{"id":66637,"date":"2022-10-06T08:55:55","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T12:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66637"},"modified":"2023-09-06T21:10:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T01:10:28","slug":"release-arc-review-the-brawl-calamity-montana-5-by-willa-nash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=66637","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: The Brawl (Calamity Montana, #5) by Devney Perry (writing as Willa Nash)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

A gorgeous small-town romance between a strong single mother and an irresistibly cocky and charming hero. With humour, heart, drama and emotion, I was sucked in from start to finish, and I absolutely loved this book!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

On Ronan Thatcher\u2019s first week in Montana, he spots the most beautiful woman in the world. Love at first sight? Nah. He doesn\u2019t believe in love. But he wouldn\u2019t mind a date or two with the local beauty. Ronan is the type of man who gets what he wants, and he wants Larke Hale.<\/p>\n

Except Calamity\u2019s sweetheart has sworn off men. The last time Ronan was rejected was, well . . . never. Yet Larke dismisses him without even batting those pretty brown eyes.<\/p>\n

Bruised ego in check, he\u2019s about to walk away when a teenager marches into his office and asks to hire Ronan as her lawyer. Something about a bad grade and a ruined grade point average that will inevitably destroy her future. He\u2019s about to lecture the kid for being melodramatic until he learns that the teacher she wants to sue is Larke.<\/p>\n

Suddenly this frivolous lawsuit seems like a bright idea. Ronan wants Larke\u2019s attention and this is guaranteed to snag it. So let the brawl begin.<\/p>\n

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

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

A gorgeous small-town romance between a strong single mother and an irresistibly cocky and charming hero. With humour, heart, drama and emotion, I was sucked in from start to finish, and I absolutely loved this book!<\/p>\n

Larke is the sister of Kerrigan (heroine from book #3, The Brazen<\/a>), and she grew up in Calamity, Montana. She\u2019s a single mother, proudly raising her 16 month old baby girl, Larke, while teaching at the local high school. Her life is busy and full, and she\u2019s happily single with no plans to change that.<\/p>\n

Ronan Thatcher is new to Calamity. He\u2019s a successful lawyer from the city who has had a rough time and he\u2019s looking for a slower pace, so he packed up his life and has opened his own legal firm in the small town. He is super confident with a lighthearted, fun feel about him, and he is revelling in his new adventure, even if he is feeling a little lonely. But things get interesting when Ronan lays eyes on local girl, Larke. He is instantly smitten, and dives right in, but he\u2019s left stunned when she turns him down. Over and over again he tries to entice the local beauty, only to be continuously rejected, and even when he learns that they are neighbours, she makes it clear that she wants nothing to do with him. But he remains determined.<\/p>\n

I felt the shift. So much for the simple life I\u2019d hoped to find in Calamity. Things were about to get complicated.
\nAnd fuck, but I was excited.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When a young senior from the high school storms into Ronan\u2019s office declaring that she wants to sue her English teacher for a bad grade, he\u2019s in the middle of letting her down gently when he learns that the teacher is Larke. It\u2019s a pointless lawsuit, and he knows it, but he sees it as his only chance to finally engage with the object of his affection, so he agrees to help.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting way to get a woman\u2019s attention, but it works, and we get to watch the wonderfully entertaining snark between Lark and Ronan go up a notch. And as they interact more, and Ronan starts to insinuate himself into Larke\u2019s life, things start to shift between them, and I loved watching the change.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re going to be insufferable, aren\u2019t you?\u201d
\n\u201cDefinitely. I\u2019m not the kind of man who misses opportunities to say <\/i>I told you so.\u201d
\nI couldn\u2019t help but laugh. I rolled my eyes for good measure. \u201cYou might be the cockiest man I\u2019ve ever met in my life.\u201d
\nThat grin of his widened to a full-blown, breathtaking smile. \u201cCharming, isn\u2019t it?\u201d
\nYes, oddly enough. It was.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I love the romance between Ronan and Larke. There\u2019s no doubting their attraction to each other, they have amazing chemistry and the passion between them is hot, steamy and seriously intense! But more than that, there is a genuine connection between them. They talk, they share openly about their lives, and everything between them feels so natural. Things between them move at a quick pace, and though they do have a few minor hurdles they need to overcome, it\u2019s honest and real, and their commitment to each other is beautiful to see. I love how they\u2019re both all in, and there\u2019s very little conflict between them, just a beautiful, functional love story that had me dreamily captivated.<\/p>\n

And while Ronan is falling for Larke, he\u2019s also developing a beautiful relationship with little Wren. Talk about ovary-melting, OMG, these two are just adorable together, and I love how we could see the love between them blossom.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d spent as many moments in this house as possible in the past four days. That was all it had taken for me to fall for this little girl.
\nShe was as much mine as her mother. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*dreamy sigh*<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s still the issue of the law suit, and it\u2019s way more than it initially seems. It brings an element of drama to the story, and I loved watching that particular plotline play out. There\u2019s other little bits of drama that add depth to the story, and Nash writes it beautifully, bringing the different aspects of the story together to give us an engaging, emotional and heartfelt book that won my heart, and that I read in a day, unable to put it down.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a delicious sneak peek of the hero for the next book of the series, and I\u2019m so excited for more from this series.<\/p>\n

Such a gorgeous read, I loved it!<\/p>\n

4.5 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)
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\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)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\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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