What made my buy this book was the cover and the blurb. I felt like the story would be angsty and sexy and that was what I was in the mood for. If you put aside the fact that Matt watched Gina from afar for 4 years, it's a very sweet story.I know that Matt's behavior will come off as stalkerish but I thought it was sweet. He didn't have the courage to approach Gina when he first saw her at the fair 4 years ago so he decided that seeing her once a month when he took his friend George in for treatment at the hospital where Gina works would be enough. He finally works up the courage to finally speak to Gina, a nurse, when he bumps into her, causing her to fall and break her wrist. Matt feels all kinds of dumb and that he's already hurt her before getting to know her.Matt's background isn't pretty. He comes from an abusive and neglectful past. He's afraid to put his shit on someone else which is why he's avoided being in a relationship. He doesn't know what a healthy relationship looks like. He likes Gina, a lot, but thinks that she is too good for him.The title, A Needful Heart, is very apropos. Matt needs goodness in his life even though he feels like he doesn't deserve it. Being around Gina is the one bright spot in his otherwise dark life. Gina never noticed Matt until he volunteered to fix her staircase and banister. Now she sees him daily and is finally taking notice of him. She finds him sexy and is attracted but as Matt slowly opens up to her, she realizes that she will have to take things slow. Matt's extremely skittish and Gina doesn't want to do anything that'd made him run away.I liked the slow build-up between Matt and Gina. They are obviously very attracted to each other and their chemistry is explosive. Matt is very sweet and tortured. Gina is very patient and loving with him. The two worked well together.Overall I enjoyed the story and the characters.
