Whisper of Love (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, MD, #5; The Bradens, #21; Love in Bloom, #36)
Melissa Foster
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Whisper of Love (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, MD, #5; The Bradens, #21; Love in Bloom, #36)
Melissa Foster
The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining. At almost thirty, having watched most of her siblings find true love, she’s anxious to experience her own happily ever after, and the move to Pleasant Hill, Maryland, is just the change she needs. When she rents a room from ruggedly handsome, and closed-off, artist Nash Morgan and his adorable son, Phillip, she thinks she’s found a little slice of heaven on the outskirts of town, where she can concentrate on building her business. That is, if she can ignore the undeniable heat between her and the sinfully hot single father. When Nash bought his farmette, he had one goal in mind—to provide a loving, stable home for his son. He never imagined he’d be raising Phillip alone, or renting out a room to keep their heads above water. Then again, he never imagined losing his brother, or spending two years sailing around the world with parents who seemed to forget one son was still alive. Sparks fly from the moment Tempest moves in, and her positive energy and inquisitive nature brings new life into Nash and Phillip’s quiet, confined world. For the first time in years, Nash wants to let a woman into his world, but while his loss made him stronger, that strength came at a price, leaving him walled off and wary of opening his heart again.
Publication Year: 2022
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Fair warning for those opposed to insta-romance, this story moves fast! But I loved it! Something about Tempe and Nash seems to demand they don’t pussy-foot around. Even with Nash’s son, Phillip, in the mix it still felt right to me.
The story of Nash and Tempe is one of timing, fate, signs. They quite possibly would not have been ready for each other 6 months ago. But now…now is the perfect time in both of their lives to find their happiness. To allow themselves to take instead of give; although they both do a lot of giving still.
As a mom, I was interested to see the direction this fast paced romance would take with Phillip in the mix. Melissa Foster did a great job of having Tempe step in and having Nash accept her suggestions. Mostly because Tempe was never judgmental and always had the child’s best interest in mind. Plus, everything was put in a way that Nash could see she had a point. Even when he got touchy about certain things, Tempe understands it’s a natural reaction and Nash understands he’s being over-protective. The dynamic between the two of them really works well.
Not only is the relationship sweet and tender, but Nash and Tempe also could set the room ablaze with their desire for each other. The whole chapter that deals with Tempe’s first day moving into Nash’s house had me running between butterflies and hot flashes. My oh my those two could generate enough electricity to light the town up!
Full review can be found at https://allingoodtimeblog.wordpress.com/2017/02/28/whisper-of-love-book-review/
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