Review: Good read - a bit of angst, a bit of steam
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 27, 2014
3.5 Stars - This is a short read with a bit of angst, a bit of steam, and a lot of color – mainly from the elderly residents at the Assisted Living Residence. When Doctor Greg finds himself over-stressed from his job as a cardiac surgeon, he decides to take a week off to recharge his batteries and try to rid himself of the anxiety that he has been feeling. What he doesn't expect is being propositioned by Carrie, the director of the assisted living home, whom he has gotten to know through the visits that her residents frequently make to his ER. Of course her proposition isn't as steamy as what he would like – she invites him to volunteer at the facility during his week of vacation. Doctor Greg has other ideas in mind though, especially since the attraction between him and Carrie is sending off some serious sparks. When Greg and Carrie embark on a one-week, no-strings affair, will they be able to just walk away from each other or will they find that there is something there to fight for.Greg and Carrie were a fun couple to watch as they struggled through the issues from their past and tried to maintain the parameters of their one-week relationship. There was definitely a lot of sparks between the two, and it seemed that everyone but Greg and Carrie could see that they made a great couple.I especially loved the residents at the facility, and how Carrie had so many life lessons that she had learned from them.“Working with some of the wisest members of society – the elderly – Carrie had learned years ago that emotions didn’t separate themselves into nice, neat compartments that a person could experience, one at a time. The beauty of life was in its complexity, and death and desire were both a part of it.”I enjoyed this story, but would have liked to have seen a bit more to the ending, which I know is sometimes hard when you are trying to keep the story down to novella length. This is my first book from Audra North and I would definitely pick up another one!I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review.