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The Third Son
Home is just a place, right?
Arien Brogan had plans. In Denver. The only place she’d ever call home.
Then her mom met Matthew Brooks, and Arien’s plans were no longer her own.
So here she was, on a ranch in Wyoming, with her two new stepbrothers.
She’d never met cowboys like them before.
Kellan, the sullen one.
Tanner, the sweet one.
What did they want from her?
There was something strange about this town, their ways, and everyone in it.
Everything that comes in threes is perfect.
Where in the hell was she?
She wasn’t staying anyway. Come summer, she’d be gone.
But if plans can change, then dreams can too.
Because home is more than a place.
It's a feeling.
Arien Brogan had plans. In Denver. The only place she’d ever call home.
Then her mom met Matthew Brooks, and Arien’s plans were no longer her own.
So here she was, on a ranch in Wyoming, with her two new stepbrothers.
She’d never met cowboys like them before.
Kellan, the sullen one.
Tanner, the sweet one.
What did they want from her?
There was something strange about this town, their ways, and everyone in it.
Everything that comes in threes is perfect.
Where in the hell was she?
She wasn’t staying anyway. Come summer, she’d be gone.
But if plans can change, then dreams can too.
Because home is more than a place.
It's a feeling.
279 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 20, 2023
About the author
Dyan Layne
12 books531 followersDyan Layne is a nurse boss by day and the writer of edgy sensual tales by night—and on weekends. She's never without her Kindle, and can usually be found tapping away at her keyboard with a hot latte and a cold Dasani Lime--and sometimes champagne. She can't sing a note, but often answers in song because isn't there a song for just about everything? Born and raised a Chicago girl, she currently lives in Tampa, Florida, and is the mother of four handsome sons and a beautiful daughter, who are all grown up now, but can still make her crazy--and she loves it that way! Because normal is just so boring.
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April 20, 2023
If you're familiar with the work of Dyan Layne, then you know she will unapologetically steer you off the primrose path of everyday romance and down a road that takes quite a turn from the ordinary. The Third Son is a standalone, set in an unconventional, taboo world and believe me, it's one you won't forget anytime soon.
A beautiful ranch in the untamed wilds of Wyoming is where Arien Brogan and her mom find themselves after a whirlwind chain of events leads them to a brand new start. The spicey heat burns WAY off the charts the minute Arien stepped out of her former life and into one with her confident, intense and super sexy new stepbrothers. Kellan is dark, broody and standoffish, while sweet, affectionate Tanner is the light and will try his best to melt her heart into a puddle. Hold onto your own heart, cowgirls, or these Brooks brothers might try to steal them. These two hot AF cowboys couldn't have been more different, but in one way, they're exactly the same-they know what they want and come hell or high water, they plan on getting it, just as it was always meant to be.
The Third Son is full of unexpected twists, angsty turns and mysterious, suspenseful moments. Things aren't quite as they seem at first glance in the town of Brookside, but Arien can't put her finger on it...yet... but they are definitely NOT in Denver anymore, Toto! Like Arien, you'll be puzzlingly out how and where the pieces of this story will fit together. Secrets are revealed, bit by bit and she has to find a way to adapt to them or leave the family she's beginning to love behind.
The cast of characters who appear in this book are as varied and unexpected as the story itself. Kellan and Tanner made quite an impression right from the start-who wouldn't love these dirty talking brothers, but it was Arien that quickly became my favorite in this story. With her witty personality, fearless independence and butt kicking ways, she was an old soul with a strength of spirit that guided her through some situations that might have broken a lesser person.
Dyan Layne has created a unique, almost utopian world, where embracing the place you find yourself in and letting love take you where it wants you to go, is the most freeing feeling of all- mind, body and soul. She may stomp on your heart now and then, make you cry and then wow you with some seriously swoony moments, but you'll keep on reading to see what happens next and lose sleep while doing it. What else will you find out along the way to Arien's happy ending? Nothing is what you expected, three is the luckiest number of all and the power of love is all you need.
Did Dyan Layne leave the door open for another trip to this quirky Wyoming town? It seems to me, what happens in Brookside, stays in Brookside- so we'll need to go back to see what she has in store for us next.
A beautiful ranch in the untamed wilds of Wyoming is where Arien Brogan and her mom find themselves after a whirlwind chain of events leads them to a brand new start. The spicey heat burns WAY off the charts the minute Arien stepped out of her former life and into one with her confident, intense and super sexy new stepbrothers. Kellan is dark, broody and standoffish, while sweet, affectionate Tanner is the light and will try his best to melt her heart into a puddle. Hold onto your own heart, cowgirls, or these Brooks brothers might try to steal them. These two hot AF cowboys couldn't have been more different, but in one way, they're exactly the same-they know what they want and come hell or high water, they plan on getting it, just as it was always meant to be.
The Third Son is full of unexpected twists, angsty turns and mysterious, suspenseful moments. Things aren't quite as they seem at first glance in the town of Brookside, but Arien can't put her finger on it...yet... but they are definitely NOT in Denver anymore, Toto! Like Arien, you'll be puzzlingly out how and where the pieces of this story will fit together. Secrets are revealed, bit by bit and she has to find a way to adapt to them or leave the family she's beginning to love behind.
The cast of characters who appear in this book are as varied and unexpected as the story itself. Kellan and Tanner made quite an impression right from the start-who wouldn't love these dirty talking brothers, but it was Arien that quickly became my favorite in this story. With her witty personality, fearless independence and butt kicking ways, she was an old soul with a strength of spirit that guided her through some situations that might have broken a lesser person.
Dyan Layne has created a unique, almost utopian world, where embracing the place you find yourself in and letting love take you where it wants you to go, is the most freeing feeling of all- mind, body and soul. She may stomp on your heart now and then, make you cry and then wow you with some seriously swoony moments, but you'll keep on reading to see what happens next and lose sleep while doing it. What else will you find out along the way to Arien's happy ending? Nothing is what you expected, three is the luckiest number of all and the power of love is all you need.
Did Dyan Layne leave the door open for another trip to this quirky Wyoming town? It seems to me, what happens in Brookside, stays in Brookside- so we'll need to go back to see what she has in store for us next.
April 20, 2023
Dyan Layne has done it again, she has written a story that was so gripping and mind boggling, but she also blind sided me with her genius author skills, and throwing me into the abyss of her shenanigans.
These Brook men have secrets, everything is not as it seems, Her new step father is wonderful to her mom and they marry quickly and they move to Brookside Wyoming but the idyllic town is deceiving, everyone is intertwined and invested with one another. Poor Arien is thrown for a loop when she realizes what happens in this place, because everything is better in three’s. Arien’s stepbrothers, Tanner and Kellan, are as different as night and day but they have set their eyes on her and will not take no for an answer.
The Third Son was an entertaining, unique and extreme in it’s complexity but there was emotion too, because Dyan likes to shock and awe her readers like that, and she masters it beautifully.
