Spotlight & Giveaway: Tinsel by Devney Perry

Posted February 20th, 2019 by in Blog, Spotlight / 42 comments

Today it is my pleasure to Welcome author Devney Perry to HJ!
Spotlight&Giveaway

 

Hi Devney and welcome to HJ! We’re so excited to chat with you about your new release, Tinsel!

 

Please summarize the book for the readers here:

Tinsel is about a woman who is trying to change how the world sees her but is not having any luck. She goes on a vacation to visit family only to get put to work at a small-town bar in Montana where she meets our hero, the sexy bartender. Drama ensue!
 

Please share the opening lines of this book:

“Sofia, you’re gorgeous.” Malcom kept the camera pressed to his face as he moved behind me to shoot at a different angle.
I held my pose, keeping the pensive look frozen on my face, though I was smiling on the inside. Malcom didn’t need to tell me how beautiful I looked today. I felt it.

 

Please share a few Fun facts about this book…

  • It’s set in Montana.
  • The hero teaches the heroine how to make one of my personal favorite cocktails.
  • This is the fourth and final standalone in the Lark Cove series. Binge away!

 

What are you currently working on? What other releases do you have planned?

I’m currently working on a new book in the Maysen Jar series, Letters to Molly. It releases June 18th!
 

Thanks for blogging at HJ!

 

Giveaway: One signed copy of Tinsel (Lark Cove #4). US Only.

 

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Excerpt from Tinsel:

“Did I do something to piss you off?” I crossed my arms over my chest as Thea walked into her office behind me.

“I know you’re not happy.” She held up her hands. “I wouldn’t be either, and I’m sorry. But just . . . go with me here. Okay?”

“I don’t need help doing my job.”

“You’ve worked here for five years, Dakota. I know you don’t need help doing your job.”

“Just checking.”

We hadn’t worked a shift together in ages. I didn’t want her thinking I couldn’t handle this place on my own, even for an event.

While her business partner, Jackson Page, and I worked the bar, Thea was in charge of managing the business. She still bartended a weeknight here and there, and she covered every third weekend. But mostly, she spent her days in this office.

Jackson had cut back on night and weekend shifts too these past couple of years. He and Thea both had young families. They didn’t need to be working until two in the morning when I had nothing else to do and wanted the money. So I’d spent a lot of hours in this bar alone, and I’d learned quickly how to handle a large crowd.

In the summers, we’d often get a rush of people who’d just come off the lake looking for beer and pizza. Even with every table full, I had no problem making sure the bar was packed with only happy customers. The same was true in the fall when we’d get a crush of hunters looking to unwind after a long day in the mountains.

In five years, not once had someone complained to me or my bosses that I took too long to pour them a drink. I worked my ass off for each and every quarter in my tip jar. And I might not be the smartest guy in the room, but I sure as hell knew how to hustle.

New Year’s Eve did get crazy. People would pack themselves inside the bar like sardines in an aluminum can. But it was nothing I couldn’t handle. Alone. Something Thea knew.

So since that speech she’d just given in the other room was complete and utter bullshit, I was curious why she’d made me her sister-in-law’s babysitter.

“Do you want to tell me what this is really about?” I asked.

“Her.”

My eyes narrowed. “What about her?”

“She needs to find some purpose.”

“And she’s going to find it at the Lark Cove Bar?”

Thea shrugged. “Maybe. It’s worth a try. It worked for me.” Read More

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Book Info:

Sofia Kendrick has always cherished her tiara. As the youngest daughter of a wealthy New York family, she’s lived the life of an American princess. But after two scandalous divorces and a breakup smear her name across the society rags, the shine from her crown has dulled. People call her superficial, even gaudy.

She’s nothing more than tinsel.

Desperate for escape and starving for peace, Sofia heads to Montana for a holiday weekend with her brother. But she doesn’t get the relaxing vacation she planned. Instead, she’s put to work in a bar alongside Dakota Magee—a man who does not want her help. A man who is set on teaching her a few lessons about real life and hard work. But Sofia has a couple of life lessons of her own to teach. Like how to fall in love.

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Meet the Author:

Devney is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in Washington with her husband and two sons. Born and raised in Montana, she loves writing books set in her treasured home state. After working in the technology industry for nearly a decade, she abandoned conference calls and project schedules to enjoy a slower pace at home with her family. Writing one book, let alone many, was not something she ever expected to do. But now that she’s discovered her true passion for writing romance, she has no plans to ever stop.

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42 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: Tinsel by Devney Perry”

  11. Heidi

    When I was younger, yes. But now that I’m an adult, I don’t have time for that. I am who I am. You either take me as I am or you don’t have me at all.

  15. Jaime Long

    I’m from a small town, so yes. It is crazy how people think you are the same person you were in high school

  19. Caro

    Yes, I can’t think of an example, but yes. I think we all have to struggle from time to time to break free of them.

  22. Marsha Bachmeier

    Not really. I’m a pretty open book. I am who I am and I don’t think I’v ever given the impression to anyone that I am anything other than that. And if there is a wrong perception of myself out there, I don’t know about it! lol

  24. Amy R

    Have you ever struggled to break free from a certain perception? No, I haven’t

  29. Kay Garrett

    Yes, I have. At one time in my life, people thought I was standoffish or mad at the world. What they didn’t know was that I was in a very bad marriage and you can only put on a happy face so much. Once I ditched the problem, people found out who “I” am. I learned a valuable lesson – to be true to oneself because you can’t change others by changing yourself.
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  35. Patricia B.

    Oh, yess. When my family moved mid-school year, my siblings transferred to the new school. I was the oldest and finished out the year at the school where we had lived. The next school year when I got on the bus, I kept my head down and found a seat, not talking to anyone. My siblings already knew everyone and being really shy I didn’t make an effort to meet anyone. The end result was instead of seeing a really shy person, they saw someone who was a city girl and felt she was too good to associate with them. I didn’t realize this and it caused me to take a long time to make friends. A girl who became my best friend rode the bus and she didn’t tell me until just a few years ago that that was the impression they had of me.

  37. laurieg72

    I’m the youngest of three children. My parent’s perception of me was inaccurate. They never took the time to understand me or accept me as I am. My mom is still trying to change me and mold me in her image. She blames any differences in me on my husband. It’s been frustrating.

  39. isisthe12th

    Yes! I have and since I’m older other peoples opinions about me don’t bother me as much. Thank you