Melanie: I can’t even believe I didn’t make eye contact with the guy on the elevator. I’d seen him before in my office building and he was totally awesome to look at. From what I could tell by the way his suit clung to him, he had a hot bod, too. Another missed opportunity! I’m so lame. Next time, I’ll see if he wants to do lunch. I wonder if he listens to 80s music when he works out, because he … he has got to work out.
Tyler: Dude, that chick in the elevator was mad fine. My sister may think I’m not capable of keeping a relationship, but she’s bugg’n. I’m gonna show the girl with the big green eyes that I’m all that and a bag of chips. Next time I see her, I’m gonna hit her up for sure. I wonder how she feels about watching 90s TV reruns on Friday nights? TGIF!
Melanie and Tyler may be decades apart, but working for the same publishing company brings the irresistible pair together. The ambitious duo is filled with dreams that don’t include being executive assistants for the rest of their lives. Somewhere between the laughter and arguing over which decade brought the better entertainment and fads, they fall in love.
Tension mounts as the pressure and excitement of new opportunities increases and their dreams get closer to becoming a reality…but what happens when one of their dreams doesn’t come true?
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I loved everything about this book, that I read it without putting it down. We meet the two main characters in an elevator where they find an attraction to one another. Tyler eventually asks Melanie out the next time he sees her and things seem to click right away for them. They have a healthy competition with each other about which decade is better in terms of music and movies, but they don’t let that bring them down.
Eventually, Melanie’s dreams begin to come true regarding her career, but will Tyler be able to handle her success? Please, please read it to find out! I definitely recommend this book who likes romantic comedies as well as a book that is just easy to read.
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story By Jennifer L. Allen. This story was such a fun read. Tyler and Melanie has me completely hooked. They are so well written I forgot I was reading, they are completely relatable and you can’t help but connect with them. They form a friendship that slowly becomes more and it was so fun to watch. It’s a well written story that had me smiling most of the time. It’s a nice quick read. Characters you’ll love a a wonderful storyline make for an enjoyable afternoon escape to book land. I’m excited to see more from this author. Five stars all the way and highly recommended.
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen. This is a sweet, sexy romance and I loved it! Its the story of Tyler Scott and Melanie Katsaros. They have been eyeing each other at work but both are too afraid to say anything. Tyler is a ladies man and has a reputation of keeping a relationship going. He thinks maybe he hasn’t found the right woman yet. Tyler and Melanie are both Executive Assistants to editor’s of a men’s magazine. Tyler’s boss is horrible so Tyler hates his job, Melanie’s boss is amazing and she loves her job. They finally go on a date and sparks fly. They both have so much fun together even though there is an age difference of a decade. He’s from the 90’s she’s from the 80s so they love to argue about which decade has better music, clothes etc. They go slow and build a friendship and then it turns into more. Will they be able to make their relationship work, will they be able to make their dreams come true. Read Simply Irresistible to find out!
Simply Irresistible
By Jennifer L Allen
5 stars
I LOVED this story! I really enjoy this author’s wonderful stories, they are so sweet and as the title says irresistible! She writes wonderful contemporary romance stories that are engaging from the start and with characters I always fall in love in love with straight away. I loved Tyler! I liked that he was able to admit his faults when it came to relationships, and I loved that he was obsessed with the 90’s! Totally my era for growing up! Melanie was just adorable, she really was! I loved her naivety and shyness when it came to even looking in Tyler’s direction and I admired her attitude when it came to the job that she absolutely loves! I could feel the connection between Tyler and Melanie; it wasn’t that all consuming passion in some stories but more of a gentle, slow burn – it was perfect for the two of them! For me I thought that they were just perfect for each other and I was rooting for them the whole way through.
Simply Irresistible was a super sweet read and one that I highly recommend! I can’t wait to read more from this author again in the future!
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen
5 out of 5 stars
Simply Irresistible A Totally Sweet Love Story written by Jennifer L. Allen is the second book that I have read by this author. The characters are well written and play off each other so well with their decade music and movies. I just love the little quirks. The plot is awesome and the scenery is great especially the way the author described NYC.
Melanie Katsaros is socially awkward but she is also an executive assistant for a women’s fashion magazine she loves her job and her boss but, she has aspiring dreams she just has to get the nerve up to talk to her boss about such dreams.
Tyler Scott works as an executive assistant to the editor of a men’s magazine and he hates his job. His boss is not a pleasant man. But Tyler has grander aspirations, this is just a stepping stone. Tyler doesn’t have any trouble finding women, it’s staying with them that is his problem. He can finally admit to himself that he self-sabotages his relationships. Maybe he just hasn’t found the right woman yet.
He first saw the beautiful woman with the big green eyes in the elevator at work. He is instantly intrigued and is determined to find a way to get her to go out with him. She seen him before in her office building and he was totally awesome to look at and his suits cling to him, he has a hot bod, too. And it’s another missed opportunity to see if he wants to do lunch.
These two are so perfect for each other and I loved reading this story and can’t wait to read more of this authors work.
