GRR Reviews Brothers in Blue: Matt by Jeanne St. James

Matt (Brothers in Blue) is a contemporary romance featuring the "wounded warrior" MMC meeting the "woman who wanted a child" FMC. The mix was interesting, as children came to be their main difference in opinion.

To recap, Matt Bryson came home from Middle East broken with PTSD. Fortunately, his family is supportive, and he has a job as the local police with his two brothers, Max (the chief) and Marc. When Max's wife gave birth, Matt found the attending OB/GYN Carly Stephens bossy and very attractive, and immediately dubbed her "Dictator Doctor". When Matt had to respond to an accident with a deer, he was surprised to find that it was Dr. Carly, who totaled her SUV. When he discovered she lived in a bad part of town, he offered up his house, as he had to live outside, in a tent, due to his PTSD issues. The two found each other irresistible... physically, and what started as no-strings sex, came to mean a bit more. But Matt can't ever deal with children, having seen too much, and Carly wanted one, but can't really adopt without a stable foundation. Is there even any room to compromise? And when Matt's PTSD got worse, can Carly convince Matt to seek help before it's too late?

The emotional pain for two is written nicely, though it's technically insta-lust. Once they matched, they struggle to make it anything more than NSA sex as neither was quite ready to talk about their own issues and dreams. While the ending was technically a "change of heart", it works within the context.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: PTSD ex-soldier, now a cop, fell for the local OB/GYN who wanted a child of her own, not necessarily with marriage. Can they go beyond NSA sex?

Tropes: fling to a thing, doctor/patient, law enforcement,

Overall Rating:  4/5 (rounded up)