Title: Unconventional
Series: The Manhattanites #4
Author: Avery Aster
Release Date: January 26, 2016
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They are the best of friends and the greatest of lovers. Two men and one woman, searching for fortune and fame, bound together by an eroticism their money and power can’t buy them. Luigi, the romantic alpha hunk. Rocco, the exotic bisexual. Jemma, the insatiable beauty who possesses them both.
From their first rendezvous in Milan, the three set out on a wicked course, jet-setting from the kinky underground sex clubs of Berlin, to the lavish palaces of Moscow, to New York’s high society in pursuit of pleasure. They have only each other to care for. That is…until a baby comes along and changes their destiny. But which of them is the father? And will they continue their poly relationship or give in to convention?
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Three Months Ago Isola di Girasoli,
Mediterranean Sea
On top of the cliff, overlooking the blue sea, I grabbed my
boyfriend’s hand, pulled him to my side and asked, “Ready, bello?”
Rocco’s short nails grazed my skin. He’d been biting them all
week. He always did when he was nervous.
“Jemma is going to say yes…” he whispered in my ear.
“Sì, of course she is.”
A few days before, we’d selected the spot.
He’d suggested, “This is where we’ll ask her to marry us,”
I’d agreed.
The view, the place… so magical and perfetto.
Inhaling deeply, I smelled the briny air filled with the faint
sticky aroma of sunflowers. The ground was covered in them, and Isola di
Girasoli had even been named after them. Growing on vivid green stalks, their
bright yellow faces open, reaching up to the white sky for warmth and light.
They were gleefully rooted about, almost as if cheering us on.
In a way, Rocco and I were similar to those flowers reaching for
something—nourishment and love.
We got down on our knees, and the warm soil pressed under my
legs. Glancing up at the woman we loved, we each took her hand.
Jemma Fereti. Tall. Striking. Ours. We called her dolce
because she always tasted like tiramisu when we kissed.
As I studied her finger, the one I’d put the ring on, I thought
about us…
For me, taking Jemma as my bride, and Rocco as my groom, meant
forever. My life spent searching for intention would soon be complete. Together
they made up my everything.
For Rocco, our union symbolized something he’d yearned for: a
family. Hopefully for Jemma it would mean peace after her year-long battle with
breast cancer.
“Amore, go on. Ask her.” Patience wasn’t Rocco’s virtue.
“Give me a minute—”
In private, we’d talked about the day for the past few months.
We’d picked out the perfect engagement ring: a Tittoni Gems of Distinction
twelve-carat pink diamond, a custom-made work of art from Manhattan for Jemma.
And two simple gold bands for Rocco and myself. We’d planned the vacation: a
week alone on the island, getting time away. Only the three of us. This
was one of Jemma’s favorite Mediterranean locals. She’d grown up there with her
royal friend, Prince Massimo Tittoni, who ruled over the small country.
Having Jemma’s hand in marriage was all Rocco and I ever
desired. Over the past few years, we’d loved each other as a thruple. Our
special togetherness had been all her doing.
Never in my wildest dreams had I imagined an open poly
relationship with one woman and another man working out. Certain jealousy and
games would poison the affair, but it hadn’t tarnished our lovemaking in the
least.
That is till now. Rocco yearned for more, and frankly, so did I.
Especially when Prince Massimo granted the Poly Marriage Act, legalizing the
rights for those who loved openly to wed.
“Dolce…we’d like to ask you something…” I got the words out. I
wasn’t one to talk much. Regardless, Rocco had insisted it come from me. After
all, I’d been with Jemma for almost a year before we’d met him.
My boyfriend was the well-spoken one. The one in touch with his
feelings. The man who’d glued the three of us together in ways which went
beyond the boundaries of sex. He was the first and only man I’d ever had sex
with, and I liked it. Oh, God, I fucking loved it! I loved him.
“My amore—” Uncertainty quivered in Jemma’s voice. My left hand
reached deep inside my pocket. I pulled out the diamond and held it up to her,
sparkling in the sunshine, and asked, “Will you marry us?”
With a smile, Rocco’s face beamed.
Her mouth dropped open, asking, “Huh?”
New York Times bestselling author Avery Aster pens The Manhattanites, a contemporary erotic romance series of full-length, stand-alone novels, and the naughty new adult prequel companion series The Undergrad Years.
As a resident of New York City and a graduate from New York University, Avery gives readers an inside look at the city’s glitzy nightlife, socialite sexcapades and tall tales of the über-rich and ultra-famous.
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