I highly recommend this book…
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Tracy
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Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L Allen is exactly that a sweet romance story that makes you feel good. This story was fun and made me laugh as well, it is a slow burn tale that was set at just the right pace. This is one of my favorites by Jennifer and the characters are lovable but strong. It is a heartwarming romance and I enjoyed watching the relationship grow. This is a quick and easy read the geeky characters are very realistic and relatable.
Melanie has always dreamed of becoming a fashion designer and is working in a magazine that will hopefully get her there. Tyler work for the same company but in another branch and hates his job. Tyler finally gathers the courage to ask her out but things don’t go as planned.
Will they find their HEA and make their dreams come true or will their love of different era’s keep them apart ? I highly recommend this book.
This book was made for me. My 80’s loving heart couldn’t read it fast enough. It read like a beloved John Hughes montage. Allen did a wonderful job developing these characters and the plot line. It was fun and witty and a quick read. I was engaged and truly enjoyed every page. Loved it!
A super sweet romance that discusses the age old battle of movies (are movies from the 80s better than the 90s – the answer is yes). OK so that’s not the point of the story, but I wanted to weigh in on the debate…
This story is told in dual POV with banter and well defined characters. The story moves at a great pace and kept me engaged from beginning to end.
This is a wonderful tale that I will be recommending to an older friends’ bookclub.
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allenw as fun sweet read that had me hooked.
This book was a perfect slow lazy summer read that was relaxing, entertaining and funny. It was well written, detail and has this nice cheesy tone that you can’t help but get it pulled into.
I liked that it was told in dual POV, so we got the funess from both sides. That added such a nice element that I couldn’t even pick a favourite POV. Both MC’s are strong and well developed. I loved their interactions and banter. It was natural, engaging, and it had this nice realistic growth that you couldn’t help but smile at. This book really got me in the warm and fuzzy feels. On a whole this read has many familiar elements as any romcom, but also has this freshness that hooks you and blows the normal cliché’s out of the water.
Overall this book is worth your time, energy and feels. So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that this book will put a smile on your face, and leave you wanting more.
Happy Reading
-E.A. Walsh
This book is perfect! The title not only fits each main Character but it fits them together. They are Simply Irresistible! Each their love of 80’s/90’s movies and music that sparks more than One heated debate. I have so many highlighted passages it’s crazy! Here is one example:
Tyler is trying to date Melanie exclusive and he says this
“Wanna feel my shirt? It’s made of boyfriend material 🙂 “
ha ha ha I chuckled at this so hard. This is just the tip of the iceberg! There are so many more cute passages either said by Tyler or Melanie. I don’t even want to mention what they say when texting each other. Again..so many highlighted passages.
This is a first time author for me. I loved her creative ideas in this book. The story flowed so easily and i was quickly turning pages to see what was going to be said next. The characters were fun and wildly imaginative. Even the secondary characters were flirty and heartwarming. This is a wonderful feel good story that had me smiling and chuckling while reading. It will be a great re-read for when I want that sweet romance.
5 Star
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen is a new adult/ romantic comedy that I simply couldn’t put down till I finished the last page . I was pretty much hooked from the beginning. I’ve read other books by this Author.I love that the two main characters are decade loving nerds. One is a fan of the 80’s while the other one is a fan of the 90’s. These two have big dreams while working away at the publishing company they work for. Find out what happens next in this absolute must read. It’s a pretty quick read. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.
Such a cute book with loveable, quirky characters. I adore Tyler and Melanie. I would definitely visit the other characters in their own stories. Quick and Easy to read. As a 30-something, I loved all the references to the pop culture of my youth. Perfect light reading for a lazy afternoon. Solid work. Three stars.
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen
5 stars
I really loved this book! Two closet decade loving “nerds” meet and it all goes from there.
I will say it read pretty fast and that was a sign of a great book.
I loved how similar yet different these two were and how well they just meshed.
Melanie, loved her. We’ve all been too nervous in certain situations but going to your boss with something so near and dear to her heart, I loved how that played out.
And don’t forget Tyler, and his jerk of a boss.
This is a must read, I really enjoyed this and got some laughs too.
What a brilliant introduction to this new author for me. This was such a feel-good read that is heartwarming, sweet, lovable & romantic from start to finish. I was hooked with this read from beginning to end and it was made even better by the characters that Jennifer L. Allen has created. I absolutely loved following their journeys in this read they were both lovable, relatable and you felt as though you were there alongside them with their story. I loved reading about their developing relationship and their connection that grew over, through it all you couldn’t help but wish they would get a HEA.
I can’t wait to see what else this author brings, I know I will definitely be reading more from her with future reads. But until then, I highly recommend this romance read!
4 Stars
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story was my first read by Jennifer L. Allen. It is a super sweet, slow burn, contemporary/friends to lovers romance- with humour, emotion, and fun.
