Recently divorced Paige has opened a bed and breakfast inn and she really needs for it to be a success. She hires two handy men --Jack and Dean. Jack and Dean are a couple but feel their marriage will not be complete unless they can make Paige become what is missing for them. They have to convince Paige and they become very inventive by providing some visual incentives.

This was a new author to me and I thoughroughly enjoyed her book! Great characters, great writing and I enjoyed the storyline. She pulled off a wonderful menage storyline in a short amount of time.

Paige Richards is starting her life over after a divorce from a cheating husband.  She's purchased a B & B on a touristy island.  It needs lots of work so it great that she has some new friends, Dean and Jack, to do the renovations. They are married but after knowing them for a year, she has the hots for both of them.  They were both attractive, kind, and her best friends.  She knows she can't have them, but what's the hurt in fantasizing about them?? Life on this island is very conservative.  Gays are barely tolerated yet along a threesome so what is she thinking? Plus her parents are just as bad! Very unsupportive! They loaned her some money for the renovations, but it is laden with strings! What she doesn't know is that Dean and Jack have been wanting her just as much-and for much more than just a few nights.  They believe Paige is the one to make their lives complete. They don't want to hurt the success of the B&B or their friendship though, so they want Paige to come to them.

I liked this book for the most part.  It started out gangbusters and I thought it was going to be a super sexy read. And the sexy scenes were pretty good. I liked Dean and Paige right away, but Jack...he was a jerk. Some of the stuff that came out of his mouth was awful. Things that you do not say to your girlfriend and chalk it up to being a guy-I don't buy it! One minute he is 100% in love with Paige and in the next he's cavorting with an ex. I also didn't care for the drama with the ex. Seemed like something just thrown in to put a monkey wrench in their pursuit of Paige.  As if her parents and her hovering ex issues weren't enough, this wrinkle didn't help the flow of the story. In fact it pretty much stopped it quick. The other issue is the ending. The ex stuff is just kinda glossed over and then everything is peachy-keen with Paige again. Wha-What??  Paige is a strong girl, I give her that, but the back n forth was taxing. I thought she deserved a more solid ending than we got. I guess I just needed a little more convincing that Paige was the one for them. Maybe an epilogue with a fantastical celebration??

Overall I still liked the book and if you are looking for a spicy quick read, The Handy Men fits the bill nicely.

3.5 Stars/4 Flames

This book was gifted to me for an honest review. The review and ratings are solely my opinions.

If I had to rate this book when I was about 50% of the way through, I probably would have given it 4.5 stars. It was that good in the beginning! You felt not only the attraction between the three characters but also the connection. There was more than just the physical attraction between them and I appreciated the time spent building the friendship up. I enjoyed reading about getting the inn ready and the managing to still have time to themselves.

But then I got to about 70% of the way through the book and it just sort of lost steam. The drama picked up somewhat (Stephanie, the parents, the baby) but then the book seemed to focus more on the drama and less on the triad. I was thoroughly confused at one point and even reread a page twice to see if I could make sense out of it but it still didn't.

The ending was far too abrupt. It was as if the author just decided the book was long enough and clicked save. There was very little closure. I wanted to read about how the triad made it work. How did (if at all) their relationship impact the success of the inn? What did the future hold for all of them?

The Handy Men starts out very interesting with a nice setting on a small island off the Connecticut coast. Paige is starting her own business with the Nutmeg Inn and Jack and Dean, a married couple and best friends to Paige, are helping with the renovations. For Jack and Dean their relationship isn't complete and their are both longing for the perfect woman.

I really liked the first half of the book. The relationship starts rather slowly and carefully which I rather enjoy than people immediately jumping each other. Still there were a few really hot scenes which were really well written.
In the second half there is way too much drama for this short book. The trouble is coming so many different sides that it wasn't believable anymore and the relationship develops too quickly now.

I liked the characters. Paige was a strong independent woman and Jack and Dean the book-typical hot couple.
Overall I found the book enjoyable but with way too much drama in the second half.

Nope I just didn't like this one. There was just something about it that I couldn't get into.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I loved that it surprised me at multiple parts in the story . It was sexy , heartwarming and addicting and I am very intrigued to see what this author will write next.

The Handy Men by Jamie K. Schmidt
Source: Netgalley
My Rating: 3½/5 stars
My Review:

Recently divorced Paige Richards has 99 problems and two extremely hot, gay men are one of them!! Yeah, I totally typed that . . . . .

