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Irresistible: A Small Town Single Dad Romance (Cloverleigh Farms Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

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I’m a full-time single dad to three daughters and CFO at Cloverleigh Farms.

I don’t have time to fall in love—I’m too busy trying to run a business, keep the red socks out of the white laundry, and get the damn pillowcases on without owing a dollar to the swear jar.

Sure, Frannie Sawyer is beautiful and sweet, but she’s twenty-seven, the boss’s daughter, and my new part-time nanny—which means she’s completely off-limits. It’s bad enough I can’t stop fantasizing about her, what kind of jerk would I be if I acted on the impulse to kiss her?

(Exactly the kind of jerk you’re thinking.)

Actually, I’m worse than that—because I didn’t stop with a kiss, and now I can’t stay away. She makes me feel like myself again. She reminds me what it’s like to want something just for me. She’s everything I ever needed, but nothing I ever imagined.

I’m a former Marine. I should have had the strength to resist her from the start.

But I didn’t. And now I have to choose between the life I want and the life she deserves.

Even if it means giving her up.

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Irresistible A Small Town, single dad, forbidden, age gap romance
Melanie Harlow, #1 Amazon Bestselling Author

Melanie Harlow, Romance Author

This series is a game changer. Ten Stars!
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“Sexy, heartfelt--did I mention sexy?”—Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

"Heart, heat, humor . . . this book, like all her others, is absolutely irresistible."—Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author

"WOW! This small-town, second-chance, friends-to-lovers was AMAZING!"—The Guide to Romance Novels

"Emotional, sexy and a love that's worth risking it all for. I could not get enough."—Corinne Michaels, New York Times bestselling author

"TEN STARS!"—Goodreads

  • Irresistible
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Sweet, funny, sexy, REAL romance.

USA Today bestselling author, Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. Her stories are about modern couples falling in old-fashioned love, and even though romance is a fantasy, her heroes and heroines are everyday people with real problems who stumble on their way to happily ever after.

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I swore I’d never talk to him again. But twenty years later, he’s back in my life, daring me to risk everything for him: my job, my self-worth, and my heart. How many chances does true love deserve?

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Insatiable A Small Town Friends to Lovers Romance

Noah McCormick and I have never been anything more than friends.

Until I walked in on him getting out of the shower and saw his hard, muscular body totally bare and dripping wet.

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Unbreakable A Small Town Second Chance Romance

After my messy divorce, I knew Cloverleigh Farms was the perfect place for a fresh start.

But falling for Henry DeSantis wasn’t part of the plan.

Deep down, I’m terrified.

Is this all too much, too soon? Or am I a fool to let a second chance at happily ever after pass me by?

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Unforgettable A Small Town Second Chance Sports Romance

Back then, I had it all. Wicked fastball. Killer instinct. Cocky grin. Full package. (And believe me, I knew how to score.)

Then I run into April Sawyer.

And just when I think I’m ready to let go of the past and get back in the game, life throws me a curveball I never saw coming.

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"Sexy, heartfelt--did I mention sexy? With the perfect touch of the forbidden, Melanie Harlow has outdone herself with single dad Mack and Frannie's story!"--Ilsa Madden-Mills, Wall Street Journal bestselling author

Irresistible has everything I love in a romance; a hero to swoon over, enough steam to power a marine filled sauna, and just enough humor to balance out the heartbreak. Melanie Harlow never fails to deliver a beautifully crafted, emotional story that leaves my 'happily ever after heart' satisfied." --Helena Hunting, New York Times bestselling author

"If I've said it once, I've said it a million times--Melanie Harlow is the quintessential romance author. Heart, heat, humor... this book, like all her others, is absolutely irresistible."-- Laurelin Paige, New York Times bestselling author


"There is love in the air y'all! The kind of love that makes you swoon, and you end up having butterflies in your stomach...This story was yet again, another compelling romance that Melanie is bringing to her readers."--CristiinaReads

"This is one of my most favorite reads of 2019! It's got everything you want in a romance--charming characters, witty, smart dialogue, super steamy moments, and major swoony feels. It's a TOP REC, MUST READ from me." --Angie's Dreamy Reads

"Love this single-dad, age-gap romance by the phenomenal Melanie Harlow."--Mary, Frolic


"With beautifully written characters and a plot so filled with emotion and love that you cannot put it down, Melanie Harlow has started another wonderful series." --The Overflowing Bookcase


"It's hot, sweet, fun, and full of feels." --Reviews by Tammy, Kim, Rachel, and Jay


