{"id":70709,"date":"2023-06-15T08:00:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T12:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70709"},"modified":"2023-06-15T04:37:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T08:37:55","slug":"release-arc-review-crimson-river-the-edens-5-by-devney-perry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=70709","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Crimson River (The Edens, #5) by Devney Perry"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Crimson River by Devney Perry is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A beautifully written, emotional story with a chemistry-filled, passionate and heartfelt romance. I fell in mad love with these characters, and I love this book so much!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she\u2019s married to her job. It\u2019s on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she\u2019s staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go.<\/p>\n

Shaken to her core, Lyla reports the incident to the local police. Two days later, Vance Sutter arrives in town, armed with endless questions and a tarnished badge.<\/p>\n

Vance may be ruggedly handsome but he\u2019s as mysterious as the man he\u2019s hunting. And he\u2019ll be gone from Quincy in a blink. Yet Lyla\u2019s crush is impossible to stop.<\/p>\n

No matter how hard Vance tries to ignore it, there\u2019s no denying the chemistry between them. And avoiding Lyla is not an option. After years of chasing dead ends, she\u2019s his only lead to closing the case that haunts his career. So together, they\u2019ll retrace her steps.<\/p>\n

To find the scarred man she met beside a crimson river.<\/p>\n

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

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

The latest book in The Edens<\/i> series, this is a beautifully written, emotional story with a chemistry-filled, passionate and heartfelt romance. I fell in mad love with these characters, and I love this book so much!<\/p>\n

Lyla Eden runs the coffee shop in the small town of Quincy, and it\u2019s her whole life. She loves it, she\u2019s proud of it, and it\u2019s where she spends all of her time, at the expense of any kind of social life outside of her family. But Lyla\u2019s centralised little world is shaken when she encounters a stranger while hiking in the woods, and he tries to kill her, only to let her go at the last moment. Left bruised, and emotionally scarred, she retreats to her caf\u00e9 for comfort, and then Vance Sutter walks through her door.<\/p>\n

Vance is a Police Officer from out of state, and he\u2019s hunting for a killer. For personal and professional reasons, he\u2019s spent four years trying to find this man, who matches the description of Lyla\u2019s attacker. So he\u2019s temporarily relocated to Quincy, and immediately teams up with Lyla for information while he goes on the hunt.<\/p>\n

The spark between Lyla and Vance is there from the very first moment. It\u2019s strong and intense, and they throw themselves into a passionate affair that rocks both of their worlds. It\u2019s super sexy, and all kinds of hot, but it\u2019s undefined, and Vance is carrying a whole lot of secrets. Vance is only in town while he\u2019s searching for the mystery man in the woods, and they both know they shouldn\u2019t get attached, but the longer they\u2019re together, the harder it is for him to even think about walking away.<\/p>\n

What was it about this woman? What was it about those eyes I found so entirely tempting? My heart pounded, skipping every other beat.
\nI couldn\u2019t seem to take my hand away from her face. My God, she was beautiful.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The chemistry between Lyla and Vance is fantastic, I could feel their attraction, and I could feel it as things between them start to change, and they effortlessly and organically fall for each other. It\u2019s beautifully emotional and romantic (and oh, so hot), they open up to each other and they care for and support each other, and they are absolutely beautiful together! But it\u2019s also bittersweet, knowing that Vance is only in town for a little while before he has to return to his real life.<\/p>\n

The relationship development dovetails beautifully with the mystery\/suspense storyline, and as Vance\u2019s history is revealed and his search closes in on its target, the story twists and turns in directions I was not expecting, and OMG, what a ride! I love when a book manages to shock me, and this one bought some fantastic surprises. I loved the storyline, I loved how it all unfolded, and I loved how much it made me feel! I had tears streaming down my face, and my heart was pounding through those final chapters. I was absolutely captivated.<\/p>\n

We get to see characters from the previous books, and I loved seeing how they were all there for Lyla. They\u2019re such a great bunch, and the scenes with the family together are so much fun. The events of this book also provide a wonderful introduction for Mateo\u2019s book up next, and I am beyond excited to get my hands on that one!<\/p>\n

This is such a fantastic read! A beautiful story of friendship and family, with a gorgeous romance that had me swooning madly, and I loved every single moment of it.<\/p>\n

Absolutely beautiful – 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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The Edens<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Christmas in Quincy (#0.5)<\/strong>
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon\u00a0<\/a> |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Indigo Ridge (#1) <\/strong>(Griffin & Winslow)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Juniper Hill (#2) <\/strong>(Knox & Memphis)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Garnet Flats (#3) <\/strong>(Talia & Foster)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Jasper Vale (#4)<\/strong> (Eloise & Jasper)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Crimson River (#5) <\/strong>(Lyla & Vance)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/p>\n

Sable Peak (#6)<\/strong> (Mateo & Vera)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"The Edens:\u00a0 A Legacy Story <\/strong>(Harrison & Anne)
\nShort story about the Eden parents, can be read at any time
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

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

\"\"Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers!\u00a0 Connect with her on social media.<\/p>\n

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Find more amazing reads on our\u00a0Devney Perry Author Spotlight<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

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