And So The Breaking Begins: Mindbreaker Duet, Book 1 (An Age of War and Prophecy 3)
Lacey Lehotzky
by Charlie Godwyne
I have to believe I am worthy of being loved…
After getting his heart broken by a client several years ago, Johannes Lux, a licensed sex worker in Vienna, promised himself that he would not fall in love again. Yet that is all he wants: a partner he can love and rely on.
Maximilian and Konstantin grew up crushing on their best friend Moritz, not realizing how unconventional a triad relationship is in a couples' world. When Moritz married after college, Max and Konni were forced to accept that they would only ever have each other. But they've always felt that something—or rather, someone—was missing. Tired of shallow hookups that went nowhere, and wanting something real, they turn to their friend Florian for advice.
Johannes gets a call from his heart-breaker ex-client, Florian, and is introduced to a pair of weightlifters looking for someone genuine who can fill the empty space in their lives. Right from the start, the three men spark a connection that only continues to deepen. To claim a future of contentment and happiness, they must set aside their long years of heartbreak and truly embrace one another.
Johannes is a 45,000-word MMM romance filled with magical realism and a grumpy but beautiful man finding home with two loving partners. Although Johannes takes place in the same magical Vienna as the Augarten and Sky Nymph series, it can be listened to as a standalone.
June 17, 2022
I have enjoyed this series. Max and Konni were introduced in the previous books but this book tells more about them. For some reason I find that very satisfying. )
June 20, 2023
This is a sweet MMM story with some character types we don’t often see. A sex worker pinning for a long-term partner and two bodybuilders searching for a third. All of them have been burned by love before which is how Max and Konni find themselves hiring Johannes to give them what they need without the fear of rejection and loss. What none of them expect is to just fit. It doesn’t take long for them all to grow attached and realize they want more than just the arrangement. Max and Konni are...
June 9, 2022
Johannes, is book 4 in the Sky Nymph series by Charlie Godwyne. This series is not so much of a spinoff from the author's six book magnum opus, Augarten, as it is a continuation. The author notes the Sky Nymph books can be read as standalones but as a reader, it is a much richer experience to read all of the books, beginning with the Augarten series. I have several favorite authors, for different reasons, and Godwyne is most certainly one of them. As I age (by the way...aging is highly...
August 1, 2022
I debated giving this book three stars because I didn’t feel a deep connection was formed between the 3 men outside of the bedroom. Compared to the first three books in the series, this seemed very “wham, bam, I love you man”. The love between Max and Konni formed over their lifetime and was very easily felt throughout the book. But, it sounded like they would have loved anyone who stuck around and let themselves be spoiled. Although the word spiritual appears in the description of the book, I...
June 18, 2023
This is a good story. I am a little iffy on the whole Catholic/Christian bit and had to overlook that part due to some pretty heavy church trauma. Although anyone in the church I knew would have a fit and claim heresy over the whole blessed magic thing, not to even mention being gay. But it is sorta possible to ignore that part of the story. This is more about Johannes realizing that he is actually worthy of being loved and allowing those feelings to develop for Max and Konni. Those two so...
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