This Is Love by Melissa Foster - ARC Review

Welcome to the little town of Harmony Pointe. 

It’s where some people have come to get away. For others, it’s a fresh new start. For a few, it’s perfect for healing broken hearts. And then there are those who just call it home. Only one thing is certain. In a town this small, true romance is always close by. Even when it’s least expected. Find out why everyone is falling in love with Harmony Pointe. Filled with charm, warmth, first kisses, and second chances, it’s New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster at her most irresistible

Actress Remi Divine is sick of bodyguards, sick of stalkers, and sick of feeling like she is always under a microscope. But this movie star isn’t helpless by any means. She’s got a rebellious streak, and she knows how to use it. First order of business: getting rid of the overbearing bodyguards who are sticking to her like glue.

Mason Swift has made protecting others his life, and when Remi ditches his two best men, he takes over and gives it everything he has. Having grown up in the foster-care system, and as a former special operative, he knows all the tricks. Nothing gets by him, especially not gorgeous, sneaky Remi.

He thinks she’s a diva. She thinks he’s arrogant. But when sparks turn to flames and their walls come down, their true hearts are revealed, and their connection is unstoppable. And when tragedy strikes, Remi realizes that being protected isn’t the worst thing in the world—but losing Mason just might be.

BAYSIDE HEAT BY MELISSA FOSTER-BLOG TOUR

Today we have the blog tour for Melissa Foster’s BAYSIDE HEAT! Check out this fantastic new contemporary romance and be sure to grab your copy today! 

About BAYSIDE HEAT: 

Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're fun, flirty, flawed, deeply emotional, always passionate, and easy to relate to. In BAYSIDE HEAT... 

Drake Savage has always done the right thing, especially where beautiful and fiercely determined Serena Mallery is concerned-even when it means keeping his feelings for her to himself. Serena has always wanted more than what their small town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts has to offer, and Drake's roots are so deeply entrenched in the Cape, it's all he can do to watch her pack up her life and move away. Serena has always had big dreams. As a teenager she dreamed of becoming an interior designer and marrying smart, musically inclined, sexy-as-sin Drake Savage. Now she's finally landed a killer job with a top interior design firm, but though she has spent the last four years working side by side with Drake, he's never made a move. Four years is long enough for her to accept reality, and her new job in Boston is the perfect way to move on. A weak moment leads to sizzling, sensual kisses, opening a door through which they've both been aching to walk. But Serena's determined not to give up her shot at the career she's always dreamed of, and Drake has loved her for too many years to stand in her way. With true love at their fingertips and a world of unstoppable passion igniting between them, can the two star-crossed lovers find their way to their happily ever after? BAYSIDE SUMMERS Bayside Desires Bayside Passions Bayside Heat Bayside Escape *** Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented--perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about loyal heroes and smart, sassy heroines with complex and relatable issues. 

I enjoyed Drake and Serena, even though the story seemed a little predictable. Yes, it's a romance so there's an expectation of a Happily Ever After, so you know where the book will end up, but I just felt that, with this one, there were no surprises along the way.

That said, it was fun and a lot read which is sometimes exactly what you want from a book, a story you can escape into and enjoy.

I did like their chemistry and how devoted to her happiness Derek is, and how willing he was to give things up for her and to allow them to stay together.

Overall, this was a light, fun, steamy read with great curiosity chemistry and likeable characters.

I recommend this title.

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About Melissa Foster:

   

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women's fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa's fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summer, Harborside Nights, and the Wild Boys After Dark. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented. Melissa also writes sweet and clean romance under the pen name Addison Cole. Melissa has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Her interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod. Melissa is available to chat with book clubs and welcomes comments and emails from her readers. Visit Melissa on social media or her personal website. Never miss a brand new release, special promotions or inside gossip again by simply signing up to receive your newsletter from Melissa.

 

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EMBRACING HER HEART BY MELISSA FOSTER-BLOG TOUR

Grace and Reed finally get a second chance at a first love!

Leaving New York City and returning to her hometown to teach a screenplay writing class seems like just the break Grace Montgomery needs. Until her sisters wake her at four thirty in the morning to watch the hottest guys in town train wild horses and she realizes that escaping her sisters’ drama-filled lives was a lot easier from hundreds of miles away. To make matters worse, she spots the one man she never wanted to see again—ruggedly handsome Reed Cross.

Reed was one of Michigan’s leading historical preservation experts, but on the heels of catching his girlfriend in bed with his business partner, his uncle suffers a heart attack. Reed cuts all ties and returns home to Oak Falls to run his uncle’s business. A chance encounter with Grace, his first love, brings back memories he’s spent years trying to escape.

Grace is bound and determined not to fall under Reed’s spell again—and Reed wants more than another taste of the woman he’s never forgotten. When a midnight party brings them together, passion ignites and old wounds are opened. Grace sets down the ground rules for the next three weeks. No touching, no kissing, and if she has it her way, no breathing, because every breath he takes steals her ability to think. But Reed has other ideas…

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

 

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THRILL OF LOVE BY MELISSA FOSTER-BLOG TOUR

Fate brings Ty and Aiyla together, but will tragedy tear them apart?

THRILL OF LOVE

The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, MD #6

Melissa Foster

Releasing Oct 4, 2017

World Literary Press

Do you believe in fate?

