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Three's Company

by N.R. Walker (Goodreads Author)

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After being publicly outted and his restaurant business in tatters, instead of vacationing with his lover, Wilson Curtis goes to Key West alone. He meets Simon and Adam and is soon invited into their bed for some holiday fun.

But once isn't enough, and the offer is extended for the remainder of his stay. As they get to know each other, i...more

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Published October 27th 2012 by Silver Publishing

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Apr 28, 2013 Mandy*reads obsessively* rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: evil-ex, m-m, m-m-m, ebook-owned, adventure, cute-easy-light, feel-good-read, heaps-of-sex, homophobes-abound, hurt-comfort-disability, insta-love-lust, sweet

I just did another reread, it is still very much worth reading ( or rereading) for all ménage fans.

Review from 3 Nov 2012

I've got a thing for ménage stories...what can I say?
Anyway..Wil has lived in Bumkintown, Alabama ( no it's called something else, but since I don't remember this works) all his life, he owns the home he inherited from his deceased parents and his own restaurant.
He was outed and now his very closeted boyfriend( if you can call him that, maybe more of a fuckbuddy) won't even l...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Emma rated it 2 of 5 stars

Ok, firstly; big peeve. The 263 pages in the listing seems more than a little off to me. It's 2440 kindle locations.

Recently I read Hemovore which is listed as 197 pages, and which is 5271 kindle locations. Physical Therapy is 152 pages, and 4074 kindle locations. These two books match page count with location number almost perfectly. After the Sunset is 174 pages and 5379 locations. By the previous ratio, it's actually 200 pages; so, more read than advertised. In comparison, Three's Company wou...more

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Jan 24, 2013 Bev rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: romance, hot-and-steamy, total-keepers, doms-in-charge, happy-ever-after, happy-families, m-m-m-m, menage, nr-walker, favorites

I enjoyed 'Point of No Return' by this author, and thought I would take a look at this one. I really loved this story.

Wilson (Wil) is a young gay chef, living life in the closet in homophobic small town Alabama. He owns his own restaurant, and is doing pretty well. His boyfriend Rod is a policeman, and due to the anti-gay pressure of the surroundings, is even further in the closet than Wil. He cannot and will not come out of the closet because of his job, so when Wil is outed by bigots, he leav...more

I enjoyed 'Point of No Return' by this author, and thought I would take a look at this one. I really loved this story.

Wilson (Wil) is a young gay chef, living life in the closet in homophobic small town Alabama. He owns his own restaurant, and is doing pretty well. His boyfriend Rod is a policeman, and due to the anti-gay pressure of the surroundings, is even further in the closet than Wil. He cannot and will not come out of the closet because of his job, so when Wil is outed by bigots, he leaves him to face the music by himself and refuses to go on the holiday that the two of them had planned to a gay-friendly hotel in Key West, Florida. Wil turns up at the resort alone, and is soon befriended by Adam (the bartender) and his boyfriend Simon (the resort manager). In the spirit of being 'neighbourly', Adam and Simon show Wil around, invite him to share their bed, and generally make him start to enjoy being in Key West guilt-free, which is obviously SO different from Alabama. Everything is going really well on the holiday until Simon starts falling in love with Wil (and the feeling is mutual) even though it is abundantly clear he still also loves Adam. Wil keeps checking in with his one friend Callie back in small town Alabama and discovers that his restaurant business is going to pieces because people think they might 'catch gayness' by eating there! As things are going so well in Florida (the small 'hiccup' of them all falling in love with each other being resolved by them all moving in together), Wil decides to sell his restaurant to Callie (going home to seal the deal and seeing Rod in the process but not even acknowledging that he exists), starts 'cheffing' at the hotel (the chef in residence obligingly blotting his copy book once too often), but because all three men are working at different times at the hotel, the menage seems to work very well.

