Ruled by her Daddies

Harem of Daddies #1

by Laylah Roberts

One was a friend.
One was a former lover.
And the other was her nemesis.
Hurt, alone and out of options, they’re her last hope. And her every desire.
Three gorgeous, sexy men to crave. Three alpha personalities to navigate. Three daddies to cherish and indulge her…
And discipline her.

Welcome to Escana, where the men are gorgeous, dominant and they like to share their women.

Genres: BDSM, Romance, Why Choose, Contemporary, Menage, Second Chance, Erotica

487 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Laylah loves reading, but she particularly loves a good romance with some seriously alpha men. Protective, possessive men with large hearts. Writing has become her passion and she hopes her readers enjoy her stories as much as she does writing them.

Reviews

[Cécile Smits · Rating 4 out of 5]

Laylah Roberts found a new family,one that has 3 Daddies sharing one little,and it’s HOT!
And i was lucky enough to get the ARC,giving me a chance to find out just how HOT.....

This family has its share of trouble to deal with,and problems that tear them apart for a long time.
Vivi loves her boyfriend Aleki, and she has feelings for his best friends,Caleb and Wolf,too.
When they join the navy with the goal of becoming SEALS,they leave Vivi behind,thinking she’ll be able to handle the distance. Only.....

Fast forward 8 years,and we find Vivi in a lot of trouble.
Her husband died,leaving her to share the damaging info they gathered about her father with his friend.
Only,when she tries to meet this “friend”,things turn very dangerous....

When Wolf hears about the death of Vivi’s husband,he shares the news with his friends.
They’re living in Escana,and are part of the security team for the royal family.
Caleb wants to back to the States to find Vivi,and see if she’s ok.
Where one goes,the other two go too,though.
How to find her,that seems to be the question,until Wolf shares something surprising.....

Finding her is one thing,finding out she’s not only badly hurt,but clearly hasn’t been doing ok for a long time,is another.
When they hear the truth of what happened 8 years ago,they decide to take no more chances.
They’re going to steal her and take her home with them.
Make her see she belongs with her Daddies.
And at the same time take away every threat against her......

An entertaining read,one that revolves mostly about restoring the relationship between 4 damaged people.
About finding ways to make Vivi feel comfortable and safe after a life of neglect and verbal abuse.
With a touch of danger,hovering in the background until the end.
Where everything becomes clear,and the danger is eliminated in a satisfying manner.

[Kait · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have no words. I laughed, my eyes watered.. I’m obsessed with this and the four of them. 😍

WARNING! This contains themes that aren’t for everyone so be sure to check out the description and warnings first.

~In order to keep them safe, Vivi pushed away the only people she cared for. Eight years later, they track her down after learning her husband has passed. In a world of trouble, she leans on Caleb to help her. Aleki is still licking his wounds after she dumped him. And Wolf claims he hates her. Can they move forward?~

With that said, this has to be one of my absolute favorite why choose daddy dom books. Laylah has such a way with words. I felt so connected to every one of her characters and their emotions.

Wolfe is such a mother hen! I was cracking up so much. He is adorable. I love how much he grows throughout the book. Caleb is such a natural leader and daddy. He so sweet and tender with Viv but also stern and a man of his word. And Aleki.. he is such a hoot. He seriously reminds me of Joey from Friends because he’s such a flirt and is always eating. I adored them all so much. Vivi is such a sweetheart. You just want to wrap her in a big hug.

I loved this so much! I cannot wait to continue the series.

[Gothi · Rating 1 out of 5]

Consent is key...

This author doesn't understand informed consent. Pushing BDSM on a vanilla person who's injured and in the hospital isn't cute. I get it's a romance but they just throw honorifics and BDSM play at her without giving her time to process or decide or agree. It's coercive. Also, kidnapping was planned, premeditated I don't know if carried out because I refuse to read that far but I assume so. Idc if she - by law of the plot- needs to be protected from some murderer, kidnapping and planning to convince/force someone to be your sex slave/ wife isn't okay.

This author also can't write or edit very well, in the beginning it was hard to tell who was talking and what was going on. The first 3 chapters should have been rewritten 5 times before this published.

