Twenty-eight year old Coco Thomas knows the recipe for disaster:
1) Agree to plan last-minute engagement blowout for spoiled Mafia princess before you realize her choice of caterer is Nick Lupo, a despicably gorgeous young chef with a hot new restaurant in town, a reality TV show victory, and a romantic past with you—one that did not end well.
2) Strike a deal with Nick in which you agree to spend a weekend with him in exchange for his services, under the strict conditions there will be no talking about the past, no second chances, and definitely no sex.
3) Violate all three conditions within 24 hours and spend two glorious days remembering what made you fall for the sexy, egotistical bastard in the first place, and why it hurt so much when he broke your heart.
Add one road trip, plenty of good scotch, and endless spoonfuls of chocolate cake batter drizzled over your body and licked off inch by oh-my-God-yes-right-there inch, then just admit it.
You’re totally FORKED.
MICHELLE’S REVIEW
Jesus, Mary and Joseph- I am OBSESSED with Melanie Harlow. Obsessed.
When I read a book like Forked- I think- how do more people not know about this author???? Frenched was- I can’t even with how good Frenched was. And with a newer author there’s always the- will book 2 be good. For me, the answer was yes.
Ok so I know you’re thinking, “Michelle- tell us about the damn book.” So I will.
Now real talk- I didn’t feel as connected to CoCo and Nick and the story didn’t just sweep me away like FRENCHED did. But let me tell you why that’s ok. Not every book, by every author is going to pack the same punch in the same way. But I read each book with fresh eyes and I liked where FORKED went. CoCo really and truly had one love- Nick. And Nick broke her heart. And she kind of broke his too. What you have here is two KIDS who didn’t know how to use their words who grew into adults that still couldn’t always use their words. So were CoCo and Nick frustrating at times- yes? Did it make me dislike the book? No.
Mia and Lucas were a different couple in every way. So coming into this book I had an open mind of CoCo and Nick being two different characters. Yes- at times I wanted to shake some sense into CoCo.
But at other times- I totally got why she was still hurt and upset. Nick’s reasons for breaking her heart years ago was sort of lame- but not if you’re 21 or whatever super young age they were. I’m 31 and I still make terrible decisions in love!
But what MelHar does beautifully in this book is bringing together a couple that is supposed to be together. And in the midst of all that is some hot sex. HOT. I mean- so damn hot. Nick can do dirty things to me whenever he wants.
So I enjoyed this journey. I enjoyed that it was different and unique to them. Yes- I too got annoyed with a plot piece that others did in their reviews but not to a point where it made me dislike the book or characters. I understood how it fit with these too and enjoyed it.
If you haven’t read anything from Melanie Harlow yet, you need to! So so good.
AUTHOR INFO
Melanie Harlow likes her martinis dry, her lipstick red, and her history with the naughty bits left in. I write New Adult historical and contemporary stories.
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