Tasty Book Tours: DREAMING OF LOVE by Melissa Foster Review

 

Dreaming of Love The Bradens #11, Love in Bloom # 19

By: Melissa Foster

Releasing January 20^th, 2015

Self-Published
Heat Rating: Steamy to somewhat Sizzling
Source: Book Tour

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This book is for 18 and over, due to sexual content.

Summary from Goodreads

Emily Braden is a leader in architectural preservation, a pillar in her small hometown, and successful in everything she does—with the exception of finding true love. She’s watched several of her brothers fall in love, and she needs this trip to Tuscany to get away from it all and to stop focusing on what she doesn’t have.

Dae Bray doesn’t do flings, and he never stays in one place for very long. As a demolitionist, he goes where jobs take him, and the more often he travels, the better. His trip to Tuscany is all work—until he meets smart and sexy Emily, who makes him reconsider his fear of settling down, his no-fling rule—and just about everything else he’s ever believed about himself.

Passion sizzles as Dae and Emily explore the history and beauty of Tuscany. Their romance moves beyond tourist attractions to the bedroom, blossoming into a deep connection neither can deny. But their worlds collide when Emily wants to preserve the property that Dae is there to demolish. Can a woman who sees the beauty in preservation and a man whose life is spent tearing things down find a solid foundation for their love?

Emily Braden has always wanted to go to Tuscany, so when one of her brother's surprises her with a trip after helping him with his significant other, Emily is unable to turn down the opportunity of a life time. There she meets the sexy and charming Dae Bray and sparks fly.

The plot - I thought the plot was kind of fun. I really loved the fact that it took place in Tuscany, so it ended up being a sort of a getaway. With some of the trips that these two took, it was easy to get lost with them in their surroundings, I think it only made me wish for a little more description at times.

Dae Bray is a demolitionist, and Emily is a leader in architectural preservation, so when Emily finds out that Dae is about to destroy something called House of Wishes that's very important to the women of the town, she has a hard time with it.

The romance - If you don't mind a bit of an insta-love, very sweet type romance this book is for you. I did enjoy the romance unfolding between Emily and Dae, I thought it was cute and at times fun. I did struggle a bit with connecting and chemistry due to it being so sudden. Emily's reaction to Dae when she first sees him and the way she acts was a bit amusing, especially when she keeps mentioning that she never does it otherwise.

The premise said Dae has a hard with settling down, but with the way these two jumped into a relationship, I had a hard time seeing that.

I do like that they had hit a patch in their road and that their jobs posed a bit of a conflict for them, even thought Dae was very much upfront to Emily about what he does, so she didn't come into it blindly. But once Emily discovers that Dae is there to destroy something very important to the local women, it creates a bit of a turbulence. I had to feel sorry for Dae, it wasn't his fault, it was part of his job and I agreed... If he doesn't do it, someone else would and the property belonged to a wealthy man who didn't care, so why take the anger out of Dae?

The writing - Melissa Foster definitely knows how to create different very interesting characters and make opposite attract. The plot was well done too and I loved the setting of Tuscany that took us on a small little adventure. Foster knows how to weave an engaging story!

Author Info

Melissa Foster is an award-winning, International bestselling author. 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, theWorld Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa is also a community builder for the Alliance for Independent Authors. She has been published in Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners magazine.

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