All in all, while it was almost bearable my ethics stopped me from reading when they start in with BDSM play without letting her decide it's what she wanted. Indeed she was just informed a few minutes before what ageplay was - almost as the play started- and they'd already been throwing some BDSM play at her prior to even telling her what it was. I don't understand why romance authors have to over emphasis ageplay by making the 'little' uninformed and/or childish "needing" to be corrected. That shouldnt happen without the sub consenting to it first, in the right headspace to consent. I hate the use of honorifics like 'Daddy' thrown around so carelessly outside an established - and consented to - relationship. I think taking a sick person and using their weakness as an excuse to 'care' for them is an abuse of kink. In this instance, I don't care if they already love her. Her husband just died, she was shot, she's scared, in pain and in the hospital on drugs. They are deranged. This author is irresponsible. And I can't read more.

Informed consent is sexy. Put it in your books.

[Amanda Mant · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic start to a new series by my favorite ageplay author! Laylah is just plain fantastic! I cleared my schedule today knowing this book was coming out and I don’t regret it for a second. What a great story!

Vivi was sweet and fun. She’d had a rough time of things for a while so she spent a lot of this book fighting her inner demons. But her men had work to do on themselves as well. It was wonderful how this family worked their way from a once happy past that ended badly, into a strong relationship.

The steam factor in this one is wonderful! Vivi gets a lot of time with her men individually which I really liked. They only have one moment with all of them interacting at once. There is a lot of watching happening throughout, but it’s only a full on menage once. Personally, I tend to like a little more action with everyone as opposed to so much one on one. But it was really lovely seeing each individual relationship bloom and deepen.

As always with Laylah, there is some intrigue as well. I could see certain bits coming, but the overall ‘who done it’ surprised me. I really appreciated that.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to any and all lovers of ageplay. Even ageplay adjacent fans who are looking to better understand the lifestyle via books need to check out Laylah’s work. I also recommend it to those who like reverse harem, those who like a little suspense with their romance, and lovers of BDSM.

I guarantee this one will end up being a re-read for me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

OH and Laylah - that recommendation I made on your fan page about getting someone to write the CJ Bennett books for you? You should seriously consider it! I need to read me some CJ Bennett!!!

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 stars

I enjoyed the build up in this DD/LG reverse harem story.

I haven’t loved the last few books by this author so this was a pleasant come back surprise.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful story, so sexy and full of action a wonderful story
This was a simply wonderful book by Laylah Roberts the story was so well written the plot and the characters were simply beyond you wildest dreams and the fact that this is also a murder attempt and an unknown story of love that strong that she had been prepared to keep them all safe by letting her love go, then to keep him and his friends safe she had agreed to marry a stranger.
Vivi had been married to a man she didn’t love for over eight years forced into the marriage by her controlling father who threatened to hurt the only men she had ever cared about and who in turn had cared for her. Her father was a Senator now and was still as devious and when her husband discovered he only had months left he had started to collect incriminating evidence with her help and it had been put onto a memory stick and she had a copy to give to a contact,
Wulf, Caleb and Aleki had gone searching for Vivi when they had realised, she had disappeared and also because they just felt something was not quite right, imagine their surprise and anger when they found her close to death wounded, infected gunshot, twisted ankle and hidden in a filthy alley in her own filth.
When they discover all that she had been through and that she had not willingly given them up they knew that they had to discover the truth, now they had the only girl they had ever loved back into their life they would do whatever it takes to keep her safe, happy and healthy and for the first time loved.
This story is simply filled with ups and downs and twists and turns and there is some serious underhandedness happening and they know that they have to help her recover her health, laughter and love of life as she is a fraction of the woman they knew.
I voluntarily received and review an Advanced Reader Copy
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading any future publications; keep up all the great writing.

[Ritu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Genevieve reunites with Aleki, Caleb, and Wolfe. They take her to Escana, but danger follows them there. I enjoyed this book.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Chalice · Rating 4 out of 5]

The couple: Caleb, Aleki, Wolfe, and Genevieve (Vivi)

Romance genre: DD/lg
Series: Harem of Daddies
Length: 487 pages

Plot: Aleki and Vivi are dating, seriously, and he and his two friends, Caleb and Wolfe, are getting ready to go into the Navy SEALS (side note - it seemed that the guys were into college and going into the military - I didn't think you could go straight into the SEALS, but maybe I don't know). Things were going great, but then seemingly out of nowhere, Vivi breaks up with him. All three guys are devastated - Caleb and Wolfe are upset for Aleki's sake, but also for their own because they're secretly in love with her. Eight years later, Vivi is in trouble. Her husband has just died, and there are dangerous mysteries around his death and her father's nefarious activities. She's on the run and close to being fatally ill. The guys find her, and while Caleb wants to go after her, the other two aren't sure she deserves her help. But they find her and discover that there is more to the story than they realize. In that discovery, they decide that she needs someone to take care of her - she needs all three of them.

