Be With Me

A year ago, Regina ran away from the intensity of what her lifelong best friends, Cam, Hutch and Sawyer, wanted from her. If she could be honest with herself, she'd admit that she wanted it, too, but she doesn't want to accept that she's capable of being so wicked, so perverted. She loved the way they made her feel, but hated how they made her feel so out of control. So she ran.

When Regina is injured on the job by a murder suspect and needs some time off to recuperate, the men are back by her side, despite the fact that she has been doing her best to push them away. They all want her, and they know she would never choose one of them over the others. So they've come to the conclusion that the only solution is for all three to share her. Sure, it's unconventional, but none of them are willing to give her up. But as much as they crave her, they know it has to be her decision, so they haven't pushed her. Until now.

When it seems the murder suspect is turning his focus on Regina and the people she loves, she knows she must do whatever it takes to protect them. If it means keeping them close and spending time with them, then that's what she'll have to do. But that closeness means dealing with a temptation she thought she wanted to avoid. Can she really trust that her relationship with all three men won't be destroyed by jealousy and heartbreak? That their friendship won't be ruined forever? Maybe it's time to stop running from them and find out.

What's better than a threesome? That's right. A foursome. Yum. I don't know a single erotic romance reader who doesn't love Maya Banks. As the queen of hot ménages and sizzling passion, you just know you're guaranteed satisfaction when you buy one of her books. It's no wonder her work is so well loved. She somehow manages to take something as taboo as a foursome and make it not just desirable, but also perfectly acceptable. How does she do it? I'd say it's at least in part due to her incomparable gift for penning genuine love and heartfelt emotion.

Be With Me plays like your favorite TV crime drama only better because it's got a heavy dose of deliciously hot sex mingled with heart pounding action and suspense. Readers will fall in love with all three very distinct but deliciously compelling heroes, and a heroine who's tough as nails but sensitive and loving. Very highly recommended.

5 Kisses, Recommended Read, 2 Peppers (m/m/f/m ménage, anal sex, light bondage)

~Lindy
Reviewer, TwoLips Reviews, LLC
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I loved how the author took her time and developed the romance without just throwing them all in bed. The conflict was presented so believably that I was completely sucked in. Wonderful character development. Well-paced plot. Smoking love scenes. Maya Banks just keeps getting better and better. Somehow, I'm going to make room for this keeper on my bookshelf.

I was disappointed in this book. I was expecting this book to be more like Colters Woman - plot, love, hot steamy sex. It got the hot steamy sex right, but I thought it lacked plot and I didn't feel as if the characters connected. There was even one monolouge (sp?) where one of the male characters stated he wanted Reggie all to him self and wished that he didn't have to share her. When I'm reading a menage, I don't want any of the characters to have this feeling, and certainly not near the ending of the story. If the menage is going to stay together, then there should be no I don't want to share feelings - just my opinion and why I didn't like the book.

I loved this book! Maya Banks is a profound writer who makes every woman's fantasies come alive in the pages of this book. Hopefully, you'll have a man around you while reading this novel, because you're going to need one!

Regina Fallon, a police officer, is the daughter of an affluent, standoffish politician. Having a lonesome childhood she befriends three wild lads ...Cam, Sawyer and Hutch. These three boys had no real families of their own and were taken in by the same woman. Spending time with her "boys," Reggie found the love that was lacking in her own life. There's a sizzling, hot, menage a trois scene with the three studs who love her. After the love feast, she runs away and a dangerous killer is stalking her and her boyfriends. Her three admirers find her and promise that they will never leave her. I will stop now before I ruin this exciting story for you. Kudos to Maya for a job well done!

Maya just gets better and better and this book is brilliant. The characters are so vivid and believable and the situation really binds them together. I wish I was Reggie, boy would I like a Cam, Sawyer and Hutch in my life. What a diverse but desirable trio they are. Its one of those books that you would like to go on forever. Also check out Maya's Sweet Surrender and Shayla Black's Decadent and if you are in the mood for it Suzie Van Aartman's 100 Percent Erotica

A year ago, one passionate night with her three best friends sent Regina `Reggie' Fallon running scared. What kind of woman is in love with three men simultaneously, much less makes love with them?

A faceless assailant almost costs Reggie her life while on duty - something that every police officer knows can happen at any time. What is unusual is the fact that the attack seemed personal, like the murderer targeted her out of some kind of vengeance.

The attack brings Cam, Sawyer, and Hutch back into her life, and not one of these men will take no for an answer. First and foremost, they'll heal and protect her. But after that, they want answers as to why their best friend has been avoiding them for the last year, as well as hope for a future relationship with her. Lifelong friends, these men have it all worked out, they just have to convince Reggie to give their unusual proposition a chance. Oh, and keep her alive.

I am a shameless fan of romances that feature a ménage relationship, and so I read a lot of stories with this theme. Because of that, I especially appreciate it when an author delivers such a story with a unique spin, just as Maya Banks has done once again in her new Berkley title, BE WITH ME.

Here we have a quartet of friends who have loved each other for most of their lives. When that love culminates in a night of love making Reggie shares with all three men unexpectedly, she is understandably overwhelmed and even frightened.

How can she be in love with all three men at once? How can each of those men accept her romantic love for the other men, no matter that their friendship is closer to a brotherhood than mere friends? How can they possibly keep this new element to their relationships from destroying the most important friendships each of them has ever had?

In the year that Reggie has run from them, the guys have had time to work out their side of things, and even made plans to further their combined relationship with the woman they all love more than life itself. Where Reggie is concerned, these men are all on the same page, and go after the woman of their dreams with single-minded focus. The only thing that will stop them is if Reggie herself tells them she just isn't interested. Cam, Sawyer and Hutch all treat her with utmost care and respect, always considering her needs above their own.

In turn, Reggie gives each man something he needs. There is a part of her that fits each man like a glove, but the trick is balancing those three relationships on both an individual level and as a group. The fact that these three guys have lived most of their lives as adopted brothers makes that much easier, as there is real caring between each member of this quartet.

When things start to really come together, the resulting love scenes are bone-melting hot! Read BE WITH ME sitting down, because it is bound to make your knees weak... LOL But then, fans of author Maya Banks would expect nothing less from one of her erotic romances!

BE WITH ME doesn't rely on only the romance to entertain, however. Ms. Banks delivers a suspense plot as thrilling as the romance. The very nice thing about this one is that even though the heroes work hard to protect their woman, Reggie is a kick-butt heroine who is more than capable of protecting not only herself, but the people she loves, and never hesitates to act.

BE WITH ME is a well-rounded story that combines sizzling romance with an intriguing mystery, all topped off with a dose of action. Bravo to Maya Banks for penning a story this reviewer is absolutely wild about!

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This book is absolutely fantastic! I just finished it and I couldn't put it down! I was so not wanting the book to end! Maya banks wrote a fantastic love story. When you first start reading the book you're not sure how this could possibly work with these 4 people. Somehow they make it work and it's an incredible story from beginning to end. Got to go and read it again!

The thing that really makes this a weak story line is that the three guys she is in bed with are all friends and they share her. They know about each other and even live in the same house. Would have been better had they not known about each other. Lame read. Maya Banks could've done much better.

I purchased this book because of the rave reviews and was sorely disappointed. The plot was predictable, the characters cardboard { the three "heroes" were all the same), and the sex scenes uninspired. But most of all the author reveals a real lack of understanding of human nature. Three men and a woman for fun and sex works but if you're talking true love it would never happen.