There's just something about small town romances that sets my soul aflame. Add in the element of unrequited love, and suddenly I feel like a school girl experiencing her first crush all over again.
Denver Perry and all her beautiful, majestic, romantic words just speak to me with such poetic clarity!
She has an incredible way of connecting my heart to the characters in her stories and making feel invested in their joys and sorrows. The story of Jackson Page and Willa Doon was no exception; I loved every moment!
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Willa Doon has always been shy. Her quiet demeanor was something she’s always embraced. That is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name.
Year after year, Willa stands by, watching as the bartender slash playboy drowns his demons in beer and sex. Then one night, he shows up at her door, suddenly aware that the girl he’s seen around Lark Cove is now a beautiful woman.
Except what he doesn’t remember is that this visit isn’t his first. They spent a night together once before. A night he’s forgotten, thanks to a bottle of tequila.
A night that crushed a timid girl’s heart, and set a broken man on the path to heal them both.
To some, Willa may seem like an insecure doormat, but that was not the case for me. To those people, I feel like they didn't truly look at the heart of Willa and see her inner strength.
She has had it bad for playboy bartender Jackson Page for nine long years. She has watched from the sidelines as he executed his sinful moves and threw down his best lines on every willing woman he took an interest in, all the while Willa chose to save herself for him. She let him have his fun, sew his wild oats, and patiently waited for him to be ready for something real. Willa wanted to be REAL for Jackson. She wanted him to see her as the type of woman who would be there for the long haul, never abandoning him like so many other people in his life have done. Her patience and maturity was a huge part of her inner strength. She knew what she wanted and she was willing to wait for the right moment, to share her feelings with the one man she always knew was right for her...Jackson Page.
That sort of determination, to be true to herself, took tremendous strength. Willa was quiet person of character and values, and I admired that about her. She was no doormat.
The timid blond girl who had gone unnoticed for so long, had suddenly appeared on Jackson's radar and there was no shaking her. All of a sudden a blind man had regained his sight, and his sights were set on Willa Doon. The problem? Jackson has forgotten that he set his sights on Willa once before, but then developed amnesia. Now? Willa has reached her breaking point. Her patience has long since worn thin and she has no time for Jackson and his eager pursuit of her. The timid blonde bombshell is moving on without him! I loved this! Willa most definitely had a backbone and some serious sass to boot. She made Jackson work for her attention and her time, which was a whole new experience for him. The charm didn't work like it used to, not on Willa. I reveled in watching Jackson pursue Willa, and delighted in Willa getting to see a side of Jackson that no other woman ever had. She deserved that from him and so much more! I also loved that Willa's tenacity took him down a peg or two in the process, making him grovel and chase her for her time. It did him a world of good and he was a better man for it in the long run. Ultimately, proving to Willa that he would always be the one and only man for her; deserving or not, she was never getting rid of him. Jackson was hooked!
Their journey was not exactly an easy one. Jackson has had a difficult life, and managed to piece together a "family" with Thea and Hazel. He was not convinced that he had it in him to commit to marriage and children. He never had a good example of what that would look like. This is where I loved Willa's strength. While it was Jackson who appeared gruff at times, solid, secure, and strong...it was really Willa who had the roots that ran deep. She would not give in, not give up, and not be deterred. Everything she said, and everything she did demonstrated to Jackson the magnitude of her feelings for him, eventually convincing him that she would always love him, and never leave him.
Jackson was the one who needed reassurance and saving, not Willa. Willa knew her mind and her heart adamantly.
This book explores the concept of family and marriage, forgiveness, and friendship. We get to see lots of Thea, Hazel, Charley and Logan, while also becoming acquainted with Sheriff McGee, and Willa's parents Betty and Nate who were total hoots! There were plenty of laughs with these characters, and plenty of heat between Jackson and Willa. Their sexy times are bound to melt some Kindles!
I can't blame Willa one bit for waiting on Jackson....lucky, lucky girl!
Another great story that you won't soon forget. Feels that stay with you long after the final page!
Highly recommend you meet the small town people of Lark Cove and fall in love.
Devney Perry writes MUST READ romance!!
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“It’s easy to love someone when times are good. Real love is about holding on to one another when times aren’t.”Highlighted by 1,186 Kindle readers- “I’m not bold. Or daring. But you . . . you were my risk. I put myself out there for you and it didn’t work. So yeah, I didn’t tell you about the kiss.”Highlighted by 770 Kindle readers
- I caught my breath and scowled down at Willa. “When were you going to tell me that we’ve kissed before?”Highlighted by 670 Kindle readers
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| Summary | The Lark Cove stories are captivating, small-town Montana romances infused with a family saga dynamic. | Love family sagas? Six books for six siblings. Perfect for fans of the television show Yellowstone. | Follow one car on its journey across the country, and the five different woman who sit behind the wheel. A heartwarming romance series. | These books are all about the romantic suspense. Small-town Montana with an added dash of mystery and motorcycles. | Small-town Montana. Sweeping romances with a hint of suspense. | Sports romance, anyone? Small town, spicy stories about the coaches at the fictional Treasure State University. |
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Lark Cove is home.
Lark Cove has officially become Home! Timid by Devney Perry was one of those emotional stories that you feel in the depths of your soul. This author once again proves why she's such an amazing writer!Willa Doon aka Willow. Can we take a moment to praise this beautiful and sweet soul. She's a caterpillar who becomes a butterfly. Her transformation was spellbinding and I fell madly in love with her. Bold, confident, and fierce. She fights for those she loves, no matter the obstacle.Jackson Page. Have you ever met such a tortured soul before? No, because this man will grip your heart and leave you breathless. This oblivious and frustrating man was another reason to love this book! Another character who grew so much. Through his issues, he learned to love not only his family but himself.As the plot unfolds we see a mixture in the dynamics of the story. Instead of the hero saving the heroine, it was the opposite. Willa fought so fiercely for Jackson. Not once did she give up on him when he was ready to pull the plug. She was a fierce lioness. Loving her man through thick and thin. This couple could not be more special!I'm once again transported to beautiful Montana, loving the scenery and the people residing in Lark Cove even more now than before. If you're looking for a story filled with angst and sexy love, then this book is meant for you. Thank you, Queen for another hit! Can't wait for Tragic 😍
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