Unexpected
Consequences
Isthmus
Alliance Book Three
By: Sloan Johnson
Releasing March 19th, 2014
Blurb
Zeke Reed lives his
life by his rules, the biggest one being that he refuses to settle down.
Through the years, it has become a running joke amongst his circle of friends
that his condo would be well served by the installation of a revolving door.
That’s what makes his friendship with Mary and Jeff work. All three of them are looking for some no-strings-attached fun. Until fate steps in, making them all take a look at what’s been developing while they’ve been busy fooling around.
Unfortunately, every decision in life has consequences. When you choose to openly share your life with more than one person, things get complicated. Will Zeke, Jeff and Mary be able to stand together as the world tries to pull them apart?
That’s what makes his friendship with Mary and Jeff work. All three of them are looking for some no-strings-attached fun. Until fate steps in, making them all take a look at what’s been developing while they’ve been busy fooling around.
Unfortunately, every decision in life has consequences. When you choose to openly share your life with more than one person, things get complicated. Will Zeke, Jeff and Mary be able to stand together as the world tries to pull them apart?
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Excerpt
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“It’s not that I
was trying to hide it from you. I just… it’s a part of me that I’ve worked hard
to bury for a long time.” Right about now, I’m really wishing I had listened to
Dylan and pulled down the Johnnie Walker. I’m irritated that I’ve driven this
wedge between us. Dylan has been there for me since college. He pushed aside
his aspirations to help me start the promotions company when he could have
easily been hired on with any fancy corporation and raced his way up the
ladder.
Dylan’s feet drop
to the floor as he leans over the desk. “But why? If you’ve been burying it,
that means this wasn’t a surprise to you. Why wouldn’t you tell me what was going
on in that thick skull of yours? Some of the shit we’ve been through together,
I can’t think of a single fucking thing I would keep a secret from you.”
“It’s not that I
don’t trust you, D,” I groan, tilting my head back against my chair. “I
just… if I told you, I’d have to tell Tommy. And if he knew, everyone would
know and I’m not ready for that. Maybe someday I’ll have someone in my life and
I’ll have to tell them, but until then, I don’t see a reason for my family to
know.”
“Seriously? Do you
really think Tommy would run to your mom? And even if he did, I think you’re
imagining a worse reaction than they’ll have. You have the type of family most
people would kill to have.” He reaches across the desk, slapping me across the
back of my head. The cockeyed grin on his face lets me know that while he might
be upset with me for keeping this secret, he’s not angry and this won’t be the
death of our friendship.
“You’ve met my
family. What do you think they’re going to say when they learn that I like
dick?” For as accepting as the Reed family can be about a lot of things, that
acceptance doesn’t extend to one of their own having bisexual tendencies.
They’d run with the fact that I am attracted to women and ask why I can’t be
happy finding a good woman to settle down with. Until Mary, there wasn’t a
woman I would have considered such a move for. With Mary, I feel as if we’d be
incomplete without Jeff.
“Fair enough. But
I’m not them and I highly doubt Tommy would say anything. After all, he knows
them just as well as you do and I don’t see him throwing you under a bus.” I
get what he’s saying, but it’s too late to change it.
“You could have
told me.” If I’m not mistaken, Dylan sounds more hurt than angry. That
shouldn’t surprise me, but it does. It wasn’t until recently that the man
showed any sort of emotion. “You should have told me, man. You and me, we’re
closer than I am with my own brother. I just…”
Review ~
This is my first book by Sloan Johnson, but I don't expect it to be my last. While it is part of the Isthmus Alliance series, it can be read and enjoyed without reading the others. But I have a feeling you might be like me and ready to head out and get the others after finishing Unexpected Consequences.
Sloan Johnson creates a world and characters that readers can connect to. They face struggles and issues that some of us might face at some point in our life. I really enjoyed the way she was able to suck me into her world and tug at my heart with each of her characters. That is one of the true gifts of a good story for me.
The characters face some struggle. jealousy, and other issues as they struggle to figure out how to make a menage relationship work for them. Sloan Johnson doesn't just give us hot, steamy sexual encounters she gives us the gritty emotional side of trying to make a m/f/m relationship work. Unexpected Consequences is one of my top reads of the year and one I would recommend.
Author Info
Sloan is a Midwestern mom who began writing nearly seven years ago as a way to make money while staying home with her daughter. Now, with two kids in tow and having written more articles on how to assemble various pieces of furniture than she can count, she is reaching to make her dreams come true.
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