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The Bribe by Devney Perry, Willa Nash

5 reviews

swiss_miss_73's review

emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Would read again. All good Romances need anything to drive a plot - angst or secrets or trouble. It was super enjoyable to read a book that didn't rely on the old miscommunication trope for this. 

Never thought I'd like MMC named Duke - so growly and usually a dogs name - but it worked. Nicely spiced without being 😬🫣

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Child abuse, Suicide, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Animal cruelty

sami_leigh's review

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.75/5
🌶️🌶️🌶️/5

“In public, you’re Jade. But behind closed doors, you’re—” 
“Lucy?” she breathed. 
I shook my head. “Mine.”

“I don’t care where life takes us as long as it takes me with you.”

🏞️ First person dual POV
🏞️ First in a series that can be read as stand alone 
🏞️ Meet cute
🏞️ Insta-chemistry 
🏞️ No miscommunication or third act break up 
🏞️ Sheriff Evans is shocked when the woman he pulls over for speeding is the same one he helped find her way on a hike, only she’s using a fake name… (telling you more is a spoiler!)
🏞️ Spice 🌶️ 
🏞️ Small town
🏞️  Well established secondary characters for subsequent books; Everly (Book 2), Reese, Travis, Kerrigan (Book 3), Savannah.
🏞️ MC growth; priorities, finding a way to bring the joy back to something you once loved.
🏞️ Epilogue (leads into book 2)

⚠️ Gun violence (explicit), violence (moderate), domestic abuse (Minor, side character off page), death of a parent (past), child abandonment (side character, past), stalking (explicit), car accident (off page, described)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

apolen's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Stalking

Moderate: Animal death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

sdupont's review

emotional mysterious 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? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book by Willa Nash aka Devney Perry. This book is not a strong as the Edens or Clifton Forge series but shows promise. I enjoyed Lucy and Duke’s story. It did sway a little too instalove for me, I love the build up of a romance. I felt we didn’t get to see that deeper connection being formed. That being said I still found yourself rooting for the couple. I am intrigued by the set up for book 2 and excited to see how it plays out because marriage of convenience is one of my favorite tropes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Gun violence, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

chelsearose's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Minor: Toxic relationship and Domestic abuse