She wanted a man's face to light up when he saw her. She wanted a man to kiss her like his heart would stop if he didn't Like we all (girls, women) want to ;-) 
 I really like Kristan Higgins' novels. I like her wit and her fondness for families relationships. Her books aren't just romances. In each one there is at least one big/difficult question about loneliness, love, happiness, loss and so on. 
 It is hard not to like Higgins' heroes ;-) Of course I could easily fall in love with Tom too. But I prefer still Levi (from The Best Man). He appeared in this book also, I sighed each time ;-) 
 I am sure that from her books could be create really good movies. Funny and enjoyable, but not silly if only someone wise had done it.