{"id":57074,"date":"2021-02-04T08:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T13:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=57074"},"modified":"2023-09-06T21:10:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T01:10:15","slug":"release-arc-review-the-bluff-calamity-montana-2-by-willa-nash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=57074","title":{"rendered":"Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: The Bluff (Calamity Montana, #2) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bluff by Willa Nash is now live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

As Calamity\u2019s newest resident, Everly Christian thought life in small-town Montana would be dull and tame\u2014and she needs a little mundane after the last few chaotic years. But one night, boredom drives her to the local bar, where she finds herself sitting beside a handsome and mysterious artist.
\nThe man is anything but dull and tame, especially in the bedroom, and when she steps out of his shower and overhears his conversation, life gets interesting again.<\/p>\n

Reese Huxley needs a wife.<\/p>\n

And why shouldn\u2019t Everly be the bride?<\/p>\n

She\u2019s got her reasons for agreeing to the hasty nuptials\u2014reasons she\u2019s keeping to herself. As long as she can stop herself from falling in love with her husband, she\u2019ll make it out of this sham marriage in one piece. But Everly has a weakness for wayward men, and the more Hux pushes her away, the more she realizes this bluff is anything but a lie.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

I love this book! A fake relationship\/marriage of convenience story that is passionate, intense, and absolutely sizzling with chemistry! I felt the connection between these two characters, and I loved their fun, dramatic and (mildly) angsty story.<\/p>\n

This is the second book in the Calamity Montana<\/i> series, and while you can read it as a standalone, there is some character crossover, and beware storyline spoilers for the first book in the series, The Bribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Everly Christian is the best friend of Lucy (heroine from book #1). An ex-singer, she followed her best friend from Nashville to the small town of Calamity, and was a part of the drama that unfolded at the end of the previous book. It has left its mark on her, and she\u2019s feeling very lost, with her life in limbo. She\u2019s searching for\u2026. something<\/i>. She\u2019s just not sure what that something is.<\/p>\n

Reese \u2018Hux\u2019 Huxley is a local artist with a devastating background. He\u2019s a single father with practically no access to his 16-year-old daughter and he has been through hell, and while his professional life is booming, he is struggling personally. Gruff and broody, he has a reputation in town for being closed off and a total loner, but deep down he is a man nursing a whole lot of hurt, and of course, I fell for him instantly.<\/p>\n

Everly and Hux meet at a bar one night and end up sharing a wild and unforgettable night together. Hux is absolutely not interested in a relationship, but when it becomes clear that they can\u2019t keep their hands off each other, they agree to a no-strings arrangement for as long as it both suits them. And it absolutely does. And then Everly overhears that to help his situation, Hux needs a wife. Presented with the opportunity to help him, Everly is right on board, offering herself up as his fake (but oh-so-willing) wife. The plan being that they maintain their current no-strings arrangement, while living together as a married couple, showing their \u2018love\u2019 off to the town.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou need to show the town of Calamity that you\u2019re not just a brooding artist with a magnificent scowl and marginal social skills.\u201d
\nHis frown deepened.
\n\u201cSee?\u201d I pointed to his face. \u201cThis is what I\u2019m talking about. Seriously, Hux, you radiate pissed-off jerk.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a fantastic set-up, and so much fun, and I loved watching the story play out. Hux and Everly have a wonderful dynamic that is honest and upfront \u2013 part snark, part playful, part raw sexuality, and I loved them together!<\/p>\n

Everly in bed was something I could compartmentalize. The bed was familiar. The bed was easy. If we had one thing going for us headed into this shitshow, it was the sex.<\/i><\/p>\n

Damn it. Nothing good would come from me falling in love with my husband.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Complications arise when, of course, the more entwined their lives become, feelings start to develop. There\u2019s also Hux\u2019s family situation \u2013 his daughter and his vindictive ex-wife, and the fact that nobody in his life seems to accept Everly\u2019s place in it. Then there are Everly\u2019s demons which she\u2019s still wrestling with. There\u2019s drama, and a little bit of angst, and though it hurt at times, I loved watching them work through it.<\/p>\n

I wanted it to be real. With every passing day, I wanted to belong to someone special and have that special someone belong to me.
\nI wanted that special someone to be Hux.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ev and Hux are magic together! They have such a positive impact on each other, they laugh and tease, and the growing emotion between them is so, so beautiful. You can see every stage of their changing relationship, and there are some wonderfully swoony moments in this book. It\u2019s not an easy ride for them, they have a lot to figure out and they have to fight for their happy ending, but the drama and conflict is really well written, it\u2019s understandable from both sides, and it\u2019s so worth it to watch them figure it all out.<\/p>\n

\u201cEv.\u201d His gravelly voice wrapped around me like silk. \u201cLook at me.\u201d
\nMy eyes locked with his blues and\u2026 <\/i>crash.
\nI loved him.
\nI was undeniably in love with Reese Huxley.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved so much about this book \u2013 the characters, their individual stories, and their story as a couple. The drama brings so much to their journey, and it all comes together beautifully to create a really special read. We get a glimpse of the fireworks in store for the next book, and that glorious bonus epilogue hints at a possible future book for Hux\u2019s daughter, Savannah, and I am here for it! The only thing that could have made this book even better was more of Ev and Hux together – the book ended and I wasn\u2019t ready for it to be over, and I would have loved just a little bit more. But I look forward to many, many rereads of this book in the future.<\/p>\n

Whether she\u2019s writing as Devney Pery or Willa Nash, the woman has a gift, and I just keep falling more and more in love with her stories.<\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/p>\n

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

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Calamity Montana<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The Bribe (#1)<\/strong> (Duke & Lucy)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Booty (standalone novella)<\/strong> (Aidan & Lola)
\nReview<\/a>
\nFree from Author:\u00a0 Bookfunnel<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bluff (#2) <\/strong>(Hux & Everly)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brazen (#3)<\/strong> (Piece & Kerrigan)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Bully (#4)<\/strong> (Cal & Nellie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brawl (#5)<\/strong> (Ronan & Larke)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

The Brood (#6)<\/strong> (Wilder & Iris)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Excerpt<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u201cYou need a wife.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

She sipped the hot, black liquid. \u201cWas it?\u201d<\/p>\n

Everly had this way of posing a question that contradicted everything. Like the first night we\u2019d met at the bar and I\u2019d told her she\u2019d missed the excitement.<\/p>\n

Did I?<\/p>\n

One two-word question that had led me straight to her bed.<\/p>\n

Well, this two-word question wasn\u2019t going to lead me to the altar.<\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Willa Nash is USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry’s alter ego, writing contemporary romance stories for Kindle Unlimited. Lover of Swedish Fish, hater of laundry, she lives in Washington State with her husband and two sons. She was born and raised in Montana and has a passion for writing books in the state she calls home.<\/p>\n

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Check out our\u00a0Devney Perry Author Spotlight<\/a>\u00a0for more amazing reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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