Melissa Foster

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  • Bibliography:
    124 Books (21 Series)
  • First Book:
    July 2009
  • Latest Book:
    April 2025
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About the Author

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, contemporary women's fiction, romantic suspense, thrillers, 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, 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's interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

Full Series List in Order

Bad Boys After Dark

1 - Mick (Jun-2016)
2 - Dylan (Dec-2016)
3 - Carson (Jul-2017)
4 - Brett (Mar-2018)

Bayside Summers

1 - Bayside Desires (May-2017)
2 - Bayside Passions (Jan-2018)
3 - Bayside Heat (Aug-2018)
4 - Bayside Escape (Feb-2019)
5 - Bayside Romance (Sep-2019)
6 - Bayside Fantasies (Mar-2020)

The Bradens (at Weston, CO)

1 - Lovers at Heart (Oct-2013)
2 - Destined for Love (Nov-2013)
3 - Friendship on Fire (Dec-2013)
4 - Sea of Love (Dec-2013)
5 - Bursting with Love (Dec-2013)
6 - Hearts at Play (Jan-2014)
7 - Promise My Love (Jul-2015)
9 - Story of Love (Mar-2017)

The Bradens (at Trusty, CO)

1 - Taken by Love (May-2014)
2 - Fated for Love (Jul-2014)
3 - Romancing My Love (Jul-2014)
4 - Flirting with Love (Jan-2015)
5 - Dreaming of Love (Jan-2015)
6 - Crashing into Love (Mar-2015)

The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor)

1 - Healed by Love (Jun-2015)
2 - Surrender My Love (Jan-2016)
2.5 - Our New Love (Mar-2016)
3 - River of Love (Apr-2016)
4 - Crushing on Love (Sep-2016)
5 - Whisper of Love (Feb-2017)
6 - Thrill of Love (Oct-2017)
7 - Love at Last (May-2018)

The Bradens and the Montgomerys

1 - Embracing Her Heart (Apr-2018)
2 - Anything For Love (May-2018)
3 - Trails of Love (Jan-2019)
4 - Wild, Crazy Hearts (Jun-2019)
5 - Making You Mine (Jan-2020)
6 - Searching for Love (Aug-2020)
7 - Hot for Love (Feb-2021)
8 - Sweet, Sexy Heart (Aug-2021)
9 - Then Came Love (May-2022)
10 - Rocked by Love (Mar-2023)
11 - Falling for Mr. Bad (Feb-2024)

The Bradens at Ridgeport

1 - Playing Mr. Perfect (Feb-2025)

Harborside Nights

1 - Catching Cassidy (May-2015)
2 - Discovering Delilah (Jul-2015)
3 - Tempting Tristan (Oct-2016)

Harmony Pointe

1 - Call Her Mine (Aug-2019)
2 - This Is Love (Dec-2019)
3 - She Loves Me (Apr-2020)

Love in Bloom

1 - Sisters in Love (Sep-2013)
2 - Sisters in Bloom (Sep-2013)
3 - Sisters in White (Oct-2013)
4 - Lovers at Heart (Oct-2013)
5 - Destined for Love (Nov-2013)
6 - Friendship on Fire (Dec-2013)
7 - Sea of Love (Dec-2013)
8 - Bursting with Love (Dec-2013)
9 - Hearts at Play (Jan-2014)
10 - Game of Love (Feb-2014)
11 - Stroke of Love (Mar-2014)
12 - Flames of Love (Apr-2014)
13 - Slope of Love (Apr-2014)
14 - Read, Write, Love (May-2014)
15 - Taken by Love (May-2014)
16 - Fated for Love (Jul-2014)
17 - Romancing My Love (Jul-2014)
18 - Seaside Hearts (Jul-2014)
19 - Seaside Dreams (Aug-2014)
20 - Flirting with Love (Jan-2015)
21 - Seaside Sunsets (Dec-2014)
22 - Dreaming of Love (Jan-2015)
23 - Seaside Secrets (Feb-2015)
24 - Crashing into Love (Mar-2015)
25 - Catching Cassidy (May-2015)
26 - Healed by Love (Jun-2015)
27 - Seaside Nights (Jun-2015)
27.5 - Promise My Love (Jul-2015)
28 - Discovering Delilah (Jul-2015)
29 - Seized by Love (Oct-2015)
30 - Logan (Nov-2015)
31 - Heath (Nov-2015)
32 - Jackson (Nov-2015)
33 - Cooper (Dec-2015)
34 - Surrender My Love (Jan-2016)
35 - Seaside Embrace (Feb-2016)
35.5 - Our New Love (Mar-2016)
36 - Claimed by Love (Mar-2016)
37 - River of Love (Apr-2016)
38 - Touched by Love (May-2016)
39 - Mick (Jun-2016)
40 - Seaside Lovers (Jul-2016)
41 - Chased by Love (Aug-2016)
42 - Crushing on Love (Sep-2016)
43 - Tempting Tristan (Oct-2016)
44 - Seaside Whispers (Dec-2016)
45 - Dylan (Dec-2016)
46 - Rescued by Love (Jan-2015)
47 - Whisper of Love (Feb-2017)
48 - Bayside Desires (May-2017)
49 - Carson (Jul-2017)
50 - Swept into Love (Aug-2017)
51 - Thrill of Love (Oct-2017)
52 - Bayside Passions (Jan-2018)
53 - A Very Braden Christmas (Dec-2018)

