissed at her for involving the cops. They constantly defend her dead beat brother but treat her like trash, huh??
The sex was hot for the most part even though I didn’t care for some of the terminology.
All in all a nice love story all tied up in a pretty bow.
May 1, 2011
Nikki Kimball has been doing everything in her power to change the direction of her life, with a failed marriage, an unsupportive family, and a brother who is mooching of her it has been a windy road, but she is managing. Thanks to the help of her neighbor Dillon Barnett she has received the support she has always longed for, even though she is attracted to Dillon she is surprised he has never made a move.
The timing is finally right for Dillon to ask Nikki out, but when he sees she has an interest in his foster-brother Brett Anderson he wonders which one she will choose. Both Brett and Dillon want Nikki, when an idea forms from an unusual source they come up with an idea that maybe a solution for all three.
I found myself hooked with this story, wanting to see how it played out as you see the struggle between the three as long suppressed feelings are revealed. The story did have a few slow momens, but overall was an intriguing story.
The timing is finally right for Dillon to ask Nikki out, but when he sees she has an interest in his foster-brother Brett Anderson he wonders which one she will choose. Both Brett and Dillon want Nikki, when an idea forms from an unusual source they come up with an idea that maybe a solution for all three.
I found myself hooked with this story, wanting to see how it played out as you see the struggle between the three as long suppressed feelings are revealed. The story did have a few slow momens, but overall was an intriguing story.
July 29, 2012
Whew this one is as hot as the Texas heat!
I must admit that I loved this book because of the strong character development. So often with this type of writing, you find more porn than plot, but definitely not the case with this book. With that said, the love scenes are still incredibly steamy!
Brett and Dillon are closer than any best friends could be, but the only thing that has ever come between them has left them at odds yet again. Nicole has come out of her divorce stronger, but has a lot to learn yet on standing up for herself. After having all her possessions stolen, these two handsome guys show her how love can really be, but not without some very tough decisions on all their parts. As tension builds they realize that falling in love is easy, but staying together will take work and compromise for all three.
I must admit that I loved this book because of the strong character development. So often with this type of writing, you find more porn than plot, but definitely not the case with this book. With that said, the love scenes are still incredibly steamy!
Brett and Dillon are closer than any best friends could be, but the only thing that has ever come between them has left them at odds yet again. Nicole has come out of her divorce stronger, but has a lot to learn yet on standing up for herself. After having all her possessions stolen, these two handsome guys show her how love can really be, but not without some very tough decisions on all their parts. As tension builds they realize that falling in love is easy, but staying together will take work and compromise for all three.
April 7, 2011
What I liked about this book, is that it has more plot than porn. It is clearly driven by the story and not with how many times they could fall into bed.
I does feel a little unfinished though. It could have done with a couple more chapters where the author got to tie up all the lose ends. But I'm guessing she couldn't go over a specific amount of words, so this is where it ended.
The porn part of this book is kind of tame compared to how books are written these days, placing it firmly in the romance category. It's a little erotic, but not an erotica book, even if the cover hints at that.
All in all, a book worth reading - esp if you like cowboys. ;)
I does feel a little unfinished though. It could have done with a couple more chapters where the author got to tie up all the lose ends. But I'm guessing she couldn't go over a specific amount of words, so this is where it ended.
The porn part of this book is kind of tame compared to how books are written these days, placing it firmly in the romance category. It's a little erotic, but not an erotica book, even if the cover hints at that.
All in all, a book worth reading - esp if you like cowboys. ;)
April 19, 2011
This was a pretty good read...not the best, but certainly not the worst. Took a little too much time to get to the heart of the matter IMO and too little time once we got there.
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September 18, 2012
The sex scenes between Dillon and Nikki were hot. The connection between the two of them felt real. Unfortunately, I felt like the relationship between Nikki and Brett was forced in order to create the threesome.
There were moments when I thought the story was touching and times I found it completely ridiculous.
There were moments when I thought the story was touching and times I found it completely ridiculous.
June 3, 2013
I liked this one. Nikki and Dillon together were great and after everything she has been trough she deserves to be treated right, while I liked Brett he was such the "martyr" in the beginning....while kind of understandable...it got old after a while. But they all finally pull it together and take a chance on each other and we get our HEA
December 31, 2012
I just read this one again. It's a good story and worth reading again!
