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A Bad Boy Romance

A winter blizzard brought Melanie to the doorsteps of my cabin.
Before the delicate beauty came into my world...
All I gave a damn about were the orphaned kids under my care.
Now, the sight of her alone and afraid puts my inner beast into overdrive.
She's running from her past.
And, a man with a death wish wants to harm her.
I'll protect and safe guard her.
He has no clue who the f*ck he's messing with.

859 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 10, 2018

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Profile Image for Jenny Harris.
4,400 reviews33 followers
January 13, 2018
I received this book with the understanding that I could leave a voluntary and honest review.

In this book we meet Evan and Melanie. Evan has custody of his niece and nephew. He wonders if he is really the best person to be raising them but knows he will do anything for these two little people who need him. Melanie is looking for work but doesn't want to go far from home due to her fathers health. Melanie is running from her past thought and wondering if this will be the time that he catches her. Can a man who is just trying to keep his sanity and his family together help a woman who is on the run?

This is an amazing story about finding the right person to trust with more than just yourself. There are some twists and turns in this book that will have you hooked from the first word to the very end. There is so much I want to tell you about this book but don't want to ruin it for any other readers. I will say I would highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.
Profile Image for Kathleen Bradbury (Bulfon).
16.4k reviews217 followers
January 18, 2018
This is a well written book about secrets and desires. It is a suspenceful romance that pulled me in from the first page and didn't let me go until the end. The book is fast-paced, the writing is fluid and easily read in one sitting. AN AWESOME DELIGHTFUL ROMANCE Rye Hart , she writes a strong compelling structure storyline and well developed characters in Ethan and Melanie and supporting characters in Liam , Hadley and Layla in exquisitely brilliant well written story . The story is drama rom-com adventure provocative captivating sizzling chemistry strength of character hot steamy explosives sex emotional roller coaster twist turns obstacles hurdles going issues grief and captivating from start to finish. I love and highly recommend this book to everyone. I can't wait for the next book

**I voluntarily review an advanced reader copy of this book***.
Profile Image for Tai Nelson-Barnes.
2,833 reviews76 followers
January 13, 2018
I really enjoy Rye Harts books. This one I will say was a little slow for me. Evan is the caretaker of his niece and nephew now and is trying to get used to that new life. When Mel shows up during a snowstorm after crashing her car. Mel having her own history that she doesn't want to get into with Evan. But with all the hotness going on between them, they both are going to have to open up about their past if they want to have a future.

I found this book to be very sweet and family orientated. Mel is wonderful with children that she knows nothing about. And the kids are great. Evan has a drug addiction history and Rye does a wonderful job writing about it. Good book all the way around. I voluntarily read an advance reader copy for my honest review.
4,145 reviews25 followers
January 12, 2018
Sweet and simple well written story with characters tortured by their past. Evan is the tutor of his nephew and his niece. He left his CEO life when he was betrayed by his partner and his girlfriend who banned him because of his painkiller’s addictions. Now, he lives in Montana’s mountain.
Mel is just graduated and she can’t find a work in Montana, but she has to stay there because of her father’s health. Moreover, she’s still dealing with a problem in her past.
When she’s can’t drive anymore in the snow, she meets Evan in his cabin. She discovers him and his family, and they’re immediately attracted.
But it’s really hard for them to go past their past.
Nice sweet story, with some hot sex scenes, but the story was really too sweet for me and too predictable…I liked it, but I was quite disappointed.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Profile Image for Patricia.
1,955 reviews5 followers
January 15, 2018
A heartfelt story that will reach your very soul.

Evan and Melanie both have past demons...who's is more pronounced can only be decided by you.
He lost his business and fought the fight of pain killers till two beautiful children fell into his lap to give the strength to work past the addiction but it is always there waiting around the corner to rear it's ugly head.
Melanie survived her past but has not been able to fully recover. When her car goes off the road in a winter storm and she ends up on the doorstep of this man with two small children it's the start of a change for her. The question is can they each share their pasts and move on to a future?

