Garnet Flats: (The Edens #3)

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️ "𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒏𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒕 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂'𝒔, 𝑰 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑰'𝒅 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒊𝒏." This book. That’s it. I don't know what Devney Perry put it in because it was pure magic! I could not put it down, I read it in a day. No shame! I loved this book. This book is heartbreaking, emotional, and it’s filled with so much suspense and twist that it’s not predictable. But, Foster and Tally’s chemistry is 𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄! 🥵🔥 Seven years ago, Foster broke Talia’s heart when he married her best friend. Talia, is such a badass women! She’s returned home to Quincy, Montana to finish her residency at her hometown hospital. She’s worked hard, but feels because of who she is, and who her family is, she’s not taken seriously. She comes from a large, and very loving family. One of six siblings and she has a twin sister. She chose medicine over a family run business. She’s become a bit of a workaholic since college. Her family noticed a difference in her when she finally came home but she refused to discuss this with anyone, even her twin sister. Foster grew up in a very different home environment. Living in Las Vegas, his parents were more concerned with where they would get money for their next bet (gambling problem). He has been held under the thumb of a man he once trusted. He’s finally come to Quincy to claim what he had given up seven years earlier. Talia. He’s willing to do whatever it takes for another chance with the only woman who has ever held claim to his heart. What he finds when he arrives, is an extremely angry and and hurt woman. A woman who was betrayed by her boyfriend and her college best friend. "𝑼𝒏𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝒘𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰'𝒅 𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔." The Eden’s are wrecking me! I’m so obsessed with them so much, that I’m flying through the whole series! This family has been an loving escape for me and I’m ready to go to Eden Ranch in Quincy, Montana. **That sneak peak of Jasper Vale in the epilogue of this book 😱 I absolutely cannot wait to dive in and start reading it!

**Mild spoilers for this review** Personally, I think this series has gotten better with each book. This is my favorite one so far! Indigo Ridge was a good suspense book for me, but the romance was awful in my opinion. Juniper Hill was a sweet romance with Knox and Memphis, but I LOVED the heart tugging second chance romance between Foster and Talia! They had chemistry from the very first page and the author was so good at pulling you right in to the shattered pieces of their past relationship and warming your heart as Foster swept back in to Talia’s life to rebuild what they had. Foster is a new favorite MMC for me! I think he has been the sweetest and most humble out of the men of this series so far. He moved to Quincy to win Talia back, but he wasn’t overhanded or arrogant, he just knew he wouldn’t leave until he was able to fix his mistakes and give their relationship another chance. I do think this story was soooooooooo drawn out in telling us the reason for Foster’s marriage to Vivienne. There was no reason to have so many scenes and chances for Talia to find out what had happened but then just not say it. It felt like just filling pages to make it longer. Especially the snow angel scene! I was so frustrated when Talia is mad at Foster and wanting answers, then randomly making snow angels with him, then just randomly walking inside while he is talking. Once everything is talked out and they start reconnecting it was so much better! Foster’s fight was a HUGE disappointment and almost made me change my rating to 3 stars. That fight was built up through this whole book so I was expecting a Rocky Balboa, fight for your life and defend your title match 😂 There were only two hits and Foster left without a scratch?!?! Big flop for me. Because I loved Foster and Talia’s story I will keep 4 stars and say theirs is still my favorite book so far. Definitely recommend!

Talia and Foster. I have mixed feelings about this book, I really wanted to like it more than I did. Now with that said I didn’t hate this book, I did enjoy it and I love the Eden’s, but this wasn’t my favorite. The whole book just kind of felt rushed, I did love that Foster fought for his love. But it was just back to back betrayal almost. Like he’s fighting for the love of his life but having intimate conversations with his ex? I understand Foster had no choice and was blackmailed, and I appreciate that he was never sexual with Vivi, but they still raised a daughter together. He still treats her as his best friend, while she literally commits one of the biggest betrayals to him. I wish we had more of Talia and Fosters love building and less constant drama. The sister getting mad she didn’t know, Foster still being there for his ex and calling her “vivi” it just rubbed me wrong. I know they raised a child together, but it just felt like he wasn’t letting that part go and was just going to continue, I mean he literally tells Talia “she’s my best friend”. Foster had no choice, but Vivi had every choice to fight against her father at some point in my opinion, but she got to date for 2 years while Foster had to wait until her dad died to have a life. I just ugh so many mixed emotions, I do love Fosters character, and I do love him and Talia together, but I just can’t place this book high eithin the Eden’s. Still 3.5 stars and a good read, but it just rubbed me wrong in several areas. I also felt like the suspense was more focused on Vivi than the actual main characters.

Foster Madden is a MMA World Champion. He and Talia Eden met and fell in love at college. They had planned their future, but as fate would have it, they never got that far. She never moved on after he married her roommate Vivienne. She was devastated. She was at the hospital when she heard his voice for the first time in 7 years. She hid behind a desk until he left. Flooded with emotions, she drove home in a fog until she looked on her porch and he was waiting for her. This is a beautiful story of unrequited love and all the messy things that happened to keep them apart. Read this well written story and enjoy. It’s terrific!

