Wednesday, July 01, 2009

My Review - Critical Care

CRITICAL CARE is the first book I've read from Candace Calvert. And though it is written with the typical opposites attract storyline, it still made for an enjoyable read.

With the main setting being an ER room at a hospital, we watch as Claire Avery, a nurse educator, deals with the trauma that plagues her past, and has driven her from the hospital she once worked at. We also watch as she deals with developing feelings for Dr. Logan Caldwell, a man that is so single-minded, he sees no need for the counseling she wants to provide his staff after a tragic daycare center explosion.

Claire has tragedies of her own. She has left the hospital she once worked at as an ER nurse, when her brother, a firefighter is brought in and she is unable to save him. Changing gears, she decides to become a nurse educator and relocates to a new hospital, hoping for a new start. Unfortunately, she buts heads with Dr. Caldwell, and his unsympathetic ways. Not wanting his negative attitude to derail her, she continues to meet with staff members and offers them the counseling they need despite his pessimistic comments.

When the ER becomes shorthanded, Claire is called upon to fill in. Dealing with her anxieties while working with patients, she knows she can never go back to the stress and fear of working an ER. It is more than she can handle. But, the more she is around Dr. Caldwell, the more she feels an attraction for him. He also feels an attraction for Claire and tries to get to know her on a more personal level. When Claire learns that Logan is dealing with his own heartbreak, she begins to see a softer, more personable side to him.

Overcoming past fears, past relationship, and the feeling of loss, Claire and Logan venture into new territory as they both decide to understand each other better and grow their relationship on their shared passion of saving people.♥

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