Be With Me (Paperback)

by Maya Banks (Author)
Key Phrases: Peter Fallon, Misty Thompson

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Product Description
She has a killer on her tail and three men in her bed…

An author who knows how to please turns up the Heat in a sizzling new novel of erotic suspense…

Hutch, Cam, and Sawyer were juvenile delinquents when they formed a friendship with the wealthy but lonely Regina. She felt loved for the first time in her life—by all three. Today she’s a police officer and wary of resuming her relationship with the hot trio—until an attempt is made on her life. When they jump in to protect her, an all-new bond is formed, one riskier than ever before because now a killer looms in the shadows.

About the Author
This is Maya Banks’ third novel for Berkley.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade; 1 edition (November 4, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 042522404X
• ISBN-13: 978-0425224045
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,797 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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25 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suspenseful, moving menage romance, November 4, 2008

By	Jennifer Ray "Reviewer for Wild on Books (www... (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A year ago, one passionate night with her three best friends sent Regina `Reggie' Fallon running scared. What kind of woman is in love with three men simultaneously, much less makes love with them?

A faceless assailant almost costs Reggie her life while on duty - something that every police officer knows can happen at any time. What is unusual is the fact that the attack seemed personal, like the murderer targeted her out of some kind of vengeance.

The attack brings Cam, Sawyer, and Hutch back into her life, and not one of these men will take no for an answer. First and foremost, they'll heal and protect her. But after that, they want answers as to why their best friend has been avoiding them for the last year, as well as hope for a future relationship with her. Lifelong friends, these men have it all worked out, they just have to convince Reggie to give their unusual proposition a chance. Oh, and keep her alive.

I am a shameless fan of romances that feature a ménage relationship, and so I read a lot of stories with this theme. Because of that, I especially appreciate it when an author delivers such a story with a unique spin, just as Maya Banks has done once again in her new Berkley title, BE WITH ME.

Here we have a quartet of friends who have loved each other for most of their lives. When that love culminates in a night of love making Reggie shares with all three men unexpectedly, she is understandably overwhelmed and even frightened.

How can she be in love with all three men at once? How can each of those men accept her romantic love for the other men, no matter that their friendship is closer to a brotherhood than mere friends? How can they possibly keep this new element to their relationships from destroying the most important friendships each of them has ever had?

In the year that Reggie has run from them, the guys have had time to work out their side of things, and even made plans to further their combined relationship with the woman they all love more than life itself. Where Reggie is concerned, these men are all on the same page, and go after the woman of their dreams with single-minded focus. The only thing that will stop them is if Reggie herself tells them she just isn't interested. Cam, Sawyer and Hutch all treat her with utmost care and respect, always considering her needs above their own.

In turn, Reggie gives each man something he needs. There is a part of her that fits each man like a glove, but the trick is balancing those three relationships on both an individual level and as a group. The fact that these three guys have lived most of their lives as adopted brothers makes that much easier, as there is real caring between each member of this quartet.

When things start to really come together, the resulting love scenes are bone-melting hot! Read BE WITH ME sitting down, because it is bound to make your knees weak... LOL But then, fans of author Maya Banks would expect nothing less from one of her erotic romances!

BE WITH ME doesn't rely on only the romance to entertain, however. Ms. Banks delivers a suspense plot as thrilling as the romance. The very nice thing about this one is that even though the heroes work hard to protect their woman, Reggie is a kick-butt heroine who is more than capable of protecting not only herself, but the people she loves, and never hesitates to act.

BE WITH ME is a well-rounded story that combines sizzling romance with an intriguing mystery, all topped off with a dose of action. Bravo to Maya Banks for penning a story this reviewer is absolutely wild about!

**Courtesy of Wild on Books**

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensuous and Suspenseful Erotic Romance, November 4, 2008

By	Book Fanatic "Lea" (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

When I feel bereft as I am reading the last page of a book because I don't want it to end, I know it is a great story. I have to say, I felt bereft when I finished reading `Be With Me', by Maya Banks. Ms. Banks threw out her hook and line and reeled me in from the first page.

`Be With Me', isn't just an erotic romantic fantasy involving a woman and three men in a ménage a quatre relationship, it's a story about friendship, deep devotion and love. The thing I really admire about Maya Banks is not only her gift for writing a wonderful, exciting, sensuous and action packed story, but it's the depth of the characters she creates and how they are woven into the plot.

Regina "Reggie" Fallon, is an intelligent, tough no nonsense, policewoman who has been friends with Cam, Sawyer and Hutch since childhood. All three of the men are everything a girl wants to see in a story's heroes, as in drop dead gorgeous and sexy. However, each of the guys has a unique endearing personality. Cam is brilliant, analytical and essentially the peacemaker of the family. Sawyer is strong, volatile and exudes an almost animalistic aura. Hutch is tough, but with an innate sensitivity and endearing sweetness, and, this boy can cook! One of the other things I thoroughly enjoy about Maya Banks' characters is their wit and humor and `Be With Me' is no exception. Reggie has a razor sharp tongue and has no compunction about speaking her mind, she keeps all three of the men in her life on their toes!

The plot of this story is unpredictable and packed full of exciting twists and turns. However, the story is also believable because the characters go though the type of conflict, tension and sacrifice that one would expect as they attempt to make a relationship of this nature work. As always, in Ms Banks' books the love scenes are graphic but beautifully written and sensuality flows from the pages.

Ms Banks has also written in a suspense/mystery subplot with heart thumping action sequences that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat.

`Be With Me', is one of the best contemporary erotic romances I've read this year and in my humble opinion, it is definitely deserving of an `A' grade.

Bravo Ms Banks! I cannot wait to read Maya Banks' next publication.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good not great, May 15, 2009

By	Marie Austen (Columbus, GA USA) - See all my reviews

I will have to say that this book was a good read, but not up to the level of her other books. I really was in hopes of it being better than it turned out to be, but I wouldn't steer anyone away from purchasing it and I will most certainly continue supporting this author.

What I didn't care for - The story dragged for several chapters and in different places, which is unlike previous books by this author.

Also, the sexy stuff came so far into the novel after a great promise of what was to come.

For a good way into the book the guys didn't seem too intent on the sharing and each would have prefered if she could have chosen them. Later, they were resolved that this was the only way to be with her because she would never choose, but you are left thinking that this is going to be a problem down the road, or at least I was left thinking that.

What I liked - How fiesty the heroine was, she wasn't some weak willed girl who couldn't handle herself and that was established right from the beginning.

I also liked that the author didn't make her some virginal girl with limited experience with men. I just can't stand reading books like these that feature previously inexperienced women who immediately is comfortable with multiple partners, that always yanks me out of the fantasy a bit.

Once they got going with the sexy stuff closer to the end, it was really, really, really hot - The author really delivered in the end with the erotic stuff if that's what one likes to read.