What do you get when an unexpected storm traps three men in a remote mountain cabin that only has one bed?
A recipe for grilled cheese, whatever that is.
All Collin wanted was nice weather for the last rafting tour with the outdoor excursion company his father had built from the ground up. What he got was Max, a recently single grump, and Spencer, an eternally optimistic cat rescuer.
The three men can't be any more different, but somewhere between roasting s'mores over a campfire and realizing the only road back to civilization has been washed out, something happened.
There's no electricity, but there's body heat and warm blankets, and if Collin, Max, and Spencer thought the storm was unpredictable, they didn't have any idea what to expect once their hearts got involved.
But like Collin's company, all good things must come to an end. The question is, are the three of them just a good thing? Or the real thing? --- Cloudy with a Chance of Love is a 57,000 MMM romance with three men, one bed, and a crash course in how to make a cheese toastie.
I read into the first few pages and immediately shelved it on my abandoned pile. That was literally my first impression, LOL.
But the book didn't leave my thoughts and due to the great blurb and the extremely appealing cover, I went back to it and read it until the end.
Aaaaand, it was amusing. Definitely not a masterpiece of romantic fiction, but I found myself well entertained reading it.
It took a bit of time to warm up to the characters, because frankly, they started out fighting and arguing with each other. Which is a bit odd given that they are strangers doing a hike together. You'd think they'd at least pretend to be civil.
But once their personalities were unveiled a bit more, I started to find the story pretty appealing, and even unwittingly funny.
We have:
Collin: The hunky 50 year old tour guide who has a PhD in zoology and used to teach at university in London. He divorced his long-time husband and left their love-less marriage to start over after he inherited his father's nature park in the US - which his brother almost ruined by offering ridiculous tours with the highlight being a colorful goat painted against the face of a rock.
But he feels the need to change his life once again and intends to sell the nature park off. The tour he does with a couple of strangers will be his last tour ever - and he's brooding and sad to leave his father's dream behind without having a dream of his own.
Spencer: a 27 year old trust fund twink and city boy who doesn't really work, but spends his time with his non-profit organisation 'Purridise' where he rescues stray cats and pets them all day. And if you think of the crazy cat lady from the Simpsons, that's no coincidence. There was a moment when Spencer leapt with joy - and cats flew everywhere.
God only knows why he decided to go on a guided hike, but he desperately wants to see the 'painted goat' - and obviously doesn't realize the painted goat is in fact a goat that was painted on a rock.
Luckily for him, Collin does have a real pet goat too, with one eye and three legs.
Max: a 30 year old hunk in a leather jacket who wants to propose to his fiance Travis on a romantic guided hike. Too bad Travis blew things off last minute (not just the hike, but the whole relationship) and because that wasn't torture enough, Max decided to go on the booked hike alone, brooding and moody, carrying an engagement ring in his pocket, much like Frodo carries The Ring on the way to Mount Doom.
So, Collin takes Max and Spencer on a guided tour and the three men spend their first day quarreling and fighting with each other.
Max thinks that Spencer is a silly drama queen and spoiled brat. Spencer feels intimidated by Max's hostile behaviour and is confused by Collin's overall daddy hotness. Collin tries his best to keep the completely unprepared Spencer alive, who is scared of deadly snakes, of drowning in the river, or of developing blisters on his feet - while reprimanding Max to leave poor Spencer alone.
It's like a Kindergarten trip.
But then a terrible thunderstorm erupts and THANK GOD Collin's private mountain cabin is near their camping site (how convenient), so they spend a stormy night there with no electricity and the rain crashing down on the roof like it's the end of the world.
Of course, Collin only has one bed in that cabin, but luckily it is big enough to accomodate three men.
And wham, they have the most passionate sex that night and fall hopelessly in love with each other.
But a happily ever after isn't within reach, because Collin thinks he's too old for the two younger men, while Spencer thinks that Collin and Max would be a perfect fit without him and he doesn't want to be the third wheel. And Max... doesn't think too much in general, it seems. All he wants is to melt his engagement ring in a pit of lava and toss his ex-boyfriend in it as well.
So when the time comes that the trip ends and Spencer tries to at least exchange numbers after the gallons of cum they exchanged the previous night, Max does his usual scowling routine, so Spencer dramatically exits the scene in best Thelma and Louise fashion and vanishes in his car.
