Hold You Close

Hold You Close

Melanie Harlow

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From NYT Bestseller Corinne Michaels & USA Today Bestseller Melanie Harlow, comes a second chance standalone romance. Ian Chase broke my heart at seventeen, and I’ve spent the last eighteen years hating him for it. He makes it easy, with his smart mouth and playboy lifestyle—which I unfortunately have to observe since he lives behind me. Every time I see him climbing out of his pool, practically naked and unreasonably sexy, my blood boils. I’ve always loved to loathe him. I never planned to need him. *** London Parish is my little sister’s best friend, not that it stopped me from falling for her. Our history is complicated. The only thing we have in common is being godparents to my sister’s three adorable kids—until our lives are changed in one tragic moment. Now we’re trying to raise the children we love, mourn an unthinkable loss, and fight an undeniable attraction. My life is already upside-down, and the last thing I need is for old feelings to resurface. Because I’ll never be able to keep her, no matter how hard I try to hold her close.


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    Does it bang? Yes

    The book starts in a very sad place and I wasn’t sure I was up for it (I’ve been sticking to lighter fare these days), but I ended up enjoying it. It was a bit frustrating that the main “misunderstanding “ went on for so many years but I loved seeing them get together. And I really enjoyed the kids - they were fairly well developed characters and played an important role in the story. 

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