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~**~ Blog Tour for Taste (Cloverleigh Farms #7) by Melanie Harlow w/ Excerpt & Review ~**~

TASTE, an all-new sexy, stranded enemies-to lovers rom com from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow is live now!

The last person on earth I want to be stranded with is Gianni Lupo.

But thanks to the blizzard of the century, Iā€™m trapped in a roadside motel room with that cocky bastard for two straight days.

With one small bed.

Some women might thank Mother Nature for delivering a polar vortex that maroons them with six feet of solid muscle, those deep blue eyes, that sexy grin--but not me. Iā€™ve known Gianni Lupo all my life, and heā€™s never brought me anything but bad luck and trouble.

So when the tension between us explodes with enough fiery heat to melt my icy defenses, I should have known what the disastrous end result would be--

A big fat plus sign.

After the snow melts, Iā€™m left with more than just memories of the night we spent keeping each other warm. And he might be a rising star on the culinary scene, but heā€™s got no idea how to handle this bun in the oven.

He says he wants to do the right thing, but Iā€™m not about to spend the rest of my life feeling like someone settled for me.

But just when I think Iā€™ve got Gianni Lupo all figured out, he gives me a taste of the man he could be, of the family we could become, of the way he could love me if I let him.

Iā€™m terrified of falling for him.

But one taste might be all it takes.

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***5 Stars***

I devoured this baby.

I hadnā€™t expected to, I mean, I figured I would enjoy it since Iā€™ve enjoyed all the books in the series, and I also set a timer since I had things that needed to get done, but from the first page I was sucked in and simply couldnā€™t put the book down until Gianni and Ellie got their HEA.

Gianni and Ellie. I loved these two, even when they had me rolling my eyes, I loved them. Ellie is focused and driven. She knows what she wants out of her life and has no problem doing what needs to be done to make it happen. Gianni is a charmer and is well aware of all of his talents and how to use them. 

Their journey to their HEA was a lot of fun to experience, it had its moments of eye rolling, but overall, it was fun. Theyā€™ve known each other their whole lives and yet, they donā€™t know each other, so to watch as they are forced to spend time together and open up was quite interesting to experience as truths are exposed by both of them and they become closer. As for the ā€œOpps, Iā€™m pregnantā€ issue. It pretty much played out how I expected it to, though there was one aspect that did annoy me a bit, but considering all that these two have been through and their own expectations of themselves and each other, well, it all made sense. And as for the ā€œgrovellingā€ that happens, it was pretty damn good, IMHO, and I love how things worked out for them.

This was another great addition to the series. Having read this series from the very beginning and getting to see the next generation fall in love, even if they donā€™t want to, has been a lot of fun and I am totally looking forward to getting my hands on the next one in the series!

~ Copy provided by SBPR & voluntarily reviewed ~

Excerpt

I sat at the foot of the bed and dialed Winnieā€™s number. She picked up immediately.
ā€œEllie?ā€
ā€œHey.ā€
ā€œThank God! You guys okay?ā€
ā€œWeā€™re fine.ā€ I watched Gianni unwrap a candy bar and lean back against the headboard. ā€œWe found a motel with a vacancy.ā€
ā€œYou mean youā€™re staying in a motel room together?ā€ she asked, loud enough for Gianni to overhear.
ā€œYeah. And thereā€™s only one bed.ā€
She laughed. ā€œHowā€™s that going?ā€
ā€œFine.ā€
ā€œYou guys are getting along?ā€
Gianni made a lewd gesture involving his fist, his tongue, and his inner cheek. I gave him the finger. ā€œAs well youā€™d expect.ā€
ā€œI canā€™t wait to hear about it.ā€
ā€œWeā€™re going to try to get out of here as soon as we can in the morning. Iā€™ll let you know when weā€™re on the road.ā€
ā€œSounds good.ā€ She laughed again. ā€œSleep tight.ā€
ā€œOh. We will.ā€ I eyed the length of the bed. ā€œWe have no choice.ā€
After ending the call, I opened the Truth or Drink app on my phone and picked up my wine. ā€œReady to play?ā€
ā€œHit me.ā€
I scrolled through the options. ā€œDo you want to play normal mode, party mode, or dirty mode?
Gianni looked at me like I was crazy. ā€œDuh.ā€
I sighed and reached for my wine. ā€œOkay, fine. I feel like Iā€™m going to regret this, but dirty it is.ā€
ā€œCan I take my pants off?ā€
ā€œNo. Whatā€™s your age range for a one night-stand?ā€
ā€œHmm.ā€ Gianni thought for a moment.
ā€œPlease say at least eighteen.ā€
ā€œNo teenagers. Iā€™ll say twenty to forty-five.ā€
ā€œForty-five? Really?ā€
He shrugged. ā€œI think mature women are hot. But I canā€™t go near fifty because thatā€™s my momā€™s age and then it would be weird.ā€
ā€œRight.ā€
ā€œSo what about you? Same question.ā€
ā€œIā€™d have to say . . . thirty to forty.ā€
He looked offended. ā€œWhy thirty? Youā€™re only twenty-three.ā€
And so was he, which was why Iā€™d said it. ā€œI know, but I think older men are just better in bed.ā€ (Iā€™d actually never been with anyone over twenty-eight.)
ā€œIn what way?ā€
ā€œJust . . . more patient. More knowledgeable. More generous. Guys in their twenties think theyā€™re all that just because they have younger bodies, especially if theyā€™reā€”you knowā€”well-endowed. But itā€™s not just the size of the boat. Itā€™s definitely the motion of the ocean.ā€
He harrumphed. ā€œYouā€™ve been in the wrong boats.ā€

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About Melanie Harlow

USA Today bestselling author 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 Ted Lasso, Schittā€™s Creek, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.

Melanie is the author of the BELLAMY CREEK series, the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, and the FRENCHED series. 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.

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