BRAZEN – Maya Banks
Samhaim - www.samhainpublishing.com
ISBN: 1-59998-564-0
September 2007
Erotic Contemporary Romance - Ménage a Trois
Rating: Red Hot!

West Texas- Present Day

All Jasmine Quinn can think of is home and the two men she left there. Even though she has been in the beautiful city of Paris for a year, she misses her two best friends, brothers Seth and Zane. They had taken her into their home when she was a sixteen-year-old runaway. Now seven years later, she is coming back more woman than girl. She left heartbroken because they could only see her as a little girl. Now this former little girl wants her boys, or rather her men, to see her as a sexual being. Jasmine also decides if she can have them both, she'll do her best to have the brothers fall into her bed and teach her everything she has ever wanted to know about physical love.

When Jasmine arrives at the airport and sees the brothers, she is more in love with them now than ever. Younger brother Zane welcomes her with open arms, while Seth, the older, is more reserved. But they are thrilled to have her back home. Zane doesn’t seem to mind the change in Jasmine, but Seth is a much harder sell. He can hardly stay around her let alone touch her. Jasmine doesn’t understand why they won’t get closer to her, especially Seth. She knows they have shared a woman before and, even though Jasmine is a virgin, she wants either Seth or Zane to be her first lover.

Zane readily admits his attraction to Jasmine, while Seth silently seethes with jealousy. They both want Jasmine as much as she wants them. But how can the two brothers share the one woman who matters most to them? Sure, the brothers have had threesomes together in the past, but this is Jasmine, the former little girl who came to them battered and abused from her life on the streets. How can they even think of using her that way?

Well, if Jasmine has her way, she will get Seth and Zane right where she wants them and not care about the consequences!

For a sticky topic about a ménage a trois that includes two brothers and the woman between them, Maya Banks writes this in a respectful, loving and, more importantly, a very sexy way. Seth and Zane are close to perfect as men who care about their friends and the ones who make up their family, which mainly includes Jasmine. Jasmine may come off a tad innocent, but she uses her charms and sex appeal to get what she wants. And what she wants is these two men to be with her together. And when this does happen, those scenes between these three characters are emotional and just plain old hot to read.

BRAZEN has some tender moments but basically lust, frustration, and choosing between what is right and what is wrong comes up continually. There is a little angst on the part of the characters, mainly Seth. And when Seth can no longer take Jasmine’s innuendoes, he explodes, but in the perfect way. I did really enjoy this wonderful and loving story about a woman’s quest for love and how she finds it in her home and with the two men who make her complete. And, of course, don’t forget about the joys of sharing, where Jasmine gets two for the price of one. She sure is one lucky girl!

Kate Garrabrant