Belonging to Them

Daly Way #1

by Brynn Paulin

On the run from her past, Rayna Halliday is devastated when her old car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. She soon finds that her ex has managed to block her credit cards, her accounts and even her cell phones in an attempt to exert his control over her. Giving in to him is something she refuses to do. When the owners of O’Keefe’s Gas and Repair come to her rescue, they make her an offer that tantalizes the forbidden desires within her—she can find a way to pay for the car repairs or she can belong to them for two weeks and they’ll see to her repairs for free. At the sexual mercy of four gorgeous men for two weeks… Why not? She can have fun and get things straightened out, all at once. But there are two problems heading her an ex on a rampage and her heart that’s in for more than just fun.

Genres: Menage, Erotica, Romance, Contemporary, Erotic Romance, Adult, M F M

74 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2010

About the author

When it comes to books and movies, Brynn Paulin has one rule: there must be a happy ending. After that one requirement, anything else goes. And it just might in any of her books.

Brynn lives in Michigan, where she likes to spoil her children and dogs—not necessarily in that order. She also loves to cook, travel and spend far too much time on social media. She enjoys mentoring and meeting new people and is always willing to chat. Personally, she finds great pleasure in spending time with her family and dogs, as well as volunteering around her community.

First published in June 2007 by Ellora's Cave, Brynn is the author of over 130 books, including the bestselling Daly Way and Taboo Wishes series.

According to Brynn, her writing success can be attributed to an eclectic collection of music, her local road construction crews, a trusty notebook, and of course, the people in her life who’ve finally accepted that everything is research—or will be.

Brynn loves to talk to her readers and can be found at www.brynnpaulin.com.

Reviews

[Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ummm...How exactly do I get to this town??

[D. E. · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had so many problems with this book. First off, there were multiple problems with editing. Some of the phrasing was clumsy and off. Then there's the issue with the book featuring multiple partners, without giving time to developing the many characters in the story. I have no impression of the three lesser members of the menage, just names. They're nothing more than cardboard cut-outs, a gimmicky way to initiate group sex, I guess.

The hero never really comes across, I do know he feels sorry for himself, and he's strong, because the author repeatedly tells us that he is. And the heroine...well, she starts off okay then becomes terribly stupid. I really hate a heroine that starts off feisty, then devolves into a sobbing female.

The villain? Slimy, weasly, whiny, skinny, twerpy. So why in hell was she with him in the first place, and what makes this little doofus so dangerous that she'd run for her life? There was nothing that convinced me that he had the charisma to capture her as a girlfriend, and then he never came across as dangerous. One of the cardboard secondary heroes defeats him by snapping the bone in his arm. It was so loud that the sobbing heroine heard it from outside the closed door.

Uh...yeah.

In every sex scene she had a gushing pussy, leading me to believe that she just might have a UTI. Even the big ending was pretty limp and anti-climactic.

I did read the blurb and excerpt, and truly, the first chapter started with some strength. Otherwise, I wouldn't have made the purchase. This is the only reason it merited a two instead of a one.

[Brutally Honest · Rating 1 out of 5]

THE worst ménage I've ever read. Mainly because there isn't an actual ménage. It's just the main guy sharing. Very misleading title and cover and that pissed me off.

Let's discuss the other issues with this book: the storyline. Taking it as it is, basically a beauty and the beast story with sharing, it's still the worst beauty and the beast story I've read. The heroine arrives in a town as damsel in distress, hero gets put into a position to save her, falls in love with her because she doesn't mind his scars and amputated leg (shakiest foundation for a relationship ever), and HEA. Does he ever get to know the heroine? Nope! He knows a little about her job, and her previous relationship with a jerk. That's IT. She also knows almost nothing about him, although still much more than he knows about her (it's the self sacrificing heroine stereotype of the beauty and the beast trope). Disgusting. And the sex? Mediocre crap that certainly didn't make up for the horrible storyline. So no, I do not recommend this story to anyone.

[eclipsiis · Rating 1 out of 5]

The person who invented ménage would be very disappointed with this book, mostly because IT ISN'T A MÉNAGE, just some guy sharing his girl.

[Cyn Mistress Kitty · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice short story where the abused heroine is on the run and ends up in Daly, Wyoming ( where I would love to live BTW). She ends up living with 4 hotties one of whom is scared and crippled. It's kinda like beauty and the beast get their kink on. Nice HEA.

[ɢɪᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏɴᴅᴀʟᴇ.✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fue entretenido al principio, pero fue corto y fue super meh

[Lelyana's Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cerita yang aneh..tapi lumayan seru dan HOT..hm, buat penyuka menage ..ini lumayan asik..apalagi kalo di perpanjang dikit...soalnya ada jalan ceritanya... walaupun aneh hahahhaa [image error]

Rayna tersesat di satu kota yang aneh... *banyak kata2 aneh di ripiu ku kali ini*..soalnya memang aneh...kota nya berpenduduk 157 an something dengan penduduk wanita nya hanya 7 orang...lebih nya lakiiii semua..kebayang kan...surga deeeh buat perempuan2 nympho wakakkakakakkak [image error]

Di kota ini,satu perempuan bisa hidup bersama dengan beberapa laki2 sekaligus, istilah mereka, "sharing" ... ngakak lagi gw [image error]

Mobil Rayna mogok dan terdamparlah dia di bengkel keluarga O'Keffe ..yang terdiri dari 4 lelaki keren dan aduhai yang membuat mimisan...hoohhoo....
Nah si Rayna ini kartu kredit nya ternyata terblokir,sengaja di blokir sama mantan tunangannya yang control freak...hihihi..remind me of someone... [image error]
Nah sebagai ganti biaya mahal mobil nya di perbaiki, cowok2 itu menawarkan Rayna yang katanya seksi banget itu buat jadi "milik mereka" berempat selama seminggu...bukannya tersinggung, si Rayna malah merasa "tersanjung" bwahahahahahah..... [image error]

Nah ada David,Patrick,Sean dan jamie..jamie ini yang punya scar di wajah dan kaki palsu justru bikin Rayna berdebar2....
Jadilah Rayna di pake sama 4 orang cowok itu secara "bersamaan"...owowowowoowowowow...mauuuuuuuuu...... [image error]

Nah walaupun naksir berat dan akhirnya terjadi komitmen antara Jamie dan Rayna, si Jamie ini agak aneh juga sih..katanya dia gak keberatan,dan malah horny kalo liat Rayna di f*ck sama sodara2nya....hadeeeeehhh..... [image error]

Akhirnya, si Antonio,mantannya Rayna tau kalo Rayna terdampar disana dan nyusul, minta di balikin sama cowok2 itu, di belain deh sama Jamie, aktanya "she belongs to us" gitu...Nah Rayna yang tadi nya kabur ketakutan sama Antonio, gak sengaja denger kata2 itu, dia jadi seneng dan nyesel berniat kabur... [image error]

Yaudah gitu aja, si Antonio di tangkep polisi, Rayna komitmen sama Jamie (dan sewaktu2 bisalah di pinjem Patrick)....Oya,David sama Sean itu pasangan ternyata, gak keberatan kalo sharing juga...yaoloooo...ribet bener ya keluarga ini... [image error]

Ya udah deh..yang jelas,karena erotica, uhuk2 nya udah pasti seru, ada orgy, gay intercourse, biseks intercourse, pokok nya segalanya ada ada deh di sini....


WARNING :

Buku ini kategori nya total e-burning [image error] (aku juga ga tau artinya siiih)..tapi emang lumayan "kebakaran bacanya hihihii..
So, buat yang gak terbiasa dengan genre ini, dari pada kecemplung ke dunia orgy dan aneh2 ini..yah jangan di baca..yang minta ebook nya juga gak akan aku kasih sembarangan....hehehhee [image error]

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I should probably be embarrassed at even marking this as read, let alone giving it 3 stars, but seeing as I have no shame I figured what the hell.

Rayna pulls into a small town populated almost exclusively by men - her car needs repairs only she lacks the necessary funds. Fortunately for her, the hot men working in the garage will happily complete the repairs for her as long as she agrees to be theirs for the week. And so starts a series of menage a trois, quatre, cinq...and they're held here there and everywhere (I'd hate to be a CSI technician working there, it would look like someone had taken a bucket of body fluids and gone to town).

The story itself is flimsy (Rayna's on the run from her abusive ex, blah blah blah) and the decision to turn it into a 'soulmate' thing (whatever) wasn't really needed but the many sex scenes are rather hot, even if I did eww a little at a few certain choice phrases.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another in the multiple partners genre, this one is set in small town USA where the male population outnumbers the females so disparately that all the women are in menage relationships. When Rayna rolls into town and promptly has her car die on her, it's just her luck that the four men who own the local gas station are looking for a fifth. On the run from her stalkerish ex and not looking for a relationship, Rayna finds pleasure in the arms of all four men, but only one of them makes her heart race. Jamie's insecurities about himself and his physical issues gave this story a bit more depth than I expected. Fun, fast and hot.

