Review: Playing Doctor
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2013
Flaunt is Entangled Publishing’s new sexy, novella imprint. Sometimes a novella is all you need so I jumped at the chance to review a few of the new releases.Beth Roberts hasn’t had any kind of a love life. When her husband died 4 years ago she focused on her career and raising her son. Now that her son, Drew, is heading off to college, Beth realizes that her life will be empty once Drew is gone. She hasn’t been in a relationship since her husband and doesn’t necessarily want to be in a relationship but she does miss the touch of a man.Dr. Gabriel North is every woman’s wet dream. Handsome, sexy, successful, Gabe is a great catch. But Gabe is still filled with guilt about his wife’s death. He’s not looking for a relationship. But when he sets his eyes on Beth at his friend’s wedding reception, he realizes that he wouldn’t mind participating in some bed aerobics. Gabe and Beth are gun-shy about relationships but the attraction between them is strong. They agree to a one-night stand but will one night be enough?I liked that the characters are older and established. They both have their own careers; Beth is a nurse and Gabe is a doctor. I have to say that figuring out Beth’s age was confusing. I’m assuming her son is 17/18 since he’s getting ready to graduate. Beth’s husband was older than her but not more than a year.  Beth got pregnant while in college. But in the beginning of the story, Beth’s age was mentioned as her being 33. So that means she had her son when she was 16. It’s feasible that she could be a freshman in college at the age of 16 but the numbers not adding up bothered me especially when Beth kept talking about her son leaving the nest. Anyway…Playing Doctor was a quick sexy read. I like Gabe and Beth. There were no games to be played. They were both upfront about what they were looking for. The ending is a Happy For Now which works for me. Gabe and Beth didn’t spend enough time together for there to be any declarations of love.