"Good Lord I need a minute. Irresistible by Melanie Harlow was so sexy, emotional and filled with poignant delicious moments that gave me all the swoons." --Bookgasms Book Blog


"I smiled, laughed and swooned my way through the pages. The perfect book to get lost in and fall in love with on a snowy winter afternoon." --Slow Readers Blog


"Irresistible is an all kinds of amazing, swoon-worthy and spicy story. And it's hands-down one of the most charming things I've ever read." --Wicked Quests of a Book Ninja


"I loved everything about this story and I'm excited for the next book in this new series of standalones!" --The Book Boyfriend Addict


"Melanie Harlow is one of those authors that once her new release hits my kindle nothing else around me seems to exist. I want to lose myself in another sweet sexy read as only Harlow can gift to her readers."--Books, Wine & Time


"A story that'll have you wrapped up in its feels from beginning to end! I seriously didn't want this book to end and I have no clue where to go from here!" --Words We Love By Blog


"My reaction to Melanie Harlow's Irresistible is the same as its title. This story is IRRESISTIBLE." --PP's Bookshelf

"If you enjoy small town romance stories, rich with family drama, emotion, and touches of humor then I highly suggest you make a visit to Cloverleigh Farms, you will love what you find waiting there for you!" --Reds Romance Reviews

"The emotions were so intense and palpable, you'll still feel the zing even long after you're done reading it. The heart and heat were overflowing and leaping off the pages that it's just impossible for you not to get hooked. Needless to say, this book truly is Irresistible in every sense of the word." --RentasticReads


"Irresistible was exactly that--irresistible for my heart. I completely fell in love with these characters from the start and my love grew along with theirs." --Bookish Aurora

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07NYFXV9W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (February 23, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 23, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3641 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 301 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 16,739 ratings

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USA Today and #1 Amazon bestselling author Melanie Harlow writes sweet, sexy, feel-good romance. She likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. If she's not writing or reading, she's probably at Orangetheory or watching Schitt's Creek again. She lifts her glass to readers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit.

She is represented by Rebecca Friedman of Friedman Literary.

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This book was incredible.Mack is a loving father who is juggling work and raising three daughters alone. Frannie is a sweet 27 year old nannie for the girls who also works with Mack.Their love story is so romantic. A must read!
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Jennifer O'Leary
5.0 out of 5 stars Frankie and Mack’s Story is so good!!
Reviewed in the United States on February 29, 2024
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I loved this book with from the start. Frannie seems so sweet and fun. I wish I could cook like her too!! I fell in love with Mack and his 3 girls too!! They all deserved the happily ever after and I loved the ending to their wonderful story!! So fun, funny and a beautiful love story!!
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Lisa Maurer
4.0 out of 5 stars Completely sucked in to Mack and Frannie - great start to the Cloverleigh Farms Series!
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2023
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4 “swear jar” “babysitter” Kisses

Is there anything better than finishing a book and feeling sublimely happy? Like just down to your core bliss that can only come from the beautiful words of characters you love. I mean, I know there isn’t, but I feel like I’m obligated to ask the rhetorical question. I’ve always had a huge love and appreciation for Melanie Harlow’s books…and Irresistible is a classic example of why. Packed full of emotions that take me on a complete journey…giving me new (and some old) characters to swoon over and fall in love with…a good helping of humor and delicious sexy times…it’s all a complete package that makes me fall in love every. Single. Time. And I’m here for it people…always will be. I was super excited when I heard that Melanie was going to write the Cloverleigh Farms Series…we’re first introduced to the Farm and Mack in Only Love, the last book in the One and Only Series, and when it comes to writing sisters/families…Melanie does it so well, so I was amp’d to get to me a new cast and crew that I would get to fall in love with – and the Sawyer family is already shaping up to be amazing.

Frannie Sawyer…sweet, gentle Frannie - the baby of the five Sawyer sisters and this girl does have an interesting story. She’s been through quite a lot health wise and while it did mean her life wasn’t exactly ‘normal’, it hasn’t held her back in any way – except for maybe keeping her social circle on the smaller side. She’s super friendly and outgoing, I loved her personality and I looooved how much she loved to cook. Girl could make a mean macaron and I was all about it – seriously, I will never be able eat/look at/see a macaron and not think of Frannie…and that makes my heart happy.

“What’s wrong with me that I’m not out there in the world being a badass?”
He shook his head. “You don’t need to be a badass. You don’t need to be anything other than what you are. And frankly, the world could use more people like you.”
“What am I like?” I asked, surprised and flattered by his words.
“Sweet. Genuine. Kind.”

