THE BIRTHDAY LIST
By Devney Perry
Standalone
Release Day – April 3, 2018
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Happily married to her college sweetheart, Poppy lived a blessed life with the husband of her dreams. Then everything changed. She is no longer a wife. She is no longer the envy of her single friends. Now, people look at her with pity as they whisper a single word behind her back.
Widow.
Years after her husband’s tragic death, years of pain and sorrow and wishing for the life she’ll never get back, Poppy decides to finish Jamie’s birthday list. She’ll do the things he wanted to most. Because maybe, just maybe, if she can complete his list, she can start to live again.
Poppy expects going through the birthday list will be hard. She expects it to hurt. But what she doesn’t expect is Cole. Could the man who delivered the news of her husband’s death and shattered her heart be the one to help her put it back together again?
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Review by: Tatia
Talk about a book that completely owns my heart. The Birthday List is up there amongst some of my favorite books of the year. I know, it's the beginning of the year, but a book like this stays with you. Writing that completely engulfs you and all of your senses. Devney Perry is an artist that with just one story I've come to love immensely. The emotions that came to the surface while reading completely caught me off guard at times. They'd bubble up so quickly that I found myself having to take a breather, a moment to catch my breath and hopefully tamper down the tears trying to brim over. This story was a beautiful telling about a widow focusing on honoring the memory of her late husband the best way she knew how. She wasn't looking for love but found a best friend along the way. Someone she never imagined letting in or even getting close. Within what felt like seconds, there was a bud of hop blossoming into the most gorgeous flower possible. The Birthday List was a great place to start, but now I have to read all of this author's other works. I absolutely can't get enough!
5 Stars
EXCERPT
Turning to the door, I smiled, ready to greet my late-evening customer, but faltered as the door closed behind him. Cole Goodman was walking my way. My belly dipped as I took him in. His aviator sunglasses were perched on top of his chocolate-brown hair. A black polo stretched across his broad shoulders and pulled tight across his muscled arms. His pale-blue jeans molded to his Herculean thighs before draping down to his black, square-toed boots. The leather belt on Cole’s trim waist held both a shining badge and a holstered gun. Cole smiled and locked his light-green eyes on mine as he crossed the room. His straight, white teeth made my breath hitch—something that had happened last night more times than I wanted to admit. Molly, who had turned around from her seat to greet our customer, spun around so her back was to Cole. Her cheeks flushed as she whispered, “Wow.” Wow was right. Cole Goodman was—simply put—gorgeous. He could give a woman a speeding ticket and get a thank-you in return. He inspired women to attempt push-ups in a karate class just for the chance to watch him sweat through his gi. Cole made grown women blush like teenagers and giggle in corners, like those girls at the dojo last night.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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! Connect with her on social media.
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