March 11, 2023
Nikki's life is not what she wanted, dealing with the aftermath of a divorce from a man that took everything from her add on the drama of her brother, she is struggling and hoping for help.
Dillon and Bret went to school with Nikki. Ten years have passed, Nikki is their neighbor, see her raises feeling they both have for her, but which one could win her heart or can she have both.
Great steamy read that ignites the pages with the passion and will have you melting as the chemistry between them explodes.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Dillon and Bret went to school with Nikki. Ten years have passed, Nikki is their neighbor, see her raises feeling they both have for her, but which one could win her heart or can she have both.
Great steamy read that ignites the pages with the passion and will have you melting as the chemistry between them explodes.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 8, 2023
This is the first in a new series. Nikki, Dillon, and Brett have known each other since school days, and never acted on their feelings. Now Nikki is determined to reclaim her independence, and her neighbor Dillon and his best friend Brett offer to help her. This is a well written friends / lovers romance, with drama, emotions, challenges, choices, and love, which leads to a steamy and entertaining page turner.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
January 18, 2023
Nikki was going to make it on her own, that's what she told herself but when Dillion and Brett offer her a helping had she can't say no. Dilton and Brett had crushed had on Nikki years ago now they have the chance, but who wil she choose? Does she even have to?Well written steamy, rancher romance.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 6, 2023
This was a good friends to lovers ménage romance. The story had a lot going on both present day and past drama. The characters were conflicted in an understandable way given the way their relationship panned out. I liked the story.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
March 15, 2023
Thanks to her cheating ex-husband and her thieving brother, all horse breeder Nikki Kimball has left is a bruised heart, an over-drawn bank account and an empty home. When Dillon Barnett and his brooding foster-brother Brett Anderson start showing more than just neighborly attention, Nikki is intrigued…and a little gun-shy. It was an interesting story. And am voluntarily leaving my review.
October 6, 2013
This book was much better than the novella Private Property (Hauberk Protection, #1). In fact it was the best, most believable set up for a manage I've yet read!! Very buyable story! It was well written too, however....
I had a few issues.
1. There were typos.
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2. There were story discrepancies...
At one point in the tale DIllon moved all of Niki's horses over to his land by cutting a whole in the fence they shared. Then he patched it up so that it was unbreachable again. "Dillon shot him a smug grin. “I just cut a hole in the fence between our places and led them through.” They’d debated putting a gate in place of the hole when they were finished. While he’d argued—and won—that it might be too tempting to Phil to just open the gate and lure the horses back onto her land, he’d secretly wanted to make it harder for Nikki to move back to her place." Yet, later in the book Niki opens the gate to ride her horse back home!
3. For most of the book Dillon is in charge, then suddenly Brett is the dominant?
4. My biggest peeve though was in the phone conversation between her and her brother. He stole everything but the kitchen sink from her, opened 19 credit cards in her name, stole every penny she had. After mooching off of her for half a year. Then he calls her to bail him out of jail and here is the conversation:
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5. Even though the set up was really well done as far as believability and very good time frame... the whole focus was on their inner turmoil and sufferings! How is that romantic or erotic?? I was too busy feeling sorry for them to be turned on by them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Speaking of time frames, they've all known each other since they were teenagers, and yet Dillon's dad says "Get to know her and make sure she’s what you want before you get in any deeper." He's been getting to know her for 10 years! How much gettin' to know you time does a person need?
7. Private Property had some great, sexy, male-dominace lines! They were really hot, but the story was a total dud (imo), I'd hoped maybe this one would have that same speak, but a better story. And though it did have a better story (more character development) it lacked the tummy clenchers the other had. Bummer!
But even with all those issues, I still enjoyed the book. I am glad I didn't totally give up on the author!
I had a few issues.
1. There were typos.
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2. There were story discrepancies...
At one point in the tale DIllon moved all of Niki's horses over to his land by cutting a whole in the fence they shared. Then he patched it up so that it was unbreachable again. "Dillon shot him a smug grin. “I just cut a hole in the fence between our places and led them through.” They’d debated putting a gate in place of the hole when they were finished. While he’d argued—and won—that it might be too tempting to Phil to just open the gate and lure the horses back onto her land, he’d secretly wanted to make it harder for Nikki to move back to her place." Yet, later in the book Niki opens the gate to ride her horse back home!