Tyler works as an executive assistant for the editor of a men’s magazine. He really hates his job- and his boss is quite a dislikeable person. Tyler has dreams, his ambition is to use this experience to propel him to greater things. He is quite popular with the ladies, but so far has been unlucky in love. He notices a beautiful woman at work, drawn to her gorgeous green eyes- and had been keeping a look out for her ever since. He decides he will need to find a way to get her to go out with him.
Melanie works for the same publisher, as the executive assistant for the women’s fashion magazine located in the same building as Tyler. She’s noticed him several times now and is quite intrigued by him. But she’s a little shy and awkward when it comes to social interactions, she can’t even bring herself to even look at him- so she’s going to have to pull up her big girl panties and pluck up the nerve to speak to him. She also has big dreams and can’t wait to put her ideas to work.
Melanie loves the 80’s and Tyler is a 90’s guy. Their friendship builds and slowly more develops. What does the future hold for these two? Will they be drawn together in the end, or pushed apart? Will they see their dreams to fruition- or will their dreams be ripped apart?
This was a quick and easy read with a great pace and a smooth flow. The characters were very realistic, which made them quite relatable and believable. The story is sweet and touching. Overall, this was a fun and light-hearted read!
Thank you, Ms. Allen!
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen was a fun 5 star read.
Melanie and Tyler work in the same building, they have seen each other several times on the elevator. Tyler finally works up the nerve to ask Melanie to lunch, where they quickly learn they were decade geeks, Melanie the 80’s and Tyler the 90’s.
They both have taken their current jobs, executive assistants as stepping stones to what they really want to do. Tyler does most of the work for his boss and hates him. Melanie designs her own clothes but is too afraid to tell her boss they are her designs.
As they go on more dates, they decide to become exclusive. When Tyler takes Melanie to meet his sister and her husband, she is surprised to see who is brother-in-law is. Wow, didn’t see that coming.
Overall I really enjoyed this book, I had so many LOL moments. I loved the sassiness between them. Neither of them were really looking for love but they were meant to be and made it work so well. I really enjoyed the epilogue and I look forward to reading more from Jennifer L. Allen.
Simply Irresistible is the first time I have read anything from Jennifer L. Allen, but I can promise you that it will not be my last experience doing so. I must start with that gorgeous and eye catching cover that graces the book. I probably didn’t even need to read the blurb to know that I needed to find out what the story behind the beautiful cover was like. I am so glad that I jumped right in and can only say that I wish I had found Jennifer L. Allen sooner. I loved that this book incorporated music, something that I love just as dearly as book so this was like having the best of both worlds at my fingertips. I found myself jamming to the 80’s and 90’s for several days after I had finished this book.
Melanie and Tyler are fabulous to read. Their love story is a slow burn that is built on so much more than the first physical attraction they both felt for each other. It is built on support, trust, friendship and so much more that they slowly build together in a fun and sweet way. This book makes romance look sweet and fun again, something that I feel we all tend to get a bit jaded in from time to time. It is nice when you stumble upon something believable and sweet like Melanie and Tyler’s story to jump-start your faith in love and friendship once again. I can’t wait to get my hands on whatever else is available from Jennifer L. Allen while I await the next new release!
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love Story by Jennifer L. Allen is a new adult/ romantic comedy. I didn’t know what to expect when I started this book but that didn’t matter because it would have met and exceeded any expectations I had. This book was so enjoyable to read.
Tyler Smith is not someone you would say has trouble with women. The only trouble he has is keeping them but he can admit to himself that’s mostly his fault. Then he sees the green eyed girl on the elevator and he’s intrigued.
Melanie has seen Tyler before. After all, they work in the same building. Melanie is not good with social situations and anytime she sees him she can’t make herself look at him let alone talk to him. Finally they meet officially and Tyler gets the date he was looking for. The only thing that might tear them apart is their love for different decades. Maybe what they say is true – opposites attract.
This story was so sweet and fun. The book leads up to these two meeting and spending time together but there is an instant comfortableness that the characters feel with each other that really added to the story. This was such a good book, I couldn’t put it down.
Simply Irresistible: A Totally Sweet Love story by Jennifer L Allen is exactly what the title says – a totally sweet love story that will pick you up when you feel down and makes you feel good! I have read couple of other books by the writer which I liked very much so I knew when I picked up Simply Irresistible that I would spend couple of fun hours with Melanie and Tyler who are THE couple of the story.
I loved how the writer threw together two nerdy professionals – a 80ies fan and a 90ies fan and who have big dreams while plugging away at the same publishing company! They have ambitions and they also have what backs these ambitions up!
Add to this all the great New York City and their different backgrounds and you get a fun story where you laugh a lot and suddenly realize that you have fallen in love! So come along and join their journey!
I enjoyed this book from beginning to end. This is one of my favorites by this author. It is a sweet, heartwarming romance that starts out as friendship but grows into something so much more. Tyler and Melanie are strong characters that bring this story to life and made me feel as if I was right there with them. I enjoyed watching their relationship grow throughout the story as well as their chemistry. Will they find their HEA and have their dreams come true? I highly recommend this book.