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Scarlett has a case to solve, but then she meets Michael and Sam. Wow, just comes to my mind as we get involved in their relationship. This is a great novel filled with suspense, love, and compassion. I really enjoyed reading this book. I can't wait to read more from this author.

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The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers
Calista Fox
5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Excellent story!!! Calista Fox is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. I can’t wait to see what she writes next.
This story draws you right in and you can’t ever find a place to stop because you want to keep reading to find out what happens next. I love books that incorporate a little bit of suspense with some super sexy drama.
Thanks NetGalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.

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Great story! Wish the author could have extended the ending, but it all worked out in the end. Highly recommend reading the book. :)

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Scarlet has here eyes set on Michael to proof he stole a prized art collection. Michael’s sex appeal is throwing Scarlet into a tangled mess with Michael’s stepbrother Sam. Both are different but equally handsome and both want Scarlet. She never dreamed of having a ménage, especially not with these two. Often, the hear wants something else and so their romance begins in the middle of her investigation.
A great book, chemistry is off the charts. Enjoy!

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The story is good and the characters are strong and charismatic. I do think there could have been a little more with Sam’s family (don’t want to give too much away). I also would have liked to have known more of the outcome of Scarlet solving her case. What ended up being the consequences?

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This one was okay. I read the others in the series, and this one is probably the least angst driven. There is a blackmailing subplot that kind of feels like it was shoehorned in, but it's okay.

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A first by this author for me.
I enjoyed the storyline and the emotions shown by the characters.
I'm just not certain it's for me. It was well written and showed some depth.

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Really hot menage story with mystery set around it. I loved all the twists at the end.

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Insurance investigator finally gets to interview an art robbery suspect, but she finds him so hot she can’t think straight. And he knows it, using the control she’s given him to get her into bed while convincing her he’s innocent. So she goes to interview his stepbrother and, guess what, same thing happens.
As would be expected, after she sleeps with them separately there are times when both have her together. If it was just about the sex it would be relatively easy to write, but when she’s in love with both and wants a threesome relationship it’s a lot harder. Happy to say this writer pulled it off pretty well, as well as making a good mystery. The parallels of the car accidents and subsequent survivors’ guilt was well done.
Enjoyed this thoroughly. I’m predisposed to liking the lead because I love redheads, but the guys were better than most in this genre and the plot was enjoyable. Just one question: what happened to the puppy during that first night. . .?

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Entertaining, kept me interested. I liked the blend of mystery, suspense and smoking hot chemistry between Scarlet, Michael and Sam. I appreciated the fact that she was able to connect with each man on a different level (Sam was more of the emotional connection, Michael was more the physical), but that somehow brought balance to their arrangement.

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If you love a good mystery, stolen art this is the book for you! Did I mention the sizzling hot threesomes? No? Have a tall glass of ice water ready ladies....you'll need it!

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I liked that Scarlet meet both men separately and feel in love with them that way, then together. I liked the story behind her investigation. I liked how this book rounded out the 3 friends and how they each found their soul mates. I did still have questions at the end of this book even with the epilogue. I did really enjoy this book and look forward to more stories from Calista.


*Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this for my honest opinion*

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I loved reading this book! I truly fell in love with these characters. The love the brothers share with Scarlet is strong and undeniable! I loved the way the family accepted her even after confronting their truths! I would love to continue on with their story and see what comes next!

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Steamy ménage contemporary romance. The connection between Scarlet and Michael and Sam were off the charts HOT.

Scarlet and Michael's hook-up was a pure lust connection whereas her encounter with Sam felt more meaningful in terms of emotions. Sam is an intense man still wrought with feelings from a loss. Scarlet is enamoured by his kindness and generous heart. On the other hand, Michael is just downright sinfully sexy and pushes Scarlet's buttons.

Scarlet is feisty and independent, yet lonely as a result of safeguarding her heart. She is strongly drawn to Michael and Sam; she makes no bones about wanting them both however her investigation into their family may put a damper on any romantic involvement.

It is nice to have some intrigue in the story, not that this story needed any spicing up.

I will definitely be reading Books 1 and 2 in this series.

*ARC provided by the publisher through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Good serie. This story is good, intriguing and Hot!
I receive a ARC from Netgalley for a honest review.

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What a fun, hot, steamy romance. I absolutely loved Michael, Sam and Scarlet together. Their chemistry is scorching hot. I am never disappointed when I read one of Calista Fox’s books.

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Calista Fox never disappoints with her ménage series and The Lover's Triangle is the best one yet! Having read all the books in the series I knew book three, The Billionaires: The Stepbrothers, was going to be stellar, and Calista Fox delivered!! 

