Naked
By Raine Miller
Publisher: Simon and Schuster Australia
Naked desire. Secret satisfaction. An affair you’ll never
forget.
Brynne Bennet has left scandal in her past and is living
the good life. An American grad student at the University of London and
part-time photographic model, she’s getting back on track with lots of hard
work and focus on a career in art conservation. When London businessman Ethan
Blackstone buys her nude portrait, he wants to possess more than just her
image. He wants Brynne in his bed, serving him in every way possible. He has no
trouble voicing his desires, and he isn’t taking no for an answer.
At first his dominant nature captivates her, but it isn’t
clear if the force of his powerful desire will ultimately awaken or dispel the
demons Brynne is carrying inside. There are secrets on both sides of this
relationship- huge ones. Can Ethan erase the scars of Brynne’s past so that she
can reveal her true self to him? Or will the shadows cast by Ethan’s own
mysterious former life destroy their chance at happiness?
Naked is the sizzling, unforgettable story of what
happens when a strong woman meets the one man powerful enough to strip away all
her defences, leaving her standing naked and perfect before him.
My review:
Naked is the first book in the Blackstone Affair by Raine
Miller. It is basically a short novel (162 pages) about a girl called Brynne
who has had something traumatic happen to her and is slowly trying to work her
way through it. Brynne’s father is worried about her so he hires Ethan
Blackstone to protect her. But Ethan never thought that he would fall for the
person that he is supposed to be protecting. But Brynne is slowly starting to
let Ethan in and after everything that she has been through, if she finds out
why Ethan originally went looking for her will she be able to handle the truth
or will it tear her apart and make her never trust again?
I must admit I have never been one for big sex scenes in
books, but since I have started to read more and more New Adult books I am
absolutely loving the way that authors are writing them and Naked has a few
scenes where you will be reaching for a cold towel to cool you down as the
chemistry between Brynne and Ethan is so hot.
One thing that I found intriguing about this book is that
we know what Ethan’s secret is (that he was hired by Brynne’s father to protect
her) but we don’t really find out what Brynne’s is. We know that she had a bad
experience and we get little snippets here and there of things that she
remembers or who was involved in the incident. But we are never told straight
out what it was, so we are kept guessing and I think that is why I can’t wait
to read the rest of the series to finally learn what happened to Brynne.
4/5
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