This book manages something that seems to me quite unusual: the main characters are normal, reasonable adults who behave in a normal, reasonable way when confronted with adversity in their relationship. There were so many points when the author could have gone for the quick melodrama to create a conflict for a plot device and mercifully did not. She crafted a story that has lovely, multi-facetted characters who are interesting without giving into high drama.
Joss and Carson navigate the unavoidable obstacles that arise in a relationship where she is a physician at a university medical center and he is a veteran who works in the hospital's mechanical department. Both have issues from their past. But wait! Instead of allowing those to wreck their budding relationship they.....deal with them! How refreshing! Carson seeks counseling on his own for problems related to his service, father, and past relationships. Joss insures Carson knows she has no issue with his financial status or his job. They each determine that their relationship is worth adjusting their expectations.
When I finished this book I wanted to applaud - finally a book about people who were normal, responsible, a little imperfect, and interesting. Yay!

3.5 Stars!!
Joss is a doctor whose life has been turned upside down by her ex-husband.. He just didnt cheat on her when they were married, but just took away the confidence she had in her!!
While she's trying her best to get over, she meets up with the mechanic person in her hospital - Carson.
Carson is an ex-military who served overseas. He has his own set of nightmares and issues..
When Carson and Joss meet, there is an immediate connection they feel and they fall easily in love with each other..
However, their love is tested and they both try to overcome the obstacles by fighting out against their fears and insecurities...
Loved both Joss and Carson and they way their characters developed in this story..
A simple, yet sweet romance

Wow what a great book. Loved the characters and their chemistry. They really communicated with each other, which is unheard of in most books that I have read so far. Very well written and totally enjoyable read.
Well done!

This book was fun to read. The characters were interesting. Each character was their own person with individual emotions. It was nice to see that because sometimes the two people in a relationship seem to be halves of a whole.
Joss was insecure and always doubting herself. Something that felt really relatable.
Carson was a strong, but damaged man. His character development was one of the best parts of this story.
My problem with this book was there seemed to be no real plot. Or rather there was and it was resolved before the halfway point. After that, it felt like the story was just happening to happen. It was completely character driven. That is not a bad thing, but it made me lose my interest.
Every event that happened after the initial plot was predictable. I enjoyed reading for the characters and it read relatively fast, but I kept waiting for something critical to happen. Something to make all the fun scenes between Joss and Carson more important. I don't think it ever got there.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Absolutely loved this story!
Joss is a doctor who is recently divorced from a fellow doctor in the same hospital and Carson is a Mechanical maintenance person who has recently got out of the military. Both work on third shift. Carson has seen Joss around before and thought she was beautiful.
They meet and it is instant attraction. Love at first sight in my opinion. Carson didn't think he would ever love again, but he is proven wrong. Joss didn't think she was beautiful anymore after her ex.
I'm glad these two were able to beat there demons and get together. At one point, I thought they might not be together, but love persevered. Ahhh! Such a sweet story!
This does not appear to be a part of a series.

I am a fan of this author, but this one, as least for me, wasn't carved in reality. The heroine was too forgiving (I know that shouldn't be a bad thing). Always nice to have the HEA, but the whole conflict/resolution structure was forced and all too quick.

This was such a sweet book! I loved the very real struggles that Joss and Carson faced. I enjoyed their ups and downs and how they managed their stress as a new couple. Such a fun, sex read.

3.5 stars.
This is a great romance with an unusual couple, a female doctor and an electrician/handyman. I really liked how the author handled the way Carson and Joss bond despite their different backgrounds. The hot and impassive maintenance guy, a solitary veteran haunted by memories of war, is a great hero. Carson’s clumsiness with feelings, his fears, insecurities and quiet strength make him a compelling and riveting character to read. Joss is a hardworking and kind obstetrician (great depiction of the profession!), sometimes too kind, perhaps.
I loved the flirting phase, the sensual, intimate and emotional moments, the honesty between Carson and Joss. I skipped most of the sex scenes, found them a bit repetitive.

4 stars.
Just to avoid any confusion I want to start this review by saying that I believe this author originally published this as a short story of approx. 60 pages but I in fact read a full length novel of 195 pages.
Whether she just expanded on the original story or revised it altogether I really couldn't say.
What I can say is that I really enjoyed this story and the easy, relaxed style of writing this author has. I breezed through this tender, sweet romance. I really adored both these characters- Joss and Carson.
They certainly deserved a HEA.
My first book by Brenda Rothert and I look forward to reading more, especially if they are like this one.

ARC received in exchange for an honest review.

I really liked this book.
Joss is an OB at Tulane Medical Center. She is trying to put her life back together after her doctor husband cheated on her with a nurse and then divorced her. The whole hospital seems to know and she has had to deal with the humiliation of that as well.

Carson is a former Army soldier. He is a loner andhas trouble dealing with the scars from his childhood as well as the horrors he saw as a soldier. He is working as a maintenance man at the hospital when he gets a call about air conditioning. When he arrives, he sees that it is Joss, who he has been admiring from afar.

The story follows them as they build a relationship while dealing with the drama that Joss' ex and "Nurse Nips" cause them. Couple that with Carson's struggles dealing with his past.

Can true love conquer all of their demons and allow them to find their happily ever after? This is a great story of two compassionate people who deserve to be together.
I was given an advance copy of this book. These are my honest opinions.

What a sweet, easy read! I believe this is a longer version of a novella that Rothert wrote a while back (which I hadn't read), and I think it was a good choice to extend it beyond the first part.

Brenda Rothert's books have a cozy, lived-in feel to them. I find myself trusting the writing right away, and it's not difficult to simply sink into the story. She's very good at creating well-rounded characters, and providing just enough atmospheric details to make you feel like you're in a real place, without getting bogged down in minutiae.

The hero of the story was great--so sexy!--and I liked the heroine a lot too. Both of them were just good people who deserved a break. I normally don't like these kind of insta-love books, but with this author, I'll read whatever she wants me to. :)

The conflict was a little thin for me, as most of it was internal--there wasn't a whole lot of external plot going on. So, it wasn't my favorite of Rothert's books but I definitely enjoyed it. I would recommend this book to any romance fan; it's pure comfort reading, and sure to make you feel better if you're feeling down.

Two people, two broken hearts, meet and in so doing they slowly give each other the benefit of the doubt and what unravels could either make or destroy them. Joss is the doctor whose husband divorced her for a nurse in the same hospital where they work. Carson is the maintenance guy who does not like talking, but when they meet to set up air conditioning in the room Joss would be working in, the two set it off.
I loved how different they were. Whereas Joss was very accommodating, Carson was the one who never forgot the ill that people did to him. I am not a big fan of love at first sight in stories, but with this one, I could see just how their personalities blended to create that setting. Thank you NetGalley for the eARC. I'd recommend this as a short sweet romance that'll break your heart at some point but it's definitely worth the read.

Joss is a doctor at the hospital where Carson is a maintenance person. They meet when they are both working late in to the night. Both are characters that are likeable, and you want everything to work out for them.
A short but enjoyable read.

It was a good book. The romance was nice. The characters were alright. The storyline pretty generic but that a romance book for you.