Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster’s writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection.In TRAILS OF LOVE…When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed’s new … with renovations to Reed’s new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace’s sister Morgyn’s business endeavor. Graham is a careful, keen businessman, and Morgyn is impulsive, disorganized, and more interested in the energy flow in her eclectic retail shop than in the accuracy of her records. While Graham isn’t ready to open his pockets to the sassy, sexy business owner, he may be ready to open his heart.
MORE BRADENS & MONTGOMERYS (Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls) coming soon! Order of future books is subject to change
Embracing Her Heart
Anything For Love
Trails of Love
Wild Crazy Hearts
Making You Mine
Searching for Love
Our Wicked Hearts
Summer of Love
Hot For Love
Claiming Her Heart
Sweet Sexy Hearts
Winter of Love
“When it comes to contemporary romances with realistic characters, an emotional love story and smokin’ hot sex, author Melissa Foster always delivers!” The Romance Reviews
“You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that’s fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won’t want to stop reading. Every book’s a winner!” New York Times Bestselling Author Brenda Novak
“With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!” New York Times Bestseller J. Kenner
“Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!” New York TimesBestseller Lauren Blakely
“I highly recommend this book to fans of Nora Roberts (one of my personal faves) and fans of a sweet story filled with heat and heart.” – Tia Bach, author (on Sisters in Love)
“Melissa Foster is quickly becoming one of my favorites… kind of reminds me of Jill Shalvis’ books and they are my benchmark for contemporary romance awesomeness.” –Books Like Breathing (on Fated for Love)
“I love family-oriented stories, or series that focus on a family. […] In a way it reminded me of Bella Andre’s Sullivans series.” – Joy, Goodreads Reviewer (on DESTINED FOR LOVE)
“If you love the small town romances written by Donna Alward, Kristan Higgins and Laura Trentham–you will adore Melissa Foster’s The Real Thing!” – Lady Celeste Reads Romance
“I highly recommend the Snow Sisters all the Braden and Remington books….I am sure there are going to be other family’s that intertwine and that is what I love most about these books. They remind me of the McCarthy of Gansett series and The Green Mountain series. I am a huge fan of Marie Force. And now Melissa Foster has joined her ranks….” – I Love NY, Reviewer
All Love in Bloom contemporary romance novels feature alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They’re flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to readers who enjoy contemporary romance and women’s fiction.
The Bradens & Montgomerys 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:
Love In Bloom Series
Snow Sisters
The Bradens at Weston
The Bradens at Trusty
The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor
The Bradens & The Montgomerys (Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls)
The Remingtons
The Ryders
Seaside Summers
Bayside Summers
Wild Billionaires After Dark
Bad Billionaires After Dark
Harborside Nights
The Whiskeys & Tru Blue
more
I fell hard for Cracker & Sunshine! What a beautiful, romantic, sexy love story with a lusty heroine and the hot stud that catches her attention. When the sexy MIT man strutted into Morgyn Montgomery’s view all her girlie parts screamed ‘me want’ and I was right there with her. Swoon! Graham is the perfect book boyfriend. Smart, sexy, handsome, and not afraid of his feelings. No games from him, only honesty. He grabs ahold of his girl and didn’t let go. These two are so perfect in their insta-lust to love relationship. Terrific writing, an insanely sweet romance, a to-die-for couple, great family and friends, and lots of laughs makes this a must read. My favorite of the series so far. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC.
3.5 stars
I am a fairly new fan of Melissa’s and whilst I love everything she has written this one wasn’t my favourite. Don’t get me wrong I did enjoy it, I just couldn’t connect to Morgyn and Graham. They are just too perfect together, too insta-love.
If you like sweet romance stories with no obstacles to overcome then this is for you. Personally I like a small bit of angst to get that HEA.
It was nice seeing all the other familiar faces and I am looking forward to reading more form them in the future.
Loved this book! Graham & Morgyn are complete opposites on the surface but once you really get to know their characters, you realize how much alike they are. The joining of the Braden’s & the Montgomery’s comes across as showing how small the world really is. Graham came to town to attend a wedding but met Morgyn at a festival. They fell into immediate lust but had to separate for a few days. Imagine both of their surprise when the event they each had to attend was the same wedding. I really enjoyed the give & take between the two of them as they found a way to mesh their lives, wants & needs.
This book has so many reasons why I love Melissa’s books! If you have read any of Melissa’s book then you know why I love them, but if not they are always fun, family oriented and always have HEA, plus I love the fact that you never know who will pop up in a book from past books. Graham and Morgyn are in my top 5 favorite Love in Bloom Couples, these two are meant for each other. I loved how Cracker and Sunshine’s (best nicknames ever) little quirks rubbed off on the other person. How I have to go plan a camping trip after reading this book, LOL!
