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.♥