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Rating: really liked it
I am hosting a PAPERBACK GIVEAWAY now up on my blog! Click here to enter! ;) A sweet, single father romance who resists to admit that being with the one true love of his life will not be a regret for him, nor his family is what Melanie Harlow has created in this masterpiece of a novel... 
There is love in the air y'all! The kind of
love that makes you swoon, and you end up having butterflies in your stomach because of all the passion there is between two characters such as Mack and Frannie. Melanie Harlow has been an author that I took a break from reading for a while, but now that I am back to reading her books, that same taste from before that includes and oozes sweetness and sexiness all in one package is exactly what I have been missing. This story was yet again,
another compelling romance that Melanie is bringing to her readers. The way everything was described just warmed my heart in the best of ways. And of course, anyone who knows me, knows that I can never back away from a single father romance. This beauty was no exception, especially when an emotionally broken single father and his three little girls are involved.
Mack and Frannie both work for the Cloverleigh Farms, which is a family owned type of hotel that oozes that sweet and relaxing ambience to it. It is owned by
Frannie's parents, and is ruined by her family. Coming from the youngest of four, Frannie understands what it's like to be part of a big family. She has struggled at a young age from heart problems, so her parents have always been over-protective of her. When her passion of cooking arises, she knows that having an independence of her is a struggle because of her parents. Mack is added to the equation because he works for the family business as the CFO of the company. After the mother of his three little princesses left him to take all the responsibility of them, he has found in a place where is asks for help basically anywhere. Frannie is always happy to help him out, because the crush he has for him is one that has been there from the moment she first met him. From
Mack's point of view, Frannie is way too young for him to indulge anything with her. Having that ten year difference is something that I find rather forbiddingly good and satisfying to always read.
The relationship his three little kids have with Frannie is one that is utterly adorable!
You know how when you come across those cute kids in romance novels and you question "why can't all kids be this way?" Yeah well, that was me reading this novel every time Mack's little girls where mentioned. Everything about them was just beyond charming and so sweet to read. Especially because Frannie has such an understand relationship with them, and with Mack as well. After one stormy and snow night in, Frannie has unintentionally brought herself to stay over at Mack's house after one babysitting night. The temptation is there for Mack.
The attraction he has towards this petite, yet curvy young woman is what brings him to his knees to want her more and more. One he has a taste of her however, there is no back away. Though in his mind, he does not seem like the appropriate man to be hers for the rest of her life. He already has three little girls and a full time job that takes so much time of his daily activity, but with Frannie, he learns that having her help makes all the stress come to a free zone. The idea of her leaving is something that never sits well with him;
"I watched her leave, feeling that ache in my chest again, and I wished there was a way I could've asked her to stay. I was tired of being careful, tired of missing her at night, tired of feeling bad for wanting her, tired of feeling like I was one person with her, and a different person with the kids. Neither version of me was complete.
I wanted to be both at once. Wast it possible?"
Overall this was truly a romance novel that shows so many affections towards each individual characters. Not just the important protagonists, but also
the characters that are related to them. The love that oozes from this novel from all the families what something sweet and caring to read. Melanie has brought yet again, another that conquers the power of protection, love, and care for one another. Obviously this is the first novel in a series she is planning on releasing so you already know that my anticipation for the next novel is already up there. Thank you to SBPR and Melanie for providing a copy of this beauty, that I know all of you will truly enjoy and not regret reading.
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Rating: really liked it
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Rating: really liked it
*****FIVE STARS*****{ARC Generously Provided by Author}
For a moment, I let myself imagine what it would be like if I were younger and didn’t have kids. If I were free to pursue her. Win her. Keep her. Christ, I’d fucking spoil her rotten all the time. She was the perfect combination of sexy and sweet—it drove me crazy in the best possible way. In another life, I’d have done everything possible to make her mine.
IRRESISTIBLE is an incredibly entertaining sexy and sweet romance. For those of you who love romances with a single father, you are sure to enjoy Mack and Frannie’s story. I could not get enough of this book and I can’t wait to see what Melanie Harlow has in store for the remaining Sawyer sisters. When I end up loving both the Hero and Heroine equally I know that I’m reading an exceptionally good story. The author makes you fall for Mack and Frannie almost immediately. I felt a connection to them both and was waiting on pins and needles to get to their HEA! And I have to give honorable mention to Mack’s three little girls. They were the most adorable and precocious characters who added to the magic of this heartfelt romance! Great story. Terrific characters. Beautiful book cover! Bravo to Melanie Harlow!
