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Today I’m excited to participate in the Blog Tour of ‘Unbreakable’. ‘Unbreakable’ is an all new “do not miss” sexy and emotional second chance romance from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow, is available now!
After I read ‘Insatiable’ by Melanie Harlow a little while back, I completely fell in love with the Sawyer sisters and I’ve been dying to read more books in this series. So when I got the opportunity to read the fourth book in the Cloverleigh Farms series I couldn’t resist and sign up for the blog tour. Soon after receiving the ARC, I was able to start reading.
In ‘Unbreakable’ we follow the oldest Sawyer sister Sylvia. Sylvia has recently gone through a terrible divorce leaving her without any self-esteem, and two kids. When Sylvia’s Ex doesn’t seem to really want to spend his time with their kids, she decides to go back to the town she grew up to stay with her parents for a little while and start over. What she didn’t expect was to see Henry, the way she did. Henry has been working for her parents for a while, but now they are both divorced and although he was always handsome.. Henry seems even more handsome now. And he makes Sylvia feel all these things she hasn’t felt in years, and possible ever.
Right from the very first page, ‘Unbreakable’ was another book I really loved. I simple loved Sylvia, the mom, and Henry the hard working kind of nerdy handsome guy. They had a connection that I could feel flying of these pages. As a mom myself I get how Sylvia was determined to make her kids lives better again. Even if that meant losing the one guy that made her feel happy again after a long and unhappy marriage. And Henry’s character was just so damn cute. I loved how we got to read this story through both there point of views.
There wasn’t really anything I didn’t like about this book. Sure, I don’t like rushed stories, and this romance is kind of sudden. But it was just perfectly them, and I loved it. And the more I think about this story now, the more I start to love it. It was just such a fun romantic read.
The writing in ‘Unbreakable’ was easy to follow, and pulled me right into this story. I loved the way the author was able to make me really feel so much. I definitely can’t wait to read the stories of the other Sawyer sisters.
“That would be a hell yes.” He took my hand and pulled me to my feet. “Turn around.”
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’t been fully naked in front of a man without the cover of darkness in a long time. I hadn’t been fully naked in front of anyone but my ex since I was twenty—and I didn’t have that body anymore.
I’d had two children. Even though I knew it was stupid, that nagging little prickle of insecurity still stung . . . I’d been left for a younger woman. He’d told her I didn’t 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.
“Hey.” Henry turned me by the shoulder so I was facing him again. “Don’t do that.”
“What?” I had trouble looking him in the eye.
He tipped my chin up. “Don’t hide yourself from me.”
“I’m not hiding,” I said, but of course I was.
Taking me by the wrists, he forced my arms down to my sides, and looked at me.
I started to panic a little.
I was totally bare before him—stretch marks, C-section scar, less-than-perky breasts and all.
Unlike many of my friends, I’d never had surgery to restore my post-baby body to its former tight, bouncy, unmarked state. Now I was kind of wishing I had.
I’d never felt so naked or vulnerable in my life.
“Sylvia, I’m going to say this once,” Henry said seriously. “And then, since you’ve learned not to trust words entirely, I’m going to spend the rest of the night showing you that it’s true—I 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’t perfect, because it’s yours.” He took my head in his hands and kissed me, hard but sweet. “And all I want to do is make you mine, even if it’s just for tonight.”
“Yes,” I whispered. I rose up on my toes, pressing my lips to his again while my hands went to work unbuttoning his shirt. “Make me yours tonight, Henry. That’s all I want to be.”
Check out my review of ‘Insatiable’ here:
This Blog Tour was organized by Social Butterfly PR.
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