Declan “Mack” MacAllister…oh my sweet single dad stars, this man did so many things to me. Gah…and did I love every single one of them. He’s soooooo good…like such a good, solid man and even when he messes up, I still just wanna give him a hug and tell him it’s going to be okay. I hated all the crap with his ex-wife…I hated that it happened to him, I hated that it happened to his girls, all of it was just bad all around, but I can say he handled it the best way he could – by putting his children first. He is seriously the best dad ever. Any single parent out there deserves ALL the praise in the world because it’s like 10 full time jobs and I can’t even imagine, but seeing his day-to-day life, man – he’s a champ. Swear jar and all. I loved the relationships he had with his daughters – I loved his daughters to the moon and back, each of their personalities were just adorable.

‘For a moment, I let myself imagine what it would be like if I were younger and didn’t have kids. If I were free to pursue her. Win her. Keep her. Christ, I’d effing spoil her rotten all the time. She was that perfect combination of sexy and sweet— it drove me crazy in the best possible way. In another life, I’d have done everything possible to make her mine.’

There is so much right about Mack and Frannie…so much to love…so much to enjoy…and trust me, I ate up every second of it. The forbidden aspect was there (them not wanting her parents or his kids to find out), it wasn’t as forbidden as I wanted it to be, but I still liked it. There was also the age gap, the fact that they worked for her parents farm, but all that meant nothing against the face of their chemistry. There wasn’t a whole lot of effort on establishing it either…it just was a fact of nature, they have known each other for years and there’s been an underlying attraction so it was nice that we could kind of skip all of that and get straight to the meat of their relationship. Because of the circumstances, it’s not like they have the normal let’s-go-out-on-a-date kind of thing, but I loved what they had. Cooking at home and movie nights with his girls was literally all I needed. And seeing them all interact as a family was so heartwarming – it wasn’t like she was trying to replace their mom but it felt like their new version of normal and it made everyone (Mack, Frannie and his girls) beyond happy…so clearly I was over the moon about it. I loved their physical chemistry and jeez-us do not get me started on Mack’s sexy as heck dirty mouth and I loved that he kind of pulled a more sexual side out of Frannie. Once again, due to the circumstances of the situation with his family and her family, it’s not like the back and forth could have stretched out forever but I do wish we had had a couple of weeks to really ground them before the angst happened.

“Hey. Listen to me.” Leaving the listings on my desk, I came around and took her by the shoulders. “You are smart, talented, and persistent. If you don’t know the answer to something, you’ll find it. And you’re not alone.”
“No?”
I shook my head. “You’ve got your sisters, you’ve got an ally in this Radley woman, and you have me. I’ll be here for you every step of the way.”
Her lips tipped up. “You will?”
“Yes.”
She slipped her arms around my waist and looked up at me with adorably huge eyes. “Tell me again that I have you.”
“You have me.”

Oh Melanie Melanie Melanie…my love for her books astounds me sometimes. I mean, they’re classic examples of why I read romance…she packs in everything I’m looking for and then some and I live for it. I love her style and brand of romance and it’s the main reason why almost five years after reading her for the first time, I’m still hooked on her amazing characters, fantastic emotions and wonderful words. I love the way she balances the angst…I love how she inflicts comedy into certain scenes…and I am obsessed with the emotional rollercoaster she always takes me on. Also…I love it when Melanie writes books involving children – I love the way she incorporates them and even though they’re not the main focus, I love falling in love with their personalities and what they bring to the story. Especially with Irresistible, they play a pretty big role and I completely loved every scene involving them. Plus towards the end, when the angst was at level 87, and then the kids came in - gah! I was already struggling not to cry…but you can’t expect my eyes not to leak when kids get involved! I’m not made of stone Melanie!

‘I watched her leave, feeling that ache in my chest again, and I wished there was a way I could’ve asked her to stay. I was tired of being careful, tired of missing her at night, tired of feeling bad for wanting her, tired of feeling like I was one person with her, and a different person with the kids. Neither version of me was complete.
I wanted to be both at once.’

