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If you want a fast and fabulous read with some naughty sex, this is the book for you! Filled with beautiful people surrounded by gorgeous things, this novella satisfies the senses with sumptuous flair. It's fluffy and delicious, not for those seeking a deep, dark read.

Roxy Shay is escaping from an ugly past. Luckily she's fallen into a wonderful situation with good friends and interesting surroundings. She's tired of running and this might be the place she could settle down...if she's really safe. Her interest in romance had also been revived with the appearance of two devastating men, both sparking her senses.

Hunter had been gone for several years, attempting to run away from his feelings of guilt. When his best friend Nick's girlfriend was murdered, he'd been devastated. What had really upset him was that he'd been jealous of Nick and Jess's relationship--he'd wanted to meet someone top and just hadn't. That jealousy made him feel horribly guilty when Jess was killed, so after making sure Nick was through the worst of his grief, he'd run.

Nick still couldn't understand what had made Hunter disappear. Meeting Roxy, though, and having Hunter back was wonderful. For the first time since Jess's death, he was interested in a woman again.

Both he and Hunter were interested in Roxy. Would she destroy their friendship or heal it?

Fast and fun read! Thanks

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Well written sexy alpha male character book that ends in a HEA.

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What an amazing story with fantastic characters and the whole series so far is just been a amazing. I can't wait to read the next book in this series and by this author. Would recommend this book. Plus left review on Amazon.uk

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Obsession: A Billionaire Menage Romance
Bayfront Billionaires novella
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Review copy provided by the publisher

I have read a few books by Calista Fox, and I think this one may be my favourite. I enjoyed it so much, that I was able to forget that I was sitting in a crowded airport waiting to board my plane!

Roxy, Nick, and Hunter are sinfully wicked together! They each have their respective demons, but they find peace and healing as a trio. The chemistry between the three of them was blistering hot from page 1!

I thoroughly enjoyed the banter. I love when a book makes me laugh because of the characters interactions.

This book is a novella, a slice of the story pie. It takes place in a very short time period, and things happen very quickly. But I didn't feel like I was missing out on anything. The story felt complete.

When I say things happen quickly in this novella, I really mean it! There's some intensely erotic sexy times that was all sorts of delicious...and you don't have to wait long for it happen! That's the great thing about an erotic romance novella; you get to the good stuff in no time at all!

I liked the dynamic between the trio. They fell hard and fast. It's a little hard to believe in terms of reality. But that's what fantasies are for.

I don't think you need to read the whole series to enjoy this book. I didn't feel like I was missing any information. However, why wouldn't you want to read more ménage novellas?! If you're looking for a book that is truly titillating, and can be read in a short sitting, give this one a try!

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Quick hot & steamy read. This is actually the first book of this series I have read and enjoyed it.

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This Bayfront Billionaire novella features Roxy Shea, Nick Faulkner and Hunter Valens. For never having participated in a ménage, they were all very good at it. I do feel the story was definitely rushed. Each of them had their own issues that were glanced over too fast. The whole Tommy situation was too compact and needed much more room in the story for a full-on explanation. This book would have made a great full length novel. The story didn't start off feeling like an insta-love story but it did end like one.

Looking forward to more of the Bayfront Billionaires.

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MFM is not my cup of my interest. Take that away would be a good book

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A hot read. I'm really liking Fox's Bayfront series. Her characters are complex but believable. The storyline flows well. This book is a fast, but completely satisfying. You are not left wondering about the characters from not only this book, but others in this series.

I did receive an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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This was the first book in this series that I've read and was captivated from the start! Roxie is in hiding from an abusive ex, trying to build a new life. When she catches the eyes of two very sexy, successful men, she has a hard time turning either of them down. Nick and Hunter have been close friends for years but have had a recent tragedy that has caused a rift. Will Roxie be the one to heal them both? I loved the growth of their relationship. It was sweet, flirty, but also very hot and sexy! This was a quick read but I was able to care for all of them. If you are looking for a quick read with a touch of taboo and a whole lot of passion and heart, then you will definitely enjoy this book.

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Oh my god, why did I punish myself and read this author again? We are obviously not suited as I find her flowery style very annoying.

Apart from that, it's a decent read, at times hot and with an intriguing world-building.

