The Bluff

Calamity Montana, Book 2

By: Willa Nash

Narrated by: Vanessa Edwin, Aiden Snow

Length: 9 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

As Calamity’s newest resident, Everly Christian thought life in small-town Montana would be dull and tame - and 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. 

The 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.

Reese Huxley needs a wife.

And why shouldn’t Everly be the bride?

She’s got her reasons for agreeing to the hasty nuptials - reasons she’s keeping to herself. As long as she can stop herself from falling in love with her husband, she’ll 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.

©2019 Devney Perry (P)2020 Devney Perry

Love Love Love!!!

Let me start by saying Vanessa Edwin and Aiden Snow are perfect for this book. Their narration was amazing. The range in their voices is spectacular. I love when you can tell the characters by the change in the narrators voice. Also Aiden Snow has the sexiest deep voice ever!!

This book deserves more than 5 stars. I started this book around 11 p.m. and ended up going to work with an hour and a half of sleep as I could not put it down. This book is one of those books that make you want to read it again immediately.

This book is the second book in the series and centers around Everly and Reese "Hux" Huxley. If you read the first book then you know that Everly is the best friend of Lucy. Everly and Lucy had been stalked and Everly is still dealing with the ramifications of that situation. Hux is the ex con that does not engage with those in his town and his only focus is his daughter.

Everly and Hux start off with only wanting one night, but their chemistry is so strong that they decide to continue on in a benefits only arrangement. Hux wants custody of his teenage daughter, and having a wife will help his situation. Soon they are married and working together to get Hux what he desires most.

Everly is in need of someone to love and protect her and she feels safe when she is with Hux. She does everything that she can to make life easier for him, but he has moments where he makes it clear that he is not out to do the same for her. However, there are moments when Hux is so sweet, and the raw emotion shines through. Also the sexy times are HOT!! They do not take over the book, but let me tell you I fanned myself a time or three.

As always the side characters are written as needed and add to the story. With these books, Willa writes the scenery in Montana so perfectly that it also feels as it is one of the main characters. I may have spent half of my morning looking for job openings in Montana.....

FAKE BECOMES FOREVER IN THIS 5 STAR💘 STORY

Whether you’re writing as Willa Nash or Devney Perry, I love love love your romances.. and this ‘fake’ marriage, where ‘never gonna happen’ become sweet possibilities, was another very addictive and entertaining love story. Reese is a devoted Dad who’d been robbed of his role for sixteen long years but who is now trying to do the best for his beloved daughter. He’s a son and brother who has been let down by his estranged family who alienated him. And he’s a determined ex husband who’ll do whatever it takes to win custody away from his nasty, lying, bitch of an ex who ruined his reputation and got him locked up.

Everly is a woman who has her own demons to battle too but she’s trying to make amends and move forward. Both are only semi-rooted in Calamity waiting for their time to leave. A sizzling attraction, a one night stand that gets repeated and a fake marriage bargain with an end-date and no strings.. simple yes?.. nope, because emotions and love gets in their way. Reese’s walls were built high and guarded 24/7 in this fake marriage.. and Evelyn is determined to take it down brick by brick.. but, when denial outweighs trust, what will it take to see the truth.. to see the lie.. to see the love?

A heartwarming journey of having to go through a few roadblocks and pitfalls before the fake promises become passion-filled declarations of love and forevers. And I loved every single delicious minute of the first sizzles, the butting of heads, the smouldering sex, the dawning realizations and the soft-landing when they are both finally on the same sweet page of happy ever afters. Great dual POV narration by Aiden and Vanessa which fit and made the cast, the feels and the chapters come to life - making this book a five star very enjoyable listen.

WORTH A CREDIT? Yes definitely.. you write it Willa/Devney and I’ll listen to it 💕.

so good!

The Bluff is book two in the Calamity Series by Willa Nash. I have been waiting for this book for what seems like FOREVER! and I have to say this book was worth the wait.


Reese Huxley has been trying to have some sort of custody agreement for his daughter Savannah for ever. But with a bitter evil ex-wife and her terrible lawyer new husband he cant even get a random visit with out the police showing up and dragging her out the door, breaking both of their hearts in the process.

Everly Christian had moved to Calamity to be close to her life long best friend and favorite person, after what had happened in the last book (not going to spoil that for anyone who has not read it) she is more of a homebody and guarded.

