More by Sloan Parker
Publisher: Loose Id
Genre: Ménage M/M/M, Suspense
Length: Novel Plus

Summary:

For fifteen years Luke Moore has lived by three rules: stay off his father’s radar, never spend more than a single night with any man, and never fall in love again. But one night of explosive sex and two men whom he can’t get out of his head have Luke breaking them all. Richard and Matthew push him past all his boundaries—both sexually and personally—and now he’s no longer hiding from his senator father; he’s taking him on. And he isn’t just falling for one man; he’s falling for two. If you’re going to break the rules, might as well break them big.

But Luke’s father has his reasons for hating how his son lives, and he’ll do whatever he can and use all his power to keep Luke away from Richard and Matthew.

Can this threesome find a way to make their unconventional relationship last with the world around them trying to pull them apart? And will Luke be able to keep breaking his rules for Richard and Matthew, or will he head back to his familiar way of life just when his new lovers want to bind him tighter?

Taz’s Review:

It’s been a while since I’ve read a book by Sloan Parker. The first was Breathe a story which set the bar extremely high for me. In that story, she managed to take two men and believably have them fall in love despite incredibly challenging circumstances. I thought to myself, Wow! She really accomplished something special with this book. And rightfully so, Breathe has won incredible notoriety and awards. So when I began reading More, Ms. Sloan had a very high mark to meet in order to match her prior success. Well, I can tell you with all certainty, she had outdone herself once again.

More follows Luke Moore as the primary protagonist. Luke is a deeply complex character. During his youth and his first year in college, Luke lived life honestly. He was a gay man and fell in love with his college roommate. All that came to a halting stop at gunpoint. Who’s gun? Luke’s very own father held him at gunpoint and ripped the first and only man Luke allowed himself to love from him. From that day on, avoiding the hurt of that horrid day, Luke limited himself to one-night-stands and a set of impossibly rigid rules where his sex life was concerned, never to be broken.

All that changes when he meets Matthew and Richard. Matthew possessed the levity of spirit and the nurturing Luke has been missing ever since his parents abandoned him. Richard possesses the masculine authority and an unwavering sense of loyalty which had been robbed from Luke when his father shut him out. Both men, willing and able to love, stick by Luke’s side, living with openness and honesty, patiently waiting for Luke to let down his guard.

But Luke is too damaged to allow anyone in. Too afraid of getting hurt himself, or worse, bringing the wrath of his father, now a presidential contender, down upon the only two men who hold the key to his heart. It’s far safer to hide behind his rules and to maintain the distance he’s grown so accustomed to.

This sets the stage for one of the most sexually charged stories of love I have read…EVER! Let’s get right to the only problem I had with this story. Well, problem is the wrong word. What I actually mean is the only thing that slightly distracted me from the actual story line. There was so much SEX. SO MUCH!!! Like maybe twenty sex scenes. Maybe more! You remember the first twenty minutes of Saving Private Ryan and the bloodshed…how torturous it was and how you couldn’t even breathe until it was over. Well the first few chapters of More was like that, except instead of bullets, Ms. Parker bombarded the reader with sex. Incredibly well-written, steamy, burn-your-retinas sex. I can’t believe I’m saying there might have been too much sex, but there you have it.

Now on to the millions of things I adored about the book. It can all be boiled down into one simple word…heart-rending. Let’s start with the relationship between the three men. Whenever there is a ménage, I always feel like two men are better together and one is sort of the odd-man-out. Ms. Parker masterfully delivers a slow revelation of inner emotions to allow the reader to understand and feel the development of love between all three men. Genuine, reciprocal, unequivocal love.

And then there’s Luke. Who couldn’t love a man like Luke. He’s beautifully flawed. Damaged by his history, he lives a life which may lead to a bleak future. This is actually pointed out to him by an older friend of his. As we experience the story through Luke’s first-person perspective, we come to understand what has brought Luke to the point where we meet him and we can experience how torn he becomes as his story unfolds. His emotions merge and dissolve as if they are in a kaleidoscope, and Luke is consistently kept off-balance, one moment blissful, the next moment trapped, then despondent, then comforted…and it goes on, or rather around, over and over, as he works through the shattered pieces of his world, desperately trying to compose something whole which won’t cause any pain for him or the two men he’s growing to care for. The mastery of this evolution and how it’s portrayed on the page is nothing short of brilliant.

And finally, the title, More. This word shows up throughout the book. At first, I just thought he wanted more sex, more physical pleasure, but then the word cropped up in different situations. Luke didn’t want more sex, or more acceptance, or more space. What the word transformed to, as the story unfolded, is an explanation of the barrier holding Luke from true happiness. He just simply wanted more. Never satisfied, he couldn’t accept that things were as they should be. His life hadn’t trained him to believe in contentment. As long as Luke wanted more, he’d never have enough. This subtle, yet powerful word is at the center of Luke’s journey, and his battle towards overcoming his need for more is what brought tears to my eyes for the last twenty pages of the book.

I’ve probably given a lot away, but please believe that I have only scratched the surface of the complexity and emotionality of this tremendous work of art. Bravo and thank you Sloan Parker for yet another amazing story.

Rated 5 Ravens and a Recommended Read by Taz!

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