Title: Threepeat
Series: Secrets: Book Three
Authors: KC Wells and Parker Williams
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Length: 340 Pages
Category: Contemporary, BDSM
At a Glance: I liked this book, overall. It was a great read, and it’s a solid addition to the series.
Reviewed By: Carrie
Blurb: Can two Doms open their hearts again for a young man desperately in need of their help?
Two years ago, Aaron Greene and Sam Thompson were devastated when their submissive broke the contract that bound the three of them together. They still wonder what happened and whether they can find a way to move forward. When Aaron finds a sick young man by the curbside, his protective instincts kick in, and after consulting Sam, he takes Tim home.
After being thrown out of his home, Tim Waterman finds himself on the street, doing whatever he needs to survive. Until a bear of a Good Samaritan scoops him up and saves him. Then one bear becomes two, and a chance discovery gets him thinking about what might be, if he’s bold enough to make a move.
So what happens when Aaron and Sam wake up one morning to find Tim naked in their bed? Will they get a new chance at life, or will history Threepeat itself?
Review: This is the third book in the series, and each is a standalone all the while incorporating beloved characters from former novels. For those who don’t know. the Secrets series is a break-off from the Collars and Cuffs series and you will find mentions and cameos from crossover characters, which I absolutely love.
Two years ago, Aaron and Sam had a sub walk out on them. And they didn’t have any idea why. Sebastian was not just any sub either; Aaron and Sam run a strict household, and Seb was their live-in slave. To have Sebastian just leave left both men reeling in their own ways, and questioning everything about their lives and the choices made leading up to the split. Aaron and Sam are unique (at least in the beginning of the book), in that they are both Doms and they do not submit to one another, so for them to remain in a committed relationship with each other after Seb left was a monumental feat. I appreciated that the authors took their time to explain the complicated relationship between these two men, and set the groundwork for the story to move forward. It was hard, and it took a serious amount of commitment and soul searching, and they almost didn’t make it, and at the time we meet them at the beginning of the book, they are teetering on collapse. Neither man wants to walk away, they love each other dearly, but neither is able to give the total control the other craves in a submissive. Wells and Parker have created two men who NEED a third, they need that submissive between them to make them work.
Enter Tim, who’d retreated to the street. For him, living on the street was actually preferable to being home. Beaten and thrown out the door into the driveway by his brothers as his father looked on broke him in more ways than physically. He’s managed to make it so far, but getting sick and then selling the antibiotics the free clinic gave him for food was probably not a good idea in hindsight. Collapsing on the street and waking up in an unfamiliar house, Tim thinks he now knows what heaven might be like with the soft bed he landed in. Meeting two very large bears of men and finding out the bed is in their house scares and intimidates the crap out of him. Despite being from such a harsh background, Tim is a soft soul. He has a solid core and backbone that has helped him get through his past, but at heart he takes joy in the simple things. Trusting that Sam and Aaron only want what is best for him is hard for Tim to do. But as time goes on, the want that blooms in Tim to be more than a houseguest, to be MORE for Aaron and Sam, becomes overwhelming for Tim; convincing his two bears of that is just one more hurdle Tim has to cross to truly make his life what he has always wanted it to be. Tim has a servant’s heart, to be of service no matter if it’s shining shoes or vacuuming floors or being used sexually; it’s all he wants. It’s rare to find a story about a true service sub, but that is what Tim is and what makes him happy. Giving total control of his life and his body to Aaron and Sam fulfills him in ways most of us couldn’t dream of.
Wells and Parker do a slow burn on Tim’s story, and it was needed. Tim is eighteen and a dichotomy of hard and soft, a natural product of his nature and his upbringing. If the three men had miraculously jumped into bed together, or Sam and Aaron had made Tim their sub within days or even weeks of meeting him, I would have called BS on the whole book. Instead, the authors let it build. All three men have demons to fight, and the authors let them do that in each character’s own time. Wells and Parker let you know that there are three MEN here, not two and a boy, before they bring them together in any kind of sexual situation. It is clear that it is Tim’s choice to be their boy, and I appreciated the way the storyline was handled.
“Fine.” Sam reached out, took Aaron’s hand, and pulled him close so the three of them were together. “Your punishment is to live with two men who aren’t perfect, but who love you more and more with each passing day. And so you know, this punishment? It’s a lifetime one. No backing out in thirty years. No, sir. You’ll be stuck with us every day of your life.”
So, this is a slow burn and honestly, rather vanilla if you don’t count the service aspect. I would have loved some domestic discipline smattered throughout. The sex scenes, while hot, were a little repetitive but then, so was much of the internal dialogues of the characters, especially Aaron. I LOVED it when Aaron finally submitted to Sam; that was so hot it scorched the page.
I liked this book, overall. It was a great read, and it’s a solid addition to the series. Seeing previous characters was great, and they gave the story as much underpinning and support as they gave Tim, which was outstanding. Makes you want to yell, “Welcome to the family Tim!” while your reading. I hope the next book gets back to a grittier side, more BDSM and some hard-core plot lines these two authors are famous for. Wouldn’t give up this sweet story for anything, but now I would love some red bottoms and lots of angst. Oh, but please bring Maggie along!
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