3. For most of the book Dillon is in charge, then suddenly Brett is the dominant?
4. My biggest peeve though was in the phone conversation between her and her brother. He stole everything but the kitchen sink from her, opened 19 credit cards in her name, stole every penny she had. After mooching off of her for half a year. Then he calls her to bail him out of jail and here is the conversation:
“Bail?” He had the balls to call and ask for money after all he’d done? ... “Where do you expect me to get money, Phil? You cleaned out my bank account, remember?”
(Starts out well enough...)
“Come on, Nik. I’m your brother. You have to help me out. We’re family.”... “You know what, Phil? I am going to help you. I’m going to help you learn to stand on your own two feet for once. You got yourself into this mess, Phillip Timothy Kimball, so you are going to accept the consequences. You’re going to stay there, face the judge and plead guilty. You’re going to do whatever sentence he gives you, and you’re not going to phone me looking for money ever again. You’re going to find a job, and you’re going to pay back every cent you stole from me.”
“You can’t mean that—”
“Yeah, I do. It’s called taking responsibility for your own actions... She clutched the receiver, her palms sweaty. In her heart, she knew she was doing the right thing,
(Ok, right there, what the fuck! that whole speech there, makes me want to smash her head into the wall. WTELF (what the every-loving fuck - for those who don't know.) Could she be any more spineless and forgiving?!...)
but it took all her courage to say what she’d been thinking all these years.
(don't get excited, it doesn't get good from here, but continues on this weakassed, "oh! He took my can of coke... and DRANK it!!" crap. He fucking robbed her blind, she acts as if he took her bicycle without permission!!!!!!!!!)
“Nik, you gotta help me out here.”
If he sounded more desperate instead of annoyed, she might have been tempted to help him. “No, Phil. When I took you in, you promised you’d help me with the horses, yet you didn’t do a damned thing around here. I worked hard for that money. I scrimped and saved for every single penny, for every single bale of hay for the horses. I paid your doctor bills when you broke your hand in that bar fight, even though I needed the money to pay the next month’s mortgage.... You ate my food and watched my cable. I always found a way to excuse you because you’re my brother, and I thought I was helping you. But the first time I turned my back, the first time I left you alone, you took everything from me and sold it so you could go gamble at the track or buy your next snort of coke. You didn’t give a damn about whether I could pay for the roof over my head or feed my horses. Because everything has to be all about you and what you want, the hell with me and everyone else.”
“So I made a couple bad decisions in a moment of weakness—”
“Moment of weakness?” Incredulous, she snorted at his gall.... "
(Give me a fuckin brake!!!!!!!!)
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5. Even though the set up was really well done as far as believability and very good time frame... the whole focus was on their inner turmoil and sufferings! How is that romantic or erotic?? I was too busy feeling sorry for them to be turned on by them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6. Speaking of time frames, they've all known each other since they were teenagers, and yet Dillon's dad says "Get to know her and make sure she’s what you want before you get in any deeper." He's been getting to know her for 10 years! How much gettin' to know you time does a person need?
7. Private Property had some great, sexy, male-dominace lines! They were really hot, but the story was a total dud (imo), I'd hoped maybe this one would have that same speak, but a better story. And though it did have a better story (more character development) it lacked the tummy clenchers the other had. Bummer!
But even with all those issues, I still enjoyed the book. I am glad I didn't totally give up on the author!
December 21, 2018
I like menage stories that are a true triangle, because of the tension between the third party. But this had none of that and it left me wanting.
September 11, 2023
My first book based around the m/f/m relationship aaaand I don't feel icky about giving it a 5✨️🤯
Do yourself a favour and indulge 🫠! Srsly.
Do yourself a favour and indulge 🫠! Srsly.
September 11, 2013
Reviewed for Evie at www.Evie-Knight.com
Review copy courtesy of the publisher
Okay, this is a little bit of an older title. Looks like it was published in 2010 and is Book 1 of what looks like a two book series. But I've never heard of this author and I've never really read a cowboy type of book. Well, this wasn't really a cowboy book and holy hell, it was hot!!!
So Texas Tangle is about a girl and a guy... and another guy. I couldn't believe where this was headed as I was reading it but wow, it went there! This book was chock full of hot monkey sex! Like, whoa! LOL! But it wasn't all sexy, sexy Sexy Time. It had a couple of faults but overall it was a pretty fun book to read.
