A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster has written more than 100 novels and sold millions of copies worldwide. She is best known for Love in Bloom, a sprawling contemporary romance universe built from interconnected sub-series (the Snow Sisters, the Bradens, the Remingtons, the Ryders, the Seaside and Bayside Summers casts, and the biker-family Whiskeys and Wickeds among them) in which characters reappear across one another's stories. Her romances...
Healed by Love
Healed by Love
Synopsis
Returning to the small coastal town of Peaceful Harbor as a decorated military hero, Nate Braden carries a wound no medal can heal. For as long as he can remember he has loved Jewel, the younger sister of his best friend, Rick, but their age difference and his loyalty to Rick kept those feelings buried. Now Jewel is grown, no longer the sixteen-year-old he once knew, and the pull between them is impossible to ignore. Standing in the way is the hardest truth of all: Nate and Rick enlisted together eight years earlier, and while Nate came home alive, Rick did not. Reaching for Jewel means facing the guilt of the one who survived and the memory of the friend they both lost. As old feelings resurface and grief and desire tangle together, Nate must decide whether he can let himself want the one woman he was never supposed to have, and whether Jewel can love the man who came back when her brother didn't. Their story tests how much heartbreak a fledgling love can hold, and whether healing can grow from loss.
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Nate BradenProtagonist
A soldier who returns to his hometown of Peaceful Harbor a decorated war hero.
Jewel FisherProtagonist
The younger sister of Nate's late best friend.
RickSupporting
Nate's best friend and fellow soldier, who did not survive their deployment.
The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor
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Frequently asked questions
Can I read Healed by Love as a standalone, or do I need to read the series in order?
You can read Healed by Love on its own. It is book 1 of The Bradens at Peaceful Harbor, one of the interconnected sub-series in Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom collection, and every Love in Bloom book is written as a standalone with its own complete romance and a guaranteed happily ever after. Reading the series in order simply lets you follow the extended family as familiar characters reappear across the books.
Who are the main characters in Healed by Love?
Healed by Love follows Nate Braden and Jewel Fisher. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.
How steamy is Healed by Love?
Healed by Love is an open-door contemporary romance, so it pairs its emotional story with on-page love scenes. Readers who prefer sweeter, closed-door versions can look for Melissa Foster's clean-language editions published under her pen name, Addison Cole.