Here are my overall ratings:
Hero:
5Heroine:
5Plot:
5Angst:
4.5Steam:
5Chemistry Between Hero & Heroine:
5IRRESISTIBLE releases on February 25th! Make sure you bump this one way up your TBRs!!
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Rating: really liked it
’IRRESISTIBLE’ is the first full length romance novel in Melanie Harlow’s ‘CloverLeigh Farms' series. In this we meet Frannie Sawyer & Declan McAllister aka Mack.
What a pathetic fucking cliche I was: Divorced Dad lusting after the Babysitter. As if a girl like her wanted anything to do with a guy like me-one with three kids and an ex-wife. Frannie is a twenty-seven year old female, her family owns Cloverleigh Farms, where she’s part time receptionist, and bakes delectable macarons, and a nanny for Mack. Being the youngest of four siblings (Sylvia, April, Meg, Chloe) she’s been babied most of her life with an overprotective mother due to being born with a heart defect which puts her at a slighter higher risk of having a heart attack. Due to this she missed out on a lot as a child, in and out of hospital, home schooled and missed out on a lot of things her siblings got up to so she feels at a disadvantage and not as close to her siblings as she would like.
Thirty seven year old divorcée Mack is a full time single dad to three adorable daughters (eleven year old Millie, eight year old Felicity, and four year old Winifred) and works for the family business as the CFO of the company making Frannie’s father his boss.
If there was a girl off limits, it was Frannie Sawyer. These two have skirted around their attraction for each other for a while, but things go to that next level when after babysitting the girls she's stranded due to a snow blizzard and stays the night, things between Mack and Frannie escalated heatedly.
I'm no prince, Frannie. I'm stubborn, I'm impatient, I have a foul mouth and a lot of fucking baggage. And I come attached to three small humans who run me ragged every day. I didn't think I'd love this one as much as I did, going by the synopsis, it just sounded too much like all the other single dad falls for the nanny books out on the market but that's not the case with this one, and for that I am so glad!!
I loved this simply for it's no frills simplicity, you could see the scenes unfolding in life, this was just a straight forward, pure romance which made me love this fully. This is a lesson some authors need to learn, you don't need the angst or drama to make a good old fashioned love story come alive, and this is where this author is in a class of her own. I connected with the story, I connected with the characters. The storyline flowed freely, the feels were boundless, the characters were believable and loveable, what wasn't there to love about this!! Highly recommend!!
* Teasers used are off the authors facebook page *
Rating: really liked it
Irresistible was a very quick read, perfect for a lazy Saturday morning. It contained a lot of my favorite tropes: single parents, age gap and a friends to lovers/forbidden romance. I loved the small town setting and the children. Oh, how I loved the kids, they were adorable!
However, I felt like the middle dragged on a little and the hero was incredibly frustrating at times. I understood his doubts about himself and the relationship, but I didn't like how his decisions hurt the heroine so much. I also would've loved to have seen more of a development for the heroine since a part of her storyline was about breaking free from her parents coddling. And the whole 'forbidden' aspect of the relationship was grossly glossed over, making the story fall flat at the end.
Rating: 3/5
Rating: really liked it
4.25 ⭐️ me reading winnie’s book before her dad’s is honestly so iconic of me HAHABAHA but seeing her as a lil girl was so cute pls 🥹 anyway, I really enjoyed this! FRANNY IS AN ANGELLLLLL, I already knew that when I read ignite but this CONFIRMED it! Mack being a single dad to three girls sent me 😍 overall I loved the vibes & these books are so easy and fun to read. And they reminded me so much of Winnie & Dex!!!!
“Because he loves you! He told us!” <3
Rating: really liked it
Have you ever read a book that from the very first page you had an immediate good feeling? Deep down you know that this one is going to have minimal drama, lovable characters, a splash of forbidden, and a feel good relatable storyline that makes you enjoy being in the moment. I couldn’t have asked for a better romantic story and I’m so glad that I took a chance on this one.
