by DEVNEY PERRRY
Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn but below the class where much comes easy. With her tattered shoes and bargain-bin clothes, her life has never been full of glamour.
So when a rich and charismatic man takes interest, she doesn’t fool herself into thinking their encounter is anything more than a one-night stand. Months later, she’s kicking herself for not getting his phone number. Or his last name. She’s given up hope of seeing him ever again.
Until one day, years later, Logan Kendrick waltzes into her life once more and turns everything she’s built upside down. This time around, she won’t make the same mistake. She’s going to fight to keep him in her life—not for herself.
But for their daughter.
"Everything about this man was smooth. Sexy. Even his voice. Definitely the way he licked his lips after taking a sip."
I cannot tell you HOW GOOD this book was without looking like I'm yelling, but OMGOSH, IT WAS SO GOOD! <-- see?? This one is shelf worthy and mark my words: I WILL HAVE IT ON MY SHELF. I am grinning like a fool while I write this review. You know those kinds of stories that are just heartwarming? The kind that make you believe in fate? In true love? In happily ever afters? This one set the bar high. I loved this book from the first page to the very end. The emotional aspect was on point. The alpha smart-ass was swoony. The strong heroine was perfection. The sexy-AF hero was dreamy. This book had everything I needed in a book to keep me engaged. And the nice thing is, I immediately clicked with this story. From the very first page, the vibe and cadence of her words danced on the page.
Thea (Thee-uh) was such a strong, independent, loyal, and admirable heroine. She was really neat to watch grow and mature and evolve throughout this entire book. I loved being in her head, but I also loved being on the outside looking in while opinions were forming and questions were asked. I liked looking AT her and being WITH her, every point of view was good to read. She has to be one of my favorite heroines. The strength and determination was evident with this one!
Ah, but I must confess: LOGAN WAS EVERYTHING!!! Talk about a perfect man - my gosh, he literally had me seeing hearts everywhere. <sigh> I can't contain my smile!! At some points, he was so intuitive and he could do no wrong, but other times - I wanted to shake him! His heart was in the right place, but that intuition flew straight out the window sometimes. But, in all fairness, that made him more relatable and lovable, to me, because he was real. He was genuine. He was fallible. The more I think about this book, the more I smile and giggle. I just loved his demeanor. He had such a candor to him, and it worked well for him. It seriously made me swoon and smile and sigh and yeah....just so stinkin' good!
"We'd burned hot six years ago, and that fire between us was still hard to ignore."
I seriously LOVED this book and she did it right. I'm not a huge fan of misplaced drama in books, and sometimes it's so bad that it overshadows the love story - which is a huge turnoff for me. Well, it's safe to say the drama in this one didn't overshadow the love story AT ALL. They were the focus. Their troubles, their problems, their love, their sexiness....it was all laid out perfectly for your eyes to devour. So. Darn. Good.
There was quite a bit of push and pull in this book, but I could understand their plight. I could understand their fear. I could understand why there was so much going on. I love how relatable Miss Perry made not only their love, but also their fear. The pull was intense. There was an insane draw between them, and that fueled the fears and desires so well. There was so much right in this book.
I don't read a lot of sweet, but I know I will never miss a release of Devney's. She instills sexy with sweet; a story with sass and a side of sweet angst. It's not a stomach-twisting, dramatic angst. It's the kind that makes you keep turning the pages, wanting more. She always gives me a heroine to admire and a Hero to drool over.
I know this book/series will be on my MUST READ list for a while to come. With this one setting up the next few books in the series, following the rest of these characters will be so rewarding. I have decided that Devney Perry is one of my go-to "sweet read" authors, but she's also fast becoming an author I can and will easily recommend now that I have read more of her. I loved this one. Absolutely, hands down loved it. There is an EXTRA bonus epilogue in the back so make sure to download it. I laughed hard while reading that last bit. I feel so complete after finishing this one...
"Fuck, this woman. She was ruining me one kiss at a time."
~BEE
Thea (Thee-uh) was such a strong, independent, loyal, and admirable heroine. She was really neat to watch grow and mature and evolve throughout this entire book. I loved being in her head, but I also loved being on the outside looking in while opinions were forming and questions were asked. I liked looking AT her and being WITH her, every point of view was good to read. She has to be one of my favorite heroines. The strength and determination was evident with this one!
