Threepeat

I am so excited to see Sam and Aaron get their story. Tim is a great addition to their lives. I like how they are willing to be there for him no matter what. I also love Tim's courage to ask for what he needs. I like it when we get to see that Dom's can be vulnerable along with the inner strength that can be found in a sub.

Another fabulous book by the amazing duo of KC Wells and Parker Williams. This is the third book but you can read as a stand-alone.

In this book we have Sam, Aaron and Tim. Aaron finds Tim on the brink of collapsing from pheumonia on the streets after going to the grocery store. Tim is no condition to refuse as he’s almost to the point of blacking out. Aaron bring the gentle soul feels he has no choice but to bring Tim home.

Sam relents to Tim being in their home. They ask Nick a friend doctor to come to their house to access Tim’s condition. Aaron spends the time to bring Tim back to good health. Sam is afraid that they are going to get attached to Tim and he keeps reminding Aaron his not “ours”. Two years ago their submissive asked to be let out of his contract. To say Sam and Aaron were devestated is an understatement.

As Tim heals so do Sam and Aaron. Let Seb go and try to move forward with their life. Tim learns things about himself that he didn’t know he would want/need. Tim comes from a horrible and abusive family. Knowing of Tim’s past abuse they try things that works for all of them.

My heart broke for Tim but was happy to see him find his reward in the form of Sam and Aaron. And for Aaron and Sam to be able to live again, see their friends, have someone that makes them whole again.

This was a fabulous read, few tears were shed but very happy with how it all turned out.

Book three in the Secrets series is a MMM and I do not recommend it being read as a stand-alone. For six years two men thought they had the life they had always dreamed of. Two Doms in love with each other and shared that love with their perfect sub. One day that had come to a heart-crushing end when their perfect sub begged them to let him out of his contract. Two years later, they’re barely hanging on to the love they have for each other and the bleak life they now share. Aaron and Sam are both Doms and have been friends for years. They’re in love with each other, but because of them both being dominants, they want a submissive to share in their lives, hearts and of course in bed. They just don’t know if their hearts can take another blow. The saying “you find love in the strangest places” definitely rings true for these guys.

Aaron is a highly successful home renovator and contractor. He has this savior complex, and he wants to save and help everyone he can. He was absolutely devastated when their former sub begged to be let out of his contract after six years. He has beaten himself up over the fact that he never gave Aaron and Sam a reason. They had no idea what they did wrong. Aaron wants to get past his hurt even if it’s just for Sam, but he can’t seem to figure out how. I loved Aaron and hated that he was in so much pain. He’s such a big-hearted and lovable character.

Sam is a businessman and also a dom. He’s a rough and grumble kind of guy. He too was devastated at losing his former sub, but after two years he’s ready to start living again. He wants Aaron to join him at the club but after doing a couple of scenes with different subs left him unfulfilled, Aaron has protested going back into the scene. Sam is the more dominant of the two, and he knows that as long as neither man will bottom for the other and the loss of their sub, his relationship with Aaron is holding on by a thin string. Something has to change, or he’ll have lost both of the men he has ever loved.

Tim has been mentally and physically abused by his family his entire life. When he came out as gay, his family kicked him out of the house with nothing but the clothes on his back and the after effects of the beating they gave him. Out on the streets at eighteen, he’s learned to survive, but between being extremely sick and emancipated, he’s not going to survive much longer. When he’s close to passing out on a sidewalk, a man saves him and brings him into his home. When he wakes up his life is forever changed by not one man but two. Two men who are sexy as sin but completely off limits. After becoming their housekeeper, he finds a contract and decides that he knows what he wants and he wants it from the two men who he has come to love and care for. Tim is the sweetest guy. Even though he proves to be submissive, he’s no pushover. Loved his character!

These guys go through so much heartache and pain. I definitely teared up a couple of times. I have been rooting for these guys since book two, and I’m so glad they got their HEA. It was a very strong dynamic between the three of them and I loved the development and the natural path their relationship took. Nothing was forced or rushed. It was organic and well thought out. I can’t wait for the next guys in the series. Definitely check out these authors and the other books they write individually.

I highly recommend them all.



