Laura’s Review of Denied (One Night, #2) by Jodi Ellen Malpas

If you have read and enjoyed I Belong to You (Inside Out, #5) by Lisa Renee Jones, Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2) by E.L. James and Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2) by Sylvia Day then you will LOVE this book!

Synopsis

The passion that burned between Livy and Miller in One Night: Promised may end up destroying them both in this new novel of overwhelming desire and shocking discoveries...

He's amazingly wealthy, sinfully gorgeous, and can bring her to heights of pleasure she's never before known. For Livy, there's no turning back. She's determined to be the light in Miller Hart's dark world. Yet this new life comes with a steep price...

Miller knows that the power he possesses hasn't come without sacrifices-but he won't let Livy be one of them. Though he wants nothing more than to have her in every way, his first duty is to protect her at all costs...from his sins, his enemies, and especially himself.

But as their insatiable affair intensifies, the two attract the attention of an obsessive-and dangerous-third party. Discovering new revelations about Miller that rock her to the core, Livy will have to decide whether he's ruined beyond repair. And he must face his fear that in order to save her, he may have to lose her after all... 

What I Loved

            Well first of all this Series gripped me from the very beginning, I ccouldn't put Promised down, and the same can be said for this installment as well.  There is something about Miller Hart that grips you from the very beginning and you never want him to let go!  You want to be the person to pick up all the broken pieces of his soul and put him back together and just love him forever.  I won’t give anything away but you do find out more information of why Miller is the way he is, which I loved because it’s annoying to be dragged around too long when it comes to certain mysteries. 

            I loved how passionate Livy is about Miller, she is determined to be the light in his darkness and it’s so wonderful to watch her grow into this role as Miller Hart’s someone.  The sexual tension is right at the surface from the moment these two lay eyes on each other, so much so that the two of them just being in the same room would make me giddy.  There were times when my heart was racing, there were other times when I was teary eyed and some times when I had a devious smile on my face while reading.  The sex scenes made the story beyond steamy, and it just made me want Miller to be absolutely naked in every single scene.

Not So Much

            Overall this was a great story, and I loved all the action and twists and turns this story took, but I wish the drama was a little less.  At a certain point towards the end of the book I just wanted to scream “Jesus, can’t they have just one good day!”  There was literally drama Miller and Livy’s lives every single day, and sometimes multiple times a day.  It would’ve been nice if they had just one day where they could enjoy each other without outside elements constantly testing their relationship.  It made the story just a little too unbelievable to me, I get that this is fiction and it’s all not real life but sometimes too much is just too much.  But that is just my opinion and the maybe the reason I feel this way is because I love these two so much I just want them to be happy. Other than that, I absolutely LOVED this story. 

To Sum It All Up!

    

       Overall this is was amazing book, what a great way to continue Livy and Miller’s story.  This series has definitely kept me on my feet as a whole and this book in particular one double that suspense.  You do find out a lot more about Miller which was great, and delve more into Livy’s mother’s past which was awesome.  I loved that not only did we get tons of Livy and Miller time; the many other characters in the story weren’t ignored and were still very prevalent in the story.  Layered into this complicated love story is mystery and darkness which intensifies as the story goes on, I literally couldn’t put this book down.  I was up till about 3:00am Saturday night reading because I just need more Miller and Livy in my life.  I won’t give anything away but I will say there is a big cliff hanger at the end, so if you absolutely HATE cliffhangers wait until the whole series is out, because it was a mighty big cliffhanger!