is, until Jackson Page moves to town. The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name.ar after year, Willa stands by, watching as the bartender slash playboy drowns his demons in beer and sex. Then one night, he shows up at her door, suddenly aware that the girl he’s seen around Lark Cove is now a beautiful woman. Except what he doesn’t remember is that this visit isn’t his first. They spent a night together once before. A night he’s forgotten, thanks to a bottle of tequila. A night that crushed a timid girl’s heart, and set a broken man on the path to heal them both.
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I scooched my chair in toward the table, trying to put a little more space between Jackson and me, but he wasn’t having it. He put both hands on the back of my chair, then leaned in close. “Hi, Willa.” “Uh . . . hi.” I shivered at the heat from his chest on my bare shoulders. Why was he standing so close? My parents were right there. Our table was one of four tall, square ones in the center of the room and there was plenty of space between tables. Plenty. P-L-E-N-T-Y. But was Jackson using any of that plentiful space? No sirree. He stayed pressed against the back of my chair, like there were only three inches of usable space behind him, not three feet. My skin prickled he was so close. I tried to nudge my chair forward again but it barely moved. Sweat beaded on my temples and I pulled in a shaking breath. Jackson’s woodsy, rich scent was everywhere. It overpowered the stale beer, pizza and peanuts, and I inhaled a deep breath, unable to resist. Sexy Hot Forest. That’s what they’d call his cologne.
Review:
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
I loved Willa for a very large part of the book. I loved her decision to move on from Jackson. What I didn't love was seeing a woman who tried to be strong and stand for herself, accept the little pieces of affection Jackson was throwing at her and not demand more. I would have left him after his refusal to say that he loved her, but she chose to stay even if things were bad between them. I wanted her to at least date someone in any part of the book. She never really did anything that mattered in an effort to get over him. That was the opposite of the character development one would expect. She didn't even question him when he came home and smelled like another woman's perfume. She was just miserable. And after saying all that, you can see that I also didn't like Jackson and the way he was treating Willa. He did try to win her (and me as a reader) over, but I just wasn't convinced that he was the one for her. I was really looking forward to this book since I liked the first one a lot and unfortunately, I was disappointed in the end. The story had some positive qualities and that saved the book from being a complete disaster. I loved Willa's parents and their relationship. I haven't given up yet on the author and I will read the third book.
Devney is the USA Today bestselling author of the Jamison Valley series. She lives in Montana with her husband and two children. 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 kids. She loves reading and, after consuming hundreds of books, decided to share her own stories. Devney loves hearing from readers! Connect with her on social media. Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Newsletter 
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