Is three the magic number? A guest post by Joya Ryan

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The Reign Series has been a fun and tricky one to write. In dealing with love triangles, the assumption that one person will lose out is implied. Because surely . . . three people can’t be in a relationship right?

Or can they?

One thing I enjoyed exploring in these books was the idea that one woman was in love with two men and she couldn’t—wouldn’t—choose. Between the love, lust, loss and despair, she refused to pick between different men who made her feel different emotions. The majority of the third book—Yours Forever—explores this notion that choosing between the men is irrelevant when in fact, she’s choosing to not make a choice. The idea of a three person relationship then starts to present itself.

Ménage a trios have been done by many authors in many ways. In the case of Yours Forever and the entire Reign Series, this was attacked more as a love triangle exploring options for the ending rather than a relationship between three people from the beginning. Though both men are present in all three books, each hero has his individual time with the heroine. However, the ending isn’t as traditional. Yours Forever, the third book in the Reign Series will you keep guessing until the very last page. And the idea of what is possible, takes on a whole new meaning.

Other favourite ‘menage’ authors of mine include Maya Banks, Lexi Blake and Shayla Black.