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ltcreads40's review
4.0
3.5 stars
I was really looking forward to Hux and Everly. But I just couldn't connect with Hux. I loved Everly and her openness and strive to help everyone around her. The best part of this book was the groveling after the third act break up. Everly made Hux work for it which I love to see. I don't enjoy when everything is forgiven with a single apology especially with how epically Hux broke Everly. Solid read and I will definitely continue with this series.
I was really looking forward to Hux and Everly. But I just couldn't connect with Hux. I loved Everly and her openness and strive to help everyone around her. The best part of this book was the groveling after the third act break up. Everly made Hux work for it which I love to see. I don't enjoy when everything is forgiven with a single apology especially with how epically Hux broke Everly. Solid read and I will definitely continue with this series.
lindswolf's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
3.75
fox_ivy's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
lisa_me's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was moving slowly until I got to the tear-jerking part and it broke my heart. I loved it. I couldn't finish it fast enough to get to the HEA.
dianed's review against another edition
5.0
Willa Nash has done it again. The Calamity Montana series is like watching a Hallmark movie with all the Heat added. Everly moved to Calamity to be with her friend and then was almost killed by a stalker who followed her from Nashville. Since then she's been hiding out in her small apartment never going out until one night when she decided to go out to the local bar on a late snowy night. The only person in the bar was a handsome stranger and they immediately hooked up.
Reese Huxley is an ex-con who has been out of prison for over 15 years. He is also a local artist. While in prison, his wife divorced him, married a lawyer and had a baby. Since coming back to town he has been trying to see his daughter and get visitation privileges. To get partial custody of a 16 year old girl, it would be better if he had a wife around so Everly volunteers.
Of course, living together helps them see that this is more than sex, it turns out to be love. As usual, with all Willa Nash stories there are tears before the Happily Ever After finally comes.
Reese Huxley is an ex-con who has been out of prison for over 15 years. He is also a local artist. While in prison, his wife divorced him, married a lawyer and had a baby. Since coming back to town he has been trying to see his daughter and get visitation privileges. To get partial custody of a 16 year old girl, it would be better if he had a wife around so Everly volunteers.
Of course, living together helps them see that this is more than sex, it turns out to be love. As usual, with all Willa Nash stories there are tears before the Happily Ever After finally comes.
romcommer's review against another edition
3.0
Small town romance
The small town's pariah and a newcomer bff with the sherif's wife
Yes this was good exactly what we'd expect
The small town's pariah and a newcomer bff with the sherif's wife
Yes this was good exactly what we'd expect
laurenreadsmore's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
javalenciaph's review against another edition
5.0
Note: An ARC was provided by the author via Valentine PR.
Whether she writes under Devney Perry or her not-so-secret pen name of Willa Nash, this author never fails to get my heart absolutely invested in her characters and their story. The latest bit of evidence of my statement is the second full-length novel in her Calamity Falls series. The Bluff is the story of Everly Christian and Reese Huxley. If you've read the series starter, The Bribe, you'll remember both Everly and Hux; having said that, you don't necessarily need to read one in order to fully appreciate or understand the other. However, allow me to encourage you to read the books in order because there's a life-altering event in the first book involving Everly and Hux's teenage daughter, Savannah.
Goodness, but how these two main characters put my heart through the wringer, especially in the last few chapters! Gah! There were times where I was so darn tempted to smack Hux upside the head and shake Everly so that they'd see sense for totally opposite reasons, but these two needed to figure things out on their own, and well, I had to sit back and wait. After all, I knew they were going to get their happily-ever-after, but my poor heart broke each time Hux kept Everly at a distance. And then there was the straw the broke the camel's back, and argh, I so wanted to scream at Hux. He did, however, redeem himself, and quite heartbreakingly and beautifully, I might add. Five stars go to The Bluff.
Whether she writes under Devney Perry or her not-so-secret pen name of Willa Nash, this author never fails to get my heart absolutely invested in her characters and their story. The latest bit of evidence of my statement is the second full-length novel in her Calamity Falls series. The Bluff is the story of Everly Christian and Reese Huxley. If you've read the series starter, The Bribe, you'll remember both Everly and Hux; having said that, you don't necessarily need to read one in order to fully appreciate or understand the other. However, allow me to encourage you to read the books in order because there's a life-altering event in the first book involving Everly and Hux's teenage daughter, Savannah.
Goodness, but how these two main characters put my heart through the wringer, especially in the last few chapters! Gah! There were times where I was so darn tempted to smack Hux upside the head and shake Everly so that they'd see sense for totally opposite reasons, but these two needed to figure things out on their own, and well, I had to sit back and wait. After all, I knew they were going to get their happily-ever-after, but my poor heart broke each time Hux kept Everly at a distance. And then there was the straw the broke the camel's back, and argh, I so wanted to scream at Hux. He did, however, redeem himself, and quite heartbreakingly and beautifully, I might add. Five stars go to The Bluff.
nicolesbookcorner's review against another edition
5.0
*chefs kiss*
- although I don’t believe Ev’s reason to marry at the end, I think her reason started out as kinship with savannah and then it developed to something more.
- although I don’t believe Ev’s reason to marry at the end, I think her reason started out as kinship with savannah and then it developed to something more.