4.2 Stars!

This book is the 3rd in its series, but can be read as a standalone. I purposefully held back on reading the first two books so I could determine if the 3rd was truly fine as a standalone - and it was! But now I can finally give myself a chance to read the other two books, because this one certainly made me want to read more from August Jones!

This is the story of two professional baseball players (Vince, a seasoned player, & Race, a rookie) and one porn director who used to be a pornstar. Right away, we've got two of my favorite things in a book - athletes and adult entertainment. Vince and Race do not get along, and are pretty volatile about it. Vince meets Elio at a party at Elio's Utah house, and the sparks definitely fly between them. Then, for reasons, Vince and Race end up snowed in with Elio after the party.

The spice begins right away between Elio & Vince. But then Race [who, by the way, is straight (right, right)] decides to take advantage of the open bedroom door and watch them in bed. And he gets...confused. Aroused. FOMO, maybe. And he just can't resist joining in...

From there, the three start to become closer. Elio is determined to close the rift between Vince & Race. And the two athletes, while growing closer to each other and Elio, are intent on showing Elio that he has worth in the relationship. At its core, this is a book about three men blossoming and figuring out who they are, both together and separately. This book has a crazy amount of spice (among the top 10% I've read), but it is also full of emotion and will tug on your heartstrings. The way the characters were written, I was able to fall deeply into the story and feel their emotions along with them. It was painful, but in the end, triumphant.

I would describe this book as having mid-to-high relationship angst. There is a lot of push and pull between the main characters while their three-way bond is forming. In some ways, I'd say this is the most realistic portrayal of the formation of a triad that I've read. Although I can't speak from personal experience, I'll say that I can't imagine in real life that all three members would develop feelings at the same pace as each other and without having insecurities. So, in my opinion, the author did a fantastic job of making this believable.

Shout-out to Stasia, female side character and best friend of Vince. She is side character perfection.

Some Details:
Relationship: MMM, Vince & Race & Elio
POV: 1st Person, Multiple
Tense: Present
Angst: 3.75/5
Spice Frequency: 4.25/5
Spice Level: 3.5/5

I received a free ARC of this book; this is my honest review of it.