Of course there is a sub-plot in the background (homophobic developer buying up all sorts of property just to stop them being used by gay men), and I felt that that part of the story was a little bit obvious - said dastardly villain decides he wants to buy the hotel where our guys are. The hotel's owners decide that they would like to think about selling the hotel to said homophobic developer, which would of course mean that our guys would be out of a job and home. Simon brings his father into the equation (he of course happens to be a millionaire businessman) and they all hatch a plot to buy the hotel themselves, and ruin the developer's plans. This does of course work thank goodness. The best part for me was Rod turning up completely out of the blue six months down the line at the end of the book and seriously expecting Wil to return to Alabama with him and a life back in the closet. Of course, as Simon, Adam and Wil were on their way out to the local Pride rally at the time, this was an extremely silly thing to do, and needless to say he stood there looking like someone who'd stepped in something extremely unpleasant while they all ignored him. Great scene. (less)

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Oct 28, 2012 Lisa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Another home run from this amazing author! She just can't write enough to satisfy me! he he

THIS is the way a true poly relationship should work. Well, at least in my mind, to make me happy! ;)
Throughout the book I struggled with who I liked more.. Wil, Adam or Sy. It changed from chapter to chapter but in the end, Sy (Simon) is MY kind of guy. He's the quiet, confident, sexy man in charge! Adam is young, (not in years, they're all close to the same age I believe, but in charm) fun, always happy...more

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Nov 09, 2012 Jay Northcote rated it 5 of 5 stars

Enjoyable, believable and very sweet. There was just enough sub-plot to keep it moving, but the focus is very much on the triad relationship in the story. I really loved it, and it was very easy to read.
Great if you're in the mood for something light and not too challenging.

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Jan 21, 2013 Macky rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: top-ménage, faves, keepers-never-to-be-deleted, favourite-aothors

Threes a charm with this story. Its the third book I've read from NR Walker, the third book I've loved by her and the third book that gets 5 well deserved stars- its also got three wonderfull characters who I fell for hook, line and sinker and its one of, if not, the best menage stories I've ever read! I can't see anyone who loves m/m romance not liking this book, its got everything going for it from page one. I've said in each review that what I really enjoy about her stories is the ability to...more

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Dec 05, 2012 Devona rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: menage

I loved this book. I was sad to see it end. I have to say that the N.R. Walker handled the m/m/m poly relationship in a realistic, yet very sexual and heart felt manner. The men that make up the triad work well together. Simon is the confident, down to earth level headed one who protects the others. Adam is the fun loving, slightly insecure, happy go lucky part of the triad, and Wilson "Wil" is the naive yet insightful and adorable part of the three. His naivete only lies in his ability to live...more

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Nov 05, 2012 Serena Yates rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m

It's not a major secret that three-way relationships are difficult. In fact, they are usually called love triangles and involve lots of jealousy, heartbreak, and no happy endings. A variation is the temporary threesome, entered into for fun and variety, and even that carries enough risks for most people to stay away.

Wil, a successful chef in Alabama, has just had a catastrophic breakup and needs some downtime. He'd planned to go to Florida with his lover, but instead ends up going alone. Meeting...more It's not a major secret that three-way relationships are difficult. In fact, they are usually called love triangles and involve lots of jealousy, heartbreak, and no happy endings. A variation is the temporary threesome, entered into for fun and variety, and even that carries enough risks for most people to stay away.

Wil, a successful chef in Alabama, has just had a catastrophic breakup and needs some downtime. He'd planned to go to Florida with his lover, but instead ends up going alone. Meeting two gorgeous men who are interested in him is just what he needs and, though shy, he is ready for some physical relief. The problems start when he thinks there may be more – and feels like he's breaking up a couple. His thoughts and feelings are very real, but they are also tinged by what society has taught him is acceptable – which is based on what seems to work for most people: coupledom. His struggle with those preconceptions versus his own, very real feelings, was fascinating.

Simon and Adam are very much in love, and when they find they're both attracted to Wil, they act on their lustful feelings. It is a good thing they talk to each other, because the situation has the potential to develop into a real catastrophe for all of them. I loved watching the different roles they played in the developing and evolving situation with Wil, and both are great guys in their own right. Just fairly different.

