The Bradens at Trusty, CO Books in Order

The Bradens at Trusty, CO expands Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom world into the mountain town of Trusty, Colorado. It’s still the same big-family, big-feelings energy, just with a slightly different branch of the Braden circle and a fresh set of couples to fall for.

These books are classic Foster romances: each one centers on a new pairing, but the larger family connection keeps the series feeling like a shared neighborhood. You’ll see familiar themes, second chances, old crushes, and characters learning that love gets a lot easier once you stop hiding the hard parts of your life.

Trusty has that small-town closeness where everybody is connected, through business, history, or a sibling who won’t stay out of your business. The setting makes the stakes feel personal, because you can’t just disappear when things get messy, you still have to run into each other at town events and family dinners.

One standout twist in this branch is how far the characters’ lives can stretch beyond Colorado. In Dreaming of Love, for example, the story moves to Tuscany, where a preservation-minded heroine and a demolitionist collide over what should be saved and what should be let go.

Expect steady heat, lots of heart, and a family that refuses to let anyone pretend they’re fine when they’re not.

If you like reading in order, start with Taken by Love and continue through the rest of the Trusty titles as the relationships and family bonds deepen.