A delicious new romance novel featuring a strong, protective bodyguard and the beautiful, brilliant hotel heiress he protects… won’t happen again, we say the next day.
Besides, my mission is singular — pull off the event of a lifetime — a one-night only concert with one of the world’s biggest rock stars.
A man my bodyguard happens to know. And a good bodyguard knows all sorts of things about his client. Turns out he knows my secret wishes, and he wants to make them come true. Including a VIP engagement so I can experience both men at the same time…
I want to say yes, but what if I fall even more in love with the man whose mission is to keep me safe?
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Lauren Blakely returns with One Night Only, a searingly sensual romance in the Extravagant series. Stepping outside of her usual contemporary romances and romantic comedies, Blakely turns up the heat with a series of titillating, boundary-pushing, after-dark-fantasy-based romances.
Hotel heiress and CEO, Ivy Carmichael, has it bad for her bodyguard, Callum Blackwell. Turns out that Callum is right there with her in that regard. It’s his job to watch the hardworking heiress, and over the past year he’s done that avidly. As her personal bodyguard, her chief protector and the owner of the company handling her security, she has no secrets from him, and there is no boundary he won’t cross to keep her safe. When the opportunity arises to meet one of her wants, Callum decides he needs to be the man for that job. With a little help from a friend, he sets out to show Ivy that he can be the man who both protects and loves her.
A bold and adventurous story, One Night Only is primed with passion and promises. Blakely fulfills fantasies within the pages of this novella, I positively devoured this addictive love story. Five smooches from me for One Night Only by Lauren Blakely!
~Danielle Palumbo, Red Cheeks Reads
Oh yes. This is what I’m talking about. A super amazing cast of narrators and a story that was short, but oh so sweet. This one was hot as hell and I seriously didn’t want it to end. Damn if I didn’t want this to ever end. Now I really need to read this series. I’m not usually a fan of novellas to a series and didn’t realize this one was, but I didn’t care. Loved it.
One Night Only
(The Extravagant #1)
Written by: Lauren Blakely
I really enjoyed this book.
I enjoyed the mind games Callum and Ivy played with each other. The innuendo’s the looks, the blushes…that grew into a romance without them even realizing it!
I also enjoyed the heat factor between them. Sometimes you need a hot sexy book to end the day and that is just what I got with One Night Only.
Stone was a hoot! Loved him, he needs to listen more and if he does he might find what he’s been looking for.
It did what I needed (wanted) the book to do for me, relax me, let me enjoy a good love story and help the last of the daily stress go poof into the night!
In One Night Only Callum Blackwell and Ivy Carmichael restrain from giving into the desire building between them. For one year they build a professional friendship.
Ivy is looking for around the clock security protection. Callum promises to be the person whose around for the majority of the time becoming a regular presence in Ivy’s life.
Ivy doesn’t typically like to mix business with pleasure but Callum is giving her butterflies. She can’t stop undressing him with her eyes. But she refrains from flirting and maintains professionalism.
As a heiress to a luxurious hotel along the Strip Ivy and Sage revamp the honoring the wishes of their parents before they died.
This is one of those off-limits forbidden romances between a bodyguard and a heiress. He’s conflicted by his need to protect her and his desire to bring her pleasure. She’s conflicted by her need to be perceived as professional while also being seen as a woman with kinky desires.
My first read by Lauren Blakely was the No Regrets series. This was by far some of her best work. Her writing voice and style was a game changer for me in the beginning. Somewhere along the way her style changed in a direction that no longer appeals to me.
I wish I could say I was tantalized by the flirty banter or the attraction brewing between them, unfortunately the business portion kept getting tangled with the desire. The business aspect wasn’t as appealing as I hoped. I felt this was lacking in anticipation. There wasn’t a build up of desire only words stating their was attraction.
I liked the alternating points of view with Callum, Stone, and Ivy. Getting perspective from all three characters provided a deep understanding of motive and intentions. It also takes out the guess work of where the story is progressing. This was a fun easy read with a HEA.
Nope! This right here is a hard no…I drink in the sight of her gorgeous globes. Referring to breast or boobs as globes is unflattering.
I’m questioning his status as bodyguard since nothing in the story indicates Ivy’s in danger. Nothing dangerous happens during the time he’s protecting her. It seems he’s taking his protection into the bedroom since she’s not in any danger.
Sadly there was too much talking and not enough action. I’ve imagined a threesome many times but never with this much talking. Something about these scenes was too mechanical, it read like a script stating every move.m
Loved the characters!
Sorry, not for me… I feel like I read this type of book before….
This is definitely a steamy read and hints at other steamy reads in the series. Recommended for fans of the genre.
Very steamy book about an in charge woman and her caring bodyguard.
Easy read, nice story
Very enjoyable
Loved The story. I thought we would have some angst and a little damsel in distress saving since the pretense of getting the bodyguard was a stalker. Figured we would have an issue there and kept waiting for it to pop up but it didn’t. But it was till a very hot story. It is about Ivy the heiress and Callum her guard who owns the security firm hired to protect her. Both of them are drawn to the other. Thinking it’s lust. They ignore it hoping it will fade and only intensifies the more time they spend together and more they learn about one Another. Loved how he helps her feel safe and allows her to explore her sexuality. Loved Stone. Too funny. CANT WAIT for Stone and Jackson’s book. Wow. Talk about a teaser. Lol.
This book was amazing! I could not put it down. I loved the chemistry between Callum and Ivy, both beautiful, smart and so sexy. I enjoy Lauren Blakely’s work, this is one of my top favorites. There was just enough of everything to keep you turning the pages and wanting more! Loved this couple and reading about their fantasies playing out was enticing.
OMG where to start! I’ve had to dramatically fan myself while listening to this. Do not drive while listening to this dark sexual audiobook. OMG the talent that narrators this book do a fantastic job. Looking forward to more in this series
Callum is employed as Ivy’s bodyguard naturally they spend a lot of time together…
Their connection started before they entered the bedroom …
Such a well written story with marvelous banter that kept me grinning all through the book .
Extremely sensual with a great storyline ..
Then the audiobook which blew my mind and more …
Joe Arden, Emma Wilder, and Jacob Morgan were brilliant everything was scorching !
This story was amazing. Slow burn that sizzled flashes of heat until it caught fire and burned soooooo hot!!
Joe Arden uses his deep, rough and growly voice for this tough badass Bodyguard character and it WORKS! Wow!
Jacob Morgan gets some “screen” time in this beauty also and he is voicing a rockstar who is fun, flirty and maybe a little silly, so he plays that angle well. And we get to see a little preview of how his story with HIS characters Bodyguard is gonna play out. ON TOP getting an actual preview of the audiobook at the end! Score!
Emma Wilder is the voice of the female characters in this book and all I need to say is AMAZING! She slips from character style to character style changing her voice just a hair each time and it’s flawless.
And her guy voices change just a shade for each of the guys too! This women is a superb talent.
Teddy Hamilton makes a sneak appearance in the book to voice Stone in a scene and that was a fun surprise!
So to cap this super long review with one word overall? HOT!!
While this book was definitely all types of hot, sizzling sexiness it was the the heart-melting swoon-worthy moments that made me rapidly flipping the pages. The fact that these two strong, tough men could open up and show their underbellies had me all doe eyed and sappy. The chemistry and banter between Stone and Jackson was also amazing, their back and forth conversations were laugh out loud funny when they were trying to razz one another. This was my first Lauren Blakely book but I will definitely be checking out her other books because she writes awesome characters.
If you enjoy a story filled with steamy moments than look no further than One a night Only! It is quick read packed with heat and spice and characters whose chemistry is off the charts!
Ivy has a lot on her plate getting her new hotel up and running so letting go of some control sounds so good to her especially when it is the one person who she is immensely attracted to takes the reigns!
Callum is always by Ivy’s side since he is her bodyguard, but he has a job to do and crossing that line of attraction could be a bad idea or could it be the best one he has ever made?
I had the opportunity to listen to the audio version of this story and oh my, the narrators took the heat of this story to a whole new level!
Great read and hot ,steamy and page turner.
I loved One Night Only and talk about forbidden! I am always a sucker for a powerful female lead and Lauren Blakey certainly delivers with this one. Steamy, exciting, I can’t wait to read the other books in the series!
Hot start for the series!
Ivy Carmichael wants to make The Extravagant the place everybody goes to play and be seen in Las Vegas but when a stalker gets a little too close, she hires Callum Blackwell to be her bodyguard. Callum decided that he would be with Ivy a majority of the time and that leads to some serious attraction between them especially when she wants a little more in a relationship.