Blog Tour for Irresistible (Cloverleigh Farms #1) by Melanie Harlow w/ Excerpt & Review

“Sexy, heartfelt--did I mention sexy? With the perfect touch of the forbidden, Melanie Harlow has outdone herself with single dad Mack and Frannie’s story!”

-- Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Irresistible, an all-new fun and swoony standalone from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now!

I’m a full-time single dad to three daughters and CFO at Cloverleigh Farms. I don’t have time to fall in love—I’m too busy trying to run a business, keep the red socks out of the white laundry, and get the damn pillowcases on without owing a dollar to the swear jar.

Sure, Frannie Sawyer is beautiful and sweet, but she’s twenty-seven, the boss’s daughter, and my new part-time nanny—which means she’s completely off-limits. It’s bad enough I can’t stop fantasizing about her, what kind of jerk would I be if I acted on the impulse to kiss her?

(Exactly the kind of jerk you’re thinking.)

Actually, I’m worse than that—because I didn’t stop with a kiss, and now I can’t stay away. She makes me feel like myself again. She reminds me what it’s like to want something just for me. She’s everything I ever needed, but nothing I ever imagined.

I’m a former Marine. I should have had the strength to resist her from the start.

But I didn’t. And now I have to choose between the life I want and the life she deserves.

Even if it means giving her up.

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Excerpt:

I was holding my breath.

I wasn’t even sure why, but it was something about the way Mack was looking at me. And the tension in his body—the taut muscles in his neck. The grip of his fingers on the edge of the counter. The set of his jaw. It gave the impression of restraint. Like he was holding himself back.

Something unfamiliar hummed in the air between us. I could feel it—he wanted me the way I wanted him.

No wonder I couldn’t breathe.

Then he cleared his throat and turned away from me, cutting off the current. “Sure. Everybody needs to make mistakes now and then.”

I’d forgotten I’d even asked the question.

He turned the sink on, rinsed his dishes, and placed them in the dishwasher. I stood there staring at his muscular back, at the width of his shoulders, at the snug fit of his jeans on his butt. If I were his and he were mine, I’d go over and wrap my arms around his waist, press my cheek to his back. Then he’d turn around, winding his arms around me. He’d lower his lips to mine, and—

“I should get you home,” he said, interrupting my fantasy. “Want to grab your coat?”

“Sure.” But I didn’t really want to leave. I wanted to stay in this warm, chaotic house with him and the girls. Pretend I belonged here. Pretend I belonged to him.

***5 ‘#TeamFrannie’ Stars***

After finishing Only Love I was crossing my toes (and fingers) that we’d get more of Mack (and Grams because Grams is awesome!) at some point down the road because I really wanted to see Mack get his HEA and I wasn’t disappointed! This one had me doing everything from swooning and making my ovaries explode to being so frustrated that I wanted to reach out and Gibbs smack a certain someone numerous times all while enjoying every second of this sweet and smexy romance.

I loved Mack going into this book. I mean, who doesn’t love a parent who puts his kids first and does everything they can to show that love? And lemme tell you, Mack is a great father and a good man. A really good man with a good heart, but dear lord his picture would be used as a description under the saying “weight of the world on his shoulders”. I understood why, but need to Gibbs smack him was strong.

Frannie was a surprise, a very pleasant one, and I absolutely adored her. She’s sweet, compassionate and easy going. But what I truly adored about her was how she decided to take charge of her life in all ways. She saw where change was needed and, even when it was uncomfortable, she made the effort to do and say what was needed to make things happen and it showed how strong she really was.

I enjoyed Mack and Frannie’s journey to their HEA, I did. It was all kinds of second chance at love/single parent/taboo-ish goodness, BUT it was also frustrating as all get out! I mean the numerous urges to knock some sense into a certain single dad was STRONG, but I still loved every second of it. While there were differences and hurdles to cross, they just flowed together, at least when they allowed it. Their banter was fun and the smexy was hot! As for the bump in the road. It wasn’t a surprise, though still frustrating, but I LOVED how it all worked out in the end.

And then there are Mack’s three girls: Millie, Felicity & Winnie. These three were all kinds of awesome and I loved all the sweetness and chaos they brought to the story as a whole.

This was a fun read and I’m so happy we get to spend more time with the Cloverleigh Farms crew and cannot wait to get my hands on the next book!

~ Copy provided by Social Butterfly PR & voluntarily reviewed ~

About Melanie

Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she's not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like VEEP, Game of Thrones, House of Cards, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak. Melanie is the author of the AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.