Being a single dad is not the easiest thing in the world but being a single dad to three girls under the age of thirteen? Someone needs to hand this man a medal. From hair braiding, to ballet class, to arguments over who's turn it is to pick a movie, Mack has seen and done it all for his girls. His entire lives purpose is to support and be there for his kids and everything else is going to take a back seat. Unfortunately that includes his love life. With temptation brewing in the form of his nanny and boss's daughter, will Mack be able to indulge with the woman he’s wanted for over a year?
Frannie has always been sheltered throughout her entire childhood. Due to a scary heath condition, her parents has always treated her like she was made of glass and now that she’s a twenty seven year old woman, they still see her as breakable. Being the Nanny to three of most beautiful girls is one of the highlights of her life but having to see their Dad on a daily basis and not combust? Well that’s an everyday miracle that is quickly starting to lose it’s power. What will happen when these two decide to give in for one night only?
I really loved the bond that Mack had with each of his daughters and it showed just how much he cared for all of them. He was protective, loving, vulnerable and hilariously animated. I couldn’t get enough of those girls and I loved that their personalities were strong forces in this story. It wasn’t easy at times and there was certainly a lot of screw ups, but every moment was a learning experience and they took it in stride.
If you love a hot single dad romance , then I highly recommend this one.
Rating: really liked it
I mean, this was quite average. I kept reading it for the sake of reading it and because it was easy. But I didn’t get much out of the story at all. It was cheesy and not in a tolerable way.
I appreciated that we got to see a single dad and him raising 3 young girls and the struggles that come along with generally being a parent.
But there wasn’t much to Frannie’s personality - or even to his - other than making things easy for him. Yes, I know she started her own business and whatnot but it felt contrived and not genuine?
It just didn’t sit well with me. The story lacked depth.
Rating: really liked it
4⭐️
“Every inch of you is beautiful. Inside and out.”
WHY THE FUCK WAS THIS SO FUCKING CUTE?????????? i've had this book downloaded for a whole ass year but i was never interested in it until i saw the lil goodreads rec shelf and i was like "hmmm? is this my fucking sign?" hell ya it was.
now before i say anything else — why does a 4 y.o, 8 y.o, and 11 y.o know more about basic communication than a fucking 37 y.o??????? I WAS DYINGGG at that lil intervention, it was hella cute tbh.
i kept wondering why i fucking LOVED mack bc he's the standard hero type? nothing to him to make him special but the second i met him and idk it was weird bc HES HOT YA BUT something was there too, UNTIL i found out he was a military man hehehehhehehehehehhehe i know i pick them right <3 <3 i love me army boys, love at first sight <3
all the kids are adorable, i loved the couple. SOOOO MUCH sexual tension, i actually got butterflies from start to finish.
def will be reading more of this authors books bc hell that was short, good and spicy. my fucking cup of tea.
🌾 cloverleigh farms 🌾 #1 irresistible — 4 stars
#2 undeniable — 1.75 stars
#3 insatiable — 4.5 stars
#4 unbreakable — 3.25 stars
#5 unforgettable — 2 stars
#6 ignite — tbr
#7 taste — tbr
#8 tease — tbr
Rating: really liked it
4 starsThis was a great single dad/nanny romance. I absolutely adored the kids and the part they played in the story. Frannie and Mack work together and Frannie plays part time nanny to Mack’s three daughters. They both like each other have denied their feelings for various reasons. Until they get stuck together overnight during a blizzard and things change between them. I enjoyed this story a lot, and I’m looking forward to reading more in this series!
Audio book source: Audible
Story Rating: 4 stars
Narrators: Teddy Hamilton & Savannah Peachwood
Narration Rating: 5 stars
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: 7h 36m
Rating: really liked it
4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by Social Butterfly PR)
Mack is a former marine living in northern Michigan. He's a divorced full-time single dad to three daughters. His life is laundry, lunches, schedules, and trying to stay afloat without adding any more money to the swear jar. He's doing his best, but most days things are complete chaos, and he feels like he's hanging by a thread. The one place he feels somewhat in control is his job. As the CFO at Cloverleigh Farms he works hard to keep things running smoothly.
Frannie Sawyer is the youngest of five sisters. Her family owns Cloverleigh Farms and she works as their receptionist. The highlight of her day is seeing Mack, the delicious single father who has worked for her family for the last five years. She's had a hopeless crush on him forever. After his wife left she became a part-time nanny to his kids. She admired his devotion to his girls, and thought it made him even more desirable. He was unbelievably hot, and she couldn't help how much she wanted him.
