Desire of Three

You, Me & Dupree #3

by Jade James

Previous book: Kidnapped

Alex loves Haley with all of his heart. She's everything he could ask for, but when he's partnered with a vampire named Lucian, visions of lust threaten to take over his common sense. To catch a killer, all three must work together, but with each passing day it becomes harder to deny his attraction to Lucian. Losing Haley isn't an option, but can Alex make a threesome work forever?

Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: Anal play/intercourse, male/male sexual practices, menage (m/m/f)./I

Genres: M M F, Paranormal Romance

83 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 12, 2010

About the author

Jade is married with 2 children and never wants to leave New York.

Reviews

[Ebook Addict Reviews]

This is the third installment in Ms. James’ multicultural futuristic series set on earth 3050. The first book is “You, Me & Dupree”, the second “Kidnapped.” Roman and Van from “Kidnapped” make an appearance in “Desire of Three” and the key male characters in it, Lucien and Alex, originally met in that work as well. The author does a good job setting up their story at the end of it “Kidnapped” but DO3 still can stand on its own.

DO3 is a story of instant attraction and a whodunit which is carried over from “Kidnapped.” Mysteries are my favorite types of books to read. I especially love a mystery coupled with the drama of a new love, a growing love or a love denied relationship within a suspenseful or deadly setting. All of these elements are easy to get across in a longer work but tricky to maneuver in a novella sized work.

Ms. James gives it her best shot and almost succeeds. While deep in a case to find the person killing vampires, Alex must deal with his growing attraction for the vampire Lucien his partner working the case. Ms. James most intense and most interesting scenes are when these two characters are front and center; especially Lucian. Their passion and angst heat up the pages. I loved them together. The heat continued when the character Lucian interacted with Alex’s fiancée Haley. The mystery of finding the killer is really secondary to the story of Alex, his lover Haley and the struggle of their mutual attraction for Lucien as it should be– to a degree. But there are no red herrings or clues to bring you to the discovery of the murderer. The novella feels a little bit rushed. I would have liked to have seen the mystery element developed a little bit more. As it is, given the number of characters in the novella, it was fairly easy for me to determine the killer.

I wanted to see more of Alex, Lucien and Haley as a threesome in and out of bed; but especially in bed. I liked “Desire of Three” but it could have been so much more. So don’t choose “Desire of Three” for the mystery. Choose it for the heat between Alex and Lucien; and between Lucien and Haley. I just wish there was much more of it.

J

[Deviant Divas]

Desire of Three not the best ménage paranormal story I have read but it had its good moments. The story lack any true uniqueness or staying power. Overall the book is mediocre and limp. Reviewed by Jimena Silva

DIVA RATING:2 Divas
HEAT RATING: Spark