Jesse Kornbluth

Married Sex: A Love Story pleasantly surprised me. I like stories that delve beneath the surface and bring up hidden truths and desires from its characters.

David and Blair have been married for over two decades. Now in their mid-forties, their careers are successful, they live in Manhattan and their daughter is off at college. David is a divorce lawyer and Blair is a school Dean. From the outside looking in, you would think they have it all, but two years into their marriage David had an affair. When Blair caught him, she made him promise if he were ever be tempted to stray again, he would have to bring the person home to her first. It became somewhat of a pact between the couple.

When David meets photographer Jean Coin, there is instant attraction. Jean is sleek, sophisticated and worldly. She makes David an offer. She wants him to be her lover for six weeks before she leaves for Timbuktu. At first David declines her offer, but he finds himself unable to get Jean out of his mind. Eventually, he decides to bring the offer to his wife, proposing the three sleep together for one night.

Told from David’s point of view, Married Sex had somewhat of a slow start but once the momentum picked up, I was up late reading.

Although I was not attached to any of these characters, the David/Blair/Jean triangle intrigued me and I just had to know how it would all end. Not only is this couple married, but all three of these people are in their forties. These aren’t some young college kids experimenting. Without giving away too much, the author surprised me with the turn of events in the story. I found myself even laughing aloud during David’s reaction to something, because well, sometimes people do crazy things and you just have to laugh about it.

There are some sex scenes, but they did not overtake the story and I wouldn’t classify this as erotic fiction. This was about a married couple and a choice they make together and the consequences of that choice.

I found this story to be multi-layered, intriguing and sexy. I also enjoyed the New York setting. I recommend it if you enjoy stories that not only push the envelope and stray from convention, but that are also about relationships and change.

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