Speakeasy Taproom Book 9: Safeguard by Stephanie Rose

Speakeasy Taproom Book 9

Jilted. Living in a glorified closet. The world’s worst bar waitress. I just need to keep a roof over my head and make tuition payments until I can finish graduate school. Then my real life will start. But right now, long nights at the Speakeasy have me burning the candle at both ends and the wax melting all over my fingers.

When a bar manager offers me a job taking care of his adorable five-year-old daughter, it seems like the perfect solution. I get a quiet place to study. Matteo gets a reliable sitter.

There should be no complications. Except that I like my new boss a little too much. His gorgeous dark eyes humble me, and the long talks we share fill me up inside. I can’t possibly fall for him.

But the undeniable pull between us leads to a scorching kiss I can’t ignore or forget, and suddenly I’ve fallen for them both, father and daughter.

And now three hearts are at stake.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55275567-safeguard

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

The final book of the Speakeasy Taproom series and it was definitely a favorite of mine from the series! M & M are definitely one of my favorite couples of this series. After the end of a relationship that left Melanie feeling jilted and a bit insecure, all she wants to do is finish up graduate school and get her life back in order. To do so, she is going to school during the day and working nights at Speakeasy Taproom to pay the tuition bills and her small apartment. Her days are long and exhausting and she wonders if she is going to make it. But the bright spot in her nights at Speakeasy are Matteo. The single dad to a wonderful five year old daughter, Lauren, who is drawn to Melanie in ways he never knew were possible. Matteo has been on his own with his daughter since his ex walked out on them shortly after his daughter's birth. He never let another woman in, not when his daughter is his number one priority. Melanie becomes a bright spot to his day and only becomes brighter when he runs out of sitters for his daughter and Melanie volunteers. And when he sees an opportunity for Melanie to ease back from Speakeasy but still has a job, he offers her the position to be his daughter's sitter. Thew arrangement works wonderfully for Melanie. She has more time to study and since she plans to be a teacher to young children, she has the experience to watch Matteo's daughter. And she loves Lauren. And it isn't long until her feelings for Matteo grow. Lucky for her, the feeling is mutual. But a relationship between them is complicated and past hurts that threaten to ruin what is growing between them. Can they move past the fears to have a future together? 

I loved their story!! Melanie and Matteo were such great characters and their story was so sweet. With the odds against them, you can't help but cheer for them to get together and have their happily ever after. Like I said, this was definitely one of my favorites from the series. It had me hooked from page one. So sad this series is over! But it was a great one.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.