The Remingtons

1 - Game of Love (Feb-2014)
2 - Stroke of Love (Mar-2014)
3 - Flames of Love (Apr-2014)
4 - Slope of Love (Apr-2014)
5 - Read, Write, Love (May-2014)
6 - Touched by Love (May-2016)

The Ryders

1 - Seized by Love (Oct-2015)
2 - Claimed by Love (Mar-2016)
3 - Chased by Love (Aug-2016)
4 - Swept into Love (Aug-2017)
5 - Rescued by Love (Jan-2015)

Seaside Summers

1 - Seaside Dreams (Aug-2014)
2 - Seaside Hearts (Jul-2014)
3 - Seaside Sunsets (Dec-2014)
4 - Seaside Secrets (Feb-2015)
5 - Seaside Nights (Jun-2015)
6 - Seaside Embrace (Feb-2016)
7 - Seaside Lovers (Jul-2016)
8 - Seaside Whispers (Dec-2016)
9 - Seaside Serenade (May-2019)

Silver Harbor

1 - Maybe We Will (May-2021)
2 - Maybe We Should (Nov-2021)
3 - Maybe We Won't (May-2022)

Snow Sisters

1 - Sisters in Love (Sep-2013)
2 - Sisters in Bloom (Sep-2013)
3 - Sisters in White (Oct-2013)

The Steeles at Silver Island

1 - Tempted by Love (Sep-2020)
2 - My True Love (Apr-2021)
3 - Caught by Love (Feb-2022)
4 - Always Her Love (Sep-2022)
5 - Wild Island Love (Aug-2023)
6 - Enticing Her Love (Jul-2024)

Sugar Lake

1 - The Real Thing (Sep-2017)
2 - Only for You (Dec-2017)
3 - Love Like Ours (Sep-2018)
4 - Finding My Girl // Loving Talia (Dec-2018)

The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor

1 - Tru Blue (Nov-2016)
2 - Truly, Madly, Whiskey (Apr-2017)
3 - Driving Whiskey Wild (Feb-2018)
4 - Wicked Whiskey Love (Nov-2018)
5 - Mad About Moon (Apr-2019)
6 - Taming My Whiskey (Oct-2019)
7 - The Gritty Truth (Oct-2020)
8 - In for a Penny (Dec-2020)
9 - Running on Diesel (Sep-2021)

The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch

1 - The Trouble with Whiskey (Jul-2022)
1.5 - Freeing Sully (Apr-2023)
2 - For the Love of Whiskey (Apr-2023)
3 - A Taste of Whiskey (Apr-2024)
4 - Love, Lies & Whiskey (Apr-2025)

The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside

1 - A Little Bit Wicked (Jun-2020)
2 - The Wicked Aftermath (Jun-2021)
3 - Crazy, Wicked Love (Mar-2022)
4 - The Wicked Truth (Dec-2022)
5 - His Wicked Ways (Nov-2023)
6 - Talk Wicked to Me (Nov-2024)

Wild Boys After Dark

1 - Logan (Nov-2015)
2 - Heath (Nov-2015)
3 - Jackson (Nov-2015)
4 - Cooper (Dec-2015)

Multi-Author Series List

1001 Dark Nights

Daring Her Love (May-2016)

Book List in Order: 124 titles

  • Megan's Way

    ."[Foster] drew me into this amazing tale easily, with masterful yet not overly complex language that flows beautifully into a story one will remember always...Though clearly creatures of fiction, the characters in <...

  • Come Back To Me


    "Cinematic, emotionally charged story."    - Joni Rodgers, NYT bestselling author."...a fine story woven around people we can relate to and care about...The ending is exhilarating and heartbreaking."   ...

