Perry didn’t disappoint. This is a feel good story filled with loveable and witty characters, some drama and emotions but not too tense and as always there is a beautiful HEA ending. I loved it.

There is just something about Deveny’s books and her style of writing that suck you in! I was blessed to be able to snag an arc for this and I gobbled it up!

It checks all the boxes!

Small town
Cowboy
Childhood friends
Enemies to lovers
Forced proximity
Second chance

Indya and West’s story was written so seamlessly. The way that you were able to hop back in time, and experience the emotions and feelings and then quickly come back to present day was perfection. This couple is the epitome of wrong timing. But when it is the right time, it’s fantastic.

Indya and West have a lot of similarities. They’re both very strong on the outside. They need to ensure that they are the rock for those around them. But deep down, they each need someone to be their rock.

I am so happy to be in the Haven River Ranch world! As quickly as I read this book, I wanted to stay there forever so much so that I almost googled a place like it to visit. But let’s be real if West is not there it’s not worth it.

I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed with this book but it kept me entertained and I loved the small town vibes of Montana.

Everything felt very surface leveled and I wish it would have dug a little deeper into the situations happening between Indya and West. I’m happy we got some dual POV because at least we knew West’s feelings throughout the book.

I honestly didn’t really care for the flashbacks when they were kids. I don’t think it provided much (for me personally) to add to the story. Besides realizing how clumsy Indya has always been.

Trigger warning dealing with a parent having cancer.

Overall, I am excited for Jax’s book and will continue this series.

Thank you NetGalley and Brilliance Publishing for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

This was such a brilliantly enjoyable escape to a ranch in Montana! Rooting for West and Indya was a given from the very beginning and the epilogue is so extremely heart-warmingly fulfilling that I am already looking forward to what comes next as well. Not only is the love handled realistically in this one, but so is the grief. This might have been my first read from the author but it certainly won’t be my last.

Till we get to return to the Haven River Ranch, thank you NetGalley for my advance copy!

Crossroads is the perfect introduction to the new Devney Perry series and I could not put it down! This was such a beautiful and emotional story moving through decades - and even though I'm not always a fan of flashbacks in this book they worked extremely well.

Crossroads is a book about love and loss, family ties, changes, and the feeling of belonging, and following West and Indya's journey from childhood friends to lovers to enemies brought together years later through a business transaction kept me at the edge of my seat as I flew through the pages. There was an element of mystery present from the very beginning and oh, how I loved the way the twists kept turning and the questions were answered. And I might have shed a tear or two along the way - which is perfectly okay!

"He'd stay because he belonged.
I'd leave because I didn't."

I don’t know if it’s the Montana air but whatever it is that Devney puts in her stories, I’m hooked. Devney does it time and time again! 5 stars. No notes ✨

Thank you so much to Devney Perry, Montlake + NetGalley for the chance to read this before it’s published. It’s out on 4th June 2024 💜

As hard as it to believe I have not read very Devney Perry romances but this one called out to me. Wes and Indya were hard characters to forget. I enjoyed reading about their past and how it impacted their future. This was a new thing for me and I really found it to work in this book. Their journey from friends to enemies to lovers and the small town aspect were highlights for me and have made a Devney Perry romance lover out of me. TBR and Enjoy!

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💜Second chance
💜Small Town
💜Cowboy romance
💜It's always been you

Devney Perry has done it again; this book captivated me, and I finished it in just a few hours.

The tension between Indya and West was perfect. As I read, I kept thinking, “Just give in to each other already!” but at the same time, I savored every minute of the tension between them.

I laughed, cried, and even blushed at times. I devoured every bit of it.

Not only that, but I found the story to be very well constructed. The characters had depth, and the flashbacks added a lot to the narrative.

Thank you so much, NetGalley, and Montlake for this ARC.

Crossroads is the first standalone in Devney Perry’s new Haven River Ranch series and I loved this one so much. This is small town Montana, childhood friends to lovers turned enemies to lovers, forced proximity, second chance, all on a western ranch setting!

Indya grew up enjoying summers at a Montana ranch with her family every year. On one of those summers she first met West when she was 8 and he was 10 and they pal’d around together during her trip. West’s family owned the ranch and his grandparents were the ones to start it. We see over the years Indya and West’s friendship and relationship grow and evolve as they become teens and into their early 20s. Now it’s been 4 years since she’s returned to Montana but she’s back, as the new owner of his family’s ranch!

