Kassidy and Chris are deeply in love and living together. Kassidy is eager to meet Chris's best friend Dag who moved to San Francisco years ago and is now back in Chicago for a visit and to explore new business opportunities. It's clear from the beginning that Dag has some mixed-feelings about Chris and Kassidy, even though he is immediately drawn to Kassidy. The attraction deepens as they explore common business interests. A night out dancing and drinking is enough to lower their inhibitions and soon it's revealed that Chris and Dag used to enjoy loving a woman together. Kassidy seizes the opportunity to fulfill a fantasy she didn't even know she had. As they explore their passions, a myriad of emotions—love, hurt, doubt, hope -- threaten the balance between love and friendship.

RULE OF THREE is a beautifully written modern love story. Much like modern design esthetics, it's deceptively simple, with clean and simple lines. While the erotica element is prominent, it is ultimately a romance that expands the definition of "couple" to include three people. I was drawn to the three main characters; they are strong, loving, independent, and utterly comfortable in who they are and what they want. They have clear identities in both their personal and professional lives. The relationships, particularly that of Kassidy and Dag who are meeting for the first time, are given the attention needed to make the desire for a committed relationship believable. Their personal and professional conversations felt genuine. If there is one thing I didn't like about this book it's the cover. I point it out because the three androgynous, waif-thin models on the cover may invoke the wrong expectation in potential readers. Don't let the cover put you off. RULE OF THREE is a wonderful story between thirty-somethings who are established professionally and are discovering a new kind of fulfillment in their personal lives.

I'm already on the hunt for Kelly Jamieson's earlier books to see what I've missed. I can't wait to see what's next.

Book Summary

If you follow the rules, you miss all the fun...

Kassidy is a good girl who wants to be bad. Dag is a bad boy who is very, very good. And Chris? He likes to watch…

When wicked-sexy Dag returns to Chicago to catch up with his old college buddy Chris and meet The Girlfriend, none of them are anticipating the unexpected turn of events that switches a loving twosome into a scorching hot threesome. As old feelings resurface, and new attractions are explored, a storm of sexual sparks is unleashed that leads them into forbidden areas.

Always the good girl, Kassidy blossoms under the attentions of two loving men, but neither she nor Chris are expecting the ménage to take a quarter turn toward Dag…and his feelings for Chris. When it’s revealed that Dag’s attraction to Chris is one big reason he left town, a tangled mess of old hurts and new feelings might destroy friendship. Love. Might destroy everything.

Warning: This book contains a couple already in love, a couple falling in love and a couple in love who didn’t know it; also multiple scorching sex scenes including girl with boy, girl with two boys, boy with boy and two boys with girl...whew!

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