  • Chasing Amanda

    Nine years ago, Molly Tanner witnessed a young girl’s abduction in the busy city of Philadelphia, shifting her occasional clairvoyance into overdrive. Two days later, the girl’s body was found, and Molly’s life fell apart. Consumed by guilt for...

  • Traces of Kara

    Kara Knight can't wait to leave her hometown for the promise of nursing school and a fresh start on her future--leaving behind an over protective mother, a broken heart and painful memories. However, twenty-five miles away, the twin she doesn't know ...

  • Have No Shame

    *** Purchase the most recent edition of this bestselling title on Amazon***.*Search for the NEW EDITION --- ISBN: 098905084X*.
    The racially-charged prejudice of the deep South forces eighteen-year-old Alison Tillman to confront societal norms--an...

  • Sisters in Bloom

    Love in Bloom - 2
    Snow Sisters - 2

    Kaylie Snow has always been the fun, flirty, pretty sister. Now her burgeoning baby bump, hormone-infused emotions, and faltering singing career are sending her into an unexpected identity crisis. Watching her older sister, Danica, glide through a ma...

  • Sisters in Love

    Love in Bloom - 1
    Snow Sisters - 1

    Danica Snow has always been the smart, practical, and appropriate sister. As a therapist, she prides herself on making reasonable, conservative choices, even if a bit boring, and as part of the Big Sister Program, she has little time for anything mor...

  • Lovers at Heart

    Love in Bloom - 4
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 1

    PLEASE NOTE: This book has been rewritten as LOVERS AT HEART, REIMAGINED, now available on Amazon.In LOVERS AT HEART... Handsome, wealthy resort owner Treat Braden is used to getting what he wants. When Max Armstrong walked into his life six months e...

  • Sisters in White

    Love in Bloom - 3
    Snow Sisters - 3

    Sisters in White is a steamy contemporary romance with alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary romance, and women's fiction.

    Dan...



  • Where Petals Fall

    On the surface Junie Olson’s life looks idyllic, from her handsome husband and beautiful daughter to her successful business, the bakery she'd always dreamed of opening. But in the past few months her world has slowly unraveled. Her precocious chil...

  • Destined for Love

    Love in Bloom - 5
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 2

    Love hot cowboys?

    Rex Braden is wealthy, hard working, and fiercely loyal. Sweat at his brow, he works the family ranch by day, then kicks back at night with part time lovers who require nothing more than his physical presence a few times eac...

  • Bursting with Love

    Love in Bloom - 8
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 5

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens.

    "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's fresh, emotional and entertaining....

  • Friendship on Fire

    Love in Bloom - 6
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 3

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family contemporary romance collection. The Bradens are a series of s...

  • Sea of Love

    Love in Bloom - 7
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 4

    Lacy Snow wasn't looking for love when she met strikingly handsome and seductive Dane Braden. But how could she ignore the six-foot-three darkly handsome god who tagged and researched sharks for a living--and made every nerve in her body tangle into ...

  • Hearts at Play

    Love in Bloom - 9
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 6

    Brianna Heart has a six-year old daughter and a twelve-year plan to keep her life as simple as possible until Layla turns eighteen. That means swearing off relationships and the drama that goes along with them, working two jobs, and being the best da...

  • Game of Love

    Love in Bloom - 10
    The Remingtons - 1

    The Remingtons are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series. This contemporary romance series features alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to read...

  • Stroke of Love

    Love in Bloom - 11
    The Remingtons - 2

    The Remingtons are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series. This contemporary romance series features alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to read...

  • Flames of Love

    Love in Bloom - 12
    The Remingtons - 3

    The Remingtons are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series. This contemporary romance series features alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to read...

  • Slope of Love

    Love in Bloom - 13
    The Remingtons - 4

    The Remingtons are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger series. This contemporary romance series features alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to read...



  • Read, Write, Love

    Love in Bloom - 14
    The Remingtons - 5

    The Remingtons is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. Voted BEST BOOK SERIES by Supportive Business Moms, UK

    "You can always rely on Melissa Foster to deliver a story that's f...

  • Taken by Love

    Love in Bloom - 15
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 1

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens.The Bradens are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Blo...

  • Fated for Love

    Love in Bloom - 16
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 2

    Librarian Callie Barnes has visions of reading and relaxing -- and maybe having a few too many drinks -- on her girls’ weekend away. Her hopes are crushed when her friends pull into a dude ranch instead of a spa, and she refuses to say longer than ...

  • Romancing My Love

    Love in Bloom - 17
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 3

    ROMANCING MY LOVE may be enjoyed as a standalone novel or as part of the larger Love in Bloom, Braden series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This contemporary romance series features alpha male heroe...

