Blog Tour & Review: Bursting With Love by Melissa Foster

Title: Bursting With Love   

Author: Melissa Foster 

Series: Love in Bloom: Snow Sisters & The Bradens #8; Love in Bloom: The Bradens #5   

Published: December 2013, World Literary Press   

Format: E-copy, 300 pages 

Source: Publicist  

After having her heart
broken by a country music star, Savannah Braden has sworn off men. She
takes a break from her fast-paced Manhattan lifestyle for a weekend at a
survivor camp to rebuild her confidence and readjust her priorities.
But when she meets the handsome guide, Jack Remington, she’s drawn to
everything about him—from his powerful physique to his brooding
stare—despite the big chip on his shoulder. Powerless to ignore the
heated glances and mounting sexual tension, Savannah begins to reassess
her hasty decision.

After losing his wife in a tragic accident,
Jack Remington found solace in the mountains of Canada. This solitary
existence allows him to wallow in his guilt and punish himself for
having made a decision that he believes cost his wife her life. He never
expected to want to return to the life he once knew—but then again, he
never expected to meet gorgeous, stubborn, and competitive Savannah
Braden.

One passionate kiss is all it takes to crack the walls
the two have built to protect themselves, and allow love to slip in.
While Jack fights his way through his guilt, and struggles to get back
into the lives of those he left behind, Savannah is there to help him
heal, and together they nurture hope that they’ve finally found their
forever loves.

My thoughts: I feel like a broken record when it comes to my reviews of this series as I keep saying that each book is better than the last, but honestly, I really feel that it’s true! Not that I didn’t like all the previous books, but I just seem to fall more in love with the family and the subsequent love stories as I make my way through the series.

This time around we get Savannah’s happily-ever-after. As the lone female in the Braden family, I’ve been quite curious about her story, knowing that whoever she ends up with would have to stand up to the scrutiny of not only Hal Braden, my favorite patriarch of all-time, but also the five Braden brothers. And I truly believe Jack Remington holds his own and then some! My goodness, just wait until you get to the end of the book – there’s a scene where you will absolutely melt…I still get goosebumps just thinking about it!!!

I loved Savannah and Jack’s story. It’s filled with emotion – raw, gut-wrenching, passionate emotion that I don’t think we’ve really experienced in this series so far. This truly is a story about second chance love and knowing when to let the past go. It’s beautifully written and quite a few times I found myself tearing up, the emotion was so palpable.

This book also introduced us to Jack’s family, who will be the focus of Melissa’s next series, The Remingtons. I know I have some catching up to do with some of the earlier books that I missed, but then I will absolutely be reading the next series…I just can’t get enough of these families that Melissa creates! Oh – and rest assured, you don’t need to read this series in order. Each book can be read as a stand-alone.

Books in the 14-book Love in Bloom series:

Snow Sisters                                

     1. Sisters in Love                       

     2. Sisters in Bloom                    

     3. Sisters in White                     

                                                               

The Bradens

     4. Lovers at Heart     

     5. Destined for Love

     6. Friendship on Fire

     7. Sea of Love

     8. Bursting With Love

     9. Hearts at Play

The Remingtons

   10. Game of Love

   11. Stroke of Love

   12. Flames of Love

   13. Slope of Love

   14. Read, Write Love                                                             

                                                           

 

*** Both Sisters in Love and Lovers at Heart are currently free on Amazon US.

More information about this series can be found here:

‘Love in Bloom’ Series

About the author: Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author.
She writes contemporary romance, new adult, contemporary women’s
fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with emotionally compelling
characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. 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, and the World Literary Café. When she’s not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on  Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine. 

Melissa
hosts an annual Aspiring Authors contest for children and has painted
and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in
Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with her family.

Visit Melissa on The Women’s Nest, Fostering Success, or World Lit Cafe. Melissa enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.

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