Nikki is the heroine in this book and she's pretty okay. I liked her well enough but sometimes, I wished she had a teensy bit more of a backbone. But her mom and dad and both real pieces of work. Nikki got pregnant either during high school or right out of high school and her parents made her feel like dirt about it. They pretty much forced her to marry the baby daddy and then after they were married for a few years and he was cheating on Nikki something serious and she FINALLY kicks him to the curb, they tell her how horrible she is and what a bad daughter she is. I was like, Wh...wh...what?! And then Nikki has a brother and he's a real loser. He's either a gambling addict or a drug addict or both and at the start of the book, he's stolen everything from Nikki. Like, there's no furniture left in her house, the appliances are gone, her clothes, everything. I wish that I could have seen her kick him in the nuts or slug him in the face or something! Same with her parents. Man, I wish she would have told them off over and over again. Nikki gets a bit of resolution but I guess I'm way too bloodthirsty and I wanted her to be, like, triumphant or something.
Dillon is one of the heroes and I really liked him. I think he was my favorite character in this book. He's so confident and sexy. There's a couple of scenes where he comes up to a screen door, he's about to come inside and he sort of slaps his hat on his thigh... I'm telling you, that just straight up did it for me. I could totally picture it and he was just so damn hot! He's had a thing for Nikki since high school and at the start of the book, he starts to see that he has a chance to make all of his dreams come true. His confidence is what makes him able to suggest some of the things he suggests but it also really highlights the difference between him and Brett...
Brett is the second hero and he's not too bad himself. Brett is the Sheriff or a Deputy or something in the town. Like Dillon, he's had a thing for Nikki since way back in high school. In fact, even though Dillon and Brett are brothers in every sense of the word except in blood, they had a huge falling out over Nikki at the end of their senior year in high school. Things have never quite been the same between them. I think that by the end of the book, I liked Brett but it took me a while to get there. I thought that Brett was a little weak and his self confidence was nill when compared to Dillon. At first, it was slightly endearing that he was kind of whiny and unsure of himself. But the "Aww" factor wore off pretty quickly and he just started to feel kind of depressive and pathetic. But THANKFULLY, he changes a bit and starts to be more comfortable around Nikki and Dillon and I could tell he was going to come into his own.
To be honest, I'm pretty ignorant about polyamory (I have been waiting to use that word FORVEVER). Having said that, I thought everything that Nikki and Dillon and Brett were feeling and thinking seemed pretty realistic. The scrutiny from friends and family, the judgement of strangers... as hot and sexy as it sounds to have two guys in bed with you, it can't all be wine and roses, right? So maybe the characters weren't perfect but I'm not entirely sure that reading about three perfect people would be any fun. I really did like that there was a shot of realism in the book. Now, I shouldn't have to tell you that this was a seriously hot book. There's plenty, plenty of Sexy Time and its mostly vanilla. There are no m/m scenes or anything too risque but I have no doubt that dirty girls will be satisfied!!
I think I would recommend this book to fans of erotica. This isn't too crazy intense so I think even casual erotica readers will enjoy this.
Review copy courtesy of the publisher
Okay, this is a little bit of an older title. Looks like it was published in 2010 and is Book 1 of what looks like a two book series. But I've never heard of this author and I've never really read a cowboy type of book. Well, this wasn't really a cowboy book and holy hell, it was hot!!!
So Texas Tangle is about a girl and a guy... and another guy. I couldn't believe where this was headed as I was reading it but wow, it went there! This book was chock full of hot monkey sex! Like, whoa! LOL! But it wasn't all sexy, sexy Sexy Time. It had a couple of faults but overall it was a pretty fun book to read.
Nikki is the heroine in this book and she's pretty okay. I liked her well enough but sometimes, I wished she had a teensy bit more of a backbone. But her mom and dad and both real pieces of work. Nikki got pregnant either during high school or right out of high school and her parents made her feel like dirt about it. They pretty much forced her to marry the baby daddy and then after they were married for a few years and he was cheating on Nikki something serious and she FINALLY kicks him to the curb, they tell her how horrible she is and what a bad daughter she is. I was like, Wh...wh...what?! And then Nikki has a brother and he's a real loser. He's either a gambling addict or a drug addict or both and at the start of the book, he's stolen everything from Nikki. Like, there's no furniture left in her house, the appliances are gone, her clothes, everything. I wish that I could have seen her kick him in the nuts or slug him in the face or something! Same with her parents. Man, I wish she would have told them off over and over again. Nikki gets a bit of resolution but I guess I'm way too bloodthirsty and I wanted her to be, like, triumphant or something.