In fact, I think that is one of the strengths of this book. It shows how different personalities can work together very effectively if there is the required underlying love and trust. It also shows why some couples might work better as permanent threesomes: if each partner has something unique to contribute, the triangle is in balance. In fact, in this case, it is almost as if Adam and Simon needed a third partner to unfold the full potential of their love. Very well designed and written believably by N.R. Walker.

If you like reading about threesomes that are about more than "just some fun" in the bedroom, and work in the real world as well, if you enjoy stories about characters who find their way in complicated relationships, and if you're looking for a thoughtfully written book in a gorgeous holiday setting, then you will probably like this short novel.

NOTE: This book was provided by Silver Publishing for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews.
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Oct 27, 2012 Melissa rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: poly-love, my-top-fave-mm, m-m, couldn-t-put-down

I am so incredibly excited that this book is finally out. I've been waiting for so long for another gift from NR Walker that it seems surreal that I just bought this book three hours ago and I'm already finished. I don't even know where to start with all the wonderful things I feel about this book and how sad I am that these boys are already over.

When Wilson Curtis goes on what was supposed to be a 'romantic vacation with his secret lover' but turns into a 'get away from the homophobic bastards...more I am so incredibly excited that this book is finally out. I've been waiting for so long for another gift from NR Walker that it seems surreal that I just bought this book three hours ago and I'm already finished. I don't even know where to start with all the wonderful things I feel about this book and how sad I am that these boys are already over.

When Wilson Curtis goes on what was supposed to be a 'romantic vacation with his secret lover' but turns into a 'get away from the homophobic bastards in his home town alone vacation' he wasn't expecting much.

When he meets the manager of the hotel Simon and his bartender boyfriend Adam, he is surprised at how comfortable they are being out with each other, as it's not something he's ever been exposed to seeing. When they ask about why he's at the hotel alone and he tells them, they show him just how interested they are in him and that's when the sparks fly.

Watching the connection between all three of these boys grow from that tiny spark of kindling into the raging fire of love that they ultimately end up with is phenomenal. They fit together so perfectly and the chemistry between them is so undeniably in-your-face that you would be crazy not to root for them. It's only supposed to be for two weeks but then all the feelings begin to get involved and OMG the sex is smokin' hot! HOLY COW!

Now, it wouldn't be a book that I love so much if there wasn't some heartfail included and oh boy does NR Walker deliver. Every single second that Wil is subjected to not knowing what's going on with Simon and watching Adam feel so torn about what to do is agonizing and heartbreaking and so completley relatable that my heart SHATTERED while reading it.

I mean, the way Ms. Walker describes the details of the emotions and absolute need that boys have for each other is perfect. She makes the polyamorous relationship seem so real, which of course it is real to a lot of people out there but it's a lot less accepted by the general public.

To watch as they feel their way through it all, to see the uncertainty that Wil has about his place as he joins an established relationship and the way that Simon and Adam assure him how much he is needed and wanted and loved, it's sooooo good!

I can't say enough good things about this author. I love her and everything she writes and I swear if I could I would move into her brain and live there with all the pretty, pretty boys.

5 stars is not enough to show the love I have for her boys, the world they live in, the place they carve out in your heart and the amount of time it will take to be able to move on from all the feelings she leaves me with. She never fails to make me cry because of how real it all feels... she is everything you could ask for in an author and if you haven't given her a shot, you're missing out on something truly, truly special. LOVED IT!(less)

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Oct 28, 2012 Icedave rated it 4 of 5 stars

Rating:
4 stars.

Genre:
gay triad (m/m/m) romance novel(la) with a generous dash of vacation feeling and bedroom action.

Reading:
Quite enjoyable.

Pet peeves:
None of mine.

Stuff that didn't (quite) worked for me:
Two weeks of vacation with ten days (and 150 pages) feels a bit short.
What made it considerably more plausible for me was: The background story of Wilson, the passage of time (the two weeks = first three quaters of the novel), the dynamic of the romance.

