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When her father is hurt in a farming accident, she reluctantly returns, bracing for the small-town cruelty she remembers, only to collide with Luke Braden, the one man who ever stood up for her and the one she has never quite forgotten. Luke is handsome, wealthy, and the finest gypsy horse breeder in the West, and after a restless youth he is finally ready to settle down, even if connecting with women has never come as easily to him as connecting with horses. Then trouble from a neighboring town dredges up a past he would rather forget, forcing him to admit that his struggle to find love runs deeper than he realized. A single charged encounter sweeps them into a world of passion, and for the first time Luke feels a real connection. But Daisy's return was never meant to be permanent, and Luke cannot build a future until he lays his past to rest. 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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. 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It is book 1 of The Bradens at Trusty, 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.",{"id":105,"question":106,"answer":107,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY020WPGG3MFWHTARSHSHPXS","Who are the main characters in Taken by Love?","Taken by Love follows Daisy Honey and Luke Braden. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.",{"id":109,"question":110,"answer":111,"is_spoiler":19},"01KY020WS09BBYS9APRGX7CYYP","How steamy is Taken by Love?","Taken 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.","2026-07-17T04:13:28.000000Z",{"data":114,"links":131,"meta":132},[115],{"id":116,"slug":117,"title":118,"user":119,"work_id":4,"is_draft":19,"verified_reader":20,"featured":19,"body":126,"overall_rating":35,"depth":7,"momentum":7,"atmosphere":7,"craft":7,"impact":7,"spice":7,"spoiler_level":127,"locale":7,"feed_item_key":128,"like_count":17,"comment_count":17,"top_likers":129,"viewer_can_reply":19,"created_at":130,"updated_at":130},"01kxq4f3315mq0p6d2z2ny1c1f","review-of-taken-by-love-by-nadene","Review of \"Taken by Love\" by nadene",{"id":120,"name":121,"username":122,"avatar_url":123,"is_system":19,"published_reviews_count":124,"books_read_count":125},692,"Nadene","nadene","https:\u002F\u002Flh3.googleusercontent.com\u002Fa\u002FACg8ocJagtEG0_WBr9w_-tRnbZi93QoXf9OelJQx_77YX1doLsOHefbv=s96-c",1825,1837,"I have read a number of romance novels, but never anything by Melissa Foster. On completing Taken by Love I had to ask myself, `What took me so long to discover this author?' I am now compelled to read more of her work.\n\nTaken by Love is a beautiful and heartwarming story of love, acceptance and forgiveness. It depicts how being able to forgive and letting go of the hurts of the past lead to greater things in our future.\n\nThis is an easy read with characters that are lovable and easy to relate to. My favourite is Dr. Honey Davis. She had been through so much as a teenager in the town of Trusty that she was not willing to return after she had completed her medical studies. However, when her dad met with an accident, she returned home all but reluctantly. It was during this time that she found love with no other than her high school crush, Luke Braden. She also was able to move pass the pain of her past and came to the realization that things were not the same as before. Her power to let go of all the pain and hurt equipped her with the ability to achieve her dreams in a town she once hated.\n\nThe romance between Luke and Honey was believable and sweet. They just complement each other so well. They had a history and I liked how the author built on that in the development of their romance.\n\nIf you enjoy romance, then you need to get yourself a copy of this book.\n\nDISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy in exchange for a honest review.","none","rv-01kxq4f3315mq0p6d2z2ny1c1f",[],"2026-07-17T04:13:30.000000Z",{"first":7,"last":7,"prev":7,"next":7},{"path":133,"per_page":134,"next_cursor":7,"prev_cursor":7,"has_more":19},"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fapi\u002Fworks\u002F01kxq4f0m117y6fj268m448pfk\u002Freviews",20]