PURCHASE A COPYDownload your copy today or read FREE in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon: https://amzn.to/3tuhE1P Amazon Worldwide: http://mybook.to/CallMeCrazy Amazon Print: https://amzn.to/3k6tH1d Amazon Audible: https://amzn.to/2ZzmVHO READ MY BOOK REVIEWMy Rating: 5 stars Genre Contemporary Romance | Marriage of Convenience And here were have it, another WINNING ROMANCE NOVEL from one of my favorite authors, Melanie Harlow. Is anyone else as obsessed with this series as I am? I didn’t think there could be anything better than the Cloverleigh Farm series, but I guess I was proven wrong! Because this series is just as incredible! Sure, there are some similarities (the wonderful characters, the small-town vibes, and the cutest romances that blossom) but there are a lot of differences as well (these books are funnier and are interconnected via townies rather than siblings) making both worlds well rounded and addicting! I highly recommend reading both series if you haven’t had a chance. On to this one… Call Me Crazy is book 3 in the Bellamy Creek series. This is a series of interconnected standalones that also features small crossovers from the Cloverleigh Farms series. Don’t worry, if you haven’t read those books are even the others in this series you can still enjoy this one! Call Me Crazy is a marriage of convenience romance that adds in the want/need to have a baby. I didn’t know how both of these tropes would work together but I have to say Melanie made it work in the best of ways! Bianca and Enzo don’t have the best relationship in the beginning (he thinks she’s nuts, and she thinks he’s a man-whore) but despite it all they still come together to make their dreams a reality. Unfortunately for them, their wants and needs begin to change as they really get to know one another on a deeper level. I guess you can’t deny that chemistry when it’s there! If you’re in the mood for a lighthearted, funny, and sweet romance then I recommend this one! As I mentioned, I love Melanie’s worlds and the characters she writes. You honestly cannot go wrong with any of them! BOOK TEASERREAD AN EXCERPT“So how’s your ego tonight? A little bruised, huh?” “It’s fine,” I said, tightening the knot in my tie. “Reina obviously wasn’t the right choice for a wife. I’m glad she said no.” Bianca started to choke on her olive. “Wait a minute.” She fanned her face and managed to swallow. “You proposed to—to—what was the little girl’s name?” “Reina. And you’ve got no room to call someone little, Tiny.” As I’d hoped, the old nickname drew a brief scowl from her. “We’re talking about you right now. Did you actually propose tonight? Like with a ring?” I exhaled, regretting I’d mentioned it. “Yeah. I did.” Her eyes lit up. “Let me see it.” “No.” “Why not?” “Because you just want to rub salt in my wound.” “For fuck’s sake, Enzo. You’re not wounded. You don’t even love this girl, you just needed to put a ring on her finger so your dad would put your name on the company letterhead.” She held out her hand. “Now give it here.” Something told me I was going to be sorry, but I reached into my jacket and pulled out the ring box. She took it from me and opened it up. “It’s pretty,” she said with grudging admiration. Then she squinted at it, pushing her glasses up her nose. “Did you have it engraved?” I picked up my bourbon and took a hefty swallow. “No.” “But it says . . .” She set the box down and pulled the ring from the velvet to examine it closer. Then she started laughing. “‘Love Always, Ricky?’” “Give me that.” Leaning forward, I tried to swipe the ring from her hand, but she held it out of my reach. “Just a second! I want to try it on.” I thumped against the back of the booth, picking up my drink again and tossing back the rest of it. Could this night get any worse? Bianca slipped the ring on her finger—it fit—and held out her hand, studying it. “So what did you say?” “I proposed.” “But how? Like, did you say, ‘You’re the love of my life and I want to be with you forever’ kind of thing? ”“Uh, not exactly. I didn’t want to lie to her. I just, you know, gave her the ring.” I made a grand, sweeping gesture with one hand. “But you must have said something.” “What difference does it make?” I asked irritably. “Look, I’m only trying to help you. You obviously blew it tonight, and by your own admission, you need to find a Lucy for your Ricky sooner rather than later, right?” I looked around for Lara. I needed another drink. And then a ride home. “Right?” Bianca prodded me with her foot under the table again. “So let me help you.” “The only way you could help me is to marry me,” I grumbled, waving Lara over. “And since that’s out of the question, this discussion is over.” “Well, wait a minute. Who said it’s out of the question?” I stared at her like she’d sprouted horns. “Huh?” Bianca continued to study the ring on her finger. “I’m just thinking out loud here. But it seems to me we each have a goal, and they could both be accomplished with one simple—fake—relationship.” I shook my head, as if to clear it, but the fog remained. “I know I’m drunk, but what the hell are you talking about?” She sighed and picked up her martini for a sip. “I’m talking about the fact that you need a wife to get what you want. I’m willing to be that wife—temporarily, and under the strictest of conditions—if you’ll agree to give me what I want.” I shook my head. “Oh, no. No fucking way. I see what you’re doing here. I’m not paying you to fake being my wife.” Bianca rolled her eyes. “Give me a break, Enzo. I don’t want your money. Nor do I need it.” “Then I don’t understand, ”I said, feeling—once again—completely baffled by a woman. “What could you possibly want that I could give you?” The smile that crept over those hellfire lips should have been a warning. “A baby.” ABOUT MELANIE HARLOWUSA Today bestselling author Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her heels high, and her history with the naughty bits left in. When she's not writing or reading, she gets her kicks from TV series like Schitt’s Creek, Homeland, and Fleabag. She occasionally runs three miles, but only so she can have more gin and steak.
Melanie is the author of the CLOVERLEIGH FARMS series, the ONE & ONLY series, AFTER WE FALL series, the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s. She lifts her glass to romance readers and writers from her home near Detroit, MI, where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and pet rabbit. Connect with Melanie Facebook: http://bit.ly/2RPwr51 Amazon: http://amzn.to/1NPkYKs Bookbub: http://bit.ly/36kL7yB Instagram: http://bit.ly/2NW3UtA Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2sVOz55 Facebook Reader Group: https://bit.ly/3mYzBBo Stay up to date, sign up for Melanie’s mailing list: http://bit.ly/2P7MATT Website: www.melanieharlow.com
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