Destined for Love (The Bradens at Weston, CO #2; The Bradens #2; Love in Bloom #5)
Melissa Foster
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Destined for Love (The Bradens at Weston, CO #2; The Bradens #2; Love in Bloom #5)
Melissa Foster
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. DESTINED FOR LOVE is a hot contemporary romance with alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy adult romance, contemporary romance, and women's fiction. 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. BRONZE MEDAL WINNER, Readers’ Favorite Awards, Romance Sizzle category 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.(
Publication Year: 2013
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I really waffled between a 4 star and 5 star rating on this one. I love the character or Rex more than any of the others so far. I don't know why...there's not a particular reason. It may be his loyalty and sense of family, but I'm not sure. But I felt that something was left out.
**Possible Spoilers**
Ms. Foster goes through great lengths to let us know that Jade was stalked by a previous boyfriend and that is why she moved home. It's mentioned a few times that he "would never follow her to Colorado". As much as I know that romance novels have many unrealistic ideas and are meant for fun and an escape, I can't help but feel this issue wasn't quite handled correctly. I kept waiting for the ex-boyfriend to come out of the woodwork! Not only would it have added to the story if he had, but it would have been more realistic so that young women out there would realize that this is a serious issue.
Okay, now that I'm stepping off of my soapbox, I will say I loved this book. I really enjoyed learning more about the Braden patriarch and his motivations as well as see the siblings leaning on each other more.
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