There are two underlying conflicts, Nick and Hunter's past trauma which let them drift apart and Roxy's past abusive relationship. I found them interesting, and she was obviously suffering from PTSD considering her reactions.

What I found disappointing is the villain's inexplicable change of heart which tied nicely into the abrupt ending. Sorry, I could not buy it.

Otherwise, it's an okay read, but I'll be avoiding Calista Fox in the future. She is just not for me.

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HOT, HOT. Calista Fox sets the pages on fire!!! The chemistry between Roxy Shea, Nick Faulkner and Hunter Valens is so steamy it will leave you fanning yourself .

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Obsession is the fourth novel, or novella, in the Bayfront Billionaires series, but not only is it the first book in the series that I've read, it's also the first book I've read by this author. Although it's part of a series, it worked just fine as a standalone, and it gets a 3.5-star rating from this reader.

Roxy Shea (an alias) has been on the run from her abusive ex-fiance, Tommy, for two years, and has moved to the lovely, little known, and extremely posh, seaside California town of Bayfront. Since going on the run, she's changed her appearance, her hair color, had necessary plastic surgery on her nose and cheekbones, and even wears contact lenses to change her eye color. She's a talented artist and been promoting herself as an artist and art instructor via an agent in order to maintain her low profile. She fell in love with this town as soon as she saw it, and has managed to become friends with a number of its residents, a number of whom seem to have an odd proclivity for threesomes.

Roxy has also involved herself in a local charity, raising money to provide safe havens, therapy and shelters for abused women and children, and it's at a fundraiser for that charity that she meets devastatingly handsome and sexy Hollywood producer, Nick Faulkner, and it's lust at first sight for both of them. She's donated one of her seascapes and 12 art lessons to be auctioned off, and Nick gets into a bidding war with another interested party and finally has the winning bid at $10,000. It turns out that the other bidder is not only someone he knows, it's his closest friend, one who left town 3 years ago without a word and has just returned. That friend is novelist and screen writer, Hunter Valens, also a handsome hunk and also equally attracted to Roxy. If you've read MFM menage novels before, you can easily see where this relationship is heading, and when it gets there, turn up your air conditioner because this is one graphically explicit and steaming hot menage a trois.

While I thoroughly enjoyed this short, well-written and well-plotted romance and its characters, I felt that there were a number of missed opportunities that would have made this novel more than just the quick, hot read it was, the first being that although we learn at the outset that Roxy fears that her ex-fiance will find her, having a prologue set before Roxy's arrival in Bayfront would have given the reader more insight into exactly what went so horribly wrong with her relationship with Tommy. This is a man she supposedly loved enough to agree to marry, and in their one year together, how did she go from loving this man to fearing him to the point of extreme paranoia? Knowing more about the particulars of that relationship would have given us much more insight into her character.

Nick and Hunter were the closest of friends, and kudos to Ms. Fox for eventually giving us some of their backstory later in the book. Finally, since none of the three principal characters have never engaged in a menage or even considered it, the naturalness and ease with which they seduce Roxy (or Roxy seduces them) seemed a bit too pat. It would have been a more believable had there at least been a few awkward moments between Nick and Hunter. These men are best friends, whom I'm guessing should have and would have found getting naked and climbing into bed with each other to pleasure Roxy somewhat uncomfortable and strange, yet the way they tag team her and work together to bring her pleasure made them seem like menage professionals.

The timing between Nick and Hunter meeting Roxy for the first time and subsequently bedding her also seemed to occur way too fast, and again it wasn't entirely believable. Finally, the scene in which Roxy's ex-fiance finds her, something she's been dreading, didn't really pack much of punch. The Tommy we finally meet didn't seem to really be the monster Roxy feared at all. Again, knowing how their relationship went from good to bad would have explained that discrepancy.

All in all, this was an enjoyable and steamy read, and Ms. Fox definitely has skills. I look forward to reading more of her work, and hope that some of the books that await me are more lengthy and the characters more deeply developed.

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I've enjoyed the Bayfront Billionaires books I've read to date, and Obsession is no different. I really liked the fact that Roxy knew her mind well enough to go for it with both Hunter and Nick. I love that Roxy is the first woman Hunter and Nick had been with together. I think it added a bit more to the dynamic of the relationship. I loved that Roxy made no excuses for her attraction to either man and they had no problem showing their attraction to Roxy either. Seriously some smoking hot sex happened between the three and I found myself loving them and their relationship.