Scarlet Drake is an insurance fraud investigator tracking down the details on a cold art collection case. She goes toe to toe with real estate magnate Michael Vandenberg and his stepbrother horse rancher, Sam Reed. Both are considered suspects in the art disappearance, and Scarlet is determined to get to the bottom of it.  What she wasn't counting on is the sizzling connection she has with not only one man, but both! Before you know it, Scarlet is in up to her neck in secrets and seductive nights. Can she sort through all the facts and get to the truth??

This is one of those series that you just fall in love with.  Three best friends and three ménage relationships! By the time Scarlet's story rolls around, she isn't shocked by what her best friends Jewel and Bayli have told her about their relationships.  How things evolve is true story telling though! Twists and turns galore!! I loved how the three girls jump back in forth throughout the entire series helping each other! It makes it that much more cohesive! Calista Fox has a knack with her books and she is a master of the menage!  The women are strong in their own right, and their men compliment each one perfectly! It doesn't hurt that each man is successful and gorgeous either!  Every book can be read as a stand alone, but I would advise to start from the beginning. You'll want to see the friendship that is unwavering throughout and how each woman's relationship with two men is right for her!

5 Stars/4 Flames

This book was gifted to me by NetGalley for a voluntary review.  The review and ratings are solely my opinions.

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This is not your typical menage story. Yes you have three individuals involved in each others lives and sexy times, but more than that you have good start to a decent story. I was pleasantly surprised by how mid story after getting familiar (not a connection) with the characters , that this book wasn't just about their relationship. That this book had some sustenance to it. The story definitely had me surprised as to the who what and why of the theft ! I really liked all the characters I just wish we had formed more of a connection with them but sadly the story didn't allow that.
It just seemed unfinished in all aspects of this book, like it needed a little more tweaking and editing. It has potential to be a good book just needs some more work. 2.5 stars
Gifted through Netgalley, freely given honest review.

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I feel the need, every time I read a book by Calista Fox, to say how well written it is and how grown up I feel when I read these, sexy as sin, menage books. The Stepbrothers is no exception.

The story is exciting in more than the usual sexy ways with the beautiful Scarlet being an insurance fraud investigator and delving into our hunky, sexy Stepbrothers, Michael and Sam's family, over a claim from an art theft. Things heat up between Scarlet and the men individually at first, but these men have a history of sharing women and things soon heat up.

Scarlet having two girl friends in menage relationships already obviously helps the thought process in this life style choice (obviously I'm looking for friends in the wrong places!) These men are just so .... Y.U.M! I want two!

Calista knows how to incinerate your knickers and get your brain working to try and discover the true reason behind the art theft. This is an an excellent addition to the series.

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First of all, thank you to the folks at both Netgalley and St Martin's Press for the ARC - i'm clearly a fan of this series and am so happy to have it a few months ahead of time. 

For those of you who have read the previous 2 installments in the series, you kind of get a sense of where this one is going.  We know the struggles that Jewel had with business and then her two lovers - but that seemed to work out.  Then there's Bayli and her struggle with living her own life and then enter her two sexy men who righted everything as it needed to be.

So where does Scarlet's story go.  We know that she's a fraud investigator and a good one - hot on the trail of trying to solve the mystery of a stolen collection of art.  That takes her to one man in particular - Michael - who seems to have it all but potentially has a lot to hide.

This story goes in fast and furious when these two finally meet face to face - he's a hard man to track down, and all thoughts of Scarlet's go out the window when she sees him in person.  He's a force to be reckoned with - powerful, controlling and incredibly sexy.  That almost derails her but she still manage to dig a bit deeper.  While one part of her mind wants to put him off the suspect list, the other part isn't so sure.  What happens though is that their chemistry is so intense that even after 2 years of avoiding men, she falls into bed with him and their connection seems to be something so much more. so let's pause that for a second. 

Enter Sam, Michael's step brother and a new suspect on the list.  Scarlet goes out to Montana to track him down and find out what he knows about the stolen art, and well, whatever we thought she had with Michael - it's the same with Sam.  And she quickly learns that maybe there's something more in line with what her friend have with their men when she learns that these two guys have an alibi that includes the same woman/women. 

So our story goes from there.  We see how the heat and sparks aren't unique to just one set of the couple and they are able to consider something more complicated.  The other bit is that these sparks lead them all down a path of finding more secrets about the family than anyone ever knew. 

I have to say that i knew fairly early on who was in control of the art theft, however the complexities that came along with it, the back story etc - that was all completely left field and random.  I think that it's to the congratulation of our author that she's able to weave those bits it, just to keep things more exciting. 

What we learn in this story is that people aren't always what they seem and there's often so much more under the surface that you shouldn't discount it off the bat.  I feel like there was a lot of healing done for a lot of folks while along the way there's a LOT of really hot and passionate sex.  All in all a great culmination to the series that i've enjoyed over the past months.  I hope you guys give it a read when it's available.

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