  • Seaside Hearts

    Love in Bloom - 18
    Seaside Summers - 2

    SEASIDE SUMMERS is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger LOVE IN BLOOM big-family romance collection. The Seaside Summers series features a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at ...

  • Seaside Dreams

    Love in Bloom - 19
    Seaside Summers - 1

  • Seaside Sunsets

    Love in Bloom - 21
    Seaside Summers - 3

    SEASIDE SUMMERS is the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series, featuring a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re funny, flawed, and will have you begging to enter their circle of f...

  • Dreaming of Love

    Love in Bloom - 22
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 5

    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 Tus...

  • Flirting with Love

    Love in Bloom - 20
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 4

    Voted BEST BOOK SERIES by Supportive Business Moms, UK

    "...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 Bu...

  • Rescued by Love

    Love in Bloom - 46
    The Ryders - 5

    RESCUED BY LOVE THE RYDERS, Book Five THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha m...



  • Seaside Secrets

    Love in Bloom - 23
    Seaside Summers - 4

    SEASIDE SUMMERS is the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series, featuring a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re funny, flawed, and will have you begging to enter their circle of f...

  • Crashing into Love

    Love in Bloom - 24
    The Bradens (at Trusty, CO) - 6

    Only one woman could hurt ultra-alpha bad boy Jake Braden.
    Only one woman can heal him.
    Fiona Steele has arrived…

    Fiona Steele has a great career, strong friendships, and a loving family. To an outsider, her life appears happy and fulf...

  • Catching Cassidy

    Harborside Nights - 1
    Love in Bloom - 25

    Harborside Nights are a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. If you enjoy the LOVE IN BLOOM series by Melissa Foster, you'll love HARBORSIDE NIGHTS. HARBORSIDE NIGHTS is a sexy, h...

  • Healed by Love

    Love in Bloom - 26
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 1

    The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor are the newest addition to the award-winning Braden series and the Love in Bloom family, joining the Snow Sisters, the Bradens, the Remingtons, & Seaside Summers, (Voted BEST BOOK SERIES by Supportive Business Moms, UK)...

  • Seaside Nights

    Love in Bloom - 27
    Seaside Summers - 5

    Fall in love with Sky Lacroux and Sawyer Bass in Seaside Nights, the fifth book in the Seaside Summers series by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster Sky Lacroux has finally realized her dream and opened her own tattoo shop in Provinc...

  • Discovering Delilah

    Harborside Nights - 2
    Love in Bloom - 28

    HARBORSIDE NIGHTS is a sexy, hot, and evocatively real romance series that follows a group of friends who have known one another for years as "summer" friends, and now come together after college to build their lives. They're tough, edgy, and accepti...

  • Promise My Love

    Love in Bloom - 27.5
    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 7

    From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes a new, sweet and sexy wedding romance novella, PROMISE MY LOVE, the follow-up story to DESTINED FOR LOVE (The Bradens). Catch up with all of your favorite Bradens and enjoy Rex Braden and Ja...

  • Seized by Love

    Love in Bloom - 29
    The Ryders - 1

    SEIZED BY LOVE THE RYDERS, Book One THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha mal...

  • Heath

    Love in Bloom - 31
    Wild Boys After Dark - 2

    Everything’s naughtier after dark… Fall in love with the Wild & Bad boys. Long enough to burn up the sheets and short enough to leave you craving more. If raw emotions, cursing, dirty-talk, or intense, passionate sex that sometimes includes a si...

  • Jackson

    Love in Bloom - 32
    Wild Boys After Dark - 3

    Everything’s naughtier after dark… Fall in love with the Wild & Bad boys. Long enough to burn up the sheets and short enough to leave you craving more. If raw emotions, cursing, dirty-talk, or intense, passionate sex that sometimes includes a ...



  • Logan

    Love in Bloom - 30
    Wild Boys After Dark - 1

    Navy SEAL vet turned private investigator Logan Wild has a thirst for justice -- and one-time flings. But when he meets Stella “Stormy” Knight, he finds himself craving more from the mysterious beauty… BAD BOYS AFTER DARK: LOGAN Stella ...

  • Cooper

    Love in Bloom - 33
    Wild Boys After Dark - 4

    A second chance at true love… Fall in love with the Wild & Bad boys. Long enough to burn up the sheets and short enough to leave you craving more. *NO CLIFFHANGERS* Four years ago at a film festival, Cici Fine met Cooper Wild, a man who turne...

  • Surrender My Love

    Love in Bloom - 34
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 2

    Fall in love with Cole Braden in the Bradens of Peaceful Harbor. Hot, sexy, & wickedly naughty second cousins to the Weston, Colorado Bradens we know and love. In Surrender My Love… Annalise “Leesa” Avalon never realized that one sentence...

