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A review by abetterpaige
Tempt: Special Edition Paperback by Melanie Harlow
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Thank you to Valentine PR and the author for the gifted copy of this book!
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This is the second book I’ve read in the Cloverleigh Farms series though it is the 9th book! They’re all interconnected standalones so I didn’t feel strange reading this one before the others, and I don’t think I missed out on any of the important storylines by skipping ahead. In Tempt we meet Millie, a plus-sized wedding planner at Cloverleigh Farms who is visiting New York for a bridal convention. She loves her job and loves her life but feels uninspired and also like she’s cursed - all of her exes married the woman they dated immediately after her. And now she’s in the midst of planning her most recent ex’s wedding… with the girl she introduced him to. Stuck in New York for one extra night due to storms, she finds herself putting on her best dress and some red lipstick to make herself feel better and heads down to the hotel bar in hopes of finding a hot stranger to flirt with… and she succeeds (multiple times, if you know what I mean).
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Zach is a retired Navy Seal in his 40s, working at a private security company, with no family and only a few close friends when he finds out he actually has a son that he never knew about. His son invites him to his wedding which is taking place at Cloverleigh Farms… do you see where this is going?
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The tension they felt in New York doesn’t dissipate and they find themselves quickly enraptured with each other, going behind the backs of everyone they love to keep seeing each other and keeping it a secret. Will they be able to find a happy ending where they can be together publicly? Or are both of their hearts doomed from the start?
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I liked this book. I thought the spice was SPICIN and I enjoyed the side characters - I just struggled with Millie and Zach being very one dimensional and not really having growth. They sure talked a lot about growing and changing but it all felt very surface level to me! All in all, it’s a fun, fast read, but very middle of the ground for me.