Loving Lily

It's Always Been You #2

by Pamela Ann

After reuniting with Lily, I had no doubt in my mind that she was the one for me. But like all marriages everyone gets tested. Add a dozen problems coming from all directions—it could get extremely tricky. 

Does a man really have a limit to the woman he vowed to love for the rest of his life? 

There was one thing I learned—that marriage sacred…a sacred test. 

A test of will.

A test of time.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, New Adult, Audiobook, Friends To Lovers

403 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 12, 2015

About the author

is a New York Times and USA Today Best Selling Author. She studied Fashion Marketing in United Kingdom and a degree in Business. She has a penchant for pastries, dogs, renaissance paintings, angst-filled novels, travelling and is fascinated with the Italian language and culture.

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Reviews

[Alpha Possessive Heroes · Rating 2 out of 5]

Soooooo... did I get an unfinished copy?

Because the ending (if you could even say that!) left me hanging! I had to go back and re-read the last few pages just to make sure I wasn't missing anything! and for fuck's sake! I wasn't!



I've read the first book and it was okay, lil typo errors but still somewhat enjoyable. I waited patiently for this book to come out, so excuse me if I'm a lil pissed right now.

Basically, book two is kinda the same as book one! Still with the insecurities, mistrust, jealousy, secrets and immature main characters that did not grow up at all! I know we need some issues/conflicts to spiced up the story and keeps it going but it just so STUPID.



To be honest, I didn't even want to finish the whole damn thing but I forced myself to do it! I hate-hate not finishing what I started so I kept hoping there will be some light at the end of the tunnel. Well.. it was hopeless!

And don't get me started with the ending.. Wtf was that?! Is that it? Or was that a cliffy?!

So let me get this right.. she's preggy and they were getting a divorce, they were in his office.. she threw up, he asked her to stay and made her some tea.. massaged her feet then he asked her if he can touch her stomach (to feel the baby) so while he was doing it, the heroine felt HORNY and asked him if he could finger her and maker her come..



Just out of nowhere, she asked him to finger fuck her! WTF? If the author is trying to make it "romantic" then she failed in that part! It ruined the moment!

and to top it off, the whole thing stopped there.



I mean.. does that even make any sense?! Am I supposed to make my own assumptions here?

>_<

Sorry if I'm being a bitch, I'm not a big fan of Pamela Ann but since she writes alpha males and stupid heroines, I still sorta stalk her like no other!

The awkward dialogues, annoying characters, stupid issues and how everything was rushed and unresolved... well, I'ma pound this as 2 STARS!

If you hated the first book then don't bother with this one. -__-

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Edited:

So I finally finished the complete book... and still rating it 2 STARS!

Everything just didn't do it for me.

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By the way, Who's the guy in the cover? He's hot. lol!

[Raj · Rating 1 out of 5]

*************Spoiler alert***********

Finally having read the completed version,I'm no more satisfied than having read the uncompleted version of it.And the reason being Shannon.She is the entire focus of the book.She is the cause of all the ensuring upheaval in this marriage & yet she has not been appropriately punished.

Shannon: She snorted before laughing at me. “You’re wife. Duh.” The moment she saw me register what she had said, she instantly changed. “You didn't tell me she is very pregnant, Drake.”

Drake:Trying to calm myself, I took a sip of water and looked her in the eyes once more. “She and the baby are both none of your concern.” “Hmm…” The evil smile she gave me evoked immediate terror and made my stomach churn with fright and disgust.

Drake to Lily: “That’s why I tricked her into believing I wanted to take her on a vacation. In reality, I was taking her to a treatment center. Once there, I promised that, if she cured herself—if it’s even remotely possible—I would be there to support her, that I’d visit her as much as I can, and on the times I can’t, I’d call her to make sure she’s okay.”
I broke her heart and didn't even feel the slightest sorry when I left her. I owe her this much, or my conscience won’t let me sleep at night.”

So this husband cares so much more about a deranged woman that he allows her free range to blackmail him which in turn causes him to become unhinged with his pregnant spouse.Crazy female than threaten his unborn child & he keeps it a secret that puts his wife under more stress because his reasoning being that if he tells her the actual truth about said psychotic female she would lose the child.So instead he let his wife believe he is cheating because everyone knows that is less stressful than the honest truth.

So having had to journey through a chaotic book & served with that kind of ending is not satisfactory which is a pity considering I did enjoy the rest of it and for the husband to tell his wife he is going to reward Shannon with 'conjugal' visits is hilarious.

