About the Book

From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Devney Perry comes a small town, fake relationship romance.

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.

Review

I wish I was one of those readers who are hopelessly devoted to The Edens series because I think Devney Perry has some good material and good foundation woven within her books. Unfortunately, I’m not, and have at the two books within this series (excluding Jasper Vale). I had similar feelings after reading Juniper Hill (Book #3) and Garnet Flats (Book #4). I finished feeling a little bit disappointed. Here recently, especially after reading Jasper Vale, I find myself often thinking about Juniper Hill, and I think I might have--- actually no--- I’m sure I enjoyed that book more than Garnet Flats. I hadn’t known what to expect with Juniper Hill, and if I reread it, I think I might enjoy it a lot more. Garnet Flats still leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth, and I was nervous to read Jasper Vale. However, like most of the books I read, I saw a quote and I realized that Devney Perry would get more money from me, and I purchased Jasper Vale. And now, I think it’s one of my favorite books in the series.

Jasper and Eloise couldn’t have been more different, and somewhat, they worked. Jasper is a little bit damaged, very broody. And Eloise is so sweet and determined to prove to her parents that she can run the family hotel without any problems. I really enjoyed them book, and their very explosive chemistry. I can probably speak in great lengths about this but one of the things that really makes a book regarding marriage of convenience or accidental marriage, is when the romantic leads fall into an accidental routine and those moments are shown on the page. Spicy time is great; however, so are the sweet moments between the couple as they slowly fall for each other. Those moments between Jasper and Eloise stuck out to me, which is why they were one of the most memorable couples in this series.

One of the few things that I didn’t really enjoy within this book was Jasper’s past. It reminded me a little of what I didn’t like from Garnet Flats. Jasper had enough baggage from his parents. He didn’t need a plot surrounding his ex, that was wrapped up quickly and felt very unnecessary in the grand scheme of things. Especially, when the story was setting up another major moment towards the end. The big climax towards the end of the book didn’t feel as jarring as what happened in Juniper Hill, because I've come to expect some major dramatic moments towards the end in this series. The book, of course, could have done without. And I wish that instead of it, the author would have focused more on Jasper/Eloise in relation to her family. Eloise loves her family, and Jasper was sort of disinterested in them at first. I think seeing him learning to love and feel welcomed in her family would have added so much to this book. There was so much material there.

Final Thoughts

Jasper Vale is definitely a standout within the Edens series. Like the other books, it’s heavy on family and small town. However, it succeeds in the romance department as well for me. Eloise and Jasper were knock outs.

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