What started as a one night stand quickly turned into a fling and Everly overhears an idea about a wife helping him get some sort of custody of his daughter and Hux will do anything for his girl and Everly is lost and looking for a purpose and this could be the perfect opportunity for them both.

Everly was such a great heroine, going all out for the people in her life that she cares about and willing to take a stand when others cannot defend themselves. She's so strong and supportive and selfless. Reese has a bit of a hard time trusting anyone, and is more guarded especially because Everly is trying to make him more of a person people are not afraid of and a member of the community but she also could break his heart and take everything he had worked so hard for away from him.

I really did enjoy this book. It was great seeing the relationships between Huxley, Everly, and Savannah progress and seeing Savannah open up. I really do hope her and Travis end up together years down the line, maybe even with their own book. The only thing I wished would have happened is having a time where Hux had stood up for Everly and not just take peoples words and go with what they were saying but wouldn't believe what Everly's concerns were with people. Even after the big fight at the end there was just no closure on that issue, never a chance to prove himself.

This is a stand alone book but I would recommend reading the first book in the series first.

Love, love love

As always start it in the morning, done by evening. Just can’t seem to put these books down!! Love Deveny/Willa!

My favorite

I have come to love all of Devney Perry’s books but this is officially my favorite.

OTT Drama and Disrespect

The FMC, Everly, was likable in the first book, but she was used as a doormat throughout this story! She agrees to marry Hux to help with his daughter's custody. Hux is a grumpy millionaire, and ex-con turned painter (eye roll).
He treated her like dirt unless they were having sex and didn't stand up for her to his daughter or shady friends until the last chapter! He put everyone first before her. Then, when he grovels, he brings her a breakfast muffin for a week. She deserved a continental breakfast, lunch, and dinner at least!
I also found her weak for sticking in a small town and getting married because she had nothing else going on. I'm glad Everly and her parents patched things up. The bonus epilogue shows how much everyone developed, but the MCs were disappointing. At least the narrators were enjoyable.

awesome book

The book is so amazing and I love the characters in the book. The narrators did a great job.

The Bluff: Calamity Montana #2

🎧🎧AUDIO REVIEW🎧🎧

OVERALL REVIEW & RATING: 5 STARS

Since April 2020, when I first discovered Devney Perry’s wizardry, I’ve experienced about 13 or so of her stories and not one single time have I been even close to disappointed. Do with that little tidbit what you will :)

PERFORMANCE REVIEW & RATING: 5 STARS

Aiden Snow was perfect as Reese Huxley and Vanessa Edwin was ridiculously perfect with her narration of Everly Christian! They made an incredible team. They brought this story to life and managed to catapult this already incredible storyline to the next level with their voices! WELL DONE!

STORY REVIEW & RATING: 4.8 STARS

This series is old enough now that I feel I can say what I need to say in my review without worrying about spoiler tags so here goes. Everly & Hux were two ‘lost’ souls in their own right who fit perfectly for each other. They provided the exact ‘shelter’ the other needed to help them overcome and move thru the scars of their pasts. Where Hux was hard and jagged with sharp edges, Everyly was soft and smooth, like a balm to his soul. Everly needed to feel protected and wanted and that’s exactly what Hux provided for her, even when neither of them realized it.

This story is what I would call emotionally driven and it was also understated in its passion and romance. It was absolutely perfect for the characters that Devney created as Hux & Everly.

I loved everything about this story except this tiny minor thing not worth explaining but that’s why it says 4.8 stars LOL

Lucy and duke

Great start to the series. Small town romance. A little drama. Lots of love. Loved all the books. Worth the credits.

Another small town romance that I devoured

Was this story predictable? Yes. But I don’t care because I ATE. IT. UP. First of all, Aiden Snow can read me a grocery list and I would be happy, and him and Vanessa Edwin together are amazing. I am loving this small town romance series and can’t wait to continue!

Good book

I loved the narration of this book. The voices are clear and have great diction. The story is full of intense emotion and drama but full of love.

Hux & Everly's Story

This is the second book in the Calamity series and I loved it just as much as the first one. It can be read as a standalone, but I highly recommend listening to 'The Bribe' first, as this definitely follows on from that one, and also because it's another excellent listen 😊

Excellent

Excellent writing brought the small town of Calamity and the people of the town to life. Loved Everly and Hux and their marriage of convenience. This is a standalone book, but I’m glad I had read The Bribe first - it was also excellent and does tie into The Bluff. Listened to the audiobook and narration was just right for the characters.