Foster and Talia’s story was such a change in pace from Knox/Memphis and Griffin/Winn, which was perfect for the third book in this series. Filled with a lot more angst, Garnet Flats follows Foster and Talia at their second chance at love. And it all boils down to one question: Can Talia forgive Foster once she knows the truth of what happened 7 years ago? There were so many things about this book that I loved. Foster’s relentless pursuit of Talia. His unending apologies, how he never shied away from the fact that he thought he was doing what was right to protect everyone, but he knows Talia is the one who ended up hurt the most, and how he will do whatever it takes to make up for it. I loved Kadence and what she added to the story. HOWEVER, the little twist with Vivi upset me with her character, especially when everyone expected Foster to just forgive her so quickly. She put not only her own life in danger, but also her child and her child’s father in danger (because what was to stop the Dex’s bookie from coming after them to prove a point) because of “love” for a man who had been lying to you for years about going in with YOUR FATHER, the man who ruined your life and Foster’s, on the same fights that started this whole mess? And you’re going to still cling to “love” him, when he would do nothing for you, and ask Foster who has already sacrificed everything for you and your child to make another sacrifice (WHEN HE ALREADY OFFERED TO PAY 3 MILLION BUT DEX WONT TAKE IT BC HIS PRIDE WOULD BE HURT)? I just couldn’t accept that from her. It ruined her character for me, and honestly, it would take me lover than a month to forgive her or want to work on a friendship with her again, because in that moment she showed only selfishness. BUT, besides Vivi in that moment, these characters and their trials had my heart. I felt like this was the most emotional of the books so far. I can’t wait to read the next book, and I have a feeling Eloise and Jackson are going to be quite the pair!

I am in love with the Edens, im flying through these books! I strongly suggest you read this series! I hope youll enjoy them as much as I have ♡

So far this might be my favorite one. I wasn’t sure what to expect and almost didn’t read it because I thought the MMC cheated but in glad I read it

I didn’t think Juniper Hill could be beat but oh wow did I love this book so much. There’s something about a second chance that always gets me but the fact that it was always you for BOTH of them?? Immediately yes. I liked that we didn’t get flashbacks, that they told each other what happened and they reminisced about the past and that’s how we found out the full history. The way it’s written makes you feel so protective of Talia and you’re just as suspicious of what you’re learning as she is and it feels so connecting to her experience. Adored them and their unique love story Read this when you’re in the mood for… - second chance - single dad - ish - forced proximity - it was always you - UFC fighting MMC - family chaos You don’t necessarily need to read them in order but I would recommend it!

Talia Eden loved Foster Madden for one year, two months and eleven days. It was on day 438 that her love died. The day he chose to marry her best friend. The day she vowed never to think of Foster again. When I first read the blurb for Garnet Flats, I had the tiniest doubt that this trope would be for me. The ink on his divorce papers is barely dry, yet he comes armed with apologies and promises. She knows it’s all a ploy. Foster is the king of games and secrets. But he’s got delusions the size of Montana if he thinks she’ll help him train for a world championship fight. After a second, I realised this was a Devney Perry book, and no matter what, I trusted that whatever the narrative, I would love it, and I’m extremely happy to tell you I was right, Garnet Flats is the story you didn’t know you needed but you absolutely do! This isn’t your ordinary second chance romance, this is a once in a lifetime love that never died. Foster has some secrets to reveal and a lot of forgiveness to beg for, but when he manages to break through the hard shell of hurt his actions caused, he and Thalia can finally live their happily ever after. Foster is an absolute dream book boyfriend, he made a stupid choice when he was younger, one he never realised would mean losing the only woman he ever loved, but the pain he went through, the man he was then and now, is everything I love about a romance read. I adored Talia too, she was hurt beyond imagine with Foster’s betrayal, more than she even realises until Foster appears in her hometown and six years of anger burst free. She also paid the price for Foster’s bad choices and she doesn’t let him back in, or forgive easily, even when it would be easier to do so. I can’t tell you enough how good this book is. I absolutely love Devney’s Edens series and they’re just getting better and better, plus with the tease at the end, I can feel that’s going to continue with the rest of the Eden siblings.

I can’t contain myself with her books; eating them up in just a few hours/two days. With every books the story gets livelier; psyched for the next one!

Second chance romance is one of these tropes I particularly like, therefore I was ecstatic about Garnet Flats. Talia and Foster's story was one filled with heartbreak, but also redemption. I was really curious about this couple since getting a glimpse at them in the Juniper Hill's epilogue. I was easily immersed in this novel full of feels. I enjoyed how we kept going from past to present to gradually learn more about the demise of Talia and Foster's relationship years earlier. Their past was so much more complicated than what it seemed at first. They fell in love so effortlessly and it was clear they shared a special connection. The intrigue and the reasons behind their breakup were a real surprise and made this read so intriguing. Despite the years apart, Foster never ceased to love Talia. He broke his heart at the same time he broke hers. It was nice to see him so determined to win Talia back. In his every action, his love for her was so easy to feel. II enjoyed how Talia had a backbone and made him grovel to win back her affection. Their reunion was intense and full of hurt, but also passion and love. They were truly beautiful! As much as I liked this novel, I felt the flow of the story was a little off, hence the reason I didn't rate it higher. I felt everything really happened in the second half of the book and the first half was dragging at times. Garnet Flats is so worth the read though for all the emotions it packs.

this book make me sob so hard. i cannot describe how much i was protective over talia. so Foster haved to work for both of us, but i was definitely worth it. i love them and in the end i was supper protective over him too, but honestly i wish that didn't take him so long for him to go out for the love of his life. i mean... 7 years its a long time! i also wish that became more clear that he would have donne that even if arlo's was alive. because what if this guy lived for more 10, 15, 20 years? i also not like Viviane not even a little. i think talia should be more hard with her (and foster too). but i love talia and foster and wish a ton of baby for them.

I enjoyed this story about Talia Eden and Foster Madden. I enjoyed their journey to them finding their happy ever after.