Vivian Arend
Author of Wolf Signs
About the Author
Vivian Arend is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. She has written over 50 contemporary romance books which includes the Six Pack Ranch and Granite Lake Wolves series. Her title, Rocky Mountain Home, made the Self Published best seller list in 2017. (Bowker Author Biography)
Series
Works by Vivian Arend
Never Too Far 6 copies
Rubber Boot Romance 6 copies
Lights & Secrets 6 copies
Home Building 6 copies
Making Memories 6 copies
Facing the Future 4 copies
Rose's One Night to Forever: Novella # 1 (Heart Falls Vignette and Novella Collection Book 3) (2022) 4 copies
DreamMakers — Author — 3 copies
My Bear Scoundrel 2 copies
Queen of the North 2 copies
Les Jeux du loup: Les Loups de Granite Lake, tome 3 (Sous les aurores boréales) (French Edition) (2022) 1 copy
Dirty Little Secrets 1 copy
Her Second Chance Love: Rocky Mountain Romance / Prom Queen (Favorite Tropes Collection, # 4) (2018) 1 copy
Her Best Friend’s Big Brother: One Sexy Ride / Yearning Hearts (Favorite Tropes Collection, #8) 1 copy
Serengeti Heat 1 copy
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- Works
- 115
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- Members
- 3,760
- Popularity
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- Rating
- 3.7
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I’d say that the main weakness of this story is that it doesn’t have a great deal of character development. Beyond learning how Kane, Jack, and Dara became friends, we aren't given much information about their backgrounds or their current circumstances, such as their family lives and what they do for a living, as well as whether an unconventional relationship might affect those things. However, I can happily say that they all have distinct personalities and kinky preferences. After reading erotic romances, Dara is into the idea of a menage. She isn’t sure if it’s one of those things that’s better in theory than in practice, but she’s daring enough to take the reins in order to find out. Kane loves that Dara is into him, but he’d rather it be one-on-one. He’s heard about guys in menages crossing swords, which is something that doesn’t interest him at all. This makes him angst over Dara’s suggestion until Jack offers up a little reassurance. Kane isn’t really into BDSM either, but finds that he kind of likes Jack taking control of their intimate times. Jack is the kind of guy who’s up for just about anything. From the moment Dara makes her proposition, he’s totally on board, wanting to fulfill all her fantasies. He enjoys things like bondage and spanking and he likes to dominate in the bedroom. He loves sharing intimacies with his two best friends for the weekend, but he’s also more of a pragmatist when it comes to the idea of a permanent threesome, feeling it probably wouldn’t work for a number of reasons. However, Kane knows him well enough to realize what Jack needs to spur him into action.
Overall, I very much enjoyed Falling, Freestyle. The characterizations may have been a little underdeveloped but there’s enough present that I can say I liked all three quite well. Having Kane and Jack angst over certain parts of Dara’s suggestion made it seem more real than if they’d all just fallen into bed together without even thinking about it. Anyone who reads my reviews with any degree of regularity will know that I’m a total sucker for friends-to-lovers romances, so that aspect made it even more appealing to me. Them all being friends for so long also made the rapid progression to lovers a lot more believable as well. The book is novella length, so it’s primarily about the sexy times, but there’s just enough story in between to keep things interesting. As for the steam factor, it’s off the charts. The love scenes are extremely well written with plenty of variety. I just love how Kane and Jack both treat Dara with gentleness and respect and are eager to fulfill her fantasies. All said, I had a great time reading Falling, Freestyle. It was my first book by Vivian Arend, but it definitely won’t be my last. I look forward to the second book of the series and checking out her back list as well.
Note: This book contains explicit language and sexual situations in both M/F and M/F/M combinations, including mild bondage, spanking and domination, exhibitionism, creative use of icicles, and anal sex, all of which could be objectionable to sensitive readers.… (more)