This was just the epitome of what I have loved with previous Devney Perry books, the Montana setting, the cowboy hero, the family and side characters, and all wrapped up with this delicious slow burn, second chance. Honestly no notes, it was perfect! I’m so excited for this new series.

I received an ARC, all thoughts in this review are my own!

CW: cancer (parent)

Tropes: Small Town, Cowboy, Second Chance, Childhood Lovers, Right Person/Wrong Time
Dual POV
Check TW if you are sensitive to anything

Meet Indya and West, a pair who have been right person, wrong time up until the time the book takes place. I loved the flashbacks and Indya's Dad's love of Montana. The chemistry between West and Indya was *chef kisses*.

A wonderful start to the Haven River Ranch series and extremely keen for Jax's book.

Thank you to Devney Perry and Montlake for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 stars rounded up. It’s been a long time since a book made me cry, but this one got me. Granted, not necessarily directly tied to the romance relationship but definitely in part to moments between Indya and West tied to Indya’s overall story. Second chance is not one of my top tropes, but there was something very poignant and touching about the way Devney Perry wrote this one that really worked for me.

Indya and West’s story is told between the present day and an evolving past timeline spanning Indya’s summer vacations to Montana with her family from the first year they met until the last time they saw each other. Their time together was brief each year she visited and wasn’t always happy, but it was real. Given the turmoil Indya was facing around her father’s prolonged illness, it was easy to believe and understand how she would have been able to develop a strong emotional attachment to West in the limited time they had. West’s own family situation made the reciprocal true for him as well. Their connection felt true and undeniable despite their time apart.

Indya was an amazing woman. She’d been through a lot of challenges and heartbreak in her life, and she persevered through it all in often selfless ways. She was very obviously an intelligent business woman while also having a tender heart. It was lovely to see her present day relationship development with West and him becoming the person she could allow herself to be truly vulnerable with. West was a Man with a capital M in the way he came around to support her and had no qualms about admitting he was wrong in his snap reactions to her showing up as the ranch’s new owner. In their present day, it really felt like they built a strong foundation on the framing that was shakily constructed in their past.

There seemed to be a lead into the next book in the series at the end of this one, and I’m already looking forward to it. Thank you to NetGalley and Montlake for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

A new series by Queen Devney Perry?? Sign me up! If you don’t know her, she wrote the indigo ridge series which I loveeeeeed.

In this new world, we meet Indya Keller as she returns to Montana (something she swore she would never do) as the new owner of her beloved family vacation spot on a mission to save the ranch and resort. Her childhood friend/crush/everything, West Haven, might not want her there but she’ll do whatever it takes to save the ranch for him.

This is:
+ childhood friends to lovers
+ past/present timelines
+ small town
+ family & grief
+ dual pov

I really enjoyed Crossroads. I honestly find it hard not to enjoy any of Devney’s books. She writes small town romance so. dang. well. She does a great job layering romance and deeper themes.

Because it’s dual pov and past/present timeline, you get to see West and Indya grow up in each other’s orbit while simultaneously experiencing Indy’s return to Montana after years away.

The ending made me so happy and overall the book was a great read.

Thank you to @netgalley and @devneyperry for the advanced copy! 🤍

It’s official, West Haven is my new favourite cowboy! West and Indya meet when they’re 8 and 10 at Crazy Mountain Cattle Ranch, where Indya’s wealthy family chooses to vacation each year. We follow a past and present timeline, in the past we see flashbacks of them over the years as they build their connection to one another. I am such a sucker for a childhood friends to lovers story!

This was my first Devney Perry book, and I loved it start to finish! She somehow injected the relaxing, happy feelings of a Montana ranch resort vacation into this book. This should 100% be on your summer reading list! That’s not to say there wasn’t lots of emotionally charged moments as well, this book has a little bit of everything to keep you turning the pages while simultaneously wishing it wouldn’t end.

*check trigger warnings*

Thank you to Montlake and NetGalley for the advanced copy! All opinions are my own.

3.5 * my first from this author and certainly not my last. i love a second chance romance so that coupled with the dual timeline and the childhood friends aspect ticked off a lot of boxes for me. however, i didn’t feel as connected to west and indya in the present timeline vs. the past so i couldn’t fully commit to a 4 star rating. overall, this was enjoyable and i’m excited for jax’s book so i’ll definitely be tuned in for that.

