Timid

I really enjoy reading small town romance, so it's a given that I'm going to enjoy reading Devney Perry's Lark Cove series.I've been looking forward to reading more about Willa and Jackson since reading the excerpt at the end of Tattered. Willa was such a sweet character. She is so shy and reserved, yet when warranted she definitely had a backbone and stood up for herself and those she loved.Jackson took forever to notice what was right in front of him for years. He was so hung up on the thought that sooner or later, everyone leaves that he almost missed the best thing to happen to him with Willa. Luckily Willa had a bucketload of patience, as she needed it throughout the story with Jackson!I'm so excited for the next book in the series Tragic - Kaine sounds like an angsty character, and I love some good angst :)

First and foremost, I enjoyed this book much more than I did the first one in the series. I jumped in from the start and didn't stop until I was finished.Willa and Jackson are the perfect case of opposites attract. Willa with her innocence and Jackson with his experienced past, these two are bound to explode when they come together. I enjoyed reading about their journey.The side characters in this book made the book. They were that extra something this book definitely needed. They helped create the bond between Willa and Jackson.In this author's books, she always has that one element that we have learned will eventually come in the second half of the book. If I am being honest, I was getting bored with it. It had become too predictable. She finally decided to switch it up. I couldn't have been more pleased. I didn't see that twist coming at all.Overall, I really enjoyed this story. I didn't want to put it down until I had reached the end. I definitely was not disappointed in anything in this book. I most assuredly would recommend reading.

Willa has always been quiet and shy. She was ok with that until she realized her long time crush on Jackson was so hidden he didn’t even remember her name. That fact became compounded when he shows up on her doorstep determined to get to know her, but doesn’t remember that this isn’t the first time he has been on her doorstep.Jackson doesn’t let people in. He may be a favored bartender in town, but he doesn’t let people close to the real him outside a very select few he bonded with as a teenager.I loved watching these two discover each other. Jackson’s history of keeping himself closed off didn’t deter Willa from trying to figure him out. But what she didn’t count on was his determination to get to know her without giving anything of himself away in the process. He didn’t count on the quiet woman holding her own against something he doesn’t remember doing.I started this book thinking the title referred only to Willa. However, as more of Jackson’s character is developed I realized that he had his own timid streak as well. He is battling his own preconceived notions about what his life would be like and what he was capable of giving someone else. That he had never noticed Willa for as long as he lived there until he saw her through Thea’s drawings points to how far inside his own head he lived.They both had fears to conquer and past hurts to overcome. I loved watching them both confront their fears, facing things they didn’t realize needed changing. I was surprised when Willa stood her ground and made Jackson work for her attention. It would have been easy for her to welcome his interest without questioning his motives or memory. Jackson had long thought that he was only good for one night stands and quick pleasure. He hadn’t considered that someone as good as Willa would notice him, let alone give him the time of day.Once again, Devney Perry has crafted a page turner full of great characters and a cozy small town setting. Parts of Willa and Jackson’s story were played out as background noise in Tattered, but seeing those same scenes from this side of things made comments and observations from Tattered more clear from Jackson and Willa’s povs. I loved returning to Lark’s Cove, seeing Thea and Logan, and meeting a whole other section of town with Willa’s family and friends in the mix. I can’t wait to return to this series again with Tragic, but will have to wait patiently in the meantime.

Amazing as always. I always have an expectation with denvey books to have some suspense to it. And while it did, it was a little disappointing that nothing happened. Jackson didn't get to play here at all. I love the men in her Jameson valley series her men are alpha with a slight hero complex I love it. So we shall see what happens with tragic. Still the writing is amazing and I love how strong Willa is but vulnerable!

I enjoyed reading about Willa & Jackson! Willa is your good girl, next door neighbor kinda girl...and you can’t help but like her. Jackson isn’t all that bad just a bit lost. He definitely needs a Willa in his life. They need each other and it’s beautiful when they get together. But as you read it isn’t that easy for them and they have to figure out how to let things go to make them work.