Sincerely Mr Braden is book 2 in The Bradens at Ridgeport series and follows quirky business mogul Seth Braden as he unknowingly falls for his virtual assistant Taylor.
About Sincerely Mr Braden
Seth is one of five siblings who were raised unconventionally. Raised in the wild, changing locations regularly, never staying put for very long has caused Seth to not build relationships except with his siblings. Even as a child, he was the one who planned everything to a tee. He was the one who his siblings came to when they needed to talk something out or needed advice. He has built an empire but not any permanent relationships.
Taylor is the younger sister, but she is the responsible one. As a child she dreamed of traveling the world. But her dreams were shattered when she was 12. She grew up quickly. She is the one who takes care of her father, making sure he eats and takes his meds. She never takes time off or does anything for herself.
Taylor works as a virtual assistant for Seth. She has been working for him for a few years, and this year she works exclusively for him. He has so many projects that he needs someone full time to manage all of them. They have never met each other. Everything has been done via email or text messages.
So when an opportunity arises for Seth to finally meet his man Taylor, he surprises him at his island beach house. But Seth is the one in for the surprise.
When she receives a surprise visitor to Seth’s island home, Taylor introduces herself as Taylor’s sister, Eleanor. She has not used this name since she was 12 years old and her entire life changed. But how does she explain to Seth that his man Taylor is actually her? So instead she decides to be someone else.
But she never expected to fall for Seth in such a short amount of time.
How does she explain who she really is? She has been lying to him. One thing Seth does not tolerate is liars.
When the truth comes out, as it inevitably will come out, Seth will be hurt. His trust will be broken. He is not one to trust easily, so this will be a blow. But good ole Gramps will be there for him and give him some sage advice and some tough love.
When Taylor, who goes by Ellie with Seth, decides that she has done too much damage and has to move on and no longer work for Seth, her heartfelt letter to him will spur him on to make decisions in his life. His talk with Gramps has been on repeat in his head, and now he must act in order to win the girl he was meant to spend his life with.
But Taylor has issues of her own to work through. It will take a complete breakdown with her father for her to realize she has work to do on herself before she can ever think of making a relationship with Seth work.
Impressions
There are so many memorable moments in this story. But my favorite was when Taylor and her dad have their confrontation. As someone who deals with multiple chronic illnesses, I feel his need to live life to its fullest. To push his limits and live each day as if it could be his last. And for him to finally verbalize that to her is important. She needs to understand why he is always pushing himself and going against everything she asks of him.
The time on the island is special. Seth opens up to Ellie and introduces her to Missick, one of his only friends from childhood. To trust her with this relationship and stories of the past is important to him.
I love that Seth teaches both Taylor and her dad how to cave. He takes into account the need to go slow for her dad, but also challenge him. For the first time, we see her dad be honest with Seth when he has hit his limit. It is bittersweet, but also empowering. Her dad trusts Seth and so does she. She knows Seth will make sure her dad is safe, but not coddled. It is an important moment in this story.
Seth is all about adventure and making Taylor’s dreams come true. He stops at nothing to find the one place she has always dreamed about.
So many adventures in this story and here is to so many more to come for these two.
Availability
Sincerely Mr Braden is currently available for purchase in all formats on Amazon.
Series Listing
- Playing Mr Perfect (The Bradens at Ridgeport Book 1)
- Sincerely Mr Braden (The Bradens at Ridgeport Book 2)
- Shamelessly Mr Charming (The Bradens at Ridgeport Book 3)
About Melissa Foster
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Melissa writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa’s fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big-family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summers, Bayside Summers, Harborside Nights, Wild Boys and Bad Boys After Dark, Tru Blue and the Whiskeys, the Wickeds, and the Montgomerys. Melissa’s emotional journeys are always family oriented. Perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about loyal, wealthy and blue-collar heroes and smart, sassy, and empowered heroines with complex and relatable issues.
Melissa also writes sweet romance with no harsh language or explicit scenes under the pen name Addison Cole.
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