GRR Reviews Destined for Love: Rex Braden (Love in Bl by Melissa Foster

Destined for Love is a "Romeo and Juliet" scenario (feuding families) set as a contemporary western romance (cowboys, horses, and ranches). It was quite nicely done with the theme that love will prevail over (retrospectively) stupid feuds.

Jade Johnson had to ditch her holistic veterinary practice when her ex-lover turned into a stalker. She went home into familiar territory, but one day, while riding, her horse was injured and she had to rely on Rex Braden's help to get her horse back to the stables. Rex Braden... is way too handsome and way too sexy... and totally inappropriate, because The Johnsons and the Bradens had bee feuding for over 40 years, and none of the children really knew why only that neither family is to set foot on the other's property... Ever. It's like Hatfields and the McCoys, w/o the gunfire. But Rex had known Jade since they were kids, and they started to really like each other, and a forbidden affair developed. When a horse on the Braden ranch developed problems, Jade was the only vet around... Will the Johnsons and the Bradens finally let go of their hatred and help the couple love in the light? Or will the feud destroy their happiness forever?

The feud seems so... trivial after 40 years, that the kids don't even understand why there was a feud at all. But the pressure of maintaining their love under so many potentially compromising eyes can be tense, but nothing too special here. Fun read.

Category: Contemporary Western

Primary Plot: Jade and Rex are like Romeo and Juliet in a Contemporary Western Romance

Tropes: ranch, romeo and juliet, family secrets, doctor/patient (veterinarian)

Overall Rating:  4/5