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emotional roller coaster of a read, There were parts where I didn't like the characters and their actions at all, but ended up rooting for their HEA.
Worth reading Ok, this was kinda weird, I felt weird reading this book, I kept yelling, "YES YOU LOVE THEM BOTH BUT MAKE A DECISION ALREADY!!" As I said WEIRD but I don't judge, WTH!!stars.
Darn alphas. I'm no stranger to Eve Vaughn's writing, This is therd book I've read by the author, With that being said, I hate to that this book didn't do much for me, Hayden is in a relationship with Luc but is still in love with her ex, Sawyer, From the beginning ,I knew this was going to be a love triangle, Two sexy men wanting the same woman Sign me up! As I read the book I was enjoying it until Sawyer returned.
It wasn't his return that turned me off, In fact, I was silently cheering because I was ready for the love triangle to start, What turned me off was his reason for being away for the past year, When his explanation was given, I rolled my eyes, It was so soap operaish, I felt like I was watching General Hospital, And then I started thinking over thinking that if what he said happened, and he's a big time businessman, why didn't anyone know what happened to him How was he able to be gone for a year and no one know why I couldn't shake how much that bothered me.


I've read other Eve Vaughn novels and those were much steamier than this one, The solution to the love triangle was too convenient and unbelievable considering how much Luc and Sawyer hate each other.
I wasn't surprise with the solution to the problem I just thought that there would be more buildup to it where it would appear more plausible.
Hayden was an okay MC but I felt that she was too wimpy and whiney and I wondered what these two men saw in her.
Yes, as a person she was nice, charitable and giving, But as a lover, I found her timid, submissive and not owning her sexuality, She was scared to admit to her lovers what she liked for fear of how they would react.
I think she suffered from "Good Girl Syndrome", But she was okay with Sawyer and Luc's solution to their triangle, For me, it didn't feel true with the Hayden that was being portrayed throughout the book,

Even though Rivals for Love wasn't the best for me, it won't deter me from reading other works by this author.

Wow!

This was an emotional rollercoaster, Cheering for Luc one minute then wanting Sawyer for Hayden, I liked this book because it was about love and emotion and not just the lust of a threesome.
Don't get me wrong I love those too but this had more a storyline behind it, Really nice.

The internal drama was a little daunting at times, but overall a great story with a HEA ending.
I really do love this author, Hayden thought she'd found the man of her dreams until the day Sawyer vanished without a trace.
Immediately there to pick up the pieces was his longtime rival Luc who loved her from afar for a very long time.
Starting out as friends they soon become lovers and even though Luc wants them to take that ultimate step, something keeps holding Hayden back.
She loves Luc, but visions of her time with Sawyer keep intruding, She never stopped loving him and when he suddenly reenters the picture, she's even more troubled by her feelings.
Will she ultimately choose one of them or will she give into her darkest desires and form a family of three The journey to that answer is full of steamy interludes, heartbreaking encounters, catfights, and male egos fighting it out.


I find menage stories to be very intriguing since an author has to work very hard to make them believable.
There has to be a compelling reason, a set of strong emotions, that makes a group of three into a family.
This story does a very good job at showing why Hayden is drawn to both men, Both men are alpha and easily flex their muscles when in each other presence, It was like watching two dogs fighting over a bone, There's a lot of history between Luc and Sawyer from their teen years when they constantly tried to outdo each other and all those emotions add an interesting layer to the story.


For me, it's the men that make this an enjoyable story, Their feelings of possession and how they acted on those feelings were humorous and sexy at the same time.
Both men have family baggage that affects the image they present, It's led to the anger they've carried for each other all these years and only by talking it through do they actually have a breakthrough.
And yes, they actually do talk it out and by spending time together they end up bringing out more likable qualities in each other.
They're both sexy, strongwilled, and willing to do anything to make Hayden happy, I could easily understand being torn between those two hunks,

I wasn't as enamored with Hayden

though, Her character felt drab and unexciting on her own, It's only in the presence of the men that she got interesting, She was a bit meek in my opinion and could've reached her happy ending much faster just by being honest.
She was portrayed as being the most caring person and yet I didn't think she treated Luc or Sawyer fairly.
By not speaking up, it felt like she was cheating on each man, That added to me not liking her as much, I didn't find her worthy of either man because of her emotional weakness and felt that the story would've been better with a stronger heroine.


Allinall I enjoyed this story, and it's mostly due to the men, They were the mature individuals in this relationship and it was through their sacrifices that a resolution comes about.
Description: After almost getting over the heartbreak of being unceremoniously dumped by her first love, Sawyer, Hayden Sinclair has managed to move on with his longtime rival, Luc, another ridiculously hot businessmen.
But then Sawyer comes back to town and makes it clear that he has every intention of winning her back.
Whats a girl to do

The Good: This was the first interracial romance I ever listened to on audiobook, and I really liked the experience.
Im hoping more will come out in this format, The sex is very hot, and Ms, Vaughn does a very good job of presenting Haydens conflict, Readers will have a lot of fun rooting for Team Luc or Team Sawyer if youre wondering, I was firmly on Team Luc.


The Bad: The story is very sexy, but suffers from an abundance of momentumkilling and often unnecessary conversations.
For example, its great that Hayden gets along with Sawyers much younger halfsister, but its excruciating to sit through pages of them shopping for an appropriate dress for her Sweet Sixteen when youre dying to know whats going to happen next in the much hotter love triangle.


The Naughty: Erotic, Menage. Sexy dreams. Outside sex. Peeping Tom.

Editing issues: N/A

Publisher: Carina Press

Length:pages

Final Grade: B

Happy Reading,
Theodora from irbookreviews.
com.