Then Came Love: Jax Braden

The Bradens & Montgomerys: Pleasant Hill - Oak Falls, Book 9

De: Melissa Foster

Narrado por: Meg Sylvan, Aiden Snow

Blazing heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and an abundance of swoon-worthy moments make this sexy standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster unpausable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed to leave you breathlessly in love with the fiercely loyal and wickedly naughty Bradens.

What happens when you find your soul mate but she belongs to someone else?

Months ago, famed wedding-gown designer Jax Braden met the woman of his dreams when a bride-to-be came in for a consultation. He’s tried to move on, but there is no forgetting beautiful, smart, and refreshingly real Jordan Lawler, or the loneliness she cleverly tries to hide. When Jordan hires him to design her wedding gown, Jax knows he’s in trouble, but he cannot walk away. As business meetings turn to late-night confessions, their connection deepens, igniting passion too strong to deny. They’re drawn into an inescapable and forbidden love. Loyalties are tested and hearts are frayed, but neither will cross that invisible line in the sand. Come along for the sexy, emotional ride as Jax and Jordan face their toughest competitors yet—their hearts.

Love in Bloom novels feature alpha male heroes and smart, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to listeners who enjoy sexy contemporary romance and women's fiction.

THE BRADENS & MONTGOMERYS (Pleasant Hill - Oak Falls)

Embracing Her Heart

Anything For Love

Trails of Love

Wild Crazy Hearts

Making You Mine

Searching for Love

Hot for Love

Sweet Sexy Heart

Then Came Love

Rocked by Love

Our Wicked Hearts

Ready to bing? The Love in Bloom big-family contemporary romance collection features billionaires as well as everyday heroes. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books so you never lose track of engagements, weddings, or births.

Big Families / Small Towns

Snow Sisters

The Bradens at Weston

The Bradens at Trusty

The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor

The Bradens & The Montgomerys

The Remingtons

The Ryders

Sugar Lake

Harmony Pointe

Cape Cod and Beach Reads

Seaside Summers

Bayside Summers

Silver Island

Harborside Nights

Billionaires

Wild Billionaires After Dark

Bad Billionaires After Dark

Bikers & Bad Boys with Big Hearts

The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Bayside

The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside

"When it comes to contemporary romances with realistic characters, an emotional love story and smokin' hot sex, author Melissa Foster always delivers!" (The Romance 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!" (Brenda Novak, New York Times best-selling author)

"With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" (J. Kenner, New York Times best seller)

"Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" (Lauren Blakely, New York Times best seller)

"I highly recommend this book to fans of Nora Roberts (one of my personal faves) and fans of a sweet story filled with heat and heart." (Tia Bach, author)

©2022 Melissa Foster (P)2022 Melissa Foster

Jax & Jordan

Audiobook Review: Holy!!!! These narrators, Meg Sylvan and Aiden Snow, were phenomenal. Their voices were perfect for what I thought Jax and Jordan should sound like. Both voice not only brought the heat but they also brought the sweet and loving parts of the story to life. Melissa Foster found exactly the right narrators to tell her story.

eBook Review: I was 3% into the book and I was already hooked. Jax and Jordan have met, the sparks are already flying, and Jax is pouring on the charm. I love how much Jordan tries to resist Jax. She cannot stay away but she realizes that they should not be more than friends, at least until she does not have a ring on her finger.

Jax, oh that charmer. He knows in his head that Jordan is off-limits, but his heart is screaming to make Jordan his. He promises not to flirt, he promises to behave but some promises are meant to be stretched but never broken because Braden’s do not break promises. While reading the book and I blushed and swooned so many times.

I love that Melissa Foster does not write books with cheaters in them. She writes steamy, hot love stories with characters that give their whole selves to each other. The characters value themselves, their friendships, and their families. They love with their whole hearts and stay true to each other no matter what is happening in their lives.

Incredible. Absolutely loved it!

Melissa Foster totally left me wanting more of these characters. This might be one of her best books yet. Meg Sylvan and Aiden Snow nailed it as they narrated this sorry with seamless transition between the characters. Jax and Jordan are amazing. Their coming together is respectful and thrilling. Melissa Foster writes with heart, hilarity, and passion. Her characters make me feel as if they are real people an transports me into their world. Jordan has had to deal with so many challenges in her life. The additional trauma that Jordan experienced with her family had me on edge and in tears. If you loved it in print you will be thrilled by the dynamic narration contributing to the 5 star rating.

A Wonderful Love Story!

Melissa Foster writes such wonderful stories about characters that just suck you in. Jax and Jordan's story is about a man finding the person he's meant to spend the rest of his life with only she's engaged to someone else. Even though they are attracted to each other and their chemistry is off the charts, neither cross that line (no cheating). Deciding a friendship is all they'll have, Jax decides to help Jordan with her wedding plans when her fiancé cancels on her again. Spending time with Jax, Jordan realizes she's with her fiancé for the wrong reason and decides to break if off with him only to find out he's been cheating on her. When Jax finds out what happens, he makes it his mission to show Jordan exactly how a man should treat a woman on a way to a HEA.

Meg Sylvan and Aiden Snow are wonderful narrating Jax and Jordan's love story!

Great story

I loved Jax and Jordan’s story and how their love came from a deep friendship that formed between them. Jax was totally swoon-worthy especially when he always put Jordan first to ensure her happiness. I loved how supportive he was of her in everything, even if it was at his own expense and happiness. I really liked Jordan and my heart broke for what she’s been through. These two were meant to be together and they so deserved their HEA. Loved seeing some old favorites appear in this book. The narrators did an amazing job with their performances and brought the story and all the characters to life. They were able to convey all the different emotions Jax and Jordan were feeling. Another great book in this series and looking forward to the next one in this series.

Good addition to this series

In typical Melissa Foster fashion, she has created another good slow burn romance story that made for another good addition to the Oak Falls series. In this addition to this series we get Jax and Jordan's story.

Jordan, a bride to be has commissioned Jax to design her wedding dress. Over time and postponements, the pair get to know each other to later meet again at Trixie's wedding. After a few postponements, Jordan shares her heartbreaking past with Jax while engaged to the wrong man.

Jax, a wedding dress designer and swoon worthy man has an instant attraction to Jordan from his first meeting with her. The more time that he spends with her the more he fights his attraction while sharing confessions, banter and insight.

This story is what this genre was made for. The chemistry between the pair was palpable with their slow burn story. I loved the return of the characters from previous books and series as well as Jax's huge family that plays a role in this story.

The narration performed by Meg Sylvan and Aiden Snow was performed well. This pair did a great job bringing this story to life and making it an enjoyable listening experience.

Overall, this was a good read that I enjoyed from start to finish and in the end would recommend to others.