Crushing on Love Crushing on Love
Book 16 - Love in Bloom: The Bradens

Crushing on Love

Shannon Braden (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor)

    • 4.6 • 253 Ratings
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Publisher Description

HEARTS COLLIDE when a feisty city girl crashes into Steve "Grizz" Johnson's rural mountain retreat. The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series.


In CRUSHING ON LOVE... 

Steve Johnson is living his life’s passion watching over the Colorado Mountains as a ranger and wildlife consultant. But his peaceful life is upended when overzealous and insanely beautiful Shannon Braden flits back into his life after returning from a brief trip home to Maryland. He thought his attraction to her was under control—after all, she’s only in Colorado temporarily, and he doesn’t do casual affairs. 


Shannon’s return to Colorado has as much to do with the game of cat and mouse she and Steve have been playing as it does the data she’s been hired to collect. But despite her efforts to explore the undeniable heat simmering between them, Steve’s intent on keeping his distance. 


When a ranch abutting the national park goes up for sale, Steve will do whatever it takes to keep it from falling into the wrong hands. And when all his attempts fail, he’s left with no alternative but to follow Shannon’s guidance into the online world he abhors in order to raise the funds. The more time they spend together, the deeper their attraction becomes, and a game of cat and mouse turns into an unstoppable connection. But when Shannon’s assignment comes to an end, will it mean an end to them, too? 

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WANT MORE BRADENS? All Braden books can be read as stand-alone novels or as part of the series: 


THE BRADENS (Peaceful Harbor, MD) 

Healed by Love (Nate) 

Surrender My Love (Cole) 

River of Love (Sam) 

Crushing on Love (Shannon) 

Whisper of Love (Tempest) 

Thrill of Love (Ty) 

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The Bradens are part of the Love in Bloom big family romance collection. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books. Read the complete Love in Bloom series: 


SNOW SISTERS 

Sisters in Love 

Sisters in Bloom 

Sisters in White 


THE BRADENS (Weston, CO) 

Lovers at Heart (Treat & Max) 

Destined for Love (Rex & Jade) 

Friendship on Fire (Josh & Riley) 

Sea of Love (Dane & Lacy) 

Bursting with Love (Savannah & Jack) 

Hearts at Play (Hugh & Bree) 


THE BRADENS (Trusty, CO) 

Taken by Love (Luke) 

Fated for Love (Wes) 

Romancing My Love (Pierce) 

Flirting with Love (Ross) 

Dreaming of Love (Emily) 

Crashing into Love (Jake) 


THE BRADEN WORLD NOVELLAS 

Promise My Love (Rex & Jade's Wedding Novella) 

**Best if read after Weston & Trusty Bradens** 


THE REMINGTONS 

Game of Love (Dex) 

Stroke of Love (Sage) 

Flames of Love (Siena) 

Slope of Love (Rush) 

Read, Write, Love (Kurt) 


SEASIDE SUMMERS 

Seaside Dreams (Bella) 

Seaside Hearts (Jenna) 

Seaside Sunsets (Jamie) 

Seaside Secrets (Amy) 

Seaside Nights (Sky) 

Seaside Embrace (Hunter) 

Seaside Lovers (Grayson) 

Seaside Whispers (Matt) 


REVIEWS 

"You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining. Make sure you have all night, because once you start you won't want to stop reading. Every book's a winner!" NYT Bestselling Author Brenda Novak 


"With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" New York Times Bestseller Julie Kenner 

  

"Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely   


"...love, loss, lies, grief, finding happiness in the face of adversity, romance, humor, bravery, hot hot hot sex scenes, marriages, births and totally awesome characters." --Supportive Business Moms, UK 


"Like Nora Roberts, Melissa Foster has captivated me with her fantastic, sexy, romantic stories." K. Winning, avid reader 



AUTHOR BIO 

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.

GENRE
Romance
RELEASED
2016
September 19
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
300
Pages
PUBLISHER
World Literary Press
SELLER
World Literary Press, LLC
SIZE
564.6
KB

Customer Reviews

Xiaguan2014 ,

Yummy outdoors peeps

What a fun couple. These two fight the obvious connection because they are both stubborn. They have to find a few things out about themselves and decide if it is worth the trouble before they get their HEA.

The narrator has definitely grown on me. Great listen.

PAC2101973 ,

Another Awesome Audiobook

What do you say about a book written by the fabulous Melissa Foster better yet one that is read to you by B.J. Harrison, simply not enough words to express how GREAT the book is or the narrator! I loved Steve and Shannon’s story when I first read it, but then to have it B.J. Harrison read it, well that made it 10 times better. My only issue is I like when the characters are read by Male/Female, but it doesn’t take away from this one. Still a fabtastic book, both paper and audio. Thank you so much for putting this one on Audible. Makes my ride to and from work so much better. It’s great to get lost in someone else’s world. This book simply perfect in my eyes and ears. So go get and enjoy.

Ladydi232 ,

Shannon and Steve have super hot chemistry!!

I loved Crushing on Love. Shannon Braden is a strong heroine. She knows what she wants and goes after it. And what she wants is the handsome wildlife ranger, Steve Johnson.

Steve doesn’t want change. He likes his quiet, reclusive life in the Colorado mountains. But his attraction to Shannon and their super hot chemistry definitely proves too much for him to resist.

Crushing on Love is book four in The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor series. There are interconnecting characters but all the stories are complete standalones.

I’ve been listening to these stories on audiobook and I really enjoy the wonderful narration.
-4 Stars!-

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