Dillon is one of the heroes and I really liked him. I think he was my favorite character in this book. He's so confident and sexy. There's a couple of scenes where he comes up to a screen door, he's about to come inside and he sort of slaps his hat on his thigh... I'm telling you, that just straight up did it for me. I could totally picture it and he was just so damn hot! He's had a thing for Nikki since high school and at the start of the book, he starts to see that he has a chance to make all of his dreams come true. His confidence is what makes him able to suggest some of the things he suggests but it also really highlights the difference between him and Brett...
Brett is the second hero and he's not too bad himself. Brett is the Sheriff or a Deputy or something in the town. Like Dillon, he's had a thing for Nikki since way back in high school. In fact, even though Dillon and Brett are brothers in every sense of the word except in blood, they had a huge falling out over Nikki at the end of their senior year in high school. Things have never quite been the same between them. I think that by the end of the book, I liked Brett but it took me a while to get there. I thought that Brett was a little weak and his self confidence was nill when compared to Dillon. At first, it was slightly endearing that he was kind of whiny and unsure of himself. But the "Aww" factor wore off pretty quickly and he just started to feel kind of depressive and pathetic. But THANKFULLY, he changes a bit and starts to be more comfortable around Nikki and Dillon and I could tell he was going to come into his own.
To be honest, I'm pretty ignorant about polyamory (I have been waiting to use that word FORVEVER). Having said that, I thought everything that Nikki and Dillon and Brett were feeling and thinking seemed pretty realistic. The scrutiny from friends and family, the judgement of strangers... as hot and sexy as it sounds to have two guys in bed with you, it can't all be wine and roses, right? So maybe the characters weren't perfect but I'm not entirely sure that reading about three perfect people would be any fun. I really did like that there was a shot of realism in the book. Now, I shouldn't have to tell you that this was a seriously hot book. There's plenty, plenty of Sexy Time and its mostly vanilla. There are no m/m scenes or anything too risque but I have no doubt that dirty girls will be satisfied!!
I think I would recommend this book to fans of erotica. This isn't too crazy intense so I think even casual erotica readers will enjoy this.
July 3, 2010
Her whole life Nikki Kimball has tried to do the right thing. When she got pregnant at an early age, she married the baby’s father because that’s what her parents wanted. While he repeatedly cheated on her, her parents told her to stay with him or be disowned. After her brother gets in trouble with the law and needs a place to stay, her parents tell her it’s her familial duty to help him. But on the day her truck breaks down and she finds all of her worldly possessions and money stolen by her brother, Nikki finally reaches the breaking point and starts living her life for herself.
Dillon Barnett has loved Nikki since they were in high school, but he never made a move. Along a deserted road on a dark night, a broken down truck finally gives him that chance. He comes to her rescue, driving her home. When they discover her home robbed of its contents, he offers her a new home at his place. What Nikki thinks is just neighborly help soon morphs into something more. Dillon starts showing her she doesn’t have to do everything on her own and that he’s interested in a long term relationship. But Nikki’s skittish after all the pain of her marriage and doesn’t trust Dillon’s words. Compounding her mistrust is that Dillon’s not good with words, but his actions speak very loudly, and they say he owns her.
Someone else cares for Nikki too, and that’s Dillon’s foster brother Brett Anderson. Brett is a police officer, and back in high school he and Nikki had a very passionate night that he’s never forgotten. Throughout the years Brett has continued to be a part of Nikki’s life by checking up on her after finding her ex in numerous compromising positions. He’s given her a shoulder to cry on but would like to do so much more. And just when he thinks he can finally claim her, he finds out Dillon got there first.
No matter how he feels about her though, he’d never interfere with Dillon and Nikki’s relationship. He and Dillon got into a fight over her long ago that almost destroyed their brotherly bond, and Brett doesn’t want that to happen again. The temptation grows stronger when Dillon suggests they form a threesome. Brett’s willing to risk everything–including the support of a loving family–to remain by Nikki’s side. Now if they can just convince Nikki to stop worrying about others perceptions and embrace this unconventional, yet very loving, relationship they’ll finally have the family they’ve always dreamed of.
This is a very sexy story with two very honorable men. I can understand Nikki’s dilemma in loving them both since they’re both very appealing. Dillon is tough and hard working. While he has trouble talking about his feelings, showing them is what he excels at. His love for Nikki knows no bounds. Her happiness is all that matters and because of this, he sets any feelings of jealousy aside to form this new family.
