Untamed Passion

Oliver is a man who tried to handle the scandal and pain of his father’s action through self-destructive behavior but has turned his life around and is now a successful photographer who has rebuilt his relationships with his siblings. When he comes to the aid of a woman, he didn’t know he had now idea that it wouldn’t only be a night they would always remember or that it would create a lifelong bond.

Sammi is a woman who is weighted down by the demands of others which has led to a career in modelling that isn’t her dream. When a sexy stranger comes to her aid, she never thought that one steamy evening would change the course of both of their lives when she finds herself carrying his baby.

Not only are Oliver and Sammi trying to maneuver their feelings for each other, but they are also both dealing with family drama. For them to have a future together they not only need to deal with the past but also decide who and what they want in their future.

Oliver has always felt like he was never good enough, smart enough, successful enough, talented enough for the demanding father whose approval he craved. Sammie has let her mother run roughshod over her modelling career and her life. Will these two broken souls be the key to unlocking each other’s freedom from their pasts? I enjoyed this book and I really love how the overall story arc of the series is filling out. I liked seeing that the main focus of this story seems to be about growth and forgiveness, but to my way of thinking it all happens too fast in the eleventh hour of the book. Both Oliver and Sammie have years worth of anger and resentment to work through. And, while the first steps can be as quick as this book shows, true healing usually takes much longer. On the other hand, that this story shows their love for one another and their unborn child being the starting point to make those changes to be better people, is something I can applaud. I’m also wondering what the point was in making the heroine a Filipina? If it was for the sake of cultural diversity, then I would have expected to see some of the lush beauty of the Philippines, but Sammie admits she knows nothing about her people. So, I ask again, what was the point? Similarly, I still desperately want to know what the photo would have shown.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through Booksprout.