Paige thought her marriage was solid and strong right up until she caught her husband banging another woman. Despite her ridiculous parents and their warnings about the appearance of divorce, Paige leaves his sorry ass, sells their home, and buys a beautiful bed and breakfast on a little island. Unfortunately, that beautiful B&B needs a lot of work and so, with a heavy heart and a lot of regret, Paige borrows the money from her ridiculous parents and sets her sights on righting the ship and making a success of her property. Fortunately, Jack and Dean live just a ferry ride away from the island and are two super-talented handy men.

Jack and Dean are more than just hired help to Paige, they are friends who very much want to become lovers. Between the two of them, they have flirted and hinted at every turn, but Paige just doesn’t seem to be catching on. To be fair, everyone on the small island (whether they like it or not!) know Jack and Dean to be a committed GAY couple. What most don’t know, nor care to know, is that the two men are a committed couple, but each is in fact bisexual and when the right woman comes along, they are more than willing to share and share alike. For Jack and Dean, Paige is the right woman and they want their relationship to expand well beyond its current non-sexual parameters.

With a little bit of planning and a willingness to finally be brutally honest and up front, Jack and Dean set about seducing Paige. To everyone’s surprise and delight, Paige isn’t just receptive to the idea, she is all over it, ready and willing to jump right in. Unlike many of the island’s residents (and her ridiculous parents!) Paige doesn’t see the men and their relationship as wrong or immoral, but just another expression of love and commitment that she is so happy to have been invited into. Jack and Dean are good men who genuinely care for her and have worked as hard as Paige to see her dream become a successful reality. All involved know there is going to be some blowback once their relationship becomes public knowledge, what they don’t count on is the source of that blowback.

The Bottom Line: At only 140ish pages, The Handy Men is a solid read with just one big issue. I like the three main characters quite a bit, but they are dealt an inordinately large amount of drama for such a short read. I can totally understand the negative attitude of some of the locals, the gossip about the trio that is generated and spread, Paige’s ridiculous parents, and the drama associated with those things. However, I can’t understand the additional drama of the ex-girlfriend and her new plus one, Paige’s ex-husband, and his new fiancé. For such a short read, this is just too much drama! At some point, it isn’t just a single straw that breaks the camel’s back, the camel is buried under the haystack with no hope of getting out. I really would have liked to see one of two things happen with this read: 1) some of the drama was cut out or, 2) the book was lengthened to more comfortably accommodate all the drama thrown at Paige, Jack, and Dean. This one big issue didn’t stop me from liking this book, but it did keep me from really loving it.

The Handy Men is a quick, sexy read that will get your heart racing and your lady bits tingling.

Paige is trying to rebuild her life after a divorce. She sold her home and it currently rehabbing a bed and breakfast to begin her new life of happiness on her terms. Only her new dreams now also include lots of naughty and erotic imagines the feature Dean and Jack, her two gay contractors.

It's a good thing they want her, too.

I don't want to say too much but the author does a good job pulling you into their world by giving the reader a story that isn't just fluff and hot sex. This trio has several dramatic hurdles to overcome and it surprised me that I found myself pretty emotionally connected to the characters.

All together, it makes for an entertaining read which is why I would recommend checking The Handy Men out.

This is M/F/M, M/M/F, M/M romance; so if you’re not into this kind of book then this is not for you. I on the other hand enjoy these kinds of books. I found this book interesting; the plot was a same old same old with a small but yet very enjoyable ending. I would have liked to see what happens in August, I guess if you want to know you have to get the book and read for yourself. The book has romantic drama and some really hot male moments. I like both male characters Jack and Dean; they both have some alpha in them which I really like. Paige turned out to be a stronger character then what she started with. If you enjoy HEA this is a great read and the price is right.

***I voluntarily reviewed this ARC for an honest review via NetGalley, this is my honest opinion and has not been influenced by the author, Publishers or NetGalley in anyway.***

After much angst over how to rate and/or review this book I've landed on 2 Hearts because I was EN-TER-TAINED! I'm not sure if the author intended this to be a bawdy but it was to me.

It's a safe bet that there will be spoilage ahead.




Ever watch bad porn? It starts off fair to middling then the "actors" try to start "acting" and maybe even the director gets in on the thing and tries to throw a plot off in there and you don't know what to do with yourself? Should you stay and see this thing through or say fuck this noise and tap out?

Well, I stayed. I couldn't stop myself. I blame General Hospital for this character deficit.