Commentary: This is the start of a new series that takes place in the fictional country of Escana where it is normal for a woman to be married to a harem of men. Our three heroes are not originally from there, but after working security for the princes of the country for so long, they have become citizens. This is a common trope in DD/lg books - the idea of a closed society (town, country, ranch) that not only allows but encourages these types of relationships. They take Vivi there to help her heal, to protect her, and to give her time to decide if she wants to be with them. At this point, Caleb is all in, but I think Aleki is working off of guilt, and Wolfe is still undecided. He believes that maybe he can deal with the relationship in order to give Caleb and Aleki what they want. It's kind of sad - at one point he says that he'll just be "third dick" in the relationship, as though he isn't worthy of love, and we find this to be true when he tells Vivi about his childhood.
I knew from the very beginning that Vivi broke up with Aleki to protect him - I don't think that was well-hidden, but the guys believed it without question, and I doubt that was due to Vivi's acting skills. So I believe that Aleki's guilt was justified and needed. They owed her for their professed hatred. She definitely should have trusted and told them - maybe. They acted as though they could have handled her father, but they were young and had no connections back then, so maybe it would have done more harm than good if she had told them.
Anyways, I liked this story and am looking forward to the rest of the series.

Next book in the series: Claimed by Her Daddies

[Rhonda Hicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this blurb and thought, a Daddy reverse harem sounded like a great relaxing afternoon read. Ok, there was way more substance to this story than I originally thought there would be. Yes, there are three gorgeous, hunky alphas who had decided they liked the tradition of multiple men making one woman the center of their universe. There is so much intrigue, mystery, drama, angst, and danger that whirls around these four main characters. Genevieve, aka Vivi, left Aleki, the man she was dating, and his best friends Caleb and Wolfe eight years ago on the pretense it just wouldn't work. When Caleb sees her husband has died he has a gut feeling something is wrong and he needs to find her. That's when the three decide if one goes, the others will as well. Luckily Wolfe had put a GPS tracker in a locket Aleki had given her for her birthday and had never turned it off so they knew what city was in, it was just a matter of finding her. What they found when they located her was more than the three were prepared for. I have to say, this was one of the best reverse harem books I've read and I can't wait to see what Laylah Roberts brings in the next book of the series.

[Donna Louise · Rating 5 out of 5]

Donna L
5.0 out of 5 stars Drool Worthy
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
Verified Purchase
I am not new to reverse harem books, but I was swept away by the weight
of emotions of the characters in Ruled By Her Daddies. My only complaint
is once I started reading I had to finish the entire book and ended up one
very tired but happy reader.The majority of the book is set in Escana,where
it is normal for men to share women.

It takes courage to let go of the one you love and put their safety above your
own. This is the painful dilemma that Vivi took when she left Aleki eight years
ago. Present day finds Vivi filthy, sick, and a shadow of her self hurt in an alley.
The shock sends the men into disbelief.They steal her away and take her to
Escana with the hope that she will agree to be theirs. To complete their family.

The men were so unique, with very different personalities.Aleki always the joker Caleb was oh, so commanding and drool-worthy. Wolfe was so intense with trust issues. Talk about being emotionally stunted. Wolfe was my favorite character with his many lists .What a complex man he was and how I enoyed getting inside of his head.

I liked how the men did not pressure Vivi into their bed before she was ready.Their need to nurture her took over feelings of anger and betrayal.They worked together to build up her confidence until she felt safe to let out her little.

I loved this book. It was full of emotional turmoil, danger, age play, forgiveness but at the heart of it, it's a true love story.

