Book Reviews

Book Blurb

Grant and Mark have a great relationship. They’ve been in a Dom/sub relationship for a number of years, they’re in love, and they each need what the other has to give. Mark is an ER surgeon, brilliant and driven, while Grant is a successful businessman in his own right.

When Grant sells off his company and retires in his mid-thirties, things change. He and Mark are as committed as ever, but Grant now has so much more time on his hands while Mark is busier than ever at the hospital. With nothing else to occupy him, Grant yearns for a twenty-four-seven boy, while Mark worries he’s not enough for his passionate Dom. Could bringing in a third be what they both need to round out their lives?

Mark’s best friend Ting just might fit the bill, but how do Grant and Mark bring the topic up with each other, let alone Ting himself?

Book Review

I love stories about triads—especially the ones where the men involved have a real three-way relationship, not just some hot three-way action. Don’t get me wrong that can be very entertaining, but the psychology behind a triad is something far more complicated and intriguing to me than the physical side. Figuring out that a third partner may be needed and why is always fascinating. In this first book of a new series by Sean Michael, established couple Mark, who needs to submit so he can relax, and Grant, who is a natural Dom, face the fact that they may need/want a third man to join them. But from the moment Grant brings it up, there is a new kind of tension between them and this first book tells the story of how they deal with it and how they go about finding a solution that makes both of them happy.

Mark is a dedicated ER doctor and has very little free time. On top of that he is the type to stress over ever little detail, and one of the only ways he can relax is when Grant takes over and makes him submit. Theirs is an otherwise equal relationship, and Mark loves to “push back”, in fact, they both like that. He is not a 24/7 sub, nor would he ever want to be.

Grant is a retired businessman who sold his company and is now very wealthy. This is nice since he is only in his midthirties and has escaped the rat race that might have given him a heart attack. Now he is looking for ways to fill his day. He thinks he can either get a hobby or explore being a Dom. Mark isn’t the right partner for that, so Grant begins to think about adding a third man, someone who is the nurturer neither Grant nor Mark can be, someone who likes to serve and take care of others.

I liked how Grant and Mark discussed the situation. Mark was able to see why Grant would want a 24/7 boy but felt inadequate because he couldn’t be that for his Dom. Grant didn’t push him at all, but patiently explained why it would work for both of them. Luckily their best friend (and Mark’s former roommate) Ting might fit the bill, but having the idea and executing it are two entirely different things.

If you like triads and want to see how one of them comes about, if you want to know how two men in a committed relationship might figure out they need a third, then make it happen, and if you’re looking for a read that is as psychologically and emotionally fascinating as it is hot, then you will probably like this novel as much as I did. I look forward to the next installment!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novel, 213 pages/56300 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	13-November-2015
Price	$5.99 ebook
Buy Link	http://www.amazon.com/Dom-Sub-Boy-Sean-Michael-ebook/dp/B017Z85MY8