Les Eden - La série

From USA Today Bestselling Author Devney Perry comes an Eden series prequel. Cleo Hillcrest would rather cancel Christmas than endure another one of her father’s pretentious holiday parties, making small talk with his rich colleagues and her stepmother’s shallow friends. She’s leaving home to spend three peaceful and quiet days in Quincy, Montana, trading gifts and grandeur for room service and slippers. But she should have expected her family to thwart her plans. The minute she finishes unpacking her suitcase at the quaint Eloise Inn, Austin Myles knocks on her room door. As the head of her father’s security team, Austin’s been ordered to drag Cleo back to California. Only when she refuses to leave, he has no choice but to stay. After a Christmas in Quincy, everything between them is about to change.

Winslow Covington croit en la vie, la liberté et l'application stricte de la loi. En tant que nouvelle cheffe de la police de Quincy, elle doit se faire accepter par la communauté. Cela signifie qu'elle doit gagner la bienveillance des Eden. Cependant, gagner les faveurs de la famille fondatrice de la ville aurait surement été plus simple si elle n'avait pas eu une aventure d'un soir avec le fils aîné, Griffin. Coucher avec Griffin a été une énorme erreur. Winslow fait de son mieux pour l'éviter, mais quand une femme est retrouvée morte sur une des propriétés des Eden, les deux n'ont d'autre choix que de se croiser. Alors que les indices sur le meurtrier mènent à l'un des habitants de Quincy, Griffin réalise que Winslow est bien plus qu'il ne le pensait. Belle et intelligente, elle s'avère difficile à résister. Pour lui, comme pour le tueur ..

Memphis Ward arrive à Quincy, Montana, le cinquième pire jour de sa vie. Elle a besoin d'une douche. Elle a besoin d'un en-cas. Elle a besoin de retrouver la raison. Car traverser le pays avec son nouveau-né est de loin la chose la plus folle qu'elle ait jamais faite. Mais peut-être qu'il faut un peu de folie pour construire une bonne vie. Si mettre le passé derrière elle nécessite de parcourir des milliers de kilomètres et de changer de ville, elle le fera si cela signifie un meilleur avenir pour son fils. Même si cela nécessite de mettre de côté le glamour de son ancienne vie. Même si elle doit travailler comme gouvernante à l'auberge Eloise et vivre dans un appartement au-dessus d'un garage. C'est là, au cinquième pire jour de sa vie, qu'elle rencontre le plus bel homme qu'elle ait jamais vu. Knox Eden est un beau rêve de péché, un chef cuisinier et son propriétaire temporaire. Avec sa mâchoire pointue et ses bras tatoués, il est brut et rude et tout ce qu'elle n'a jamais eu et n'aura jamais. Parce qu'après le premier pire jour de sa vie, Memphis a appris qu'une bonne vie exige de renoncer à ses rêves aussi. Et un homme comme Knox Eden ne sera jamais qu'un rêve.

Talia Eden loved Foster Madden for one year, two months and eleven days. It was on day 438 that her love died. The day he chose to marry her best friend. The day she vowed never to think of Foster again. Until years later when he has the audacity to show up in her small hometown of Quincy, begging for her help. The ink on his divorce papers is barely dry, yet he comes armed with apologies and promises. She knows it’s all a ploy. Foster is the king of games and secrets. But he’s got delusions the size of Montana if he thinks she’ll help him train for a world championship fight. Except Talia has forgotten exactly what made Foster famous. The man has dedicated his life to victory. He’s steadfast. He’s determined. And he won’t stop fighting until he’s won her heart.

Eloise Eden’s pride and joy is her family’s hotel in Quincy, Montana. Her lifelong dream is to own The Eloise Inn. All she has to do is prove to her parents that she’s the epitome of responsible. That her days of being duped and making reckless decisions are history. She’s so close she can taste it. Until after one weekend in Las Vegas, she comes home married to a stranger. Jasper must have put her under a spell with those soul-deep eyes because after a single night together, they woke up husband and wife. Her only hope is to keep this marriage a secret until it’s annulled. Then she’ll pretend it never happened. Except Jasper begs her to stay married. To fake it for three months so she can accompany him to a wedding. Maybe she’s lost her mind to agree. But her brooding husband seems desperate. It’s only three months, right? Then she’ll say goodbye to Jasper Vale, and with any luck, hello to her new hotel.

A forced proximity, small town romance and short story in The Edens series by Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Devney Perry. Anne Snow planned to ring in the 1988 New Year wearing pajamas and watching Unsolved Mysteries . Instead, she’s been guilt tripped by her friends into a cabin getaway slash cross-country skiing fiasco. No sooner than she arrives, Anne realizes it’s not a fiasco but a nightmare. Harrison Eden, the guy she’s managed to avoid since their break up in high school, greets her at the door. Unfortunately, in the past six years, he’s only gotten more handsome. And apparently, he still loves to push every one of her buttons. Anne’s plan is to avoid him at all costs. Except then she learns that her friends invited too many people. There aren’t enough beds for everyone to have their own. And guess who volunteered himself to be her New Year’s roommate?

Lyla Eden has spent the last few years watching her siblings fall in love. Meanwhile, she’s married to her job. It’s on her hundredth consecutive workday that her sister stages an intervention, kicking Lyla out of her own coffee shop. With nothing else to do, Lyla sets out on her favorite hiking trail. It’s there that she spots a man washing blood from his hands in a stream. One moment she’s staring at the jagged scar on his face. The next, his hand is around her throat. But by some miracle, he lets her go. Shaken to her core, Lyla reports the incident to the local police. Two days later, Vance Sutter arrives in town, armed with endless questions and a tarnished badge. Vance may be ruggedly handsome but he’s as mysterious as the man he’s hunting. And he’ll be gone from Quincy in a blink. Yet Lyla’s crush is impossible to stop. No matter how hard Vance tries to ignore it, there’s no denying the chemistry between them. And avoiding Lyla is not an option. After years of chasing dead ends, she’s his only lead to closing the case that haunts his career. So together, they’ll retrace her steps. To find the scarred man she met beside a crimson river.

Vera Gallagher is chasing constant. For four years, her life was anything but normal. And the years before that she refuses to even remember. Dwelling on the past only hurts. Life is fragile, a lesson her mother taught her well. She’s determined not to waste a moment of her newfound freedom. Maybe some would consider her crush on Mateo Eden wasted time. Maybe some would call her a fool for loving a man who hasn’t once dropped a crumb of interest her way. Still, to Vera, it’s Mateo or nothing. He’s handsome. Charming. Witty. And he loves his family the way Vera loves—with her whole heart. Maybe he’ll never notice her. Maybe she’s too damaged, too broken, to find that normal life she craves. Maybe her secrets will always keep them apart. But Vera will love him anyway. Whether Mateo realizes it or not. An unrequited love, small town romance.