Still Savannah

Blue Ridge Valley #3

by Sandra Owens

Known simply as Savannah, a beautiful face on the covers of glamour magazines, Savannah Graham has the perfect life… or so it seems to the world. Behind closed doors her reality is far from perfect. When a person she should be able to trust threatens her, she returns home to Blue Ridge Valley, the only place she feels safe. The valley is also where he lives, her first and only love.

Adam Hunter stepped out of Savannah Graham’s life nine years ago so she could follow her dream. She was his first love, and there is still an ache in his heart for what he lost every time he sees her face on the cover of a magazine. Now she’s home, needing protection, and he can’t refuse. When the danger is over, she will return to her glamorous life. So she’s not the only thing he has to protect, he also needs to safeguard his heart.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

264 pages, Paperback

First published October 22, 2018

About the author

An award winning author, Sandra Owens lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Her family and friends often question her sanity, but have ceased being surprised by what she might get up to next. She’s jumped out of a plane, flown in an aerobatic plane while the pilot performed thrilling stunts, has flown Air Combat (two fighter planes dogfighting, pretending to shoot at each other with laser guns), and rode a Harley motorcycle for years. She regrets nothing.

Sandra is a 2013 Golden Heart® Finalist for her contemporary romance, CRAZY FOR HER. CRAZY FOR HER is the first book in her bestselling series about the men of K2 Special Services. Book two, SOMEONE LIKE HER, is available now, and book three, FALLING FOR HER, is due out this fall. In addition to contemporary romances, Sandra writes Regency romances.

Learn more about Sandra at www.sandra-owens.com

Reviews

[Jackie Bailey]

You'll love Still Savannah. It's the best of Sandra Owens' Blue Ridge Valley series books. It has intrigue, humor, romance, and a plan to fix things in Savannah's shattered life.
Savannah is a top model who is extremely unhappy thanks to her controlling mother and her emotionally abusive agent/boyfriend. She finally escapes and turns to Adam, her high school boyfriend, for help. The boyfriend she never stopped loving.
Adam and Savannah get a lot of help from the colorful cast of characters in their quirky town, along with her two best friends, Autumn and Jenn. You'll laugh out loud reading about the town's antics to keep her agent from finding her.
I recommend this book to anyone who loves a great story with plenty of adventure and sizzling romance. I would give it more than five stars if I could.
Do yourself a favor and read this awesome, "can't put it down" book. You'll love it.

Jackie B.

[Jill Eshenbaugh]

And then there were three. Three girls grew up together and were best friends, until life happened and then they were no longer the three musketeers. Jen and Autumn found their happiness in their beloved home town, but Savannah, she disappeared from their radar. Savannah thought she wanted to be a model, well her mother really had that wish, and Savannah followed through but it was never her dream. Her real dream was her “valley” and Adam. Ms Owens again turns a romantic tale of star crossed lovers into a lovely story that beautifully wraps up the lives of the three girls. The author’s talent of narrating in the first person draws the reader in and makes you feel part of the story. There is humor, love along with the angst required to spice things up. Love the way the series turned out and only wish there were more in the valley that needed stories.

[Tracy DeNeal]

Adam and Savannah

I love Blue Ridge Valley! Sandra Owens has created such a quaint little community of characters. From the first book in this series to the last I have been captivated. So many ah moments—too many to mention.

Adam Hunter finally makes his match with the girl who got away—the enigmatic Savannah Graham. I was sad for Savannah throughout most of this story. She just couldn’t grab for what she wanted and live her life on her own terms until all of a sudden she did and it was about dang time. 😳

The saddest moments for me revolve around her relationship with food. The villains of this piece deserved horrible retribution for the ways that they selfishly ruined her life. Her happy ever after was a long time coming, but oh so satisfying.

I keep saying that I really want to live in that town! Mary, Hamburger, Gloria, and the Hunter twins are just the best. I am going to love revisiting this series in the future. This is small town romance at its best!