My only issue with the story was Roxy's ex showing up and how vague the information was about him. I know he had been horrible to Roxy as she had mentioned it, but her fear seemed way more than just that and an average ex. I wish she had told Hunter and Nick the entire story, as I would have understood her current choices a bit more by knowing her past.

Obsession was a great addition to the Bayfront Billionaires series. The romance between Roxy, Hunter, and Nick was strong and I totally could see their relationship working. I only discovered Ms. Fox's books earlier this year, and have found myself going back for each new release. To date, the Bayfront Billionaires books have been my favorite and I'm excited to see there are more scheduled to be released in the series.

Rating: 4 Stars (B+)

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Calista Fox sure does know how to turn up the heat! Steamy doesn’t begin to describe this novella! It is written with a light and elegant touch and keeps the heat flowing throughout. Despite the novella format, I was fully invested in the story and the characters came across as likeable and genuine.

Roxy Shea is a struggling artist who has relocated to Bayfront, havens for the rich and famous. A chance encounter with Nick Faulkner, a famous movie producer, and Hunter Valens, a celebrated author, will change her life. Nick and Hunter are lifelong friends but have been separated by tragic events. Roxy’s connection with them is instant, she is enticed by their engaging personality, generosity and charisma, their chemistry is all-consuming.

Calista Fox has perfected the art of seductive storytelling! Her racy plot hooked me fast and kept me flipping the pages until the very end. If you enjoy elegantly written menage stories, I definitely recommend this novella !

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This was a quick steamy book. The story line was well developed and I loved how all the characters from the previous books in the series made an appearance.

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Roxy Shea has found her new home in Bayfront. She's been welcomed by everyone she meets, including two very sexy bachelors, Nick Faulkner and Hunter Valens. The sparks fly between Roxy and both men from the very beginning.

All three characters have dark spots in their past that makes relationships difficult. Roxy is in Bayfront trying to run from her past and Nick and Hunter, once best friends, are now estranged. One night of passion ignites the flames inside Roxy, Nick, and Hunter. Can they overcome their issues and move forward into the progressive lifestyle that makes them happiest?

Obsession is another scorching hot menage in Calista Fox's Bayfront Billionaires series. The story moves quickly as Roxy, Nick, and Hunter explore their feelings. the idea of a threesome, and the future. The past comes calling and the issues between Nick and Hunter are brought to light in a compassionate and caring way. The reasons and emotions behind their strained relationship are felt by the reader. I did find the issues plaguing Roxy to be very important yet weakly resolved. I wish the conflict would have been written a little stronger. Other than that, I enjoyed the story and the characters in the familiar town of Bayfront.

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This is Book 4 in the "Bayfront Billionaires" Series and I enjoyed reading it.

Roxy is on the run from an abusive ex. This is how she meets Nick and Hunter. Both are billionaires and best friends and they share everything, including Roxy.

This menage romance is short but hot, the sex scenes are very hot and as a bonus, we meet other couples from previous books. Entertaining!

I voluntarily reviewed a copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley

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Roxy Shea was a talented artists, newly transplanted to Bayfront, California. But Roxy is not who she appears to be, but it's who she is now, and she plans to hide in plan sight, to keep herself safe.

Nick Faulkner and Hunter Valens are best friends, and successful in their own rights. But after Nick lost someone, whom meant so much to him; Hunter took off for 3 YEARS! But now he is back, and they both are expressing an interest in Roxy.

But is Roxy willing to let them in, and if so, is it really going to be true? Or will she be reliving the past, all over again?

Wow! What a book! I swear, I didn't see any of that coming! Obsession truly does live up to its name! The writing and plot for this book are amazing, you get gripped to the story almost instantly, the only drawback to the story, that I found, was it was a very quick read, and you are left wanting more.

You cannot help but love Roxy, Nick, and Hunter, but a quick warning to those of you who want lots of detail, this book and this character's don't have it. But maybe you need to read the whole series, to truly know the character's well.

I give Obsession 4 stars!

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My first read of Calista Fox and holy hotness overload. From the first page until the last, the romance and the lust is off the charts. M/F/M romance at it's core. Sexy scenes, sexier characters and a whole lot of "shaken going on". Quick read story.

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