I enjoyed this one, the spice level was really good and totally worth the read. I love a good romance so this was everything I wanted.

Make You Stay by M.L. Broome is an addictive book about a woman who's had horrible luck in love, especially single dads, and a single dad who is determined to only date single moms... It makes for an interesting love story.
When Chloe Strickland comes to North Carolina for her estranged mothers' funeral she isn't sure what to expect. She sure wasn't expecting her mother to be so loved in town, for her to have been so close to her neighbors daughters (when she was never a mother to her), or for said neighbor to hate her so passionately. Unfortunately for Chloe that neighbor also happens to be very attractive and on the few occasions she did speak with her mother she said that she thought they'd be a good match.
Aidan Reid is going to miss his neighbor Betsy, they have been very close for years so he can't understand how her only daughter could so cruelly abandon her mother. So when Chloe finally shows up, late, for her own mothers' funeral he makes his hatred of her very well known. Aidan is determined to keep far far away from Chloe until she sells her mothers house and goes back to New York where she came from. But after some cruel words towards Chloe Aidan finds out the truth behind their estrangement and realizes how big of mistake he's made towards her, and he's determined to make it right between them.
Chloe is determined to never date a single father again after her last serious boyfriend decided to get back with his ex for their sons and cut off all contact with the boys that she had started to consider her own after years of them being together. Because of that experience Chloes has sworn off ever dating single fathers again so she can't get hurt like that again. Chloe has also decided to finally have children of her own, on her own and she doesn't care what others think about her being a single mother. So when she is continually confronted with Aidan, his good looks and his sweet daughters she can't help but debating reconsidering her rule on single dads.
Since his amicable divorce from his ex wife Aidan has had a rule about only dating single mothers because they'd understand where his priorities lie, with his daughters, and that he doesn't want any more kids. But he can't help but want to change that rule for Chloe...

3 stars

This is my second book from this author (the first one I adored) so I wanted to liked it and I did but I expected more.
I felt that although I enjoyed the plot and the main characters, the story itself felt rushed.
I wished for a few more chapters or a long epilogue.
Still the story was sweet and fun!
Can't wait to read more of this author.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review

This is my first book by author M.L. Brooome.

Make You Stay is a single dad/fiesty heroine slow burn romance that will hit you right in the heart for so many reasons.

Chloe was all set to visit her estranged mother when she heard the news she had passed away. And weather kept her from getting there sooner than the funeral. Which irks Aiden as he thought Betsey was one of the best people in the world.

Once the misunderstanding is cleared up, the next thing to move past is their own rules. Aiden is a single father who only dates single mothers. Chloe has been burned in the past and no longer dates single fathers. But the chemistry is outstanding between them and it isn't long before they are exploring a relationship. But when Chloe reminds Aiden she wants a child of her own, he's done.

Chloe and Aiden get their happy ending in this stand-alone book.

I liked Aiden's children and his blended family. It was nice to see a couple maturely divorced. Unfortunately, I couldn't quite connect to the love story. I don't feel like I got to know much about Chloe outside of her relationships and Aiden...was not much of a prize, in my book. I didn't like how persistently rigid he was and he really did not acquit himself well during the main conflict with Chloe. Not only did he say some things that were close to unforgivable (even if he did sort of apologize) but he was generally pretty selfish and not too willing to put himself in someone else's shoes, even with copious help from other characters. He also dallied with another woman long after it was tolerable.

It's not that there was an issue with the writing, and there were some nice steamy bits, but I couldn't get too invested in this guy getting what he wanted.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review.

Chloe is at her estranged mother's house, having lost her mother before they managed to reconnect.
Grumpy neighbour Aiden doesn't want to like Chloe and dating her would break both their rules, but are the rules worth breaking for each other?

I would liked to have seen more of an epilogue to see what happened next.