The ending was good…smooth…I kind of wanted a little more from the convo with Mack and his girls, but that’s me being super picky and needy (and of course always wanting more!). I loooooved the epilogue…another thing I love about Melanie’s book is the way I feel at the very end – it’s like my heart wants to explode with unicorns and rainbows. It’s impossible not to feel good about a book when it ends and you’re insanely happy…I’ll never complain about it. And I love the way everything was resolved for Mack and Frannie…it was just perfect for them. I did wish there was more resolution on one or two things with Mack’s ex-wife but they were minor in the grand scheme. I’m so ready for the next book in the Cloverleigh Series – it’s Chloe’s turn with Undeniable ! Chloe is the closest to Frannie in age (5 years older) and also worked at the Farm and I can’t wait to see what Melanie does with her and Oliver! #TakeMeToCloverleigh
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MommieJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Rated R
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
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So good!! There are hundreds of good books out there, but very few great ones. This is one of the great ones. The characters felt so real. Their conversations, emotions, flaws, were all so human and not forced.
I was pulled in immediately by the characters in this book. What a great first book and set up for all the sisters in this family. This small family kind of reminded me of an adult version of Gru and his girls ❤️
*This book is rated R. The F word is used more than once. There is no violence. The spice scenes are explicitly detailed.
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3.0 out of 5 stars The male MC didn’t do it for me..
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
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I’m cutting straight to the point with this one- I wasn’t really feeling the male main character in this book. Mack started off as a playful, teasing father in the first chapter but by the end I wasn’t his biggest fan. I didn’t like how he treated his daughters towards the end when they were having some pretty big feelings. I would’ve understood his response if the girls were crying over something insignificant, but what they were crying over was extremely valid, especially with what they’ve been through with their mother. Mack says it a few times throughout the book, but I also wasn’t really sure what Frannie saw in him that was special. He didn’t really show much remorse for the inconveniences that took place between him and Frannie.

Frannie was incredibly sweet and selfless. Anyway she could help, she was always there, whether it was helping a stranger sew their dress or helping Mack babysit his children. I felt bad for her with the way she grew up so vulnerable and isolated but I was proud of the way she finally stood up for herself to gain some independence.

The highlight for me was the spectators and comments during the groveling. Between the children and other side characters, they were hilarious and I didn’t even realize that I had met the side characters in a previous book until after I’d finished reading! I also appreciated that there wasn’t too much drama geared around the ex-wife. Overall, this was not a bad read, it just wasn’t my cup of tea. The writing style was easy to read but unfortunately, it didn’t provoke deep feelings in me.

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“But Nat, something good is about to happen,” said Miles. “I can tell. A dude doesn’t wear a glittery T-shirt for nothing.”
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Kim
5.0 out of 5 stars Cute
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
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Sweet and tender love story. Mack is loving single dad to three little girls. These Little girls are spitfire. Mack falls for Frannie, and Frannie falls for Mack. Fast read. Definitely worth your time.
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Cliente Kindle
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfeito
Reviewed in Brazil on March 27, 2023
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fazia tempo que eu não chorava lendo um livro, mas ver como Declan lida com a paternidade, o amor surreal que ele sente pelas filhas, a cumplicidade da protagonista com as crianças… meu Deus, meu coração derreteu totalmente
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Mischa
5.0 out of 5 stars lebendige Liebesgeschichte
Reviewed in Germany on June 22, 2022
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Die Liebesgeschichte zwischen Frannie und Mack ist interessant, da sich die Hauptpersonen gerade in unterschiedlichen Lebensphasen befinden. Klingt sehr vielversprechend und ist es auch. Frannie ist das Kindermädchen zu Mack's kleinen Töchtern und Mack arbeitet für Frannie's Vater, diese Kombination ist sehr kompliziert. Dementsprechend sind die Schwierigkeiten für diese Liebe vorprogrammiert. Die Autorin schafft es nicht nur schreibtechnisch einwandfrei, sondern auch emotional die Geschichte zum Leben zu erwecken. Ein großartiges Buch, um dem Alltag zu entfliehen. Vielen Dank!
Auch die übrigen Bücher der Autorin sind zu empfehlen. Die englische Originalversion ist leicht lesbar und der Schreibstil von Melanie Harlow ist flüssig.
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L
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!!!
Reviewed in India on October 4, 2021
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Such a sweet and beautiful book. Take a blanket whit hot chocolate or coffee and enjoy the story. It will make you smile :)
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LindalooKam
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 21, 2021
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A beautiful storyline.
Beautiful characters and their connections with each other were wonderfully written.
Macks and Frannie were so well suited to each other. His Daughters were all so adorable. Can't believe he ended up with another two though 😂
This truly was a beautiful story well worth reading and well deserving of the 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐s I've given.
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Ms. Mint
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet romance
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 20, 2021
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My first book of this author and it surely didn't disappoint. It's one of the nicest single dad romance books I've read (and I've read quite a few). I love Mack and the kids. Their dynamics are priceless. His struggles as a single parent whose life his ex-wife had walked out of are depicted realistically. The kids are a riot. When they gave their dad a little help to win the woman of his life towards the end is hilarious. A solid 4 stars from me!
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