Small Town Swoon: Cherry Tree Harbor, Book 4

This book. I can’t begin to tell you the love I feel for this book. Melanie Harlow can do no wrong, and she delivers an epic childhood crush/best friend’s brother romance with a celebrity hero, banter, steam, and all the swoon! Dash and Ari owned my heart, and I loved watching these two soulmates come together. Light-hearted, fun, super sexy and beautifully romantic, it was just what I was in the mood for!Ari has crushed on her best friend’s older brother since her teens. That is, until one night he unknowingly crushes her fairytale dreams to little pieces, leaving her heartbroken and their relationship shattered. Fast forward eight years later, Dash is a Hollywood star and Ari is a talented waitress working in her parents diner. When Dash returns home to attend a wedding, Ari’s bitterness vanishes and old feelings resurface and a former friendship is reignited.Their story is equal parts sweet, romantic, funny and emotional, and when all put together together it’s the most engaging thing. Easy, natural and drama free, I loved their relationship. Their friendship is easily recaptured, and the chemistry between them is there from the very beginning. And when they both recognise their epic sexual tension and start to realise that true feelings are becoming involved, they don’t fight it. But it’s very clear that their connection is just as much emotional and physical, and I loved watching things change between them as their relationship becomes very real. They are so completely devoted to each other, and watching them come to the realisation of the depth of everything between them is so, so beautiful.Seriously, the amount of butterflies this book has given me is no joke. I could practically feel the sparks and connection between Dash and Ari. The best part about the whole book was how easygoing and effortless it was. It was honestly such a wonderful read. The rich characters, wonderful writing, and the chemistry is what had me 100% committed to this book. I loved the little nuances, the pull these two had for one another and the overall story was off the charts. I loved every second of this book, and I finished this book with a huge smile on my face.

Ari DeLuca has had a crush on her best friends older brother, Dash Buckley, for a long time. After a very embarrassing encounter when she was a teenager she’s decided it’s easier to hate Dash. After becoming a chef and returning home to help in her family’s diner she realizes Cherry Tree Harbor is her home and she’s there to stay…after all Dash lives in Hollywood now so there’s no issue having to deal with her feeling for him anymore.Dash Buckly has always felt bad for embarrassing Ari DeLuca but he knew he made the best decision for everyone at the time. Now he’s at a crossroads with his Hollywood career and needs to work on himself to get bigger better roles. He decides to go back home without telling anyone to do that. Of course the first person he runs into is Ari.After Dash helps Ari out at the diner while she’s in a bind she decides she’s going to help him with his plan to work on himself. And this is where the fun starts.This wonderful story has everything you want in a romantic read: humor, steam!, protective hero, emotions and a HEA!

We return to Cherry Tree Harbor and the Buckley family. This time for the story of Dashiel, the youngest Buckley brother.I had really high hopes for Dash's story and Melanie did not disappoint! Dash is definitely the charmer of the family. Just as good looking as his brothers, this one is full of charisma & charm. A sweet talker 😉We get a little bit of everything in this story. Once I started, I seriously could not put it down. Melanie seems to always have the right ingredients to just pull you straight into a world that you never want to leave... You'll laugh (The "dangle" lol 🤣), you'll cry, you'll most definitely swoon... because Dash & Ari? Absolute perfection 🥰When Dash finds himself at a career crossroads, he's desperate to try/do anything to shed the restraints that Hollywood directors have him in. To prove he's so much more than what they perceive him to be. This hot, egotistical, cocky man even goes so far as to have his soul "cleansed", but will that really work? So afraid to show his vulnerabilities & hiding behind his deep seeded emotional scars, Dash has a lot of work to do.On recommendation from his agent, Dash decides to take a break from Hollywood and heads home to Cherry Tree Harbor to spend time with his family and hopefully tap into his emotions...Ariana "Ari" DeLuca, is essentially the girl next door. She's been around the Buckley family her entire life, as she is best friends with Mabel, the baby of the Buckley siblings and only girl in the bunch. Since the age of 12, Ari has secretly crushed on Dash. A crush that no matter what she does, just won't subside... Even after the "incident". 🤫😉After this sweet Small Town girl returns home from receiving elite chef training in New York City, she dreams of turning her family's diner into something more. Good old fashioned down home cooking but with a twist. Dreams she might be facing all on her own, if she can't get her parents on board with change.When Ari becomes flustered and injures herself, Dash blames himself and insists on helping her at the dinner & around her house. In exchange, she's going to help him tap into those deeply buried emotions. The only problem? The more time they spend together, the more her attraction grows, and Dash is feeling it too.Xander warns him that no good will come out of crossing that line, but one time can't really hurt, right? As long as they both agree that nothing will change between them, they'll both be safe, right? Oh, Dash...Friends with Benefits can be tricky even with an expiration date in sight. Sticky feelings and all that, but Ari & Dash give in to their fiery chemistry and agree that absolutely nothing will change between them once he returns to Hollywood.And Dash? Well, he is oh, my HOTNESS 🥵 With that dirty, filthy mouth...Yeah, we see you... 🔥🤤Let's not forget the utter sweetness that is also Dash. He will do absolutely anything for Ari, spoiling her left & right. Lifting her up & encouraging her to chase her dreams. In turn, she's opening him up in ways he never thought possible.With some bumps & bruises along the way, when the time comes to part ways, will they be the same? Have they destroyed what they once were?Now we all know what's going to happen here 😉 but the journey to get there is fun, flirty, and everything in between. These two were definitely made for each other 🥰Melanie did it again 💗

AMAZING!!!! This fourth book in Melanie Harlow's Cherry Tree Harbor series is simply that....AMAZING!!! From the very beginning, Dash has been the brother that I KNEW would be my #1 Buckley BBF! And boy, did Ms. Harlow make him ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!!! He's the older brother of Ari's best friend, Mabel, who knows the whole embarrassing, sordid story of Ari's attempted seduction of Dash when she was just 16....and the resulting "hatred" and resentment that still has it's grip on her emotions all these years later! But when Dash comes home to Cherry Tree Harbor for not only his brother's wedding, but to "get in touch with his emotions" in order to get more meaningful and deeper roles going forward in his Hollywood acting career and the FIRST person he runs into (while he's naked, in his father's kitchen!!!) is the girl (now woman) he's had a secret crush on since BEFORE she was 16!!! Let me just say the SIZZLING chemistry between Dash and Ari is 🔥🔥🔥 As for Ari, she's a strong-willed, yet sweet, knows her own mind and what she wants her life to look like, breath of fresh air! I LOVED her!!!"𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙄 𝙖𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬.""𝙉𝙤?""𝙉𝙤." 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙮𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. "𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪, 𝙎𝙪𝙜𝙖𝙧."𝙈𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙮. "𝘿𝙖𝙨𝙝.""𝙃𝙢𝙢𝙢𝙢?""𝘽𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.""𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚?""𝙄'𝙢 𝙩𝙧𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙡."This fast-paced, heart-healing and warming, low angst but SCORCHING HOT second-chance romance will remain one of my MH FAVE reads!!! It's one you definitely DO NOT want to miss out on!!! Now I can't wait for Mabel's HEA!!!

Simple book with a simple love story.Can do fast reading and for people getting back to reading can pick this up

Hard to sun up. Always read Melanie’s books and this one is no different.Fun story, lovely HEA arc not without challenges. Nothing too deep.A quick read that leaves you satisfied.

Hello! It is so impossible not to drown in your books Melanie. You make the characters real, their emotions tangible, the family lovable. I really enjoyed Dash and Ari' stories. At first I doubted since Dash had the kind of "jerk" image, but you knew how to open up those walls to us. Ari is simply so cute. A "Hollywood happy ending clixé" that I loved from beginning to end. Thanks for sharing this lovely stories with us.

As all of Melanie's books, this one was amazing as well.Love the chemistry between Ari and Dash.It was fun to read, I really enjoyed it. I think Dash is my favorite of the 4 Brothers.