Friday, January 17, 2014

Friendship on Fire Review & Giveaway

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Book #3 The Bradens, Love in Bloom Series #6

You met Josh and Riley in Destined for Love (The Bradens, Book Two). Follow these two young lovers to New York and see what fate has in store for them.

Small-town overachiever Riley Banks has finally scored her big break—working in Manhattan as a fashion design assistant for her childhood crush, Josh Braden. She enters her new job hoping to make a name for herself and—just maybe—explore the romance that slipped through her fingers way back when.


Josh Braden has models at his beck and call, a staff that never says never, and an elegant clothing line for the holiday season. When he hires Riley Banks, he expects her to learn the business from the ground up. But the girl next door turns out to be much more than he remembered.

Josh and Riley’s friendship heats up. Every steamy kiss and every erotic caress stirs a love they cannot deny. But when Riley designs a wedding gown that would cause even the most jaded fashion editors to swoon, Riley’s mentor accuses her of stealing the design.

Facing indisputable proof and the mistrust of her lover, Riley is not sure she can take the heat of life in the fast lane of the fashion industry—and Josh is forced to choose between the woman he loves and the career he adores.

FRIENDSHIP ON FIRE is part of the 9 book Love in Bloom series.  

**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**

Review

I know I've said this before about a book Melissa Foster has written but her writing is therapeutic, at least for me it is.  This story is not just about romance and sex.  It is about relationships, life.  I'm not just talking about between a man and a woman, but also about sibling/familial relationships.  Don't get me wrong this has some great romance and steamy sex scenes.  It's just so much more.

I was drawn in to this book.  It was like I couldn't function until I finished it, and then I was left wanting more.  Melissa Foster's writing is like a drug.  Well, not really.  It is incredibly addictive, but it is not bad for you, except that you might not get any work done.  I know I didn't get anything done when I was reading it.

This book had me looking at my relationships with my brother and sister.  What is funny is that my oldest daughter (24) and I were talking about sibling relationships the other day before I read this.  She was talking about how nice sibling relationships are when you grow up.  I wish I had the same type of relationship with my siblings like she does and the Bradens have.  My siblings and I grew up apart most of our childhood and there was definitely favoritism, at least in my eyes.  While my parents started this, I came to realize that I needed to change this.  After finishing the book, I wrote my brother and sister, and let them know how I felt.  I was afraid I wouldn't say everything I felt if I called.  It still brings tears to my eyes.  Like I said therapeutic.

I know this book won't have the same affect on everyone, but anyone that loves romance novels will love this book.  I wasn't sure I would like the big city setting, but I did.  I'm a country girl at heart.  Some aspects remind me of The Devil Wears Prada.  I wasn't sure how it would fit with the rest of the series; the rest are so down to earth.  As with everything, you have to look deeper.  You might feel that just because people have money or status they are better than you or that you don't deserve to be around them.  They are people, just flesh and blood like anyone else, even if some feel they are more.  This book reinforces this.  So, far none of the Bradens are full of themselves.  I love this.

I give this book 5 stars.  I not only love the writing, the romance, the steamy sex scenes, but the fact that this book had me examining my own life.  Anyone who likes romance will love this book.  However, there are some very explicit and steamy sex scenes that not everyone will approve of, or want their child (teen) reading.  Also, I love the mention of Hunter Hayes, a local boy who has made it big.

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About the Author

Melissa Foster is the award-winning author of a number of International
bestselling novels. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of the Women's Nest, a social and support community for women, the World Literary Cafe. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success.

Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children, she's written for Calgary's Child
Magazine and Women Business Owners Magazine, and has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa's interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape
Cod.


Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa on The Women's Nest or her personal website.

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ALSO AVAILABLE 

Book #1 Snow Sisters, Love in Bloom Series 

Sisters In Love

DANICA SNOW has always been the smart, practical, and appropriate sister. As a therapist, she prides herself on making reasonable, conservative choices, even if a bit boring, and as part of the Big Sister Program, she has little time for anything more in her life. 

BLAKE CARTER is a player. He never gets bored of conquering women, and with his sexy good looks and successful lifestyle, he has no trouble finding willing participants. When his friend and business partner dies in a tragic accident, he suddenly, desperately, wants to change his ways. The problem is, he doesn’t know how to stop doing what he does best. 

WHEN BLAKE walks into Danica’s office, the attraction between them is white hot, but Danica isn't the type to give into the heat and risk her career. Danica’s desire sets her on a path of self-discovery, where she begins to question every decision she’s ever made. Just this once, Danica wants to indulge in the pleasures of life she’s been so willingly ignoring, but with her Little Sister in turmoil and her biological sister’s promiscuousness weighing heavily on her heart, she isn’t sure it’s the right time to set her desires free. 

