Threesomes are on thing, but a true triad with three equal partners is much rarer, and for good reason. The one in this story may still be unlikely, but the way the author set up the characters actually made it believable. Rob has known Cole for years, used to have a crush on him in college, but wasn't ready to come out. Cole goes on with his life and builds a relationship with Tyler. So far so good.

Then Cole, who is a photo journalist, is killed while on assignment in Korea, and Tyler almost falls apart. Rob and Tyler are friends, so Rob comforts Tyler. Needless to say, one thing leads to another, and they end up being lovers, Until, two years after "dying", Cole reappears and reveals he was a prisoner all that time. That is where the emotional mess starts, and with each man being honorable, I could easily have seen all of the relationships fall apart. I much prefer the solution the author came up with, showing that thinking outside the box and daring to defy "what is normal" can be just what some relationships need.

If you like your triads realistic, if you enjoy reading about men with emotional problems and want to see how they deal with them, and if you're looking for a read that is basically sweet with some hot loving thrown in to "seal the deal", then you will probably enjoy this free novella. ( )