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Book Blurb

When you spend your life battling death, who has time for love?

Dr. Ali Torveau knows just how fragile life can be—she sees death and tragedy every day in the trauma unit. Battling the dark forces of fate is her life’s work and she doesn’t want or need anything else, certainly nothing as transient as love. Plenty of women try to change her mind, but she never has any trouble saying no. Not until the day firefighter Beau Cross shows up in her ER and sets Ali’s carefully ordered world aflame.

 

Book Review

First responders are special. Early at the scene of a crisis or catastrophe, they often put their lives on the line. The trauma center, a second line of defense, with its surgeons, doctors, and support personnel is hopefully helping the injured avoid life long disabilities or death. I more than tip my hat to these people and I love to read about their deeds. This opening book for the ‘First Responders’ series follows a technical rescue unit often referred to as TER-OPS associated with the Philadelphia Fire Department and the trauma center at a university hospital. Plus, there is one first responder and one trauma surgeon who have a truly curious early history of butting heads that eventually leads to something quite interesting. I definitely recommend this opening book in the series. Passionate and inspirational!

Dr. Ali Torveau runs a tight ship during her shifts at the trauma center. Yet she seems to maintain an amazingly even keel. She keeps a number of issues and memories under wraps, but they eventually come to the surface and the complete picture of Dr. Torveau begins to become clear. Dr. Torveau turns down the super hot Ter-Ops trainee after she makes several attempts to take Ali out on any kind of date. However, following a strange and somewhat terrifying sequence of events occurring within the trauma unit, Ali and Beau are never entirely the same. I was flabbergasted and charmed by the unique turn of events. Unbelievable!

Beau Cross has a really good buddy within the fire department's field medic unit first in the northeast and then the southwest division. Now they are both training hard to get certified for the new TER-OPS unit together. He knows how she swings so their partnership stays truly professional. In fact, Bobby Sizemore bets Beau won't get Dr. Torveau to agree to a real life date within two weeks after Beau nearly made an ass of herself at the Ter-Ops seminar the good doctor taught. One hundred bucks are on the line. What a deliciously fun side bar. It was a blast to watch Bobby and Beau, Beau and Ali, Bobby and Jilly, who is Beau's sister, do all sorts of fandango dancing while all manner of crises circle around everybody. Simply fantastic!

Nothing unraveled completely the way I expected which simply tickled me pink. Ali and Beau are the women the book primarily focuses on and their story was one unexpected twist after another. Bobby had his share of astounding scenarios, Jilly was not left out, and a few more folks added their surprises to the mix too. Just a jim-dandy winner. Some lovely sexual heat and tension, too. Thumbs-up and then some!

 

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook and print
Length	Novel, 320 pages
Heat Level
Publication Date	01-July-2010
Price	$9.99 ebook, $16.95 paperback, $19.99 bundle
Buy Link	http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/9781602821576B.html