It takes some time and some petting a lot of cats and goats before the three men finally listen to their hearts and try to find each other again.
I really liked the story. The text could need a bit of editing and it was awkwardly funny in many parts (it had chapter titles that were as deliciously subtle as 'MAX GETS RIMMED IN THE RAIN' or 'SPENCER IS READY FOR THE GOATS') , so I cannot rate this one too high, but it's a solid 3 star read for sure.
And most importantly, it made me laugh :-) I'm glad I didn't leave it behind on my abandoned pile after all.
The first half was ok. Low drama, a bit pedestrian and slowed down due to not just dual but triple alternating pov. Max and Collin were completely interchangeable but with current situation I wanted an easy read, a mountain hike sounded great, bonus goats, I thought ok.
They get together just after the halfway mark through a series of completley contrived situations that managed to be more funny than hot. From that moment on forget goats and beware the drama llamas!
Oh the complete lack of self-confidence all three suffer from, despite presumably being capable people. Actually on finishing I don't know anymore about Max than he's grumpy and got dumped before proposing. Him and Collin remained interchangeable. Except Collin is English and Old, so old (early 50s) just reading how old he considered himself made me feel old and washed out. Spencer however is young and perky and over dramatic and no one has ever loved him because he knows he's too much and oh dear... He's 'Sweetheart' and 'Darling' until the end when he becomes 'Darling Sweetheart' .....pass the puke-bucket!
There's three authors writing this and not one of them put any effort into developing any character beyond the paper outline of the blurb. They often didn't make sense let alone appear real. Oh but there are a few other characters in passing that are presumably stars of other books. And not enough of the goat.
They spent most of one day together with squabbles before getting together, another half day before parting, then reuinite for a HEA. Um.....ok?!
Also the power was completely out at the remote cabin but they still all three manage to have a nice warm shower?!
First half was a 2* maybe a 3* in thanks for the distraction, but the second have was a slog to get through. I finished it only because I promised myself less DNFing! In conclusion can only really say the actual goat was cute.
So one story by three authors I just love; you can bet I was eager to grab this one. While I am a big fan of all three authors, I’ll admit I was really curious to see how a three-way collaboration would go, given it is something I have never read. I worried the book would read choppy or the authors’ styles wouldn’t integrate, but I am pleased to say this one reads really seamlessly. Even being familiar with each author, I really couldn’t tell the individual contributions, and instead this just reads like one engaging story.
The first portion of the book focuses on the guys getting to know one another as they hike through the woods. We get introduced to each of the characters (who each have their own POV chapters) and learn their backstories and what has brought them to this point. There is also a lot of conflict between Max and Spencer. While Spencer is definitely in over his head (he is really not the outdoorsman), there is no denying that Max is kind of an ass to him. He just can’t stop mocking Spencer and giving him a hard time. While I understand why Max was struggling himself, and therefore taking it out on Spencer, it didn’t really endear him to me to see him behaving so meanly. But I did enjoy this aspect of the story as we learn about the men and see their hiking adventure.
Re-read December 2020 I didn't quite like it as much with my re-read.... There wasn't enough relationship development. These guys didn't know each other at all.... So I'm changing my rating to 3.5 stars.
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This was a nice surprise! This had no relationship angst, had some very interesting characters, and kept my attention to the end.
I really loved that these guys were so different from each other. But that they needed one another as well.
Spencer was supposed to go on a hiking trip with his friends. But when they bailed, he felt he should go anyway. Even though he is a bit of a princess, he knows he can do this. Or so he hopes.
Max had been looking forward to this hiking trip for a while. He wanted to propose to his boyfriend on this trip. That is until they suddenly broke up. So he went alone. He's not even sure why since he's not the most happiest person at the moment. But he feels like he somehow owes it to himself to go.
Collin has never wanted to take over the business alone when his father died, but when his brother bailed on him, he felt he had no choice. So one last rafting tour it is.
When the three of them meet there is an immediate attraction, but Max and Spencer also bicker a lot. But when the storm that wasn't supposed to hit, suddenly comes closer, they need to find a way to get to Collin's cabin and wait it out....
I really loved how these guys practically couldn't stand each other at first. Well, Max and Spencer that is. Max was being a terrible grump and couldn't handle Spencer being scared of almost everything. Of course that all changed once they were stranded in Collin's cabin together.