[Doni]

I truly adored this book! It will captivate
your heart from the first pages to the last.
It's an engaging, emotional, steamy
& fun story. The suspense has you
wanting to know what happens next.
Since reading Just Jenny, I've wondered what Savannah's story would be.
She isn't in a good situation.
Well, the wait is so worth it!!
Savannah & Adam, had loved each
other in high school. Till Savannah's
manipulative mother, got involved.
Nine years later, Savannah asks Adam
for help. Both hesitant about seeing
each other again. Still trying to heal
their broken hearts.
I loved everything about the story!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!

[Heather]

This book has some vague on-page sex (nothing overly graphic) and some cursing including a handful of f-bombs – neither thing overwhelms the story, but if those things will cause you leave a bad review, this is not the book for you.

Still Savannah is the third book in the Blue Ridge Valley series and while you don't have to read the first two books to enjoy this one because it stands alone, you really should because beyond them just being great stories, the books help to set up Savannah's story and introduce you to the players in the story. But if you want to just jump in to the series, you can absolutely do that with no problem.

I really loved this story because in the previous books we had gotten a quick glimpse into Savannah's imperfect life, but in this book we got the full picture of just how bad things had gotten for her while she was away, and we got to see just how strong she is. One of the things I love more than anything in a book is when a female character finds her strength without becoming hard or cold, and watching Savannah do that while Adam facilitated her growth without hovering over her or forcing her into doing what he wanted her to was really awesome. Adam's love for Savannah was nothing short of beautiful, and I thought it was amazing how he protected her but still allowed her to get stronger and stronger as she realized that she could, in fact, take care of herself. The way that they fell back in love was organic and exactly the way that I was hoping it would for them.

Once again, the characters who live in this town play such a huge part in this story. I loved the looks back into the other couples' lives, but I also loved how the side characters played such a huge part of Savannah finding herself without overwhelming the plot. Hopefully some of the side characters we have come to know and love (Lucas, Farrah, and now Dax) will get books in the future because I have loved every minute of being in this little town and I'm not ready to leave them behind.

I would highly recommend this story to anyone who has read the first two books and enjoyed them, or to anyone who loves a well-written second chance romance between two people who just flat out belong together.

[Brandy]

Still Savannah is #3 in Sandra Owens Blue Ridge Valley series. The best by far. Which is saying a lot! They're all AFREAKAMAZING! I adored this book. I would give 10 stars if I could. I am in love with the beautiful town and it's quirky residents. Mary and Hamburger have me laughing in every scene. Especially in this book though. I loved Jenny and Dylan, in, 'Just Jenny' and Autumn and Connor in 'All Autumn ', and loved and adored Adam and Savannah in 'Still Savannah.' Definitely worth the wait, as were the other 2. I was laughing out loud. Smiling. Sighing. Crying. I love when an author hits all of my emotions, and Ms. Owens is one who always manages to do just that. As typical of a Sandra Owens book, I couldn't put it down. The epilogue is beautiful and will have you both smiling and sighing. If your a fan of this series.

I was gifted an ARC copy for an honest review.

[Diana Davidson]

Oh my! What a fabulous story! Savannah has given control of her life to others for a long time. She has so many obstacles to overcome; the main one was her own self doubt. She had just simply given until one dark action made her wake up and seize her life back. I didn’t like Savannah in the previous books and I didn’t like her at the beginning of this one. But when that girl stood up and took her life back, she blew me away! I loved how this was written and how the story came together. A very weak personality became a strong and assertive woman. Bravo! Oh and don’t let me forget about Adam! Sexy, determined and strong. Yum Yum. And thank you for the epilogue!

[LEAH ANN]

Wow!!!

Wow, just WOW! I loved this book! This whole series was amazing! Savannah’s story was captivating. A woman who struggles to find herself while fighting for her life and freedom. Not everything seems as it is. I love Savannah and Adam is perfect for her. I couldn’t put the book down and was sad to see it end. The ending was spectacular. I loved the small details. You will love the series.