  • Seaside Embrace

    Love in Bloom - 35
    Seaside Summers - 6

    SEASIDE SUMMERS is a series of stand-alone romances that may also be enjoyed as part of the larger Love in Bloom series. The Seaside Summers series features a group of fun, sexy, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages...

  • Claimed by Love

    Love in Bloom - 36
    The Ryders - 2

    CLAIMED BY LOVE THE RYDERS, Book Two THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha ma...

  • Our New Love

    Love in Bloom - 35.5
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 2.5

    This story features Savannah (Braden) Remington and Jack Remington.

    You fell in love with Jack and Savannah in Bursting with Love (The Bradens). Now fall in love with them all over again and experience the birth of their first baby while ca...

  • River of Love

    Love in Bloom - 37
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 3

    The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor are the newest addition to the award-winning Braden series and the LOVE IN BLOOM family, joining the Snow Sisters, the Bradens, the Remingtons, Seaside Summers, and The Ryders. Fall in love with sexy Sam Braden in R...

  • Daring Her Love

    1001 Dark Nights

    1001 Dark Nights is a collection of breathtakingly sexy and magically romantic novellas inspired by the exotic tales of The Arabian Nights. In the original, Scheherazade desperately attempts to entertain her husband, the King of Persia, with nightly ...

  • Touched by Love

    Love in Bloom - 38
    The Remingtons - 6

    Fiercely independent Janie Jansen has always believed there were worse things in life than being blind, and she’s spent her life proving it. She’s moved away from her overprotective parents, built a life in New York City, and is one of the top te...

  • Mick

    Bad Boys After Dark - 1
    Love in Bloom - 39

    Indulge your inner vixen... You asked for naughtier lovers, with the same fierce loyalty as The Bradens - Meet the Bad Boys... Four sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. Everything's naughtier...



  • Seaside Lovers

    Love in Bloom - 40
    Seaside Summers - 7

    After months of long-distance communication, actress Parker Collins and artist Grayson Lacroux finally plan to reconnect in the seaside town of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. But Parker never shows, and weeks pass without a word, leaving Grayson to believ...

  • Chased by Love

    Love in Bloom - 41
    The Ryders - 3

    CHASED BY LOVE THE RYDERS, Book Four THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha ma...

  • Crushing on Love

    Love in Bloom - 42
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 4

    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 fr...

  • Tempting Tristan

    Harborside Nights - 3
    Love in Bloom - 43

    Tempting Tristan is a stand-alone M/M romance featuring two sexy, lovable alpha heroes. TRISTAN AND ALEX Fresh off the heels of yet another bad relationship, Tristan Brewer is taking a break from men to try to figure out where he keeps going wron...

  • Tru Blue

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 1

    He wore the skin of a killer, and bore the heart of a lover… There’s nothing Truman Gritt won’t do to protect his family -- including spending years in jail for a crime he didn’t commit. When he’s finally released, the life he knew is t...

  • Dylan

    Bad Boys After Dark - 2
    Love in Bloom - 45

    Sinfully sexy bar owner Dylan Bad has a thing for needy women. He's a savior, a knight in shining armor, and his mighty talented sword has no trouble bringing damsels in distress to their knees. Enter Tiffany Winters, a gorgeous cutthroat sports agen...

  • Seaside Whispers

    Love in Bloom - 44
    Seaside Summers - 8

    Having a mad crush on her boss's son, Matt Lacroux -- an intriguing mix of proper gentleman and flirtatious bad boy -- is probably not the smartest idea for single mother Mira Savage. Especially when the company, and her job, is already on shaky grou...

  • Whisper of Love

    Love in Bloom - 47
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 5

    Tempest Braden adores her family and her small hometown, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be confining. At almost thirty, having watched most of her siblings find true love, she's anxious to experience her own happily ever after, and the mo...

  • Story of Love

    The Bradens (at Weston, CO) - 9

    A Braden Wedding!

    Family and babies abound during this fun-filled weekend of love, laughter, and happily ever afters! Join Josh and Riley on their big day and fall in love all over again with each of the Bradens at Weston, and their children...

  • Wild Whiskey Nights

    A new, emotionally riveting, sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. You first met mysteriously sexy Bear Whiskey in RIVER OF LOVE (The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor) and you'll fall in love with him in TRU BLUE...

  • Truly, Madly, Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 2

    A new, emotionally riveting, sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Watch mysteriously sexy Bear Whiskey claw his way to his happily ever after with sassy, rebellious Crystal Moon.
    "Foster writes characters th...

