Rating: 4.5 Stars

Rachel Dove’s Falling for the Village Vet is a charming and warm-hearted Medical Romance guaranteed to make readers laugh and cry.

Dr Chris Jennings has just moved to the small village of Puddle Lake where he has taken over the veterinary practice – and he is not exactly a hit with the locals. Chris seems to have a talent for biting people’s heads off, saying the wrong thing and rubbing most of the practice’s customers up the wrong way. Chris had moved to Puddle Lake from the city, but has coming here for a fresh start been a huge mistake? Or will hospice nurse Susannah Harkin give him a reason to stick around this beautiful Yorkshire village?

Susannah Harkin is a hospice nurse who is passionate about animals. After the breakdown of her marriage, Susannah had come to Puddle Lake and started fostering animals in order to keep the loneliness and heartache at bay. Susannah works very closely with the village’s veterinary practice, however, she hasn’t exactly got off to a great start with new vet Chris Jennings. The two clash whenever they clap eyes on another. But even more troubling than that is that the brooding vet has kindled feelings deep within Susannah she never thought she would experience ever again.

With the two of them having to join forces for a charity drive, Susannah and Chris find themselves getting closer. Both of them had been hurt in the past, but will they find the courage to take a chance on love? Will Puddle Lake work its magic on the two of them? Or are Chris and Susannah going to let their fears and doubts get in the way of their happy ending?

Rachel Dove’s Falling for the Village Vet is a delightful contemporary romance that made me giggle and had me reaching for the tissues. An immensely enjoyable Medical Romance about learning to trust again, putting your heart on the line and taking a leap of faith, Falling for the Village Vet is a first-class tale that has got it all: an adorable heroine, a gorgeous hero, cute dogs and a fabulous cast of supporting characters that will make readers want to move to Puddle Lake.

Funny, enchanting and irresistible, romantics everywhere will be bowled over by Rachel Dove’s Falling for the Village Vet!