Inez Kelley

Coming clean never felt so good... Grant and Vivi Michaelson share everything in their marriage: love, commitment—and their wildest sexual desires. But their relationship is tested when Vivi admits she wants a threesome with Grant's old friend Cade, proposing their annual trip to the lake as the perfect opportunity to fulfill her fantasy. All three of them are aroused by the idea. Vivi and Cade have long felt a smoldering attraction to each other...and Grant and Cade have hidden an illicit desire for decades. Going through with the ménage will test their boundaries, reveal old secrets...and maybe tear them apart. After all, there might be room for Cade in bed, but is there room for a third in their marriage? 29,000 words

Coming Clean

Sans

This is simply one of the best menage stories I have read. It felt honest, real and a little scary too.

What happens when your spouse of ten years tells you they have a fantasy? And that fantasy involves your best friend of more than twenty years?

Watching Grant discover a new part of himself with Cade was amazing. His certainty that this was the right decision at the right time made me want to hug him. He didn't have the caveman reaction to being with another man, as long as that man was his best friend. It says a lot about love when it removes obstacles and previously conceived conceptions about ourselves. It says even more when it allows you to see beyond gender and labels. If you love someone, you love all of them and you love who they are, not what they are. Grant and Cade are a wonderful example of that.

Vivi's fears of being replaced by Cade rang true and addressed what a lot of menage romantica stories ignore: the very real possibility that bringing a third person into your bed could very well backfire on you. Yes, the menage was her idea, but she rightfully became frightened when her husband took to the idea so readily and even started exploring without her. But as soon as Grant reached out to her when she felt she was being shut out, my heart constricted and I got a huge smile on my face. 

Cade's reaction at the end of the night also felt genuine. It would be normal to panic and want to reestablish boundaries, if only to try and protect yourself from wanting too much. Seeing Cade finally find a true home and a sense of genuinely belonging was wonderful.

Coming Clean is a beautiful story about learning that your heart is never too full and there is always the capacity to love more than you already do. With some amazingly hot smut. ^o^

Coming Clean

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