[Karon Price · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, what a great start to this new daddy series by Laylah Roberts. I love that this is a second chance at romance book. I won't go through a complete synopsis of the book, the blurb does that for us. I'm just going to list some of the things I love the most about this story. Vivi is a tall Little. Yes, 5'8". As a tall girl this fact made me giddy. Calling right now for more tall Littles! Vivi isn't even sure she's a Little and the guys let her come to that conclusion on her own. They allow her to figure it out and don't push her even if they know she's the Little for them. Laylah gave us three distinct Heroes. These guys are carbon copies of each other. They all have their own roles and distinct personalities. They actually talk about jealousies and the rules and how things are going to be handled. Now this may seem "clinical", but truly is amazing. No assumptions that every is just on the same page, we know, because she showed it to us. This RH is just FUN. They laugh, they talk, they argue, they love and I love them all. Laylah has given us quite a few clues, hints, Easter eggs, whatever you want to call them and I need to know more. Please, I need the next book in this series.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Maureen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very heartfelt and emotional story i felt. I just loved everything about this story, heart break, betrayal, forgiveness are just a few words that come to mind.
Vivi was going out with Alexi and was friends with his two mates Calab and Wolfe, they were accepted into the Navy Seals, as for Vivi she was still young enough that she had to do her fathers bidding.
Present time, sees Vivi in an alleyway cold wet and dirty, her husband dead and others trying to murder her. Calab,Alexi and Wolfe are there to help her despite not really trusting her. But when they see her they all have conflicting emotions. So they take her back to where she can be kept safe and be theirs. Truths are reveled , can her men truely protect her?

I really enjoyed this full length book, it really was great .
5 stars plus and i fully recommended this to other who love these wonderful daddy books.

[Jill · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this story. It is full of action with three men getting reacquainted with the only woman they have ever loved. After being shot, Vivi is rescued, by Aleki, Caleb and Wolfe and once she has sufficiently healed they take her to their home in Escana. While their love grows stronger everyday, the danger is still there and someone she thought she could trust becomes her worst nightmare. I love how Vivi is able to reach Wolfe and break down the barriers he has built around himself. The fact that she finds her Little is worked beautifully into the story. There is so much going on in this story that it makes for a great read and one that I would highly recommend.
I received a free copy of this book via Bookfunnel and are voluntarily leaving a review.

[Rara Loves to Read · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great story

Laylah Roberts is an author that I can always count on to write an entertaining book that brings me joy and pleasure. Once again she has written a story that grabbed my attention from the first page and kept it until the satisfying conclusion. The characters in Ruled by her Daddies gave this book its heart. Each one so different yet they all were compelling, especially Wolf. He was not your traditional romance hero but I still fell in love with his desire to please Vivi and his ability to learn and grow. The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat and the sex had me fanning myself. This book had it all. I am so excited to see what comes next in this series but I have no doubt that each new book will be another hit.

[Cathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Definitely recommend!!

I’ve loved the Reverse harem sub-genre for a while now, but this was the first book I’ve read with the “Daddy/Little” theme - I’ll be honest, I was a bit leery at first, but I really found that I liked it, it added an interesting element to the story. I liked how the FMC also struggled with the concept, as well as struggled with being who she was with what others say we as adults are supposed to be/act like. On top of that, I loved the guys who were all so different - but loved Wolfe the most, and the other guys relationship and acceptance of Wolfe for who he is. And the steam factor was definitely not lacking at all!

[EducatedBookFreak · Rating 5 out of 5]

Layla Roberts continues to keep me engrossed in her world of littles and daddies and papas. Her words are magic on the page. She kept my attention from the first word to the last. I loved her characters. The setting. The rebellion. The suspense. She is one of my top 10 authors I read. An absolute must read for those who love a little spanking, corner time and naughty littles.

This story has such raw emotion. Love that has lasted forever. Men who will protect no matter what. A woman that does anything to protect her men - including pouting and bratiness. Another amazing story that everyone needs to read!!

[Anne Young-Cronister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome story!! I loved this tale of intriguing characters and how they steal their bride! I’m usually not a fan of the harem themes but this had such wonderful men and ViVi. I couldn’t help but love the entire book! Wolfe is such an interesting and slightly broken character. That when ViVi and Wolfe are together, it’s absolutely sizzling! Alecki and Caleb rounded out this wonderful family. The exciting action and plot twists kept me very entertained! How could any Little not be delirious with happiness being loved by these 3 men?
All it takes is a lot of trust and love to find your forever family. The playfulness of this Daddy, Papa and Wolfie have for their Jelly Bean was so adorable and the Steamy stuff was hotter than the Fourth of July!! HEA is amazing!


