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The Bribe

Devney Perry, Willa Nash

3.84 AVERAGE

emotional 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

Love Willa Nash/Devney Perry.. this was another smash!! Cannot wait to finish off the series!

Small town ✔️ rugged Sheriff MMC ✔️ great plot with suspense ✔️✔️✔️✔️

Such a great start to the series. As always.. sucked into this small town. This one doesn’t have the wholesome family vibes that usually come with a small town.. that’s the only thing that felt missing. The male lead has a sister and parents he gets along with but we never met them.. kinda wish we did.

I think this is a great series to start with if you’ve never read Devney Perry/Willa Nash.. her books only get better so if you love Themis series.. you’ll LOVE the rest of her work. I’m a huge Devney Perry fan and knew I’d love this series as well.

Kindle unlimited// purchased special edition cover paperbacks for entire series

This book is surprisingly PG despite the cover haha. Not sure if I’ll continue the series, the story was a little too white bread for me but I see how this could be a cozy series
emotional funny lighthearted 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
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

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.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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Did I enjoy this book? Absolutely. Will I ever think about the characters again? Probably not.

2.75⭐ but rounding up bc of the puppy ofc

3.5 ⭐️

2 stars.


Trigger warning for death of an animal (not on page) but the way it was done was mentioned.



I loved this book. Duke and Lucy are so perfect. Their characters were amazing just on their own but together they were even better. I loved that Travis was a huge part of their lives and all the little things they brought with them were adapted into the relationship. I absolutely love that the conflict isn’t OW drama or miscommunication/assumed cheating. The relationship strengthens during their conflict and they come out of it together and stronger, which is absolutely beautiful. I love everything about this book and can’t wait to break in “The Bluff”!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5