Two For One: ...a novel about having choices

By Sean David Wright

Danielle Edwards leads a very fulfilling life. She has a fabulous and wealthy boyfriend, a dynamic career in international finance, and a mind-blowing sex life. But despite all this, something is still missing.

Katie Shaw, a stunning Nebraska native, is single-handedly trying to solve the Big Apple's homelessness crisis. From the moment Danielle and Katie first meet to discuss a business venture between their employers, the mutual attraction between the two ladies is palpable. Yet under the circumstances they cannot do anything about it. For nearly six months, Danielle and Katie avoid seeing each other. Instead, they keep their contact limited to e-mail, though they do little to hide their feelings for one another in their correspondence.

Over time, Danielle begins to feel trapped. Despite how much she adores her boyfriend Max, Danielle is not sure she can give up the fairer sex forever. But one day Max surprises her with an interesting offer.

Suddenly, three New Yorkers find themselves in a modern day love triangle that sees Danielle able to indulge all her passions, and Max and Katie just trying to keep from going crazy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595354483
• ISBN13: 9780595354481
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A good first novel............

This is a must read book. You'll find yourself laughing out loud, as well as perhaps finding yourself in Max's shoes. Max does a fine job of being able to handle two women who have feelings for one another. Does Max make this a sexual type of situation? No! That's what I love about this book. He explores another side, which in today's society isn't viewed often. He does a good job of blending real life details into his fantasy story. Even though the plot seems incredible, I think he does a good job of making the characters believable, they seem just like people I know. I believe Mr. Wright did a wonderful job writing this novel. I give him big kudos! I can't wait to read other novels if & when he does published them.

A welcome change

Yes! A bisexual-themed novel that isn't dry or academic! When I heard about this book on the radio I was so anxious to get it because it sounded like it would offer a story that wasn't just "boy meets girl and they live happily ever after" while at the same time being funny. And it didn't disappoint. The novel was an insightful look into how people of differing sexual orientations can get together and somehow succeed in fulfilling everyone's needs. But buy this book for the humor and the laughs. It may not stand up to any in depth clinical analysis of bisexualism or lesbianism but trust me, that's not the point of the book so don't buy it if that's what you're looking for. However, that being said there are alot of really good points made about society and human nature. In fact, you'll probably be quoting things Max says. His wit and attitude make the story. I'm hoping this is a sign of things to come in the whole romantic comedy genre. If you spend a weekend reading this book you'll feel better about going back to work on Monday because you'll have laughed so much and enjoyed a really fresh story.

An unexpected romantic comedy

This books starts with a very funny opening sentence and it got me hooked from there. In fact, the whole first chapter was really funny and it did it's job in making me want to read the next chapter and so on. The book centers around Max and Danielle. Max is a straight guy who wrote a phenomenal bestselling book about a very untraditional kind of pope and Danielle is his girlfriend. The thing is, Danielle is bisexual and when she finally admits this to Max she expects he's going to keep begging her for a threesome. But he doesn't. Actually, he's very understanding and liberal-minded and tells her to go out and get a girlfriend. That's where Katie (a lesbian) comes in. So Two For One is pretty much about how three people of three different sexual orientations find themselves connected and about how two people have to somehow share the physical and emotional attentions of a third person. It's a novel that makes some very good points about how society today is still brainwashing us into believing what is "normal" and "acceptable" and how many of society's paradigms need to shift. And Max makes some very good points to Danielle about how people like her need to re-evaluate everything they've been taught to believe about finding love. And I guess I can say that the book has something for everyone. If you're a lesbian, if you're a bisexual, if you're straight you can identify with one of the characters. This was a good story, perfect for the beaches of California (where I live), and Max is hilarious with his crankiness. The pacing of the novel was fine and all the situations were plausible and fit in perfectly with the story as a whole. The characterizations were thorough. I especially like how Mr. Wright doesn't give us an exhausting list of the details of the characters when they are first introduced and then expects us to remember them all. What he does instead is gives us very brief descriptions of them and then fills in the rest throughout the novel, especially through their dialog. Max is especially well done but what's great about the character of Katie is that even though she is this do-gooder type trying to help all the homeless people she is still a believable person who's not above getting totally drunk when she's stressed. Definitely worth reading and very funny.

Very funny light reading

This novel has a unique story and is told in a humorous, lighthearted style. Basically you got a man who discovers his girlfriend is bisexual and then allows her to get involved with another woman. The cool thing about it is that even though I thought at first that Wright was going to give us an adolescent story about a horny guy who only wants a threesome it's not like that at all. The book is pretty much about what happens when Danielle is involved with her two lovers separately and how it kind of drives them nuts. It's a good character-driven story with a lot of funny situations and I thought it also addressed a lot of issues concerning what makes a couple and how different people with different sexual orientations handle love, etc. All in all it was funny and quirky. Definitely a good book for having fun.