[Mary Jain · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'V READ A LOT OF EROTICA BUT WOW THIS BOOK TRULY TOOK MY BREAT A WAY AND ALSO THAT THE HOT MEN WHERE IRISH AND HAD THAT HOT!!!! SEXXY ACSENT WAS MY UNDOING I JUST HAD TO GET A NOTHER ONE OF THIS SERIES EVEN THOUGH IT DOSENT HAVE THEM IN IT (O"KEEFERS) I HOPE I SELD IT RIGHT I WANT TO READ THIS BOOK ALL OVER I COULD JUST PICTURE THEM MURMURING WITH THAT HOT IRISH ACSENT ;)

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow what a hot sexy read!! Love this. Only complaint is that it is to short. So much more could have gone into this book to make it longer. That said I still really enjoyed it and I did not feel like anything was left out. Just could have been made into more. Great story line and I loved the characters. New author for me and I have to say I will read more from her. Really good short sexy read. :)

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Holy hotness!! This starts of the Daly series with a bang! And plenty of banging! You gotta love a town that is so desperate for women that the fellas decide to share!

Hot and steamy seems like an understatement! Rayna certainly has her hands and other things full with these boys!

A nice start to the series and leave you salivating for more!

Cover Art - Absolutely lickable! Yes, Please!

[Dominus~ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well it was defintely a different one. Usually in a menage relationship, the girl gets attached to all of them but in here she's only on Jaimie. I have no problems with Dave and Sean but it's just different. With the sex, I think there wasn't much foreplay but then who needs more foreplay when being in the same room with those hunks is already foreplay.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

One word. . .WOW! Had read similar books (lora leigh's series) but this was a little different. I kinda wished she had continued on with some of the characters.

[Lois - Who Reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I normally love Brynn Paulin books, but this was only mediocre. Not really bad, but not really good either.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a Sexy ..possessive.. Alpha 4 stars book!!!

Can't wait to see what happens next!!
I Love Jamie!!! <3
I think I'm really going to enjoy this series!! And my stay in this amazing town!!! ;)

[Cary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strong 4 stars. Some parts were overly dramatic and cheesy, but I enjoyed it overall. Nice smut with some content.

[Vicki · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐️
I bought this way back in 2011 and just now read it-I have a serious book buying problem lol. Anyway, it's not bad, but a little misleading because it is an MF instalove with sharing rather than a permanent group relationship. It's also way shorter than the reported pages on Nook- I wouldn't have bought it if I knew it was 60-70 pgs vs the 215 it said it was - I can see newer editions list a shorter page length so that must have been updated. Possibly the file was also updated in the !twelve years+! since I bought it, but there are a lot of proofreading errors in my copy, which was annoying. Anyway, too short for any real development and the group sex scenes were a little tame compared to what I've read since this came out, but not bad for what it is.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

Oh boy, the Daly Way is yummy, naughty and so suspending reality! I loved this series in ebook and jumped at listening to the audiobooks. Here is the thing, as much as I love the stories, I do recognize there are major issues with some events. Super-fast love, jumping into ménage after a day, quickie resolution to the side plot and tons of sex. My response to this is, keep your reality to yourself! I cannot help loving this smutfest of a book, and series!

Rayna is mostly fun and sassy. She is independent and speaks her mind. I love that she jumps into the ménage and has pretty much no regrets. She owns that naughty sexy diva inside! The only complaint I have for her is the too stupid to live decision she makes at the end. Thankfully, she smartens up again!

The fellas are gruff and hot and yummy!! Jaime is the main fella to concentrate on, he is a touch damaged but oh that chemistry! There are three more guys in the mix including Patrick, who is a riot and existing couple Dave and Sean. Very interesting dynamics at play.

Did I mention it is a smexy read? I am talking once things get started you cannot go far without them falling into bed, or on a stack of tires. Wherever the need arises, pun intended! Be ready for loads of hot and heavy action. Maybe you should listen while in a cold shower. With a bucket of ice cream. Oh my!

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Tatiana Sokolov, who is fabulous as always. I love her pace and energy through the read. She has a beautiful tone that suits this steamy read. Her characters are distinct and consistent throughout. I do not often feel frisky listening to a woman’s voice, however, she makes you forget you are listening to a chick.

