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Sunlight

By: Devney Perry
Narrated by: Stephen Dexter, Ava Erickson
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From USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry comes a sweeping Western romance about undeniable attraction, unforeseen circumstances, and seemingly unbeatable odds.

My first day in Montana, I got into a tug-of-war over a grocery store shopping cart. The most handsome man I’d ever seen broke up the scuffle before he asked me on a date. I was seconds away from accepting but then he told me his name.

As an owner of the Haven River Ranch, Jax Haven wasn’t my boss. But he wasn’t not my boss either.

Obviously, my only option was to turn him down, scurry away, then pretend like he was a stranger on my first day of work. And obviously, I could never, ever admit that he was my secret crush.

For as hard as I work at my job, I work twice as hard to pretend Jax doesn’t exist. I don’t let myself think about his dazzling eyes or charming smile. I refuse to acknowledge how good he looks in a pair of faded Wrangler jeans. And as tempting as he is in a cowboy hat, Jax is a distraction I cannot afford.

Everything was going according to plan until the annual holiday party. Until I drank one too many flutes of champagne and let him sweep me off my feet. After a night in his bed, there was no more ignoring Jax Haven. Not when I’m pregnant with his baby.

©2024 by Devney Perry. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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So good

I Loved this!!! So sweet and cute.
Great book. The narrators did an incredible job.

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5 STARS! Heartfelt & steamy surprise pregnancy cowboy romance!

Devney Perry is back with Sunlight, another completely captivating small-town cowboy romance in the Haven River Ranch series. Sizzling with electric chemistry and rich in emotional depth, this story focuses on Jax, the charming playboy ranch owner, and Sasha, the resort’s new manager. The two are thrown into a forbidden workplace romance following their one night stand that results in an unexpected surprise. The slow-burn tension between them builds beautifully, blending passion with emotional complexity as their relationship unfolds.

I listened to the audiobook, performed in dual narration by Stephen Dexter and Ava Erickson, who both turned in stellar performances. Stephen Dexter’s rendition of Jax was perfection, Ava Erickson’s Sasha was wonderfully vulnerable and understandably cautious, and their natural chemistry brought this couple to life in my ears. Perry’s storytelling is both heartfelt and steamy resulting in an authentic and magnetic connection. Perry delivers yet another engaging, well-crafted cowboy romance brimming with heart and heat set in her beloved Montana! Five smooches from me for Sunlight by Devney Perry!

~Danielle Palumbo, Red Cheeks Reads

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Return to Haven River Ranch!

Take me back to Haven River Ranch!!! I love it there!

I enjoyed this audio so much! Stephen Dexter and Ava Erickson did a fantastic job with Jax & Sasha! Stephen brought Jax & his golden retriever heart to life so well, & Ava never misses! She was perfection as Sasha, & did an incredible job bringing all of her emotions through!

I was super excited for Jax's story, even if he was a little shit at times in the first book, Crossroads, lol. This one is 6-7 years post Crossroads, so he has grown up & is much more mature! He really has the sweetest heart, and loves his family & friends fiercely. This man is DOWN BAD for Sasha from their first meeting, & I love to see it. I won't spoil anything, but they are forced together & to see them fall together is so good (& spicy!). Jax's growth from Crossroads to now is more than just with himself, it spreads to his relationship with Lilly as well. I was so glad to see that relationship delved into a little deeper here!

Sasha, sweet Sasha! I adored her! Her strength, her independence, her grit, she is willing to do whatever she can to take care of herself. Love the mystery around her too, and while I won't spoil anything here either, the way that played out made me cry in heartbreak and then again with happy tears!

All in all, I absolutely loved this one! Can't wait for what's next from this series! I think we already got the hint & I AM READY!

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Devoured this book in a day

Tell me a lie. Tell me a secret.

I loved this book so so much. I devoured the audiobook in a day because I just couldn't stop listening to it. I thought Ava Erickson and Stephen Dexter were perfect for this story. I am a huge Ava Erickson fan, but I haven't listened to Stephen Dexter much, but that will definitely change.

Sasha was only staying in Montana for a short time. She was covering for Indya while she is on maternity leave. She meets Jax at the grocery store when he assists her with her groceries and asks her out. Then she finds out his name and while he isn't directly her boss while she is working at the ranch, he isn't not her boss either. So, she declines, and they go about their separate ways.

Sasha does her best to avoid Jax at all costs, but they keep getting thrown together. But things really change after the annual holiday party, and they realize they can't stay away from each other anymore. And then Sasha ends up pregnant.

Now these two have to navigate a whole new situation, while Sasha is dealing with some personal demons of her owns.

I just loved how Jax was with Sasha, and he went all in when she discovered she was pregnant. I am not sure if there will be more books in this series, but I really hope there will be.

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Absolutely devoured this one!

Devney Perry did it again! I devoured this audio within a day, not being able to turn it off. The flow & emotional undercurrent of this story really hooked me.

Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ: ꜱᴀꜱʜᴀ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏɴᴛᴀɴᴀ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏᴄᴜꜱ ᴏɴ ʜᴇʀ ᴊᴏʙ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ʙᴜᴍᴘꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ, ꜱʜᴇ ᴍᴏᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʀɪʟʏ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀꜱ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅꜱᴏᴍᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴀɴɢᴇʀ ɪꜱ ɴᴏɴᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴊᴀx ʜᴀᴠᴇɴ, ʜᴇʀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴋɪɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ʙᴏꜱꜱ. ꜱʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀʏꜱ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛɪᴘꜱʏ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ꜱʜᴇ ɢɪᴠᴇꜱ ɪɴ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋꜱ ꜱʜᴇ ᴄᴀɴ ɢᴏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ɪɢɴᴏʀɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ꜱʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴏᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴇ'ꜱ ᴘʀᴇɢɴᴀɴᴛ...