Absolutely loved this story!❤️
These Brook men have secrets, everything is not as it seems, Her new step father is wonderful to her mom and they marry quickly and they move to Brookside Wyoming but the idyllic town is deceiving, everyone is intertwined and invested with one another. Poor Arien is thrown for a loop when she realizes what happens in this place, because everything is better in three’s. Arien’s stepbrothers, Tanner and Kellan, are as different as night and day but they have set their eyes on her and will not take no for an answer.
The Third Son was an entertaining, unique and extreme in it’s complexity but there was emotion too, because Dyan likes to shock and awe her readers like that, and she masters it beautifully.
Absolutely loved this story!❤️
June 18, 2023
This was without a doubt the weirdest book I have ever read. And I’ve read some weird shit trust me.
April 23, 2023
3.5 stars
The Third Son by Dyan Layne is a very unique take on MFM romance. Arien was forced to uproot her life in final year of school because her mother got re-married and her step-dad owns a huge ranch in Texas. Once she steps foot in the small town, she feels it is a strange place. And her two step brothers Tanner and Kellen are not making it easy. She soon finds out that this close knit community works in triple. Like three in a relationship. And her step brothers want her.
It was a taboo romance. And executed very differently. Rather than building a three way relationship naturally where the brothers share a woman..it was set from the very first page that they want Arien for themselves. Not because feelings or lust. Because it's the way of their life. I won't lie..I felt uneasy. Because the way the relationship came into play. It felt like Arien was pushed into an unknown world and she was kind of forced to accept the way of life here.There were components of dub con. Kellen is the ahole grumpy brooding brother who can be impulsive and hot headed. Tanner was the sweet and level headed one. It was like reading about a cult with their own beliefs and customs and traditions. Though it's shown towards the end that Arien had accepted it and has fallen in love..I failed to feel the emotional connection among them. It was very spicy and super hot so you won't be disappointed there.
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
The Third Son by Dyan Layne is a very unique take on MFM romance. Arien was forced to uproot her life in final year of school because her mother got re-married and her step-dad owns a huge ranch in Texas. Once she steps foot in the small town, she feels it is a strange place. And her two step brothers Tanner and Kellen are not making it easy. She soon finds out that this close knit community works in triple. Like three in a relationship. And her step brothers want her.
It was a taboo romance. And executed very differently. Rather than building a three way relationship naturally where the brothers share a woman..it was set from the very first page that they want Arien for themselves. Not because feelings or lust. Because it's the way of their life. I won't lie..I felt uneasy. Because the way the relationship came into play. It felt like Arien was pushed into an unknown world and she was kind of forced to accept the way of life here.There were components of dub con. Kellen is the ahole grumpy brooding brother who can be impulsive and hot headed. Tanner was the sweet and level headed one. It was like reading about a cult with their own beliefs and customs and traditions. Though it's shown towards the end that Arien had accepted it and has fallen in love..I failed to feel the emotional connection among them. It was very spicy and super hot so you won't be disappointed there.
I reviewed an early copy voluntarily
April 24, 2023
Seventeen year old Arien has plans for her future. College.
Boys. Party’s. But when her mom decides to remarry and uproot them to a town she’s never heard of - the people here are strange. Different.
She doesn’t know what to think.
With a new stepdad and two new stepbrothers who are overly friendly, Arien is just wanting to play nice till college starts and she’s outa there.
“she couldn’t shake the notion that something was off here, she just couldn’t quite put her finger on what.”
This was some really unique writing. It took a bit for me to adjust getting used to the writing style. It’s also in 3rd person. And the lack of description to detail - you had to adjust to scenes and conversations quick. No speed reading this book. It’s jumpy for a lack of a better way to describe the writing style.
Stepbrother(s) romance and one overly affectionate step “daddy”. I felt weirded out about him.
He fell first
Insta-love
Possessive H,s
Two 🍆 one 🕳️ and a 👊🏻 scene
🔥🔥
There’s mystery. And a whole community of people that believe in the power of three…
“There is a universal power in three. The nature of the world is tripartite—heavens, waters, and earth.”
Love and loss. HEA. Epilogue to the future.
Boys. Party’s. But when her mom decides to remarry and uproot them to a town she’s never heard of - the people here are strange. Different.
She doesn’t know what to think.
With a new stepdad and two new stepbrothers who are overly friendly, Arien is just wanting to play nice till college starts and she’s outa there.
“she couldn’t shake the notion that something was off here, she just couldn’t quite put her finger on what.”
This was some really unique writing. It took a bit for me to adjust getting used to the writing style. It’s also in 3rd person. And the lack of description to detail - you had to adjust to scenes and conversations quick. No speed reading this book. It’s jumpy for a lack of a better way to describe the writing style.
Stepbrother(s) romance and one overly affectionate step “daddy”. I felt weirded out about him.
He fell first
Insta-love
Possessive H,s
Two 🍆 one 🕳️ and a 👊🏻 scene
🔥🔥
There’s mystery. And a whole community of people that believe in the power of three…
“There is a universal power in three. The nature of the world is tripartite—heavens, waters, and earth.”
Love and loss. HEA. Epilogue to the future.
April 8, 2023
I would have read this book in one sitting if I didn't have to work and sleep. That's how much this story consumed me.
When Arien's mother becomes pregnant and marries, Arien is whisked away from Denver to the community of Brookside, Wyoming with her new stepdaddy and his two sons, Tanner and Kellan.
Now, right from the beginning, something just felt a little off about this set-up. After Arien arrived in Brookside, my first thought was "Toto, We're not in Kansas anymore." I was really thinking that Arien should probably be packing up her bags and trying to get back to Denver, but by the half-way mark in this story? Well, by then I was ready to pack up and head to Wyoming.
The relationship between Arien, Tanner and Kellan is HOT, but it is absolutely unconventional and will definitely not be for everyone. There were a few scenes that had me even squirming a little, but they kept me turning the pages too. I had some underlying anxiety as I read this book, for good reason, and there is a touch of mystery and suspense laced throughout this story. You definitely need to keep an open mind here, and just sit back and enjoy the wild ride.
As I mentioned, I'd have loved to just read this one straight through. I definitely did not want to put this book down, and the ending still left me with a few unanswered questions and has me wanting more. Hopefully, we'll see some future books set in Brookside, because I'd definitely sign up to go back to Wyoming.
When Arien's mother becomes pregnant and marries, Arien is whisked away from Denver to the community of Brookside, Wyoming with her new stepdaddy and his two sons, Tanner and Kellan.
Now, right from the beginning, something just felt a little off about this set-up. After Arien arrived in Brookside, my first thought was "Toto, We're not in Kansas anymore." I was really thinking that Arien should probably be packing up her bags and trying to get back to Denver, but by the half-way mark in this story? Well, by then I was ready to pack up and head to Wyoming.