Stuff that worked for me:
Writing style,...more

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Oct 30, 2012 A rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: on-my-kindle

Some things I appreciated about this book: I liked that the story continued after the three finally figured things out. Too often the story ends at that point and, especially when you're dealing with a polyamorous relationship, there's got to be more to it than that. I loved the characters, especially Adam, whom I wanted to put in my pocket and take care of for eternity. And I liked that there was sex, and it was hot, but it didn't overwhelm the story. The cons: I thought the plot was a little s...more

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Oct 26, 2012 Maya rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: hearts

Three's Company by N.R. Walker
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Wilson Curtis is supposed to go on a romantic trip to a gay friendly resort in Key West, instead he ends up going all alone after being publicly outted by said boyfriend and then shunned by everyone in the small southern Alabama community. His life is in shambles, the dick of a boyfriend has dumped him after telling him he isn't worth coming out for and his thriving restaurant is suddenly empty. His decision to keep h...more Three's Company by N.R. Walker
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Wilson Curtis is supposed to go on a romantic trip to a gay friendly resort in Key West, instead he ends up going all alone after being publicly outted by said boyfriend and then shunned by everyone in the small southern Alabama community. His life is in shambles, the dick of a boyfriend has dumped him after telling him he isn't worth coming out for and his thriving restaurant is suddenly empty. His decision to keep his reservation and go on the vacation alone and this decision will change his entire life.

At the hotel he catches the eye of both Simon and Adam. Simon is the hotel manager and Adam is the bartender. They have been an established couple for a few years and even though they take an occasional third to their bed, they are deeply in love and completely committed to each other.

After hiding his sexuality all of his life, Wilson finds Key West's easy acceptance of gay men a novelty. He has never seen men kissing in real life nor has he seen them dance or hold hands. He finds it incredibly hot and spiritually freeing. After spending time at the bar with the handsome and charismatic Adam, and seeing the love and devotion between Adam and Simon, Wil is shocked at their invitation for a night of sex. Throwing caution to the wind, he takes them up on their offer and after a night of mind blowing sex, he agrees to their offer to spend the rest of his vacation with them, in and out of bed.

The relationship progresses quickly and the men soon realize that they never want this to end. Adam and Simon encourage Wil to start a new life with them as an equal partner. Wil realizes that his business is failing and since his parents died two years ago, that he has nothing holding him in his homophobic town anymore. Simon and Adam have opened up their home to him and Simon has offered him a job as head chef at the hotel. Deciding to go for it, he talks to his best friend Callie and she is willing to buy the restaurant. Wil is going to take the biggest chance in his life and commit himself to both Adam and Simon. They encounter some hiccups and miscommunications along the way but all three men have fallen deeply for each other and the finally feel complete. There is a subplot about a homophobic business model who is buying up all of the gay friendly resorts and business in order to rid the city of the 'bad element'. It adds a little conflict to the story that has a happy resolution

This polyamorous relationship was written so well that their feelings, hopes, dreams and insecurities all feel so genuine. I have read many menage stories and I am often left feeling disinterested or like there is a power imbalance among the triad and I am so happy to say that this is not the case here. All three men are different in personalty, experience and background yet when they come together it brings out the best in all of them. It was a joy for me to read.

This was a wonderfully written book full of romance, hot sex and authentic protagonists. I would recommend it to everyone who enjoys a story about men who have hearts big enough to love more than one person. I also want to add that I loved the book cover and feel like it captured these three men very well.(less)

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Nov 17, 2012 Lacey rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, established-couples, m-m-m

I liked it overall, but I rounded down to 4 stars after reading the epilogue. It wasn't a major deal, but it kind of bugged me. (view spoiler)...more

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Mar 19, 2013 Leaundra rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have to say these three worked together! Sometimes when you read a book like this one, you always feel like one is left out but the way N.R. Walker wrote this they just fit together and it was believable. They were all so sweet with each other. It wasn't all easy but they made it work.

