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.

Really good book

Another really good book in the series. The narration was great as well. Thanks for another great book

Beautiful single dad book.

Books like this one is the reason I love to read and love this author’s words. She has a way of making her readers feel connected to the characters, her books are always full of laughters, joy, passion, mystery, heat and love. The Bluff is a wonderful story about redemption, healing, forgiveness, letting go of the past and putting your children first. Great book.

Great follow to The Bribe.

Great follow up to The Bribe. Well selected actors to read story! So very happy audio book was released together with print form. I have to listen to books, so I want all books released in audio format!! I love series better than stand-alone books. I get invested in the characters and the town. I love Calamity & its residents. I also like the references to Prescott, Montana & the Jamison Valley series. I’m ready to see what happens to Karregon. Willa Nash (& Devney Perry) will pull you into the story & make you want to be a part of it. Top of my favorite authors list!!

Love

What do you get when you mix a lost, lonely woman with a brooding, broken man? You get COMBUSTION in the form of Everly and Hux. Wow oh wow these two! One explosive night changes the path f oh r these two. Unable to stay away from each other, Everly ends up overhearing a brilliant idea by Hux’s lawyer that will help Hux rescue his daughter once and for all. Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Reese Huxley. Will the new Mr and Mrs be able to help Savannah, while ultimately saving themselves? Love has a funny way of teaching us way more than we could ever imagine!

Amazing chemistry

Each time I read a book by Devney Perry I think this is the one, my favorite! The Bluff is another such book in that long line. Two people meet up in a bar and have instant chemistry. Hux and Everly found that and acted on it, but no strings. Nope. No one gets hurt if we just keep it casual. Until the time comes that Hux needs to have a wife in order to prove his stability and that he’s settled enough to get custody of his troubled child. Those are some strings that they didn’t imagine. A marriage of convenience is beginning to feel like the real thing. Someone’s going to get hurt... No doubt about it, I adored this book. It gave me all the feels. Vanessa Edwin and Aiden Snow did a phenomenal job with the narration. They captured the characters and their emotions perfectly Highly recommended