There is just something about this series that is appealing. The books could be longer and more detailed, but I just cannot help being addicted to them! I am ready to get out my GPS and take a forever roadtrip to Daly!!

*** I hope this review was useful to you and helped your decision to read or not read this book. I love reading and sharing my opinions with other readers. I listen at double speed; all my impressions of the narration are from that setting. Thanks for taking the time to read my review! You can see more audiobook reviews on my blog www.eargasmsaudiobookreviews.com ***

[Bobbi Jo · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was one of those "how did I even get this book?" moments but an ex had an e-book collection that I absorbed, at one point, and I guess that's where it came from.

So, about the book. It was.. uhm.. different. It should be noted I don't much read romance. Cat's out of the bag, though, I do read some erotica, sometimes. I don't really go for crowds in sex scenes, though. Basically, other than being human, sexually active, and female, I was not the target audience. I was drawn into the train wreck of it, though. What kind of book could possibly fit that title and the summary?

It turns out the answer was "Not a very good one." The plot was a bit shaky. The premise of the town is a little much to credit with reality--even with a more than healthy ability to suspend disbelief. Also, the deep deep love loves happen fast. The entire story occurs in less than a week. The book was very short but I've read short stories that were able to extend the plot for over a century and still maintain cohesion. Basically, the entire thing was ridiculous. The brevity of it is its saving grace. If I thought I was going to have to spend more than a couple of hours reading it, I wouldn't.

There were some glaring grammatical errors (ie. the author, at one point, confused herself about who was touching whose what, as evinced by the gender switch on the owner of a breast). It was pretty funny but, honestly, what is your publishing house even doing? But, really, who even spends resources on professional proofreading and editing, these days?

I kind of wish I hadn't read it but I was (and still am!!) aching to read for enjoyment and not just to keep up in class. Next time, I'll try to pick a short work that I might actually get that enjoyment out of.

[Mrs. Missive · Rating 3 out of 5]

This novella could have been longer. A woman gets stuck when her car dies. In a town populated by men. But not just any men...noooo. She gets stuck in a town of hot horny men who like to share their women with other hot horny men. Of course. And our heroine gets told by the repair shop guys that she needent worry about her bill so long as she lets four dudes fuck her stupid. But nope ... It's not like prostitution. Uh huh...riiiiight.

Anywho she's running from her psycho ex, because it seems every polyamorous relationship I read lately involves a psycho ex. Her big bad men, who are hurriedly described as to why they are big and bad..."oh , by the way, he's an ex SEAL, and he's ex FBI. So don't worry baby."

Don't get me wrong. I found the town, and the premise, and the idea of some of the characters captivating. But I couldn't get the "yeah right" outta my head. If the book was a little longer I may have connected with the characters enough to have bought it, but as it sits this was a short novella to read when you want some menage. It was cute, but it's one I could take or leave. One for the naughty nooners folder, but not the re-read pile. 3 stars.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I happened upon Brynn Paulin's books recently when I was offered a freebie through All Romance e-books. Otherwise, I don't believe I would have selected this series.

I was very pleased with this book, and have read more of the series. The series focuses on the residents of the mythical Daly Wyoming, populated mostly with men. Because of the woman shortage, most couples are actually menages of 3 or more.

One woman, and several hot men. Yum!

In this particular story, Rayna's car fails her in Daly. Her stalker ex has messed with her accounts, leaving her stranded. The hot men at the shop make her an up front offer- they fix her car, she stays with them for a week and "keeps them company". What does Rayna do? She makes the smart decision to get her fill of some mighty hot men for the week.

The story moves fast, and there is LOTS and LOTS of hot and heavy sex scenes. Plenty to keep the Kindle smoking and pages turning, as it were. Lots of stuff happens, plot-wise. It is an interesting book with a sweet ending. Yummy erotica!

[Amyiw · Rating 2 out of 5]

2 1/2 erotic stars
Not really anything original, and being very short, a love at first sight.
Rayna is running away from an abuser and happens to break down in a town over populated by men. Uh huh, sure, 7 women to 150 population, no explanation why. Why is she driving such a beat up car? Why is she off the beaten path and lost. Hmm... well, after you completely suspend belief on that and the way that one of the men just asks her to join them, well... then you get to an OK to good erotica, not story.

