Rating  - 5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies
Catherine Cullen-Wellesley has reached her breaking point. Her husbands have been taking her for granted and over the past several months have blown off every date she's set up. She wholeheartedly loves them but nurturing their relationship has fallen by the wayside in their course to better their business. It's their five year anniversary and she has some very exciting news but their neglect has her questioning if she should stay or kiss them goodbye.
Logan and Rhys have invested a year's worth of time in securing the biggest contract of their business career. Unfortunately the client keeps jerking them around. In their determination to make more money they've lost sight of what's truly important - their unique relationship with Cat. They soon realize that their drive for success could quite possibly cost them the love of their lives.
It's been three months since Cat was last intimate with Logan and Rhys. They've been too wrapped up in their business ventures to pay her much attention and she's sunk into a pit of despair and loneliness. The men completely forgot about their anniversary dinner and then canceling out on their Jamaican vacation is just too much. She's played second best for far too long. Cat has every intention of going on this vacation - with or without them. It will give her a chance to relax and reevaluate her situation. What she doesn't expect is for her unexpected absence from their home to open Logan and Rhys eyes to the possibility of a life without her. Logan and Rhys have made a success of their business but their marriage is on the verge of failure. Will they find a way to balance the two or is it already too late to rectify the wrongs they've done to Cat?
If you think being in a menage a trois relationship means that you'd never feel neglected or taken for granted then you're wrong. In Maya Banks STAY WITH ME, Cat, Logan and Rhys are forced to face the fact they're all to blame for the break down in their marriage. Cat's been too compliant and never voiced her unhappiness. Logan and Rhys are so career driven that they didn't realize that they were hurting her by not being more attentive. If their marriage is going to succeed they're all going to have to put each other first, but can the men really delegate their business to office hours only?
Maya Banks has become one of my favorite authors because of her emotionally driven storylines. In STAY WITH ME readers will be drawn into the story and come to really care about the characters and maybe even live vicariously through them. Who wouldn't like to have two sexy men doing everything in their power to make sure you don't leave them? This is a wonderful story that I'll definitely be adding to the keeper shelf - along with the rest of Ms. Banks' books.
Chrissy Dionne (courtesy of Romance Junkies)
Rating - Stay With Me
Catherine Cullen-Wellesley is spending another lonely night without the men in her life. Except they didn't just miss any night out, they missed their anniversary. She couldn't take it anymore. On what should be the happiest night of her life, her life was falling apart. Catherine was going to have a baby, and now wasn't sure that she would have anyone to fill the father role. She had planned a vacation for all of them, and now Rhys and Logan wouldn't even be there. Everything was more important than she was. She didn't even rank anymore. So sure it was over, Catherine decided to go on the vacation to Jamaica alone to figure out what her next step was now that she was on her own.
Rhys and Logan were panicked when they arrived home to find Catherine gone. She had been gone for days, and they hadn't even known. Figuring she went on vacation without them, they headed for Jamaica to get their woman back. When they arrived, they couldn't believe how distant and withdrawn she was. Rhys and Logan knew how abominably they had treated her not just recently, but for years. That sad fact had become abundantly clear, and there was no one to blame except themselves. Catherine had always been there loving them, and they were no longer sure she would stay with them. Rhys and Logan had a lot of hurt to make up for, and would stop at nothing to convince Catherine she would always come first.
MB has done it again! This time the story is told from a different angle. It doesn't start at the beginning of the relationship, but instead after they have been married, and the problems they are experiencing. Phenomenal story with a lot of heart. Well written, and very strong characters keep you involved from the beginning.
Rating - Great Menage
Catherine, Logan and Rhys have been married for 5 years and on the night of their fifth anniversary, just before leaving on their vacation to Jamaica, Catherine is going to tell the men in her life that she's pregnant with their child. She has it all planned but, as usual, they cancel due to yet another "business emergency". Catherine decides that she has had enough, goes on the trip by herself and vows to use the time as an opportunity to make some tough life decisions about her future that may or may not include Rhys and Logan.
When her husbands realize on their return home that she has flown the coop they immediately try to locate her. A few days later Rhys finds her on a beach in Jamaica after a protracted search since she did not leave any hint of her whereabouts. She agrees to go back to the hotel with him and when Logan shows up they both make love to her hoping that she would forgive them and stay in the marriage. But she feels that it is time to stand up for herself and tell them what she wants out of their relationship instead of always giving in and "sucking it up" when they decide to abandon her for business reasons. Will Rhys and Logan be able to change their evil ways? Will Catherine forget her good resolutions and give in to her men?
Stay With Me is a beautiful story of a woman who makes a stand for herself and decides that enough is enough and takes charge of her own destiny when her marriage goes awry. As usual Maya Banks pens a wonderful love story, this time with three amazing characters. Logan, the alpha male who is totally blindsided when he realizes that Catherine is serious about leaving, and sensitive Rhys who is devastated when Cat states that love is not enough to sustain a marriage that is not working. It takes a near tragedy to make them realize how much she means to them. Catherine took a long time to grow a backbone but when she does, look out! The sex in the book is sensuous, hot enough to burn your fingers, moving when it counts and just plain great.
Fans of Maya Banks and new readers alike will want to pick up a copy of Stay With Me, a tale of love almost lost and found again. A great read!!
Rating - Stay With Me- A Joyfully Recommended Title
It is her anniversary, and Catherine can't wait to tell her husbands, Logan and Rhys, her news. After being married for five years, Catherine and her men are finally going to be parents. She can only imagine how happy they will be, and the anniversary vacation the trio has planned to leave for the next day will be the icing on the cake. The longer Catherine waits, however, the more she realizes she has been stood up once again for business. She soul searches and comes up with the only conclusion she can think of, and so heads out on her anniversary vacation alone.
Logan and Rhys love Catherine, their wife, more than they ever thought possible. Striving to make their business successful so she would want for nothing has been tough, and they've had to make a lot of sacrifices, especially where their marriage is concerned. When a client unexpectedly requires their presence in another town, Logan and Rhys don't hesitate. They leave immediately, completely forgetting their dinner date with their wife. Upon their return, Logan and Rhys immediately sense something is wrong. It seems their home is empty, and their wife has left without them.
Catherine has to do a lot of soul searching. She loves her men unconditionally, but she is so very tired of being taken advantage of. She knows she is more important than just a phone call, and so makes the decision to stand strong where her husbands are concerned. In order for Catherine to forgive them, they'll have to make some allowances that Catherine refuses to give up on - namely their marriage.
May I just state how very much I love the writing of Maya Banks? With every novel she releases, Stay with Me included, I find myself swept away in a story and plot line so gripping that I can't stop reading. Stay with Me could be about any wife who's taken advantage of and for granted. When Catherine put her foot down concerning her feelings, I applauded her for being a strong woman. More than once, I wanted to thump Logan and Rhys on the top of their heads and scream, "Do you not get it?" Lucky for them, they got a clue, because I wanted to hurt them!
Stay with Me is a spectacular ménage. I love how the triad was already established at the beginning of the book, and readers are taken on a journey of the inner dealings and things that have to happen to make a relationship like this work. Consider Stay with Me joyfully recommended, because it made me laugh, cry, and blush. I loved it.
Talia
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