As an ivy-league ER doctor who eats double shifts for breakfast (and lunch…and dinner), Blake Fisher has little appetite for anything other than work. Being on the staff at Brenstville Hospital means taking care of people, a need Blake understands all too well from losing his brother to cystic fibrosis eight years ago. When he’s asked to coordinate a carnival fundraiser for the cause, he jumps at the chance to help others with the disease…until it lands him side by side with the one woman he never thought he’d see again: his ex-fiancée.
Streetwise and rough around the edges, Jules Shaw is no stranger to earning a living through hard work. But when her job as the restaurant manager of Mac’s Diner puts her shoulder to really broad shoulder with Blake Fisher, she nearly balks. She’d rather dodge and deflect than admit the real reason she broke things off, but the catering contract for the carnival means big business for Mac’s, and feeding people is Jules’s lifeblood.
As Blake and Jules join reluctant forces, they quickly rediscover the spark between them. But the possibility of a future together hinges on coming clean about the past, with potentially devastating consequences. Can Blake and Jules overcome their drastically different backgrounds and learn to love again, or will they always be outside the lines?
Michelle’s Review
So I probably should have known this before I started but I didn’t realize this was part of series. However, it works as a standalone so if you have not read the other books your will be ok. There is one character that pops in from a previous book but you don’t need to know much about her for the story.
This is a novella and normally I am not wild about novellas simply because I want more. I did think that for a short story, this was pretty darn good. Blake and Jules were engaged 8 years ago. When Jules left, Blake never expected to see her again let alone work with her. But fate had different ideas. Jules never really wanted to leave Blake and of course Blake never wanted her to leave. And the sparks never left either.
There is a scene, in the hospital, that is so hot it’s like:
And then I was like:
And then they get interrupted and I’m like:
But anyway…the story continues and this is where the drama really starts to ramp up. The same demons that caused problems before haven’t gone away and poor Blake doesn’t even know what they really were in the first place.
And then there’s Blake’s mom thrown into the mix who I imagine looks like this.
I don’t understand why Jules would want to be a part of that family. Well I do but yikes that woman. She does redeem herself a little but…
This is a quick, sexy and sweet read. As with most novellas, I was left wanting more. I just felt like there was so much more that could have been told but we do get everything we need which is pretty awesome. We get the history, the present, some drama and some sex. Can’t go wrong!
AUTHOR INFO
Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet. When she’s not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as “The Pleather Bomber”, she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a 2011 RWA Golden Heart® finalist who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. She has written two digital novellas, Love On The Line and Drawing The Line, about hot cops and sexy chefs, with a third novella, Outside The Lines, due this summer. She is also thrilled to have collaborated on a Christmas anthology with Donna Kauffman and Kate Angell, titled The Sugar Cookie Sweetheart Swap, to kick off her Pine Mountain foodie series with Kensington this October. Kimberly’s first full-length novel, Turn Up the Heat, will follow in February 2014. She resides in northern Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.
Visit her any time at www.kimberlykincaid.com or come check her out on Facebook (www.facebook.com/kimberly.kincaid1) and Twitter (@kimberlykincaid).
GIVEAWAY
I have not read this series either, but I will have to check it out. Thanks!
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This is a new series to me! I love Dr/Hospital stories. I attended pre-med college for a couple of years until I was hit by a drunk driver and was forced to withdraw due to my injuries. I have a feeling I just found a new favorite author and some new books to cherish!
This series sounds great. I like books that are totally relate-able. Thanks for a chance to read these
I have not read this series either, but I will have to check it out.
This is a great series! Loved all three books. Hot romances with great food too. Loved your little video clips!
Okay. I cannot tell a lie. I think this is one of my favorite reviews of any of my books, ever! I laughed so hard (in the good way!) Thank you
Although all three line novellas do stand alone, if you have a hankering for three hot heroes all in one place, we did just combine them into one anthology for a lower price. All the links are on my website if you want to peek. The first two heroes are cops, and then smexy Blake got the ER job.
And that hospital scene? One of my favorites too
Thanks for the love, y’all!
Sounds like a great read, can’t wait.
This series sounds good on my tbr list!
Sounds like my kind of book, I love hunky doctors! Especially books, about past lovers reuniting! Can’t wait to read.
I had not heard of this series! Loved the review! This sounds like a good read.
I have not read this series but they sound like they will be good so I will be reading them Thank you so much for the great giveaway.