I'm no stranger to Eve Vaughn's writing. This is the 3rd book I've read by the author. With that being said, I hate to that this book didn't do much for me. Hayden is in a relationship with Luc but is still in love with her ex, Sawyer. From the beginning ,I knew this was going to be a love triangle. Two sexy men wanting the same woman? Sign me up! As I read the book I was enjoying it until Sawyer returned. It wasn't his return that turned me off. In fact, I was silently cheering because I was ready for the love triangle to start. What turned me off was his reason for being away for the past year. When his explanation was given, I rolled my eyes. It was so soap opera-ish. I felt like I was watching General Hospital. And then I started thinking (over thinking) that if what he said happened, and he's a big time businessman, why didn't anyone know what happened to him? How was he able to be gone for a year and no one know why? I couldn't shake how much that bothered me. I've read other Eve Vaughn novels and those were much steamier than this one. The solution to the love triangle was too convenient and unbelievable considering how much Luc and Sawyer hate each other. I wasn't surprise with the solution to the problem; I just thought that there would be more build-up to it where it would appear more plausible. Hayden was an okay MC but I felt that she was too wimpy and whiney and I wondered what these two men saw in her. Yes, as a person she was nice, charitable and giving. But as a lover, I found her timid, submissive and not owning her sexuality. She was scared to admit to her lovers what she liked for fear of how they would react. I think she suffered from "Good Girl Syndrome". But she was okay with Sawyer and Luc's solution to their triangle. For me, it didn't feel true with the Hayden that was being portrayed throughout the book.Even though Rivals for Love wasn't the best for me, it won't deter me from reading other works by this author.
