From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes a small town, enemies-to-lovers contemporary romance

Indigo Ridge, the first book in The Edens series

 

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Blurb

Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty and the letter of the law. As Quincy, Montana’s new chief of police, she’s determined to prove herself to the community and show them she didn’t earn her position because her grandfather is the mayor.

According to her pops, all she has to do is earn favor with the Edens. But winning over the town’s founding family might have been easier if not for her one-night stand with their oldest son. In her defense, it was her first night in town and she didn’t realize that the rugged and charming man who wooed her into bed was Quincy royalty.

Sleeping with Griffin Eden was a huge mistake, one she’s trying to forget. He’s insufferable, arrogant and keeps reminding everyone that she’s an outsider. Winslow does her best to avoid Griffin, but when a woman is found dead on Eden property, the two of them have no choice but to cross paths.

As clues to the murderer lead to one of Quincy’s own, Griffin realizes Winslow is more than he gave her credit for. Beautiful and intelligent, she proves hard to resist. For him. And the killer.

 

 

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Review

4.5 stars!

A gorgeous story of unexpected romance, with a suspenseful twist, this is the first book in Devney’s Perry’s new series, The Edens, and it’s a fantastic beginning to what I’m sure will be another favourite. I loved this one!

The Edens focusses on the Eden family, descendants of the founders of Quincy, a small country town in Montana. This is the story of rancher, Griffin, the eldest of the six Eden siblings (secretly squeeing that we’ll probably get a book for each of them), and a man dedicated to a job that he loves, to the exclusion of pretty much everything else in his life.

Winslow has just moved to Quincy to become the new Chief of Police. Her grandfather is the Mayor, and her father grew up in the town, and she spent many happy childhood holidays there. Now, her parents are gone, and she’s just out of a miserable relationship, so she’s moved for a fresh start and to be close to the only family she has left. On her first night in town she’s at a local bar when she meets Griffin. There is flirting, and an immediate attraction, and they end up sharing a hot as hell night together before going their separate ways… or so they thought.

Neither of them are interested in relationships. Winslow is new in town and desperate to make a good impression at her new job, and Griffin is a busy man whose life is his ranch. They both thought the other was just passing through town, so when they run in to each other again, it’s awkward as hell. But when a dead body is found on the Eden ranch, they are suddenly thrust back together as Winn comes to investigate.

Griffin is initially stand-offish, wanting nothing to do with the new arrival in town, but he’s impressed by Winn’s intelligence and tenacity, and it seems the two of them can’t stay away from each other. Their encounters initially revolve around Winn’s case, but soon become something more as the two people who were so determined to stay away from each other discover that their attraction is absolutely irresistible.

An inch, maybe two, separated our bodies. That tiny gap crackled, the electricity between us just as strong as it had been at Willie’s. She was more beautiful than I’d realized sitting in that dark, musty bar.
Winn’s blue eyes broke from mine, and the moment her gaze dropped to my mouth, I was done for.
I leaned closer.
“What are you doing?” she whispered.
“I have no fucking clue.” Then my lips were on hers.

It’s such a great dynamic. Their chemistry is wild, and they are both honest and upfront about what they want from each other – sex, with no promise of anything more. And it works… for a while…. until it doesn’t, and they unexpectedly but oh-so-naturally find everything changing.

Casual was becoming a craving. We’d sailed past uncomplicated weeks ago. Whatever boundaries we’d erected had been destroyed.

It’s a gorgeously slow-building romance that is so sweet to watch. They don’t fight it, they don’t avoid it, they just go with the flow, and I loved watching them fall!

It had happened so naturally, this fall into Winn. Like I was out for a short drive, and when I looked back to where I’d started, instead of traveling yards, I’d gone miles.
Deeper and deeper, until there was no turning back.
I was in it with this woman.
So fucking in it.

Meanwhile, Winn’s investigation continues, and what is initially assumed to be a suicide may actually be something more sinister, and she is determined to get to the bottom of the case, and other assumed suicides in town which may be anything but. This brings a mystery/suspense storyline to the book which had me guessing, and certainly brings some surprising twists, and all leads up to an exciting ending that ties in really well with the love story, and which definitely had my heart pounding!

I really enjoyed this book. It’s beautifully written and so engaging, and I was swept up in the love story, the suspense, and the sweet town of Quincy. I loved Griff and Winn as characters, and loved getting to meet the extended Eden family. This is a great group, and there are sure to be some epic stories our way. It looks like Knox is next up, and I can’t wait for his story in Juniper Hill. There’s a wonderful epilogue which finishes off Griff and Winn’s story beautifully, and that bonus epilogue was the icing on top of the cake.

Such a great read – 4.5 stars.

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

 

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About the Author

Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She 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. Devney loves hearing from readers!  Connect with her on social media.

 

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