Paige is a recent divorcee and is part drama queen divided by crazy train who meets her match in tweedledee and tweedledum a.k.a. Jack and Dean. This thing between them has been brewing for almost a year with her being clueless to all their not at all subtle come-ons including staging a boning sesh in a beach pavilion when they knew she'd be walking by. From the time they get together to the end is maybe a month and it escalates quickly, as these things tend to do. The instalove is strong with this one.

Let me just say I had NO idea that the buying, trading and selling of fictional properties with the possibility of bankrupty looming at the roll of the dice known as Monopoly could lead to burying one's face inside another's vagina. Might I say ouch and way to think outside the just a board game box.

The sex these people have laughs in the face of human capacity with everlasting orgasms, exploding and monster magic peens that spring up like they were on a clapper. Rebound time. Schmebound time.

"I'm going to fuck you as soon as you drench his face."



All of which is to be expected in porn but then the soap opera began. Jack and Dean have an ex-girlfriend who was apparently banging other dudes while they were together which somehow Jack knew but Dean didn't. *squints* She then decided she didn't want to be "that girl" which apparently translates into being in a triad rather than banging a bunch of randoms so Stephanie (ex) ultimatumed Dean with a marriage proposal that would've second stringed Jack in public and Jack's feels are still hurt. Dean put the kibosh on that deal with a quickness and promptly turned around and married Jack. Well, guess who's back in town with a kid no less?




She sails a foursome sitch past Paige and Paige whips out the martyr card to Dean and Jack when Jack's all welllll mebbe? *cue more dramatics* Much tears. Hasty break up due to butthurtedness. Deliberate obtuseness. Complete balderdash.


"Stephanie makes my dick hard."
Dean sighed.
"But she doesn't touch my heart. Paige is my choice. Now and forever. If Brendon is ours, we'll make sure Paige knows that while Stephanie is the mother of our child, she'll never be our wife. Paige is the only wife for us."

The struggle to contain my laughter was real.

I haven't even mentioned Paige's rents, her ex or how this seemingly idyllic isle is actually Stepford. Her parents floated her 60K so she could open the B&B with a clause that basically says if they don't like anything she does with it or if she doesn't repay the 60K within her first year of business then they can take it away from her. Like, what's even the point of that? The plot thickens when Paige gets a bee in her bonnet, "moves some money around" and repays her parents within her first week of opening!




How...? What even?

The drama continues as Fred, her ex, keeps turning up in her life seemingly trying to make inroads back to her despite the fact that he's now engaged to Barbie, the woman he left her for and, for the record, Paige caught him with at the Waldorf while Paige was sporting a French maid outfit underneath her trench. BURN!!!!! Inexplicably he's still SUPER tight with her parents, makes the trek out to the isle with them for the grand opening and wants to rent out the B&B for his wedding! *cackles*



I've no clue how old these dudes are but they are cliched good boy/bad boy archtypes. Jack is the bad boy with tattoos and a penchant for some bedroom bossiness and a mouth that should be duct taped.

"Let's just ask her outright. Do you want to fuck or not?"

"...We'll treat her like a queen."
"Fuck her like porn stars." Jack mimicked bending her over and fucking her from behind.

"My cock," Jack mouthed and then pointed to his crotch with two thumbs up.
Dean smacked him.
"And yours," Jack mouthed and pointed.

Dean is the "good" one that's clean-cut, reliable, steady and your basic snoozefest. But she loves them both with all her heart. Well, half her heart. Since two dudes. And an illegitimate bébé.

If you like a soap, there was never a dull moment.




A copy was provided by NetGalley.

3.5 Stars

A MMF story.

Paige wants to start over after her husband cheated on her so she moves to Hamlet Island to open a bed and breakfast.
Jack and Dean are handymen helping Paige with the bed and breakfast. They are in a relationship but looking for more. The attraction is there yet Paige has to worry about her reputation with the B&B.

I liked the story for what it was .....a short novella. I would have liked to have a bit more character development
along some added descriptions but over all it was a steamy, short read.
If you like it short and spicy then you will find somethings in her to catch your attention.

An unexpected romance, between three people who want to find a life long romance. This one is hot, not for the faint of heart.

Let me start by saying I usually avoid novels where two men are having sex. I'm not against men x men couples but sometimes it's just weird for me to read. HOWEVER -- this was freaking FAN-FLIPPING-TASTIC. OMG this was a hot freaking novel for me. Two hot men married two each other and a female -- just the thoughts.