Devney Perry writes such interesting & deep characters whose stories are breadcrumbed over the course of this book. It's not just the Jax & Sasha show but the supporting characters add so much to understanding our MCs. Sasha appears closed off, focused solely on her job & the reason why she's in Montana (no spoilers here). But as she allows herself to open up to Jax, her vulnerability is something that really drew me in.

Jax is a swoony MMC. He's the funny, life-of-the-party guy but there's so much more to him that plays out. The banter between him & Sasha is top-tier. I love the way he falls hard & fast. And how he supports Sasha - such golden retriever energy with some alpha in the bedroom. Another top-book boyfriend.

The chemistry between Jax & Sasha is instant but there is a slow burn to their relationship that had me cheering for the moments when they both give in. I absolutely loved Jax and how approached his big feelings for Sasha without scaring her. It is such a wonderful love story that unfolds with a lot more nuances that are helped by Jax's friends & family. And the surprised pregnancy is done perfectly here - no notes. Absolutely loved every moment of this trope.

🎧 I listened to this one and the dual narration by Stephen Dexter & Ava Erickson brought this story to life. LOVED their performances.

This story seems to tie up Haven River Ranch but I do hope we get to go back because I love this fictional place and all the people in it.

🐴 Cowboy Romance
🏡 Small Town
➶ Workplace Romance
🤰Accidental Pregnancy
🛏️ Forced Proximity
💖 He Falls First & Hard
✌🏻 Dual POV

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awesome story

I loved this story. Great characters and I liked the voices from each of the narrators.

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So good!

Loved this story. Jax was a perfect hero and Sasha was a strong heroine. This was an entertaining romance and everything we live about Devney Perry.

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Loooooove

I’m usually a silent reader/listener, but I loved this book so much. As a social worker, there were so many great elements in this story that were very well depicted. I deeply appreciated how Devney told a story of two people with terribly traumatic past, and how they learn and grow from their traumas together.

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🥞🥞🥞🥞

Accidental pregnancy 🤝 Devney Perry! Amazing as always! Absolutely adored this story! Jax and Sasha were so cute!

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Jax and Sasha

• 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁
• 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
• 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘆
• 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆
• 𝗖𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

This series just keeps getting better and better! I've been a huge fan of 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲'𝐬 writing for a long time. She stole my heart with Jupiter Hill and I haven't been the same since! Her ability to write vulnerable characters is so unique. Ones that find a safe place in each other in a beautiful found family way. And this book was exactly that!

“𝑰𝒇 𝑰 𝒎𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒏, 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔?”
“𝑵𝒐, 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒃𝒐𝒚. 𝑶𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆, 𝑰 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒊𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓. 𝑾𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆.”

𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚 and 𝐉𝐚𝐱 might have been complete opposites in most ways. But they were the perfect example of opposites attract. He was messy, cocky, and a HUGE part of his small town. While Sasha was organized, quiet, and withdrawn! But even though they were total opposites they both brought out something beautiful in each other. And that was only amplified when they were brought together even closer when Sasha fell pregnant.

Jax was one swoony observant cowboy! He had it bad for Sasha from the very beginning without even realizing it. I LOVED the way this man watched her! Noting every expression she made and what it meant. Like the way her features changed when she lied or when she was nervous. It was ADORABLE! He also knew exactly when she was too far in her head and was beginning to spiral and how to center her and put her focus on something else. I couldn't get enough of his swoony cowboy ways. Every time this man said "𝙏𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩" I melted. Beautifully done Devney!!

“𝑻𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒆 𝒂 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕.”
𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅. 𝑨 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒏’𝒕 𝒔𝒂𝒚. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒘𝒂𝒚. “𝑰 𝒂𝒍𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒎𝒆.”

Sasha's character was so special. I absolutely loved her from the very start. She had such a gentle nature. And Devney did such a great job of bringing that side out. I loved getting to know more and more about her. We knew she was holding back a lot of secrets. And the more I learned the more I loved her character. She was so selfless. Life hadn't been the kindest to her, but she still stayed so strong and beautifully humble.

Devney did such an incredible job on their relationship. From the very start, the push and pull they had going on!! I couldn't put this book down, especially once Jax became determined to win Sasha's heart and make her fall in love with Montana! I was obsessed!!

“𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒚.”
“𝑩𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔, 𝒅𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒏’. 𝑳𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒆.”

One thing that really stood out to me in this book was Sasha's adamancy about the baby never being labeled as an accident. And the way that Jax could relate to that feeling! It was so well conveyed. And the way I could 𝐅𝐄𝐄𝐋 Sasha's emotions every time it was mentioned. Ahh. It was perfect!

If you're looking for a series with some sexy cowboys who are determined to win over the hearts of the FMCs in the most swoon-worthy way, this series is for you!!

𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗜𝗢𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪
𝔻𝕦𝕒𝕝 𝕟𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟
𝑵𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚: 𝑺𝒕𝒆𝒑𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑫𝒆𝒙𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑨𝒗𝒂 𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒔𝒐𝒏

I love these two narrators so much. But I'm not sure I've ever heard them do a book together! And my gosh! We need more of these two performing together! There was just something about Stephen playing a swoony cocky cowboy that had me completely captivated! He did such an incredible job as Jax!! Ava played Sasha and she truly did her character justice! Ava's ability to play such a vulnerable female character is one of my favorites! It was so well done. I loved it. This audiobook was beautiful. And that's really the only way to describe it.

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