Why Choose Polyamory Romance?

While brainstorming and writing Deus Ex Umbra, I tried to keep the pairing in Saint of the Shadows strictly MF and attempted to create an MF match for the character who did not get chosen in the first book. Even during book one, the character of Tobias Quinlan began to grow larger than I planned, and frankly, much more attractive. He was supposed to be a side character, the man she did not choose in the love triangle--not the sexy, smart ass one that got away!

As I explored the themes of Deus Ex Umbra, especially the idea of breaking harmful systems and sharing power instead of seizing it, the SPOILER ALERT polyamorous happy ending of the superhero sequel became inevitable.

Technically, Deus Ex Umbra is a why choose story, but it is not about a fantasy of safely having more than one partner. It is about three people discovering that they complete one another. One cannot love the other without the presence of the third. The Patron Saint fuels Marisol’s fire and helps her build a safer city. Tobias Quinlan grounds her and keeps her from falling into chaos. She could not love Tobias without the calming nature of the Patron Saint, and she could not love the Patron Saint without Tobias’s loyalty and protection. Polyamory does not diminish love. It expands it.

My main characters are people coping with trauma and the beliefs they were raised with. Some are in their thirties, some in their forties, and one is five hundred and thirty years old. Their why choose ending is not just about pleasure. It is about healing through more. More communication. More gentleness. More understanding.

The triad becomes whole in book three. Their relationship shows that love can be patient and kind, not jealous or boastful. And something that grows stronger when shared.