Who is Devney Perry?
Devney Perry is an American writer who writes in the contemporary romance genre.
She writes novels set in Montana, the same state in which she was born and brought up.
Devney Perry worked in the technology industry for 10 years abiding by strict timelines and attending conference meetings.
But she opted for a slower pace to enjoy time with her husband and two sons.
Perry had no plans for writing and she never thought she would be writing even a single book but here we are with the complete list of Devney Perry books.
Books are what keep Devney Perry happy. She likes losing in a different world through the way of reading.
Perry loves to explore the works of different authors and she does read again those books that bring delight to her.
Devney was born in Montana.
As a kid, she describes herself as bossy because she wanted to take charge of any activities she participated in be it building forts or riding a bicycle. She enjoyed winters too by skiing on snowy hills.
Devney also dedicated adequate time to reading books. She liked the works of Nora Roberts, Rebecca Yaros, and Harper Sloan yet she never thought of becoming a writer someday
However, she wanted to be a doctor and even enrolled in medicine in college.
But in college, she switched to economics from pre-med and found herself working in the Tech industry.
Perry went through the process of elimination to figure out the best fit for herself which came out to be writing.
Devney took up writing romance, when she wrote her first book in the Jamison Valley series she realized that she has no plans to stop ever.
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She also says that she would be growing flowers and vegetables if she weren't a writer.
When Devney decided to slow down she left her tech job. The idea was to spend time and take care of the family. Even with the chaos of managing her family, she started getting bored.
She soon realized that she should keep her mind engaged and thus put all her remaining energy into reading books.
But even the entertainment she received from reading books was not enough to keep her engaged so one day she opened Microsoft Word and started writing.
After she wrote a few chapters Devney realized that she has discovered what she really wants to do in life.
Perry’s first novel was ‘The Coppersmith Farmhouse’ which took nine months to write and then get released with the whole journey being full of struggle.
The first draft of ‘The Coppersmith Farmhouse’ got completed in 2 months and as per Perry, it was terrible. Only after a lot of careful editing and tweaking, did ‘The Coppersmith Farmhouse’ turn into a fine piece of imagination.
Devney does see the challenges she faced while writing ‘The Coppersmith Farmhouse’ with appreciation because they helped her grow as a writer.
After she wrote more novels, Devney started finding her voice and she became good at plotting. However, she has a tendency to forget and drop plot threads.
Devney prefers to write in the living room with a glass of wine. She doesn’t usually follow a routine as she can’t because her home is always a mess.
It is only after her children go to bed that she gets time to focus on writing.
When Devney feels short of creativity, she engages in other activities to fill the juice in the bottle of creativity.
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Devney Perry Best book
Juniper Hill is a novel from Devney Perry’s Eden series that is so far the best novel written by Devney.
Juniper Hill is a romance novel about a single mother’s run from her past and finding a future in a small town.
Memphis Ward has traveled miles across the country and has arrived in Quincy, Montana with her newborn son. She needs a shower, she needs food and she needs a place to stay.
The day she arrived in Quincy also happens to be the fifth worst day of her life.
But she will do everything in her capacity to get a better future for her son even if it requires giving up on the glamour of her former life, even if it requires her to work as a housekeeper at The Eloise Inn and live in a house above the garage.
But on the fifth worst day of her life, she meets the most good-looking man - Knox Eden - she has ever seen who also happens to be a chef. Knox Eden also happens to be her temporary landlord.
When Knox and Memphis come together, they become a team and start supporting each other. Knox even develops a bond with her son. Memphis realizes that to reach a better future, Memphis may have to give up on her dreams as well.
But what’s going to happen when Memphis’s past will be revealed? Is it going to impact the relationship between Memphis and Knox?
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