I was pretty excited about this one because the stories that balance that thin line between love and hate are the ones with the most passion and excitement in them. As I started reading, I was immediately captivated by Brogan. Add in him being a Irish boy with the accent, my heart was stolen right away. I was expecting high emotions between these characters, but I hadn't expected the depth of everything that would happen surrounding them. It was a pleasant surprise and it made the story even more captivating.

I loved Brogan and his strength in taking nothing and making something from it, especially when it was meant to be for someone else. The unconditional love her gave to everyone was evident even when he was in his world of pain and hate. Even then, I could tell that Lydia would still be the one to bring him to his knees. I loved her and the fact that despite growing up in that life of luxury, she was more than money. She was more than the spoiled, vapid, shallow person she might have been as a teenager and that everyone surrounding her. She did so much for the people she loved without even realizing what it could cost her. I think they both needed to confront the past in order to really see the future. In some ways, they needed that hate and betrayal in order to find love and forgiveness.

I felt with these characters, I was there. I wanted to reach into the story and just fix everything. I wanted to shake them and make them realize that they were being dumb. It was one of those things where both characters were on the same page, but thought otherwise, keeping them from truly being happy. I laughed, I blushed, I wanted to cry. Mia just keeps giving life to these stories that make the world a better place. I will always gladly read anything that Mia writes.