{"id":43094,"date":"2019-05-23T08:45:20","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T12:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43094"},"modified":"2019-05-23T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T13:05:07","slug":"blog-tour-excerpt-arc-review-undeniable-cloverleigh-farms-2-by-melanie-harlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=43094","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Undeniable (Cloverleigh\u00a0Farms, #2) by Melanie Harlow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Undeniable, an all-new stand-alone sexy second chance romance from USA Today<\/i> bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is LIVE!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Undeniable
\n<\/strong>(Cloverleigh\u00a0Farms, #2)<\/strong><\/h4>\n

by Melanie Harlow<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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A Contemporary Romance
\nReleased – 20 May 2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

When we were eleven, Oliver Ford Pemberton dared me to jump off a barn roof. He said you couldn\u2019t break a leg from a 12-foot-jump.<\/span><\/p>\n

He lied.<\/span><\/p>\n

(You can also break a collarbone, which served him right as far as I was concerned.) <\/span><\/p>\n

I wish I could say it was the last dare I ever took from him, the last bet I ever made with him, the last time I ever trusted Oliver Ford Pemberton.<\/span><\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t. <\/span><\/p>\n

Because he had the nerve to grow up gorgeous, charming, and sexy. And as we got older, the dares only got dirtier\u2014and the betting stakes higher\u2014until finally, he left me in pieces. I swore I\u2019d never talk to him again.<\/span><\/p>\n

But twenty years after I took that flying leap, he\u2019s back in my life, daring me to risk everything for him: my job, my self-worth, and my heart. <\/span><\/p>\n

How many chances does true love deserve?<\/span><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Undeniable<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

3.75 second-chance stars! <\/strong><\/p>\n

After reading Irresistible<\/i><\/a>\u00a0I fell in love with the Sawyer family and couldn\u2019t wait to get my hands on Chloe\u2019s story. Undeniable<\/i> is an emotional second-chance romance that has just the right amount of angst, steam, fun, and feels, and I quickly devoured it.<\/p>\n

Chloe and Oliver\u2019s mothers were best friends and thus they too were destined to be friends. Although, friends may not be the best word to describe Chloe and Oliver. They were more like frenemies letting their competitive sides take over. They were always daring each other to do crazy things and they tried to best the other every chance they got. However, as they got older things started to shift and just when they started to become more, everything ended up falling apart.<\/p>\n

We\u2019d had our ups and downs, but our chemistry was undeniable. We knew exactly how to light one another on fire in every way, good and bad. But that weekend\u2014<\/i>that weekend\u2014had made me believe we were soul mates. I honestly thought we\u2019d spend the rest of our lives together. I thought I\u2019d been wrong about him.
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Now, years later, Chloe is in for a surprise when her parents suggest a partnership with Oliver to help her get her distillery up and running. Only, it\u2019s not a happy surprise. Her parents have no idea working with Oliver would stir up the past and bring with it all of the emotions too. Chloe isn\u2019t ready to see Oliver again but it may just be what she needs to make her dreams come true.<\/p>\n

I am a sucker for second-chance romances and I love that this story flips from past to present so that we live everything that Chloe and Oliver go through. It makes it more real and it was definitely emotional. I loved experiencing a childhood friendship grow to more only to be ripped apart and ruined. I desperately wanted to know what went down and how they were going to fix it.<\/p>\n

From the moment they see each other again things are tense especially since Chloe has a weak spot for all things Oliver no matter how much she wishes it wasn\u2019t true. He has a way of convincing her to do things and she never could never resist him. They have always had a connection and when they are together they are explosive. The sexual tension is well written and the sexy times are hot.<\/p>\n

When they are all in they are really good together but it takes a little time to get there. In the past Oliver has let Chloe down and now that he is back in her life, she wants to trust him again. But Oliver is hiding something that could make him lose her forever and I was desperate to know what it was. I needed to see how his secret was going to play out and I couldn\u2019t stop reading.<\/p>\n