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Oct 28, 2012 AnnaLund rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: waiting-waiting-waiting, top-read-of-2012, brilliant-imagery, m-m-romance

I had been warned that this was a PWP story. Ha, Author, you put quite a lot of plot in there with your porn. (Of which there was, admittedly, a lot). But I loved it. All of it. The message, the happiness, the sexy times and the very fact that it had me up until 3 am to finish it. I haven’t read a book that grabbed a hold of me in this way in a while, and with 4 Currently Reading meh books, it was extremely welcome. For a while I thought I had lost the knack of losing myself in a story. Turns ou...more

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Mar 22, 2013 Rachel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemp-m-m, desert-island-keepers, romance-menage

This is now one of my favorite m/m/m menage stories I have read, from start to finish I just loved reading about Wil falling in love with Simon and Adam. I thought that it dealt really well with Wil coming into Simon and Adam's established relationship. I could definitely read about these three again.

Can't wait to read more from this author, this is one of my favorites I have read from her!

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Nov 15, 2012 Sey James rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really loved this story! Not often a menage works but I found this one to be perfect. An absolutely gorgeous threesome. I found myself smiling all the way through this. I'm a happy camper right now :-)

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Mar 17, 2013 Gwenith marked it as to-read

Well see, I do not like threesome's but I love this writer!

To read soon......♥

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Reviewed by:Maya
Genre: M/M Menage
Rated: 4.5 hearts

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Nov 30, 2012 Mel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: made-me-cry, sweet, sexy, feel-good-ending, m-m-m

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Nov 05, 2012 Pjm12 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: hot, lgbt, mmm, sexy

Gosh, this was all the hotness! Great chemistry between the three MCs, and each equal and willing and gorgeous.

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Jan 30, 2013 Evamaria rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, romance

Very sweet story. I didn`t like the scene with Rod at the end. Wil was a bit too cruel to him.

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Nov 09, 2012 Caroline Brand rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-m

Loved Loved Loved it!!

3 great MC's with fab chemistry.

If 3 is your thing this is a must read!

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Nov 10, 2012 Marsha Spence rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: menage

I really enjoyed how the three way relationship started and developed. Very well done!

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Nov 20, 2012 Anke rated it 5 of 5 stars

4.5 stars
This was a really good read. Just what I was looking for. Although it was clear from the beginning where the story was heading, this book shows - the writing is the key:) here it was done really well. No endless inner thoughts, but things actually happened. The men were talking, you won't believe it. No big misunderstandings, but problems were being dealt with. Yes, overall it was a tad smooth, but what the heck, this is romance and a very good one! And this was a nice HEA, one that let...more

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Nov 24, 2012 Courtney rated it 3 of 5 stars

More like 2 1/2 stars...kind of hokey....kind of sweet. Fast read.

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Oct 30, 2012 Spreader rated it 5 of 5 stars

I don't read m/m/m very often, but this one was perfect.

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Jan 27, 2013 Sadonna rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m-m, contemporary, pdf

I guess really I had a problem with the entire premise of the story. Guy comes from small town in the south where he's been with exactly one guy - they are both closeted. He's been outed and shunned. Decides to take the vacation he had planned anyway and falls into bed with two guys? Then the whole series of unbelievable circumstances of the families, the hotel, the homophobic developer - all of it just really threw it off course for me. I just didn't connect with the characters and didn't reall...more

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Oct 29, 2012 Stacey rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: m-m, con-rom, i-own, swagger

Let me start by saying - I hate menage books. I haven't read one menage book that I've really believed that the threesome was an equal partnership and not headed for inevitable heartbreak. Until now.

Leave it to N.R. Walker to sell me on the possibility of a genuine threesome HEA.

I'll admit it. I adore N.R.'s writing. Her men are always flawed but earnest. Damaged but resilient. Her stories are low on angst and big on the Cheshire-cat-grin factor. I can't stop smiling when I read her books. And...more

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Mar 02, 2013 Madeleine marked it as wishlist-asap

How do I get hold of this? :P

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