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Today I’m excited to share my review of Tease. Tease is an all new steamy fake engagement, small town romantic comedy from USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow. Tease is now available!
I received this book for free from Social Butterfly PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Tease by Melanie Harlow Series: Cloverleigh Farms #8
on July 11, 2022
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 310
Format: ARC
Source: Social Butterfly PR
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Felicity
I didn’t mean to say I was engaged to a hot billionaire–it just slipped out.
In my defense, I’d had a really bad haircut, a really strong drink, and I was trying to save face in front of the Mean Girl at my high school reunion.
Lucky for me, I happen to know a hot billionaire. Hutton French and I have been friends forever, and even though big social gatherings are not his thing, I called him from the coat closet and begged him for a favor–show up and play my fake fiancé for the night.
Except that word of our engagement spreads like wildfire. Our families are ecstatic. We’re front page news. My little food blog is launched into the stratosphere.
Of course, I offer to set the record straight right away, but Hutton wants to give it a little time–the phony engagement is keeping his matrimony-mad mother and every matchmaking granny in town off his back.
He even suggests I move in with him to make the ruse more real.
And we don’t stop there.
We practice kissing. Undressing each other. Saying things–and doing things–we’d never dare if we weren’t pretending. Because it’s all for show, right? We’re just role-playing. Hutton doesn’t want a real relationship, and I don’t want to get hurt. But the more time we spend faking it, the more I start to wonder.
Could Hutton French and I actually be right for each other, or is it all just one big tease?
After reading all the previous seven books in the Cloverleigh Farms series, I knew I needed to read this book as well. So when I was lucky enough to receive an ARC, I was super excited and started reading as soon as I could. Although this book is part of a series, it can easily be read as a standalone.
In ‘Tease’ we read the story of Felicity and Hutton. Felicity feels like everyone is making something of themselves, except her. But now Felicity has a solid goal and plan. And nothing will stop her from making her dreams come true. But when she goes to her high school reunion and comes face to face with one of her old and ‘mean’ classmates, she accidentally tells everyone she is engaged to a billionaire. Luckily that billionaire is her best friend Hutton, and although he is reluctant to do so he agrees to pretend that her story is true.
What I loved most about this book was how Felicity and Hutton where such relatable characters. Mostly. Felicity was a bit awkward, and looking for ways to make something out of herself as a food blogger. I loved reading her struggles because I could easily relate to her. Hutton was a little less relatable, because he was a self-made billionaire, but his character was one I loved from the start. Something he said really spoke to me, and I loved how he was with Felicity.
I definitely enjoy reading the ‘fake’ dating trope, and this one was no exception. The ‘fake’ relationship between Felicity and Hutton made me laugh multiple times. I honestly don’t really think it was as believable that everyone around Felicity and Hutton believed their story.. But it sure made for a fun story.
The chemistry and romance between them was exciting and fun to read. And I definitely loved their story. If you haven’t started this series yet, I’d definitely recommend you start soon.
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About Melanie Harlow
USA Today bestselling author 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 Ted, Lasso, Schitt’s Creek, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the BELLAMY CREEK series, the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, and the FRENCHED 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.
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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
The Cloverleigh series has been kind of up and down for me, but the premise of this one caught my attention. I love the fact that Hutton had always had a crush on Felicity. Glad you enjoyed this one, Maureen!
Hutton was definitely a great character. I think you would like him 😉