Review of Only Love (One and Only Book 3) by Melanie Harlow
Stella hasn't had very much luck with men. Her boyfriend dumped her, on her birthday no less, and since then, she's been in a funk. Her sister wants her to have a fuck fling. Yep, a fuck fling. Um what? But Stella just may get her chance to have that very thing when their Grams cons Stella into going up to Grams' house to check on her health. Grams has her new, obviously lonely neighbor in mind for her Stella. Although Ryan is very quiet and doesn't interact much with Grams when he does odd jobs around her house, Grams can tell he just needs the touch of the right woman to bring him out of his shell. Stella is that woman, or so Gram thinks.
When compassionate, sweet therapist Stella meets grumpy, anti-social, unfeeling Ryan meets Stella at her Grams' house, it's not all sparks flying. Instead, it's Stella quietly admiring the former Marine and Ryan determinedly not engaging with her, even though in his mind he is appreciating her. But as they tumble into a casual thing, will Ryan open up to Stella as he realizes he'll never get enough of her? Or will his unfeeling heart keep Stella frozen out?
I loved Only Love. Melanie Harlow always delivers, but she really set the bar with Only Love. It's one of those quiet stories that steals its way into your heart and sticks around long after you're done reading. It's got all the feels, it's sexy, it's sweet, and heartwarming. I loved Ryan and Stella together, how she compassionately and in a non-judgmental way, set about getting Ryan to fall in love with her. Ryan isn't the character I thought he'd be, and that's a very good thing. I thought this would be one of those stories where he'd be so beastly in his PTSD, and she'd be the beauty who would drag him back to civilization. But it's not really that. For one, Ryan doesn't really have PTSD, he's just having trouble transitioning into civilian life, and he's numb. Stella isn't a bulldozer of a therapist - no, she's a calm, peaceful angel who gets Ryan in ways he wasn't expecting. I love that as sexy as this is, as they are, it's in a quieter, really sweet way. Kudos to Melanie for this thoughtful take on the veteran and the therapist.
ARC via Social Butterfly PR.
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Stella hasn't had very much luck with men. Her boyfriend dumped her, on her birthday no less, and since then, she's been in a funk. Her sister wants her to have a fuck fling. Yep, a fuck fling. Um what? But Stella just may get her chance to have that very thing when their Grams cons Stella into going up to Grams' house to check on her health. Grams has her new, obviously lonely neighbor in mind for her Stella. Although Ryan is very quiet and doesn't interact much with Grams when he does odd jobs around her house, Grams can tell he just needs the touch of the right woman to bring him out of his shell. Stella is that woman, or so Gram thinks.
When compassionate, sweet therapist Stella meets grumpy, anti-social, unfeeling Ryan meets Stella at her Grams' house, it's not all sparks flying. Instead, it's Stella quietly admiring the former Marine and Ryan determinedly not engaging with her, even though in his mind he is appreciating her. But as they tumble into a casual thing, will Ryan open up to Stella as he realizes he'll never get enough of her? Or will his unfeeling heart keep Stella frozen out?
I loved Only Love. Melanie Harlow always delivers, but she really set the bar with Only Love. It's one of those quiet stories that steals its way into your heart and sticks around long after you're done reading. It's got all the feels, it's sexy, it's sweet, and heartwarming. I loved Ryan and Stella together, how she compassionately and in a non-judgmental way, set about getting Ryan to fall in love with her. Ryan isn't the character I thought he'd be, and that's a very good thing. I thought this would be one of those stories where he'd be so beastly in his PTSD, and she'd be the beauty who would drag him back to civilization. But it's not really that. For one, Ryan doesn't really have PTSD, he's just having trouble transitioning into civilian life, and he's numb. Stella isn't a bulldozer of a therapist - no, she's a calm, peaceful angel who gets Ryan in ways he wasn't expecting. I love that as sexy as this is, as they are, it's in a quieter, really sweet way. Kudos to Melanie for this thoughtful take on the veteran and the therapist.
ARC via Social Butterfly PR.
#bookreview #OnlyLove #OneAndOnlySeries #MelanieHarlow #contemporaryromance #formerMarine #therapist #SocialButterflyPR #ARC
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