{"id":24562,"date":"2017-08-20T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=24562"},"modified":"2017-11-09T08:48:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T13:48:45","slug":"blog-tour-arc-review-the-lucky-heart-jamison-valley-3-by-devney-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=24562","title":{"rendered":"Blog Tour & ARC Review: The Lucky Heart (Jamison Valley, #3) by Devney Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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About The Lucky Heart<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Life on his ranch could be their future. If they can overcome their past.<\/p>\n

Felicity\u2019s life story reads like the script to a bad soap opera. Girl\u2019s high-school boyfriend becomes a drug addict. Girl falls for boyfriend\u2019s best friend. Girl leaves them both behind only to return home years later for murdered ex-boyfriend\u2019s funeral. Now she\u2019s back home in Montana, ready to start fresh. She\u2019s got a long list of amends to make and relationships to rebuild, including one with the man who has owned her
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Silas doesn\u2019t need much. He\u2019s got a great horse, close friends and the Lucky Heart ranch, but something has always been missing. He\u2019s not an idiot. He knows the missing piece is Felicity. And now that she\u2019s returned to Prescott, he\u2019s got a second chance to win her heart. This time, the only thing standing in his way is history. Drudging up the past is going to be about as painful as playing tug of war with barbed wire. But if they can heal old wounds, he\u2019ll get the girl he should have had all along.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cNow what?\u201d\u2026
\n\u201cWhatever you want.”<\/b><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars!<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is the third book in Devney Perry\u2019s Jamison Valley<\/i> series, and it\u2019s a beautifully heartfelt friends-to-lovers story, and an emotional reunion for strong, silent and steadfast cowboy, Silas, and the lost girl come home, Felicity. Sweet, emotional, sexy and swoonily romantic, this is another wonderfully written story that held me captivated from start to finish and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Though each of the books in this series are about a different couple, and can stand independently, they do tie in to each other, with the stories closely connected, so I would recommend reading them in order as each book will contain spoilers for the previous.<\/p>\n

Felicity Cleary is the younger sister of Jess (hero of book, #1) and was introduced in the first book in that series, and I\u2019ve gotta say, I was not a fan. She returned home to Prescott, Montana for the funeral of her high school boyfriend, and she was basically a bitch to all that she encountered. But there was something between her and Silas that hinted at a past, and a connection that is still very much present despite her absence from town. Well, now Felicity has had enough of running from her past, so she packs up her life in Seattle and returns to the town where she grew up in order to reconnect with her family and to start a new life for herself \u2013 16 years after she left.<\/p>\n

Silas is one of Jess\u2019 best friends. He grew up with Felicity, and her ex, but he always felt more for her than friendship. The feisty, strong-willed girl completely captured her heart, and he was there for her during some difficult times. She broke his heart when she suddenly up and left town, but now she\u2019s back and he has no intention of letting her go again.<\/p>\n

This time around, I didn’t want her running to me as an escape. This time around, I wanted her to finally choose me just because I made her happy.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a beautifully written story. Felicity\u2019s journey is really well done, and though I initially didn\u2019t like her at all, I loved this opportunity to get to know the real her. I could understand the walls she put up around herself, and I could sympathise with her situation, her past, and the present where she works so hard to prove that she\u2019s not the bitch that people think she is, and I really loved her as a character.<\/p>\n

Felicity\u2019s Journey Home, as I deemed this new chapter in my life, wasn\u2019t just about relocating back to my small hometown of Prescott, Montana. It was about making amends. It was about setting aside my mask and revealing the real me. For too long, I had hidden behind layers of false confidence and snide comments. I had disguised my vulnerabilities and insecurities with \u201cattitude\u201d. It was time to do better. Be nicer.
\nIt was time to show people that I had changed.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And Silas! OMG, what a man! He works hard at his family\u2019s ranch, The Lucky Heart, with dreams of one day taking over, and he\u2019s made a great life for himself. He\u2019s an alpha, but not overbearingly so, and he\u2019s got a huge heart, and is always there for his friends, but Felicity is the girl he has loved his whole life, and his determination to finally get the happy ending that they are destined for is just gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Now that she was back in Montana, I wasn\u2019t letting her go. I\u2019d play it slow and steady. Put in the time. But one day she\u2019d be mine.
\nJust like she was always meant to be.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their relationship is a complicated one. They have been drawn to each other since they were teenagers and they have acted on that with frequent hook ups over the years, but they\u2019ve never in a place where anything more can happen. Now they are not only together, but Felicity is actively working to wrong the rights of her past, and Silas is a big part of that. And as they begin to learn each other all over again, spending time together and recapturing the easy friendship of their past, the chemistry that has always existed between them develops into an emotional intensity that becomes impossible for them to resist.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not an easy road for them. There are ups and downs as they find their way, but there\u2019s always this sense that they belong together, that they are right for each other, and they just need to find their way back together. There is flirting, meaningful glances and sweet and tender moments where they open up to each other, and by the time it all eventually happens for them, it\u2019s just so, so right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll always be your friend, Lis. But I\u2019m fucking tired of saying that\u2019s all we are.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love these two together. Already deeply connected, their relationship is emotional and intense from the beginning, and that translates into the bedroom for some super-hot and passionate sexy time. Seriously\u2026 dayum! I loved seeing them finally get a chance to be and live together in a way they have both always wanted and though they still have hurdles to overcome, it\u2019s natural, easy and super functional, and I freaking love them as a couple.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love that you get all shy when I give you a compliment,\u201d he said into my hair. \u201cBut don\u2019t hide that smile from me, Lis. I live for it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As is the case with the previous books of the series, there\u2019s more than just romance, and there are some side stories which tie in really nicely with the story. They add a bit of excitement and drama to the book but don\u2019t overshadow the romance, and it also sets up future books really nicely. And most of the drama occurs outside of the relationship, with Silas and Felicity standing strong together to finally build the future that they so desperately want.<\/p>\n

We get to catch up with Jess and Gigi, and Nick and Emmeline, which I loved, as well as see some more story progression for some of the other residents of Jamison, and I loved revisiting them. I also loved the glimpses into life on Silas\u2019 ranch, which are not only interesting, but work well to enhance the story as we see him and Felicity building their life together. This is a really well-rounded series, and you truly feel immersed in the lives of these characters when you read these books, and I love that!<\/p>\n

Silas and Felicity\u2019s story is absolutely beautiful. I got completely swept away in the emotion of their story, and loved every moment as they fought hard for their HEA \u2013 and that epilogue was perfection!<\/p>\n

A fantastic read \u2013 4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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The Coppersmith Farmhouse (#1)
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The Clover Chapel (#2)
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The Lucky Heart (#3)<\/strong>
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The Outpost (#4)<\/strong>
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The Bitteroot Inn (#5)
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The Candle Palace (#6)<\/strong>
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