Review: "Changed' Was a Disappointing Read for Me.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 12, 2014
***Actual rating 2.5-stars***When Dr. Danielle Sheridan, a daughter unwanted by her father and ex-girlfriend of Dr. Chase Bowen, arrives at the African clinic where Chase is stationed. They are both shocked and dumbfounded, especially when Chase notices she has brought along a little boy, her child...and his?? They have not seen each other in the years since their passionate year-long love affair ended in Honduras where they had been stationed together. They were in love but Chase didn't think their jobs was conducive to marriage and family so when Danielle proposed to him he turned her down flat telling her he was not the marrying kind and certainly did not want children ever!...shattering her heart. He was not very nice or gentlemanly about it and at one point it was mentioned he had to stifle his laughter at her when she asked him to marry her. He was an all around jerk. He let her go once and now he realizes how much he has missed her.Quote "So when she'd proposed marriage and a family, he'd practically laughed. Now, knowing the real situation, he didn't want to remember his cold response that had left no room for conversation or compromise." Jerk personified!Dr. Chase Bowen grew up all over the world as his parents spent their lives doctoring the neediest of humankind with 'The Global Physicians Coalition.' Now that Chase is grown he has followed in their footsteps, traveling the world treating those who have no access to medical care. After Dani's (Dr. Danielle) surprising arrival, he meets the son he never knew he had. His anger boils over for a while, feeling as though Dani has lied and deceived him. He forgets, for a short time, that he was the one who turned her away, made it clear there was no chance for them. He was the one who told her absolutely no children. He begins to see why she kept his son a secret. He is determined to not let her go this time as he did before, especially since he has a child he is falling in love with. But Chase has great difficulty in understanding where his allegiance should lie. He is too busy planning and scheming to get his way...selfish to the max. He has a one track mind and although he is gorgeous, he is also arrogant, manipulative and controlling. What he wants he always gets and he places undue pressure on Dani to marry him.I like Dani's character but I wish she would have been stronger against Chase. She was a bit wimpy and could not seem to deny him anything, giving in to him much too quickly and easily. When she was near him it was impossible for her to say "NO!" He would look at her and he knew instantly that she wanted him. He knew he had her where he wanted her and would stop at nothing to make her his wife, to get what he wanted. I did not care for Chase throughout most of this book. His arrogance was off the charts and everything had to be his way, and only his way! It became tiresome...the same thing over and over.My Kindle was at 96% before he did the right thing and the epilogue ended at 99%. Unfortunately, for me, I did not feel the book had a balance of good and bad, right and wrong, angst and happiness. It is troublesome, for me as a reader, when happiness and doing what is right and good comes in the final six pages. That is a long time to wait for something positive to happen. The book was too focused on Chase and his wants and the lengths he would go to to achieve them, not the needs of this could-be family.So, in conclusion, there are other reviews that rated this book much better than I. Personally, if I knew the temperature of the book and the lack of happiness, I would have passed on it.