{"id":70191,"date":"2023-05-04T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T13:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70191"},"modified":"2023-05-08T11:38:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T15:38:39","slug":"new-release-runaway-love-cherry-tree-harbor-1-by-melanie-harlow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70191","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: Runaway Love (Cherry Tree Harbor, #1) by Melanie Harlow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Contemporary Romance<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Publication Date: 4 May 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Available now!
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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But hire the \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\uddff\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude04\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddef\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 who shows up on my doorstep in a wedding gown with no references, no skills, and no experience?<\/p>\n

No one is that desperate.<\/p>\n

Except within twenty-four hours, down-on-her-luck Veronica Sutton manages to charm my kids, my family, and half the population of Cherry Tree Harbor into believing she\u2019s perfect for the job.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not that I can\u2019t see the appeal\u2013those baby blue eyes? The endless legs? That mouth made for trouble? But I\u2019ve got enough on my plate, raising two kids on my own and keeping the family business alive. I don\u2019t have the time or the inclination to fall for an outspoken city girl.<\/p>\n

So I should have kept my hands to myself.<\/p>\n

Holding her in my arms was a big mistake. Even worse? Spending the night together. She ignites a possessive fire in me that I\u2019m finding hard to snuff out.<\/p>\n

But the most unforgivable? Growing attached to the sound of her laugh, the scent of her skin, and the way her body wraps around mine in the dark.<\/p>\n

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

Runaway Love<\/i> is the first book in the Cherry Tree Harbor<\/i><\/a> series and it hooked me from the very first page. It\u2019s a wonderful grumpy\/sunshine, single dad romance and has everything I love in a small town setting. It\u2019s sweet, fun, full of heart, and oh, so good!<\/p>\n

Veronica is about to get married when she gets a text from her fianc\u00e9e. Only it\u2019s a text meant for someone else and she quickly discovers he\u2019s been cheating on her. She runs from the wedding after dealing with the groom and she has to figure out how to get back home when everything she has belongs to her ex. And he won\u2019t make it easy for her to move on.<\/p>\n

Austin is a single dad to twins who is in need of a nanny since his sister is leaving and can\u2019t watch the kids anymore. She wants to help find him help and when she meets Veronica she thinks she could be great at the job. Even though Austin doesn\u2019t want to hire her, when Veronica gets her chance, everything changes.<\/p>\n

I adored Veronica. She has lost herself along the way but she is strong and determined to find herself and never let a man rule her life again. She has a sweet disposition and is immediately likable. She is so good with the kids and I had a smile on my face with every interaction she had with them and with all of the townspeople.<\/p>\n

Austin is a grump. His life changed when he found out he was going to be a father but he went all in and it is the sweetest thing. He loves those kids and would do anything for them. He just can\u2019t do what he loves for a job because he has a lot of pressure on his shoulder with the family business.<\/p>\n

Veronica comes into Austin\u2019s world and lights up his life. Neither know that they are exactly what the other needs and they definitely don\u2019t act on their attraction immediately. Their chemistry is off the charts but they don\u2019t want to mess up the job. However, it only takes getting these two alone before they can\u2019t keep their hands off of each other and they turn up the heat. But it\u2019s short lived and everything become more difficult when the kids get back home.<\/p>\n

There are things both Veronica and Austin have to come to terms with and there\u2019s a little bit of heartache thrown into the story that pulls at your heartstrings but thankfully there is not OTT drama. I loved how things played out and I thought they were so good together.<\/p>\n

And the kids!! I loved them. This author does such a great job with writing kids in her stories. They are true to their age and she writes the relationship between parent and child so well. I just adore her stories when kids are involved.<\/p>\n

Overall, this story is a wonderful start to a new series and I can\u2019t wait for more. Bring on more Cherry Tree Harbor!!<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author*<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cherry Tree Harbor<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Runaway Love (#1) <\/strong>– (Austin & Veronica)
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Hideaway Heart (#2)<\/strong> – (Xander & Kelly)
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Make Believe Match<\/strong> (#3) <\/strong>– (Devlin & Lexi)
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Small Town Swoon(#4)<\/strong> – (Dash & Ari)
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Slap Shot Surprise (#5)<\/strong> – (Joe & Mabel)
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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.\u00a0When she’s not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Ted, Lasso, Schitt\u2019s Creek, and Fleabag. <\/span>She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.<\/p>\n

Melanie is the author of the BELLAMY CREEK<\/a> series, the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS<\/a> series, the ONE & ONLY<\/a> series, AFTER WE FALL<\/a> series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE<\/a> series, the FRENCHED<\/a> series. 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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