[CK]

This book is impossible to describe. Full of humor, laughter, passion are the simplistic words to describe this book but does it absolutely no justice. Reading Sandra’s books is like being swathed in a warm cocoon. You don’t know what you’re in for, but you’ll love the ride and you’ll always be happy in the end. Read this book for the silliness. For the humor. For the emotions. You won’t be sorry you did.

[Yvonne Cruz]

We are back in the Blue Ridge Valley and the group of childhood friends that are still close and have endured their share of ups and downs.
Nine years ago one of them, Savannah, left town to become a famous model. But she also left behind her first and only love. She thought he didn’t love her and left with a broken heart. Little did she know , that because he loved her very much , he let her go to pursue her dreams.
Both were heartbroken without realizing they had been manipulated.
Now Savannah needs help and money to escape someone who wants to harm her and possess her, and Adam, the one she hasn’t forgotten, is the one she calls for help.
Their story was filled with a manipulative mother and agent, misunderstandings, broken hearts, trust issues and in Savannah’s case, lack of confidence and self-love. A reminder that what you see isn’t always what’s real. And quoting the author there is “darkness in a dream world”.
A story about finding yourself and in doing so, finding that second chances are within reach.
A good ending for this series. If you have read the previous books, you’ll get a chance to catch up with the other characters. If you haven’t, I encourage you do pick books 1 and 2.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

[Ursula McCaul]

I absolutely loved this book and am beyond sad that it's over (I'd been looking forward to reading this for quite some time). The town's characters are fantastic - hilarious, quirky, sweet and protective of their own. Savannah and Adam's story was wonderful and definitely worth waiting for. Also, it was great to have catch-ups with the all the people from the previous books. Like all of Sandra's books it's a difficult one to put down, so make sure you've a few hours free to lose yourself in the valley. I have all of Sandra's books and this latest one is another winner. I am hoping that this isn't the last we hear from Blue Ridge.
If you are new to Sandra Owens check out her K2 and Aces & Eight series as well as her regency novels, all are thoroughly enjoyable.
Thanks for another wonderful story Sandra!

[Julie]

I think this was my favorite book in the series. We had hints of Savannah in earlier books and those hints had me looking forward to this story of the small town girl turned international model and Adam, the boy she left behind. It did not disappoint.

This is a story of second chances filled with quirky small town characters that'll make you laugh.

A satisfying ending to the Blue Ridge Valley series.

[Beverly Kee]

The last of the series and it didn't disappoint at all! A sweet romance with some great laughs! Who couldn't with folks like Mary and Hamburger? I loved it so much I couldn't put it down until finished! I am not ready to give Blue Ridge Valley up yet!

[Kerry Childers]

I loved Still Savannah. This was my favorite of what was a very good series. Although you do not need to have read the other books in the series to enjoy this one, the relationships between the characters continues to build making the story that much more enjoyable. The quirky town is a perfect setting and the supporting characters, especially Hamburger, will make you laugh out loud. Sandra Owens created a great couple in Savannah and Adam. I'd give this one 6 stars if I could!

[Vee Stojcevski]

Blue Ridge Valley Magic

This was a wonderful conclusion to the beautifully written Blue Ridge Valley series. Savannah and Adam’s story was touching, and romantic. There was so much going on with Savannah mentally after all the abuse she was dealt at the hands of her mother and agent Jackson that it took a lot of strong will to break free from her troubled past.
Adam and Savannah were both so perfect for each other. I loved it when Adam called her Savvy. Such an intimate gesture that made my heart feel warm.
I want to live in Blue Ridge Valley because it is full of wonderful people who care deeply for each others well being. A huge huggable family that makes this series heartwarming. A highly recommended series.

[Janet D. Murphy]

Still Savannah

This third book was so worth the wait.

