The Doctor's Redemption

I knew this one was going to beautifully emotional. I had the tissues handy especially for the last part of the book. Gwen is ready to live life again for herself and she has her sights on Luke. I love the nickname she gave him, the Muffin Man or TMM. My heart just goes out to Luke. He has so much guilt inside him and keeps pushing Gwen away because knows he can't have her, but that doesn't stop him from yearning for her. As Gwen works her magic on Luke, Luke braces himself for inevitable outcome. That is where those tissues come in handy because it's heartbreaking, but therapeutic as well. I really enjoyed this third book in the series. Gwen and Luke had chemistry and tome they fit well together. It was nice to also see the charters from previous books enjoying their HEAs.

3 stars — I don’t know…I wanted to like this one more than I did. Gwen was all over the place and hard to pin down. She had these traits that I might have connected with, but they all felt very surface and were resolved or went back and forth so much I just got dizzy. She has seriously low self-esteem…like low enough that even I was uncomfortable with it. And instead of a slow change and build up, it just sort of resolved because she decided she was going to resolve it. Uh… And I couldn’t really get a grasp on her otherwise. She was pushy, she was shy, in previous books she was hilarious, but I didn’t get quite as much of that here. She was kind and generous to family/friends, but then she was a douche to Luke at the end. And what was with that ending? I mean, what part of that was realistic or deep and three dimensional? Luke…Luke I understood a bit better, and at least his personality stayed consistent throughout. I felt for him and the guilt he was living under. He was a bit back and forth as well, between gruff and stand-offish (and dickish) to full on pursuit and all the compliments towards Gwen. But at least I understood where that dichotomy was coming from somewhat. Regardless of their back and forth personalities, they did have some cute moments together. Would I call it great chemistry? Ehhh…it was not bad. The date night kiss was pretty hot. It just…could have been better all the way around. Guess I won’t be checking out any more books in this series.

A feel-good story that made me smile! I was pulled in immediately by this one. Luke just happened to find himself attracted to Gwen. Super! But, Gwen also happens to be a member of the family he wants to make amends to. But Luke had zero idea about that until one fine day. Needless to say, this created some tension and I couldn't wait to see what happened at Luke's "big reveal." This book treated me to some laugh-out-loud moments. Gwen is a pistol, and I loved the things she would say! Thanks to Gwen, I was also treated to some inspirational "girl power" moments related to body image pursuing your own happiness. Never hurts to have those topics reinforced! I met the whole cast of characters from the series so far (I think), and I am VERY interested in doubling back and reading their stories too. All in all, in spite of the somber premise, this book was beautifully written and left me with a smile! (I received a copy of this book in consideration of an honest review)