World-renowned mountain climber and nature photographer Ty Braden never believed in second dates, much less heart-pounding, steal-his-breath love. But that was before a trip to Saint-Luc, where he met funny, strong, and entrancingly beautiful Aiyla Bell, a ski instructor and fellow photographer whose hopes and dreams, and love of the outdoors, aligned perfectly with his—and whose kisses alone turned him inside out.

After spending five magical days and four sweet, soulful nights falling in love, Aiyla couldn’t imagine a day without Ty. But when he asked her to go with him on his next assignment, his reputation for having women at his beck and call stopped her from upending the life she’d worked so hard to create.

Months later fate steps in when a chance encounter brings Ty and Aiyla together for a five-day wilderness event held in the Colorado Mountains. Their deep, passionate connection is stronger than ever, and Ty is bound and determined not to lose her again. But when tragedy strikes and their worlds are turned upside down, their love faces the truest test of all.

I'm a fan of Melissa Foster.  I know when I pick up her books I'm in for a sweet, sexy story.  This book was sweet, sexy and emotional.

I love a good second chance romance.  It's one of my favorite tropes.  Figuring out WHY the pair didn't work initially and seeing if they can overcome their obstacles is always enjoyable to me.  I liked watching Ty and Aiyla come back together.

I truly felt for Aiyla in this book.  She has such a battle and stays so true to herself and so strong.  She's very admirable.  

Ty? Ty is exactly the kind of hero I expect from this author.  Once he's "in" the relationship, he's all in.  He was sweet, supportive and sexy.  You can't go wrong with that!

There's a connection for these two and I enjoyed seeing them work their way back to one another.  The sex between them was hot for sure but I enjoyed seeing them connect just as much outside of the bedroom.  It made them a little more realistic.

The writing in this book was good.  The story was a little predictable but it was still sweet.  This is part of a series but can be easily read as a standalone.  Overall I enjoyed the title and would recommend it.

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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CARSON BY MELISSA FOSTER-BLOG TOUR

She needs to move forward with her life, 

but how can she when Carson still owns her heart?

CARSON

Bad Boys After Dark #3

Melissa Foster

Releasing July 11, 2017

World Literary Press

Second chances really do exist…

As the founder of a multimillion-dollar international security business, Carson Bad exposes secrets for a living. He knows better than to forge relationships built on them. But for years he did just that with his best friend, and secret lover, Tawny Bishop. She brought a sense of calm and understanding to his life–in and out of the bedroom. Until one fateful night when a knock at the door changed everything.

Tawny is no longer a naive college student. She’s a sought-after perfumer living in Paris. She has plenty of resources at her fingertips, and lots of lonely nights to think about the only man she’s ever loved–the one she ran away from all those years ago. She needs to move forward with her life, but how can she when Carson still owns her heart?

Maybe showing up in the middle of the night unannounced isn’t the best route to unraveling the past and figuring out her future, but Tawny has played it safe for ten long years, and it’s only made her long for the man she never should have walked away from. Now she’s back in Carson’s life, and he’s determined not to make the same mistake twice. If only he knew what that mistake was…

When I see a book from Melissa Foster I know it's going to be sweet with some heat and this book definitely fit that bill. While part of a series this book can be read as a standalone without issue. This second chance romance had me swooning and fanning myself.

I truly liked Tawny. I thought she was a braver woman, and stronger woman, than she gave herself credit for. She had her share of self doubt but sucked it up and you can't help but applaud that. She had lost part of herself prior to the book beginning (and no, you don't have to read the other books to follow this, trust me) and seeing her heal was so satisfying. She's stronger than she gives herself credit for but there's also a sense of vulnerability that just makes you want to hug her.

Melissa Foster has a way of writing hot men and Carson didn't disappoint. He's smart, he's strong and he's oh so sexy. He knows what he wants and is patient enough to figure out how to get it. When Tawny walks back into his life he's cooked-no way is he letting her slip through his fingers again. Watching him love and care for Tawny had me sighing-and how he treated her in the bedroom? I'll take that fan, please.

I believed in this relationship. I believed in the circumstances that didn't allow them to work the first time around and I feel that they resolved that issue well. You want to root for them. You want them to figure everything out. The resolution these characters came to made sense and really worked for them.

This book was a sweet and sexy second chance romance. It was a quick read for me and I definitely enjoyed it. I would recommend this book.
 

Tawny and Carson were interesting together.  I definitely believed there was an attraction bewteen them in the past, and one that could be built on in the future.  That said, I was not sure if they would have been able to get past the reasons they split years ago quite so easily.

I liked the idea that both of them still carried a torch for the other, that both of them were still drawn to one another, and that they were still both feeling like they had unfinished business.  They definitely did.  The heat and genuine affection they had for one another made the story work fairly well.

My issue, as I mentioned, was that the thing that separated them never felt fully resolved to me.  She says she no longer sees it that way, and that she has changed, but there was not enough there for me to totally believe in the happily ever after.  Do I think they will get there?  Yes, I do...but I think there was a conversation the reader was left out of that was important to fully resolve the story.  I never say this, but I think I would have liked more character and slightly less sexy time, as I think there was something lost with all of the sex being what was used to drive the story.

Don't get me wrong, the sex was hot and there was nothing wrong with it...it just felt like it was in place of a conversation or 2 that I think they needed to have to really, fully, move forward.

I do recommend this overall, while there were things that didn't totally work, I did enjoy it.

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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