Cloverleigh Farms Book 7: Taste by Melanie Harlow

Cloverleigh Farms Book 7

The last person on earth I want to be stranded with is Gianni Lupo.

But thanks to the blizzard of the century, I’m trapped in a roadside motel room with that cocky bastard for two straight days.

With one small bed.

Some women might thank Mother Nature for delivering a polar vortex that maroons them with six feet of solid muscle, those deep blue eyes, that sexy grin--but not me. I’ve known Gianni Lupo all my life, and he’s never brought me anything but bad luck and trouble.

So when the tension between us explodes with enough fiery heat to melt my icy defenses, I should have known what the disastrous end result would be--

A big fat plus sign.

After the snow melts, I’m left with more than just memories of the night we spent keeping each other warm. And he might be a rising star on the culinary scene, but he’s got no idea how to handle this bun in the oven.

He says he wants to do the right thing, but I’m not about to spend the rest of my life feeling like someone settled for me.

But just when I think I’ve got Gianni Lupo all figured out, he gives me a taste of the man he could be, of the family we could become, of the way he could love me if I let him.

I’m terrified of falling for him.

But one taste might be all it takes.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59684983-taste

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

The next generation of the Cloverleigh kids continues. Except this time we get the grown up kids from the books Frenched series. A series I admit I haven't had a chance to read yet! But will definitely be reading soon. These kids, specifically Ellie, are friends with some of the Cloverleigh Farm kids. Ellie is best friends with Winnie, who was the heroine in the previous book. We saw a sneak peek of Ellie and Gianni's love hate relationship in Winnie's story, but now we get to see what happens when the two of them stop fighting and bickering and let the chemistry between the two of them spark. 

Ellie and Gianni have grown up together. Their mothers are best friends and their childhoods were spent never far apart. But now they are 23 and have some pretty successful careers and ones they hope to build up more. Their childhood banter turned into confusing feelings of wondering what it would be like if they got together but knowing that it may not be a good idea. But one weekend changes it all. The two of them get snowed in. Stranding them at a motel. And of course there is only one bed. Truths will be spilled, sparks will fly, and that weekend will change everything between them. 

I loved their story! There was no rush in their feelings between them. There were always lingering feelings but never acted on. They both knew one another yet didn't. The weekend gave them a chance to and in doing so they realize that their goals were different, but the pull between them could mean something. If they were brave enough to let it. But neither know how to let themselves be vulnerable enough to try. They had to really build their relationship and trust one another in order to have a chance at a future. You can't help but love the two of them. Their banter was hilarious and at times they could be such total polar opposites but in their case, opposites truly attract. I couldn't put their story down! And I cannot wait for more books. 

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.