  • Bayside Desires

    Bayside Summers - 1
    Love in Bloom - 48

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod.Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They'r...

  • Carson

    Bad Boys After Dark - 3
    Love in Bloom - 49

    Second chances really do exist... As the founder of a multimillion-dollar international security business, Carson Bad exposes secrets for a living. He knows better than to forge relationships built on them. But for years he did just that with his b...

  • Swept into Love

    Love in Bloom - 50
    The Ryders - 4

    SWEPT INTO LOVE THE RYDERS, Book Three THE RYDERS are the newest addition to the LOVE IN BLOOM series by New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. This 5-book hot contemporary romance series features alpha ...

  • The Real Thing

    Sugar Lake - 1

    Bakery owner Willow Dalton’s friendship with Zane Walker has always been a bit complicated. Now a scrumptiously hot A-list actor, Zane’s always had a reputation as a player. He’s arrogant, and he’s definitely not boyfriend material. Sure, he ...

  • Thrill of Love

    Love in Bloom - 51
    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 6

    The Bradens are a series of sexy stand-alone romances. These hot contemporary romance novels feature alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and relatable to readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary...

  • Only for You

    Sugar Lake - 2

    Love only works when your heart is in the right place. Hers could be right next door… Single mom Bridgette Dalton doesn’t have time to stop and smell the roses -- not even in her own flower shop. But that doesn’t mean she hasn’t noticed Bo...

  • Bayside Passions

    Bayside Summers - 2
    Love in Bloom - 52

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers standalone steamy romance novels feature alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're fun, flirty, f...

  • Driving Whiskey Wild

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 3

    A captivating new sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

    Driving Whiskey Wild is a USA Today Bestseller

    Special Forces veteran and Dark Knights Motorcycle Club member Bullet Whiskey lives to ...

  • Brett

    Bad Boys After Dark - 4

    Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires! Meet the Bad boys, four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber-alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies. Brett Bad is the most aggressive and cocky of the famil...

  • Embracing Her Heart

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 1

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance families.Welcome to Oak Falls, V...

  • Anything For Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 2

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens. In Anything for Love…After Charlotte Sterling loses her last family member, she moves to Sterling House,...

  • Love at Last

    The Bradens (at Peaceful Harbor) - 7

    Cowboy Cal Hayden has loved Rachel Gray practically since the first time he set eyes on her. But Cal’s a careful, responsible man who knows better than to start a relationship before he can give it his all. He bided his time while caring for his fa...

  • Bayside Heat

    Bayside Summers - 3

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They'...

  • Love Like Ours

    Sugar Lake - 3

    One wrong move, and she meets a guy with all the right ones… Talia Dalton lives her life on cruise control. Despite her successful career as a professor, she prefers protecting her broken heart to taking chances. She’s calm, cool, collected, a...

  • Wicked Whiskey Love

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 4

    Fall in love with Bones Whiskey in WICKED WHISKEY LOVE, an emotionally riveting, sexy new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. A magnificent love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha her...

  • Finding My Girl // Loving Talia

    Sugar Lake - 4

    FINDING MY GIRL / LOVING TALIA is a companion booklet to the contemporary romance novel, LOVE LIKE OURS (Sugar Lake series).

    If this is your first Melissa Foster book, please note that Finding My Girl / Loving Talia is not a novel, a novell...

  • A Very Braden Christmas

    Love in Bloom - 53

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens.A Braden Christmas celebration!Family and babies abound during this fun-filled evening of love, laughter, an...

  • Trails of Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 3

  • Bayside Escape

    Bayside Summers - 4

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They'...

  • Mad About Moon

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 5

    Fall in love with Jed and Josie in this emotionally captivating, sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. The perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy heroi...

  • Seaside Serenade

    Seaside Summers - 9

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Love in Bloom series. Seaside Summers is a series of stand-alone steamy romances with beautifully flawed and fiercel...

  • Wild, Crazy Hearts

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 4

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing, and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the Bradens and the rest of the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. In USA Today bestseller WILD, CRAZY HEARTS...

  • Call Her Mine

    Harmony Pointe - 1

    Two besties and a baby make for an instafamily and a surprising romance in a delightful series by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of the Sugar Lake novels. Ben Dalton has always been honest, except where his heart is concerne...

  • Bayside Romance

    Bayside Summers - 5

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They'...

  • Taming My Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 6

    Buckle up for a wild ride as Dixie Whiskey finds forever love in TAMING MY WHISKEY, a funny, sexy, and emotionally riveting standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. The perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely lo...

