A review by dragonflyreads
Hold You Close by Corinne Michaels, Melanie Harlow

4.0

4.5 stars

Let me start off by saying that when a book is co-authored, I always try to see if I can figure out which author wrote what. I've read everything Corinne Michaels has written, and only one other book by Melanie Harlow, and I could not single anything out. That's a good thing! Hold You Close was a fantastic enemies-to-lovers/second chance that was cohesively written by two fantastic authors.

"London is the sun, the stars, the light at thee end of the tunnel that I'm so desperate to reach, but know I'll never touch."

So in my opinion, London was kind of an ice queen and rightfully so. Right off the bat, she's burned by Ian so badly that I wanted to punch him in the junk and not look back. Her best friends children are in her care while she's on vacation, tragedy strikes and she's got to call Ian to help. Ian is left in charge of the three and everyone is reeling from sudden loss, changes, and heartache.

I’m just thinking about Ian. God, he was awesome...when he wasn’t being an ass. That’s right, I said it! He was fantastic when he and London were in a good place. When they were on the outs? Ugh. Ian, I wanted to punch you in the dick. It happens though. He was still hot as fuck and made me swoon, especially when he was getting better at the parenting thing.

"Loving Ian was never really a choice, though, He's always been the guy for me."

Hold You Close was a fantastic ride. With great character development and a fantastic storyline, I could not help but turn the page. I felt the sadness that Ian and London felt. I felt for the kids for the transitions they had to make. I felt the pain and shift London felt when letting her guard down and letting Ian back in. Those are the best stories, and Hold You Close is one of them.