Devney Perry

Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire in the heart-pumping sixth story in the Eden series . . .For four years Vera Gallagher's life was anything but normal and she refused to remember the years before that. The past is a painful wound and life is fragile . . . Her mother taught her that. Now, she’s determined not to waste a moment of her newfound freedom.Mateo Eden’s handsome. Charming. Witty. And he loves his family the way Vera loves-with her whole heart.Some could consider her crush on Mateo Eden wasted time. Or call her a fool for loving a man who hasn't shown her a crumb of interest. Still, to Vera, it's Mateo or nothing.Maybe he'll never notice her. Maybe she's just too damaged to find that normal life she desperately craves. Maybe her secrets will always keep them apart. But Vera will love him anyway. Whether Mateo realizes it or not.

The TikTok-favorite and USA Today bestselling Eden Series ends with an emotional, unrequited love story. Vera Gallagher is chasing constant. For four years, her life was anything but normal. And the years before that she refuses to even remember. Dwelling on the past only hurts. Life is fragile, a lesson her mother taught her well. She's determined not to waste a moment of her newfound freedom. Maybe some would consider her crush on Mateo Eden wasted time. Maybe some would call her a fool for loving a man who hasn't once dropped a crumb of interest her way. Still, to Vera, it's Mateo or nothing. He's handsome. Charming. Witty. And he loves his family the way Vera loves--with her whole heart. Maybe he'll never notice her. Maybe she's too damaged, too broken, to find that normal life she craves. Maybe her secrets will always keep them apart. But Vera will love him anyway. Whether Mateo realizes it or not. Each book in The Edens series is STANDALONE: * Indigo Ridge* Juniper Hill* Garnet Flats* Jasper Vale* Crimson River* Sable Peak

The dramatic introduction into The Edens series. Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire . . . Winslow Covington believes in life, liberty and the letter of the law.As Quincy's new chief of Police she has to prove herself to the community. And that means she must earn favour 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, Griffin.Sleeping with Griffin was a huge mistake. Winslow does her best to avoid him, 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 realises Winslow is more than he gave her credit for. She's beautiful, intelligent, and impossible to resist. For him. And the killer.

Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire in The Eden series, intense third story . . .For one year, two months and eleven days Talia Eden loved Foster Madden . . . And on the 438th day that love died. He chose to marry her best friend and she chose to never think of him again.Until years later when he has the audacity to show up in her small hometown of Quincy, begging for her help.The ink on his divorce papers is barely dry, yet he comes armed with apologies and promises. She knows it's all a ploy. Foster is the king of games and secrets. But he's got delusions the size of Montana if he thinks she'll help him train for a world championship fight.Except Talia has forgotten exactly what made Foster famous. The man has dedicated his life to victory. He's steadfast. He's determined. And he won't stop fighting until he's won her heart.

Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire in The Eden series, heart-pumping fifth story . . .Lyla Eden has spent the last few years sitting on the sidelines, watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she's married to her job. It's on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail.It's there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she's staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go.Shaken to her core, Lyla reports the incident to the local police. Two days later, Vance Sutter arrives in town, armed with endless questions and a tarnished badge.Vance may be ruggedly handsome but he's as mysterious as the man he's hunting. And he'll be gone from Quincy in a blink. Yet Lyla's crush is impossible to stop.No matter how hard Vance tries to ignore it, there's no denying the chemistry between them. And avoiding Lyla is not an option. After years of chasing dead ends, she's his only lead to closing the case that haunts his career. So together, they'll retrace her steps.To find the scarred man she met beside a crimson river.

Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire in The Eden series, sexy fourth story . . .Eloise is so close to her dream she can almost taste it. Eloise Eden always knew one day she'd take over her family's hotel, The Eloise Inn, in Quincy, Montana. All she has to do is prove she's responsible to her parents. And that her immature, gullible, and reckless ways are long gone. But now her ideal future is at stake following a weekend in Las Vegas when she comes home married to a stranger. Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it's annulled. Then she'll pretend it never happened. Except Jasper begs her to stay married. To fake it for just three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Maybe she's lost her mind to agree. But her brooding husband seems desperate. It's only three months, right? Then she'll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to her new hotel.

Get ready for small towns stirred by mystery and desire in The Eden series, suspense-filled second story . . . Memphis Ward arrives in Quincy, Montana, on the fifth worst day of her life. Moving across the country with her newborn baby is by far the craziest thing she's ever done. But maybe it takes a little crazy to build a good life. If putting the past behind her requires a thousand miles and a new town, especially to ensure a better future for her son. Even if it requires setting aside the glamour of her former life and becoming a housekeeper at The Eloise Inn, living in an apartment above a garage. It's there, on the fifth worst day of her life, that she meets the handsomest man she's ever laid eyes on. Knox Eden a chef and her temporary landlord. With his sharp, stubbled jaw and tattooed arms, he's raw and rugged and everything she's never had – and never will. Because after the first worst day of her life, Memphis learned a good life requires giving up on her dreams too. And a man like Knox Eden will only ever be a dream.

One car. One cross-country road trip. Five small town romances about six runaways finally finding home. From Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author, Devney Perry, this collection includes Runaway Road, Wild Highway, Quarter Miles, Forsaken Trail and Dotted Lines.Londyn McCormack didn't have a typical childhood. She ran away at sixteen and spent her youth searching for a place to call home. She's built a good life for herself through hard work and a little luck, but after a devastating divorce, she's running away again. Her life collides with Brooks Cohen, a small-town mechanic who gives her a reason to stop driving on that runaway road.Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her home as a teenager was a makeshift tent in a California junkyard. She's dedicated her life to turning pennies into millions. And she's leaving it all behind. She's headed across the country in her best friend's Cadillac when a detour in Montana reunites her with Easton Greer, a man who hasn't changed. A man who still owns her heart.Katherine Gates has been in love with Cash Greer since the moment he saved her life from a runaway goat. But she's learned to shove her feelings for Cash down deep. They're friends-best friends. Until the day they take an impulsive road trip to the Oregon coast. And she learns that Cash has some secrets of his own.Aria Saint-James went to Arizona for a vacation with her sister. Instead, she's stuck at a wedding with her nemesis, Brody Carmichael. She blames the champagne for falling into bed with him that night. Enemy or no, the billionaire is irresistible in a tux. Except Aria gets a surprise a few weeks later-she's pregnant. When he learns that she's carrying his child, Brody offers Aria the chance of a lifetime. The catch? She has to live under his roof until the baby is born.Clara Saint-James is completing a journey. She's returning a Cadillac to California, a place she's avoided for more than a decade. It's time for closure and to put ghosts to rest. And it's time to find out if there's still a spark to an old flame. She fell in love with Karson Avery when they lived as runaway teens in a junkyard. That love stayed with her for more than a decade. Either it's finally their time to be together. Or it's time to let him go and surrender to the dotted lines that have always kept them apart.

Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she's married to her job. It's on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail.It's there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she's staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go.Shaken to her core, Lyla reports the incident to the local police. Two days later, Vance Sutter arrives in town, armed with endless questions and a tarnished badge.Vance may be ruggedly handsome but he's as mysterious as the man he's hunting. And he'll be gone from Quincy in a blink. Yet Lyla's crush is impossible to stop.No matter how hard Vance tries to ignore it, there's no denying the chemistry between them. And avoiding Lyla is not an option. After years of chasing dead ends, she's his only lead to closing the case that haunts his career. So together, they'll retrace her steps.To find the scarred man she met beside a crimson river.

Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries. Instead, she's been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco. No sooner than she arrives, Anne realizes it's not a fiasco but a nightmare.Harrison Eden, the guy she's managed to avoid since their break up in high school, greets her at the door. Unfortunately, in the past six years, he's only gotten more handsome. And apparently, he still loves to push every one of her buttons.Anne's plan is to avoid him at all costs. Except then she learns that her friends invited too many people. There aren't enough beds for everyone to have their own. And guess who volunteered himself to be her New Year's roommate?

Football star. Single dad. And once, a long time ago, mine.I've spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN-and a remote control could fix that problem.Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we're working together.Maybe I haven't forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn't forgotten me either.Except those maybes won't change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I'll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.

Football star. Single dad. And once, a long time ago, mine.I've spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN-and a remote control could fix that problem.Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we're working together.Maybe I haven't forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn't forgotten me either.Except those maybes won't change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I'll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.

Football star. Single dad. And once, a long time ago, mine.I've spent the better part of a decade forgetting Ford Ellis. If he had just stayed away from Montana, I might have erased the memory of his striking blue eyes and rugged smile forever. Avoiding him was easy when the only place I saw his face was on ESPN-and a remote control could fix that problem.Except my boss just hired Ford as the new head coach for the Treasure State Wildcats. Not only will I be stuck watching him on the sidelines this season, but avoiding him will be impossible now that we're working together.Maybe I haven't forgotten Ford. Maybe I still dream about what we might have been. Maybe he hasn't forgotten me either.Except those maybes won't change the fact that we were never meant to be. Maybe he was mine once. But as of today, the only thing I'll be calling Ford Ellis is Coach.

Eloise Eden's pride and joy is her family's hotel in Quincy, Montana. Her lifelong dream is to own The Eloise Inn. All she has to do is prove to her parents that she's the epitome of responsible. That her days of being duped and making reckless decisions are history. She's so close she can taste it.Until after one weekend in Las Vegas, she comes home married to a stranger.Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it's annulled. Then she'll pretend it never happened.Except Jasper begs her to stay married. To fake it for three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Maybe she's lost her mind to agree. But her brooding husband seems desperate. It's only three months, right? Then she'll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to her new hotel.