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, … his pool, practically naked and unreasonably sexy, my blood boils.
I’ve always loved to loathe him.
I never planned to need him.
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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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I love these two!!! This romance is soooo fantastic!
I LOVE these ladies!
Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow blow this co-write out of the water. It’s full of angst, laughter, and second chances.
two powerhouse authors, one powerful story about a single dad and second chances.
How could you say no to a second chance love story from Michaels and Harlow? Seriously, if there was ever a sure thing, it’s this book.
Harlow and Michaels are a force to be reckoned with in their first book together!
I absolutely adore Melanie Harlow and Corrine Michael’s stories, so bringing both of these magical minds together is an all around win! Add a single dad and a second chance romance and I’m swooning so hard. A must read!
A heart warming, single dad romance by two favorites! Highly recommended!
I fell so hard for this awesome collaboration by Corinne and Melanie!! I laughed and sighed and devoured the pages!! Loved it so much!
I LOVVVVVVVVE Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow’s writing!! No second thoughts—grab this amazing single dad, second chance romance!!!
Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow blow this co-write out of the water. It’s full of angst, laughter, and second chances.
At seventeen London Parish thought she had things all figured out, she finally got her shot with the boy who had captured her young heart years before; one night he said all the right things, made all the right moves, and let her believe they were about to embark on something truly special… then he did the unthinkable and broke her heart. She was crushed, she had dreams of marriage and babies dancing around in her young mind, and his thoughts were nothing close to that, or so he lead her to believe. Through the years she has tried to let him and the pain he caused her go, but unfortunately for her when your best friend is his younger sister that means that there will always be reminders of him around, even in the physical form. When she moved into her home she had no idea that he would be her neighbor, or that every time she went in her back yard she had the perfect view of his house, and unfortunately all of his on goings. Having him this close, all the time has made it darn near impossible to forget him, and even though her shield is up and her heart is guarded the gorgeous trader always seems to find a way in to wreak havoc on her heart and mind!
For the last eighteen years Ian Chase has harbored a serious case of guilt for breaking London’s young heart all those years ago, but back then she was ready to give up everything for him, and at the time he wasn’t so sure that was the best idea, so he did what any young and dumb boy would do, and he bailed. Of course through the years he has tried to keep up his “not interested” front when she is around, but on the inside he is dying to give in to his desire for her, and recreate what they found so long ago. But when tragedy strikes his family and his nieces and nephew are entrusted in his care, it’s London that he is going to have to depend on for help, and that doesn’t sit well with him at all. How is he going to manage to be around her day in, and day out, and not get attached again?
Hold You Close is a beautifully crafted story that is certain to have you fighting back tears the whole way through; this epic tale is a killer on the feelers, but will do wonders for heart and soul! I loved what I found between the pages of this one; having two authors at the helm meant that there would be two times the emotion, two times the heart, and two times the passion… and boy did these ladies deliver!! This one broke my heart within the first few pages, but with each page that followed, I felt the words doing their magic and before long it was good as new… and left overflowing with love for these wonderful characters!! If you like angsty stories, with gut-wrenching emotion, and lots of steamy times, then you will absolutely love this one, I highly recommend it!
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Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow blow this co-write out of the water. It’s full of angst, laughter, and second chances.
Harlow & Michaels have it all in this standalone romance!
Two of my favorites writing together!
Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow blow this co-write out of the water. It’s full of angst, laughter, and second chances.
Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow are two fabulous authors on their own – but together? THEY KNOCKED IT OUT OF THE PARK!
It’s my favorite trope, second chance, with angst and laughter that will have you staying up all night to turn the pages. Happy reading romance-lovers!
When I found out that Corinne Michaels and Melanie Harlow were collaborating together, I was ecstatic! It was hard to tell which author wrote what part because it felt like one author wrote it. That’s what you look for in a book written by two and these ladies did not disappoint!
Hold You Close was filled with so much emotion, gave me a lot of feels, and was a great enemies-to-lovers romance.
I loved reading from both Ian and London’s perspectives. You could really see how much they resented one another after everything that happened in the past. While their love remained dormant for bit I did think both needed to grow up.
Overall, I enjoyed this story and these characters. My heart really went out to them. Corinne and Melanie nailed it! I’m looking forward to more books written by this duo in the future!
Angsty like WHOA! Harlow and Michaels make quite the team in this standalone enemies-to-lovers romance!
Let’s first just pause to acknowledge the awesomeness of Corinne and Melanie writing TOGETHER! We’e halfway to greatness just with the two of them holding the pens. I love that two such distinct, original voices are so well-meshed and indistinguishable when writing together. Seamless. And this has it all. Humor and second chance, but laced with angst and steam. A single dad and enemies-to-lovers. There are so many great things here, and it’s a heartfelt book that will stay with you for a long time.
Well played, ladies! So well played!
An amazing enemies-to-lovers romance co-written by the super-talented Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow!
Corinne Michaels & Melanie Harlow co-writing IN THE SAME BOOK? Gah! It’s as good as it sounds. I loved London and Ian’s enemies-to-lovers story. Hold You Close has angst, laughter, and second chances…plus a single dad.