Mack has spent the last nine months trying to survive being a parent on his own, and Frannie is always quick to help out. She's sweet, genuine, and gorgeous. She had an innocence about her, and had become his go-to fantasy. Lusting after the babysitter was his little secret. As the boss's daughter and his nanny, she was off-limits, but a guy could dream. He knew he could never act on his attraction, but then one kiss changes everything, and he can't stay away.
It's an impossible, complicated situation. Mack's girls were his first priority. He was already stretched thin, without room for anything else. He was in no position to pursue anyone, and felt he had nothing to offer. He couldn't give his time, attention, or a future, and it wasn't fair to her, but he hadn't felt this way in a long time. She made him remember he's not just a dad, but also a man. She makes him feel like himself again, and he has trouble fighting their connection. He tried so hard to resist, but soon he's attached, and this thing between them is all-consuming.
-Mack was just... everything.
-I could hardly breathe when we were in a room together.
-Something unfamiliar hummed in the air between us. I could feel it- he wanted me the way I wanted him.
-She had no idea what she did to me.
-She was that perfect combination of sexy and sweet- it drove me crazy in the best possible way. In another life, I'd have done everything possible to make her mine.
-She wanted all of me. Accepted all of me. Even craved all of me.
Irresistible (Cloverleigh #1) is a beautiful, sexy, single dad, second chance, forbidden romance where two lonely people find love. I really loved this book, and can't wait for more in this series!
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Rating: really liked it
This book has been so hyped for me and it has two of my favorite tropes: Taboo and forbidden. Everyone I know that has read this has loved it, so I went in thinking I would love it too!
Frannie is our main character and since she has a heart condition that required surgery when she was little, her parents are overprotective. So overprotective that she was home schooled, not allowed to go to college, and still lives at home at 27. To me, this made Frannie so frustrating. Why did she never want to do anything? Go to college? Have a life? She literally didn't even have a single friend. But she had four older sisters living life and doing whatever they wanted? I get she had a heart condition, but her parents' obsessive overprotectiveness didn't make sense to me.
With the romance, I didn't really feel the chemistry between Mack and Frannie. They supposedly couldn't keep their hands off of each other, but I didn't really feel that. Also, the dialogue was pretty cheesy and I felt like this book was just trying to use tropes and cliches and wasn't pulling them off. I was more bored than anything. And there weren't really any stakes with the forbidden/age gap aspect of this novel. Mack works for her father but in no way was the dad ever around to act as a conflict to their relationship, so it didn't really feel all that forbidden.
Overall, this was just okay. I didn't hate it, but I definitely was never excited to keep reading. I felt pretty apathetic towards the characters and guess I was just expecting a different romance.
Rating: really liked it
This story was so cute and well written. I fell in love, laughed well, and am sad it is over. Frannie and Mack’s relationship is so complicated. There is an age difference, it is taboo, she's the nanny, he's a single father to three daughters! Mack's relationship with his daughters was the most adorable thing I've ever read. It was amazing. It is wonderful to see how Frannie finds her true self along the way and stands up for what she wants out of life. This is one couple you don't want to miss. This book is one that is inspirational and down to earth all at the same time. I highly recommend you get this book. You won't be disappointed!
In short:Hero 4/5 |
Heroine 4/5 |
Plot (Point, Originality) 4/5 |
Writing Style 4/5 |
Steam 4/5 |
Romance 4/5 |
Angst-Suspense 3/5 |
Darkness 0/5 |
Humor 3/5 |
Secondary Characters 4/5 |
Drama-Conflict 4/5 |
Mystery 0/5 |
Twists 4/5 |
Pacing Steady |
Action 3/5
ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.
Rating: really liked it
DNF at about 40%?
Urgh this was terrible! The heroine was 27 but she acted, and was treated like she was 15! She was also such a wet doormat!
The love interest, Mack was only 10 years older at 37, but acted like the age gap was much huger and so taboo. It wasn't. Yes he had kids, but they loved her and she was good with them. Yes he worked with her father, but again... She was 20 freaking 7 years old!
Can't be bothered to read anymore, can see where it's going, and frankly I'm glad I'm getting rid of KU, as the books on there generally suck.
