RED SKIRT, COOL FOUNTAIN - Anne Douglas
Loose Id – www.loose-id.com
ISBN: 978-1-59632-619-4
January 2008
Erotic Contemporary Romance - Ménage à trois

Somewhere in the United States - Present Day

Sanjay and Ian are the best of friends and business partners who own their own company, and they like to share everything, including women. It has always been like this between the two. Ian is more fun loving and easy going, while Sanjay comes from a very traditional Indian family where it is always all work and no play.

One hot summer afternoon, Sanjay is looking outside his office window when he spots a vibrant looking young lady wearing a bright red skirt and playing with some children. For the next few afternoons, Sanjay, as well as Ian, continue to notice the same beautiful woman. Both men plan to meet this woman who seems to call to them. They purposely start having lunch outside so they can make contact with her. Their first introduction is quite out of the ordinary as one of the children falls into a fountain and the lovely woman goes in to rescue him. The next thing Sanjay knows, Ian also goes into the fountain and kisses her.

By the power of the internet, Ian and Sanjay are able to locate their lady at a dinner club called The Supper Club where she sings. Sam is not sure what to think when these two men come to her. They both take her out to dinner, but she can tell they want more than just friendship. They both want to have a sexual relationship with her, at the same time. Because Sam is so free in her thinking, she welcomes both Sanjay and Ian, and for the next six months their relationship is everything they could have ever dreamed of. But Ian’s feelings for Sanjay evolve, and he wants to be Sanjay’s lover and not just friend and partner in the ménage with Sam. He hopes Sanjay will accept him and also hopes that Sam will want to stay with them both for always.

RED SKIRT, COOL FOUNTAIN may be an interesting title for a story, but it is actually perfect because of what Sam is wearing the first time she is noticed by Ian and Sanjay and how they are first introduced to her. I found Sanjay and Ian's friendship to be very special and also very real. These two men are very close and there is no jealousy between them, especially when Sam, the woman of their dreams, enters the picture.

Anne Douglas has written a very nice yet sexy romance between the two friends and the woman that makes their bond even stronger. Sanjay and Ian are total opposites of each other, but still they are so in tune. I also liked Sanjay's sister Mila who is the voice of reason and understanding when it comes to these two men and their needs. If you like an emotional yet erotic and unconventional love story, I recommend RED SKIRT, COOL FOUNTAIN. You may find yourself looking for your own fountain to cool off in after you finish reading.

Kate Garrabrant