An unexpected reunion…
…in paradise!
Leading heart surgeon Liam Miller has come to St.
Victoria to perform lifesaving surgery. He never imagined the distraction of
bumping into the woman who loved him and then left him without a word! Avoiding
nurse Talia Johnson is far harder than he thought -- especially when their
inconvenient but still-burning attraction keeps boiling over! As their painful
secrets come tumbling out, are they ready to finally confront the truth?
Good second chance romance. Talia is a nurse at the prestigious
Island Clinic on St. Victoria Island, the small Caribbean island where she grew
up. When she was younger, she couldn't wait to leave the island and spent some
time at Duke Hospital in North Carolina. There she met and fell in love with
Liam, a leading heart surgeon. But breaking through the walls around his heart
proved to be impossible, and when her mother became ill, Talia went home
without a word to Liam.
Liam is a man driven by the guilt he feels over his
mother's death in childbirth. His father blamed him and hammered home his
opinion of Liam's worthlessness at every chance. As a result, Liam has no
experience with love and doesn't believe in it. Talia's departure reinforced
his beliefs.
When the heart surgeon at the clinic is injured in an accident,
Talia suggests Liam as a temporary replacement, knowing he's the best choice for
an upcoming surgery. Talia plans to do a month's rotation at St. Vic's Hospital
on the other side of the island to avoid seeing him. She's never forgotten how
he broke her heart. There's no way Liam would refuse the invitation to work at
the clinic. He knew it would be good for his reputation and career. He tried
convincing himself that the chance to see Talia again had nothing to do with
it.
I enjoyed seeing the rekindling of the relationship
between Liam and Talia. Their reunion got off to a rocky start, with Liam
confronting Talia over the way she left three years earlier. Though he wouldn't
admit it, he still hurt over what he saw as her abandonment. Talia gave as good
as she got, calling him on his inability to share anything of himself with her.
But underneath the antagonism were the undeniable sparks of an attraction that
had never died. Talia and Liam agree to put their hostility aside for the sake
of their professional relationship and attempt to resume at least their
friendship.
I loved watching Talia show Liam around her island home,
seeing it through fresh eyes as she does. Spending time together allows their
simmering attraction to grow until they can no longer resist it. Liam believes
giving in will give him a chance to get Talia out of his system, but instead,
she moves further past his walls. Talia knows she's falling for him all over
again and attempts to get him to open up to her. Even when he does, his belief
in his inability to love prevents him from seeing what they could have
together. When Talia slips and confesses her feelings, Liam freaks out. After saying
many hurtful things, Liam flees back to North Carolina, where he buries himself
in his work while trying to forget. Meanwhile, Talia undergoes some soul-searching
before going after what she wants. I loved the ending and seeing her show Liam
how she feels and what is essential. Liam's "aha" moment was heartwrenching but opened his eyes to his feelings. I loved his big moment, and the epilogue
showed a beautiful future for them.
As usual with the medical romances, there were several
intense medical scenes. In this case, I liked the emergency they encountered on
their island tour and their smooth teamwork under pressure. I also liked the
detail provided on the heart surgery.
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