smithrachaelynn's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely LOVED this romance. Omg. The twin boys are adorable, and the chemistry between Emma is Clint is amazing. Such a great story!
ingypingy2000's review
1.0
I was so angry at the 'hero' I couldn't finish the book. I got to page 61 of 319 and was absolutely seething. How dare he continue to threaten CPS against her? I'd never forgive him... I'm so disgusted and already I feel Emma talking about how cute he is and how handsome... Some man is threatening your kids and you think he's cute? Threatening your kids is beyond 'jerk'. No, I couldn't finish this book.
atkinsi's review
3.0
It’s a decent storyline and a quick read. I really want to give it 2.5 stars. There are a number of incorrect words (versus misspelled words) that were missed on its edit throughout the story. For me, this was a huge distraction and annoyance causing me to enjoy the book less.
bananatricky's review
3.0
I started reading this a long time ago, got a good way through (like 80%) and stopped reading. When I saw the second book on special offer the character Gabe rang a bell and so I dug this out to see if I had read it and what I thought. When I realised I hadn't finished it I girded my loins and read the rest. Which is a long-winded way of saying some of the commentary may be a bit vague.
Emma is the sort of heroine you find in what I call thriller-romances. Always married to a scum-bag of some description they are brutally divorced, cheated of all alimony and child-support and end up living from hand to mouth - in this case also supporting a mother with growing dementia. These women still volunteer at the church/hospital, cook nourishing food and cakes, hold down a poorly-paid but nurturing job and probably have a wonderful garden as well. Emma has twins!
Clint is a city doctor in a flourishing ER practice. However, a procedure gone wrong has left him loathing his life and his job. When his uncle asks him to be a locum for his small-town practice Clint reluctantly agrees. When he meets Emma's little boys he jumps to conclusions about her fitness as a mother which circumstances do nothing to dispel.
So, so far so good. A sweet romance with a struggling divorcee two cute little boys and a jaded, wealthy bachelor. TBH I think this was all I was expecting and when the ex-husband reared his (metaphorically) ugly head it all became too busy for me. A small-town/big city romance with cute kids became a child custody battle with mobsters and threats. The two sides of the story didn't really gel for me. Also Clint seemed to have a ready supply of family members who could fix all of Emma's problems - need a lawyer - my brother can help etc.
So, for the main part those are my vague recollections. When I restarted reading the book I finally finished it I also thought that Emma displayed lots of TSTL characteristics.
I bought the second book because it was on special offer - then realised that Gabe wasn't the character I was thinking of anyway - that was from a different series altogether. Never mind, I'll give it a go.
Emma is the sort of heroine you find in what I call thriller-romances. Always married to a scum-bag of some description they are brutally divorced, cheated of all alimony and child-support and end up living from hand to mouth - in this case also supporting a mother with growing dementia. These women still volunteer at the church/hospital, cook nourishing food and cakes, hold down a poorly-paid but nurturing job and probably have a wonderful garden as well. Emma has twins!
Clint is a city doctor in a flourishing ER practice. However, a procedure gone wrong has left him loathing his life and his job. When his uncle asks him to be a locum for his small-town practice Clint reluctantly agrees. When he meets Emma's little boys he jumps to conclusions about her fitness as a mother which circumstances do nothing to dispel.
So, so far so good. A sweet romance with a struggling divorcee two cute little boys and a jaded, wealthy bachelor. TBH I think this was all I was expecting and when the ex-husband reared his (metaphorically) ugly head it all became too busy for me. A small-town/big city romance with cute kids became a child custody battle with mobsters and threats. The two sides of the story didn't really gel for me. Also Clint seemed to have a ready supply of family members who could fix all of Emma's problems - need a lawyer - my brother can help etc.
So, for the main part those are my vague recollections. When I restarted reading the book I finally finished it I also thought that Emma displayed lots of TSTL characteristics.
Spoiler
She left her mother and children with a sitter so that she could barge into a sting operation in which her ex was trying to hire a hit man. Knowing the plan, with Clint telling her to trust him and stay away, she did exactly the opposite and could have ruined the entire operation. One which was specially planned and timed to overturn her ex's attempts to gain custody of one twin!!! I thought Clint should have called her on her stupidity, her reneging on her agreement to stay away AND her lack of trust in him (and her cousin) to spring the trap. She didn't even go into the back of the bar - no she waltzed right in the front door.I bought the second book because it was on special offer - then realised that Gabe wasn't the character I was thinking of anyway - that was from a different series altogether. Never mind, I'll give it a go.
franwiththebookaddiction's review
3.0
3.5 stars.
This started out strong and then dwindled for me. I enjoyed to begin with and even added another of this author’s books to my wtr list. But then... I don’t even know what happened exactly but by the end I was skimmming to get it done.
The one thing that did annoy me was the legal stuff. Even as someone who only knows about the law what I read in the news and watch in the movies I knew this was BS. There is no way a judge would rule the way they suggested when it comes to the well-being of a child. Maybe this is were the book went wrong for me. I am a stickler for the details
This started out strong and then dwindled for me. I enjoyed to begin with and even added another of this author’s books to my wtr list. But then... I don’t even know what happened exactly but by the end I was skimmming to get it done.
The one thing that did annoy me was the legal stuff. Even as someone who only knows about the law what I read in the news and watch in the movies I knew this was BS. There is no way a judge would rule the way they suggested when it comes to the well-being of a child. Maybe this is were the book went wrong for me. I am a stickler for the details
krisz's review
1.0
I think this took me a year or so to finish, and I just did that because I usually stick to my decisions.
It was boring. So, so boring. And the premise was misplaced - it started out as boy meets girl, then it amorfed into an other book, boy saves girl ('s sons). This second part was also full of typos.
The boy meets girl part started nicely - OK, no surprises, but good tension. Then we got to a point where they should have got closer to each other but they didn't, for no reason at all. Then they did have sex, but didn't talk about their relationship, the reader didn't understand why they didn't ease to everydays.
The other part was just schlopp. All clichés everywhere, who didn't see everything coming? I did that part with speed reading :(
There are lots of good light books out there, don't waste your time and money on this one.
It was boring. So, so boring. And the premise was misplaced - it started out as boy meets girl, then it amorfed into an other book, boy saves girl ('s sons). This second part was also full of typos.
The boy meets girl part started nicely - OK, no surprises, but good tension. Then we got to a point where they should have got closer to each other but they didn't, for no reason at all. Then they did have sex, but didn't talk about their relationship, the reader didn't understand why they didn't ease to everydays.
The other part was just schlopp. All clichés everywhere, who didn't see everything coming? I did that part with speed reading :(
There are lots of good light books out there, don't waste your time and money on this one.
jferrell526's review
5.0
To save a doctor.
He thought she was a neglectful mother at first. But soon that mistake became love in this romance by Suzanne Ferrell. Somehow in this book you get romance but also a little mystery. You might even find yourself wanting to smack a person or two. A great read!!
He thought she was a neglectful mother at first. But soon that mistake became love in this romance by Suzanne Ferrell. Somehow in this book you get romance but also a little mystery. You might even find yourself wanting to smack a person or two. A great read!!
jj_c's review against another edition
4.0
Really liked the characters, loved the boys:) Great sense of community.
karja26's review against another edition
4.0
LOVE!!! Really felt Emma's emotions and troubles, everything she went through. Damn you dwayne! Grrr
can't wait to continue the series
can't wait to continue the series