Cat's Books: Romance

When KC Gilmore wanted something to heat up her cold, lonely nights, she should have been more specific. Sand, unbearable heat, and caring for the wounded in Kuwait wasn’t what she had in mind. An ocean between her and Max Morrison, her business partner and best friend and the man caring for her son and dog has caused her to view Max in a different light. Now she has to struggle with growing feelings for the one man she can’t do without. Will telling him destroy their precious friendship?

Review

Sigh. If I wasn't a fan of DR Grady there is no way I would have made it this book. I have an investment in this series and these characters so I read on but it wasn't good.

The characters are great--Max is funny, tender, smart. KC is real and dedicated. The Morrison Clan is over the top. The premise is good. Best Friends to lovers and the heroine gets called to serve in the Middle Eastern Wars as a doctor in field hospital. We have the fun email romance or we are promised that. The truth is we get little romance which is okay since Max has already known he loved her and KC realizes it just before she leaves it gets solidified through letters and pictures and Max's care taking of her son and dog.

Here is what is wrong:

So much telling. So much.

We are told when things are funny. They things that should be funny are really you had to be there funny moments so that are not funny. Heartwarming but not funny.

We are told information and then retold the same information in email or dialogue. Groan. Edit. Please, edit. This is endless and dulls the whole book. There is no zest.

The novel wraps up in a chapter or two when she gets home so no really couple time and then the married and preggers epilogue. I don't mean sex. This is a sweet clean romance which values sex after marriage.  I mean time to really be in a romantic relationship.

Max is not really nerdy. And if he is such a genius I don't see it. Again we are told about it. Bah.

Anyway. Not a good outing by I writer I usually enough.