The Doctor's Redemption by Victoria James
Contemporary, Small Town Romance
Book Blurb:
Gwen Bailey has been busy
taking care of everyone but herself. After a tragedy tore her family apart, she
put her dreams aside to be with family. Now that her life is getting back on
track, and her new Chocolaterie is open, she can concentrate on snagging the
handsome, mysterious customer who has her dreaming about her own
happily-ever-after...
Doctor Luke Thomson has spent
the last five years filled with guilt. He hopes to make amends in Shadow Creek,
however he doesn't count on falling for the adorable and gorgeous Gwen Bailey.
He vows to not get involved with her, but she's too sweet to resist. It's only
a matter of time, though, before the truth comes out. Luke knows there's no way
Gwen will look at him the same way once she discovers his secret...
Purchase links:
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Book Review
The interaction between Gwen
and Luke was delightful. Although Luke wants to stay away, he gets sucked into
Gwen’s energy and can’t. Months of their only engagement being his daily visits
to Gwen’s shop before the book starts helps to build their attraction. When
they’re brought together for more than Luke buying coffee and a muffin things
explode between them. We find out just how bold and direct Gwen can be when it
comes to getting what she wants.
The driving conflict was the
secret and guilt that Luke lived with. It’s what stopped him from approaching
Gwen for months and from him thinking they could ever work out as a couple. I
though this aspect of the book dragged on for much too long. I expected that
when his secret was finally revealed, it would be grandiose and earthshattering.
It wasn’t. Sure his secret will effect Gwen, but his guilt over what happened
made it much bigger and unforgiveable than it actually was. The fact that he
kept the truth from Gwen for so long disappointed me more than the actual
secret did.
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Disclaimer: The reviewer volunteered to review this book.
Excerpt
“I notice you. I notice
everything about you. I know that this entire town loves you. I know you sneak
a chocolate muffin in the morning and eat it bit by bit while you’re serving
customers. I know you only charge that old guy with the beard half the actual
price of his breakfast order. I know you hate tea even though you pretend to
know what you’re talking about when customers ask you your favorite. I know you
hate wearing mascara. I know that for some reason you used to wear baggy boring
clothes and all of a sudden this week you’ve started dressing in color, in
clothes that show off an incredible body. And I know that I’ve wanted to kiss
you since the first day I met you. I think you’re incredibly hot and sexy and I
didn’t want you to go home with some random guy tonight. I wanted you to go
home with me.”
He lowered his head and
finally took her mouth against his, kissing her, wrapping her up close. She
molded herself to him, full curves pressed against his body, setting him on re.
He knew that kissing Gwen would be pretty awesome, but he hadn’t expected just
how good. She t against him like no other woman had ever. She kissed him back,
making little sounds that were driving him insane, and he knew that this wasn’t
going to be enough.
Author Bio:
Victoria James is a romance
writer living near Toronto. She is a mother to two young children, one very
disorderly feline, and wife to her very own hero. Victoria attended Queen’s
University and graduated with a degree in English Literature. She then earned a
degree in Interior Design. After the birth of her first child she began
pursuing her life-long passion of writing. Her dream of being a published
romance author was realized by Entangled in 2012. Victoria is living her dream—
staying home with her children and conjuring up happy endings for her
characters. Victoria would love to hear from her readers! You can visit her at
www.victoriajames.ca or Twitter @vicjames101 or send her an email at Victoria@victoriajames.ca.
Connect:
Site: www.victoriajames.ca
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VicJames101
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