This was pretty fluffy, even though every man had some issues of their own. But I loved that. It made things that more interesting.
This was pretty insta-lovey once they got over their misconveivings about each other, but I can do insta-love just fine in cases like this (forced to spent time together because of a storm).
Definitely recommended to anyone who liked fluffy MMM.
I'm always up for a 3-some action. A lot of this is not necessarily about the three of them romantically involved but the hike they end up on and lots of learning about which makes each guy tick. How they ended up there, why Max is surly and picking on Spencer and mocking his city-boy ways and then there was Collin who felt he was too old and didn't know where his life was going.
I loved Spencer's enthusiasm. I can only imagine him with baby goats. I'm not sure they would connect quite so quickly and the long term viability of their relationship, but all in all I enjoyed the story and want to believe it would work out. Also the the descriptions of the bad storm were very good and having gone months without rain here, I was kind of wistful. And who can resist a three-legged one-eyed goat named Robert?
This book has some mixed reviews, but the blurb sounded promising. 3 guys going on a hike together and having to spend time in their guides cabin because of a thunderstorm. It proved once again that you should never just follow other people's recommendations - yes when everyone raves there's a good chance you might like it as well. But there never is a guarantee and on the other hand this story here may not have impressed everyone, but for me it was perfect. I loved the menage relationship, I loved those 3 completely different guys. I was curious how they would find a way to each other and even though the story lacked depths and sometimes was really too simple and cliche, I still enjoyed it. Even for me as a non native speaker, it was clear that the writing style was not perfect, the story development was lacking and I guess a good editor could have improved it a lot. Nevertheless I had a good time reading this, it was a sweet distraction from reality, just what I needed right now! 3.5 stars for me.
Well... I don’t really know what to say about this one. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t really good either. Just in between so I guess a three star rating is the only right way to go with this one.
The characters was ok. But nothing really happened. They never really changed. One was old, one was grumpy and one was dramatic. And they were just like that from start to finish. No character development. Same goes for the story. It was slow at first and then too fast. Not much depth. But I kept on reading and wanted them to get ther HEA. Everything was just a bit... sloppy.
It was a cute book. I love books about grumpy butch men falling for more petite men. I enjoyed it, but I had some problems with the story. They went from fighting and saying snaky comments to madly in love in two seconds. It just didn’t work right for me. I also felt like the Menage just didn’t feel right either.
This was a fun, entertaining and just all around enjoyable read! I loved the introductions to each of these guys and the alternating povs per chapter, it was perfect as really allowed to get to know every side of the story and more about each of them. All of them are going through their own journey and struggle at the start, yet together they really balanced each other out and were wonderful together.
Collin is feeling his age, his trying to figure out what to do with his life now that his current situation is ending and i found him a great character. His used to doing what he thinks other people want, more then himself and yet his also super sweet.
Spencer is rather dramatic, flirtatious and yet innocent when it comes to the outdoors. He was the perfect edge to Max and Colin, as he wasn't afraid to be himself and make complaints. He fears his not good enough in many ways, but he has a beautiful inner strength and wasn't afraid to try for what he wanted.
Max took a bit of time to grow on me, as his at a rough point with a previous relationship and he acts like a dick for a large part of the story. Yet somehow I liked him and I'm glad he worked through it, he didn't just jump into a relationship as he did need to figure things out by himself first.
These three have a lot of amazing interactions during the hike/camp, the river rapids and the storm at the cabin. Plenty of arguments but damn they all have amazing chemistry, there are steamy incredible scenes between all of them.
Robert the goat and Dudley the duck are incredible characters who definitely add to the story in an adorable fluffy way. Oh and Morticia at the end!
It's fairly instant but there were no declarations of love or anything, it starts as purely an attraction at first as they realise they all fit together and provide for each other wonderfully. This story is mainly like an intro and start to their relationship, it was great and the ending was so perfect! The look at their future together and making things work was lovely, overall I just enjoyed this story a lot.
Will definitely be looking at more by these authors.
