Hold You Close by Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels

A Review by Wendy

4 Rising to the Occasion Stars 

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Spoiler Free

Life throws us many curves, some of them easy to adjust to... others can be heartbreaking. Some can take us so far out of our comfort zones, it may take a while for us to adapt.  We may think we have things handled...but once we realize our days will never be the same, we either rise to the occasion or hide and pretend nothing has changed. 

In Hold You Close, Melanie Harlow and Corinne Michaels focus on all of these challenges and the reader is taken on a full journey. We also are there when a second chance is explored between a first love gone wrong by an older boy when our gal was only seventeen. He was a best friend's older brother and now all these years later... that love turned loathing. 

Then life hands both of these two "enemies" responsibilities which will force them to work together for the better good.  They will be challenged, have to deal with the feelings and each other that are still there. Love will be the main need for everyone involved. 

These two authors have their strong suits, both having humor, light- hearted moments, handling angst and always care. All of this is part of this tale. 

Arc was provided for an honest review.


About Melanie Harlow

Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. She writes contemporary and historical romance from her home near Detroit, MI.

About Corinne Michaels

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Corinne Michaels is the author of nine romance novels. She’s an emotional, witty, sarcastic, and fun loving mom of two beautiful children. Corinne is happily married to the man of her dreams and is a former Navy wife.
After spending months away from her husband while he was deployed, reading and writing was her escape from the loneliness. She enjoys putting her characters through intense heartbreak and finding a way to heal them through their struggles. Her stories are chock full of emotion, humor, and unrelenting love