The relationship between Arien, Tanner and Kellan is HOT, but it is absolutely unconventional and will definitely not be for everyone. There were a few scenes that had me even squirming a little, but they kept me turning the pages too. I had some underlying anxiety as I read this book, for good reason, and there is a touch of mystery and suspense laced throughout this story. You definitely need to keep an open mind here, and just sit back and enjoy the wild ride.
As I mentioned, I'd have loved to just read this one straight through. I definitely did not want to put this book down, and the ending still left me with a few unanswered questions and has me wanting more. Hopefully, we'll see some future books set in Brookside, because I'd definitely sign up to go back to Wyoming.
May 23, 2023
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𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰����𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯'𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘣 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺, 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘐 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘰����𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯'𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵, 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘳𝘣 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.
April 14, 2023
3.5🌟
i’m definitely in the minority here and I think it’s me and not the book. The plot of the book was interesting and there were parts of this book I haven’t read in any other book which kept me intrigued the entire time. Overall the book was good, but I just didn’t feel any connection to any of the characters and didn’t really believe the love between them.
i’m definitely in the minority here and I think it’s me and not the book. The plot of the book was interesting and there were parts of this book I haven’t read in any other book which kept me intrigued the entire time. Overall the book was good, but I just didn’t feel any connection to any of the characters and didn’t really believe the love between them.
April 20, 2023
Dyan Layne's writing is the equivalent of a look combusting you but with words. The implied actions and the heat generated in this story were enough to bring out the fans and rushed cold showers. Going into this work this author gives you a vague idea of what to expect but that's where it ends. From there she took off on a tangent that brought out her kinky imagination at its best. With no shortage of trouples and reverse harem scenarios out there Ms. Layne upped the polyamorous stakes with an alternate lifestyle culture set in a remote region of Wyoming.
This story starts off with a single mother and her teenage daughter moving to a small town in Wyoming when the mother gets married. A blending of families and settling in for her senior year on the outside seemed like normal activities but soon 17 year old, soon to be 18 year old, Arien starts to question the odd behaviors of her new family and for that matter the entire town she has moved to. A good portion of this work focused on Arien's acceptance of this alternate lifestyle and her attraction to not one but both of her stepbrothers. The push and pull of the mutual attraction between Arien and her stepbrothers was not without its fair share of angst. There was no shortage of tense and steamy moments in this book and the buy-in did not come easy. A nice suspense component kept this story moving quickly and readers guessing beyond the obvious questioning of Arien and her situation. Readers will never see the number three in the same light after getting a taste of Dyan Layne's take on it!
Dyan Layne is a writer who proves that she has no shortage of surprises and plot twists. Her willingness to go to places that might be seen as taboo but giving them legitimacy in her scenarios is a great ability and something to applaud her for. She is keenly invested in her characters and there are always moments of deep sadness and pain set off against true happiness in her works providing emotionally diverse stories. The Third Son gives a nice twist on traditional romance showing that love comes in many forms and Dyan Layne is all about sharing the love, great read!
*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*
This story starts off with a single mother and her teenage daughter moving to a small town in Wyoming when the mother gets married. A blending of families and settling in for her senior year on the outside seemed like normal activities but soon 17 year old, soon to be 18 year old, Arien starts to question the odd behaviors of her new family and for that matter the entire town she has moved to. A good portion of this work focused on Arien's acceptance of this alternate lifestyle and her attraction to not one but both of her stepbrothers. The push and pull of the mutual attraction between Arien and her stepbrothers was not without its fair share of angst. There was no shortage of tense and steamy moments in this book and the buy-in did not come easy. A nice suspense component kept this story moving quickly and readers guessing beyond the obvious questioning of Arien and her situation. Readers will never see the number three in the same light after getting a taste of Dyan Layne's take on it!
Dyan Layne is a writer who proves that she has no shortage of surprises and plot twists. Her willingness to go to places that might be seen as taboo but giving them legitimacy in her scenarios is a great ability and something to applaud her for. She is keenly invested in her characters and there are always moments of deep sadness and pain set off against true happiness in her works providing emotionally diverse stories. The Third Son gives a nice twist on traditional romance showing that love comes in many forms and Dyan Layne is all about sharing the love, great read!
*I was given an advanced copy. All opinions expressed are my own.*
May 4, 2023
Well, what can I say about this quick spicy read? Dyan Layne is a new to me author - I gulped, mopped my brow, and said all the hail marys available to me. Taboo romance is very new to me, I didn't really know what I was letting myself in for. It was a surprise, a very pleasant one. This isn't just smut for smut's sake but (the smut was very noice at the same time) with a storyline at its heart.
Arien ( YES YES to the nod to The Lord of the Rings Franchise) is moving from Denver to the wilderness as her mother sets to marry the love of her life, Matthew. Things are going to be different now - her mum is pregnant with her little brother/sister and not only will she be gaining a stepfather but two step-brothers too. Kellan and Tanner, two unruly cowboys. She immediately develops a bond with the two and becomes conflicted when trying to make a decision about leaving them and the ranch for her place at UC in Denver. Kellan makes his feelings known whilst Tanner tries to persuade her by other means.
Arien quickly discovers that things in this western town aren't what they first appeared. it's deeply impacted by its history and its superstition about the number 3. Arien falls quickly in love with her stepbrothers, against her better judgment. People in Denver wouldn't understand but here in Jackson, they do - in fact it's encouraged. Can she make it work with 2 people that should be taboo, and why is their a curse on their family? Two women dead can't surely, be a coincidence, can it?
Arien ( YES YES to the nod to The Lord of the Rings Franchise) is moving from Denver to the wilderness as her mother sets to marry the love of her life, Matthew. Things are going to be different now - her mum is pregnant with her little brother/sister and not only will she be gaining a stepfather but two step-brothers too. Kellan and Tanner, two unruly cowboys. She immediately develops a bond with the two and becomes conflicted when trying to make a decision about leaving them and the ranch for her place at UC in Denver. Kellan makes his feelings known whilst Tanner tries to persuade her by other means.
Arien quickly discovers that things in this western town aren't what they first appeared. it's deeply impacted by its history and its superstition about the number 3. Arien falls quickly in love with her stepbrothers, against her better judgment. People in Denver wouldn't understand but here in Jackson, they do - in fact it's encouraged. Can she make it work with 2 people that should be taboo, and why is their a curse on their family? Two women dead can't surely, be a coincidence, can it?
April 20, 2023
This is an MFM Cowboy Stepbrother (slow burn) romance. Our Heroine's life is uprooted to Wyoming, when her mum remarries. New stepdaddy has 2 older sons, Kellan and Tanner. Arien discovers that things are quite different in her new home town and they have some quite unusual beliefs/customs.
"There was something strange about this town, their ways, and everyone in it. Everything that comes in threes is perfect. Where in the hell was she?"
There is some mystery and suspense. Imo, it is light on steam.
It is written in 3rd person (pov). Which isn't what I would normally read. So it took some time to get used to.
Overall, a good read.
Thank you to Foreword PR for providing me with this ARC.
"There was something strange about this town, their ways, and everyone in it. Everything that comes in threes is perfect. Where in the hell was she?"