I reviewed a complementary copy of this book

[Elizabeth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story starts out as a dark and scary mystery but when Caleb gets a 6th sense and Wolfe admits to have been able to find her through a tracking device he restored, then it turns into the sweetest reverse harem love story. The characters are all so different and this is also a story of Wolfe’s personal and emotional growth alongside the love story. There are moments when I laughed out loud and some that are so sad but it is a delightful feel good story.

[Ava · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve read all of Laylah Roberts books and this one is definitely in my top 5 ! I especially loved the length of this book, it feels like the longest one yet. The length of the book definitely allowed us to get to know the characters better it didn’t feel rushed at all. The storyline was great and I especially loved all the multiple points of views. Wolfe was one of my favourite characters !!!
Definitely with a read and I can’t wait to read about the princes at some stage ?
I received a copy of this book from ARC booksprout

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Three plus one

We met the guys in another story, and now they have a story of their own! A spiteful father destroys a woman’s chance at happiness. The men who thought would have her, think she abandoned them. Genevieve thinks she’s protecting the men she loves when she leaves, years later she needs them. We spend a lot of time getting to know each character. Steamy romance with lots of build up. A bit of drama thrown in, that leads to an HEA a long time coming.

[Rhonda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I fell in love with the first book of this new series. I think Wolfie is my favorite but I loved all the guys. The story just hooked me from the first page and drew me in. The danger, the mystery of who is after Vivi kept me turning the pages. I was honestly shocked at who it was. Now I can't wait for the next book and I hope Pippa gets her story!!!!

[Liz [reads books] · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it. It was engaging from the first word. Can't wait for more. Hopefully Pippa is next!

[Becky Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I totally enjoyed Ruled by her Daddies by Laylah Roberts. It had everything I need in a book. Sweet girl, 3 hot guys, misunderstandings, second chances, Daddies, littles, danger drama, spankings and lots of hot sexiness. Don't tell the other guys but Wolfe was my favorite. Kudos Laylah you delivered one fantastic book!

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all of the Daddy books and this one was no different. It was sweet and naughty with a huge hit of spice. Perfect story that keeps you involved in the book.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Varied Books · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun read
The men were awesome. I also liked the h. Good relationship development. I wanted more steam and spankings.

I heart Wolfe so hard
“I want to know who hurt you. Then I’m going to make sure they never do it again. I’ll slay all your demons, your tormentors. Let me stand between you and your nightmares.”

“Nobody is allowed to see you naked but us. If they do, I’ll carve out their eyeballs and squish them like boiled eggs.”

“It’s the four of us and that’s it. You should know better. We’re all possessive as hell. If any other man ever tries to take what is ours, then Wolfe won’t be the only one carving up body pieces.”

[Jennifer Goliash · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ehh it was okay

I wanted to like this cause unlike this writer but it was just okay. It took me 3 nights to read it & I usually read a book or 2 a night. It had a great premise but it just didn't get there. It was boring at parts because it was redundant. At one pint I thought I had accidentally gone snack several chapters cause it seemed like the same exact conversations were had more than one or twice already in the book. It was slow moving because of that. You are halfway through the book before they even start to get into the relationship moving past her getting used to living there with them. I was bored and would put it down to go do other stuff rather than read it because it was lacking anything that made me what to keep reading at that time. I liked the guys - Wolfe my favorite. I liked that there was something big going on that lead them to finding her again. I think if there was a quick wrap up & ill be honest not an unexpected or shocking conclusion that was wrapped up almost as an after thought. I knew who the real bad guy was & I knew he also helped or was complicit in the death of her mother. It wasn't shocking. It was right there the whole time. The last few pages was the wrap up to everything & poorly executed. That was backburner to the repeated spanking scenes & her acting exactly like every other "little" in her books. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind the spanning scenes buy when they are identical to not just the ones in this book but in all her books there is no need to repeatedly put them in the book. I don't do age play & I don't know anyone that's admittedly into that lifestyle so I don't know exactly how that all works but other names, physical descriptions, playing preferences, & location you could swap out any little in any of her books & barely be able to tell the difference. Why are women who are capable of adults get so squeamish over talking about going go the bathroom. This woman was an a Yale law school graduate yet even before she was an admitted little she didn't want them to know she had to go to the bathroom. Why?! Why do every little in every book act like they don't think their "daddy" should know they have normal human body functions. It annoyed me. It can't be just because they have little qualities - it is something unique to this writer. The way the little talk is identical in every book. I read some other books with age play in it & they were vastly different. Similar in how the relationship works but the littles are capable of being fully functioning adults when they need to be & have their little time. That doesn't seem to be the way she works it. They are mostly little & even when they are doing adult things & handling business they are still littleish. I guess I was just tired of reading the same old some old just in a new country & sadly I don't want finish the series this started.