Some of Indya's favorite childhood memories were in Montana, but now she is back, and this time she is no longer a guest. She is the owner. And the boy she secretly loved is now her employee. She must navigate turning around the ranch and lodge she loves, and figuring out if she wants to run to or from the boy she has secretly loved!

Indya is trying to be strong for her family, in her moments as a young girl, and event when she is older. West always did what he was asked, when he would push, he would be shut down. But when it came to Indya, he fought for what he wanted!

I have now found the only way I want to read second chance romances, dual timeline!!! This book came out so much heavier then I imagined! I think I saw it coming, but reading it hit like a ton of bricks! I would not want a minute of this book to be any different! Watching them fall in love, then fall in love again made my heart just so happy! And watching them navigating to get both of what they wanted!

The stolen moments and little twists and turns are what did me in, and watching them meeting the past clashing with the present! So much of both of their pasts come into play, and loved seeing them both put the things that didn't serve them into place, but facing the things that hurt and scared them!

BE READY TO CRY FOLKS! This one is a tear jerker!

Drop everything and read this book. Nothing prepared me for just how beautiful and moving this story is. Devney Perry’s ability to weave a completely fresh and original love story has never been more apparent than this first installment of the Haven River Ranch series. I’m ready to run away from home and head to Montana!

Perry manages to break your heart and sooth your soul at the same time in Crossroads.
Getting to experience the years of Indya Keller's life through her travels to the Crazy Mountain Cattle Resort was a joy. From a small child to the woman she grew in to, The CMC played a pivotal role in her life. It was only fitting that she return as an adult to save the place she and her father loved so much. To West Haven, Indya went from the little girl that he didn't want to play with, to the girl he loved, to the woman he loathed. What West saw as a betrayal was far more than he could have ever imagined. What begins as hatred and resentment slowly build in to respect and renewed love once West gets the burr out of his saddle so to speak. The stories of their childhood are so heartwarming that it gets you through the hard moments of their adulthood. Indya makes amazing upgrades and changes to the newly renamed Haven River Ranch while Indya and West also renew their feelings for one another. What's the one thing that could ruin everything? Blaine Hamilton, Indya's ex-husand. Will Indya stay on the ranch where she was always meant to be with West or will she leave it all as she intended so he can live in peace on his ranch?
Crossroads is a touching story of young love all grown up.

Thank you to NetGalley and Amazon publishing for the ARC of this book! I have read quite a few Devney Perry books in the past and I was pretty sure that this one would be a bit for me! I can say that it is my favorite of hers that I have read!
Indya is the heir to a large real estate company in Texas and she spent her childhood traveling to a ranch in Montana every summer for vacation. While on vacation, she met West. West is the oldest son of the ranch's owner and a few years older than Indya. The book follows them as they grow up from around 8 and 10 to early and mid twenties as they form a friendship and also fall in love. It flashes between the past and present day where Indya has recently taken over ownership of the ranch due to it being in financial trouble. Despite the fact that they haven't spoken in years, Indya and West fall back into a familiar rhythm and realize that the love is very much still there.
I am an absolute sucker for a second chance romance and this one was done really well. I enjoyed how the past and present were woven together and also the dual perspective of Indya and West. Their love story was raw and real and also fun to read. Highly recommend!

Holy cow. Best Devney book I have ever read. We get the typical Devney amazingness. Mixed with grief and heartbreak and beauty. Set in Montana. With the past hanging over them. Childlike love. And "my girl can cry whenever the (bleep) she wants." And man that's so refreshing. This book. I'm going to be dreaming about it for days so if you don't like it, don't tell me! 500 stars DP and your best work yet

What a great start to the Haven River Ranch series. I really really enjoyed this. There was so much emotion in this book, I couldn't put it down & decided to just read it in one sitting.

I loved West & Indy's story so much. This was a second chance romance / childhood lovers and it was done ✨perfectly✨ I loved the flashback so much 🥹🥹

I am sooo excited for the next book in this series because I think Jax's book will absolutely break me.. just saying 😭

Highlights:
"My girl can cry whenever the fuck she wants."

"You're not into cowgirls?"
"Not really. I'm into you."

Tropes:
Small Town
Cowboy / Ranch
Second Chance
Childhood Lovers
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