Ah, but I must confess: LOGAN WAS EVERYTHING!!! Talk about a perfect man - my gosh, he literally had me seeing hearts everywhere. <sigh> I can't contain my smile!! At some points, he was so intuitive and he could do no wrong, but other times - I wanted to shake him! His heart was in the right place, but that intuition flew straight out the window sometimes. But, in all fairness, that made him more relatable and lovable, to me, because he was real. He was genuine. He was fallible. The more I think about this book, the more I smile and giggle. I just loved his demeanor. He had such a candor to him, and it worked well for him. It seriously made me swoon and smile and sigh and yeah....just so stinkin' good!
"We'd burned hot six years ago, and that fire between us was still hard to ignore."
I seriously LOVED this book and she did it right. I'm not a huge fan of misplaced drama in books, and sometimes it's so bad that it overshadows the love story - which is a huge turnoff for me. Well, it's safe to say the drama in this one didn't overshadow the love story AT ALL. They were the focus. Their troubles, their problems, their love, their sexiness....it was all laid out perfectly for your eyes to devour. So. Darn. Good.
There was quite a bit of push and pull in this book, but I could understand their plight. I could understand their fear. I could understand why there was so much going on. I love how relatable Miss Perry made not only their love, but also their fear. The pull was intense. There was an insane draw between them, and that fueled the fears and desires so well. There was so much right in this book.
I don't read a lot of sweet, but I know I will never miss a release of Devney's. She instills sexy with sweet; a story with sass and a side of sweet angst. It's not a stomach-twisting, dramatic angst. It's the kind that makes you keep turning the pages, wanting more. She always gives me a heroine to admire and a Hero to drool over.
I know this book/series will be on my MUST READ list for a while to come. With this one setting up the next few books in the series, following the rest of these characters will be so rewarding. I have decided that Devney Perry is one of my go-to "sweet read" authors, but she's also fast becoming an author I can and will easily recommend now that I have read more of her. I loved this one. Absolutely, hands down loved it. There is an EXTRA bonus epilogue in the back so make sure to download it. I laughed hard while reading that last bit. I feel so complete after finishing this one...
"Fuck, this woman. She was ruining me one kiss at a time."
~BEE
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He stared at me for a long moment. “You’re sure she’s mine?”
“She’s yours.”
“Then that’s good enough.”
“I—really?” I blinked. He didn’t want to verify paternity? He just . . . trusted me?
He nodded. “Really.”
“I swear, I tried to find you, Logan. On my life, I swear it. But the hotel wouldn’t give me your name no matter how much I begged. And you paid cash for your drinks and never mentioned your last name. I tried, but I just . . . didn’t know where to start.”
“It’s not your fault. I believe you.”
The sincerity in his voice made my throat burn. Goddamn it. I was going to cry.
I’d worked so hard not to cry today. I’d fought to keep my emotions in check and my head from spinning out of control. But this was going to make me break.
I wanted so badly for Logan to believe that I hadn’t kept Charlie from him intentionally. The fact that a man like him would trust someone like me without proof meant more than he’d ever know.
“Thank you,” I choked out past the lump in my throat.
“So, um, is Charlie inside with your husband? Or boyfriend?”
The urge to cry disappeared and I barked out a laugh. “Smooth.”
He chuckled. “It’s been a long day for me. Give me a break, will you? This morning I was in New York, then I came to Montana for a business meeting and discovered a daughter. I’m off my game.”
~MEET DEVNEY PERRY~
He stared at me for a long moment. “You’re sure she’s mine?”
“She’s yours.”
“Then that’s good enough.”
“I—really?” I blinked. He didn’t want to verify paternity? He just . . . trusted me?
He nodded. “Really.”
“I swear, I tried to find you, Logan. On my life, I swear it. But the hotel wouldn’t give me your name no matter how much I begged. And you paid cash for your drinks and never mentioned your last name. I tried, but I just . . . didn’t know where to start.”
“It’s not your fault. I believe you.”
The sincerity in his voice made my throat burn. Goddamn it. I was going to cry.
I’d worked so hard not to cry today. I’d fought to keep my emotions in check and my head from spinning out of control. But this was going to make me break.
I wanted so badly for Logan to believe that I hadn’t kept Charlie from him intentionally. The fact that a man like him would trust someone like me without proof meant more than he’d ever know.
“Thank you,” I choked out past the lump in my throat.
“So, um, is Charlie inside with your husband? Or boyfriend?”
The urge to cry disappeared and I barked out a laugh. “Smooth.”
He chuckled. “It’s been a long day for me. Give me a break, will you? This morning I was in New York, then I came to Montana for a business meeting and discovered a daughter. I’m off my game.”
~MEET DEVNEY PERRY~
Devney is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories.
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