Paige is a woman who has dealt with heartaches and betrayal from her family and ex-husband. She finally decides to take control of her life and run a inn on an island. Paige was definitely a strong woman in comparison to her mother and with all the things she went through. I love that she was open to just enjoying her life and not caring about what people though about or said concerning her sex life. She was bold and I loved it. Paige also knew what she wanted sexually and always went for it.

Jack, of the two men, was the more aggressive one. He seemed to have a "no chill" button. He was dominate, yet at the same he could softhearted. Jack seemed to make me laugh with his roughness towards Paige and his craziness towards Dean.

Dean definitely had to be my favorite of the two men. He was sweet, caring, tender, but at the same time when it came to Paige he was all in and aggressive -- he had no true control over his feelings for her. I absolutely LOVED him.

The romance was freaking amazing. I loved how Jack and Dean plotted to get Paige in the mix with them. I loved how open Paige was to it and never shot it down. I loved the feelings they had for one another. Even when the monkey wrench was thrown into the mix by their ex Stephanie things still panned out. The sex freaking hot and steamy. That ending totally melted my heart to pieces!

Totally recommend if you're into men x men action or ménage à trois. GREAT read.

Jamie K. Schmidt has got a new fan!
There are so many reasons I enjoyed this as much as I did.

Reason #1:  It's pretty short and a quick read. I finished it in four days but probably could have done it in two. I love that there's a full complex story but it's not overdone.

Reason #2: It gets to the point! None of this "Will they or won't they." We already know they will; so why dance around too long? 

Reason #3: Did I mention it gets to the point? There's no long work around of reasons of why they shouldn't.

Actually there are quite a few reasons of why they shouldn't, and they make for some pretty interesting "oh crap!" plot twists which is also what makes it pretty fun. But they don't really let those things get in the way; because, again, in the end we know they'll work out.

Reason #4: I can't stand romances with prolonged problems that can easily be resolved if the characters would just talk to each other or with broken 'unlovable' characters. This has neither.
These characters know what they want and get it.

Reason #5: I'd like to think that my enjoying it so much is reason enough. 

It's hot, it's fun, it left me wanting more and I will most definitely be reading more by the author.

Too rushed a story for me, although I was enjoying it, a bit over the top.

However the ending was spoilt for me, with the addition of the ex coming back and the baby, and them making the heroine feel unwanted. Not enough of a resolution for me to believe in the HEA once it was all done.

Tbh, even before this I found myself skim reading a bit and it did not engage my interest enough.

No review to be left on GR or Amazon.

A woman defies her idiot parents by buying a small hotel by the seashore, and is in lust for the two handymen even though she knows they’re a couple. The guys want her too, but it’s never that easy, is it? Especially when three’s a crowded bed.
What always saves these silly premises is the banter, which is witty here. Loved the female main character, and thankfully the guys weren’t jerks. The parents and ex-husband were sick one-dimensional villains, but Barbie was a pleasant surprise, though I have no idea why she’s marrying the ex; he’s not that rich.
There is one plot point that annoyed me. Toward the end she’s in need of $60,000. She tries to scratch it together, and so do the guys, and there isn’t one single thought of combining. Communication, people!
But there is one part that I so thoroughly loved it inspired me to raise the score half a point. Here’s the passage:
“It’s from Jerry Maguire.”
“The‘show me the money’ movie?”
“You’re hopeless with the classics,” Dean said.
“No. The classics are movies that happened before we were born. Casablanca and Somewhere in Time.”
Dean shook his head. “Bogart didn’t get the girl, and Christopher Reeves slowly withered away and died.”
“Because of love.” Jack sighed in contentment. “Isn’t that romantic?”
“You have issues.”
“Love hurts.”
Other than it being Reeve instead of Reeves, spot on. Can’t believe my two fave movies are the example!
3.5 pushed up to 4/5

This is the first MMF book that I have read. I have read other menage stories, but none where the men are actually a couple. It added a whole new dimension to the menage and I actually liked it. I enjoyed the fact that the didn't need Paige, but wanted her to join them.
I really liked Paige and her no quit attitude. There were many people, and situations, that were blocking her happiness but she never gave up.
This was a great quick read that has introduced me to a new genre of menage books, and I'm so glad I had the chance to read it.

A steamy read featuring MMF. However, I felt the end was concluded a little abruptly.

This story features Paige Richards and Dean and Jack Reynolds. The story line was great except for a bit of fickleness from Jack. It made me wonder how he could so easily want to commit to Paige when a minute ago he was wanting to be with Stephanie. I love that Dean's feelings for Paige never waivered. I also adored the relationship between Dean and Jack. The end felt a little bit rushed but all in all it was a good story.