{Book Review} TIE ME DOWN by Melanie Harlow

  

Tie Me Down

Bellamy Creek Series Book 4

Melanie Harlow

Contemporary Romance, Friends to Lovers Romance

Blurb:

Just friends.
That’s all Beckett Weaver and I have ever been.

Sure, he’s a hot cowboy who left Wall Street behind to take over his family’s ranch. Yes, I’ve had a secret crush on him since we were seventeen. And who wouldn’t appreciate those strong hands, that massive chest, and the way he fills out a pair of Levis?

He makes a girl sweat just looking at him . . . and I look. A lot.

But I’m a single mom trying to move on with my life, and he’s running that ranch single-handedly while taking care of his elderly father. We don’t even live in the same state. I only returned to my hometown of Bellamy Creek to sell my late mother’s house, and he just invited me and my son to stay with him because he’s got a big heart.

That’s not the only big thing he’s got--which I discover the night I finally sneak across the hall to his bedroom and shed my inhibitions right alongside my pajamas. And once we give into each other, we can’t stop.

The hayloft. The bed of his truck. The dock by the pond.

Nothing has ever felt so right, but his past has taught him not to believe in happily ever after, and every perfect night I spend in his arms brings us closer to goodbye.

Like any cowboy, he’s good with a rope and knows exactly how to tie me up.

But what if I want him to tie me down?

My Review:

Beckett has been in love with Maddie, the girl across the street, since high school. But he never allowed himself to cross the line and tell her how he felt. Except for that one kiss during their senior year. But she had a boyfriend. 

Now all grown up, Maddie is coming back to town to get her late mother's house ready to be sold. Freshly divorced and with a six-year-old son she isn't looking for a relationship, even though she's always liked Beckett.

Beckett has his own responsibilities - an aging father with developing Alzheimer's disease and a a ranch to run all on his own. He can't make a move on Maddie when he has nothing to offer her - but why does it feel so right? 

I like friends-to-lovers romance and this one is perfect. You can feel the build-up of years of friendship, even when they weren't in touch they were still able to pick up their friendship like no time had passed. I love how accepting Beckett was of Maddie's son and Maddie was so good with Beckett's dad. 

Beckett's stubbornness bugged me a little but I still enjoyed this book. It was a great read and a nice tie-up of the series. 

My Rating:

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

4.75 of 5 Stars!

{Book Review} CALL ME CRAZY by Melanie Harlow

 

Call Me Crazy

Bellamy Creek Series Book 3

Melanie Harlow

Contemporary Romance, Marriage of Convenience Romance

320 Pages

Blurb:

It was the perfect plan.
I needed a wife—temporarily—in order to inherit the family business.
And she needed a favor—the kind that takes nine months to deliver.

We had it all worked out, from the no-touching policy on our wedding night (her rule) to the no-falling-in-love decree (mine). She’d marry me, I’d give her the means to have the baby she’d always wanted, and one year later we’d amicably part ways with no hassle, no demands, and certainly no regrets.

After all, Bianca DeRossi and I are experts at infuriating one another—we’ve been doing it since we were kids. Trouble is, she grew up gorgeous and feisty, and she still knows exactly how to get under my skin.

And that wedding night? Well, it doesn’t exactly go down hands-free.

Then she moves in with me, and I really start to lose my mind. From her sexy little pout to her wicked sense of humor to those meatball sandwiches she makes just because she knows they’re my favorite . . . I find myself wanting to break every rule we put in place.

Our story was never supposed to end with happily ever after.
But call me crazy, I just might be in love with my wife.

My Review:

Enzo and Bianca are my favorite couple of the series!

They hated each other as kids, you saw their banter in Make Me Yours, now prepare to fall in love with Enzo and Bianca! 

Enzo needs a wife. Not because he wants one or is in love or wants to settle down or anything crazy like that. But if he doesn't get married before he turns 35 his father will leave the family business to his incompetent brother Pietro. 

Bianca wants a baby. But with health issues it won't be easy. She's ready to do it the untraditional way by using a sperm bank, but when she runs into Enzo after his failed proposal to his girlfriend of the month she comes up with a better plan.

It wasn't supposed to be real. They were not supposed to want each other this month. And they definitely weren't supposed to fall in love. Until they did.

This is my favorite book of the series, I loved everything about Enzo and Bianca's relationship. Their families reminded me of the big, crazy Italian family I wish I had, and my mouth watered at all of the food Bianca cooked throughout the book. I also like that this author always puts recipes at the end of the books. I can't wait to try some out! Bianca and Enzo have amazing chemistry, I love their banter, and my heart broke for Bianca with her troubles conceiving. It was definitely well portrayed on the page. 

My Rating:

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

5 of 5 Stars!

{Book Review} MAKE ME YOURS by Melanie Harlow

 

Make Me Yours

Bellamy Creek Series Book 2

Melanie Harlow

Contemporary Romance

371 Pages

Blurb:

He’s my brother’s best friend.

The hot single dad next door.

And one accidental sext later, my massive crush on him is no longer a secret.

It’s my own damn fault. I’m thirty years old, for heaven’s sake. I’m a kindergarten teacher and a (reasonably) responsible adult. I should know better than to get tipsy and draft a fake text listing all the dirty things I wish Officer Cole Mitchell would do to me.

I wasn’t supposed to hit send.

He wasn’t supposed to see it.

And he definitely wasn’t supposed to text back telling me to go on . . .

Because after that, things escalate quickly.

Cole is everything I’ve ever wanted. He’s sexy and protective. A devoted father to his little girl. A dedicated cop the whole town adores. The kind of guy you can trust to keep his hands to himself, even when you’re desperately hoping he won’t.

I’m not the girl he thought he’d end up with, but after all this time, I might finally get the chance to say the words I’ve always dreamed of . . . make me yours.

My Review:

This series is so bingeable and book 2 is just as enjoyable of a read as book 1. 

Cole is a single father to a 9-year-old daughter after his wife died in childbirth. His friends and his mother have been trying to get him back out there for a while now but he made a promise to his daughter when she was 5 that he wouldn't get remarried. Not that he doesn't still have needs...

Cheyanne has been in love with Cole for as long as she can remember. She either dates guys that remind her of him or his opposite and it never works out. But when she accidentally sexts him what she desires and he answers back it ignites a spark between them. But will Cole be brave enough to act on it? Or will his fear of losing someone else he loves make him pump the breaks?

I really liked how the author portrayed Cole's anxiety issues throughout the book, it was very well done. And I really loved watching Cheyanne and Cole's relationship develop, they definitely deserved it. The chemistry between them was electric. 

Overall,  I really enjoyed this book. It's sexy, it's sweet, and parts of it will break your heart and put it back together. 

My Rating:

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

4.75 of 5 Stars!