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A review by ericaq22
Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon
5.0
This is my absolute favorite of the series! I've read a few polyamorous romance books but this is the first where there is a clear explanation of polyamorous feelings, and I could easily understand why these characters wanted/needed that dynamic and how it made their relationship successful.
Shaw, Vaughn and Brooklyn have the best chemistry, and her interactions with each of them show facets of her personality because they bring out and connect with different emotions in her.
Brooklyn is about to marry her fiancé when he and his mistress are murdered. The mistress just happens to also be Vaughn and Shaw's long-term girlfriend. Vaughn's curiosity about the man his girlfriend was cheating with leads him to the funeral and a spontaneous meeting with Brooklyn who is trying to keep a happy face in front of her fiancé's family, instead of being at home grieving privately. There definitely is instant-attraction/appreciation between Brooklyn and Vaughn and a month later all three of them meet to acknowledge the new bond they have and process what happened together. The dynamic and banter is apparent from the beginning, and although it's too soon for any of them to pursue something, the interest is there. Sixteen-months later they start pursuing each other, and of course, there's miscommunications and adjustments, plus a lot of learning on Brooklyn's part about how she would fit with Shaw and Vaughn and what she ultimately wants out of a romantic relationship.
There's a lot of grief in this book, and I liked that it was a little bit of a slow burn before there's a love scene with all of them. There are two time jumps and they both are necessary because the characters are dealing with the death of their loved ones, and trying to move on but also accept they'll never get answers to the why of their partners' deception.
The other atypical aspect of this story is the addition of family reactions to a polyamorous relationship. Yes, there are parents present that don't accept it, but Vaughn and Brooklyn have so much support; I liked seeing how their family and friends stood by them. In other poly books I've read, that parent acceptance part is glazed over, but here we get Vaughn's mom who is an active and vocal character that is supportive of him and Shaw.
It's just a great book all around, and once again proves Rebekah Weatherspoon's writing talent.
Shaw, Vaughn and Brooklyn have the best chemistry, and her interactions with each of them show facets of her personality because they bring out and connect with different emotions in her.
Brooklyn is about to marry her fiancé when he and his mistress are murdered. The mistress just happens to also be Vaughn and Shaw's long-term girlfriend. Vaughn's curiosity about the man his girlfriend was cheating with leads him to the funeral and a spontaneous meeting with Brooklyn who is trying to keep a happy face in front of her fiancé's family, instead of being at home grieving privately. There definitely is instant-attraction/appreciation between Brooklyn and Vaughn and a month later all three of them meet to acknowledge the new bond they have and process what happened together. The dynamic and banter is apparent from the beginning, and although it's too soon for any of them to pursue something, the interest is there. Sixteen-months later they start pursuing each other, and of course, there's miscommunications and adjustments, plus a lot of learning on Brooklyn's part about how she would fit with Shaw and Vaughn and what she ultimately wants out of a romantic relationship.
There's a lot of grief in this book, and I liked that it was a little bit of a slow burn before there's a love scene with all of them. There are two time jumps and they both are necessary because the characters are dealing with the death of their loved ones, and trying to move on but also accept they'll never get answers to the why of their partners' deception.
The other atypical aspect of this story is the addition of family reactions to a polyamorous relationship. Yes, there are parents present that don't accept it, but Vaughn and Brooklyn have so much support; I liked seeing how their family and friends stood by them. In other poly books I've read, that parent acceptance part is glazed over, but here we get Vaughn's mom who is an active and vocal character that is supportive of him and Shaw.
It's just a great book all around, and once again proves Rebekah Weatherspoon's writing talent.