A ranch, one woman, and living in Coyote Ridge…
When they were sixteen, twins Kaden and Keegan dreamed of owning a ranch in Coyote Ridge and sharing their lives with one woman. Two decades later, both dreams seem to be out of their reach. While Kaden is confident that Bristol is the one woman for them, Keegan has lost faith in finding a woman who can accept being with, and loving equally, two men. Bristol finds the twins attractive, even fantasizes about them, but, as the owner of the local day-care center, she is overly concerned with the hit her reputation would take if she is seen dating two men… at the same time.
At first glance, Keegan is the outgoing bad boy who is good for a laugh (and an orgasm) while Kaden is the level-headed, financially stable one that women want to marry. But both men have more depth than these first impressions imply and it’s fun to see the layers peeled back and discover new reasons to fall in love with them. Bristol spends most of the book fighting her attraction to the twins and worrying about how others will judge her if she succumbs to her desires. One of her best friends, Rex, describes her as having a wild streak; a girl with an attitude who didn’t take sh— from anyone. My complaint for the book is that we didn’t see that side of Bristol until the end and the change happened too quickly (for me).
Of course, Nicole’s books are steamy, erotic, happily-ever-after and this book doesn’t disappoint. One thing I like about Nicole’s books is I feel the couples, or threesomes, force me to reevaluate my opinions on love. Before reading this book, I anticipated a lot of explanation about why the twins were intent on sharing one woman. But Nicole doesn’t spend paragraphs trying to justify the twin’s actions and simply explains that “Most people wouldn’t understand their desire to share a woman between them, but that was the only thing they’d ever wanted. Sometimes Kaden couldn’t wrap his head around how it had come to be, but he’d long ago stopped trying to figure it out.” Before this book’s release, I wondered how I’d feel about brothers sharing one woman. Nicole teaches me once again to just go with it. Love is love. You'll be rooting for these three to work it out.
Although this story builds slowly, I recommend it. This is not the typical story where the heroine is in danger, is rescued, and falls into the arms of the men who keep her safe. Instead, it’s the realities of life where Bristol worries what would happen to her business if the residents of her small town knew she longed to be with twins. Is it worth dealing with the judgment of others so she can make Kaden’s and Keegan’s dreams come true? Oh, and it’s certainly a plus to read about being sandwiched between hot, twin cowboys. The fictional town of Coyote Ridge is located about 20 miles from my home and if it were real, I'd hang out at Moonshiners every Friday night just to enjoy the eye candy.
Bonus: there’s a side plot about how Travis, Gage, and Kylie are dealing with the aftermath of their daughter’s abduction. If you are not familiar with this story, Kate is kidnapped and the hunt for her, and her abductor, is told in All In (Off the Books series). We get to see how Travis struggles to deal with his fear and frustration of knowing Kate’s kidnapper is still loose in the world and posing a threat to his family. ( )