Undeniable<\/i> has everything I want from a second-chance romance \u2013 young love, betrayal, angst, forgiveness, and of course second chances \u2013 and I really enjoyed it; however, it was not without a few frustrations that\u00a0centered mostly around Oliver.\u00a0 I know it is a second-chance romance but I think he was given too many chances.\u00a0Some of his actions were awful and\u00a0it took him longer than I wanted to figure out his shit, hurting Chloe too many times to have her take him back time after time.\u00a0Towards the end I was nervous that Oliver wouldn\u2019t\u00a0make it up to Chloe but I will say that when he finally does, he is super swoony, romantic, and forgivable. Add in an epilogue that is just what they needed and I was grinning from ear-to-ear.<\/p>\n

Overall, Chloe and Oliver\u2019s journey was a long, bumpy road but the happiness they find is worth the pain.<\/p>\n

We ran hot and cold, but we had history. We\u2019d shared some unforgettable experiences, both painful and pleasurable. But beneath all the surface-level ups and downs was a bond that couldn\u2019t be broken. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*ARC generously provided by the\u00a0author and Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest\u00a0<\/i>review*<\/i><\/p>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fueled by pent-up lust and scotch, we stumbled into Oliver\u2019s room and tore at each other\u2019s clothes. It was hot and rough and a little bit violent, as if we were furious we hadn\u2019t been able to keep our hands to ourselves and wanted to take it out on one another\u2019s bodies. We pushed and pulled and growled and grasped. We called each other names and cursed viciously. We knocked over a lamp and ripped Oliver\u2019s shirt. <\/span><\/p>\n

When we finally exploded together, Oliver had me up against the door, and if our yelling didn\u2019t wake the entire floor, then the pounding must have. I\u2019d have bruises for days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Afterward, we collapsed on the bed, naked and sweaty and exhausted. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God,\u201d I said. \u201cI can\u2019t believe we did that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI know. Me either.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think I pulled a muscle.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think you bit me. Am I bleeding?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I laughed. \u201cNo, but I hope you\u2019re not seeing anyone. If you are, she\u2019s going to wonder about all those scratches on your back.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not seeing anyone.\u201d He paused. \u201cAre you?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Neither of us moved for several minutes. When I caught myself falling asleep, I sat up. \u201cI should go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy? Just stay here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I looked down at him. \u201cYou want me to stay?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYeah.\u201d He opened his eyes. In the low light, they almost looked black instead of blue. \u201cSpend the night with me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I waited for it\u2014the dirty joke, the excuse, the subtle dig\u2014the reason he\u2019d toss out for asking me to stay. It couldn\u2019t just be that he wanted me here. <\/span><\/p>\n

But he didn\u2019t say anything more. He just reached out and covered my hand with his.<\/span><\/p>\n

I looked at our hands for a moment, and a thousand memories came rushing back. Some good, some bad, but all us. I felt close to him, and I didn\u2019t want to leave. \u201cOkay. I\u2019ll stay.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cGood.\u201d He took off his watch and put it on the nightstand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Cloverleigh Farms<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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I<\/strong>rresistible (#1)<\/strong>\u00a0(Frannie & Mack)
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Undeniable (#2)<\/strong>\u00a0(Chloe & Oliver)
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Insatiable (#3)<\/strong> (Meg & Noah)
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Unbreakable (#4)<\/strong> (Sylvia & Henry)
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Unforgettable (#5)<\/strong> (April & Tyler)
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Ignite (#6) <\/strong>(Winnie & Dex)
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Taste (#7) <\/strong>(Ellie & Gianni)
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Tease (#8)<\/strong> – (Felicity & Hutton)
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Tempt (#9)\u00a0<\/strong>– (Millie & Zach)
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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Melanie Harlow\u00a0<\/span>likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

Melanie is the author of the AFTER WE FALL<\/a> series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE<\/a> series, the FRENCHED<\/a> series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY DUET<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

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