Trails of Love (Bradens & Montgomerys (Pleasant Hill - Oak Falls), #3)

by Melissa Foster

When Graham Braden travels to Oak Falls, Virginia to attend the wedding of his buddy Reed Cross to Grace Montgomery, he sticks around to help with renovations to Reed's new theater. The last thing he expects is to be asked to assess and possibly invest in Grace's sister Morgyn's business endeavor. Graham is a careful, keen businessman, and Morgyn is impulsive, disorganized, and more interested in the energy flow in her eclectic retail shop than in the accuracy of her records. While Graham isn't ready to open his pockets to the sassy, sexy business owner, he may be ready to open his heart.

• ISBN10: 1948868032
• ISBN13: 9781948868037
• Publish Date: 9 January 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: World Literary Press
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 298
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nadz@Totally Addicted to Reading]

Whenever I pick up a novel written by Melissa Foster, I can expect to get a story filled, with friendship, family and a sweet and steamy romance. Trails of Love provided it all. However, it was missing the IT factor I normally expect to get from her stories. It was not a bad story, but it did not wow me the way I hoped it would.


We visit Oak Falls once again this time for a festival and the wedding of Morgyn’s sister. In this installment, we get the opportunity to witness Morgyn getting her chance to experience true love.


Morgyn is what you would call a free spirit. She does things on her own terms. Planner and organized are not words you would use to describe this young woman. She is laid back, artistic and hates being tied down. She has a heart of gold therefore making it easy for persons to be drawn to her.


Graham is the complete opposite. As an engineer and investor, he assess risks, plans and develop a strategy before arriving at a decision. However, he would learn that with matters of the heart assessing, planning and strategizing served no purpose.


These two had a whirlwind romance. They met at a festival, they had an instant connection and since they were inseparable. I do not know what it was about these two, but I could not feel their chemistry. The story said it was there, but I did not connect with it. Compared to the couples in Ms. Foster’s other stories they felt flat. I think it had to do with they fell in love, and were making major decisions about their lives together within two weeks of meeting each other. In addition based on their conversations their relationship appeared as if sex was the glue that held it together. If they are not having sex, they are talking about it.


I loved the family setting, and enjoyed how each welcomed both Morgyn and Graham into their fold. I loved their openness with each other. Drama and an angst free story line mixed with sweetness made for an easy read. What I found a little weird though was the ease they talked about sex in front of their parents especially considering the fact they barely knew each other after spending two weeks together. Personally, I would be uncomfortable with such a scenario, but that is just me. I know there are other readers who would have no problem with this.

Conclusion/Recommendation
Despite Morgyn and Graham not being my favourite couple, I still enjoyed Trails of Love and would recommend it to fans of contemporary romance. Ffans Ms. Foster's work will enjoy this addition to the Bradens and Montgomery series. I cannot wait to read Brindle’s story.

[Emma (SCR)]

This review was originally posted on Star Crossed Reviews 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.Thank you to Lisa for letting me take part in this tour and to Melissa for my copy of this book. I love Melissa's work and The Montgomery/Braden series is one I am really enjoying. I am so glad Melissa decided to combine the two.

This story follows Morgyn Montgomery as she falls in love with Grahm Braden. These two are perfect for each other. She is floaty while he is a planner. She does things on a whim while he spends ages assessing and planning. Together they are perfect. The chemistry between these two is instant and off the charts. I loved how these two complimented each other while still having a lot in common. Another thing I loved was Morgyn's nickname for Graham!

This story is sweet, sexy and oh so funny. Morgyn and Graham really had me laughing at their antics and especially their 'meet cute'.

The families are also quite involved in this story. It was lovely to see them meet the family and get a glimpse of what's to come for the rest of the series. I'm looking forward to Jilly's book and I cannot wait for Brindle's next.