First off, menage stories are my jam. I love them. And this one is a triumph in that I managed to complete it at a time where I'm starting and then abandoning 80% of the books I try to read. This had sweetness, lots of heat and goats so those are all very positive things. Here are things I wish this book had also had:
1) Better hygiene! Somebody rims someone and then kisses someone else without a "my mouth has ass on it" warning and I felt that was fair to share. Someone rescues an injured bird and then - without pausing to wash his hands - jerks someone off. In fact, there is a lot of holding this duck and then touching faces and bodies. I know we didn't all have the same standards pre-pandemic but this is extreme anyway. For the love of health, wash your hands! 2) A healthy meal. There are canned goods, grilled cheese, beans on toast, pancakes, bacon, cake. Nary a fruit or vegetable was consumed in this book. 3) A better sense of who these people are. Max's job is explained in one sentence. Everyone's in love after 2 days together and 2 weeks apart. There just wasn't a lot of relationship development here. And I always think less of characters who realize that after just X number of hours with someone they've never felt like this before, not even with their ex-husband. Just, why did you marry someone you weren't passionate about? I recognize that people do all the time, but without any introspection, I hate these statements.
Eh... I'd picked this up because I love EM Lindsey's books, but I wasnt sure I'd care for an author teamed book. After reading Simon and Rocco's story which included these characters, I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately, this came out as expected with some good parts and some parts that screwed up what could have been great. Whoever wrote Spencer's section just didn't pay attention and backtracked and wrote more than the prior section gave which made for confusion. Additionally, Collin's British character wasn't consistent with some dialogue and thought processes. Personally, if you are going to write in the POV, then the entire part should have included British slang and mannerisms, not just a few words thrown in for effect. Regardless, I'm looking forward to more Cherry Creek books from Ms. Lindsey and may try the other authors.
Three of my top favorite authors teaming up together to write a book? Yes. Hell yes. I love all three of these authors separately, together they are better than ever. Y'all already know my obsession for Kate Hawthorne and EM Denning runs deep, now you get to see that the same obsession lives for EM Lindsey.
It takes skill for two authors to blend their writing styles together enough so that they can seamlessly write a book. Three of them? I can't even imagine, but if any authors can do it it's these three and they proved it. It doesn't read like more than one author wrote this book and I love that. There are some books I've read where it was painfully obvious that the writing didn't mesh as well as it could have, that didn't happen here. These three authors worked hard to give us a book we can devour and it shows.
All three of these characters are a little bit lonely, a little bit lost and it shows. Collin is the one who is the most hurt as he's older, bitter from divorce even though his marriage was over long before, and listless as he watches everything his father built crumble around him.
Max is just out of a relationship that left him reeling, he admits to himself, a bit begrudgingly, that the relationship was over already, but that doesn't make the hurt any less. He's angry and it takes a lot out of him to still make the rafting trip with the gruff Collin and the sweet yet naive Spencer.
Spencer, he might be my favorite character. He is different from the others as he doesn't have relationship woes, but that is the problem. He's lacking love that doesn't come from a cat and he desperately needs it, even if it comes in the form of an angry Max and a lost Collin.
There's also a goat named Robert and a duckling named Dudely who will still your heart.
I don't read a lot of predicament books, it takes a lot for me to believe them, even in fiction I need a reason why the characters end up together, feeling the things they do outside of the adrenaline and the rush of being trapped somewhere. You can feel the beginnings of a good, solid relationship in this book. The characters, while vastly different, give life to each other. They teach each other. Max and Collin learn to love again. Collin learns that his age means nothing. Max learns that his ex was a twat. Spencer learns to live and love and that he's far braver than he knows. He learns that not only can one person love him—weirdness, high maintenance tendencies, and all—but two people can. Though I don't usually read predicament trope books, I love the one-bed trope and this book has that.
What I loved most about this book is that even though it's low angst they take their time a bit. Yes, they hook up when they're trapped in Collin's cabin, but that isn't until the 50% mark and well, if you've read Kate Hawthorn and EM Denning before you know that doesn't usually happen. It seems that EM Lindsey is teaching these two about slow-burn romances, while also being taught a bit of insta-love from EM Denning. Am I mad about that combination? No.
And yes, as crazy as it seems, you can have both. Because while they do develop feelings for one another rather quickly, they also know that they need to be ready and open to accept those feelings from the others. I won't spoil things for you, but I will say that I thought what the authors did to show that these three were actually perfect for each other—even in that short amount of time.