  • This Is Love

    Harmony Pointe - 2

    She has everything money can buy, but her bodyguard is all she wants -- and together they’re exactly what each other needs in this heart-racing romance by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Call Her Mine. Actress Remi Divin...

  • Making You Mine

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 5

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Love in Bloom novels...

  • Bayside Fantasies

    Bayside Summers - 6

    Fall in love at Bayside, where sandy beaches, good friends, and true love come together in the sweet small towns of Cape Cod. Bayside Summers is a series of standalone steamy romance novels featuring alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They'...

  • She Loves Me

    Harmony Pointe - 3

    What are two besties willing to risk for something more? The New York Times bestselling author of This Is Love has the answer in this fun, sexy, and emotional romance about friendship, family, and giving love a chance. Something is off in Piper Da...

  • A Little Bit Wicked

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 1

    A captivatingly funny and deeply emotional new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.Set on the sandy shores of Cape Cod, the Wickeds feature fiercely protective heroes, strong heroines, and unbreakable family bonds. ...

  • Searching for Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 6

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. Love in Bloom novels ...

  • Tempted by Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 1

    Enjoy heart-meltingly beautiful and toe-curlingly sexy romance in Tempted by Love, an emotionally riveting story about a man who has lost it all and carries a torturous secret, a divorced single mother who has everything to lose, and the little girl ...

  • The Gritty Truth

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 7

    A fun, sexy, and emotionally riveting new standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. THE GRITTY TRUTH is the perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy heroines, str...

  • In for a Penny

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 8

    Friendships and family abound during a week of love, laughter, and happily ever afters. Catch up with your favorite characters and enjoy Bones and Sarah's wedding while falling in love with the newest Whiskey-world couple, Penny Wilson and Scott Beck...

  • Hot for Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 7

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance families. All Love in Bloom books...

  • My True Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 2

    Can a man who resents the hand he's been dealt and a woman who spends her days grateful for every little thing find true love in each other's arms-or are their differences stronger than both of them? Find out in this funny, sexy, heartfelt romance, a...

  • Maybe We Will

    Silver Harbor - 1

    From Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of She Loves Me, comes a sexy and heart-warming novel about finding love -- and family -- where you least expect it. When chef Abby de Messiéres returns to Silver Island with her sister t...

  • The Wicked Aftermath

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 2

    THE WICKED AFTERMATH is an emotionally gripping story of love, loss, and hope, with a rich and entrancing happily ever after. All Wicked novels may be enjoyed as standalone romances.When the person you blame for your grief is the only one who can sav...

  • Sweet, Sexy Heart

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 8

    Discover the magic of New York Times bestseller Melissa Foster's writing and see why millions of readers have fallen in love with the fiercely loyal and sassily sexy characters in the Love in Bloom big-family romance collection. All Love in Bloom boo...

  • Running on Diesel

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor - 9

    A fun, sexy, and emotionally riveting standalone contemporary romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. RUNNING ON DIESEL is the perfect love story for those who enjoy fiercely loyal and insanely sexy alpha heroes, smart, sassy her...

  • Maybe We Should

    Silver Harbor - 2

    An emotional and sexy novel about guarded hearts, finding love, and families lost and found by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.After spending years wondering who she was, tattoo artist Cait Weatherby finally fou...

  • Herzen in Seaside

    Die Serie Seaside Summers erzählt die unterhaltsamen, prickelnden Geschichten einer Gruppe von Freunden, die jedes Jahr den Sommer gemeinsam in ihren Ferienhäusern am Cape Cod verbringen. Sie sind witzig, sexy und so sympathisch unvollkomme...

  • Caught by Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 3

    He's set on pleasure, but she's all business. Sizzling chemistry and a surprising connection set this sexy love story in motion. But is it enough to last forever? Find out and fall in love on the sandy shores of Silver Island, home to coffee shops, b...

  • Crazy, Wicked Love

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 3

    Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when the player gets played?Sidney Carver has a big pr...

  • Hoffnung in Seaside

    Vom ersten Moment an knistert es gewaltig zwischen Jamie und Jessica. Doch ist sie wirklich, wer sie vorgibt zu sein? Jamie muss entscheiden, ob er auf sein Herz hört oder die Frau, die er liebt, ziehen lässt.Die Serie Seaside Summers erz&#...

  • Maybe We Won't

    Silver Harbor - 3

    A sexy and soul-stirring novel about love, family, and rediscovering what matters most by Melissa Foster, the New York Times bestselling author of Maybe We Will.When workaholic Boston attorney Deirdra de Messiéres is passed over for a well-deser...