This book has some highly lovable characters with a story that touches the depths of even the most negative soul and brings a light to the darkness.
Wonderfully told.
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202 reviews5 followers
February 11, 2018
I'm always a sucker for a snowed in cabin story, so I was excited to read this one. The kids were a different and enjoyable touch. I liked how the main characters bonded over helping the kids. However the sex, oh man it just ruined it for me. It was too soon, too much, and too detailed. I found myself skimming over it to get to the actual story part.
1,576 reviews10 followers
January 12, 2018
 Can They Overcome Their Pasts & Find Happiness Together?
Melanie lives with her ailing dad on top of a mountain in Montana. They are struggling with his medical bills whilst hiding away from a trauma that Mel suffered four years ago when she was kidnapped by a psycho and he tried to rape her. She has graduated with a degree in early child care and is driving back home up the mountain in terrible weather when her car skids off the road and with no phone signal she is stuck. However, she spots a cabin that she knew nothing about and it seems to be inhabited so she struggles in the snow to get there. Evan has lived up there since his ex girlfriend had an affair with his supposed friend and co founder of their tech company. But when he found out of their affair he was kicked out of his own company and with a pittance of what it was truly worth. So he lives up there with his niece and nephew after his brother and sister-in-law died. Hadley and Liam are adorable children and as soon as Mel is invited into their home they start being calm [the day started badly as their nanny couldn't come back] so Evan is relieved that she is there to help him and he offers her a job looking after them as their nanny. All are happy with the arrangement and the children want a mum again and they think Mel would be perfect. Evan and Mel obviously both have trust issues but are also very attracted to one another. Will they trust one another to reveal their secrets and how will Evan react when he finds out that her life is in danger? A fantastic suspenseful romantic story by Rye Hart that is a unique storyline. With such wonderful characters as Mel and Evan. Both have been through so much trauma that was non of their own doing. The chemistry between them is sky high and such a passion that would be a crime to ignore as the feelings between them grow and it's rare to get such powerful emotions between two people who both deserve so much happiness. I loved the way they both interacted with Hadley and Liam and when trouble comes calling again, Evan is right there with her to protect and love her with everything he has. So tender, protective, sensual and a romance with such passions that is all woven through the pages so beautifully by Rye. Her gift of the written word is so powerful and strong that she captures your imagination at page one in this real page turner and kept me reading, and losing sleep, till I'd finished the story - but it was well worth the lack of sleep. A passionate and strong must read that I will be re-reading in the future as it's so good. I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.
DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED

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758 reviews9 followers
April 21, 2018
I usually reserve one star ratings for books I DNF, cheating, manwhores...basically things I can’t stand. But this was so poorly written I can’t seem to find much, if any, good.

The story dragged on. The children weren’t written in age appropriate ways (the baby is way too advanced for an 8 month old, and the 3 year old speaks in 2 word sentences and has a lisp that comes and goes when the author remembers it...just awful). And I should note...in the beginning there is a reference to the 4 year old, then the next time he’s mentioned he’s 3. Where the hell was the editor in this??

Evan goes on and on about how much he slept around after a breakup, goes from lone wolf to desperately wanting the heroine to stay forever, and is not in any way a bad boy. Saying he had an addiction as a plot device but not really getting into how he’s coping was a poor choice for the author. The heroine is boring, has a backstory that seemed artificial, and goes from barely going out to wanting to have sex within DAYS of meeting Evan. At one point she’s sobbing and mentions getting comfort from being held by him but then getting “distracted by his cock’. Again, what the hell am I reading?

Her father is a terrible add on character whose health is so fragile she’s given up her dreams...but within a week of meeting Evan her dad is healthier, gained weight, and totally self-sufficient. The kidnapper storyline was beyond ridiculous and total fluff...nothing on who he was, why she was targeted, why he still wants her...total crap.

I’m going to stop now - I hated too much to list and forced myself to finish.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Olivia.
54 reviews2 followers
April 12, 2025
anticlimactic honestly... not trying to diss this story but it was a let down for me. If you absolutely love it I have news for you. There is soooo many better ones out there, I envy that you're this easily satisfied. Cheers to you guys! Sorry to say there's not much of a "bad boy" here.
Profile Image for Beth.
500 reviews22 followers
January 16, 2018
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

After visiting with her friend, Melanie is on her way home to her dad. The snow started coming down and she didn't realize it had gotten that bad, until she ends up having to knock on the door of a cabin. There is something that has happened to Melanie, and this is a huge step knocking on a strangers door. The moment it opens though, there is nothing here that will prepare her for the things about to change her life.

Taking care of the the two children he has now was not what Evan had planned for. He didn't plan to start his own business, have a fiancee leave him for his ex-business partner, the accident that took his brother and wife (parents to the kids) away from him or anything related to his dark past and secrets. Evan wouldn't change a moment of it either. He doesn't know that once again his life is about to change either, but that knock on his front door is where this begins.

After Melanie's horrible ordeal four years ago, now her father has a heart problem, and she is taking care of him. She finished school, no job leads, but that isn't going to stop being there for her dad. The weather is not her friend either, driving home she is met head on with snow and lots of it. She lands in the ditch and walks. Seeing lights and smoke from a chimney, she spots the cabin. When she knocks on the door, she is facing the demons that haunt her everyday. The door opens and her wall of protection is already in place. But the gorgeous man meeting her at the door and those two adorable kiddos with him, Melanie knows she is safe, at least a little bit.

Evan can't believe his eyes when he opens the door and there she is. He was having a hard time with Liam, his nephew, getting him to go to sleep.. Hadley, his niece is a baby, not even a full year old is a sweetie but was woken up from the tantrum Liam was having. The hard time with Liam tonight really has his demon rearing its ugly head. That all seemed to stop when Evan opened that door and Melanie came in. The kids take to her instantly, and for that matter so does Evan. Melanie explains what happened, the weather is not cooperating (and playing a bit of fate for these two) when Evan tells her to stay due to the weather.

Meals for all of them, routines for the kids start, Melanie and Evan find their rhythm too. One night though after putting the kids to bed and things start to heat up, Melanie panics, her demons are just there at the surface. Evan doesn't know what happened or why she is so panicked. Questions from each other start, and neither are willing to open up to one another. Rounds of that happen, then Evan spills his secrets and the demons he has kept hiding, but Melanie can't tell him hers. A bit of a disagreement happens, Melanie leaves and for those two day these two are so miserable. Finally wanting to open up and share her dark secret, she gets to the cabin. The routine of eating and cleaning up and kids to bed happen, and heating things up happen too, as does Melanie sharing her ordeal.

At this time, a call from her dad and Evan reading some news story set Melanie into fainting. Then she reveals why. Evan shares another secret he has been keeping, only this one isn't dark at all. They stay cooped up for a while until the call from her dad tells her things are going to be better again, this situation has been handled. Now relief settles in, routines continue and true feelings start to show, including letting their guards down and helping one another feel protected and safe without judgment. Some little happy events happen leading up to their big happy ever after moment.
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2,000 reviews1 follower
January 13, 2018
A Galaxy of Stars for This Stellar Book

I was completely in love with Evan by page two. Hearing his POV as he engaged with Liam and Hadley (his young nephew and niece), I knew this guy was a keeper. As Evan’s story unfolds, your heart nearly breaks for him and for the children under his care. Life isn’t fair. So Evan had checked out. Until a knock on the door of his mountain cabin brought tragedy to his door and he found himself solely responsible for two very small children. Talk about a slight change of lifestyle. Even though Evan’s life had been pretty rocky when the kids entered his world, his foundation was solid and he rose to the challenge. These beautiful children had no one but him, and he wasn’t going to be selfish enough to wallow in his self-pity any longer. Time to man up.

Evan and the kids are getting fairly settled in their new lifestyle when a snowstorm blows the beautiful Melanie to their door. She lives a few miles away with her ailing father, but the snowstorm has kept her from getting there. She’s trapped, worried about her father, and terrified of this big hulk of a man at the cabin door until she sees the children. A man tenderly caring for kids like this probably isn’t an axe murderer, after all…

As Evan and Melanie begin their tentative psychological dance around each other, we, the readers, are fortunate enough to watch from the sidelines and listen to their individual points of view. While both Evan and Mel are strong, intelligent, capable and loving people they are also both severely hurt and haunted by their pasts. Melanie has devastating trust issues, especially with men. Both also fear that if the other were to find out about their past demons, they would be considered damaged goods and unworthy of the affection that they are beginning to realize they crave. What a mess. In addition, Melanie and the kids are smitten with each other as well—she’s great with them, and they completely adore her. This could be so great, if it weren’t for all the walls Evan and Mel seem to have constructed.

This is without a doubt the single most satisfying and beautiful book I have read in some time. This is romance at its best: it’s positively heartwarming, genuine, passionate, and charming. This is more than a book—it’s a tale of people so engaging it won’t let you go. These people are far from perfect, but they’ve discovered the most wonderful thing. They may both be damaged, but together they have what it takes to heal each other. That’s beautiful love in its most awesome form.
103 reviews
February 5, 2018
Holy Hotness!!!!! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Have I got your attention yet! This is another amazing, awesome, 🔥 hot new release from Rye Hart! I’d give ten ⭐️ stars if I could... With each & every new release Rye manages to outdo herself, every single time. And that’s not just my opinion. Let’s say out of ten reviews for a new 📚release, you read six or more. It’s pretty close & clear that each review relays how much they love 💕 it & that it’s the best to date. Well, it’s totally true!!! This is definitely in her top three & would be an amazing addition to your library. This is my recommendation to you... When you see the title “Saving Mel by Rye Hart” along with the cover, be sure to get your “One-click” finger (s) warmed up & ready! After you read the blurb along with a few reviews, all you need to do is press that “warmed & praticed” finger on the button! You will not regret it...

This is romance at its best... After leaving LA & heading to Montana, Evan is alone in his cabin in the mountains, withdrawing from life. He receives the shocking news of the death of his brother & sister-in-law? He’s left to raise Hadley, his seven-month old niece & his three-year old nephew, Liam after the accident that kills their parents.

Melodie is on her way home when, travelling on Evan’s mountain road when she loses control of her car. She ends up on Evan’s doorstep not wanting to wait out the storm in her car. Evan, who’s not so thrilled when his space gets invaded by Mel, is at least a bit grateful for her help with the kids. Next, things begin heat up for Mel & Evan, even though the pair are still hiding secrets of their past from each other.

What’s going to become of Melodie & Evan? Will they be able to open up with each other? Can they get help the help they so desperately need from each other? Is it possible thinking that they’re capable of mending their relationship? Can they get their happily ever after back? Relationships require love, time & caring from all parties to make themselves better for each person involved!

I received an Advance Reader Copy (ARC) of this book & am voluntarily leaving my honest review.
Profile Image for Heather Miller.
1,499 reviews46 followers
February 5, 2018
I did receive a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

In this book we have Melanie, who is a 23 yr old young woman, who just graduated with her early education degree. Melanie is a smart girl, who has always lived in Montana. She likes the quite and small town feel that she has grown up with. Melanie has been living with her father. She has been taking care of him as he has suffered a heart attack and she has been working with him to get him better. However, as the medical bills keep piling up, she doesn't know what else to do except get a job to help pay some of the bills down.

Melanie was on her way home going up the mountain road, when the snow became too much and her car went into the ditch. She saw smoke coming from a house not too far away. She went to the house to get help and to call her dad. However, as she knocked on the door and found a mountain of a man answer the door, she knew she might be in trouble.

Evan is a mountain of a man, towering over 6 foot tall. He was in the IT field when he lived in LA. However, city life got the better of him and he moved out to Montana where it was quite and he could hear for miles. The quietness suits him. However, his brother and sister-in-law died in a car wreck. Leaving Evan to take care of their small children, a 8 month old girl and a 3 yr old boy. Evan wasn't sure what he would do with those two. However, he has loved them and cared for them. When Melanie winds up on his doorstep he knows he needs to help her. However, there is something Melanie isn't telling him, but what? Evan has opened up to Melanie. But, Melanie still won't open up to him. He has given her an ultimatum and she ran away to her best friends house.

Melanie stays with Evan and agrees to be the babysitter for the children. However, they have lust for one another, and act upon it.

Will Melanie come back to him and the children? Will Evan be ok with what she tells him? Will they be able to have a relationship now that he knows the truth?
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1,167 reviews14 followers
February 10, 2018
I received this book for Free to Give My True & Honest Review

What a lovely 2 I'll call them lost souls, 1 from addiction & betrayal & the other from a harrowing past that can't get past.
We have billionaire ex IT genius Evan, who decided to move away from his old life to become a recluse, well that was the case until he had to take guardianship on his going nephew (Liam) & niece (Hadley).
And then preschool graduate Melanie, who stumbles on to Evan's cabin on the way to her's, through the sudden snowstorm.
As soon as she gets, she seems to get straight in & have this beautiful connection with the 2 children & them her. Though Evan himself is cautious of her, having not trusting or letting one in since he found out about his ex & his so called best mate/business partner.
Here we see both Evan & Mel trying to hold back from each other but he can see that she must be good with the way she's with the kids, which is beautifully written. They all seem to start their own routine really quick, seems like they'd been doing it all for months, years even, not matter of hours.
Evan's past was his own doing, & he was the first to tell after a couple of weeks hoping to hear what Mel's is. But Mel's trauma & it's a trauma you wouldn't want on your worse enemy, takes her a bit longer to say & just as she felt lighter, it literally hits her back in the forefront.
These 2 seem to be made for each other & the trust for each other came in quite quickly.
They BOTH saved each other

My 1 little negative is how we see a 6mths old, holding & eating certain foods, think it was an over sight of either forgetting her age either not knowing what age a child would be to do what was said.
So that's why I have it 4* & not 5*.
Really Recommend it though
Profile Image for Jasmine.
663 reviews7 followers
January 18, 2018
Evan built a hugely successful business, but when the stresses came too much, he had turned to stress relief, but that was what brought him down. After being fired from his company and his fiance left him, he moved to the mountains of Montana where he tried to kick his addiction to painkillers. But it wasn't until that dreaded night that left him the sole guardian of his brothers kids that he was able to quit the painkillers for the kids. He is doing his best with the kids and his addiction, but could be doing better, but doesn't know how. He has a nanny to help, but that is not enough. And then a blizzard hits and brings someone to his doorstep that he doesn't know he needs.

Melanie has had a rough 4 years after the incident, she finally finishes school, but doesn't do much else. So when she ends up seeking shelter with Evan and the kids, she has to control her anxiety and panic attacks. But Evan seems to calm her down in ways she doesn't understand. Can he be the one to save her and bring her into the present? Will Evan open up to her about his past? Can they be there for each other and the kids?

This book is a wonderful story of finding happiness when you least expect it. It includes drug addiction, love, lust, romance, hot steamy sex scenes, drama, some triggers, a HEA and the ability to grow and learn from your past so you don't repeat the same things again. I loved this story and the characters and their strength for each other and others around them. I highly recommend you this book, you will enjoy it! I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
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1,489 reviews9 followers
January 14, 2018
rcvd an advanced reader copy from the author for giving my two cents. I enjoyed this book. we meet Evan, taking care of his young neice and nephew since his brother and sister in law were killed in a car accident. some days are better than others. he kicked his painkiller addiction the day the kids came to stay with him in the mountains. Evan self secludedness was brought on my his backstabbing bff and fiance...never again will he trust anyone. we meet Melanie, uni graduate in early childhood ed who is taking care of her father after his heart attack. Mel is battling her own demons. on her way up the .mountain she gets stuck and walks to the nearest cabin to come face to face with a handsome man. Evan perks up when he opens the door to a beauty at the door. Evan invites Mel in out of the cold to offer her a safe pls e until the storm passes. Mel is taken back by Evan and the two small children. she immediately is smitten with the kids and offers to help for repayment. Evan is shocked to see the kids so happy with Mel. both are find of one another but both are guarded. Mel knows smtg is up even dodges questions about the kids parents. Evan knows mel is keeping secrets as she is sometimes scared and she looks petrified when she looks at the shed. can these two overcome their hidden demons to be each other's salvation?
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882 reviews6 followers
January 17, 2018
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book
I think this was my favorite Rye Hart book so far, This is about
Evan and Melanie who have had a troubled past. Evan was a very successful businessman with a dark past that he leaves LA moving to a secluded mountain in Montana to be alone. His life is turned around instantly when the two most adorable kids, Hadley and Liam are placed in his care with another hurt to him and learning how to care for them on his own. Melanie loses control of her car trying to get home on the same mountain Evan lives on during a heavy snow storm and ends up knocking on his door for a place to wait the storm out. She ends up helping with the kids over the next couple of days and finds herself feeling safe around a man for the first time in 4 years. Her past is one she has only moved on from but never really letting it go. Evan and Melanie find themselves opening up to one another and end up together and they don’t want reality to stop what they have going on. Life goes on and Evan hires Melanie to take care of the kids and things seem perfect. Evan has shared his past with Melanie and he only hopes she feels safe to share hers. Can Melanie move on and share her past and will Evan give her the time she needs to open to him? I really enjoyed how these two are strong individuals but become amazing when together!
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1,515 reviews15 followers
January 15, 2018
The has wrote a fantastic story of healing and learning how to trust again. Melanie has just graduated school and has a degree in education and wants to be a preschool teacher. She is unable to get one near home and won't move since her father has been sick and can't and won't move. On her way home she hits a storm and is run into a ditch. She braves the storm and ends up at Evan's cabin. After something happened to her four years she is skittish. Evan is a new parent to his brother's two children. He doesn't think he is doing a very good job and not sure he's doing things right. He moved to the mountains to get over being deceived by his fiancee and best friend. He ended up hooked on prescription pills but quit cold turkey for his niece and nephew. Both these people think they are damaged and there is no hope for them. Mel and Evan end up helping each other and realizing that even though they may think they're damaged, they really aren't. This was well written and has suspense, lust, love and of course sex. They chemistry between them is hot and Evan is so gentle and caring with Mel. Can they get passed their past demons and be with each other? I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
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1,676 reviews111 followers
January 20, 2018
Loved

This is the story of Evan and Melanie. Both Evan and Melanie have troubled past that they are struggling to move on from. Evan left his big city life and moved to the mountains when he was voted out of his company and his fiancee cheated on him because of his addiction to painkillers. To make matters worse his brother and sister in law died in a car crash leaving him the guardian to his niece and nephew. He feels he is barely holding on.
Mel is learning to live again after a devastating, life altering incident four years earlier. She is also trying to take care of her father after he had a heart attack.
The two meet when Mel crashes her car in a snowstorm and finds Evan's cabin looking for help. Being trapped together they end up in an unfamiliar situation that brings out feelings between the two. Evan's niece and nephew definitely help in bringing the two closer. Both are wary of the other and have trouble trusting. Can the two overcome their pasts to have a lasting future?
I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It was super sweet and very sexy. The characters were well developed, likeable and relatable. I really felt for them and their situations. I really think this is my favourite Rye Hart book to date.
I voluntarily read an arc copy for my honest review!
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1,883 reviews13 followers
January 14, 2018
Loved it

Loved Mel and Evan. She is a preschools teacher, in need of a job. He is the legal guardian of his young nephew and niece. A snow storm brings them together. Their past May tear them apart, if they can't learn to trust again. A fast-paced older man , younger women, a little steamy and a little sweet.

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy of this book. I bought an copy in support of the author. This is a book that I will read again.

And short novella length story is included featuring Mel's besty Layla
Layla's Love Story
Layla is free spirited and boisterous. Loved working on the unique local coffee stop. She meets Daniel, the grand son of her grandmother's best friend, who owns his own publishing company in Seattle.
A fast paced , sweet and steamy, love at first sight romance.
Loved Layla and Daniel.

Bonus book Heart of Fire.
A previously in published novella
A sweet and steamy second chance romance. Oliver is fireman who lost his girlfriend a year ago. He is reunited with his high school girlfriend when he saves her from a fire.
It soon became clear the Madison's life is in danger. Oliver is determined to protect her.
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261 reviews5 followers
January 15, 2018
I think this is one of the best books that Rye has written so far! Evan is a good man who's been betrayed by those closest to him and he gave into addiction to cope with life's struggles! Melanie had a very bad experience a few years ago the caused her to shut down mentally and she closed herself off from everyone. After getting stuck in a sudden snowstorm, Melanie finds shelter in the storm, Evan's cabin, there she finds what she never thought she could have, a future with a wonderful man and adorable children. Evan has secrets of his own that he's not proud of but for he and Mel to have a chance at something lasting, he has to open up to her about his past and he hopes she'll open up to him. As passion blooms between them, the snow falls and Mel loses her heart to the 2 adorable little kids and their caring, gentle uncle. Do they really have a chance when Mel's past comes looking and she still hasn't opened up to Evan? Will 2 innocent children get their little hearts broken because Mel is keeping her walls up? I really liked this story, the characters, especially the kids and the sexy times were smoking hot!!
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428 reviews1 follower
January 14, 2018
Melanie met Evan during a snowstorm after her car ran into a ditch. From that time on, they just seemed to fit.

Evan who is raising his brothers kids and fighting to overcome his own life challenges, doesn't easily let people in.

Melanie who is struggling with a traumatic event from her past doesn't connect with many people, especially strange men. However, she instantly connects with the two children Liam and Hadley.

As they are drawn closer together, they slowly begin to open up to each other about their past. However, when Melanie's past comes into her present she is unsure their newly formed and fragile relationship will be able to survive.

I enjoyed this story. It had a turn or two I didn't see coming. I loved the children and connected more with Evan than with Melanie for some reason.
Good story from Rye Hart, as usual!

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book for my honest opinion.
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6,298 reviews46 followers
January 12, 2018
Rye Hart never ceases to amaze me, what an incredible author she is and it's a joy to read her books. Evan and Melanie are two incredible people who have dealt with major tragedies in their lives. Evan is raising his niece and nephew after his brother and sister in law were killed in an accident. Melanie still suffers from nightmares from a tragedy years earlier. Fate brings them together when she has to take shelter at his cabin after being stranded in a blizzard. Wow, what a beautiful story about two damaged people who are just what the other needs. It is so heartwarming to watch them heal and support each . Full of emotions, love, support and survival. A great story that was so well written with wonderful characters and a great storyline. I read an advance copy and voluntarily chose to write a review.
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1,167 reviews1 follower
January 12, 2018

Evan has endured and persevered through a tumultuous patch. Issues, betrayal, and death have impacted his life profoundly. The two bright spots, his reasons for doing better. being better are his nephew Liam and niece Hadley. At times he is a bit overwhelmed raising the two young children on his own. Melanie a loving daughter, aspiring teacher, gladly cares for her father since his heart attack, but worries about that financial situation. A snowstorm leaves Melanie stranded. after losing control of her vehicle. Fortunately she is able to find shelter at Evan's cabin. Naturally there is instant attraction / lust between the two. Both characters are dealing with issues, and secrets. When Melanie's past catches up to her, all bets are off with Evan willing to do what it takes to keep her safe.
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806 reviews13 followers
January 11, 2018
I absolutley loved this book from Rye Hart!! Fair warning there are a couple of things that may cause triggers but it is a small part. The compassion and emotion of this story were unbelievable! I instantly fell in love with Evan and Melanie, they were seriously great. They both had very different stories but each was heartbreaking. And the way they came together in the end was perfect. LOVED this book! I voluntarily reviewed an advanced copy of this book.
Hero, Evan = 5/5
Heroine, Melanie = 5/5
Chemistry = 5/5
Sex = 5/5
Plot = 5/5
Mystery = 3/5
Action = 1/5
Darkness = 3/5
Humor = 1/5
POV = dual
Would I recommend this book = yes
Would I re-read this book = yes
Would I read future books by this author = yes
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2,811 reviews4 followers
January 11, 2018
The more I read by this author the more I love to read this author. Each book continues to get better and this one is no different. Evan and Melanie both have secrets. As they spend time together, each want to know everything about the other. Evan is the first to tell his tale. Melanie has spent the last four years living in fear. While she wants to be with Evan, Melanie can't let go of the past. Will she learn to trust Evan before it is too late or will the past continue to keep her living in fear? I loved the interaction between Evan and the children. It takes a real man to step up and to what he did for them.

*I received an Advance Reader's Copy of this book as well as purchasing a copy. I am voluntarily leaving this review*
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200 reviews3 followers
January 12, 2018
Saving Mel is hot!!! Truthfully I didn’t expect what I read. Saving Mel was deep and there were a lot of emotions involved in this book. I loved how as soon as Mel saw Liam and Hadley she was able to determine that Evan must be safe enough. These two characters were able to help each other heal. I understood that something horrible happened to her, so not what I thought had happened, but it was crazy how she just didn’t want to let her walls down even a little for Evan. Even though he had already confided in her the terrible things in his life. Thank god for a snowstorm. Such an incredible book that you won’t want to put down because you just can’t stop reading. I voluntarily reviewed this Advanced Readers Copy of this book
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717 reviews
January 13, 2018
This story of two lonely people struggling with the demons of their pasts and trying to find their way through the obstacles currently in their paths ensnares your heart.
Evan is a tall, gorgeous broody man who is anything, but broody when he interacts with his niece and nephew! And the two little ones? Talk about adorable!
Mel has her own worries and ghosts that haunt her and hold her back from true relationships. But when the two are thrown together, they are pushed out of there comfort zones. Do they save themselves or gain the strength to heal and be healed?
I thought it was a sweet, romantic story (although I think I would have liked a little more background an oomph to Mel's past). Still, very entertaining read.

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