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The Shields #5)
Jayne Rylon
Blurb:
When
Karolena answered an ad for a live-in housekeeper responsible for taking care
of at least a dozen guys, she was obviously desperate.
Although
she hadn’t realized they were spies and assassins when she accepted the position,
it could work out for the best since the Shields’ headquarters might be the
only place she’s safe from the evil ex hunting her.
That
is, if she doesn’t give in to the two agents that live across the hall who
tempt her to do things that could be dangerous to her still healing heart.
Tavish
is more than willing to show Karolena a good time so long as that’s as far as
it goes. He’s learned the very hard way that it’s fine to sleep with women, or
men, so long as you don’t trust them.
That’s
only because Tavish’s partner—both in the field and the bedroom—has always made
sure his judgement isn’t compromised when they surrender to their non-traditional
urges together. Legend is the one person Tavish is certain has his back since
he’s proved it over and over on life or death missions yet still, he’s not able
to give the man the affection he deserves along with plenty of satisfaction.
So
when they find themselves entangled with their housekeeper, and her ties to the
mafia, they have to decide whether she’s capable of bringing the three of them
together permanently or whether they have to get rid of her before she wrecks
them for good.
Rating: 4.25 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
Ok
so let’s all be honest girls, who hasn’t imagined themselves trapped in between
two sexy, dangerous, but sweet men as they ravished you and devoted all their
attention on you… yeah I feel ya. As one of the very few author's I would dub a Queen
of Ménage, Jayne Rylon continues to draw me in and make me sweat with her
Shields and the relationships that amaze and enthrall me. I am have been dying for this story since the
last chapter of the previous novel (man I wish she’d quit doing that to me!)
and I am happy to say I devoured it. Tavish and Legend were hot as hell, alpha
warriors with so many vulnerabilities and they definitely needed the perfect
woman to bring them together permanently and make them embrace the love they
were hiding from. Karolena is on the run
from a past she is ashamed of, but she is determined to do her best to get away
and start over, too bad she landed in the one place in the world that she can’t
hide from her past. The draw to the two
sexy men is one that should be taboo and forbidden, but seems so normal in her
new environment that when they offer her an afternoon of sensual play she finds
herself giving in to her desires, for once on her own terms. But when her past begins to come to light,
the two men that draw her like no other not only become her friends and
playmates, they are now her protectors and so much more as they are forced
together. They each have their pasts and
fears to overcome, even as they work toward a future, but sometimes all it
takes is one mistake to drive a wedge into a healing heart. Can these three lovers overcome all the obstacles
in their path to love, or will they have to separate in order to find their
happiness? Wow this story moved even
faster than some of the others in the series (Spoiler alert: the heat scale hits epic proportions by
chapter two guys) and soon these three have to come to terms with their
emotional pain in order to move forward. I loved seeing Karolena take control
of her life, especially in regards to her body and passions, telling the men
exactly what she wanted and letting them teach her even more about
lovemaking. She has had a very difficult
life and one that no woman should ever be forced to endure, though its sadly
not as uncommon as we think, and when she finally escapes it is a relief that
she knows could be short-lived if she isn’t careful. Tavish and Legend have been a team for a long
time, both in the field and in the bedroom, but their relationship is
incomplete. Legend is a giant teddy
bear, but interestingly not the alpha personality and seeing him looking to
Tavish for direction and leadership was beyond sexy. Tavish was so masterful and alpha that I needed
ice a few times when he was in control of his lovers, but there is a lot of
pain he has buried deep for years that only his lovers could truly help heal
and only if he opens up to them. I loved
seeing how these three completed one another and formed a truly healthy and loving
triad, each offering the solace and support that was needed for the other two
both individually and as couple in order that the three of them could move
forward and stay together forever. I can’t
wait to see more of them in the next story (that story looks to be a very
action packed and interesting one) and am already dying to read Shared where we will see what happens to
the last single member of the Shields. That
story might be the end of this series (though I can certainly hope for more)
but I can already see it will be a blast to read and experience. Jayne is one of the few writers that can make
you look at these relationships, that are so out of the norm, and show you the
love, devotion, and ordinariness of them until it seems commonplace to you to
see triads and even more as they just share love. Love truly knows no bounds and should never
be limited and Jayne reminds us of that with each installment of her series,
and I for one thank her for the reminder often.
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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