HEARTS COLLIDE when a feisty city girl crashes into Steve “Grizz” Johnson’s rural mountain retreat. The Bradens are a series of stand alone novels that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series.
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In CRUSHING ON LOVE…
Steve Johnson is living his life’s passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant. But his peaceful life is upended when overzealous and insanely beautiful Shannon Braden flits back into his life after returning from a brief trip home to Maryland. He thought his attraction to her was under control–after all, she’s only in Colorado temporarily, and he doesn’t do casual affairs.
Shannon’s return to Colorado has as much to do with the game of cat and mouse she and Steve have been playing as it does the data she’s been hired to collect. But despite her efforts to explore the undeniable heat simmering between them, Steve’s intent on keeping his distance.
When a ranch abutting the national park goes up for sale, Steve will do whatever it takes to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. And when all his attempts fail, he’s left with no alternative but to follow Shannon’s guidance into the online world he abhors in order to raise the funds. The more time they spend together, the deeper their attraction becomes, and a game of cat and mouse turns into an unstoppable connection. But when Shannon’s assignment comes to an end, will it mean an end to them, too?
WANT MORE BRADENS? All Braden books can be read as stand-alone novels or as part of the series:
THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD)
Healed by Love (Nate)
Surrender My Love (Cole)
River of Love (Sam)
Crushing on Love (Shannon)
Whisper of Love (Tempest)
Thrill of Love (Ty)
The Bradens are part of the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books. Read the complete Love in Bloom series:
SNOW SISTERS
Sisters in Love
Sisters in Bloom
Sisters in White
THE BRADENS (Weston, CO)
Lovers at Heart (Treat & Max)
Destined for Love (Rex & Jade)
Friendship on Fire (Josh & Riley)
Sea of Love (Dane & Lacy)
Bursting with Love (Savannah & Jack)
Hearts at Play (Hugh & Bree)
THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO)
Taken by Love (Luke)
Fated for Love (Wes)
Romancing My Love (Pierce)
Flirting with Love (Ross)
Dreaming of Love (Emily)
Crashing into Love (Jake)
THE BRADEN WORLD NOVELLAS
Promise My Love (Rex & Jade’s Wedding Novella)
Our New Love (Jack & Savannah’s Baby)
Daring Her Love
THE REMINGTONS
Game of Love (Dex)
Stroke of Love (Sage)
Flames of Love (Siena)
Slope of Love (Rush)
Read, Write, Love (Kurt)
SEASIDE SUMMERS
Seaside Dreams (Bella)
Seaside Hearts (Jenna)
Seaside Sunsets (Jamie)
Seaside Secrets (Amy)
Seaside Nights (Sky)
Seaside Embrace (Hunter)
Seaside Lovers (Grayson)
Seaside Whispers (Matt)
REVIEWS
“Like Nora Roberts, Melissa Foster has captivated me with her fantastic, sexy, romantic stories.” K. Winning, avid reader
AUTHOR BIO
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented.more
What a fun couple. These two fight the obvious connection because they are both stubborn. They have to find a few things out about themselves and decide if it is worth the trouble before they get their HEA.
The narrator has definitely grown on me. Great listen.
Love the series. Really enjoy books by this author. Shannon amd Grizz book didn’t disappoint. Alpha patient male. Grizz struggle to keep his feelings to his self but being a determined woman, Shannon won’t be ignored. The cat and mouse on her part was hilarious and a change in pace.
I am lucky to be part of the Crushing on Love Blog Tour and get a copy to read and do an honest review.
Crushing on Love is book #35 in the Love in Bloom series and is book #4 in the Bradens at Peaceful Harbor series but can be read as a standalone.
I loved this book. I though the storyline was fun and entertaining. I fell in love with Steve and Shannon from the start.
Steve Johnson is a mountain man. He knows the woods forwards and backwards and loves his solitary life. That solitude had been invaded once again by the beautiful and people loving Shannon, as much as he wants her he doesn’t do casual relationships and she plans to return home in a few weeks.
Steve wants to conserve a large ranch next to the national park but he doesn’t have the money. Shannon has the online crowd sourcing knowledge, but he feels it is begging. They need to work together to make Steve’s dream a reality.
Shannon Braden is a city girl who is spending lime in the woods collecting data for a study that she is participating in. They meet at a wedding a few months prior and there was a definite mutual attraction.
Melissa Knows how to write a book with believable characters and a storyline that never seems that far fetched. I think Steve and Shannon are perfect together, it is too bad that it takes them forever to figure it out but I loved the journey we go on with them. Like all of Melissa’s books I didn’t want to put it down to do my everyday activities. I can’t wait to see where the story will go next in Whisper of Love.
**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**
I loved Crushing on Love. Shannon Braden is a strong heroine. She knows what she wants and goes after it. And what she wants is the handsome wildlife ranger, Steve Johnson.
Steve doesn’t want change. He likes his quiet, reclusive life in the Colorado mountains. But his attraction to Shannon and their super hot chemistry definitely proves too much for him to resist.
Crushing on Love is book four in The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor series. There are interconnecting characters but all the stories are complete standalones.
I’ve been listening to these stories on audiobook and I really enjoy the wonderful narration.
-4 Stars!-
This is the fourth book in The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor Series. Steve and Shannon’s second chance to love and opposites attract is sweet, fun, and sexy. Shannon is a lovely woman, very talkative. Steve is handsome, very solitaire. Their chemistry is sizzling. I love the Epilogue. BJ Harrison did a great job with the narration. I enjoyed it.
Melissa Foster is the best!! Greatest series ever. Each book gets better and better
This book focuses on Steve Johnson and Shannon Braden. Shannon is back in Colorado in the mountains doing another fox research trip. but also a research trip of the heart as she wants to see if there could be anything between her and Steve who she meet during her first research trip and at her cousins wedding. Shannon is a very talkative, sweet and mad for Steve. Steve is a true mountain man who loves nature and quite happy living in the hills away from the hubbub of town. He doesn’t deny there is spark between them both but he is not the relationship type of guy. But oh my when he sees the light they are great together. As with every book I have read the characters in this story are true and genuine, not to mention hot! i honestly don’t know how Melissa does it.
Crushing on Love is book 4 in the Love in Bloom, The Bradens of Peaceful Harbor, but as usual it can be easily read as a stand alone book, but you will get hooked and want to read everything Melissa has written. Trust me!