Bad Case of Lovin’ You by Anita
Louise
Publisher & Release: Candlelite Publishing, November 30,
2015
Time
and setting: Present Day, Boulder,
Colorado
Genre:
Contemporary Romance
Book
Length: 326 pages
Heat
Level: 2 Flames
Rating:
3.5 Gold Crowns
Book Description:
Zack Carter works long hours as an emergency
room physician in Boulder, and he has no time for romance. Besides, he doesn’t
trust women. His engagement to his high school sweetheart ended when he found
her in bed with another man. He knows better than to open himself up again. But
the first time he sees Brooke Adler, she practically takes his breath away.
When Brooke Adler’s mother ends up in the
hospital, the last thing in the world Brooke expects to find is love. But when
Dr. Zackary Carter walks into the cafeteria, she thinks she might have found
her own personal Doctor McDreamy.
Zack and Brooke meet again in the popular
Pearl Street Mall in downtown Boulder and sparks fly. Now he can’t seem to stop
thinking about her. But Brooke can’t seem to get past the fact that males have
been choosing her flamboyant twin over her since they were six years old. Can
she expect anything different from the handsome doctor?
Intended for mature audiences 18 years of age
and older.
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Vikki’s Musings
I received an ARC
from the author for a chance to read and review for an honest review. The book
description appealed to me, so I accepted. Bad Case of Lovin’ You is a novel of
family, love and friendship.
Brooke Adler is a
middle school teacher and the last thing she expects is to run into Zack
Carter, the doctor she met when her mother ended up in the hospital. The attraction
is so strong neither can deny it.
Both have issues
from their past that makes it difficult to trust each other, but when
situations keep bringing them together, the sparks fly and they can no longer
stay away from each other. Can they learn to trust that their feelings are real
and find an ever-lasting love?
I enjoyed the
romance between Zack and Brooke, both are likable characters. I also enjoyed
the sub-plot involving Shelly and Mary Ann. I did expect that one to go in a
different direction and was more interested in it than the actual romance.
Brooke’s character
has quite a few insecurities because her twin always gained the attention of
the males whenever they were together. She lost more than one man because of
this. She’s afraid that Zack will do the same thing, and it takes some time for
her to accept he is different and truly wants her and no other.
Zack’s character
caught his ex-fiancé in bed with another man, so he gave up on love and devoted
his life to his career until he meets Brooke. I enjoyed finding out how he
moved beyond his doubts and allowed himself to fall in love with Brooke. He
shows a lot of patience with her.
For much of the
book, I thought it would be a 5 Gold Crown review, but there were a few things
that happened in the second half of the book that affected my rating. I was not
fond of the way Ms. Louise left the Nathan character’s situation. While yes, he
does end up getting in trouble with the law, I felt there was a plot hole with
the situation with his daughter, Mary Ann. He deserved to be punished directly
for his actions, not because of his bad choices after the fact.
I also did not enjoy
some of the sexual scenes very much. I don’t believe the erotic nature of some
of their encounters did not fit the sweet nature of their romance and felt they
were out of character.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed
the sparkling dialogue and the family unity between the Adlers and Zack’s
caring relationship with his mother and brother. That alone made it a worthwhile
read. I will probably read the next book in the series. Happy reading!
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