{"id":24234,"date":"2017-08-01T10:09:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=24234"},"modified":"2017-08-01T10:59:18","modified_gmt":"2017-08-01T14:59:18","slug":"review-the-coppersmith-farmhouse-jamison-valley-1-by-devney-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=24234","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Coppersmith Farmhouse (Jamison Valley, #1) by Devney Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

The first book in the Jamison Valley series brings us to a small town in Montana, and a gorgeous romance between the uber-alpha town Sherriff and a single mother who is new to town. With shades of KA and a mystery\/suspense storyline running alongside the love story, this was a great read that sucked me in from start to finish, and I loved it.<\/p>\n

Georgia \u2018Gigi\u2019 has just moved to Prescott. She inherited a beautiful old farmhouse following the death of a dear friend, and having no other family apart from her adorable 4 year old daughter and wanting a fresh start, she packed everything up and is starting over.<\/p>\n

Jess Cleary is the town Sherriff, and he has been responsible for looking after the Coppersmith Farmhouse as a favour to the previous owner. It was always his dream to move into the old place, so when Gigi arrives in town and moves into the home he always thought of as his, he is less than impressed.<\/p>\n

The stage is set for some epic tension, but an attraction sparks to life between Gigi and Jess the moment they lay eyes on each other, setting up a great dynamic for fireworks.<\/p>\n

Never in my life had I felt such an intense attraction to a man. His hotness did things to me. It made my brain misfire and my body want things it hadn\u2019t craved in years. And I needed my brain fully engaged when he was around. I didn\u2019t like him, but more importantly, I didn\u2019t trust him. I couldn\u2019t be stupid enough to fall for his perfectly handsome face and amazingly sculpted body.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There is a bit of assholery from our alpha hero, but it doesn\u2019t take long for him to realise that Gigi isn\u2019t the gold-digging bitch he was expecting, and that her intentions are pure. And he knows that he needs to make her his \u2013 in the way only a true alpha can.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you find me attractive?\u201d
\n\u201cUh\u2026\u201d
\n\u201cI thought so,\u201d he said. \u201cAlready told you tonight you were beautiful. So since we\u2019ve got some major fucking chemistry and we get along, how about we cut the bullshit and see where this goes?\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I like a man who knows what he wants and goes for it, and Jess is that and more. There\u2019s no game playing or messing around \u2013 he wants Gigi, he claims her, and he proceeds to barge in all over her life. This sort of behaviour can be a bit OTT, but as long as the heroine is ok with it, it works for me, and though Gigi may put up some small protests, for the most part, she is happy to go along with it, and it was so much fun watching it all unfold \u2013 the anticipation building with every chemistry-laden interaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t want people around town thinking we\u2019re just friends or we\u2019re just fooling around. We\u2019re gonna see where this goes.\u201d
\n\u201cWe\u2019ve had one kind-of-date, Jess. And I wouldn\u2019t call us friends.\u201d
\n\u201cBecause we\u2019re not just friends.\u201d
\n\u201cI\u2019m not dating you. I don\u2019t even like you. Find someone else to keep you company at the caf\u00e9.\u201d
\n\u201cYou like me. Can see it in your eyes when you look at me.\u201d
\n\u201cPhysically, yes. But personally, you\u2019re a jackass.\u201d
\nHe yanked the truck to the side of the road.
\n\u201cWhat are you–\u201d I started but Jess reached across the cab, grabbed me at the back of the neck and slammed his mouth down on mine.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jess\u2019 alphaness and Gigi\u2019s sass creates a great dynamic, and there\u2019s some really fun push-and-pull as they figure themselves out and settle into coupledom. They\u2019re not perfect, and they both have their flaws, but they don\u2019t hide their feelings from each other, they embrace what\u2019s happening between them, and they just go with it, figuring it out along the way.<\/p>\n

I was a man who had diligently avoided tying himself to anything but his job for the last decade. But I just couldn\u2019t push them away. Instead, I kept trying to pull them closer.
\nAnd every time she tried to put up a wall or distance herself, I just kept pulling. She was scared, but she\u2019d get over it. And the less room she had to run, the better.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jess is a little on the extreme side of alpha, and some of this behaviour was a bit questionable, but he\u2019s on a learning curve being in his first serious relationship, so I just kept reading without dwelling on it too much. Because when he\u2019s sweet, he\u2019s gorgeously sweet, and seeing him with little Rowen was just beautiful! The relationship they developed warmed my heart, and his open-hearted acceptance of her was gorgeous to read as Jess claimed \u201chis girls<\/i>\u201d as his own, and showed his protective, supportive and caring nature.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got you, baby. I swear you\u2019re safe with me.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Alongside the romance, Jess is investigating a series of unsolved crimes and a growing drug problem in the area. There is mystery, suspense and a bit of action as the danger grows, and hits disturbingly close to home, and it works well with everything else that is happening in the book. Though the \u2018mysterious\u2019 bad guy was easily identifiable, I still liked this part of the story, and thought it added a bit of intrigue into the book.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s all about the romance, and though they have issues to overcome, for the most part it\u2019s gorgeous. It\u2019s intense and honest with no game playing, and a whole lot of smoking-hot, sweet and heartwarming moments, and I was easily swept up into all of the swoon as Gigi and Jess followed their hearts and fought for the future they want together.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve read Kristen Ashley, you will definitely see the similarities in the writing style, characterisations and storyline, but it didn\u2019t bother me at all. I love the slow burn, the all-inclusiveness of their lives that we get to be a part of, and the fact that we are introduced to other residents of Prescott. There are so many stories there just begging to be told, and I\u2019m so excited to read more from this series.<\/p>\n

4 stars.<\/p>\n

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The Jamison Valley series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Coppersmith Farmhouse (#1)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Clover Chapel (#2)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Lucky Heart (#3)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Outpost (#4)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bitteroot Inn (#5)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

The Candle Palace (#6)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Kindle Ebook<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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