Although I doubt any mental institution allows patients visits from the object of their obsession or any normal person would want to seek such worship.I don't believe its very conducive to one's recovery.And considering the wife's jealousy through out the series,for her to suddenly turn about & accept her husbands penance to visit his ex lover is contrary to the theme of the entire series.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wow, I got more of luscious Drake. As far as Lily, I hated her doubts about Drake in this one.
I'm just so happy she was completely wrong with her assumptions. Either way,
I just love Pamela Ann so I'm happy.

[Rejane · Rating 1 out of 5]

It took me 1 week to finish a 160 pages book. I just read it because I've read the other 2 books (LILY 's MISTAKE and LOVING DRAKE) a long, very long time ago.LILY's MISTAKE was one of the first books on my KINDLE. And I LIKED very much. LOVING LILY was a waste o time. 1 WEEK. The characters were immature, childish and stupid. The heroine, following the same old formula intead of keeping growing up decided to leave the adult world and act like a middle schooler. Drake decided LILY is too stupid to handle the truth so he decided to hide things from her. So it was like this: one night he came home late and half drunk she asked where he was because she called the office and his assistant said there was no business dinner. He said he took work to a bar because he needed some distraction. He was lying and she, from that night on didn't speak to him anymore. She assumed that he was cheating on her and gave him the cold shoulder for months. Oh, and she was pregnant( I forgot to mention they're were married) and she cut him off of the progress of the pregnancy. Wich adult, mature woman does that? Wich wife is going to quit speaking to her husband and demand answers and try to fix things? At some point Lily threat to divorce Drake. Then Drake asked her where was the girl he fell in love with. Guess what she said?? THAT GIRL DOESN't exist anymore. She grew up. You shoud do the same. That was hilarious, that's the only part of the book that made me feel something beside annoyance and boredom. I laugh for a good 30 sec. I though I skipped the page where she did the grow up thing.
Now Drake... Yeah, he was lying. He wasn't working. He made a deal with the ex loony tooney to meet with her every Wednesday evening and she woul not get close to Lily again. He was trying to protect her and the baby because looney attacked LIly in previous book causing her to lose a baby. Yeah, poor decision. He should have told Lily the truth.
I wasn't expecting a great book or anything of the sort, specially from this author. I quit reading her books with the TORN series. In my opinion she makes a mess with the characters. They act very immature for their ages, create stupid, silly drama and terrible triangles and most of her female characters act like sluts. MY OPINION. I think Lily was the most decent one. But I was naively expecting something decent, where the couple worked on their marriage and not against it. This book was useless, pointless and ridiculous. I was thinking how they were going to raise that poor baby with this IQ. Two stupid kids.
I think my review is kinda messy. But so was the book

[Annmarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hated Drake in this book. Lily is so fragile and he's having dinner with the ex Shannon once a week! She is already sensitive and insecure and he pulls the guilt trip and asshole attitude on her! Everything is her fault even though he's going to dinner with his ex, hanging out with twenty something girls getting drunk after work while she's home pregnant. When she gets tired of it and starts treating him like the asshole he is all of a sudden SHEs the asshole? Drake of course is the victim, even when she catches him with the massage therapist in his office. He's not having sex but still, what she saw ugh. Of course he never mentions that. He's a POS. She deserves so much better, especially after all she's been through because of him already. And now he's paying for treatment for his ex, the one who attacked Lily, and he's agreed to visit and call her often because he feels it's the right thing to do????!!!! WTF? His ass would be at the Motel 6. Lily is a door mat, and she accepts this and takes all the blame. He's a master manipulator and she falls for the bullshit. Horrible way to turn these characters out in the last book. There is an epilogue and a HEA but he would never have gotten that far with a normal woman. Wow, that lays the foundation for him to visit exes and party as he wants and come home late and drunk and who cares because she lets it's pass as her own soul is slowly broken. Ugh, this just left me feeling like I want to set something on fire, drake's balls maybe. He doesn't fight for her at all. He lets her believe all kinds of things and goes on with his life partying and getting drunk while she's home and pregnant in a risky pregnancy after already miscarrying the first baby. He just blames her for everything and she eats it. She is the victim and he is the shitbag. I wish she had ended up with Jared. She asks Drake where his wedding ring is and he says he trough it in the ocean in Mexico. Later he says he was just waiting for her and has and will always love her. That makes no sense. He through his wedding ring IN THE OCEAN! That doesn't scream 'always love you'. God, just gave up and it didn't effect him at all. She was the one who was broken and he had all the blame but owned none of it. I hate books like this where there is no justice for the h. I gave it 3 stars because the author took time to write it and that's worth something but I would not recommend it. The H is just a fucking asshole PERIOD.

