Review: Good contemporary romance novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
The Army Doctor's Baby series is made up of individual stories that have loosely connected protagonists. There isn't a need to read them in any particular order to enjoy them, but you may encounter recurrent characters in another story, ie: a sister from this book is the love interest in another, etc...I enjoyed this story about two Army doctors who have been stationed together for a year, but are unable to express their feelings due to regulations and protocols. Since Naomi is being reposted in a few weeks, and it's Christmas, Duncan decides to take a chance and invite her for the holidays to his family home which is close by the Army base. He is the current Laird of the ancient Castle Kindrogan and wants her to see this side of him and meet his family. Right before he invites her, though, an abandoned newborn is found by the bases' dumpsters. In the bitter cold of a Highland winter, it's a lucky thing that a guard heard her crying.Bonded by baby Holly, Duncan and Naomi spend the idyllic holidays caring for the baby and exploring their feelings. But Naomi's transfer comes through and Holly has to go to foster care while her case is investigated. Will their bond be enough to break through Naomi's lifelong history of disappointments by those she loves? Will she be able to stay safe in her new posting in a war zone field hospital?This was a well written story about two strong people who needed to figure out what they wanted from life. There were only a couple of editing errors- just because something has an "s" on the end does not mean it needs an apostrophe. There were kissing scenes and implied sex, but no sexual scenes, making this a sweet romance.Heat factor mild.