Only You, an all-new sexy and emotional standalone from USA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow is coming March 12th!
As a divorce attorney, he loves to tell me there’s no such thing.
As a wedding planner, I choose to disagree.
We disagree on almost everything, in fact. Everything except James Bond. The only time we really get along is when we’re watching 007 flicks together, and I’ll admit—he has rescued me from a disaster or five. So when one of the baton twirlers from his parade leaves a baby girl at his door with a note that says “I’ll come back for her” and he begs me for help, I can’t turn him down.
But it’s a mistake.
Because watching him with his daughter, I start to see another side of Nate, a side that has my breath coming faster, my body craving his, my heart longing for him to change his mind about love and tell me there’s a chance for us.
I don’t want to be just another girl leaving his apartment in the morning.
I want to be the one he asks to stay.
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“So did you mean what
you said last night? About me?”
He grimaced, his eyes
closing briefly. “I’m sorry about that. I shouldn’t have said it.”
“But you think it,
right? That I’m a little girl living in a fantasy world?”
“No.” He put a hand
on my shoulder. “I think you’re an optimist. I think you see good in people
they don’t even see themselves. You build people up—especially me.”
“You?” I laughed a
little. “You don’t need me to build you up.”
“Hell yes, I do. You
think I’d have been able to handle this whole fatherhood bombshell if you
hadn’t been here? If you’d said, ‘That’s
what you get for fucking around, asshole. Good luck.’”
I shook my head, a
strand of hair coming loose from my bun. “I’d never have done that.”
“I know.” He tucked
the strand behind my ear and moved his hand to the back of my neck. His eyes
dropped to my lips. “But I would have deserved it.”
I held my breath.
Things seemed to be happening in slow motion. His forehead came to rest on
mine. And then our noses touched. Our eyes closed. An eternity passed, his lips
a whisper from mine. Either one of us could have initiated a kiss. A slight
lift of my chin. A little drop of his head. The question—will we or won’t
we?—hung there between us, even as his closed lips brushed mine, eyelash soft.
I wanted nothing more
than to wrap my arms around his neck and fit my body flush against his, but my
wrists lay inert on the edge of the sink. Suddenly he spoke, his breath warm
against my mouth.
“You know that dream
you have, the one where you really want to do something, you’re desperate to do
something, but you’re paralyzed?”
“Yes,” I whispered.
“I think I’m having
that dream right now.”
“Me too.” And then I
felt it, the gentle pressure at the back of my neck, pulling my head toward
him.
It was all I needed.
Our mouths came together firmly this time, our lips opening, and I angled my
body toward his, throwing my arms around his neck. His hands explored my back
while his tongue explored my mouth, and he backed me into the corner, his hips
pinning mine against the hard stone counter. He kissed with a fervor and
intensity that surprised me, his mouth traveling down my neck, his fingers
threading through my hair, pulling the pins loose, his body giving off heat
that mine hungrily absorbed. I wanted to get closer to him, wished I could feel
his skin against mine. I rose up on tiptoe to press against him, my back
arching to fit the question mark curve of his body.
He felt big and
strong and reassuring, exactly how I wanted him to feel. I wasn’t even sure
what it was I wanted reassurance about… My desirability? Our chemistry?
Something new and different happening between us? He swept his lips to the
other side of my throat, a necklace of soft, insistent kisses that warmed my
blood. When his mouth returned to mine, the kiss grew hot and frantic. He
reached down and hiked the hem of my skirt to my waist, and I immediately
jumped up, wrapping my legs around him. His hands moved under my ass and he
carried me like that into the living room, never lifting his mouth off mine.
When he reached the couch, he knelt on it and tipped me backward, stripping off
his shirt and stretching out above me.
My hands moved lightning
fast over hot skin, solid muscle. Chest and arms and back—I couldn’t get
enough. His hand stole beneath the T-shirt I wore and I arched my back so he
could reach underneath me and unclasp my bra, then moaned softly at the feel of
his palm over my breasts. Moving down, he shoved the shirt and bra up to my
neck and put his mouth on me, his lips, his tongue, his teeth, my nipples
hardening into tight little peaks that begged to be licked, sucked, teased,
tortured.
What are we doing? What are we doing? What are we doing? screamed a voice in my head.
I ignored it, hooking
my arms beneath his and pulling him up so I could kiss him again. I didn’t care what we were doing.
It felt way too good
to stop.
4 Stars
Only You is another fantastic read from Ms. Harlow. It's a standalone that will have you laughing and rooting for Nate Pearson to get it right with his life and his neighbor, Emme. This book is written in dual perspective, so it was awesome to get both sides of Nate and Emme.
Emme is a wedding planner and believes in the fairy-tale and the happily ever afters. She knows that Mr. Right is out there for her. Her handsome neighbor and friend, Nate, is a divorce attorney. So you know, he believes marriages is doomed to fail eventually. He loves living his bachelor life and wouldn't change it.
But...when an unexpected delivery lands on his doorstep in the middle of the night, changes Nate's life forever. This little pink, adorable bundle has Nate freaking out and the only person who helps him get through it, is Emme. Emme has been a good friend and neighbor and the more she comes through in helping Nate settle in with his new life, feelings for her start to change.
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, House of Cards, and Homeland. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of 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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