PS – Impatiently waiting for Wild, Crazy Hearts; I want to know how Trace is going to react to Brindle return?!
“He was the yin to her yang, the cushion to her fall, the only person who made her want to think beyond tomorrow.”
Every once and awhile, a book comes along that truly touches my heart when I least expect it. Trails of Love is that book!!! I LOVED it! Morgyn and Graham’s story spoke to my soul, I can’t even right now as I wipe the tears. Not often does a story’s energy talk my language, but this love story was saying all the right words. The depth of emotion, the captivating way their love is written, the way you know this love is everlasting is EVERYTHING I’m gushing on the inside!!!
Morgyn and Graham compliment each other so endearing. It’s not sappy or over the top, it’s two people who are soul mates. This is beyond simple love, it’s love entwined in the stars. It’s the forever love you hear about in fairy tales, that surpasses everything. THIS IS A LOVE STORY. With so many bonus cherries on top! Cute nicknames and family banter aplenty, wild fiery passion, steamy hot scenes that make me blush, and over the top emotion.
I knew there was a reason I had to move this book to the top of my TBR. Trails of Love is whimsical, fun, captivating, and loaded with all the FEELS!! An absolute MUST READ
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review*
To heck with book boyfriends (though Graham is a PERFECT book boyfriend)!!! Morgyn Montgomery is my new book bestie!
I received an advance copy of this wonderful book to review and WOW! I was hooked by the end of the first PAGE! I absolutely LOVE sweet, sexy romances and Trails of Love satisfied wish I could have for a fun, entertaining story!
A win for Melissa Foster! Definitely add this sweetheart to your #tbrpile. You will be happy that you did!
Once again Melissa Foster delivers a read that I’ll be going back to reread over and over again with Trails of Love. Absolutely overflowing with sweetness and the kind of love that is what every romance reader dreams of. Morgan and Graham have a story that will fill you with so much feel good happiness you’ll feel like you’re floating on a cloud of joy while you read. Beyond that sugary sweet swoon Melissa Foster does so well you’ll also find heartwarming family and wonderfully moving moments that also bring a tears of happiness to your eyes.
Typically when I pick up anything written by Melissa Foster it’s the heroes who always steal my heart, and while Graham certainly made me fall hard and fast it was Morgyn who really stole the show. Where Graham is every bit the sweet, sexy, dream man we all drool over Morgyn’s light shines so brightly that it’s impossible to not love her immediately. She’s one of my all time favorite characters and has one of the biggest hearts I’ve ever read. She’s so full of kindness, love, and generosity it’s inspiring.
As I said though, Graham still had my heart going pitter patter constantly. He’s one of the best heroes out there, managing to be that strong alpha type while also not being controlling or trying to change the person Morgyn is. He loves her for exactly who she is and is flat out the most supportive book boyfriend I’ve ever read. I just can’t say enough how magnificent these two are together!
What can I say…TRAILS OF LOVE is an absolute winner in my book! Melissa Foster pulled out no stops in bringing a feel-good romance that is sexy (oh yes…SEXY is the key word here), fun, emotional, unputdownable and just plain full of JOY! I adored, like ADORED both the Braden family and the Montgomery family, as we get to enjoy time with both, and I was left with a smile and heart bursting with joy! Morgyn and Graham are what love stories are made of! I would absolutely one-click this book if I were you!
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Morgyn Montgomery seems to be a carefree woman who just goes with the flow. My imagery kicked in almost right away. I could see her as an updated flower child. Graham Braden may just have met his match. Look up the definition of book boyfriend and you’ll see him listed.
This past Fall, the Beach Boys were playing at our local fair. I could easily picture Morgyn standing out amongst the crowd. Then I could see Graham coming in and everyone would notice his presence. If you have a big family, you may feel right at home with the Montgomery’s. Maybe you have a great comradery with your siblings; Morgyn may be a great addition. Graham just seems to be a great compliment to her – he lets her shine.
I wasn’t feeling good while reading this author’s latest. Sometimes it’s hard to get through a book when that happens. But this author just has a way of creating a story where you can just sit back and relax and enjoy the world she creates. Speaking of creativity, I’m impressed with what Morgyn can do. It makes me wonder if our author has done some of what Morgyn has created. I would love to have the chance to go and putz around in her shop.
