Blog Tour: Tattered by Devney Perry + Review & Excerpt!

   

 

Thea Landry has always known her place in modern-day society. It’s somewhere just above the trash can her mother dumped her in as a newborn but below the class where much comes easy. With her tattered shoes and bargain-bin clothes, her life has never been full of glamour. So when a rich and charismatic man takes interest, she doesn’t fool herself into thinking their encounter is anything more than a one-night stand. Months later, she’s kicking herself for not getting his phone number. Or his last name. She’s given up hope of seeing him ever again. Until one day, years later, Logan Kendrick waltzes into her life once more and turns everything she’s built upside down. This time around, she won’t make the same mistake. She’s going to fight to keep him in her life—not for herself. But for their daughter.

        

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EXCERPT

 He stared at me for a long moment. “You’re sure she’s mine?” “She’s yours.” “Then that’s good enough.” “I—really?” I blinked. He didn’t want to verify paternity? He just . . . trusted me? He nodded. “Really.” “I swear, I tried to find you, Logan. On my life, I swear it. But the hotel wouldn’t give me your name no matter how much I begged. And you paid cash for your drinks and never mentioned your last name. I tried, but I just . . . didn’t know where to start.” “It’s not your fault. I believe you.” The sincerity in his voice made my throat burn. Goddamn it. I was going to cry. I’d worked so hard not to cry today. I’d fought to keep my emotions in check and my head from spinning out of control. But this was going to make me break. I wanted so badly for Logan to believe that I hadn’t kept Charlie from him intentionally. The fact that a man like him would trust someone like me without proof meant more than he’d ever know. “Thank you,” I choked out past the lump in my throat. “So, um, is Charlie inside with your husband? Or boyfriend?” The urge to cry disappeared and I barked out a laugh. “Smooth.” He chuckled. “It’s been a long day for me. Give me a break, will you? This morning I was in New York, then I came to Montana for a business meeting and discovered a daughter. I’m off my game.”  

   

REVIEW:

3.75 stars

This was a pretty good book. This is Thea and Logan's story. Thea was a bartender in a hotel in NYC when she met and had a one night stand with Logan. That night resulted in a pregnancy and Thea had no idea of Logan's last name or how to get in touch with him. Single and pregnant, she left the city to move to Lark Cove, Montana to live with her surrogate mother and brother. Now, five years later, Logan comes to Lark Cove on business and comes into the bar Thea works at. They immediately recognize each other, and right away she tells him he is a dad. Logan is shocked at first and immediately starts to figure out how to be a father and to arrange his life so he can spend time with his daughter, Charlie. Neither Thea or Logan ever forgot the connection they had that one night together and it only gets stronger as he spends time with her and Charlie. Logan is determined not to let the chance at love with Thea get away from them again. They have some big hurdles to overcome (family drama, long distance between them, work issues, and Thea's fear of abandonment), but it all works out between them in the end.

I liked Thea and Logan. They both had fears based on their pasts that were understandable. Logan was a little frustrating at times, for wanting Thea to move to NY, even though she told him she adamantly didn't want to. He mentioned it way too often in his internal thoughts that she definitely was going to move and that he could convince her. So that bothered me, but overall, I liked them. I love secret baby romances and I liked that aspect of the story a lot. Their little girl, Charlie, was cute and written age-appropriately. I also liked the small town feel and the fun side characters. The story was interesting, as well. This book had a lot of elements I liked, but something was missing for me. I couldn't fully connect to the couple and their emotions, and I'm not sure why.

Still, I was entertained by this book and I did enjoy it. I definitely recommend it to fans of small town, second chance romances! I look forward to the next book in the series, which looks really good, and more from Ms. Perry in the future!

        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! 

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