THE WILD HIGHWAY (Runaway #2) by DEVNEY PERRY

‘She’d been a force of her own, so tied up in her own life that others were forgotten. I just had to bide my time. Then Gemma Lane would disappear. And I’d go back to forgetting the breathtaking woman with the sparkling hazel eyes who turns out, I hadn’t forgotten at all.’’

Wild Highway by Devney Perry is another small-town romance in the Runaway series, a series we’ve fallen utterly in love with. We say it time and time again, Devney Perry writes the sweetest emotional romance. This series is every hopeless romantic’s dream. Low on angst and high on character chemistry, having that addictive second chance romance aspect we love so much. Whilst each book can be read as a standalone we’d highly recommend reading in order as the thread of the storyline continues in every instalment.

‘I’d shown the world I was more than where I came from. I’d made my mark, my fortune and fame. And I’d learned the hard way it was just as hollow as the home where I’d been born.’

Gemma has had a tough start in life, but she is one determined and strong lady, refusing to repeat the mistakes of her mother, and never wanting to feel hungry or go without again. Spending years of her teenage years sleeping rough in a junkyard with fellow runaways she struck a close bond with Londyn in particular, who slept in a convertible Cadillac. When Londyn decided to drive the Cadillac back to California to the boy she got close to, she met her soulmate along the way, halting her journey. Londyn’s story was Runaway Road which we loved too. When Gemma decides to sell her company to find herself and fill the aching loneliness in her heart, she takes the baton to continue Londyn’s mission. But first she has some apologies to make on the way, which is how she finds herself in the one place in Montana that she ran from eleven years ago, the first place which resembled a home. This is despite knowing she will see the one man she has never forgotten, Easton Greer. However, she is intent to see and apologise to one of the fellow teenage runaways, Katherine.

“What do you want from me, Easton?”
“For you to get the hell out of my head.”

Easton was a lush, a rugged ‘hands-on’ cowboy with a chip on his shoulder. He’s not the most welcoming of Gemma, but then who can blame him after her leaving without warning the morning after a night of intense connection. Sceptical and cautious he’s extremely vocal on how unwanted Gemma is. The pair skirt around each other, hiding what lies within their hearts. Both seeking something the other can fulfil.

“Be real with me. If no one else, be real with me.”

Reading Wild Highway had us feeling like we were reading with a permanent smile on our face. Yes, it was emotional too, however, the sweet romance was the most prevalent and what a gorgeous and swoon worthy romance it was. An easy and fairly quick light-hearted read, Wild Highway is a wonderful addition to the Runaway series.

‘Easton covered my hand with one of his, trapping me to him. “What do you want Gem?”
A place.
A safe place. A forever place.