There’s plenty of chemistry and heat but at the same time the story just seems so sweet. Morgyn is the small town girl who meets the big city guy. It was interesting to watch how our author created their interactions. There’s plenty to giggle at and plenty of places where you’ll need to fan yourself. It’s hard to miss our couple’s instant connection. Some may feel that the sibling vibe is just too perfect but just remember that this is a work of fiction. We don’t see the whole family life and after all it’s not called creative license for nothing. She also shows that not all families are faultless. Some people read in order to escape for a little while and know that they’re going to get that happy ending. But our author gives us a little shock which sets us up for the next book in the series.
I was not compensated nor was I required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
4.5 Stars for Trails of Love (The Bradens & Montgomerys) by Melissa Foster
Graham Braden is in Oak Falls for his best friend Reeds wedding and once rather ceremony is over he decides to stick around and help with the theatre Reed is renovating what he didn’t sign up for was to get involved in Reed’s sister-in-laws business.
Morgyn Montgomery is impulsive and disorganised but her business plan has great opportunities if the right person can invest and get her on track could that person be Graham.
The Bradens & Montgomerys are part of the Love in Bloom family and every book in this romance collection is written as a stand-alone that crosses over into a much larger series. The attraction is instant, the chemistry sizzling and you can’t help falling for this adorable couple. It was great joining them on their journey as they got to know each other and I loved how the swoon worthy Graham excepted Morgyn’s and all her quirkinesses, this is fast becoming one of my favourite series.
5 Star review of Trails of Love (The Bradens & Montgomerys: Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls #3) by Melissa Foster
This is Graham Braden and Morgyn Montgomery’s story and what a captivating story it was. I have read several books by Melissa Foster and I thoroughly enjoy her style of writing.
They say opposites attract and this is totally the case with Graham and Morgyn. Their attraction is instant and the chemistry between them is sizzling and intense. Thrown together by circumstance they get to know one another and realize that their relationship could blossom in to so much more.
I loved how Graham accepted Morgyn’s quirkiness without question and honestly Graham was totally swoon worthy. Of course with all relationships, particularly those that occur almost instantly, the course of true love will not be smooth. I really love the Montgomery family as they are all so unique and all encompassing.
I liked Graham and Morgyn and found them easy to relate to as I did the secondary characters. I am excited for the next book in the series which I believe is Brindle’s.
Trails of Love (Love in Bloom#69, The Bradens#29, The Bradens & Montgomerys: Pleasant Hill- Oak Falls#3) by Melissa Foster is Morgyn Montgomery’s story. I love this author’s stories. I can say for me she constantly writes true love stories. They are written in such a way that as I am reading the story I am falling in love as the characters are falling in love with each other. I have read previous books with the Montgomerys and the Bradens. Graham Braden is in town for his friend’s wedding. While at a music festival he meets Morgyn. The attraction between the two was instantaneous. After a one night together they separate only to see each other again at her sister’s wedding which just so happens to be Graham’s friend’s wedding. Each has their own quirky issues and a relationship has not been in their futures. The more time they spent together, the more they realize love is possible. I loved this story from the beginning to the end. I love the Montgomery family. Each sister is a hoot. Brindle is Morgyn’s sister and is the one closest to her. And it is Brindle’s story which will be next in the author’s book. The way this book end has my mouth salivating for Brindle’s book. 5 star read.
This story is well written, full of humor, love and great chemistry between the characters. This is definitely a must read
This was an enjoyable read. Morgyn is one of those people that believes that things will happen as they are supposed to, she tends to float through life. Not in a bad way, but more of she handles life as it happens and doesn’t worry about what the future will bring. Graham is a planner and risk assessor. They balance each other out and learn from the other.
I loved the banter and love they had with each part of their family. It felt like a real couple would be when falling in love.
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I loved Graham and Morgyn!!!!! This book was simply amazing!!!
“I never thought I was missing a damn thing until the day I met you. You soared into my life like a gust of wind or a runaway kite— magical and unstoppable. You make me see and feel so much. I know I’ll never look at anything the same way again.”- Graham
Morgyn and Graham meet in a pretty funny way. He literally has his pants down and his “python” in his hand. They connect instantly and begin a fast paced romance. Morgyn is a free spirit and Graham is a planner, yet they mesh together perfectly. Both have big families and great family values. Plus, the sex is scorching hot!
I can’t wait for more from these families!!
Morgyn is a free spirit. She brings life into used objects and turns them into something new. She lives life to the fullest and goes to the beat of her drum. She lives life moment by moment and doesn’t really plan ahead. Graham assesses the risks but also isn’t afraid of a little adventure. He likes control and he likes to plan ahead. Morgyn and Graham are complete opposites of one other, yet there is denying the instant attraction between the two.
