Witnessing your father’s murder is every 15 year old girl’s worst nightmare; for Lily Pritchard it was her reality. Tormented by nightmares, twisted with guilt, Lily can’t let anyone close enough to care for her…until her world is rocked on its axis by a tall dark stranger.
Brandon Redgrave is intelligent, gorgeous, and wealthy; but he learned the hard way not to expect loyalty or love from those around you. Haunted by his demons, Brandon is determined not to make the same mistake again.
A chance encounter; two broken souls; explosive consequences.
Will Brandon and Lily be able to heal each other’s wounds, or will their pasts spill into the present, extinguishing any chance of a future together…
4.25 Stars!
Review: This story is very similar to some others that I have read recently in that this amazing, very wealthy and self-assured man literally runs into a smart, uncertain and unknowingly very attractive girl and is immediately drawn to her. The man, Brandon, is drawn to Lilly from pretty much that first moment, and, as Lilly accidentally drops her cell phone and leaves it behind, he is able to track her down and return it to her in her apartment. There is the romantic at heart in me that gets a little swooney when things like that happen, but there is also a big part of me that wonders if a young 20 something year old would really just accept that without being kind of weirded out. She and her roommate, Jess, make some brief comments about whether or not it's "stalkery", but they both find it much more romantic, than anything. After that, Brandon continues to track Lilly down until he convinces her to go out with him.
From there, Brandon pretty easily sweeps Lilly off her feet with his kindness and generosity. What I liked about Lilly is that she didn’t just accept things from him. She was used to making her own way – due to a horrible tragedy early on in her life that took her father away from her, and then her mother and sisters’ subsequent emotional abandonment. So, she basically took care of herself in many ways, and she didn’t let Brandon take that away from her. Brandon was the perfect gentleman with Lilly, especially physically, but once they did add that part to their relationship, it was definitely a good match for both of them. They have a lot of heat together, and it feels pretty realistic between them. Lilly has been very focused on finishing college and getting her degree, and she doesn’t let Brandon take that from her. To his credit, he doesn’t want to take it from her, which can be so different from many books when the girl can seem to disappear next to the strong, dominant male character. Brandon, while being both of these things, also allowed Lilly to be strong, too.
As it sometimes happens, however, Brandon and Lilly’s good times are interrupted by something horrible from Lilly’s past. Lilly is taken from Brandon, and he must figure it out and get to her in time. I fell in love with Brandon, myself. He was a self-made, wealthy man, yet he doesn’t really have a lot of damage in his past – some bad decisions in past relationships, sure – but he was from a good family, had a great work ethic, and seems to be amazing at many things. Someone from his past, too, tries to take him away from Lilly, and this person almost manages to end things between the two lovers for good, but…you will have to read to see what happens.
Now, one of my pet peeves is when the language or spelling that is not accurate to the story creeps in. The author is British, I believe, and so there are definitely some British terms used, as well as some British spellings, when neither character is British, and it is set in New York. That typically bothers me because I find it distracting when I’m reading something and not expecting certain terms or phrases that are used. I think that this is something that could be easily fixed, however, to make the story feel more authentic to it’s setting.
Jessica
After straying so far from her education Eva was sucked back in to the world of reading by the illustrious FSOG. Two years later, and at least 200 books later, with a story on the back burner she decided it was time to put her education to good use and write her first novel.
Eva is hoping that everyone will enjoy reading Brandon and Lily’s journey as much as she has enjoyed writing it. There are currently plans for two further books in this series.
After straying so far from her education Eva was sucked back in to the world of reading by the illustrious FSOG. Two years later, and at least 200 books later, with a story on the back burner she decided it was time to put her education to good use and write her first novel.
Eva is hoping that everyone will enjoy reading Brandon and Lily’s journey as much as she has enjoyed writing it. There are currently plans for two further books in this series.
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