Brett is equally noble. Coming to live with the Barnett family from a very physically abusive home, he doesn’t want to do anything to jeopardize his standing in his foster family. It takes a lot to convince him that he’s worthy of love and that love is unconditional. Realizing that a “true” family loves you no matter what, finally releases the demons haunting Brett and allows him to embrace this new relationship. Fear has been holding Nikki back too. She and Brett are a lot alike in that respect. They want a family so bad that they don’t always make decisions that will make them happy. Seeing them come to the realization about their own self-worth is very emotional and inspiring, and makes you root for the threesome to work.
This is a very good story with the problems associated with a threesome shown in a very believable way. There was never an ick factor for me. The sex scenes were very tasteful, yet retains their steaminess. Hopefully readers can put aside any preconceived notions regarding threesomes and take a chance on this truly emotional story that gives a whole new understanding of what defines a family.
Dillon Barnett has loved Nikki since they were in high school, but he never made a move. Along a deserted road on a dark night, a broken down truck finally gives him that chance. He comes to her rescue, driving her home. When they discover her home robbed of its contents, he offers her a new home at his place. What Nikki thinks is just neighborly help soon morphs into something more. Dillon starts showing her she doesn’t have to do everything on her own and that he’s interested in a long term relationship. But Nikki’s skittish after all the pain of her marriage and doesn’t trust Dillon’s words. Compounding her mistrust is that Dillon’s not good with words, but his actions speak very loudly, and they say he owns her.
Someone else cares for Nikki too, and that’s Dillon’s foster brother Brett Anderson. Brett is a police officer, and back in high school he and Nikki had a very passionate night that he’s never forgotten. Throughout the years Brett has continued to be a part of Nikki’s life by checking up on her after finding her ex in numerous compromising positions. He’s given her a shoulder to cry on but would like to do so much more. And just when he thinks he can finally claim her, he finds out Dillon got there first.
No matter how he feels about her though, he’d never interfere with Dillon and Nikki’s relationship. He and Dillon got into a fight over her long ago that almost destroyed their brotherly bond, and Brett doesn’t want that to happen again. The temptation grows stronger when Dillon suggests they form a threesome. Brett’s willing to risk everything–including the support of a loving family–to remain by Nikki’s side. Now if they can just convince Nikki to stop worrying about others perceptions and embrace this unconventional, yet very loving, relationship they’ll finally have the family they’ve always dreamed of.
This is a very sexy story with two very honorable men. I can understand Nikki’s dilemma in loving them both since they’re both very appealing. Dillon is tough and hard working. While he has trouble talking about his feelings, showing them is what he excels at. His love for Nikki knows no bounds. Her happiness is all that matters and because of this, he sets any feelings of jealousy aside to form this new family.
Brett is equally noble. Coming to live with the Barnett family from a very physically abusive home, he doesn’t want to do anything to jeopardize his standing in his foster family. It takes a lot to convince him that he’s worthy of love and that love is unconditional. Realizing that a “true” family loves you no matter what, finally releases the demons haunting Brett and allows him to embrace this new relationship. Fear has been holding Nikki back too. She and Brett are a lot alike in that respect. They want a family so bad that they don’t always make decisions that will make them happy. Seeing them come to the realization about their own self-worth is very emotional and inspiring, and makes you root for the threesome to work.
This is a very good story with the problems associated with a threesome shown in a very believable way. There was never an ick factor for me. The sex scenes were very tasteful, yet retains their steaminess. Hopefully readers can put aside any preconceived notions regarding threesomes and take a chance on this truly emotional story that gives a whole new understanding of what defines a family.
April 26, 2011
4.25 stars!!
Nikki Kimball is divorced and struggling, still she strives to maintain her independence and she’s resilient. Nikki is a people pleaser and stubborn, a mix of strength and softness and bit insecure at times. Nikki's parents were a piece of work, with parents like that who needs an abusive ex? They did a number on her self-esteem in the past and actually are still trying to undermine her every attempt at confidence and happiness.
Dillon Barnett is Nikki’s neighbor. He’s impulsive and energetic with a look-on-the-bright-side-of-life attitude.
Brett Anderson is quite the opposite of Dillon. He’s brooding, quiet and stoic,. His past has left him damaged and the only good things in his life are Nikki and Dillon.
