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Flatline by Linda Hurtado Bond
4.0
Synopsis:
Rachel Wright, an investigative reporter, reaches with her very sick producer to the Tampa Bay Hospital. Unpleasant memories from the past resurface, along with her ex, Dr Joshua Salvador. The same doctor who she blames for her brother’s death. And so, she doesn’t trust him to save her friend’s life.
Joshua will never forget the way Rachel attempted to tarnish his and his team of ER physician’s reputation. He doesn’t want her stepping foot in his hospital. But when he sees her bring in a patient with the same symptoms of which a few people close to him are dying of, will they be able to set aside their differences and work together before everything goes out of hand?
Review:
This is the first book I’m reading of [a:Linda Bond|8343348|Linda Bond|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1582414110p2/8343348.jpg]’s and the first which starts with thunderous medical action, together with a blast from the past of both good and bad memories. But mostly sad. After losing her brother five years ago, within a year of her sister-in-law dying, she became the guardian of her seven-year-old niece. Losing another person dear to her, right before her eyes, makes her don her investigative hat on. Which is exactly what Joshua fears, that she will again blame him instead of trusting him. He has his suspicions about the mysterious illness that’s been plaguing people close to him.
The short length of the chapters made this a read I breezed through. Narrated in the third person, what I noted was how the previous chapter’s ending action was repeated in the next chapter in the beginning, just from a different perspective. I don’t think it’s something altogether new (maybe it is?), but I surely haven’t read anything like that for quite a long while now. And the turn that the plot took towards the end, I kind of wasn’t expecting that.
The above quote is so apt, especially in today’s scenario and in my country – India. India, where doctors are getting verbally as well as physically attacked during this lockdown period. And the weird or funny coincidence was that this story too had an Indian connection, albeit briefly.
For my Medical romance needs, I’ve always turned to Harlequin Medical. But this combined two of my favourite sub-genres in romance. Medical and Suspense! To top it off, it had its sexy and funny moments too. This was thrilling from the get-go. Whether it be sneak attacks or the danger of doing something illegal but not immoral, it was a wonderful read. There was the doctor’s ex, the reporter’s niece, murders, deaths, and of course, the compassionate/crazy villain! I just wanted an epilogue at the end, though.
P.S. I have seen Grey’s Anatomy enough to enjoy the author’s references to the show. McDreamy. Sigh!
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings
Rachel Wright, an investigative reporter, reaches with her very sick producer to the Tampa Bay Hospital. Unpleasant memories from the past resurface, along with her ex, Dr Joshua Salvador. The same doctor who she blames for her brother’s death. And so, she doesn’t trust him to save her friend’s life.
Joshua will never forget the way Rachel attempted to tarnish his and his team of ER physician’s reputation. He doesn’t want her stepping foot in his hospital. But when he sees her bring in a patient with the same symptoms of which a few people close to him are dying of, will they be able to set aside their differences and work together before everything goes out of hand?
Review:
This is the first book I’m reading of [a:Linda Bond|8343348|Linda Bond|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1582414110p2/8343348.jpg]’s and the first which starts with thunderous medical action, together with a blast from the past of both good and bad memories. But mostly sad. After losing her brother five years ago, within a year of her sister-in-law dying, she became the guardian of her seven-year-old niece. Losing another person dear to her, right before her eyes, makes her don her investigative hat on. Which is exactly what Joshua fears, that she will again blame him instead of trusting him. He has his suspicions about the mysterious illness that’s been plaguing people close to him.
The short length of the chapters made this a read I breezed through. Narrated in the third person, what I noted was how the previous chapter’s ending action was repeated in the next chapter in the beginning, just from a different perspective. I don’t think it’s something altogether new (maybe it is?), but I surely haven’t read anything like that for quite a long while now. And the turn that the plot took towards the end, I kind of wasn’t expecting that.
Doctors were human, too. They made mistakes. They suffered the consequences. They had feelings. They never wanted their patients to die.
The above quote is so apt, especially in today’s scenario and in my country – India. India, where doctors are getting verbally as well as physically attacked during this lockdown period. And the weird or funny coincidence was that this story too had an Indian connection, albeit briefly.
For my Medical romance needs, I’ve always turned to Harlequin Medical. But this combined two of my favourite sub-genres in romance. Medical and Suspense! To top it off, it had its sexy and funny moments too. This was thrilling from the get-go. Whether it be sneak attacks or the danger of doing something illegal but not immoral, it was a wonderful read. There was the doctor’s ex, the reporter’s niece, murders, deaths, and of course, the compassionate/crazy villain! I just wanted an epilogue at the end, though.
P.S. I have seen Grey’s Anatomy enough to enjoy the author’s references to the show. McDreamy. Sigh!
Thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing for an e-ARC of the book.
Originally posted on:
Shaina's Musings