Shelly is a flight nurse for Lifeline Air Rescue, and she's worried about her son, who may have kidney failure, and is awaiting tests. She is attracted to the new flight doc, Jared O'Connor, who may or may not be related to her late husband, but that can't go anywhere, as she's too busy... // Jared promised his family to search for his dead brother's fiancee and child, who disappeared after the funeral. Jared found himself attracted to the strong yet vulnerable Shelley and her son. Then he realized Shelly is none other than Ly, the fiancee he had been searching for. But he also found out what really happened that day that caused her to run...
Slightly over-dramatic, but all the emotional beats are met and no obvious plot-holes. 4/5
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GRR Reviews Healing Her Heart (Crystal Lake) by Laura Scott
Healing Her Heart is a tight romantic suspense and betrayed trust with a secondary plot of domestic violence. All the plot was resolved in less than 100 pages, which is very nice and tight plotting. Doctor Gabe Allen had a rule about never dating nurses because he was forced from a major metro hospital when a nurse who seduced him found that he had no intention of going long-term and accused him of sexual improprieties. When treating a domestic abuse victim, he came to know ER nurse Larissa with a generous heart. But Larissa also came to the small town to escape a past. Gabe wanted to know Larissa better, but both are hesitant to profess their love with their baggage. When the crazed abuser took Larissa hostage in the hospital, only Gabe may be Larissa's last hope for survival and redemption...
As said before, the plot was tight and all the stuff was wrapped up nicely in such a short novel where everything tied together. The only... "problem" was the MMC did not actively resolve the problem, but he made it possible to delay the gunman so police can arrive and take care of the problem.
Category: Contemporary
As said before, the plot was tight and all the stuff was wrapped up nicely in such a short novel where everything tied together. The only... "problem" was the MMC did not actively resolve the problem, but he made it possible to delay the gunman so police can arrive and take care of the problem.
Primary Plot: Doctor who vowed never to date nurses again found the one nurse he'd really want to date, but will she have him?
Tropes: hot for boss, spiritual, scars, hospital, woman in peril
Overall Rating: 4/5
GRR Reviews A Soldier's Promise by Laura Scott
A Soldier's Promise is about faith in oneself, and "God will provide", and it relied on a deus ex machina ending where the "villain" basically changed his mind right at the climax to allow the happily ever after. That I am afraid, just make a lame plot and cheated the reader out of main character's various struggles to overcome either their own weaknesses or external threats to love.
WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD
ER Nurse Julie scandalized the town when she had to break off the engagement. When Derek and daughter Lexi was brought to the ER after a car crash that totaled their vehicle and left Derek wounded. Julie offered her residence to help them recuperate when she learned the Derek was actually on the run from his in-laws. Derek was a soldier that got a woman pregnant. He wanted to come back, but she rejected him. When she got cancer, she gave him custody of the daughter Lexi, but her parents disagreed and got a court order. Derek has no money to fight it in court, so he took Lexi and ran. Julie fell in love with Derek, and somehow convinced him to go back and face the grandparents. Grandparents suddenly had a change of heart, Derek got a good job, married Julie, and there's the happily ever after.
Derek's conflict was solved WITHOUT his effort (or even her effort, much). That's just... lame plotting. But I guess in this sorta "Christian fiction" or "Spiritual Fiction", where references to God and faith and dropped all over the book, this is basically deus ex machina, albeit somewhat disguised.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Man on the run with his daughter meets ER nurse with a kind heart
Tropes: Doctor+Nurse / Patient, single parent, (wo)man in peril,
Overall Rating: 2/5
WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD
ER Nurse Julie scandalized the town when she had to break off the engagement. When Derek and daughter Lexi was brought to the ER after a car crash that totaled their vehicle and left Derek wounded. Julie offered her residence to help them recuperate when she learned the Derek was actually on the run from his in-laws. Derek was a soldier that got a woman pregnant. He wanted to come back, but she rejected him. When she got cancer, she gave him custody of the daughter Lexi, but her parents disagreed and got a court order. Derek has no money to fight it in court, so he took Lexi and ran. Julie fell in love with Derek, and somehow convinced him to go back and face the grandparents. Grandparents suddenly had a change of heart, Derek got a good job, married Julie, and there's the happily ever after.
Derek's conflict was solved WITHOUT his effort (or even her effort, much). That's just... lame plotting. But I guess in this sorta "Christian fiction" or "Spiritual Fiction", where references to God and faith and dropped all over the book, this is basically deus ex machina, albeit somewhat disguised.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Man on the run with his daughter meets ER nurse with a kind heart
Tropes: Doctor+Nurse / Patient, single parent, (wo)man in peril,
Overall Rating: 2/5
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