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like Lily and Drake as characters and think they have a lot of potential but even after a book and now a novella they still aren't fully developed. This novella is clearly a critical piece of the story but almost too short to be worth reading before the next book comes out. Great steamy scenes are pretty much the point of reading the books so far

[Margo · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not safe. Not romantic. Not realistic. Not erotic.

[Try Another · Rating 1 out of 5]

You ruined a book I like ..... again.

[Sherri Wong · Rating 3 out of 5]

Disappointed is the best way to describe my feelings of this book. I really liked the series and storyline (childhood friends to lovers) but this story took a nose dive with the lack of communication between Lily and Drake; whatever happened to their friendship and "I'll die if you leave me" rant. Not to mention closure for Shannon and the baby.

[De Reese Robinson]

Feeling Used

This series started out amazing and was excited for this last book. I loved Lilly's and Drake's story, but this last book left me feeling dejected. Lily spiraling out of control, Drake keeping secrets, no communication between the two, it's almost like they had nothing, no history, no friendship, no love. All and all the book was rushed and really didn't produce any real dialogue, then to top it off it just stops in the middle with a promise of 2 chapters delivered through her newsletter... not even a date. I don't see how you can finish this story off and sum it up in 2 chapters.
I'm very disappointed in Pamela Ann, I have read most every book she has put out and I never thought she would deliver such poor work.

[Jade · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just want to start off by saying that Lily's mistake was my all time favorite book by Pamela Ann..

This story was not....

For a few of reasons:
1. Drake was an insensitive a**hole who should have been sent packing. To treat Lily they way he did was terrible. He was a Jerk
2. I felt the ending needed more... Maybe a 5 years later to see where they were at
3. Lily should have left Drake. In the end she just rolled on her back and welcomed him back. This fustratraed the hell out of me!

Thou this is not one of my favorite books I did think it was ok. I would have given it 2.5 stars...

[Mojo_Mama]

Meh

[Yessenia Andaverde · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'll start with the writing style.
Well, I know that each writer has its own style, and I understand when you want to make a point using pauses. My problem is that in almost each paragraph there was a set of suspension points ("..." or ellipsis), or two or more. This is a very common issue, don't worry. But it does not change the fact that they were very distracting from what I guess you were trying to say. Try to use more a simple comma or period, they make the page look less dirty, and they represent the pause you are looking for, because the use of the ellipse indicates a veeery long pause. More than 30 secs, that's for sure. Also I noticed some grammar mistakes.

Now, let's talk about the story. I really didn't feel chemistry between the two main characters. They were very cold with each other for a very long while and their interactions left me expecting so much more. Also, I felt that the plot was kind of stupid at the end: they had very serious problems as a couple, he noticed she was cold and sad, but didn't wanted to tell her what was happening to him because he didn't wanted to "upset" her. He wanted her to trust him, to not make questions about the huge problem he has. But not telling her caused that she thought He didn't trusted her, and then with her insecurity and jealousy, she started to imagine a lot of things that weren't actually happening. But I I Ind of get her: she is not only aware that he is keeping a secret, she also know he is lying to her, is going somewhere with someone, and she can't really do much, because her pregnancy is of high risk and is trapped in her house, in her bed for weeks and that is very, very frustrating. All that together and is no wonder all her turmoil is concentrated in the person closer to her, who also is the very person at fault for a lot she is going through.

But at the end, it was just the telling of how a marriage can easily fall apart if you aren't one hundred percent honest and if you don't fix things in the moment.

I thing that even if she wasn't a main character, the lights in this book were all on Shannon. And poor Lily was in second place, because let's admit it: since the moment of her first visit and her later ultimatum, she was the very thing that was in my mind while they were fighting; and Drake planned his schedule and a great part of his thoughts, even tough negative, were revolving and focused around her.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

*There were issues with the first draft of this getting uploaded to Amazon. If the book ends all of a sudden, you don't have the entire book.*

I'm going to tell you right now. I dislike Drake. I am going to try and not give spoilers away. He doesn't want to tell Lily why he is staying out late on Wednesday nights for, keeping secrets, doesn't want to worry Lily because of what's going on with her. Then he starts treating her like crap making her feel that he is unfaithful. That's still stress that Lily should not be dealing with. Then Drake "helping" out a wacko ex....GRRRR!! If he was my man....if I was in Lily's shoes with her situation or not, I would have left his ass a LONG time ago and bought a gun to protect myself from the wacko ex. These two characters really need to grow up! Their relationship is toxic.

So you are asking yourself, why did I give this book four stars?! I gave this book four stars for the angst I felt reading this book, I gave it four stars because it made me feel as though these characters were real, I gave it four stars because I am a HUGE fan of Pamela Ann and I love her writing style, I gave it four stars because I enjoyed these three books about Drake and Lily. I enjoyed the book, just didn't care for Drake (insert lots of bad names here).

