Doctor’s Orders
Michelle Love writes with a passion and finely tuned literary skills such that her words flow across the pages drawing you into the story and I always feel as if I’m ‘a part’ of the story unfolding before my eyes. Before I go any further with my review I feel that I should warn you that this is the darkest story that I’ve read by Michelle as it is not just a wonderful romance [and it is ] but also a murder suspense a story that will have you sitting on the edge of your seat worrying what is going to happen next and whether the two psycho’s will be caught! I am so very pleasantly surprised that this dip into a very different genre has worked exceedingly well and this is one story that is a must for this season. Dr Romy Sasse [her twin brother had been named Remus and her name had been Romulus after the twins brought up by a wolf in mythology] is a very talented second year surgical resident who has moved from the east coast to the west coast by her family after a very painful divorce and she is now basically in hiding from her vicious ex. Her boss is Dr Blue Allende who is like a Greek god and has a wonderful personality to match and he and Romy are both instantly attracted to one another. His father has just got engaged to Romy’s mum so they are going to be step siblings too! But Blue and Romy both want to know if they could be so very much more to one another! As their love affair progresses they hear in the news and have to treat patients who have been murdered or attacked by a ‘mad man’ that is terrorising the city. The murders are similar to ones that occurred in New York but are now closing in on them. The people attacked are all young women and their initials are R, O, M and Y. When this is realised and Romy is brutally attacked Blue knows that he could not bear life without her and he will do all that he can to protect her. This is where the story really begins with suspense and suspicion. It is a truly gripping story that I really couldn’t put down and had to finish it well into the’ wee small hours’ of the night. So cleverly presented to us with snippets of clues throughout the story that make it one heck of a fabulous read that I think is Michelle’s best yet. I do love reading mysteries and suspense and this would certainly fit in with the best of them. Don’t get me wrong there is plenty of passion and steam, sizzling heat between Blue and Romy that will make you switch on your fans or air con and it is definitely worth it. An excellent story that has passion, true romance, death, anxiety, fear and hope
A copy of this is being given to me by Santa if I’m good 😉
DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED.