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#ExcerptReveal STRONG ENOUGH by Melanie Harlow and David Romanov

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Strong Enough, an all-new sexy standalone from USA Today Bestselling author Melanie Harlow and David Romanov is coming June 19th!

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Strong Enough

by Melanie Harlow & David Romanov

Genre: Contemporary MM Romance

Publication Date: June 19, 2017

I wasnโ€™t looking for Derek Wolfe.

I wasnโ€™t looking for anybody. All I wanted was to start a new life in America. But when I found myself stranded here with no place to go, he came to my rescue, offering me a place to stay.

Heโ€™s smart, successful, and sexy as hellโ€”I can barely sleep knowing heโ€™s right down the hall. And when the chemistry between us explodes one night with fierce, fiery passion, itโ€™s hard to deny thereโ€™s something real between us.

But he does.

He says he was drunk. He says it was a one-time thing. He says heโ€™s not into guys and what we did meant nothing.

Heโ€™s lying. Because it happened again, and again, and again. And itโ€™s better every time.

I know we could be good together, and I want the chance to try, but Iโ€™m done hiding. If heโ€™s not strong enough to admit the truth, Iโ€™ll have to be strong enough to walk away.

Excerpt:

Figuring Iโ€™d had enough booze to blunt his effect on me, I rolled up the sleeves of my black button-down shirt and moved next to him. โ€œIโ€™ll help you.โ€

โ€œOkay.โ€

I caught him trying to not to look at my wrists and forearms, and it made me smile. How does it feel to want someone and have to hide it? โ€œYou wash, Iโ€™ll dry?โ€

โ€œSounds good.โ€

We worked in silence, shoulder to shoulder, and I found myself increasinglyโ€”and disturbinglyโ€”pleased at the thought of him being attracted to me and being forced to conceal it. It was fucking horrible of me to take pleasure in his discomfort, but I liked being secretly wanted. Being illicitly desired. Being the object of his covert glances and maybe even his darkest, dirtiest thoughts. I let our arms touch more than necessary, as thrilled by the physical contact as I was by the thought of what it might be doing to him.

For there is no man who does not sin.

My dick started to get hard, clearly unbothered by the whiskey that was breaking down my inhibitions, pushing past all my defenses, and letting my imagination run wild.

Whatโ€™s in that gorgeous head of yours, Maxim? Whatโ€™s behind those cobalt eyes? What would you do to me, if I let you? What would you let me do to you?

โ€œCarolyn is so nice,โ€ he said, handing me the last serving dish left to be dried.

What? He was thinking about Carolyn right now? He wasnโ€™t supposed to be thinking about Carolynโ€”I was, goddammit!

But I wasnโ€™t. โ€œYeah.โ€

He turned off the water. Rested his wet hands on the edge of the sink. โ€œI didnโ€™t realize you had a girlfriend.โ€

And I heard it in his voiceโ€”the slightest edge of jealousy, so faint I might never have noticed it had I not been so hyperaware of everything about him right now. I fucking loved it.

โ€œSheโ€™s not my girlfriend.โ€

โ€œOh.โ€ Now there was confusion. โ€œI guess I misunderstood.โ€

โ€œShe wants to be my girlfriend.โ€

Silence.

Of course there was silence. Maxim would never ask what the problem was. But I wanted to tell him. I wanted him to know. I wanted to share the impossible longing I felt with one person who might understand it.

โ€œThe problem is me.โ€

He was completely still. Before I could stop myself, I covered his right hand with my left. โ€œSometimes I donโ€™t know what I want.โ€

He yanked his hand from beneath mine and we faced each other.

For the first time tonight, I looked him right in the eye. Nothing around us existed for me anymore. I heard only his breath. Smelled only his skin. Saw only his guarded expression.

I had to have him.

Check Out the First THREE Chapters of Strong Enough HERE:

http://www.melanieharlow.com/strong-enough/

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Preorder Now:

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2sfN27l

Amazon UK: https://goo.gl/YwYlrO

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About Melanie:

Melanie Harlow writes sexy, emotional romance about strong, stubborn characters who canโ€™t help falling in love. Sheโ€™s addicted to bacon, gin martinis, and summer reading on the screened-in porch. If sheโ€™s not buried in a book or binging on Netflix, you might find her running, putting a bun in someoneโ€™s hair, or driving to and from the dance studio. She lives outside Detroit with her husband and two daughters.

Melanie is the USA Today bestselling author of the HAPPY CRAZY LOVE series, the FRENCHED series, MAN CANDY, AFTER WE FALL, IF YOU WERE MINE, and the sexy historical SPEAK EASY duet, set in the 1920s.

Connect with Melanie:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorMelanieHarlow/?fref=ts

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1NPkYKs

Twitter: @MelanieHarlow2

Website: http://www.melanieharlow.com

Sign up for Melanieโ€™s Newsletter: http://www.melanieharlow.com/subscribe/

About David:

For David Romanov, STRONG ENOUGH is to a great extent autobiographical. Born in Russia and raised in Europe, he landed in the United States at the age of 24, where he learned a lot about cultural differences between East and West. David firmly believes in โ€˜The Oneโ€™ and learning through love. When he isnโ€™t traveling or educating Melanie in Russian culture, he enjoys books and the company of his husband and dog in Los Angeles.

Connect with David:

GoodReads: https://goo.gl/2Bekxz

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/David-Romanov-Author-1487479804635708/

Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rWkfUO

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