  • Then Came Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 9

    Blazing heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and an abundance of swoon-worthy moments make this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster unputdownable. No cheating, no cliffhangers, and guaranteed...

  • The Trouble with Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch - 1

    From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch, a new small-town, big-family series of standalone romance novels featuring fiercely loyal, insanely sexy bikers who give horses—and peo...

  • Always Her Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 4

    Some fates are too tempting to deny...If you love single-parent romances, you won't want to miss Always Her Love, an emotionally gripping, funny, and sinfully-hot story of forbidden love, with a much deserved and epic happily ever after. Fall in love...

  • The Wicked Truth

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 4

    Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and swoon-worthy moments abound in this sexy new standalone romance by New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melissa Foster. What happens when you're not looking for love, but it walks in the ...

  • Rocked by Love

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 10

    What happens when a rock star with no plans of settling down finds out he has a teenage daughter, his manager is embezzling from him, and the woman he's hired to design his tour wardrobe is breathing fire? Come along for the snarky, emotional,...

  • For the Love of Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch - 2

    He's a natural-born protector, a Dark Knights biker, and a hell of a rancher. What happens when he falls for a woman who has no idea who she really is? When Sullivan Tate escaped from a cult, leaving behind the only life she'd ever known, she thought...

  • Freeing Sully

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch - 1.5

    FREEING SULLY is the short prequel to the novel FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY, detailing Sullivan Sully Tate's escape from the Free Rebellion compound.FREEING SULLY and FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY are part of The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch seri...

  • Wild Island Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 5

    Sparks fly between a PR rep and an A-list actor who want nothing to do with each other. Leni Steele might be looking for love, but she's definitely not looking to be someone's fake date. Especially not one of the most infuriatingly handsome and annoy...

  • Hot Mess Summer

    From New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster comes a funny, sexy romantic comedy featuring a twice-divorced, stressed-out romance writer who finds out that sometimes true love can be a hot mess.Who buys a cottage in a New England fishing vil...

  • His Wicked Ways

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 5

    He's used to women doing as he says in and out of the bedroom. Find out happens when he falls for the one woman who won't submit to his wicked ways in the newest insanely sexy, deeply emotional, and laugh-out-loud funny standalone romance by New York...

  • Falling for Mr. Bad

    The Bradens and the Montgomerys - 11

    She's a badass musician and mechanic with no patience for overinflated egos. He's a billionaire with no time for drama. Going head-to-head has never been so much fun...or so dirty. Scorching heat, laugh-out-loud humor, and loads of heart make this se...

  • Sommern?chte in Bayside

    Eine Schwester, die sie kaum kennt, ein Schlitzohr von einem Hund und ein sündhaft heißer Nachbar, der sie ganz kribbelig macht - was kann da schon schief gehen? Verlieb dich in Bayside, wo echte Freundschaft und wahre Liebe an den Strä...

  • A Taste of Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch - 3

    Sasha Whiskey is done with always being the good girl. She's ready to wrangle in the one man not looking to be caught and give him a taste of Whiskey. With any luck, one taste won't be nearly enough. Come along for the steamy, emotional ride in this...

  • Enticing Her Love

    The Steeles at Silver Island - 6

    Pro: Stuck sharing a bed with my hot, broody boss Con: He's trying to get me firedWorld Discovery Hour reporter Sutton Steele spends her days trying to keep her job, while her insanely hot, infuriating boss, Flynn Braden, would love nothing more than...

  • The Mr. Right Checklist

  • Talk Wicked to Me

    The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside - 6

    Veterinarian and Dark Knights biker Baxter Baz Wicked, the most charming and mysterious of the family, has a career he loves, a brotherhood he trusts, and plans that don't include settling down just yet. Come along for the unexpected, hilarious, and ...

  • Playing Mr. Perfect

    The Bradens at Ridgeport - 1

    Quarterback Clay Braden is determined to show this sexy scientist the benefits of hands-on research in PLAYING MR. PERFECT, the first book in the Bradens at Ridgeport series. Loaded with heat, humor, and heart, this sexy interconnected standalone sma...

  • Love, Lies & Whiskey

    The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch - 4

    Get ready to fall hard for the mysterious Seeley Doc Whiskey and the one woman he never thought would walk back into his life, in LOVE, LIES, AND WHISKEY, a sexy, funny, and deeply emotional second-chance standalone romance.From New York Times bestse...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Melissa Foster has published 124 books.

The next book by Melissa Foster, Love, Lies & Whiskey, will be published in April 2025.

The first book by Melissa Foster, Megan's Way, was published in July 2009.

Yes. Melissa Foster has 21 series.
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