Morgyn and Graham are everything I never knew I wanted in a book. This story was hot, it was romantic and it was perfect. Their love for life, for each other and their families is what makes this story so heart-warming. Graham is seriously swoon worthy and Morgyn’s quirkiness is what makes her so unique and stand out from other female heroines.
I loved everything single thing about this book and I can’t wait to see what is next for the Montgomery and the Braden families!
‘Trails of Love’ is the third book of the Oak Falls series, and a book I received in exchange for an honest review. The book focuses on Morgyn and Graham, two kindred souls who float through life and happen to stumble upon one another at a music festival. When Morgyn catches Graham in a compromising position, it becomes a ‘love at first sight moment’. However, with some confusion over Graham’s company, she automatically assumes that he must be gay. Despite this fact, she is unable to tear her eyes away from him, she is lost in a moment of seeing only him.
Morgyn, unable to break the connection, or hide her intrigue and attraction for Graham, ensures that she spends every possible moment with him and the pair become inseparable.
Morgyn is sunshine, she is carefree and kind spirited and works recycling and upscaling things that people don’t want in her spare time . She believes in what the stars have in store for her and up until meeting Graham, believed she’d had it all figured out.
Graham is a ‘cracker’ and totally swoon worthy. He is a planner and an organiser but deep down he is the same type of soul as Morgyn. From the moment he meets her he is captivated by her, and is willing to change all his plans just to remain by her side. He leaves it up to fate on whether he will see her again, certain that a connection like theirs will not be broken and that they will automatically be drawn back to one another.
This book is full of so many funny one liners and Morgyn’s sisters Brindle and Sable are hilarious! I was constantly laughing out loud at them and they put ant comedy duo to shame. The family dynamic of the Montgomery gals is enviable and I am so excited to learn more about Brindle and Trace in their standalone novel.
Morgyn is endearing and I can relate to her pain over losing her Grandfather. She is sweet and is always looking for a bigger way in which she can help the world and make a difference. With Graham by her side they are the perfect duo and this book was everything I’d hoped for.
I’d recommend to all romance lovers, people who are looking for a new series to get stuck into and anyone looking for a nice read with all the swoon worthy moments of a fairytale.
Trails of Love is the third book in the Braden & Montgomery: Pleasant Hill – Oak Falls book, and it is truly a book where dreams are made!
Morgyn Montgomery is the floaty Montgomery sister, and if you have read any of the other books in the series you will know what I mean, but don’t let her calm, hippy vibe fool you (especially when she is at the local summer festival with an umbrella hat on her head!) the girl is a spitfire, who knows exactly what she wants, at least for right now, and right now, she wants the hotty with the stunning smile.
Graham Braden is many things, investor, straight-laced, but has a wild adventure side, and very worldly, but at the moment he is in Oak Falls, VA for his good friend Reed’s wedding, but what could it hurt spending time at the local summer festival with his brother Zev before the wedding, and then Graham spots Morgyn and can’t help but be attracted to her, she is literal sunshine to him. And so starts their most exciting adventure every, each other!
I’m going to warn you, this book will ruin ANY love story you have ever heard! I’m not even kidding! This story will simply rock your world! It is truly a romance that anyone would truly love to experience.
So as normal Melissa Foster has managed to spoil the real world for me, and makes me wish I was in this alternative world! The characters are fantastic, and Morgyn and Graham are simply the perfect match, and their story is so, so, beautiful it made me cry. And then you come to the other sisters and I honestly cannot choose which one I like the most! But I have to say I’m totally intrigued by Brindle’s story, but I foresee that Amber’s story will be the most enlightening!
So there is only one score I could give Trails in Love, and that is 5 stars!
Wow! What a love story!
It’s captivating, steamy, hilarious
& heartwarming. Great characters
& romance, makes it the perfect read.
When Morgyn see’s the most gorgeous man, with tons of muscles, walk by,
her whole body is on fire.
She accidentally runs into him again,
in a pretty surprising way.
Graham, was at the festival, enjoying some down time. He had immediately noticed the beautiful free spirit. Graham, is so opposite of her, always accessing
what’s ahead. They’re as different as
two people could be. But Morgyn
& Graham’s connection is undeniable.
The emotions, the humor & their chemistry pulled me in, & kept me hooked.
Melissa outdoes herself again! I loved this book. Graham and Morgyn don’t make sense on the surface with Graham’s planning risk assessing ways and Morgyn’s free spirit. Leave it to Melissa to match their hearts and lives so seamlessly. Their love is instantaneous, deep and spiritual that you can’t help but root for them from the beginning.