Scan barcode
abicaro17's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Lyla and Vance are adorable. Lyla Eden takes one day off to go for a hike and gets strangled by a stranger in the woods. Vance comes into town to track the stranger after reading the police report and meets Lyla at her coffee shop. She offers to help him as he hunts the man who almost killed her but, their working relationship quickly turns into more. First off, secret hookup is a great trope and I wish it was utilized more often. Second, the tension at the end and their whole relationship was amazing!! My problems with this book stem from the secrets and mysteries surrounding the stranger in the woods. First off, the twist for this was a tad obvious, and second, the whole ending was unsatisfactory and irritating. Do I know that it probably continues in the last book because apparently Vera is who ends up with Mateo? Yeah. Does that make this better? No. Plus Vances whole family thing is basically left on a cliffhanger???
Content Warnings
Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gore, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse
savvyrosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Rating: 4/5 stars
Lyla Eden is enjoying a rare day off when a violent attack in the wilderness leads to the arrival of Vance Sutter in town…and the kind of romance Lyla assumed wasn’t in her cards.
So many aspects of this book were honestly unhinged, but I had a really fun time reading it! I enjoyed Lyla, and her relationship with Vance was really sweet if a bit predictable. His nickname for her was also my favorite of this series so far.
I also really enjoyed the way the suspense/crime elements of this one took the lead (particularly after they took a backseat in the last couple books), which made this a bit of a change of pace!
And since I know you’re waiting for this, my updated current series rating: JUNIPER HILL > THE EDENS: A LEGACY (short story) > JASPER VALE > CRIMSON RIVER > INDIGO RIDGE > CHRISTMAS IN QUINCY (novella) > GARNET FLATS.
CW: Violence/injury; murder/death/child death; gun violence/police shooting; alcoholism/drug abuse
Lyla Eden is enjoying a rare day off when a violent attack in the wilderness leads to the arrival of Vance Sutter in town…and the kind of romance Lyla assumed wasn’t in her cards.
So many aspects of this book were honestly unhinged, but I had a really fun time reading it! I enjoyed Lyla, and her relationship with Vance was really sweet if a bit predictable. His nickname for her was also my favorite of this series so far.
I also really enjoyed the way the suspense/crime elements of this one took the lead (particularly after they took a backseat in the last couple books), which made this a bit of a change of pace!
And since I know you’re waiting for this, my updated current series rating: JUNIPER HILL > THE EDENS: A LEGACY (short story) > JASPER VALE > CRIMSON RIVER > INDIGO RIDGE > CHRISTMAS IN QUINCY (novella) > GARNET FLATS.
CW: Violence/injury; murder/death/child death; gun violence/police shooting; alcoholism/drug abuse
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Murder
fiwwa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
4.25
i gotta be honest, from the blurb i thought lyla was going to fall for the criminal but i'm glad i was wrong. anyways okay wow this one's probably my second favorite plot wise because that twist!! did i know something would happen since devney perry has the same plot pattern for every book? yes. did i devour it anyway? also yes. the mystery genre made this one similar to indigo ridge, but this hits a little harder. the romance wasn't really dominant and it was kinda insta-lovey. lyla and vance's relationship could have more time for development instead of just, uh, having sex. plus i noticed another repetitive thing in the series: the not-Eden characters have families that are the opposite of the Edens—either dead, cut off, abandoned... we need a more diverse character background please! overall it was an enjoyable read and i still love the characters, vance just fits my bearded fictional man who loves nature type.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Violence
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy
hapalyn's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Murder, and Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Blood
Minor: Addiction
morriganlefaye's review
dark
emotional
sad
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Violence
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, and Drug abuse
leahmadison's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Death, and Alcoholism
caitlyn_23's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism and Drug abuse
anushka_17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, and Drug use
flaminghotcheeto's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
“Promise not to be mad at me if I get us lost?”
He stepped close and brushed a kiss against my forehead. “You get us lost. I’ll get us found.”
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 5 blue stars!
Lyla, the hopeless romantic, is married to her coffee shop, the workaholic of the family. The one left out as her brothers and sisters get married and build their own families. The one day she’s forced to take a break and go on a hike, she’s attacked by a stranger, strangled, and left alone in the forest.
