I received this book for free for a Blog Tour in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Friendship on Fire by Melissa Foster Also by this author: Sisters in Love, Lovers At Heart, Destined For Love, Sea of Love
Series: The Bradens At Weston CO #3
Also in this series: Lovers At Heart, Destined For Love, Sea of Love, Bursting With Love
Published by World Literary Press on 3rd December 2013
Genres: Chicklit, Love & Romance
Pages: 392
Format: eARC
Source: for a Blog Tour
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Small-town overachiever Riley Banks has finally scored her big break—working in Manhattan as a fashion design assistant for her childhood crush, Josh Braden. She enters her new job hoping to make a name for herself and—just maybe—explore the romance that slipped through her fingers way back when.
Josh Braden has models at his beck and call, a staff that never says never, and an elegant clothing line for the holiday season. When he hires Riley Banks he expects her to learn the business from the ground up. But the girl next door turns out to be much more than he remembered.
Josh and Riley’s friendship heats up. Every steamy kiss, and every erotic caress stirs a love they cannot deny. But when Riley designs a wedding gown that would cause even the most jaded fashion editors to swoon, Riley’s mentor accuses her of stealing the design.
Facing indisputable proof and the mistrust of her lover, Riley is not sure she can take the heat of life in the fast lane of the fashion industry—and Josh is forced to choose between the woman he loves and the career he adores.
I just can’t get enough of The Braden’s. I am loving every single one of these books.
Josh is sweet and caring. He’s a Braden so he’s obviously drop dead gorgeous. At first he seems so different from his brothers. They have a lot of traits from their father and he has more traits from his mother. But the further a long the story you got the more you realised that actually he had a lot of traits from his father too and he wasn’t so different from his brothers.
Riley is a passionate, clever girl. She is a very talented designer and she is very passionate about the work that she does. Like Jade and Rex, Riley has had a crush on Josh since they were kids and he on her. If it wasn’t for the feud between the Johnson’s and the Braden’s, Riley being firmly in camp Jade, I think they might have been high-school sweethearts.
I really loved Josh and Treat’s relationship. If you have read Lover’s at Heart then you will know that Treat had many worries about the way he treated his family but you can see in this book that he did and does everything he can to be there for them. I love how protective they all are of each other and how they all rally around in times of need.
Claudia or Cruella as she’s better known is one evil b**ch. God I hated her from the moment she was introduced into the story and I knew she was going to be trouble.
I loved the resolution to this book it made me so happy and I cannot wait to read Sea of Love.
Sisters in Love, book one in the Love in Bloom series, is still free, yes I said FREE on Amazon US and UK, and Barnes and Noble.
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The giveaway for this tour is 3 x e-copies of Sisters in Love and Lovers at Heart.
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About Melissa Foster
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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Yay! I’m so glad you’re moving on to Sea of Love next! Thank you for your fabulous review and I’m so happy you’re enjoying The Bradens so much!! XOXO
I just finished it actually. I loved it. 🙂 x
Always satisfying to have an ending that makes your feel happy Emma 🙂
Thank you for reviewing on Melissa’s tour.
Shaz
It is, it makes you so warm and happy inside.
Thank you for having me
Emma x