[Abby Wheeler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely mixed reviews here. I was hoping this story would be good but it really fell flat for me. I did cry a lot so I obviously sympathized with what the Lily & Drake we're going through. But seriously they fight epically most of the book and I'm waiting for this huge resolve and it's like yeah we had sex now I'll tell her the truth and forgive the fact she never trusted me. And all is well and solved and boom next page here's the baby and we are one big happy family. The promise was there for this story it was very well built up but the end was abrupt and hard to believe a simple conversation fixes it. I also couldn't stand how drake spoke during sex. Some of the things he said I was like uhh..really. I believe one was "I'm gonna nut deep in your womb." I would be like uh get off now thanks! I wanted to like this more than I did but I just think the author missed the mark with this one.

[Linda · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry if this is mean, but this book was absolutely HORRIBLE! I should have listened to my instincts and stopped reading this series when I found the first wasn't completely my cup of tea, but I didn't & I fully regret that decision.

Not only was the writing still incredibly bad, but the author tried her damnedest to create conflict & drama in a way that wasn't necessary or realistic & just used it as a platform to spout off her own theories on relationships & love. And believe me, the author goes on for paragraphs about those topics that at times I wasn't sure if I was reading a romance novel or a self-help book on relationships! The reason for all the strife between Drake & Lily was ultimately so benign, I don't understand why it was chosen when there were so many more ways the crazy ex could have played into the story.

Save your time & skip this one unless you like being frustrated by what you read...

[Jennifer G. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great ending. Really enjoyed more of Lily and Drake. Although I was on the edge of my seat through alot of it, not knowing which way it was gonna end up. I think I was about to scream. But thankfully, it finally came together, not as soon as I would have liked for it to. I was hoping for Mexico, but that' s just me, lol.


A few times I would have liked to choke Lily, even as much as I liked her, even though her emotions were all over the place, I mean still she still should have known Drake by now, to know how he felt and how loyal he was. But that's the part of women that men will never understand, lol.


I still think we need more of them. It still feels like we need more of them after they have the baby.

It was still a 5 star book.

But I don't think we will ever get enough of Lily and Drake.

[Nicole Volk · Rating 1 out of 5]

I liked the first book well enough and I'm the type of reader that has to read the entire series.... Well I'm changing that. Should have stopped after the first. I wanted to reach through the pages and basically punch everyone in this book. Drake for being a lying sack of crap and being stupid enough not to tell Lily about Shannon.... Really so damn dumb on his part... and Lily for being the same insecure twit she was in the first... I have never felt the need to smack a book upside two people's heads more than I have in this book.

[Lee · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'm sorry, but this was absolutely horrible. The H was just an awful, awful person. I'll keep the details vague since I'm unsure of how to hide spoilers, but it boils down to his hiding his unscrupulous activities with a former flame from his pregnant wife and then blaming her for not trusting him and ruining their marriage. We've all read the H redemption stories, but this type of inability to recognize his own culpability and shifting of blame to the h's very reasonable reaction to obvious untruths seems like a true character flaw that's ingrained, and therefore insurmountable.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a copy from the author. Apparently the version uploaded to Amazon is missing the last few chapters, which would totally change my thoughts on this book - however, I received the full book.

I liked this book. I wasn't expecting Lily to act the way she did and even Drake was different. I would have loved to get more details on Shannon earlier in the book. At the same time I would have loved to shake or punch Drake in the face! LOL

[Sarah Vale · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is down as being the final instalment. If it is then I'm hugely disappointed. They are pregnant but in a stage of limbo, and it ends with them having a heart to heart by no resolution.... I understand not all books can have a happy ending but if not then resolve questions that are left for us. There's the Shannon business to resolve, the baby. Just lots of questions, readers left in limbo...... sooooo many editing mistakes. HUGELY DISAPPOINTED

[Siv · Rating 2 out of 5]

So disapointed about this book. Realy loved the first book about about Drake and Lily, but this one.......written in a rush to get it released?

