Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Blog Tour: ONLY LOVE by Melanie Harlow

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“Heartfelt, beautiful and sexy!"

- Lauren Blakely, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Only Love, an all-new sexy standalone romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is available now!

Only Love AMAZON
A gorgeous former Marine with a tortured soul.
The beautiful, compassionate therapist living next door.
A meddlesome grandma determined to get them together.
I was expecting a proposal on my birthday, and I got dumped instead.
How could I have been so clueless?
Grams knew exactly how to distract me.
The “cute boy next door” who’s been helping her with yard work clearly needs a little therapy. Who better to call than her newly single therapist granddaughter?
She even fakes dementia to get me to visit, and now that I’m here she’s doing everything in her power to throw us together.
Not that I’m complaining. Ryan is the sexiest man I’ve ever met--I mean the full package, from the chiseled jaw to the massive shoulders to the rippling abs. (And yes, his package is full, and he knows exactly how to deliver it.) He makes me want to get out of my head and follow my heart. He makes me want to take chances I never thought I’d take.
He also makes me want to take my clothes off. A lot.
But he’s moody and challenging--one minute he’s an open book, and the next he’s completely closed off. He holds me like he’ll never let go, but insists he wants to be alone.
Some wounds are so deep, only love can heal them.
How can I convince him to let me try?
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Excerpt: “Ryan?” Startled, I turned around to find Stella standing a few feet away on the grass, wearing a T-shirt and pajama pants, arms crossed over her chest. Her feet were bare, and her hair was loose around her shoulders and a little messy, like she’d already been asleep. Thinking about her in bed did things to my insides. “Hey. Did I wake you?” “I was awake. My windows are open, and I heard something and thought I saw you through the window. What are you doing?” “Uh, building you a swing. But it was supposed to be a surprise.” Now that she’d caught me at it, I was kind of embarrassed. What if she thought this was stupid? “You built me a swing?” She came a little closer, and I realized she might not be able to see it in the dark. The moon was only a sliver tonight. “Yeah.” I grabbed one of the ropes. “Right here.” She stared at it. “Why?” “I’m not entirely sure.” Her eyes met mine, and my heart pumped harder. “Want to try it?” I asked. “Like right now?” I moved behind it and held both ropes steady. “Come sit.” She hesitated, and I thought maybe she was going to tell me to quit being weird and go home before she called the cops, but after a few silent seconds, she came toward me. Turned around. Lowered herself to the seat and closed her fingers around the ropes. “Well?” I asked. “How does it feel? Like you’re a kid again?” “This was very kind of you, but not necessary.” Her tone was stiffer than her posture. “Stella.” She didn’t answer. “I’m sorry.” “About what?” “Last night.” “You’re sorry about what we did?” “I think I’m more sorry about what we didn’t do.” Her head turned sharply, and she looked at me over one shoulder. “You sure know how to confuse a girl.” “One of my many talents.” She looked straight ahead again. “Tell me about some other ones. And give me a push.” I smiled, even though she couldn’t see it, and gave her a little nudge. “I’m fast.” “Oh really?” “Yeah.” I gave her a little harder push. “Track team in high school?” “Tried. Didn’t take.” “Why not?” “They expected me to show up for practice.” “Ah.” She straightened her legs and leaned back in the swing, her hair dangling behind her. “Tell me another one.” I gave her another push. “I’m good with my hands.” Her laugh floated back to me. “I have observed this about you already. Give me another one.” I pushed her again, just so I could feel her hair brush against my hands. “I’m not afraid of anything.” “No? Nothing?” “Nothing I can think of.” “Hmm.” “Are you analyzing me now?” “Kind of. I mean, you can’t say something like that to a therapist and expect her not to reflect on it a little bit, right?” “And?” “And what?” “Do you think I’m a liar or a fool?” “Neither,” she answered. “I think you mean what you say. I think you only lie when you have to, and even then, you hate it. And if I dug a little deeper—which I won’t, because my sisters have told me it’s annoying and intrusive—I think I might discover that it’s because above all, you value your honor. Your word.” For a moment, I was too stunned to think or move or speak. Then I said, “I take it back.” “Take what back?” “What I said. That I’m not afraid of anything.” “Oh? And what are you afraid of?” She swung back toward me and I caught her around the waist. Put my lips to her ear. “Your ability to read my mind.” Beneath my arms I could feel her chest expand and contract faster. “I’m sorry, Ryan. I know I shouldn’t say those—” “Come home with me,” I said, my voice raw with something like thirst. I pressed my lips to her throat and breathed in her scent. I let one hand move toward her breast. I waited for an elbow to the ribcage, a cry for help, a slap across the face. Because if she could read my mind right now, she’d know exactly what I wanted to do to her—and it was a long, detailed list. “Yes,” she whispered. “Yes.”







Where do I start with Only Love? I guess the first thing is to say that I was totally riveted from the first to the last chapter. Melanie Harlow has a great writing style which I thoroughly enjoy.  What does one do when instead of being proposed to on your birthday, you are dumped? That is the position that therapist Stella Devine finds herself in.  
You've heard of a fairy godmother, well in Stella’s case she has a fairy grandmother who decides to play matchmaker and set her up with her neighbour Ryan Woods.
Grandma Ruthie is such a great character, that she had me in stitches at times. I loved how she would do anything for Stella, even using her “ailing” health to manipulate Stella, all for the great good.
Ryan is a wounded marine, trying to comes to terms with life and the fact that his wife left him when her returned from his tour.
This book had gave me all the feels. It was sweet, spicy, funny and romantic. tugging at the heart strings so much, all in all a tremendous read that left me with such a smile on my face that I was disappointed when it ended.
Melanie Harlow’s characters came to life and were so easy to relate to that it made reading Only Love a true joy.   



Melanie Harlow knows how to write the perfect love story! 
She brings us a beautifully written story with memorable characters that you can’t help but wish they find their happily ever after. 
Grams is such a fun character! She simply wants two people that she knows and loves to find happiness so she can’t help herself from meddling in their lives to get them together. Ryan lives next door to her. He is a veteran who is having trouble finding his way now that he is out of the military and his way of dealing is avoiding everyone. Gram sees something special in him and has the perfect match in mind, her granddaughter. Through a few white lies she is able to get Stella to come for a visit and have a chance to meet the neighbor. Through the delivery of pies and meatloaf (since the way to a mans heart is through his stomach) she slowly starts to break down the walls he has put up. Spending time together has them both sharing personal thoughts that they haven’t shared with anyone else. 
Ryan and Stella are a perfect match it just takes them some time to get to know each other and find their way, but all the obstacles they go through are so worth it to find their HEA! 
Only Love is the third book in her One and Only series but it can be read as a standalone. Take a chance! You will love this book and the rest in the series!



Melanie Harlow has delivered yet another amazingly funny and sweet romance.

The story of Stella and Ryan had me giggling from Grams’ antics and near in tears with how tortured Ryan’s soul is.

Ryan is a former Marine who has battled and who still is battling some demons from his time deployed. He feels that he isn’t husband and father material and is seriously fighting with his inner demons when he meets Stella.

Stella has always settled for the man who seems perfect on paper. The problem with that is those men never give her a spark. When her long term boyfriend, who is aptly nicknamed Buzz, breaks up with her on her birthday she finally realises that she deserves much more than who looks perfect.

When her Grams puts her mind to setting up Stella and Ryan it is on! I love Grams’ character so much. Her antics are hilarious and will most definitely have you giggling.

I’m loving this series and I can’t wait to see what Melanie comes out with next!










About Melanie Harlow
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. Harlow Headshot Color.jpg
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