There is some mystery and suspense. Imo, it is light on steam.
It is written in 3rd person (pov). Which isn't what I would normally read. So it took some time to get used to.
Overall, a good read.
Thank you to Foreword PR for providing me with this ARC.
April 22, 2023
❤️🔥4.25 STARS❤️🔥
Arien is a senior in high school when her mom gets married in a bit of a whirlwind and moves her away from her city life to her new husbands ranch with his two early 20’s somethings sons.
Her new stepbrothers Tanner and Kellan are opposites, Tanner is open, friendly and flirtatious. Kellan is brusque, hard to read and quiet.
The flow of time in the first part of the book took some adjustment for me. I felt like a lot of time had passed as the three got to know each other, but not much time had actually. Once the story moved on to the more intriguing, secretive and unusual aspects of the family and their town’s way of life I was able to suspend “regular” thinking and what would be appropriate “getting to know you time” and behavior.
I see this as a story of what polygamous/polyamorous cult life would or could be if there wasn’t the true cult aspects.
Cults are attractive to people for reasons and I think this story was all the good things about a different way of living and having romantic/sexual relationships without the negative, without control, without a leader or religion.
It’s kind of like a naughty fairytale of having your cake and eating it, too.
The author balances very sweet sentiments with very sexy, k!nky aspects. It’s a really unique mix that I enjoy.
I loved getting lost in this sensual, sweet and idealistic world.
The characters are likable, I loved the tension between Arien and Kellan. I liked the ease and sweetness between her and Tanner.
The secondary characters add depth and a bigger perspective to the story/history.
There’s a bit of a mystery and some suspense that is in the background of the story that came to a very surprising conclusion.
It’s a very interesting story, it’s incredibly hot and sexy in unique ways. It had me engaged and overheated while I felt the softer sentiments for the characters emotionally.
An interesting and thought provoking HOT story!
Arien is a senior in high school when her mom gets married in a bit of a whirlwind and moves her away from her city life to her new husbands ranch with his two early 20’s somethings sons.
Her new stepbrothers Tanner and Kellan are opposites, Tanner is open, friendly and flirtatious. Kellan is brusque, hard to read and quiet.
The flow of time in the first part of the book took some adjustment for me. I felt like a lot of time had passed as the three got to know each other, but not much time had actually. Once the story moved on to the more intriguing, secretive and unusual aspects of the family and their town’s way of life I was able to suspend “regular” thinking and what would be appropriate “getting to know you time” and behavior.
I see this as a story of what polygamous/polyamorous cult life would or could be if there wasn’t the true cult aspects.
Cults are attractive to people for reasons and I think this story was all the good things about a different way of living and having romantic/sexual relationships without the negative, without control, without a leader or religion.
It’s kind of like a naughty fairytale of having your cake and eating it, too.
The author balances very sweet sentiments with very sexy, k!nky aspects. It’s a really unique mix that I enjoy.
I loved getting lost in this sensual, sweet and idealistic world.
The characters are likable, I loved the tension between Arien and Kellan. I liked the ease and sweetness between her and Tanner.
The secondary characters add depth and a bigger perspective to the story/history.
There’s a bit of a mystery and some suspense that is in the background of the story that came to a very surprising conclusion.
It’s a very interesting story, it’s incredibly hot and sexy in unique ways. It had me engaged and overheated while I felt the softer sentiments for the characters emotionally.
An interesting and thought provoking HOT story!
April 9, 2023
Dyan has done it again. I had no idea what to expect with this book. I knew it would be amazing because she wrote it. I fell hard for Tanner and Kellan. I loved them from the first chapter. This was a beautiful love story. Different but beautiful. I didn’t know if I should choose between Kellan and Tanner or just swoon hard over both of them.
The scenes that Dyan set up were so descriptive and beautiful. The way she wrote them I could picture them perfectly in my head. I felt like I was on the ranch with Arien and her guys.
This story has a mystery you are trying to figure out. It will have you crying, scratching your head and swooning so hard. This story will take you on a wild ride. Kellan and Tanner are everything. They made the story. Their love for Arien had me glued to the pages. I couldn’t put this down. Absolutely amazing!!!
The scenes that Dyan set up were so descriptive and beautiful. The way she wrote them I could picture them perfectly in my head. I felt like I was on the ranch with Arien and her guys.
This story has a mystery you are trying to figure out. It will have you crying, scratching your head and swooning so hard. This story will take you on a wild ride. Kellan and Tanner are everything. They made the story. Their love for Arien had me glued to the pages. I couldn’t put this down. Absolutely amazing!!!
April 11, 2023
Every single book, every single word by this author literally blows me away!!!
This book was everything I didn’t know I wanted from a book solidifying it’s spot as a top read of 2023! This author is absolutely brilliant with words- it’s as if I’m watching a movie I never want to end.
This story is full of love, lust, angst and suspense. Each page will leave you with a different emotion as this author builds a world and characters that the reader becomes one with. These characters and their world will stay with you well past the end! I sure hope we get to visit Brookside again! Automatic one click for me!
This book was everything I didn’t know I wanted from a book solidifying it’s spot as a top read of 2023! This author is absolutely brilliant with words- it’s as if I’m watching a movie I never want to end.
This story is full of love, lust, angst and suspense. Each page will leave you with a different emotion as this author builds a world and characters that the reader becomes one with. These characters and their world will stay with you well past the end! I sure hope we get to visit Brookside again! Automatic one click for me!
April 22, 2023
not sure
I just couldn’t feel the connection to the characters. Something was off. All this preaching about how 3vis such a great number but when looking into the story it really wasn’t. There was not a single threesome that didn’t have someone think that one was loved more then the other. Not one. Not even the main threesome. So how can it be so special? Very contradictory and filled with hypocrisy.
They also tricked and manipulated her. I don’t think her stepdad loved her mom. He just used the mom to get her there.
I’m disappointed in the story
I just couldn’t feel the connection to the characters. Something was off. All this preaching about how 3vis such a great number but when looking into the story it really wasn’t. There was not a single threesome that didn’t have someone think that one was loved more then the other. Not one. Not even the main threesome. So how can it be so special? Very contradictory and filled with hypocrisy.
They also tricked and manipulated her. I don’t think her stepdad loved her mom. He just used the mom to get her there.
I’m disappointed in the story
April 9, 2023
Another truly amazing book by Dyan. I could not put it down and finished it in one day! It was unlike any story I had read before with a unique, twisty storyline. The characters are amazing and it had so much spice! I was not ready for the story to end!
April 9, 2023
Another amazing romance by Dyan Layne.
I will be back with a full review once I pull my heart back together
I will be back with a full review once I pull my heart back together
April 17, 2023
ARC kinldy provided in exchange for an honest review
Dyan Layne NEVER ceases to amaze me! with The Third Son she gave me the mystery and suspense that I had not read before in her books, it broke my heart a lot and I have to say that it made me very angry too because that twist near the end of the book tore me apart, yet this story consumed me as I read it and reaffirmed how much I love this author.