Vance has been chasing his demons for years before a lead takes him to Montana, to Lyla. He just got out of a relationship, and has no intention of jumping into another one, but his attraction towards Lyla is undeniable and as the days go by it becomes impossible to stay away, but time is running out and must find the man who attacked Lyla, not only for her sake but for Vance and his closure too.
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
Vance was so sweet, so caring and gentle (sometimes not 😏) with Lyla. He always knew what she needed.
“Lyla’s eyes flooded again, and like before, she dabbed at the corners, stopping any tears before they could fall.
“You okay?” I’d keep asking that question. While I was here, I’d ask every day.”
His MOUTH, oh god the dirty mouth he has. “Take it, Lyla. Take the whole fucking thing.”
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
“And that my favorite color was blue.
Lyla’s blue”
🤭🤭
“Fuck me.”
“Say please.”
As a fellow hopeless romantic, I absolutely adored Lyla. She was so soft yet so strong. I loved how despite being trusting and kind she was not a pushover or spineless.
“Do you ever feel lost in the crowd?” I asked.
“Sometimes,” she whispered. “Is that how it is with your family?”
“Not lost. Just outside.”
Watching the Edens take Vance in as one of their own made my heart all mushy. This book had me giggling, sobbing squealing and pulling my hair out. Vance and Lyla were so perfect together and I loved their dynamic. Seeing all the previous couples with their kids made me tear up. Griffin and Winn Seeing Knox and Memphis with their kids, Talia and Foster and Jasper and Eloise again made me feel like coming home.
“Jasper’s arm was draped around the back of Eloise’s chair, his hand on her shoulder. He was rarely far from her side, and if she was close, he touched her in some small way. Jasper didn’t touch Eloise to possess her, to control her. He touched her like she was his tether to the earth. Like without her, he’d drift away on a breeze. He loved her”.
“There was a lot of love at this table”
THE PLOT TWIST OMG?! I was not expecting that at all. Devney Perry did not come to play with the romantic suspense.
“I love you, Lyla.” Those gray-blue eyes were as bright as stars. It was a color I’d seen in them before. I just hadn’t named it yet. Love.
“I love you too.”
“I love you so fucking much.” His hold on me tightened. “I couldn’t breathe when we were apart.”
“About this wedding.”
“Yes,”
“You want it this summer.”
“Preferably.”
“Deal.” His gray-blue eyes locked with mine as a smirk spread across that sexy mouth. “But you let me get you pregnant first.”
“You’re on, Sutter.”
The cliffhanger had me screaming. Can’t wait for the next book.
He stepped close and brushed a kiss against my forehead. “You get us lost. I’ll get us found.”
🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵 5 blue stars!
Lyla, the hopeless romantic, is married to her coffee shop, the workaholic of the family. The one left out as her brothers and sisters get married and build their own families. The one day she’s forced to take a break and go on a hike, she’s attacked by a stranger, strangled, and left alone in the forest.
Vance has been chasing his demons for years before a lead takes him to Montana, to Lyla. He just got out of a relationship, and has no intention of jumping into another one, but his attraction towards Lyla is undeniable and as the days go by it becomes impossible to stay away, but time is running out and must find the man who attacked Lyla, not only for her sake but for Vance and his closure too.
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
Vance was so sweet, so caring and gentle (sometimes not 😏) with Lyla. He always knew what she needed.
“Lyla’s eyes flooded again, and like before, she dabbed at the corners, stopping any tears before they could fall.
“You okay?” I’d keep asking that question. While I was here, I’d ask every day.”
His MOUTH, oh god the dirty mouth he has. “Take it, Lyla. Take the whole fucking thing.”
“Thanks, Blue.”
Lyla’s head cocked to the side. “Blue?”
I winked.
“Oh.” Her cheeks flushed. And those striking blue eyes—eyes worthy of a nickname—sparkled”
“And that my favorite color was blue.
Lyla’s blue”
🤭🤭
“Fuck me.”
“Say please.”
As a fellow hopeless romantic, I absolutely adored Lyla. She was so soft yet so strong. I loved how despite being trusting and kind she was not a pushover or spineless.
“Do you ever feel lost in the crowd?” I asked.
“Sometimes,” she whispered. “Is that how it is with your family?”
“Not lost. Just outside.”
