Charlene Randall wants to find Mr. Right and settle down, but she’s finding that easier said than done. She goes through men like nobody’s business. Having been hurt one too many times in recent months, she is delighted when Max Harrington, her school crush, starts working at her workplace. She is sure he is the one, and with the help of the article entitled ‘Ten Ways To Melt A Man’s Heart’, she hopes she’ll finally get her man. When her Lothario neighbor, Damien Giovanni, offers her his help in getting her man, she couldn’t be more stunned. The friendship that soon develops between them, a friendship Charlene never thought to have with him, takes her by surprise – but not as much as the tender feelings she starts to feel for this ladies’ man. But she wants Max, right? Besides, Damien would never settle down – would he?

Damien Giovanni is CEO and owner of GIO Products, but thanks to previous bad experiences with gold-digging women – and worse – he keeps it quiet. He trusts no woman, save those in his family. He’s not with any one woman long enough to get to know her, anyway. Since moving in next door to Charley Randall, he has been faced with something he has never experienced before: rejection. She turns down all his advances and becomes something of a challenge. Then she reveals she wants to hook his ex-best friend, and Damien realises he has feelings for her. He cares for her, wants her for himself. He doesn’t admit to himself that he fell in love with her whilst he wasn’t looking and doesn’t even realise the true extent of his feelings as he is sabotaging her attempts to get with Max. While she is using the ‘Ten Ways To Melt A Man’s Heart’ on Max – with some disastrous consequences – he is using them on her. But will she fall for him? Will he admit his true feelings for her? And when will he reveal all his secrets to her?

Ten Ways To Melt A Man’s Heart is a humor-filled delight. You will be smiling all the way through, and not just when Charlene’s plans to nab Max go seriously awry. Charlene’s never had any luck with men. Something always happens, usually as a result of her doing something to land her man in, shall we say, great physical discomfort, like being the cause of his broken leg. Her relationships don’t last long, but she is determined to change that, and not just because of the bet she made with her boss. Damien is a man seemingly with everything – except the ability to trust. The secrets he is keeping from Charlene could result in the loss of any possibility of a relationship, yet he can never seem to find the right time to confess all. There’s the naïve heroine, the debonair hero, the close-knit family, past injury and betrayal, current secrets and so much more. Oh, can’t leave out the bitch of an Ex! This story has it all. There is some sex, but it is not explicit, nor does it contain any of the more adventurous or taboo acts. Ms Campbell has done a superb job, and whilst this is my first of her works, it won’t be the last!


Reviewed by: Elizabeth