A Review of One Night Only (The Extravagant #1) by Lauren Blakely

It’s been some time since I read a sexy/erotic romance novel. Anyway, One Night Only definitely delivered explicitly on the sex. So let’s meet Ivy Carmichael a hotel heiress in need of a bodyguard because she had a stalker that got too close to her and doesn’t feel protected. She fires her personal security and hires Callum Blackwell who is just the right man for the job in so many ways. Not only does he watch over her and makes sure she is safe to build the hotel empire that her parents left her and her twin sister, Sage; but he also wants to fulfill her every desire.

Ivy is a professional by day who is consumed with sexual fantasies at night. She enjoys watching throuples make out heavily in the hotel bar. Seeing how much she enjoys watching, Callum offers to arrange a threesome to have her live out her fantasy. They approach Stone, Callum’s best friend and a musician Ivy hired to perform for one night to boost the club’s profile. Stone didn’t hesitate to say yes once the ground rules were set. It was definitely a night of heat, passion and explicit sex.

Overall, it was a quick read and delivered on the genre one where the development of a romantic relationship happens to have more explicit sex. However, I wanted a bit more in terms of a storyline like having Callum thwart an attack on Ivy but it was primarily about turning up the heat and exploring their sexual boundaries. Good read!

Some of my favorite lines:

My late-night desires have always felt a little inappropriate.

A bit too naughty.

As if something might be wrong with me for promoting luxury, sensuality, and beauty during the day, and wanting filth at night.

“Earth to Ivy.” Sage waves from her spot on the couch. “You kind of zoned out there.”

I blink, trying to center myself. “Sorry, I was distracted for a second.” I fight like hell to shake away the thoughts of Callum.

After all, I should be this woman. The one I am now. The co-CEO who envisions gorgeous lobby displays, who embraces music, art, luxury.

Not the woman who loves porn, filth, and muscular men who take matters into their own hands.

Rating: 3.5 stars

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