***The ARC was provided by Dreamspinner Press. My review is an honest opinion of the book ***



Review edited by : Laura McNellis

Threepeat is a relationship story, a primer in relationships that work, what happens when they don't and how to regain the bond.  The third book in the Secrets series, it is rewarding to return to see the doms and subs from prior stories, some we loved and others we want to know better.  The world created by authors Wells and Williams is set in England, in a BDSM club although this story is less about kink and more about self-identity, ID if you will, and relationships.

Sam and Aaron thought they had everything they needed when their threesome fell apart and their sub, Sebastian left without an explanation.  Since that time, despite the love between Sam and Aaron, things simply didn't work.  How could they move on if they didn't understand what happened?  How could they trust again?

Sam needs to be THE dom.  He needs the control that offers and he had it once or thought that he did.  Aaron, also a top, and dominant in his own right, needs to be needed.  He thrives on his relationship with Sam as long as he has the ability to nurture and care for a third, submissive to them both.

Sam and Aaron are second-guessing their own relationship and struggling to make it work because each too important to the other to just give up.  One evening Aaron came upon a young man who is homeless and very ill and his nurture nature didn't allow him to just ignore this painfully thin, ill young man.

Tim is a sad young man who doesn't believe that he deserves much as he has only known ridicule and abuse from his family, other than brief respite with his grandmother.  He hasn't known a normal childhood and although he always knew he was 'different' he only understood the nature of that difference in his early teen years.  There was no nurture in his home and no sense of 'family'.  After he was beaten and forcibly ejected from his home, just staying alive was Tim's constant focus and when we meet him, he is desperate, physically and emotionally depleted.  He has lost hope and regaining any sense of self, of hope for a future will be a long journey.

This is a strong story of recovery, for Tim as well as for Aaron and Sam.  It is an emotional love story with all of the romance and passion found in the best stories of that genre.

Authors Williams and Wells always tear us apart a bit, making us suffer along with the characters before they show us that there is a door and it is open and with color and love on the other side.

The most difficult thing upon reaching the last page, the last word is that I immediately want to return to our friends and Secrets.

The sizzle factor is a 4, the story 4.5 stars and my desire for the next in this series is a strong 5!

Threepeat may very well be the sweetest, most romantic BDSM ménage story I’ve ever read. Of course it has the kinky sex and moving storylines I expect from K.C. Wells and Parker Williams, but there’s something about these characters that just tugs on my heartstrings a little harder than usual. As with all the stories in the Secrets series, Threepeat can be read as a standalone. However, with the way the characters interact in Secrets, I recommend reading them in order.

I’m a huge fan of ménage literature, especially when it’s done well, and Threepeat is a gem. K.C. Wells and Parker Williams manage to include all three men in some of the most creative and erotic scenarios I’ve ever read, but this isn’t the focus of the story.

The setup for this one is methodical and two-fold. First the authors explain how losing their contracted submissive is causing a multitude of issues for Doms Aaron and Sam. Both men are doubting themselves, fearing what harm they must have caused to make their previous submissive flee with no explanation.

Long term lovers, Aaron and Sam truly belong together, but the dynamic between them just doesn’t work without their sub. These are two deeply emotional men and they aren’t looking to just fill an empty spot in their lives. They know they still have things to work through, both individually and as a couple, before they are even ready to start looking for a new submissive.

These factors are affecting their relationship, as well as forcing Aaron and Sam to look deeply within themselves. I always find it fascinating to explore the way two dominant men relate to each other, and the authors do an amazing job with this part of the story.

Tim’s tale is simply horrible. Ms. Wells and Mr. Williams paint a vivid picture of the abuse and neglect Tim has suffered at the hands of his family. When he’s finally kicked out of his home, the lengths this young man must go to in order to survive on the streets of London… well disturbing is putting it mildly.

Thankfully Aaron rescues Tim and the two Doms take him into their home and nurse him back to health. Way before they embark on any kind of sexual relationship, these three men forge an intense connection on an emotional level. When the dynamic is firmly established, we can see how they will be able to incorporate the principles of BDSM into their relationship and make it work.

All three of the protagonists undergo an extraordinary journey. We get each man’s story as they discover themselves, and figure out how they work within this triad relationship. I was especially moved watching the changes in Tim as he explores and embraces his need to care for others.

I’m absolutely loving the Secrets series. The way all the characters move back and forth between each other’s stories is artfully done, and I’m especially taken by the way the submissives are building a family together. Each book somehow manages to top the one before it, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed there will be many more episodes in this wonderful collection.