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Book #2 Snow Sisters, Love in Bloom Series 

Sisters In Bloom

You loved Danica and Kaylie in SISTERS IN LOVE, find out what happens next with SISTERS IN BLOOM "

Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now her burgeoning baby bump, hormone-infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister, Danica, glide through a major career change and a new relationship with the grace of a ballerina, Kaylie’s insecurities rise to the forefront—and her relationship with fiancé Chaz Crew is caught in the crossfire.

Chaz Crew has everything he’s ever wanted: a lovely fiancée, a baby on the way, and soon, the film festival he owns will host its biggest event ever. When he’s called away to woo the festival’s largest sponsor—and the lover he’s never admitted to having—secrets from his past turn his new life upside down.

With her baby shower around the corner and her fiancé’s big event looming, the pressure is on for Kaylie to pull herself together—and for Chaz to right his wrongs. In a few short weeks, the couple who had it all figured out will learn things about life and love that may change their minds—and their hearts.

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Book #3 Snow Sisters, Love in Bloom Series

Sisters In White

Danica and Kaylie Snow are about to celebrate the biggest day of their lives—their double wedding—on an island in the Bahamas. But no wedding is complete without a little family drama. The two sisters aren’t ready to face the father they haven’t seen since he divorced their mother and moved away to marry his mistress, and live with Lacy, the half sister they’ve never met.

While Danica has exchanged letters and phone calls with Lacy, Kaylie has fervently tried to pretend she doesn’t exist. Lacy is sweet, fun, and nearly a mirror image of Kaylie. To make matters worse, not only is Lacy looking forward to meeting her sisters, but she idolizes them, too. As the countdown to the wedding date ticks on, their parents are playing a devious game of revenge, and there’s a storm brewing over the island, threatening to cancel their perfect wedding. The sisters are about to find out if the bond of sisterhood really trumps all.

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Book #4 The Bradens, Love in Bloom Series

Lovers at Heart

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You met Treat Braden and Max Armstrong in Sisters in White, Book Three of the Snow Sisters (Love in Bloom Series). Now fall in love with Treat and Max all over again, and see where their hearts take them next.

Handsome, wealthy resort owner Treat Braden is used to getting what he wants. When Max Armstrong walked into his life six months earlier, he saw right through the efficient and capable façade she wore like a shield, to the sweet, sensual woman who lay beneath. She sparked an unfamiliar desire in him for more than a one-night stand, leaving his heart reeling and his blood boiling. But one mistake caused her to turn away, and now, after six months of longing for the one woman he cannot have, he’s going home to try to forget her all together.

Max Armstrong has a successful career, a comfortable lifestyle, and she’s never needed a man to help her find her way—until Treat Braden caught her attention at a wedding in Nassau, causing a surge of emotions too reminiscent of the painful past she’d spent years trying to forget. Max will do anything to avoid reliving that pain—including forgoing her toe-curling, heart-pounding desire for Treat.

When a chance encounter turns into a night of intense passion, Treat realizes that the mistake he made six months earlier may cause him to lose Max completely. He will do everything within his power to win her heart forever—and Max is forced to face her hurtful past head on for the man she cannot help but love.


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Book #2 The Bradens, Love in Bloom Series #5

Destined for Love
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You met Rex Braden in Lovers at Heart, Book One of the The Bradens (Love in Bloom Series). Jade Johnson is about to turn his comfortable rancher's life upside down. Don't miss this powerful love story.
Rex Braden is wealthy, hard working, and fiercely loyal. Sweat at his brow, he works the family ranch by day, then kicks back at night with part time lovers who require nothing more than his physical presence a few times each week. But that was before. Before Jade Johnson, the daughter of the man his father has been feuding with for over forty years, moves back into town.
After ditching a horrific relationship—and her veterinary practice in the process—Jade Johnson returns to the safety of her small hometown and finally finds her footing. That is...until her horse is injured and Rex Braden comes to her rescue. The last thing she needs is a bull-headed, too-handsome-for-his-own-good Braden complicating her life.
Despite the angry family history, sparks fly between Rex and Jade, and attitudes follow. Fifteen years of stifled, forbidden love stirs a surge of passion too strong for either to deny—and the rebel in each of them rears its powerful head. Loyalties are tested, and relationships are strained. Rex and Jade are about to find out if true love really can conquer all.
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COMING SOON.......................

Release Dates......
Sea of Love, Now Available
Bursting with Love, January 9, 2014 
Hearts at Play, January 9, 2014

Sisters at Heart, tba

NOW FOR THE AUTHOR'S GIVEAWAY !!
Three Lucky Winners will each receive ebooks for
Lovers at Heart (Bk 1 of The Bradens) & the very first book of the Love In Bloom Series, Sisters In Love (Bk1 of the Snow Sisters)
Ending on Sunday 26th January at 11.59pm EST
Open Worldwide

Enter Below & Good Luck !!

 

1 comment:

  1. How emotional for you to actually write to them after reading the book, it must have been a powerful read for you. There's nothing as complicated as families, I always wanted to be close to my brother, we haven't spoken for a couple of years now. I'm sure in time things will change. I hope you enjoy some bonding time together. xx

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