[Beverly McCall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again, Laylah Roberts pens another delightful age-play, reverse harem romance series with Harem of Daddies. The first book in this series is Ruled by her Daddies and features three alpha males—Aleki, Wolf, and Caleb. Readers met them in Ms. Roberts’ Montana Daddies series in Daddy’s Angel with Arianna and Bain. Arianna and Caleb are best friends. Now, readers learn more about this dynamic trio as they work at keeping their soulmate, Genevieve “Vivi” Amelia, a young woman, save and in their lives. Vivi flees from the manipulating father, who is the current governor, and his wicked and evil ways. Can this trio keep her safe? Can the emotional wounds inflicted onto Vivi be cured? You must read this book to find out.

I enjoyed Ms. Roberts’ romantic suspense story. Her characters, both primary and secondary, are complex with multiple layers. I enjoyed the chemistry between Vivi, Aleki, Wolfe, and Caleb. Their conversational and internal dialog was well-written. Vivi’s rambling revealing her thoughts whenever she was nervous makes her adorable and adds humor to this story. I appreciate Ms. Roberts continued use of a two-prong plot. One prong being the romance and the other the suspense of the actions of her father and his associates, including her Uncle Ben, to create tension in her plot. Ms. Roberts used dialog and descriptive language to move her plot along. Ms. Roberts used descriptive language to paint vivid pictures. The scenes involving Vivi’s encounter with her uncle is a good example. This captivating romantic suspense story is a great find. Well done, Ms. Roberts.

[Dede · Rating 3 out of 5]

Im a plain sucker for DDLG books. and a DDLG book that has 3 hot Daddies. Uhhhh, yes pls!
But this books was just....bad?
I enjoyed the men and their strong characters and all but jesus there was so much wrong with it. they force DDLG/kink themes and honorificks at female lead im just so....turned off.
Vivi's characteer is confusing to follow because im unsire whetaher she knows about DDLG or not. One scene she knows zero the next shes a small expert.
I love it when the male lead refer to themselves as Daddy but i was cringing a lot.

Consent isnt even mentioned in the first scene. The men literly push the terms and actions to an injured and weak Vivi at the hospotal. Total turn-off.
I had to re-read a few chapters since the mix of who's talking was messed up. In the beginning it was hard to tell who was talking and what was going on. Trying to peice togetehr who was speaking and then the pushing DDLG and BDSM themes s=to an obvios vanilla person is soooo UN-SEXY.
I will not finish the rest of the series.

Overall Rating: 3 stars. i was so dissapointed but the men were hot. *shrugs*

[SmallRain · Rating 2 out of 5]

I usually really like Laylah Roberts books but I sure didn’t like this one. Part of the problem is age play but that is my fault not hers. However I found all the characters wooden except Vivi and there seemed to be continuity errors. When the three men, Aleki, Caleb and Wolfe, find Vivi she is very sick but is adamant no hospitals. When she is somewhat better she explains why and why she doesn’t want her father notified and why she broke up with Aleki eight years before. However they keep asking why, why, why. I kept going back to see if I had missed something but no one ever says that they think she is holding something back and there never is something more. Vivi can’t understand how they found her and it is explained, but she asks again. No one says she is confused from her illness so why all this repeating? I found it irritating and ultimately found the book boring. If you want to read some very good writing of hers read her Haven series, so very much better.

[Andrea · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sad to rate this book so low, but I was honestly so tired of reading it I barely finished. The story was good but the pace was too slow and the plot dragged because of it. This could've been half the length without jeopardizing the story and character growth.
Speaking of character growth: the only one who eventually showed sufficient amount of it was Wolfe. The h was insufferable from the middle of the story until the very end. The other heroes were always the same, never changing, so what's the point of a long book if only one of the four main characters is actually changing throughout the story?
I like Laylah Roberts' writing but maybe longer books are not her forté.