5 Stars for Quarter Miles (Runaway #3) by Devney Perry

 

 QUARTER MILES

Runaway Series
Release Date: August 25th, 2020
Cover Design: Sarah Hansen, OkayCreations
Purchase Details: www.devneyperry.com/books/quarter-miles

Katherine Gates has been in love with Cash Greer since the moment he saved her life from a runaway goat. According to Cash, she’s the little sister he never had, the greatest roommate in the world and his favorite coworker. They’re friends—best friends.

In the dark days of her youth, it was her friendships that kept her alive and made life in a junkyard worth living. So she’s learned to shove her feelings for Cash down deep, even if that means ignoring eyes that shine brighter than the Montana summer sun and the smile that illuminates the snowiest winter day.

Except with every passing year, the denial takes its toll on her wounded heart until one day Katherine decides to take an impulsive road trip to the Oregon coast. Alone. That is, until Cash cons his way into the passenger seat.

The farther they travel, the harder it is to pretend. And when she confesses her feelings, she learns that Cash has some secrets of his own. Secrets that will either bond them together.

Or rip them apart.

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 What I thought about Quarter Miles

What starts out as a simple road trip, turns into something much more significant in this latest in the Runaway series.  I love the premise -- childhood runaways turn their lives around and reconnect as adults through the delivery of a restored classic Cadillac that used to be their home.  

Quarter Miles is Katherine's story.  She's been living a good life in Montana working at a family-run resort.  The Greer family took Kat in like one of their own and that's complicating things -- she's in love with Cash Greer, and he doesn't know it.  He just thinks they are best friends, until he jumps into the car and joins Kat on her road trip.

I read a lot of romance and this is a familiar story, but Devney Perry really changes things up and puts quite a bit of tension between Kat and Cash.  He is clueless about his own feelings toward Kat, and is clueless that she's in love with him, so it takes some time for Cash to catch up to what is going on.  I just love how this all transpires -- especially after they've crossed the line into the bedroom that they hadn't crossed in all the years they've lived together.

There's so much emotion as Kat reveals her story to Cash.  Cash has a secret of his own that he's been keeping and just when things seem to be getting cleared up, it's that secret that blows everything up. And it's a doozy. 

Cash and Kat are great together. I just loved them. They aren't perfect. They are flawed, make mistakes, and have to work together to bring their relationship to what it could be.

I loved the introduction of the next runaway from the group, Aria, and I can't wait to hear what will happen to her as she takes the classic car on it's next leg of the trip. The Gallaway was another great addition to this story and I was intrigued by the owner and Aria's boss and loved the scenes between him and Cash. 

Overall, I've been really loving this series.  It changes up the "road-trip" story quite well, and anticipation is building for the last few stories from the runaways. Cash and Katherine's story is a perfect addition to an already awesome series.

An ARC was provided. This is my honest review.

 

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She’s driving across the country in her convertible, except one flat tire derails her plans and her life collides with Brooks Cohen. The small-town mechanic catches her off guard. Rugged and handsome, Brooks proves to Londyn that kind, honest men do exist.

But she was never meant to stay in West Virginia. Her car is fixed and her trip mapped. And as Brooks fades from her rearview mirror, she must make a choice. Turn back and risk her heart. Or stay on the runaway road.

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Gemma Lane built an empire. Not a small feat, considering her home as a teenager was a makeshift tent in a California junkyard. She’s dedicated her life to turning pennies into millions. She has power, fortune and prestige.
And she’s leaving it all behind.

Gemma is headed across the country in her best friend’s Cadillac when a detour in Montana reunites her with old acquaintances and a man who hasn’t changed. Easton Greer challenges her every word and tests her every limit because he doesn’t believe she’s really abandoned her riches. She ignores his snide remarks and muttered censure—until the day she’s ready to return to the wild highway, and Easton taunts her to stay.

She’ll prove to him she’s not just running back to her wealthy life, that she’s more than her money. She’ll unlock her guarded heart and hope that this time around, he’ll treasure the key.

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