Adam and Savannah had been together in high school and loved each other. She had a controlling mother that wanted her to model. Her mother told young Adam he would be holding her back and needed to set her free. Two young kids in love and a parent only wanting what she wants they break up.

Fast forward ten years and Savannah is in trouble and who does she call Adam . He is cautious but for her he will do anything. Can they find their way back to one another or did they have their time years ago?

Great read and a total page turner. Hate it's the end but with this author all her books are good.

[Prajakta Pradhan]

Savannah saves herself

Good story of Savannah who finally becomes brave enough to stand up for herself. I still feel that before she just went off the radar, she should have talked to Adam who had patiently waited for her. She also should have been better in touch with Jenny and Autumn. Can't just keep saying that she was used to people doing things for her.

But all's well that ends well. Loved the double wedding. And loved the hilarious ways that Hamburger troubles Jackson. And love Mary too!

Fun book.

[Penny Leidecker]

I have read all the Blue Ridge Valley books and Still Savannah was a fantastic conclusion. Savannah and Adam were high school sweethearts, but when graduation came, Adam broke up with her. Savannah’s mom takes her to New York, where she becomes a successful model. Nine years have passed and Savannah calls Adam for help. What secrets has she been keeping? Will Adam help her? No spoilers, so grab your copy and get ready to laugh and cry reading this fabulous book.

[Monae Doyle]

Sandra Owens did it again with this book which was amazing. I loved the story of Adam and Savannah which was a second chance romance. I loved watching them reunite after being away from each other. Adam Hunter was such a great guy in this book and I loved how he was with Savannah. The other people in the book also made this a fun book to read. The ending was also great. I wish there could have been some steamy moments in this book but overall I enjoyed this book.

[Suzanne Clemons]

Great Finale to a Great Series


Savannah and Adam's story is touching and has all the feels readers expect from Sandra Owens. The third trip to Blue Ridge Valley find the towns residents still unique and ready to take care of their own. I loved how the town comes together to protect Savannah from her ex. Readers will enjoy this book.

[Lorie Laprade]

Loved the story!

This was the third book in the Blue Ridge series. Sandra Brown gave a small glimpse of Savannah in the earlier books. Best friends with Autumn and Jenn since grade school, her friends felt something was decidedly wrong with Savannah. This is her journey of finding herself and reunite with the love of her life. Enjoy the story!

[Merle]

End of the saga, or is it? Savannah left Blue Ridge Valley to become a famous model, her mother's dream for her. When she finally gets the courage to run away from her situation of manipulation and stifling control, she comes back home and causes a seismic shift. there is an HEA for her and Adam, the boy she left behind. He's no longer a boy but has never gotten over her.

[Sue Stewart]

Loved Savannah's story. The complexity of the storyline, the anticipation around Jackson's reaction, her history with Adam. Great to see Autumn and Connor and Jenn and Dylan again.
Really good series!

[Kathy]

Review

And she's done it again! Loved Savannah and Adam's story, just like the other 2 in the series. Hopefully she's not done with Blue Ridge Valley. Dax needs a book. And Lucas. And Taren. They weren't in this book as much but I liked them and hope they get their HEA too.

[Cindy]

Loved This Book

Savannah and Adams story. I enjoy reading books that tell a good love story without turning it into porn. This story also includes characters from previous books that are fun & crazy. I enjoy Sandra Owens books and highly recommend them.

[Janeiowa]

Fantistic

Sandra Owens is a fantastic writer of contemporary romances. She creates believable and realistic characters. She’s one of two autobuys for me these days. The other is Rosalind James.

[Glenda Bettin]

Loved this book

[Lyn Brown]

Amazing

I thoroughly enjoyed Still Savannah!!!! I hate to see this series end. I love everything Sandra writes, but these 3 books have been my favorites

[joyce Cota]

I didn't love this book. I felt like Savannah story was too unrealistic. Drug myself through to the end. The epilogue was good and seemed to tie up Jenn and Autumn's stories too.

[Jo]

any chance we will have the book of Dax?