Bedside Manner
Hearts and Health, Book 2
By: DJ Jamison
Narrated by Kenneth Obi
Series: Hearts and Health,
Book 2
Length: 6 hrs. and 18 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 04-05-19
Language: English
Publisher: DJ Jamison
4.5 out of 5 stars 4.6 (5 ratings)
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Dr. Paul Johnston can't
get a set of dark, somber eyes out of his head, and the timing couldn't be
worse.
The last thing he needs is
to fall for a patient. Not now, when he's been put on paid leave pending review
of a formal complaint. One that accuses him of sexual impropriety of some kind.
It's possible he let his newfound freedom as a divorced, out-of-the-closet gay
man go to his head, but he's certain - mostly - he didn't do anything wrong.
Now, he's struggling to handle the reality that his job is in danger and the
only guy he wants should be off-limits.
Zane Kavanaugh is
floundering, and there's only one man who soothes the storm inside him.
Reeling from an assault
that landed him in the hospital and the painful estrangement from his family
since coming out, Zane is trying to get his feet under him and find his
independence. He moves in with a roommate and searches for a job, all while
recovering from a fractured arm and cracked ribs. None of that hurts as much as
the emotional damage he's suffered. When he connects with Dr. Paul Johnston
outside of the ER, he's drawn to the man's calm, collected manner. It doesn't
hurt that Paul's lack of experience with men is sexy as hell, and so are his
over-the-top responses when Zane gets his lips on him.
There's no right time to
fall in love.
Paul is afraid to start a
relationship, and Zane can only handle so much more rejection. Will these two
find their perfect moment, or will they realize you can't choose when and how
you fall in love? If Paul can't take a risk, he may have to choose: the career
he loves or the first man to capture his heart.
©2017 DJ Jamison (P)2019
DJ Jamison
Cat gives this one 5 Meows...
First, I want to say,
though this says it can stand alone... for full understanding you really do
need to read or listen to Heart Trouble. There both Zane and Paul were introduced,
and you know more about why Paul is under investigation and why and what
happened to Zane and how they met. There is some backstory, but I just don't
feel you get the full effect without reading the other first. Now having said
that on with this review.
I did like this book. I
fell in love with the author after listening to Book one and I have read book 8
as well. I want all the stories in this series!
Bedside Manner is Zane and
Paul's story. Zane came out in book one to his family. His father disowned him,
and his stepfather beat him putting him in hospital inches from death. Paul was
his ER doctor.
Paul had just divorced and
was trying to live life out of the closet but not going about it in the right
way. His advances to Ben were found pervy and out of line causing issues with
some nurses.
Paul finds himself in a
predicament... choosing between a job that is his life and love or his new
romance with Zane.
I absolutely love an Age
gap story, though the age gap here was secondary to the possible loss of his
job and Zane finding his life and dealing with his dad. It is a sweet, sexy story
with some feels.
I am sure the actual book
is good since the story was, but I love the narration by Kenneth Obi. I think
he adds a lot of feeling, gives life to the characters and makes it hands-free
so you can listen while doing mundane tasks. I highly suggest the audios if you
can, but if you are looking for a sweet, hot, book about doctors and college
students this is for you!
DJ Jamison grew up in the
Midwest and worked in newsrooms for more than 10 years, which came in handy
when she began writing novellas centered on a series of love connections
between small-town Kansas newspaper staffers, their sources, and their readers.
When she's not laboring over her works of fiction, she's blogging and tweeting
about books, reading books or doing that other dreaded thing: her day
job.
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