Watching the Edens take Vance in as one of their own made my heart all mushy. This book had me giggling, sobbing squealing and pulling my hair out. Vance and Lyla were so perfect together and I loved their dynamic. Seeing all the previous couples with their kids made me tear up. Griffin and Winn Seeing Knox and Memphis with their kids, Talia and Foster and Jasper and Eloise again made me feel like coming home.
“Jasper’s arm was draped around the back of Eloise’s chair, his hand on her shoulder. He was rarely far from her side, and if she was close, he touched her in some small way. Jasper didn’t touch Eloise to possess her, to control her. He touched her like she was his tether to the earth. Like without her, he’d drift away on a breeze. He loved her”.
“There was a lot of love at this table”
THE PLOT TWIST OMG?! I was not expecting that at all. Devney Perry did not come to play with the romantic suspense.
“I love you, Lyla.” Those gray-blue eyes were as bright as stars. It was a color I’d seen in them before. I just hadn’t named it yet. Love.
“I love you too.”
“I love you so fucking much.” His hold on me tightened. “I couldn’t breathe when we were apart.”
“About this wedding.”
“Yes,”
“You want it this summer.”
“Preferably.”
“Deal.” His gray-blue eyes locked with mine as a smirk spread across that sexy mouth. “But you let me get you pregnant first.”
“You’re on, Sutter.”
The cliffhanger had me screaming. Can’t wait for the next book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Animal death
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Drug abuse, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Pregnancy and Mental illness
symonnereads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Mystery
Small Town Romance
Strangers to Lovers
3.5/5 Spice
When Lyla's twin forces her out of her coffee shop for a day off, she ends up in the wilderness when everything takes a turn for the worse. Hiking alone while commiserating about the state of her life, Lyla comes upon a hunter who she believes is friendly who turns out to be anything but..
Vance Sutter comes to Eden with a burdened soul and more questions than anything else. Four years ago his mentor murdered his wife and children and turned Vance's world upside down. When Vance gets a lead on his former partner's cold case when a woman is strangled in the woods in Montana, Vance meets Lyla Eden and the two try to figure out why and how his former best friend and mentor could do such terrible things to his own family and to the woman Vance can't seem to stop from falling for.
Things I enjoyed: The storyline itself is well written and fairly paced.
The chemistry between the two main couple is passionate to say the least. The pacing of the couple was great. I liked that the angst was well written without the use of the miscommunication trope. The spice was well written for the most part. Devney's use of "fuck, but..." was weird and repetitive.
The side character's from the series were always a pleasant part of the story.
Negative: He's a cop.
I also didn't love the villain aspect because the evidence was so irrefutable that Vance couldn't really have any doubt that would make Cormac innocent. It would have been better if Vance somehow felt even a bit off about the case. The case made it so it didn't feel like Cormac could possibly be innocent. Vance did have doubts as in how could my best friend do this but there wasn't enough for me.
Small Town Romance
Strangers to Lovers
3.5/5 Spice
When Lyla's twin forces her out of her coffee shop for a day off, she ends up in the wilderness when everything takes a turn for the worse. Hiking alone while commiserating about the state of her life, Lyla comes upon a hunter who she believes is friendly who turns out to be anything but..
Vance Sutter comes to Eden with a burdened soul and more questions than anything else. Four years ago his mentor murdered his wife and children and turned Vance's world upside down. When Vance gets a lead on his former partner's cold case when a woman is strangled in the woods in Montana, Vance meets Lyla Eden and the two try to figure out why and how his former best friend and mentor could do such terrible things to his own family and to the woman Vance can't seem to stop from falling for.
Things I enjoyed: The storyline itself is well written and fairly paced.
The chemistry between the two main couple is passionate to say the least. The pacing of the couple was great. I liked that the angst was well written without the use of the miscommunication trope. The spice was well written for the most part. Devney's use of "fuck, but..." was weird and repetitive.
The side character's from the series were always a pleasant part of the story.
Negative: He's a cop.
I also didn't love the villain aspect because the evidence was so irrefutable that Vance couldn't really have any doubt that would make Cormac innocent. It would have been better if Vance somehow felt even a bit off about the case. The case made it so it didn't feel like Cormac could possibly be innocent. Vance did have doubts as in how could my best friend do this but there wasn't enough for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug use