“Whoa. Undeniable is one of my top reads! Sizzling chemistry, off the charts sexual tension and all the feels I’ve come to expect with a Melanie Harlow romance!”- Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal bestselling author
Undeniable, an all-new sexy standalone second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now!
When we were eleven, Oliver Ford Pemberton dared me to jump off a barn roof. He said you couldn’t break a leg from a 12-foot-jump.
He lied.
(You can also break a collarbone, which served him right as far as I was concerned.)
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.
But it wasn’t.
Because he had the nerve to grow up gorgeous, charming, and sexy. And as we got older, the dares only got dirtier—and the betting stakes higher—until finally, he left me in pieces. I swore I’d never talk to him again.
But twenty years after I took that flying leap, he’s back in my life, daring me to risk everything for him: my job, my self-worth, and my heart.
How many chances does true love deserve?
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Excerpt:
Fueled by pent-up lust and scotch, we stumbled into Oliver’s room and tore at each other’s clothes. It was hot and rough and a little bit violent, as if we were furious we hadn’t been able to keep our hands to ourselves and wanted to take it out on one another’s 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’s shirt.
When we finally exploded together, Oliver had me up against the door, and if our yelling didn’t wake the entire floor, then the pounding must have. I’d have bruises for days.
Afterward, we collapsed on the bed, naked and sweaty and exhausted.
“Oh my God,” I said. “I can’t believe we did that.”
“I know. Me either.”
“I think I pulled a muscle.”
“I think you bit me. Am I bleeding?”
I laughed. “No, but I hope you’re not seeing anyone. If you are, she’s going to wonder about all those scratches on your back.”
“I’m not seeing anyone.” He paused. “Are you?”
“No.”
Neither of us moved for several minutes. When I caught myself falling asleep, I sat up. “I should go.”
“Why? Just stay here.”
I looked down at him. “You want me to stay?”
“Yeah.” He opened his eyes. In the low light, they almost looked black instead of blue. “Spend the night with me.”
I waited for it—the dirty joke, the excuse, the subtle dig—the reason he’d toss out for asking me to stay. It couldn’t just be that he wanted me here.
But he didn’t say anything more. He just reached out and covered my hand with his.
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’t want to leave. “Okay. I’ll stay.”
“Good.” He took off his watch and put it on the nightstand.
About Melanie
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, Succession, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the ONE & ONLY series, 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.
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Melanie Harlow hit my heart in just the right spot with Undeniable!
Just as undeniably sweet as it is sexy! Everyone needs this book on their shelves!
Undeniable is the second book in the Cloverleigh Farms series by Melanie Harlow. Oliver and Chloe’s story can be read as a standalone!
From the moment they were born, Chloe and Oliver were in competition with one another. Given they were only a couple days born between the two, there was a little rivalry that always lived within them, but they were also as close as close can be. So close that their mothers always prayed the two would grow up and get married. But the moment Oliver dared Chloe to jump off a roof, those plans went out the window.
Now after years of competition, bickering, and broken hearts Oliver is back and he has an offer that Chloe is finding it hard to refuse. She’s careful around this man because Oliver is a liar and trust is something that no longer flows between them.
It never fails, every damn time I pick up a novel written by Melanie Harlow, my heart gets swept away. It could be the fact that the majority of her novels are located in Michigan and I’m a Michigan girl through and through. It could be the fact that these small town romances she tends to write leaves me feeling nostalgic and a tad bit homesick. It could be the fact that you feel more when you witness the growth between to characters. I’m pretty sure all three add up to make this novel just as flawless in my eyes as my heart had witnessed it playing out.
Oliver and Chloe’s tale takes us on a past and present adventure. I loved the fact that we were given this much of an insight to their full relationship. I loved witnessing the tender moments along with the pain and angst scenes. Nobody’s life is perfect, you’re going to have your ups and your downs. And I loved how Harlow brought both sides into this novel. The angst only makes the good times that much sweeter.
I easily fall for the childhood friends to lovers trope. But sometimes the childhood friends to lovers viewpoint can get a little muffled. I loved how Melanie Harlow gave a wide angled view point of Chloe and Oliver from start to finish. These two grew up close. They really had no choice but to be close, but it was more than that, there was irrevocable trust between the two, and the moment when Oliver bets Chloe to jump off a roof was proof that even though there was rivalry, there was still always trust.
As for the characters, I loved Chloe and her fiery personality. She is the perfect woman to put Oliver and his egotistical self in his place. I loved the endless banter between the two and the endless drama! These two are perfect for each other but their too damn stubborn to see what is standing right in front of them, which is often how childhood friends to lovers relationships work.
Overall, I can honestly see this story playing out in real life, which was another reason why I loved it so damn much. The romance and the friendship is easily relatable. I couldn’t get enough of the cute and sassy moments. I absolutely love novels that are set in Michigan, having lived in Michigan for ninety five percent of my life, I can easily see these places and imagine the beautiful scenery almost as if it was in front of me. I can already imagine this is going to be a story I will be rereading in the near future! I can’t wait to see what Melanie Harlow has up her sleeve next!
Peace Love and Happy Reading,
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