Every Part of You: Denies Me by Megan Hart

 Passion has bloomed to love, but when Elliott’s estranged father shows up back on the scene, he brings trouble with him.

The dating thing goes well at first, with both of them taking things slow…though their passion can’t be contained. But when Elliott’s stepmother tells him she’s been in touch with his father, Elliott’s past comes back to remind him that hurting other people is wrong. Despite Simone trying to tell him there’s a difference between the sort of things they do in the bedroom and hurting someone in anger, Elliott again puts up an emotional block and Simone seeks refuge in a former lover’s embrace.

Oh here we go again with another intense installment in this series.  This one made me want to slap Elliott across the face while holding him and telling him it will be ok.  We find out more about Molly and what Elliott had endured as a child.  We see what he is running from but not the whole picture yet.  It does make more sense now why he can’t accept who he is and what he desires. 

What breaks my heart is Simone is now being pushed to new levels of pain because she loves Elliott and has already accepted him.  The news that Elliott received from Molly and her talk about forgiveness did the opposite of what she had intended.  Instead of making Elliott go towards healing and being more accepting of Simone, it pushed him into isolation and bitterness. 

Simone did the only thing she knew to do, she ran back to her comfort zone Adian begging for him to give her pain and make her not feel anything but the high of pain and pleasure.  You know he was happy to give it to her but now we are left wondering if he is going to want her back. 

All I can say is this series just keeps sucking me in with each short book.  Megan gives us just enough to feed our hunger but leaves us wanting more than ever.  Make sure you get this series, it is so worth the read.