You're Invited

by Roxy Harte

LGBT ContemporaryCelebrating "Coming Out Day" 2010Twenty-year-old hottie Bryce Jordan studies hard, plays Lacrosse, and juggles the ladies. He’s the envy of every man on campus, as much for his athletic body as for the different blonde on his arm every Friday night. He seems to have the world by the balls.So, why is his best friend Stanley suddenly not speaking to him? And why does it matter so much? He gets to make amends but all goes awry when he receives a “Coming Out Party” invitation from his eccentric Aunt Tacky, who entertains at the drag club downtown spoofing celebrity meltdowns. He has no intention of going until Stanley holds their friendship hostage and insists on attending with him as his “guest.”Unbeknown to Bryce, everyone has acknowledged his homosexuality except him, and the party was conspired between Aunt Tacky and Stanley to help him face the truth. After a light hearted game of spin the champagne bottle lands Stanley and Bryce in the closet, Bryce finally admits he’s been hiding the truth too long. If their friendship survives the night, Stanley and Bryce might just become more than best friends.But at what cost?Publisher's This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find Male/male sexual practices, menage (m/m/m), erotic asphyxiation, voyeurism.

Genres: M M Romance, Erotica, M M M, Gay

195 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 12, 2010

About the author

I write erotica, specifically erotica that explores the emotional and psychological elements of relations. DDLG, BDSM, LGBTQI, POLY.

I'm married to the most wonderful man in the world, have three adult children and many grandchildren.

Jazzi, my fur-pup, and five kitties, Roo, Karma, Dharma, Tilak, and Sadie, are very spoiled :)

Reviews

[ElaineY · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a good thing I noticed this was a menage before I started reading it because despite the HEA, I didn't buy into the 3-way relationship. This may be just my personal quirk, of course, and menage-lovers may not mind at all but throughout the story, I felt Bryce wasn't ready for any long-term relationship much less a menage a trois.

Bryce has loved Stanley as a best friend for years and when Bryce finally decides to try out his gay tendencies to see if they're for real, he ends up in a relationship with Stanley. BUT, he also meets his godfather whom he hasn't seen in ten years or something and has sex with him, too. Then Bryce is torn between these two men because he loves Stanley but wants to keep fucking his godfather, Ray.

The only character I felt was real and likeable was Bryce's uncle Joe who is Aunt Tacky and does drag performances spoofing celebrities. All three men, Bryce, Stanley and Ray felt contrived as was their eventual menage.

[Ingrid · Rating 3 out of 5]

The writing was ok but the menage did not convince me.

[Ryoma Gartre · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't think i'll finish, Bryce is a very weak character, i don't have anything against it, i just don't like reading about weak characters.

[Chancey "Does not give out 5's like candy" Knowles · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars. Book #9 of my reread tour. I'm unsure of why this was on my reread list, but it was a struggle to finish. Something about this story just just didn't sit well. I never once felt love only lust. Bryce was often unlikable, very inconsiderate, and at times tone deaf. Maybe because I was unprepared for this storyline; I found the Godfather a little icky. It was mostly how it was written that made me uncomfortable. I found little too be positive about besides his mom and not sex scenes.

[Firenz · Rating 2 out of 5]

This story really didn't work for me, Bryce appeared indecisive and uncaring. He did what he wanted without thinking about the consequences. He acts horribly to his best friend and later lover, Stanley. He couldn't control his hormones.

Basically I felt this was more of an orgy than a romance. First this was not a menage since two of the characters had little to no interaction. This was a selfish jerk with 2 boyfriends and every now and again a threesome.

The way the problem about his Summer internship was solved just disappointed me. I get having feeling for two guys, but obviously his feeling for Stanley wasn't very strong since he tells him to go screw around. This also clashed with my perception of Stanley.

I would have preferred that the other 2 end up together and Bryce safely hidden in his closet. Selfish and uncaring characters don't deserve a HEA.

Note also that there wasn't a scene between the lovers without Bryce further expanding that this doesn't really categorize as a menage.

[S.B. (Beauty in Ruins) · Rating 4 out of 5]

You're Invited is an almost shocking mix of themes, being both a bittersweet tale of coming out of the closet, and a sexually charged tale of gay experimentation. The storytelling is strong, the primary characters well developed, and the sex – wow! Alternately tender and hot, romantic and erotic, Roxy Harte manages to capture both the fear and the joy of realising one's true self (and sexuality).

[Wendy❤Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

I find the dynamic of a menage very interesting, so I especially love reading about three guys coming together in this type of unique relationship. However, I found that this particular story left me feeling almost put off by the three-way dynamic going on. I couldn’t connect with the characters at all and more or less struggled to finish. Sorry, this one just wasn’t for me.

[Jess Candela · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it, could barely put it down. Dearly hope there's a sequel, as I want to see how Bryce's career in politics goes and how the relationship among the three works over time.