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Maya's Triple Dare (2011)

by Heather Rainier(Favorite Author)

4.33 of 5 Votes: 3

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English

genre

Romance

publisher

Siren Publishing

series

Divine Creek Ranch

review 1: So, there are three unbelievably hot and caring men in this book. I had so many heart-melting moments while reading. Heather Rainier writes such compassionate male characters. But I admit, I have a favorite and his name is Richard. He is almost over the top sensitive to her needs without being a pansy and I ate it up. It was a great change from so many alpha “you’re gonna do it my way” type of characters that are all over the place right now. (Not that I don’t love those alphas but change can be a good thing.)This is the second time that I have read “Maya’s Triple Dare”. (I’ve been reading this series out of order and did a re-read to help re-familiarize myself with the story.) I loved it the first time and I loved it this time also. The character... mores are emotionally open with each other and in some places downright sappy. And even though that isn’t something that I enjoy in some of the books that I read Rainier makes it work for her characters. She takes the unconventional and makes it seem so entirely believable.I’d recommend this book to any reader who loves ménage and love laid out there for all to see.
review 2: Another stellar creation of author Heather Rainier, an up and coming writer who has given us some wonderful novels her first time out of the literary shoot. This novel involves a widow who is now about a year into her grieving process and who has gone to Kendall Warner for advice and support frequently. She knew him during her college years and together with her now deceased hubby Morgan, were best buddies. It is now coming out that Morgan knew all along that Maya was in love with Kendall but didn't act on that attraction. Now a letter sent to Maya posthumously reveals this fact to her as does a letter Morgan's attorney sends to Kendall as well. So begins a new chapter in Maya's life, one she is challenged to make real by her husband in his letter to her--"dare to live." Maya is also challenged when she meets Kendall's brothers, Boone and Richard, two men to whom she has been attracted and who are beginning to feel, like Kendall, that she is the one with whom they want to make a future together. This is a very erotic novel but the loving never overtakes the story. It is about the need to move forward, to accept challenges that fulfill long unanswered needs, about the willingness to "dare to live" in a configuration that expresses a generosity of love that may be outside the social norm but which feeds the hearts and souls of the participants. Especially poignant is the budding friendship and love between Maya and Richard, Kendall's youngest brother, who has been devastated by the loss of his great love three years previously. Maya's understanding and empathy because of her own loss is able to move past Richard's defenses and help him to understand that he is not "replacing" his lost love but rather enlarging his heart to embrace a new love. Love can heal, and a generous love reaches out in ways that people often misunderstand. This novel is chock full of wonderful friendships, a circle of support that "stands in the gap" when bad things happen, and also continues the stories of characters who were featured in previous novels. Kendall, Boone, and Richard are the cousins of Jack, Ethan, and Adam--husbands of Grace Warner who is featured in the first novel "Divine Grace." There are still some issues unresolved at the end of the novel, and readers who love this series are excitedly anticipating the next two novels. Some of those characters are introduced in this book. It is just a really wonderful read! less

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