Payton Whitmore seems to be having a really bad day. She has a few insecurities that seem to add to her vulnerability which also affects her emotionally. Josh seems to be having a bad day as well. It’s interesting to watch these two skim around each other’s space before they truly come into contact with each other. The author makes Payton strong enough that she can feel comfortable enough around Josh that she finally has the courage to share some of herself with him. But she also shows the frustration that Josh feels as he tries to have a relationship with Payton.

Hailey is a good friend to her Payton and tries to help her get out of her comfort zone. She was a great way to move the story along. Having this in a college setting also helped because it showed some of the daily struggles these two had as they try to find a way to cope with both school and their personal lives.

Our author has given her readers a book that has a lot to it but that’s not a bad thing. This was certainly a great first book for this series. We have family issues that need to be dealt with and personal obstacles that seem to get in the way, trying to get through college life, have time with friends and have the beginnings of a relationship and where that will lead. I got the impression that Payton’s ending came with a little lesson – see if you think so too. It will be interesting to see how Ms. Robertson follows up with Jackson’s story. You do meet him here but there’s more to him than that. You get a little hint about his story if you read to the very end of this one.

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