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"Danny, I can't."
The line went silent.
I knew what was coming before he ever spoke the words. I'd been waiting fifteen years for them.
"I'm calling in my favor."

"You're welcome to stay here while you're in Montana."
Her eyebrows lifted. "Because you owe Danny a favor?"
Because I wanted to know her.
Because this woman was an enigma, and I'd always had a thing for puzzles.

"Goodnight, Wilder Abbott."
He spoke so quietly I almost missed him murmur, "Goodnight, Iris Monroe."

Sadie sat straighter, keeping her attention on her phone. "She's spending two months in Montana. Where do you think she is?"
My house. I grinned. If only they knew.

"I was worried when you weren't here."
"I was just in town. I didn't realize you were taking attendance, Mr. Abbott. I don't like reporting to anyone."
"I need..." I had no right to ask her for this, but for my own sanity, I was going to do it anyway. "Will you report to me? Please?"
Her shoulders fell as her expression softened. "Okay, babe."

"I'm pissed that you decided to go to Bozeman on a whim. I can't get enough of you and clearly, you have no problem walking away. When you could have told me about it and waited so I could go with you this weekend."
A smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
"Do not smile at me." I pointed at her nose.
She smiled.

Maybe it was the beer I'd had with dinner, but as we walked to where she'd parked the Bronco, I took Iris's hand in mine, just to see how it fit.
Perfectly. Too perfectly.
The best it had ever been.
That realization made me drop her hand. But ten seconds without and my palm felt too empty. So I picked it up again.
And held it the whole way home.

Could I stop? Did I want to stop?
Yes. An answer that scared the shit out of me. Because the place I wanted to stop was here. Calamity.

"You're different around Iris," Dad said, studying my face. "Lighter. Happier. And I don't just mean recently. You fit with her, better than you ever did with Amie."

In the end, it didn't matter what I wanted. If her wings took her flying to the other side of the world, then I'd find a way to grow wings of my own.
I'd miss Calamity like a limb, but if she wanted to travel the world, she'd have company.

Wilder's hand took mine, his finger touching my engagement ring. "Ready, Iris Monroe?"
To become his wife? More than ready. "Abbott," I corrected. "Iris Abbott."

katrink's review against another edition

4.0

hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

alyssum's review against another edition

5.0

emotional 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: Yes

bookish_dustjacket's review against another edition

4.5

I'm sure it's no surprise to anyone how much I enjoyed this book, but Devney Perry just knows how to write amazing books with fantastic characters, and Wilder and Iris were some really fantastic characters. There was honestly just so much to love about this book.

The tropes. I love me an age gap romance and this one delivered. Brother's best friend? Yes, please! A grumpy/tortured hero? Say less. Seriously, this had so many tropes I loved and they all worked so well together.

Iris. She was such a great female lead. I loved her strength, but I also loved that we got to see her vulnerability. I appreciated that she wasn't afraid to lean on Wilder has their relationship grew, but I also loved that she wasn't afraid to stand-up for herself when the opportunities arose.

Wilder. I mean, come one, how could you not love Wilder? His grumpiness was top notch and I was here for it! While being a grumpy hero with a complicated past, I loved how he softened to Iris over time and I love the growth we got to see from his character as well.

The story. This one was relatively low-angst, which I honestly loved. I appreciated to more down to earth, living a normal day aspect of this story. There was still tension, and banter, and spice, but it was all so perfectly balanced to create this amazing story. This was a perfect addition to the Calamity Montana series.

While this is the sixth book in the series, and you do get to see some of the characters from previous books, this one also stands very easily on its own. I 100% recommend the entire series because they are all fantastic, but you could easily jump into this one without having read the previous ones.

✔️ Age Gap (10 Years)
✔️ Best Friend's Sister/Brother's Best Friend
✔️ Grumpy/Sunshine
✔️ Widower
✔️ No Strings/Fling
✔️ Temporary Roommates
✔️ Small Town
✔️ First Person Dual POV