After getting their heads on straight and settling that they can actually want a relationship between the three of them, that they're ready for that, the three decide to settle in Cherry Creek, which had me all kinds of excited. If you don't know why then go read Reckless by Kate. That book and this one are the beginning of a new small town that I have a feeling will bring some imperfect, but awesome love stories, I can't wait to see. I hope that in do so that means we'll see Collin, Spencer, and Max around. Because the three of them are adorable and I want more of them. I wish the book was a bit longer because I want to see these three build a life together, but the authors left them in a good place, making the life they deserved so there's hope at least.
I didn't think I could love this trio of authors more and then they went and wrote a book together.
I don’t even know how to articulate how much I adored this book. I started off wary—I didn’t think I liked how over-the-top and prissy Spencer was and how much Max exuded grumpy, broody rain cloud vibes. Collin seemed like a good guy, but he fell into the mediator role for the other two and I wasn’t sure any of them were going to make it back from the hike without pushing each other off a cliff. But I am a changed person. The way those three bonded while they were stranded, they way they let down their guards and became all melty and sweet was so lovely. What sold me on their romance wasn’t how I initially saw them but how they grew into each other, all twisted up together in steamy sex and, later, deeper feelings. I love how fiercely protective Collin is, how sneakily sweet Max is, and how outspoken and full of life Spencer is. The authors completely convinced me that this relationship would not work unless it was all three of them, with all their quirks and flaws and uniqueness.
What broke my heart the most in this book was how unworthy each man felt at different points. Whether it was Collin thinking he was too old for Max and Spencer, Spencer thinking he’s too weird and dramatic, or Max thinking he’ll never find love again, I wanted to wrap each of them up and tell them how perfect and special they are. It made the moments when they were sweet to each other even more rewarding, because I knew how much they each needed the reassurance and affection. “You are not pathetic, and I would like to find every single person that ever made you feel that way and punch them in the mouth.”
As sweet and emotional as those moments were, I also found myself laughing uncontrollably at other spots.Whether it was something punny, the way one character described another, or the hilarious situations they found themselves in, I could see how much fun these authors had with this book. My favorite line of all: “Spencer jumped up and cats flew everywhere.”
By the time I was nearing the end of the book, I felt completely overwhelmed with emotions. The sex these three had lit me on fire, the happiness I had watching them fall in love filled me up, and the satisfaction I was left with after reading about their reunion melted me into a giant puddle. “Straight people have been eloping three days after meeting someone since the invention of marriage. Surely three gay men who barely know each other can run off and start new lives on a whim.”
I sincerely hope this isn’t the end of Spencer, Max, and Collin’s story. Even if we only get tiny glimpses of their lives in other books, I’ll be thrilled. (Am I the only one who’s hoping for a bonus birthday rimming scene?)
**I received an ARC through Patreon in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
The first half of this book would have been 1 star. It felt slow and shallow, the characters were insufferable. It got better around the midpoint and I actually started to enjoy some scenes, but overall these horrible character tropes just ruined the book for me: the shrieking spoiled prince, the grumpy b*tch, the old bear ... No, just no.
After meeting these three characters in another book, showing them enjoying their happily ever after, I had to know how they reached that point. I was not disappointed by their love story. On the surface, Collin, Spencer, and Max lead very different lives. They run the spectrum from age to education to income, but none of that matters out in the woods. I genuinely felt for all three of them during those first days. Max for his broken heart, Spencer for being out of his element, and Collin for dealing with those two idiots on top of the rest of the stress in his life.
Everything comes to a head when a storm forces all three to seek refuge in Collin’s small home. I’m a sucker for the “only one bed” trope, but it’s not as simple as all three falling into it together. What I most enjoyed about this book is how each pairing keeps coming together individually with as much passion as the single instance when they’re all together. I also appreciate that sex doesn’t magically cure all their ills, and while the connection between them is obvious, it never veers into unbelievable “insta-love.”
Insta-love would not have been a satisfying ending, but what is offered instead works so much better. Relationships take work, especially during everyday life that isn’t fraught with stormy weather (and only one bed). I’m a bit spoiled in that I already knew these three would live happily ever after, but I still enjoyed every moment of their journey getting there.
I’m not sure how these three authors divided writing this book, but I never found any jarring transitions. All three point-of-view voices were distinct and well-developed, but not in such different writing styles that the story did not flow well. As a bonus, don’t miss out on the hilarious chapter titles. I look forward to checking out additional works by the two authors I have not read before.
I liked it! I love a good ‘oh, we’re stuck together because of a storm and there’s only one bed’ trope, and this one absolutely delivered.
There was a nice mix of characters between the three, too; Collin is older and hesitant because of his age, but not afraid to take charge when necessary. Max is a little arsey but passionate and willing to soften his edges. Spencer is sweet and inexperienced and has everything to prove.
However, I think I could have used, like… 50% more book. It’s difficult to delve into characters when there’s a short timeline in the story, anyway, but with three characters—I definitely got an overview of them all, and I definitely like them all, but I wanted a little bit of a slower burn, I guess. This seemed to go from zero to a hundred really quickly, especially on Max and Spencer’s parts. They went from sniping at each other to not, whereas Collin’s growing attraction for them both and his internal struggles against himself felt a lot more measured.
I really enjoyed the set-up of the town they moved to at the end, where all three of them can live together, without judgement.
Also, writing-wise, this all reads really smoothly written. I wanted more time with each character, sure, but to say it was written by three separate authors, I didn’t realise that until I got to writing this post up and had to check the authors’ names for the title. I’ve definitely read books written in collaboration that have been far choppier, so if that’s something you were worried about, don’t! It’s very seamlessly done.
I also read this fast, which doesn’t mean it was necessarily short (I don’t actually know how long it is and how that compares to other books I’ve read), but it was a pretty compelling read.
This is a collaboration between 3 writers and I love it. The three main characters are so different from each other but fit so well together. After his marriage brakes down, Collin comes back to America to help his father and brother out with the failing rafting and nature expeditions. When his father dies and his brother is giving up Collin decides to sell the land and goats and his cabin without knowing what his life will be next. There is only one last excursion and than he can do or go whatever he wants. But he doesn't know that this last trip will change his life forever when he meets Max and Spencer. Spencer is a rich boy who owns a catshelter where he finds love that he never was given by his family. Max wanted to propose to his boyfriend on this trip, but it all went up in smoke. So three damaged men, a terrible storm and a cozy cabin with nothing else to do than having great sex and then go and leave it all behind. Just a nice memory. Max is the first to acknowledge that the coming together of the three of them means much more than just a memory. Will the other two men feel the same? He knows he has to try. I believe this is the first book is the introduction to the new series of Cherry Creek where these three men will find their forever home and I can't wait for the series.
Collin is an older, divorced Englishman tour guide who thinks he already had his chance at love, when along comes two much younger men for one of his hiking tours. Max is a heartbroken grump and Spencer is a sweet and spoiled. They learn their differences are what makes their chemistry sizzle!!
Triads are one of my favorite tropes to read. I love seeing how all the edges fit together and fall into place. It's hard enough with just two men without adding in the third but these ladies really pulled it all together. I love all three of these authors individually and was so excited to read this collaboration!!
I love this particular triad even more because I love when the men aren’t all young and bendy and can go multiple times...lol!! I absolutely adore that Collin is an older man and longs to take care of his men. Getting older doesn’t mean the sex is bad, it just means it’s more meaningful and cherished more. Spencer’s dramatics and impulsiveness will keep him young and Max’s seriousness and grumpiness will balance it all out.
I love that it all came back around to Cherry Creek and I can not wait to see more from this town by all three authors.
To my ratings: A 3,5* is clicked with a 4* but in review marked as 3,5*:
5* - very very good and rare (it would be a Blow-Away-book like ‘Jesse's Smile’ or ‘Joey’ from Angelique Jurd, ‘Save the the kids’ series from EM Leya, ‘Love’s Tethered Heart’ from C.L. Etta or ‘Liberty’ from Seth King), it's like an A+
4* - very good and will be often reread and is a WOW-book with interesting plot and surprises (like most of Andrew Grey books and Davidson Kings 'Haven Hart'-series) it's like an A
3,5* - a really good book, which will be reread a few times (most romances where you can enjoy for relaxing and during waiting times in hospitals). I can recommend them definitively! It's like an B+
3* - it could be more then a one-time-reader (2-3 times a year), it's like a B
2* - it was ok to read, but it's more a one-time-reader (I wouldn't recommend it heartily, but it was ok) It's like a C-, D
1* - sorry, but that isn't really a book for me (too many mistakes, not nice plot, illogical, so an absolute NO-GO). It's like failure in the whole line, dismissed, repeat the class
Collin is letting his father's dream go, he can't keep it running after his dad dies. This will be the last tour, it supposed to be a full group, but everyone cancels except Max and Spencer. Max and Spencer are total opposite, Max is super grumpy while Spencer is overly optimistic. While these three men couldn't be any different, when they are forced to hide out at Collins cabin with no power, the simmering between them turns into sparks, but none of them except maybe Spencer, see it lasting past the power outage.
For a good third of the book, I couldn't decide if I liked Max or if he was a complete asshole. I understand he was going through a break up but he was a complete ass for a good portion of the book and did everything he could to be mean to Spencer. Once Max started to relax he became more bearable. Spencer on the other hand you just had to like even for an overly optimistic person, there was just something about him I wanted to squeeze him in a hug. Collin was between the two in temperament but he definitely didn't have it any easier with everything going on in his life. The ending though was tough, I wasn't sure this triad would pull through but they had an HEA.
A okay start to the book but it gets better with Collin taking his last camp trippers out on the trail before putting the business onto mothballs. With Spencer and Maxwell the three would have an adventure yah an understatement there. Right off I liked Spencer he loves his cat rescues and had a thing for Daddy's..and doesn't mind teasing the other two. The three are great together when they don't bicker, it seems Spencer just might be the glue but I'll see. Max was the least favorite here yah they needed Collin for more than just a guide. Baggage for all but mother nature had plans for them even if they don't agree. Yah the sexy scenes are hot between them. This was a great book with adventures and things going haywire. Written with 3 POVs with a fantastic ending.
Collin (53 yrs divorcee) when he receives news for his father's heath. The family business needed him back. A young Spencer who loves cats and Max alone again after he gets dumped. Yah mother nature does her best again.
This is a great series overall, and even though it mostly doesn’t take place in Cherry Creek, this is a lovely addition.
Spencer, Collin and Max have a fairly rocky start, with previous relationships and some understandable self-esteem issues to overcome, but between the three of them they find a way to weather the storm. See what I did there? You will if you read the book!
This story is MMM and told from the first meeting between the three of them, rather than an established couple finding a third. The writing is great, the characters are loveable but they certainly have their flaws, and there are some brilliant funny moments as well as plenty of romance and steam. Also, obviously there are goats. The goats are good and now I want a goat, which could be proof of how effectively this book has conveyed the wonder of goats, or of how easily influenced I am, or both. Regardless, it’s a great book!
For about 40% of the story, I wanted to beat Max senseless with his own boot. There's prickly, and then there's being a needless asshole. Yes, Max was hurting, but he took every opportunity to be a dick to Spencer, who, god bless him, managed to not throw him into the river tied to a boulder.
By the last 40% of the story, I couldn't imagine how these three could ever function without one another. Luckily, since I've already read EM Lindsey's Love Him series, I didn't have to worry.
I find throuple stories to be kind of a tightrope to experience. There's so much of a chance for it to feel like someone is being left out, or isn't cherished/needed/loved quite as much as the other two. I didn't feel that here. The evolution from strangers to needed for all three was smooth and equally shown. Spencer holds a soft spot in my heart, though. And it was nice to see that Robert wasn't always a bastard! 😆
This is a really, really good book. Three men who are so different coming together to become one. Collin was in his fifties and convinced his chance of love disappeared when his ex-husband did. And Max, who never thought he could love anybody again after the devastation of a recent breakup. And then there was sweet and somewhat naive Spencer, who didn’t believe he was worthy of anybody’s love, much less that of two men. But together they were all perfect for each other.
I really enjoyed this story! Max and Spencer, so completely different, on a 48 camping/rafting trip led by Collin as their guide...what could possibly happen? The build up to the three of them finding happiness together was really well done and that fateful stormy night when they finally got together was a great payoff! The writing was really seamless even though it was written by three different authors, you couldn't tell at all and it flowed effortlessly for me. I would have really liked a little more time with them all, and some more steamy time, after they all came together, but maybe that just means there is more in store for these three in future books??? I hope so, and I hope there is more coming from Cherry Creek!