Quarterback Clay "Mr. Perfect" Braden is determined to show sexy scientist Pepper Montgomery 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 steamy, small-town, opposites-attract standalone romance is unputdownable.No cheating, no cliffhangers, and a happily ever after that will leave you breathless. What happens in Paris, stays in Paris, right? Oh, Pepper. If only... Okay, I admit it. Sleeping with the NFL quarterback who the media has dubbed Mr. Perfect might not have been the smartest move, but I'm in the City of Love, I'd had a few drinks, and was jacked up on giddy girl talk and hopeful hearts?two things I never buy into?and I threw caution to the wind. I want to sneak out before he wakes up, but when I open my eyes, he's already up. In more ways than one. Convincing the ridiculously cocky (pun intended) man that I'm not the woman he slept with last night is awkward. Actually, he makes it impossible. The thing is, I don't even know who that woman was. And now he's determined to find out. ** THE BRADENS AT RIDGEPORT Playing Mr. Perfect Sincerely, Mr. Braden More Bradens coming soon! About the Series: Fall in love with the Bradens at Ridgeport and join these business-savvy, pleasure-oriented New Englanders as they fall head over heels with their forever loves. **

READY TO BINGE READ? The LOVE IN BLOOM big-family steamy contemporary romance collection loyal alpha heroes and smart, empowered heroines. They're funny, flawed, and passionate. Characters from each sub-series appear in future books so you never lose track of engagements, weddings, or births. Tropes include friends-to-lovers, billionaires, cowboys, close-proximity, fake dating, he falls first, enemies-to-lovers, sports romance, and more. Big-city and small-town romance at their best!

​BIG FAMILIES / SMALL TOWNS (Heroes from all walks of life) 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 The Steeles at Silver Island The Silvers at Silver Island Silver Harbor Hot Mess Summer 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 The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Redemption Ranch STANDALONE SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE ROMCOMS Hot Mess Summer The Mr. Right Checklist AUTHOR BIO Melissa Foster is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than 100 novels. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and women's fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa's emotional journeys are lovingly erotic, always family oriented, and feature fiercely loyal heroes, smart, sassy heroines, and complex relatable issues.