All the characters in The Third Son are interesting & complex in their own way and are the best this story has to offer! In the life of Arien it has always been her and her mother against the world, she's a girl who loves photography, hamburgers, the person who has always given her unconditional love, she has her future planned out and is about to fulfill her dreams, until her mom gets married unexpectedly and Arien has to move to Brookside to live with her new stepfather, Kellan & Tanner, her new stepbrothers. From that moment EVERYTHING in Arien's life is turned upside down: she's the new girl at school, the relationship she develops with Tanner & Kellan is strange, as is the small town they live in, and although the truth about Brookside makes her face many doubts and prejudices, Arien cannot deny that in that place & the Brooks boys, she and her mother found the family and the love they needed. Arien's situation is difficult from the beginning, and as the book progresses it becomes more entangled, but I loved reading in her a very human character, vulnerable, with doubts about her beliefes about what she wants and especially about can have, I really liked her kind, understanding and cute attitude with his mom and Matt, that she thinks of Tanner as his best friend and that he always faces Kellan's mood swings with courage and strength.
Tanner was my favorite character, the youngest of the Brooks brothers, an attractive boy, with a kind heart and who is not afraid to show what he feels, especially when it comes to his love for Arien, his concern for Kellan and the well-being of his family. I really liked the bond Tanner formed with Arien from the beginning, how they became best friends and their feelings gradually changed, I also loved the way Tanner always knew how to handle Kellan's mood swings, how he can be vulnerable and fight for what he wanted in a more subtle and kind way than his brother.
And it is that Kellan is the most complicated of these three, a boy who doesn't know how to handle his feelings, especially when they're negative, it's difficult for him to show Arien what he feels for her and makes many mistakes along the way, and yet he knows how to recognize when he is wrong, and although it takes a little time, he is willing to ask for forgiveness to overcome his insecurities. But what I liked the most about him was that he was there for Arien in the most complicated and painful moments of her life, and he knew how to comfort her and protect her when she needed it.
Without a doubt, the mystery of Brookside was something that Dyan caught me with immediately, and while there were a few things in the rules of this community I didn't like and I think at times that play against the love story of Arien, Tanner & Kellan, I think they work very well together: the way that their feelings develop between her and the two brothers was really cute, with its ups and downs, but it was quite evident to me that they were meant to be together. Also, I love the mystical and destiny touch that the author added to this story, the peculiarity of the secondary characters and the possibility of knowing more about some of them in the future.
🐎Arien: 4.5/5
🐎Tanner: 5/5
🐎Kellan: 3.5/5
🐎Plot: 4/5
🐎Love story: 4.5/5
🐎Secondary characters: 4/5
🐎Cover: 5/5
Dyan Layne's covers with trios are the best! 😍
🌶️: 2/5
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ARC amablemente proporcionada a cambio de una reseña honesta
Dyan Layne NUNCA deja de sorprenderme! con The Third Son me dio el misterio y suspenso que no había leído antes en sus libros, me rompió mucho el corazón y tengo que decir que me hizo enojar mucho también porque ese giro casi al final del libro me destrozó, aún así, ésta historia me consumió mientras la leía y reafirmó lo mucho que amo a ésta autora.
Todos los personajes en The Third Son son interesantes & complejos a su manera y son de lo mejor que tiene ésta historia! En la vida de Arien siempre han sido ella y su mamá contra el mundo, ella es una chica que ama la fotografía, las hamburguesas, a la persona que le ha dado su amor incondicional desde siempre, que tiene su futuro planeado y está a punto de cumplir sus sueños, hasta que su mamá se casa de manera inesperada y Arien tiene que mudarse a Brookside para vivir con su nuevo padrastro, Kellan & Tanner, sus nuevos hermanastros. Desde ese momento TODO en la vida de Arien se pone de cabeza: es la chica nueva en la escuela, la relación que desarrolla con Tanner & Kellan es extraña, al igual que el pequeño pueblo en el que vivien, y aunque la verdad sobre Brookside la hace enfrentar muchas dudad y prejuicios, Arien no puede negar que en ese lugar y en los chicos Brooks, ella y su mamá encontraron la familia y el amor que necesitaban. La situación de Arien es difícil desde el principio, y a medida que avanza el libro se va volviendo más enredada, pero me encantó leer en ella un personaje muy humano, vulnerable, con dudas sobre sus creencias, sobre lo que quiere y especialmente sobre lo que puede tener, me gustó mucho su actitud amable, comprensiva y linda con su mamá y Matt, que piense en Tanner como su mejor amigo y que siempre enfrente los cambios de humor de Kellan con valentía y fortaleza.
Tanner fue mi personaje favorito, el menor de los hermanos Brooks, un chico atractivo, de corazón amable y que no teme demostrar lo que siente, especialmente cuando se trata de su amor por Arien, su preocupación por Kellan y el bienestar de su familia. Me gustó mucho el vinculo que Tanner formó con Arien desde el inicio, como se volvieron mejores amigos y los sentimientos de ambos cambiaron gradualmente, también me encantó la manera en la que Tanner siempre supo manejar los cambios de humor de Kellan, como mostrarse vulnerable y luchar por lo que quería de una manera más sutil y amable que su hermano.
Y es que Kellan es el más complicado de estos tres, un chico que no sabe como manejar sus sentimientos, especialmente cuando son negativos, le cuesta demostrarle a Arien lo que siente por ella y comete muchos errores a lo largo del camino, y aún así sabe reconocer cuando de equivoca, y aunque le toma un poco de tiempo, esta dispuesto a pedir perdón superar sus inseguridades. Pero lo que más me gustó de él fue que estuviera para Arien en lo momentos más complicados y dolorosos de su vida, y supiera como consolarla y protegerla cuando ella lo necesitaba.
Sin lugar a dudas, el misterio de Brookside fue algo con lo que Dyan me atrapó de inmediato, y aunque hubo algunas cosas en las reglas de esta comunidad que no me gustaron y que creo que por momentos le juegan en contra a la historia de amor de Arien, Tanner & Kellan, creo que ellos funcionan muy bien juntos: la manera en la que los sentimientos se desarrollan entre ella y los dos hermanos fue realmente linda, con sus altas y bajas, pero para mi fue bastante evidente que ellos estaban hechos para estar juntos. Además, me encanta el toque místico y de destino que la autora le agregó a esta historia, la peculiaridad de los personajes secundarios y la posibilidad de saber más de algunos de ellos en el futuro.
🐎Arien: 4.5/5
🐎Tanner: 5/5
🐎Kellan: 3.5/5
🐎Trama: 4/5
🐎Historia de amor: 4.5/5
🐎Personajes secundarios: 4/5
🐎Portada: 5/5
Las portadas de Dyan Layne con trios son de lo mejor! 😍
🌶️: 2/5
Dyan Layne NEVER ceases to amaze me! with The Third Son she gave me the mystery and suspense that I had not read before in her books, it broke my heart a lot and I have to say that it made me very angry too because that twist near the end of the book tore me apart, yet this story consumed me as I read it and reaffirmed how much I love this author.
