GRR Reviews Love Claimed (A Hidden Beauty) by Mary Crawford

Love Claimed is about love and acceptance, of a guy's attempt to win a gal's heart despite her reluctance toward his profession.

Jaxson Shepherd is an ortho doctor, and he's in love... He goes to work for coffee, and he's smitten with this one woman, on the same road, taking what's probably her son to school. When a teenager rammed her car by accident, he went into doctor mode and rescued her... But Donda Whitaker does not take kindly to doctors... Or being rescued. But Donda's son Gabriel reached out to Jaxson... His mom had been hurt before and is worth the risk for Jaxson. But Donda was sure that Jaxson will be running away once he knew her past... Can Jaxson convince her otherwise when he has his own problems, including a vengeful sister? Can they teach each other about trust?

I won't get too much into the names, other than the names are obviously African-American names, but the characters are surprisingly race-neutral. Once I got into the story, I completely forgot about the ethnicity of the characters. This is about how to let go of the past and embrace love.


Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Can a doctor convince a career single mother who hated doctors to give him a chance by helping her son?

Tropes: doctor, single parent, scars, family drama

Overall Rating:  5/5