Dreaming
of Love
The
Bradens #11, Love in Bloom # 19
By:
Melissa Foster
Releasing
January 20th,
2015
Self-Published
Emily
Braden is a leader in architectural preservation, a pillar in her
small hometown, and successful in everything she does—with the
exception of finding true love. She’s watched several of her
brothers fall in love, and she needs this trip to Tuscany to get away
from it all and to stop focusing on what she doesn’t have.
Dae
Bray doesn’t do flings, and he never stays in one place for very
long. As a demolitionist, he goes where jobs take him, and the more
often he travels, the better. His trip to Tuscany is all work—until
he meets smart and sexy Emily, who makes him reconsider his fear of
settling down, his no-fling rule—and just about everything else
he’s ever believed about himself.
Passion
sizzles as Dae and Emily explore the history and beauty of Tuscany.
Their romance moves beyond tourist attractions to the bedroom,
blossoming into a deep connection neither can deny. But their worlds
collide when Emily wants to preserve the property that Dae is there
to demolish. Can a woman who sees the beauty in preservation and a
man whose life is spent tearing things down find a solid foundation
for their love?
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There
is a lot happening within the two week time-line
of this story but nothing feels rushed. Against a stunning Tuscan
backdrop, two people that may first appear to be poles apart with
regards to their chosen careers, find a deep connection with one
another.
Dae
Bray loves his job as a demolitionist, which takes him to various
locations around the world. Work is his sole purpose for his stay
at the villa near Florence until another guest arrived – a
beautiful, sexy and smart woman that intrigues
him. Just a shame he doesn't do flings anymore!
Emily
Braden is in Tuscany to stay at a villa designed by one of her
favourite architects. A workaholic and
herself an architect specialising in
passive-house design, she's on a much needed holiday. Relationships
have always been on the back-burner especially when she has five
over-protective brothers watching out for her. Her soon-to-be
sister-in-law tells her Emily to have fun, but can she throw caution
to the wind when the only other guest in the villa is deliciously
muscled tall guy?
The
relation between Dae and Emily feels convincing even though this is
an instant attraction and their relationship develops at lightning
speed. They both come from large families and share similar values
which cements the foundations of their developing relationship.
Their careers cause a conflict of interest when the building Dae has
assessed for demolition is the same one that the locals call Casa
Dei Desideri – the house of
wishes – the old house with
a huge, gnarled olive tree growing in the wall of the house. A
poignant sub-plot with Adelina and Serafina adds
weight to the argument for keeping the house safe as Dae
learns about the local legend
surrounding the property.
Both he and Emily are torn apart but thankfully approach the problem
regarding the house in
a thoughtful,
mature way, ever mindful that a wrong decision could end a promising
happy ever after
for them both.
This
is my first Melissa Foster book and will definitely be catching up on
all of Dae and Emily's families very soon. This is a sexy
love story but what makes
this book really shine is the Tuscan setting. I've been to Florence
and was able to fully absorb and re-live my own memories of this
Italian city through Ms
Foster's writing.
***arc
received courtesy of author***
Melissa
Foster is an award-winning, International bestselling author. 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, theWorld
Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors
navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs
on Fostering
Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for
Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child
Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.
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