Gosh, could Jackson and Willa be any more perfect??? No, the answer is probably not. They are just so dang good just they way they are. The playboy who had his hind end handed to him by the shy girl that had loved him from afar for far too long, never knew what hit him in this fantastic sequel to Devney Perry's Lark Cove series.
Jackson and Willa are two polar opposites of the social spectrum, which is exactly why they work so well, in my book. The social butterfly bartender and the shy girl that lives for the kids at her summer camp. The last two people that you would imagine falling in love are the sweetest couple you could ever hope to see together. Even if Jackson didn't remember his lady for most of the time that Willa pined for him.
Years of him calling her by the wrong name, never dimmed her love. Years of him carousing with the local tourists never made her think less of the man that didn't understand what true love was. Because Willa knew. She knew that nothing was better for her than Jackson Page. And Jackson Page finally figured that out too- even if it took him way too many years.
Luckily our girl Willa did the smart and tough girl thing- she made that boy work for it. And work he did. He proved over and over that he wasn't in this thing for the easy and empty companionship- he wanted to know the girl behind the golden hair that he was so obsessed with. He wanted to know the woman that haunted his dreams. He simply wanted Willa. And he was going to stop at nothing to make her see that. It was SO good watching the cat chasing the mouse in this book. I loved every single second. Even when it hurt to watch, it was still beautiful. Devney made it that way.
This is a great series, and I love that everything I've read from Ms. Perry has given me the feels. I can only hope that continues with every one of her books, and every couple she gives us. For some reason, I'm not too worried about that. ;)
Willa Doon has always been shy.
Her quiet demeanor was something she’s always embraced.
That is, until Jackson Page moves to town.
The one man she desperately wants to take notice struggles to remember her name.
Year 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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EXCERPT:
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.
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!
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