Blog Tour: Captured in Ink: Carrie Ann Ryan
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New York Times bestselling author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to the Montgomery Ink world with three souls bruised yet forever connected in this sexy and intoxicating ménage romance.
Julia and Ronin know their relationship is solid. They’ve been through hell and back, but their love has stayed true through it all. When Ronin’s ex, Kincaid, comes back to town, however, the two realize what they might be missing.
Kincaid didn’t mean to leave Ronin behind all those years ago. When tragedy struck not once, but twice, bringing with it the heat of horror, he couldn’t face the past he’d left behind. Now, he’s back and doesn’t know how he fits in with the seemingly perfect couple—especially not when their families will apparently stop at nothing to keep them apart.
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Ronin and Julia are comfortable in their marriage, but have talked about adding more. Adding another. Kincaid and Ronin have a painful past, and when Kincaid shows up at Ronin’s door again all three must decide what they are willing to risk to try for something more.
Each of these three has issues to face as they maneuver adding Kincaid into the mix. Julia and Kincaid both have family challenges that they feel guilt and grief over. Ronin may not have a challenging family, but he does have the hurt that he has held on to since his previous relationship with Kincaid crashed and burned.
Carrie Ann Ryan does a fantastic job of maneuvering the details that are important to a triad relationship. This is not the first menage book I’ve read from her and each one takes into account the different factors that come into play when including more than 2 people in a relationship. This is not just a relationship between the triad, but also relationships between each duo in the threesome. I loved watching Julia and Kincaid feel each other out, even as Kincaid and Ronin rebuilt their relationship, and Julia and Ronin reinforced their connection.
This is a short story that packs a big punch in a small package. The steam heats up pretty quickly because Ronan and Kincaid do have the past that they do. But there is a constant concern between Julia and Ronin about how adding a third will affect their long-term commitment to each other and their desire to maintain a relationship with Kincaid as well. This is a great way to step foot into the Montgomery world, as it is a very prolific family (and so there are a lot of books involved). This story stands alone and alongside the series as none of the three are actual Montgomeries, so their story is completely separate from the family storylines.
I had spent too long trying to dig myself out of the darkness, attempting to claw my way out of horror, and I had missed my chance at something more. My fault, I repeated to myself—all my fault.
“Kincaid?” the woman in front of me asked, her voice soft. “It’s good to finally meet you,” she said, although her voice was devoid of emotion. I didn’t know if she was lying or not.
I rolled my shoulders back. “I’m sorry for disturbing you so late. I just got into town. I’ll let you be. Sorry about this.” I turned to walk away, to let the pain ease ever so slightly even though I knew it never would, but a small hand grabbed my arm—the strength of the grip surprising me. I looked down at that diamond ring that had been put on her finger by the man I once loved. The man I still loved? I wasn’t sure.
“Come inside. Please.”
“I don’t think that would be a good idea,” I said.
Ronin didn’t say anything. And, somehow, that hurt worse than him yelling at me and throwing me out. But I would deserve it if he did. I deserved all of it.
“I’m Julia. Please, come inside. It’s late and getting a bit chilly. You don’t even have a coat on.”
“I’m fine,” I said.
“Please. You don’t want me to get mean.” Her eyes twinkled as I peered at her face.
This was the woman Ronin had married, and I liked her. She was firm, smiled, and looked like she would take no shit—the perfect partner for Ronin. She was so different from Alexis. I could already tell that, and maybe that was a good thing. She likely wouldn’t run away when things got tough.
Though I had no idea how I could tell that from a single touch, a momentary glance.
“Come on. Ronin and I were just cleaning up after dinner.”
That’s when I finally noticed the swollen lips—the tousled hair.
Oh, they had definitely been doing something after dinner, but it wasn’t cleaning up.
Jealousy slashed at me, but I pushed it away.
I deserved this, and so much more.
Finally, I looked at Ronin again, saw the longing mixed with anger in his gaze, and knew I couldn’t just leave. I would after, but I couldn’t hurt this woman, not when I knew if I walked away, I would only leave ashes in my wake for her to deal with. And neither of them deserved that.
“Okay, just for a moment.”
Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions of books worldwide. She’s the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
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