Aiden's mouth is moving, but I can't make out the words. While he goes on about Wall Street like he's some big shot investor, I've been carefully counting the freckles on his face...
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The Blurb
Charlie’s life appears perfectly in place: a gorgeous fiancé, a cozy home, and her dream job as an RN. But when a casual night out ends with her fiancé drunkenly running over a jogger and covering it up, her world begins to unravel.
Riddled with guilt and desperate to forget, Charlie throws herself into her work, only to discover that their victim is now her patient. As he recuperates in his hospital bed, an unexpected bond forms between them, forcing Charlie to question everything she thought she knew about herself—and the man she promised to marry.
With secrets festering and the walls closing in, Charlie must make a terrifying decision: reveal the truth about that night and risk everything she’s built, or bury it deeper to protect the life she thought she wanted.
My Review
Love Struck was an interesting and gripping read.
The main character, Charlie loves her life. She is engaged to Aiden and she loves her work. One night whilst out with her fiance, he drunkenly runs over a jogger and he flees the scene. Charlie rushes back to help, calls an ambulance but does not admit to being in the car which ran him over.
Whilst at work the next day, she realises her newest patient, Henry, is indeed the victim of Aiden's hit and run. Under normal circumstances she would declare an association with him but she can't do that without implicating Aiden, and even herself.
During his recovery, they become very close. However, I found it hard to believe that anyone in her position would enter into such familiarity with her patient. She vastly overstepped the professionalism of her role, not only by not admitting her part in the incident, but enters into flirting and, over time developing a personal relationship with him.
That said, it was an excellent story which was well written. It was obvious that at some point the truth would emerge and that there would be significant consequences for Charlie. There is a huge moral dilemma for her. I really did not know which direction the book would take once that happened.
There is lots of tension and suspense within the book and it really kept me turning the pages. It offered more than the usual romance novel and I recommend it.
Book Details
ISBN: 979 8249063306
Publisher: Azala Romance
Formats: e-book and paperback (currently available on Kindle Unlimited)
No. of Pages: 252 (paperback)
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About the Author
Ally Bloom is a WFH mom by day and steamy romance author by night. Based in San Diego, she loves sunshine, water, and generally being outside. In fact, she gets all of her best ideas during family beach walks where she can talk through concepts or plot holes with her adoring husband!
Her debut novel, LOVE STRUCK, is a romantic-suspense, but she also loves to write feel-good contemporary romances.
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(ARC courtesy of Netgalley)
(all opinions are my own)
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