Again this is a review for which I have very little review notes to go on and it’s been more than 6 months since I read it. One thing I do remember vividly and that is that I thought it was an awesome book and I read it in a very short amount of time.
TEXAS TANGLE was emotional and hot, in other words: erotic romance as it's meant to be. Ms Braemel had me hot and bothered on one page and on the next I'd be sniffing into a tissue reading heartbreaking stuff. The few chapters leading towards the end were particularly heartbreaking when Nikki has to decide between following her feelings and caring about what society would think and the consequences of her choice for the men she loves. But the emotions also ran high for me throughout the book as the men have past issues to overcome and I was reading how they struggled through them.
I loved Dillon’s grandmother, Gramma Barnett, and when I finished the book I was very curious about her grandparents' threesome arrangement. In the meantime it seems Leah Braemel has written that story and it will release in 2011 under the title TANGLED PAST. I can’t wait to read that story!
TEXAS TANGLE is like a diesel steam train, it takes a bit for it to get going (on the hot and heavy ménage) but once it does, it's launches full steam ahead towards an ending that was sizzling hot and tear jerking emotional and completely blew me away!
PWOR-Rating: 8.5/10 - GREAT
Memorable Scenes:
- table smexing scene, including whipped cream and caramel sauce > Need I say more?
- Brett telling Nikki how Dillon saved his life > yes, I cried.
- Scene at the pond > I cried again.
Nikki Kimball is divorced and struggling, still she strives to maintain her independence and she’s resilient. Nikki is a people pleaser and stubborn, a mix of strength and softness and bit insecure at times. Nikki's parents were a piece of work, with parents like that who needs an abusive ex? They did a number on her self-esteem in the past and actually are still trying to undermine her every attempt at confidence and happiness.
Dillon Barnett is Nikki’s neighbor. He’s impulsive and energetic with a look-on-the-bright-side-of-life attitude.
Brett Anderson is quite the opposite of Dillon. He’s brooding, quiet and stoic,. His past has left him damaged and the only good things in his life are Nikki and Dillon.
Again this is a review for which I have very little review notes to go on and it’s been more than 6 months since I read it. One thing I do remember vividly and that is that I thought it was an awesome book and I read it in a very short amount of time.
TEXAS TANGLE was emotional and hot, in other words: erotic romance as it's meant to be. Ms Braemel had me hot and bothered on one page and on the next I'd be sniffing into a tissue reading heartbreaking stuff. The few chapters leading towards the end were particularly heartbreaking when Nikki has to decide between following her feelings and caring about what society would think and the consequences of her choice for the men she loves. But the emotions also ran high for me throughout the book as the men have past issues to overcome and I was reading how they struggled through them.
I loved Dillon’s grandmother, Gramma Barnett, and when I finished the book I was very curious about her grandparents' threesome arrangement. In the meantime it seems Leah Braemel has written that story and it will release in 2011 under the title TANGLED PAST. I can’t wait to read that story!
TEXAS TANGLE is like a diesel steam train, it takes a bit for it to get going (on the hot and heavy ménage) but once it does, it's launches full steam ahead towards an ending that was sizzling hot and tear jerking emotional and completely blew me away!
Favorite Quotes:
“An idea? Involving Brett?” She must have been having a few fantasies of her own from the blush that crept up her neck and filled her cheeks. Damned, if she didn’t look even more innocent. And as sexy as all get out.
He pulled down the neck of her shirt and peered beneath the fabric.
“What are you doing?”
“Seeing if that blush you’ve got going extends all the way down. Hey, look at that, it does.”
She slapped at his hand until his finger popped from the fabric. “Do you ever think of anything but sex?”
“Sure. I think of food sometimes too.”
“From where I’m standing, I’ve got a couple of choices here. My favorite right now is to move back to my place and not date either of you. I’ll raise goats and morph into an eccentric old lady everyone laughs at.”
“I’m not liking that option,” Dillon muttered.
The mattress dipped when Dillon shifted his weight. She murmured something about morning breath, and Dillon chuckled. “My dick doesn’t give a damn about morning breath, darlin’. Open those pretty lips of yours, will you?”
“Hon, it’s time to put on your big girl panties. You have to stop living your life trying to please everyone else. I know it’s tough—as women we’re trained to put ourselves last. But there comes a time when you have to think of yourself. When you have to listen to your heart.”
PWOR-Rating: 8.5/10 - GREAT
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