All the characters in The Third Son are interesting & complex in their own way and are the best this story has to offer! In the life of Arien it has always been her and her mother against the world, she's a girl who loves photography, hamburgers, the person who has always given her unconditional love, she has her future planned out and is about to fulfill her dreams, until her mom gets married unexpectedly and Arien has to move to Brookside to live with her new stepfather, Kellan & Tanner, her new stepbrothers. From that moment EVERYTHING in Arien's life is turned upside down: she's the new girl at school, the relationship she develops with Tanner & Kellan is strange, as is the small town they live in, and although the truth about Brookside makes her face many doubts and prejudices, Arien cannot deny that in that place & the Brooks boys, she and her mother found the family and the love they needed. Arien's situation is difficult from the beginning, and as the book progresses it becomes more entangled, but I loved reading in her a very human character, vulnerable, with doubts about her beliefes about what she wants and especially about can have, I really liked her kind, understanding and cute attitude with his mom and Matt, that she thinks of Tanner as his best friend and that he always faces Kellan's mood swings with courage and strength.
Tanner was my favorite character, the youngest of the Brooks brothers, an attractive boy, with a kind heart and who is not afraid to show what he feels, especially when it comes to his love for Arien, his concern for Kellan and the well-being of his family. I really liked the bond Tanner formed with Arien from the beginning, how they became best friends and their feelings gradually changed, I also loved the way Tanner always knew how to handle Kellan's mood swings, how he can be vulnerable and fight for what he wanted in a more subtle and kind way than his brother.
And it is that Kellan is the most complicated of these three, a boy who doesn't know how to handle his feelings, especially when they're negative, it's difficult for him to show Arien what he feels for her and makes many mistakes along the way, and yet he knows how to recognize when he is wrong, and although it takes a little time, he is willing to ask for forgiveness to overcome his insecurities. But what I liked the most about him was that he was there for Arien in the most complicated and painful moments of her life, and he knew how to comfort her and protect her when she needed it.
Without a doubt, the mystery of Brookside was something that Dyan caught me with immediately, and while there were a few things in the rules of this community I didn't like and I think at times that play against the love story of Arien, Tanner & Kellan, I think they work very well together: the way that their feelings develop between her and the two brothers was really cute, with its ups and downs, but it was quite evident to me that they were meant to be together. Also, I love the mystical and destiny touch that the author added to this story, the peculiarity of the secondary characters and the possibility of knowing more about some of them in the future.
🐎Arien: 4.5/5
🐎Tanner: 5/5
🐎Kellan: 3.5/5
🐎Plot: 4/5
🐎Love story: 4.5/5
🐎Secondary characters: 4/5
🐎Cover: 5/5
Dyan Layne's covers with trios are the best! 😍
🌶️: 2/5
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ARC amablemente proporcionada a cambio de una reseña honesta
Dyan Layne NUNCA deja de sorprenderme! con The Third Son me dio el misterio y suspenso que no había leído antes en sus libros, me rompió mucho el corazón y tengo que decir que me hizo enojar mucho también porque ese giro casi al final del libro me destrozó, aún así, ésta historia me consumió mientras la leía y reafirmó lo mucho que amo a ésta autora.
Todos los personajes en The Third Son son interesantes & complejos a su manera y son de lo mejor que tiene ésta historia! En la vida de Arien siempre han sido ella y su mamá contra el mundo, ella es una chica que ama la fotografía, las hamburguesas, a la persona que le ha dado su amor incondicional desde siempre, que tiene su futuro planeado y está a punto de cumplir sus sueños, hasta que su mamá se casa de manera inesperada y Arien tiene que mudarse a Brookside para vivir con su nuevo padrastro, Kellan & Tanner, sus nuevos hermanastros. Desde ese momento TODO en la vida de Arien se pone de cabeza: es la chica nueva en la escuela, la relación que desarrolla con Tanner & Kellan es extraña, al igual que el pequeño pueblo en el que vivien, y aunque la verdad sobre Brookside la hace enfrentar muchas dudad y prejuicios, Arien no puede negar que en ese lugar y en los chicos Brooks, ella y su mamá encontraron la familia y el amor que necesitaban. La situación de Arien es difícil desde el principio, y a medida que avanza el libro se va volviendo más enredada, pero me encantó leer en ella un personaje muy humano, vulnerable, con dudas sobre sus creencias, sobre lo que quiere y especialmente sobre lo que puede tener, me gustó mucho su actitud amable, comprensiva y linda con su mamá y Matt, que piense en Tanner como su mejor amigo y que siempre enfrente los cambios de humor de Kellan con valentía y fortaleza.
Tanner fue mi personaje favorito, el menor de los hermanos Brooks, un chico atractivo, de corazón amable y que no teme demostrar lo que siente, especialmente cuando se trata de su amor por Arien, su preocupación por Kellan y el bienestar de su familia. Me gustó mucho el vinculo que Tanner formó con Arien desde el inicio, como se volvieron mejores amigos y los sentimientos de ambos cambiaron gradualmente, también me encantó la manera en la que Tanner siempre supo manejar los cambios de humor de Kellan, como mostrarse vulnerable y luchar por lo que quería de una manera más sutil y amable que su hermano.
Y es que Kellan es el más complicado de estos tres, un chico que no sabe como manejar sus sentimientos, especialmente cuando son negativos, le cuesta demostrarle a Arien lo que siente por ella y comete muchos errores a lo largo del camino, y aún así sabe reconocer cuando de equivoca, y aunque le toma un poco de tiempo, esta dispuesto a pedir perdón superar sus inseguridades. Pero lo que más me gustó de él fue que estuviera para Arien en lo momentos más complicados y dolorosos de su vida, y supiera como consolarla y protegerla cuando ella lo necesitaba.
Sin lugar a dudas, el misterio de Brookside fue algo con lo que Dyan me atrapó de inmediato, y aunque hubo algunas cosas en las reglas de esta comunidad que no me gustaron y que creo que por momentos le juegan en contra a la historia de amor de Arien, Tanner & Kellan, creo que ellos funcionan muy bien juntos: la manera en la que los sentimientos se desarrollan entre ella y los dos hermanos fue realmente linda, con sus altas y bajas, pero para mi fue bastante evidente que ellos estaban hechos para estar juntos. Además, me encanta el toque místico y de destino que la autora le agregó a esta historia, la peculiaridad de los personajes secundarios y la posibilidad de saber más de algunos de ellos en el futuro.
🐎Arien: 4.5/5
🐎Tanner: 5/5
🐎Kellan: 3.5/5
🐎Trama: 4/5
🐎Historia de amor: 4.5/5
🐎Personajes secundarios: 4/5
🐎Portada: 5/5
Las portadas de Dyan Layne con trios son de lo mejor! 😍
🌶️: 2/5
June 9, 2023
I liked it but some of the writing just didn't work for me. Half the time I would get confused as to who was supposed to be talking. Just confusing.
April 11, 2023
An unconventional kind of love.
A love held sacred.
A love made stronger by three.
A love that could not be denied.
Arien, Kellan, Tanner…
Divine Wholeness, Completeness, Perfection
Dyan Layne will take you on an absolutely and unapologetically ride of love and longing that you might not fully understand but that you’ll give your devotion to, wholeheartedly.
Life as Arien Brogen knew it quickly changed when her mother announced her impending marriage. Just when she was planning her graduation and college, she finds herself uprooted and her life turned upside down…by her new stepbrothers. Tanner Brooks the sweet and endearing one and Kellan Brooks the broody and confusing one. This can’t be happening, or can it???
Arien quickly learns that her new life is far, far from normal. And while her new home is welcoming and she feels a connection, she can’t turn off the confusion that she feels. Everyone seems happy, accepting, nonjudgmental. But their way of life is wrong, isn’t it??? But how can she explain the fact that both her body and heart are drawn to both Tanner and Kellan. One makes it so easy, the other makes her question her sanity. Both have taken her heart. It seems that her presence has somehow completely and cemented a tale foretold.
The Brooks’ Brothers have been waiting and planning for Arien their whole lives. She is the one that completes them. She binds them together. Unconventional and unconditional in all ways that count in their world.
And while all seems right in their world, there’s also some danger. In their little circle it seems that someone has decided to try to break the ties that bind them.
I hope you go into this story with an open mind and open heart. While you may question the methods and styles, I hope you keep your eyes and heart set on the fact that this is a story of love, acceptance, and completion. Once again, Dyan Layne has delivered a true love story. I hope one day we can all live in this kind of accepting world.
A love held sacred.
A love made stronger by three.
A love that could not be denied.
Arien, Kellan, Tanner…
Divine Wholeness, Completeness, Perfection
Dyan Layne will take you on an absolutely and unapologetically ride of love and longing that you might not fully understand but that you’ll give your devotion to, wholeheartedly.
Life as Arien Brogen knew it quickly changed when her mother announced her impending marriage. Just when she was planning her graduation and college, she finds herself uprooted and her life turned upside down…by her new stepbrothers. Tanner Brooks the sweet and endearing one and Kellan Brooks the broody and confusing one. This can’t be happening, or can it???
Arien quickly learns that her new life is far, far from normal. And while her new home is welcoming and she feels a connection, she can’t turn off the confusion that she feels. Everyone seems happy, accepting, nonjudgmental. But their way of life is wrong, isn’t it??? But how can she explain the fact that both her body and heart are drawn to both Tanner and Kellan. One makes it so easy, the other makes her question her sanity. Both have taken her heart. It seems that her presence has somehow completely and cemented a tale foretold.
The Brooks’ Brothers have been waiting and planning for Arien their whole lives. She is the one that completes them. She binds them together. Unconventional and unconditional in all ways that count in their world.
And while all seems right in their world, there’s also some danger. In their little circle it seems that someone has decided to try to break the ties that bind them.
I hope you go into this story with an open mind and open heart. While you may question the methods and styles, I hope you keep your eyes and heart set on the fact that this is a story of love, acceptance, and completion. Once again, Dyan Layne has delivered a true love story. I hope one day we can all live in this kind of accepting world.
April 12, 2023
ARC Review of The Third Son by Dyan Layne
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A thrilling, steamy, taboo and amazing read from Dyan Layne...as three beccomes all our lucky numbers.
Arien's life gets turned upside down, a full 180, as the life she shared with her mother in their small apartment comes to an explosive new change. Her mother is getting married, with a surprised alonge the way. Arien not only has a new father, but also two older brothers - Kallen and Tanner.
Hot brothers.
Intense brothers.
INTENSLY HOT BROTHERS! Moody, broody, charming, possessive, handsy and delicious...I cannot be more clear!
Brothers who are more than happy to help out their new sister in any way possible.
Packed up and now moving to a beautiful ranch in Wyoming, she is pulled into a community that is all there for eachother...however, shares a strange outlook and tradition she was not prepard for.
Well...she better be soon.
Because she just became a third of one unbreakable union.
With the family secrets and tragedies of the past, it is a concern when they come up once again. Will Arien run back to Denver to the life she always wanted...or stay with the men and community she has come to adore?
A great read that really gripped me. Moody Kallen is all over the place as he fights his desires for his little new sister, while Tanner is very charming and loves teasing his brother with how much they both want her. Happy that there was also provided an actual back story to the 'family tradition', it wasn't just thrown in there and we accept it.
The mystery was also a pull in. You will not expect what happens next!
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A thrilling, steamy, taboo and amazing read from Dyan Layne...as three beccomes all our lucky numbers.
Arien's life gets turned upside down, a full 180, as the life she shared with her mother in their small apartment comes to an explosive new change. Her mother is getting married, with a surprised alonge the way. Arien not only has a new father, but also two older brothers - Kallen and Tanner.
Hot brothers.
Intense brothers.
INTENSLY HOT BROTHERS! Moody, broody, charming, possessive, handsy and delicious...I cannot be more clear!
Brothers who are more than happy to help out their new sister in any way possible.
Packed up and now moving to a beautiful ranch in Wyoming, she is pulled into a community that is all there for eachother...however, shares a strange outlook and tradition she was not prepard for.
Well...she better be soon.
Because she just became a third of one unbreakable union.
With the family secrets and tragedies of the past, it is a concern when they come up once again. Will Arien run back to Denver to the life she always wanted...or stay with the men and community she has come to adore?
A great read that really gripped me. Moody Kallen is all over the place as he fights his desires for his little new sister, while Tanner is very charming and loves teasing his brother with how much they both want her. Happy that there was also provided an actual back story to the 'family tradition', it wasn't just thrown in there and we accept it.
The mystery was also a pull in. You will not expect what happens next!
April 7, 2023
And once again, Dyan Layne does an incredible job with her world-building and character development. If you’re looking for a story filled with angst, steam, tons of questions, agonizing heartache, and an HEA that will leave your heart smiling, then you absolutely need to check this one out.
Arien Brogan is a simple, somewhat naïve girl who has a pretty good idea of where her future is headed, at least, for now. But when her mother comes home and says that she’s marrying the man she’s been seeing, Arien has to be happy for her, right? Her mother deserves this. But what does it mean for her?
Enter Kellan and Tanner- her two sexy-as-sin soon-to-be stepbrothers who immediately have Arien questioning herself and what she wants from them. She fights her own feelings, telling herself she shouldn’t be feeling that way about her stepbrothers, but the pull they have on her is something she can’t deny.
And, of course, the question arises- do they feel the same way about her? And what should come of two brothers interested in the same girl? And lets not forget about the danger that seems to be lurking around. Will it turn their whole world upside down? Open up this page-turner and find out!