[Wanda Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

Sucked

It was a waste of my time and money! To think I was excited about it coming out. Very disappointing

[Andrea · Rating 1 out of 5]

What was I thinking!! I saw this was a free audiobook with my membership and thought it would be a lovely story. HA! This was a total rage read and I'll never read this author again, assuming she has any more of them published. This is a couple who should never have stayed together in the first place, what with their immature behavior and inability to communicate. Let me boil this down for you: H had an ex from the first book who tried to kill the h. She's sent to the mental hospital but the H is guilty that he drove her there, that he promises they'll have a standing date for every Wednesday. He, of course, doesn't tell the h anything so of course she thinks he's cheating. I have news...he IS cheating! Emotional cheating is disgusting and he has no problem with it. She gives him the cold shoulder, that's the least of his worries if I'm involved, and he goes so far to get drunk with babes from the office, including a massage therpist who the h sees, in action, when she comes to see him at the office. Oh, he's the victim and so downtrodden because she doesn't understand that he needs something more than she's giving him. I almost forgot...he's so sad and whining and angry that he takes off his wedding ring and throws it in the ocean. I ALSO forgot to say....the h was pregnant but the H didn't want to stress her out as she might lose the baby like the last time in the first book. RIGHT! Let her think you're cheating because we know that's not stressful. I am afraid that I not only lost about 3 hours of precious time from my life, but an equal number of brain cells. I'm going to watch out for this author and run, far and fast!
Less than 1*

[Abril Peña · Rating 1 out of 5]

El H le oculta que la ex-novia psicópata lo está amenazando con hacerle daño a la h, la h está embarazada. El H es millonario, pero en vez de ir a la policía o ponerle seguridad a su esposa y a él mismo, o simplemente meter a la loca a un psiquitrico le sigue el juego; pero no le dice nada de nada a su esposa, él se empieza a ausentar, la culpa lo empieza a comer y en vez de tener una mejor reacción con su esposa embarazada ni siquiera habla con ella. La h obviamente reacciona pensando que él la está engañando (sí, pero no realmente) así que empieza a distanciarse de él, pero claro que no habla con él porque el libro no tendría sentido si así fuera. En los últimos 15 minutos (lo escuché) se soluciona todo, no sin antes culpar a la h por el distanciamiento y no al H que empezó el problema. Eso sí, él ayudará siempre a la loca porque se siente culpable de que le rompió el corazón (por Dios!!! me quería perforar los oídos!!!)

[Glorianna · Rating 2 out of 5]

Wellllll, the main characters are not very bright. One example:When the wife ask her husband if he cheated on her with his intern, he said no because she's in to women. He didn't say "no, because I only want you". I listened to the audio and the narrator was doing the best she could with this story. It had so much potential, but the stupid inner thoughts of both main characters was annoying. They both misunderstood each other so often after knowing each their entire lives and made bad choices/decisions based on these assumptions.

[Sarah · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ruin the first book
Unsatisfied ending... Drake Will leave her as soon as rage overcome him and is insentif of her anxiety... well Lily should have been honest about her insecurities too.. to bee honest i really think Pamela Will write new book for the real ending...New Hero that Will replace Drake.. I should have been stick to Lily mistake..

[wrkatreading · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible.

[Janell Wheeler · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm writing this just after finishing chapter 19. I realize that there are 25 chapters to this book. So, I'm having a really hard time with this book. I have enjoyed this series but right now I don't understand where this book is going. All I keep asking is why. I get that additional books means added drama but so far this is too much for me. I don't know that I've ever felt like the drama in the book was too much. Maybe this is too close to home and I really hope that I get my HEA but honestly the journey, in my eyes right now, is not worth it. Maybe I'm too invested in the story, but as Drake and Lily are struggling, it's killing me. I want the book to be over. I've never felt so lost. Well one thing is for sure, the writer really conveyed the story to me, so much so that I feel like I'm the one going through their hell. I have no intentions of not completing the book, but my feelings were so strong that I just had to write, convey them in some way, I had to let them out. This has probably been one of my toughest reads. I need this to be a happy ending and quickly, I don't know how much longer I can take this heartbreak. I'm in tears over what is happening to them.

Ok so I've finished the book and I must say the job was VERY well done. Chapter 20 started to get better and by 24 I had my HEA. 25 felt more like an epilogue in that it wrapped up the series beautifully. Watching Drake & Lily go through this experience just left me so emotionally drained, I personally have never been in their situation and I hope I never will, but I grew up with it. I know their drama is not horrific but it tore me apart experiencing it with them. I know I get emotionally attached to my characters. My friends find it comical how involved I get with them and how I feel so connected to them like I'm right there the entire time. The author did an amazing job with this story, and especially the ending. It wasn't rushed or forced, she slowly rebuilt what was happening and to me it was beautiful. I loved this series, I don't know if I could re-read it, seeing as it affected me so much, but I would recommend it to others. She did a great job of making the story wonderful. Oh and although I haven't read the Torn series yet, it is on my tbr list and it was fun having Bass & Emma in the story line. I look forward to their story. I hope you enjoy this series.

[To02kame · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was a waste of time.