Review time!

*****

When a fellow RN jokingly predicts that Beth Roberts will meet a tall, ripped and totally lick-o-licious stranger who will fulfill her deepest desires, it’s supposed to be from across a crowded room, not giving CPR to a wedding guest. Given her tragic love life, Beth has no desire to become involved again, but who could have predicted the ponytailed doctor with the mischievous smile would break through her defenses?

Dr. Gabriel North blamed himself for his wife’s death. Now, after two years of battling guilt and meaningless hookups, he’s ready to move on. When he sees the sexy brunette at his friend’s wedding, his attraction is swift and strong, and he wastes no time in pressing his advantage. One night with the woman who makes him feel alive again isn’t enough, but gaining her trust as a man was going to take more than medical school had prepared him for.

Jan Meredith certainly knows how to bring her readers The Sexy – Gabe is definitely lick-o-licious!  And even though he has off-the-charts chemistry with Beth, it’s the tender moments that make the book work.  Mixed in with the flirting and the steaminess, the heart-to-hearts they have over their pasts and what they want for their futures are just as powerful.

Meredith brings her readers two characters that have the depth and emotion that you would normally find in a full length story.  They are very real and you understand why they’ve ended up where they have.  A lot of times these short stories have to give up some of that development in order to fit into a smaller package, but Meredith does a fantastic job of giving readers the believability needed to truly enjoy the story.  And I absolutely love the ending – it’s the perfect way to wrap up Beth and Gabe’s story.

Playing Doctor is full of passion but it also has a lot of heart.  Just over 100 pages, it proves to be a sweet and sensuous little book about opening up and loving again.  So curl up with something warm to drink and be prepared to be swept away.