Dyan leads you down this path, where you find yourself questioning what the heck is going on and where the storyline is headed, but she does it in the best way, and never fails to pull everything together to give you your HEA and, let’s be honest, she’ll make you want to enter that world yourself. These characters will forever hold a special place in my heart. HIGHLY recommend.
Arien Brogan is a simple, somewhat naïve girl who has a pretty good idea of where her future is headed, at least, for now. But when her mother comes home and says that she’s marrying the man she’s been seeing, Arien has to be happy for her, right? Her mother deserves this. But what does it mean for her?
Enter Kellan and Tanner- her two sexy-as-sin soon-to-be stepbrothers who immediately have Arien questioning herself and what she wants from them. She fights her own feelings, telling herself she shouldn’t be feeling that way about her stepbrothers, but the pull they have on her is something she can’t deny.
And, of course, the question arises- do they feel the same way about her? And what should come of two brothers interested in the same girl? And lets not forget about the danger that seems to be lurking around. Will it turn their whole world upside down? Open up this page-turner and find out!
Dyan leads you down this path, where you find yourself questioning what the heck is going on and where the storyline is headed, but she does it in the best way, and never fails to pull everything together to give you your HEA and, let’s be honest, she’ll make you want to enter that world yourself. These characters will forever hold a special place in my heart. HIGHLY recommend.
April 6, 2023
ARC Review:
Tropes/Trigger Warnings: taboo contemporary/ MFM/ stepbrother/ why choose
Characters: MFC: Arien MMC: Tanner, Kellen
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Favorite Quote/scene: no spoilers since is an ARC, but there are some 🥵🔥💦 scenes!
Over all thoughts on book and/or author: Dyan is a one click author for me. None of her books have disappointed, this one didn't either. The only issue I have is there wasn't more. I loved all of the characters, Brookside is definitely a place I'd love to visit again.
Tropes/Trigger Warnings: taboo contemporary/ MFM/ stepbrother/ why choose
Characters: MFC: Arien MMC: Tanner, Kellen
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice:🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Favorite Quote/scene: no spoilers since is an ARC, but there are some 🥵🔥💦 scenes!
Over all thoughts on book and/or author: Dyan is a one click author for me. None of her books have disappointed, this one didn't either. The only issue I have is there wasn't more. I loved all of the characters, Brookside is definitely a place I'd love to visit again.
April 10, 2023
This is not my typical read as I’m more of a dark and depraved romance reader but this story had enough mystery to keep me guessing and unable to put it down! It keeps you constantly guessing about the family that the FMC has been thrown into.
This book is amazing and didn’t disappoint! I read it in a day and couldn't put it down once I started. I hope we get to visit Brookside again in the future! This book opened me up to exploring world’s different from my usual and I can definitely say that I’ll be excited to read more from Brookside if we get to visit it again in the future! You should definitely add this book to your TBR, you won't be sorry!
This book is amazing and didn’t disappoint! I read it in a day and couldn't put it down once I started. I hope we get to visit Brookside again in the future! This book opened me up to exploring world’s different from my usual and I can definitely say that I’ll be excited to read more from Brookside if we get to visit it again in the future! You should definitely add this book to your TBR, you won't be sorry!
April 16, 2023
Dyan Layne has gifted us with another brilliantly surprising story again with The Third Son and the plot evolvement definitely comes out of left field. I went into the book expecting a classic MFM romance set on a ranch with a forbidden step-sibling twist. Well, let me say expect the unexpected. It is an emotional and an intricate story that will hook you in right from the start and get you more invested page after page. I love the fact that the setting was a different world than I am accustomed to and with customs that I haven’t been privy to before. It is a rare find for me❤️
April 18, 2023
Hot and spicy! Just the way I like it!!!! Amazing book and couldn’t put it down!
May 7, 2023
This was such a good book.
September 14, 2023
2 stars
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April 21, 2023
Dyan Layne—𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗜𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗻 had the 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗘𝗖𝗧 combination of 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 and 𝗦𝗨𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗦𝗘 that kept me on my toes while simultaneously 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗚 every inch of my soul. Your brilliantly unique storytelling ability 𝗔𝗟𝗪𝗔𝗬𝗦 blows me away. The moment that this book finally appeared on my kindle (thank you so freaking much by the way for always allowing me the chance to read your word early), I dove in so freaking fast and didn't come up for air until I reached the very end because I found myself completely lost amongst the pages as I inhaled all of the words of Arien, Kellan and Tanner's 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗖 story.
These characters were—𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀! I was so freaking 𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗗 with the whole concept of their story, it was so unexpected and reads will not see it coming! Arien, Kellan and Tanner have an unconventional kind of love, but damn was I 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 for it and 𝗟𝗢𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 every moment! You know what they say—save a horse, ride a cowboy, but how about two cowboys?! Yep! You sure as hell did read that right! Life in Brookside, Wyoming is quite interesting, and readers are in for a 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗗 𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗘!
April 20, 2023
Save a horse and ride a cowboy!!!
My anticipation for this book was so strong and let me say that my every expectation for this book was met and then some.
HOLY COWGIRLS Dyan you really roped us ALL in with this one!!
Every TANTALIZING moment of this book is INVIGORATING and ENTICING.
This is PHENOMENAL storytelling at its greatest.
Once you start reading y’all will be captivated by Tanners sweetness and Kellan’s brooding and sullen ways and Arien’s enlightenment of life in Brookside.
Arien struggles to except the craziness surrounding her when her mother marries and moves them to the country, with two step brothers that don’t only want to breed cattle and horses and where Giddy-Up doesn’t only mean saddling up and riding a horse.
Kellan, Tanner and Arien are ENGAGING, INTRIGUING and ALLURING characters with an utterly FASCINATING, CONSUMING and PROVOCATIVE storyline.
Let yourself escape into Brookside Wyoming where love comes in threes and where the cowboys are HOTTER than a branding iron.
Congratulations Dyan this is book is FREAKING SENSATIONAL with OUTSTANDING characters. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
My anticipation for this book was so strong and let me say that my every expectation for this book was met and then some.
HOLY COWGIRLS Dyan you really roped us ALL in with this one!!
Every TANTALIZING moment of this book is INVIGORATING and ENTICING.
This is PHENOMENAL storytelling at its greatest.
Once you start reading y’all will be captivated by Tanners sweetness and Kellan’s brooding and sullen ways and Arien’s enlightenment of life in Brookside.
Arien struggles to except the craziness surrounding her when her mother marries and moves them to the country, with two step brothers that don’t only want to breed cattle and horses and where Giddy-Up doesn’t only mean saddling up and riding a horse.
Kellan, Tanner and Arien are ENGAGING, INTRIGUING and ALLURING characters with an utterly FASCINATING, CONSUMING and PROVOCATIVE storyline.
Let yourself escape into Brookside Wyoming where love comes in threes and where the cowboys are HOTTER than a branding iron.
Congratulations Dyan this is book is FREAKING SENSATIONAL with OUTSTANDING characters. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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