{"id":50024,"date":"2020-02-13T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=50024"},"modified":"2020-02-12T12:40:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T17:40:44","slug":"blog-tour-with-arc-review-excerpt-unbreakable-cloverleigh-farms-4-by-melanie-harlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=50024","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour with ARC Review & Excerpt: Unbreakable (Cloverleigh Farms, #4) by Melanie Harlow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unbreakable, an all new sexy and swoon-worthy friends to lovers romance from USA Today<\/i> bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is AVAILABLE NOW!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

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Released – 10 February 2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

In hindsight, I should not have had that fifth mimosa at Breakfast with Santa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Or the sixth, seventh, and eighth.<\/span><\/p>\n

But my shame over the public meltdown that resulted was nothing compared to being abandoned by my husband of fifteen years for a much younger woman\u2014and did I mention she\u2019s pregnant?<\/span><\/p>\n

For the sake of my children and my pride, I pack up and head for my childhood home and the small town where I grew up. Cloverleigh Farms would be the perfect place for a fresh start.<\/span><\/p>\n

Falling for Henry DeSantis wasn\u2019t part of the plan.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sure, he\u2019s easy on the eyes and hard in the bedroom (also the hallway, the bathtub, and on top of his desk), but he\u2019s newly divorced too, and things between us are moving so fast I\u2019m afraid neither one of us has had enough time to heal. Not to mention the fact that I\u2019m a single mom now\u2014my kids have to come first.<\/span><\/p>\n

But Henry makes me feel beautiful and sexy and wanted and strong\u2014things I haven’t felt in years. We understand each other, and when I\u2019m in his arms, I\u2019m tempted to trust again. To love again. To let myself be loved without fear.<\/span><\/p>\n

But deep down, I\u2019m terrified.<\/span><\/p>\n

Is this all too much, too soon? Or am I a fool to let a second chance at happily ever after pass me by?<\/span><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0Unbreakable<\/em> on<\/strong>\u00a0GOODREADS<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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

4.5 stars!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

I love the Cloverleigh Farms<\/i><\/a> series and I was so excited to get my hands on Sylvia\u2019s story after we found out her relationship with her husband was not as it seemed. I was so excited for her to move on from her cheating ex and find her happily ever after, and Unbreakable<\/i> did not disappoint. It is a sweet and swoony small town romance with the perfect amount of sugar and spice, and I couldn\u2019t help but fall in love with this story!<\/p>\n

When Sylvia moves back home to Cloverleigh Farms after her divorce, she knows it will be hard to start over. She expects a challenge. What she doesn\u2019t expect is Henry and how he makes her feel. A divorcee himself, they have a lot in common, especially the loneliness that comes with being single after thinking you had found your forever love. Now, they must navigate their growing feelings while figuring out what is best for everyone involved when the hurt from the past is still very present in both their lives.<\/p>\n

Sylvia and Henry are rock solid individuals. Sylvia is hit with blow after blow when it comes to her ex and his new, young, pregnant fianc\u00e9e and she doesn’t let it break her. Moving home is her only option and I loved that she made that decision for her and her kids. She puts her kids first and tries to be the best mother she can be.<\/p>\n

Henry\u2019s marriage was over before he knew it and he\u2019s been single ever since his wife served him with divorce papers. He\u2019s sweet and hardworking, and my heart went out to him. The challenges he faced broke my heart and I just wanted him to find his happily-ever-after with a wonderful woman who deserves the love he can has to offer.<\/p>\n

Sylvia and Henry are easily one of my favorite Cloverleigh couples and I loved every moment of them together. They open up to each other and a beautiful friendship forms that is heartwarming and believable. Then, emotions blur the lines of their relationship and before they know it they are feeling things they haven\u2019t felt in so long. It\u2019s a fresh start between two broken souls who understand and support each other, and they make each other feel alive.<\/p>\n

Sylvia and Henry\u2019s chemistry is off the charts and they really know how to turn up the heat. Trying to keep things casual only increases their desires and they can\u2019t keep their hands off off each other, especially since Henry knows how to spice things up!<\/p>\n

I crushed my mouth to hers. It was not the first kiss I\u2019d imagined the other night in the winery\u2014a sweet and gentle tasting of one another, a tentative meeting of wine-drenched tongues. This was a hot, searing, scotch-fueled, red-dress kiss that ate up all the oxygen in the room. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even though their love happens fast and it\u2019s almost overwhelming, nothing feels rushed between them. It’a real and I never questioned how perfect they are for each other. Both as friends and lovers, there isn\u2019t anything overly dramatic between them and the challenges they faced are realistic. Sometimes even when the love is there the timing is off. It\u2019s heartbreaking but understandable when they realize what they need to do. I admired their strength and wished they could just be together. However, when you have a past that still hurts and kids who still need you, you can\u2019t always do what you want.<\/p>\n

There is not too much back and forth thankfully and I loved how everything plays out. It just proves how wonderful Sylvia and Henry are together and how selfless they are when it comes to everyone involved.<\/p>\n

Overall, Unbreakable<\/i> is a heartwarming love story and a wonderful addition to the Cloverleigh Farms<\/i> series. I cannot wait for April\u2019s story because the details we get about her past are emotional and I want her to find her own happily-ever-after!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and\u00a0Social\u00a0Butterfly PR*<\/i><\/p>\n

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

\u201cWant to unzip my dress?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat would be a <\/span>hell <\/span><\/i>yes.\u201d He took my hand and pulled me to my feet. \u201cTurn around.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I turned, lifting my hair off my neck. Slowly, he pulled the zipper down my back, and the red dress fell to my feet. Stepping out of it, I suddenly felt self-conscious. I hadn\u2019t been fully naked in front of a man without the cover of darkness in a long time. I hadn\u2019t been fully naked in front of anyone but my ex since I was twenty\u2014and I didn\u2019t have that body anymore. I\u2019d had two children. Even though I knew it was stupid, that nagging little prickle of insecurity still stung\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0.\u00a0I\u2019d been left for a younger woman. He\u2019d told her I didn\u2019t excite him anymore. Was my body to blame? Before I could stop myself, I covered my chest with my arms, wrapping one fist inside the other and tucking them beneath my chin.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHey.\u201d Henry turned me by the shoulder so I was facing him again. \u201cDon\u2019t do that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat?\u201d I had trouble looking him in the eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

He tipped my chin up. \u201cDon\u2019t hide yourself from me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not hiding,\u201d I said, but of course I was.<\/span><\/p>\n

Taking me by the wrists, he forced my arms down to my sides, and looked at me.<\/span><\/p>\n

I started to panic a little.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was totally bare before him\u2014stretch marks, C-section scar, less-than-perky breasts and all. Unlike many of my friends, I\u2019d never had surgery to restore my post-baby body to its former tight, bouncy, unmarked state. Now I was kind of wishing I had.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019d never felt so naked or vulnerable in my life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSylvia, I\u2019m going to say this once,\u201d Henry said seriously. \u201cAnd then, since you\u2019ve learned not to trust words entirely, I\u2019m going to spend the rest of the night showing you that it\u2019s true\u2014I think you are the most exquisite woman on the face of the earth, in every way. There is no part of your body, no inch of your skin, that isn\u2019t perfect, because it\u2019s <\/span>yours<\/span><\/i>.\u201d He took my head in his hands and kissed me, hard but sweet. \u201cAnd all I want to do is make you mine, even if it\u2019s just for tonight.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYes,\u201d I whispered. I rose up on my toes, pressing my lips to his again while my hands went to work unbuttoning his shirt. \u201cMake me yours tonight, Henry. That\u2019s all I want to be.\u201d<\/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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