There are a lot of people that complain that this is not menage but a "sharing" story as one is picked over the others. Umm, there are so many other things to complain about in the story and really that is not it. She has sex with multiple men, multiple times, what the hell do you think menage means? Polyamore? Triad? Well menage means that and more so get over it.

So was it a sexy read, I mean this is erotica right? Well, there were a some hotter sex scenes but mostly OK. So OK to good for a quicky, erotic read. Read it as part of the shorts challenge.

[Catherine curtis · Rating 5 out of 5]

omfg that was one hot sex book lol.... i loved it and i love how brynn made the happly ever after thing w. jamie and ray. i love the 4 to 1 thing lol, i bet ray def loved do all four guys at once. that is def awsome dream come true for all woman. i loved how that the okeefe became family to her, that she see them as good friends/brothers that she learn to love them. i like how jamie is the one that ray picked and i like how he try to stay away from ray bc of his conidition but she learn to see the better part of him and not his scares all over his body and face. she see his loving side and great person to under all the mess of his body. omg i love the sex scene to omg omg omg omg, damn i def would love to be in her shoes lol. having those hot guys wanting u and taking care of u to is just the perfect package. i def cant wait to read all her book and i def will be reviewing her books

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Belonging To Them is book one in the Daly Way Erotica Series by Brynn Paulin. This story is about Rayna and the O'Keefe men. Rayna was escaping her abusive ex-fiance, when her car broke down in a small 'one horse' town. With a town full of men and only seven women, menage is a must. The sexy O'Keefe men offer to fix Rayna's car for no charge and a place to stay while its being fixed. They also offer her a week of hot sex with all four men, while staying with them. This isn't a financial exchange, but more an offer of pleasure and excitement while she's visiting. She agrees and is drawn to the one man who isn't interested in sharing in her. The two connect and she finds love and acceptance, while giving the same in return. The sex scenes are very hot and I really enjoyed this story.

[BBMoreB ~ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is very similar to Leah Brooke's Desire, Oklahoma series.

Welcome to Daly. Population one-fifty-nine. Women, seven.

The characters were well developed. Rayna Halliday is running from her abusive ex-fiancé, Antonio Martinez Smith. Her car dies lucky for her O’Keefe’s Gas and Repair is ran by 4 hot mechanic's: Brothers (Jamie O’Keefe & Patrick “Trick” O’Keefe), their cousin David, and his boyfriend Sean.

The setting, Daly Wyoming, provides a perfect setting up for more books, which I am looking forward to reading. There was a nice balance between plot and delicious erotic scenes. I think this series has great potential and I can't wait to see more!

[Denise H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick, fun romance...! Rayna and the O'Keefe men, were very hot. But I agree with a few others, if she had been with Patrick and Jamie, it would have been enough. The characters were well developed. Rayna's awful ex was the problem, cancelling her credit card, turning off her phone, etc. The guys will fix her car if she stays the week with them. Her connection to Jamie, the scars, the prosthetic, was well done and very romantic. The M/M was a minimum part of the story. The town is perfect for more books, which I am looking forward to reading. There was suspense between the plot and delicious erotic scenes. I think this series has potential and I want to see more! ENJOY !

[Bee · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like a lot other erotica this one is also a bit too short, the characters not enough developed, the HEA happens already after I think 3 days (or was it 2?). The sex scenes are ok, but they could be way better. I guess written porn with a lil' background story would be the right description for this book. Take the story and let it run longer, get deeper - then it would be more believable and enjoyable. I still liked it though and gonna read the rest of the series. And I know it's erotica - but I even like my eroticas to be well written, emotional compelling and... *sigh* hot as hell. ;)

[Desiree · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quicky for sure. There wasn't a great deal to it, but it was well written and interesting. I enjoyed it and am eager to read the next.

Though I have to say, the set up was very unbelievable. I couldn't get past the 'ok, this would never happen' aspect of it. It was CLEARLY fantasy, and that took away some of the reading enjoyment because I couldn't believe even for a minute that it'd ever happen. Though maybe that's just because I've never been propositioned by 4 guys in a town of manages. Eye roll!

[Kim Friant · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't know what it is about girls in romance novels being so dang stupid!!! Ok yeah the story is a bit far fetched, ok you have to dispel some belief of reality, but that's fiction!!! But one thing I can't stand is that all these girls are so stupid and they're the ones who end up screwing everything up!! Whereas if they would just use their heads a little, everything would be fine!!
If the end of the story had been any different, I would have given it a far lower review. So if you hang on till the end, it's actually a pretty good story.