Ann McIntosh is always a "must buy" for me. Her characters are always interesting and very relatable.

This is a good book. The two main characters are Ailani and Javi. Ailani lives in Hawaii, but she is swapping nursing jobs with someone in Boston. At the hospital, on her first day, she meet Javi. He is doctor over the pediatrics department. There is an instant attraction. They become very good friends. They start dating. The fall in love.

This is the 1st book in the “Boston Christmas Miracles Series” and it is a Medical Romance book. Ailani is a nurse and she is from Hawaii working at the Boston hospital on a nurse swap for three months. She has always wanted to experience a white Christmas and spread her wings. Dr. Javi is head of pediatrics at the Boston hospital, he is pansexual, and a divorced single father to his daughter Mabel. Aliani is very much attracted to Javi but knows that she is no match for him. Javi is also attracted to Aliani and he’s not ready to go down that road again. The two develop a friendship and bond over Mabel. This is an enjoyable read, love the friendship and bonding the couple had. Little Mabel is such a cutie pie.

I received an ARC via NetGalley and Harlequin Medical Romance I am leaving my review voluntarily.

Single nurse from Hawaii comes to Boston on a job/life swap and meets with her boss head of pediatrics Javier, a single dad. With this one we get a Pan rep, cute kid, boston setting, snow, great hospital setting as well and more of the cute kid! Javier and Ailani start to become friends with lunch everyday to a football game and then more. This was a cute start to this series and can’t wait to see who else gets some HEA.

3.5 stars
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I really thought I would love the medical romance. This book was not for me. Boring and no sparks. Did not like the sexuality details and dreaded reading the book.

Gotta love Boston at Christmastime! This story fit in with perfection. This is one I'll enjoy again and again during the Christmas season.

I had the opportunity to chat with Author Ann McIntosh on my podcast, The Categorically Romance podcast, along with the other authors of this series, Juliette Hyland, Deanne Anders and Traci Douglass. I will link it below. I love Ann's characters in all her books. Her romances are so swoon worthy and she does tension so well, It keeps me engaged and turning the pages. I would love for holiday romance from her.

This is a Medical Romance, and this is the first book in the Boston Christmas Miracles series. I really loved getting to know the characters in this book. I love the slow moving romance in this book. I love the little bits of medical stuff that was mixed into this book. I also loved the little bit of Christmas mixed into this book. This book was just a really cute and fun read. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Medical Romances) or author (Ann McIntosh) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

The Nurse’s Holiday Swap is a well written medical romance. I throughly enjoyed the plot . My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my advance ebook. This is my unbiased review.

Good slow-burn romance with an unusual hero. Ailani is a pediatric nurse from Hawaii who did a job swap with a nurse from Boston. She's always wanted to experience a white Christmas, so she jumped at the opportunity. One of the first people she met was Javi, one of the pediatricians. She is attracted to him, but when she learns he is recently divorced from his husband, she figures he is out of her reach. Not that it really matters, as she is only there for three months and has no intention of getting involved in a fling.

Javi is a pansexual divorced single dad of an adorable little girl. He's feeling a bit disillusioned about life in general, with the only bright spot being little Mabel. He's tired of being looked at with pity by his coworkers but hasn't been able to do anything about it. Then, sunny Hawaiian nurse Ailani bursts into his life.

I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Ailani and Javi. Because she believes Javi is gay, Ailani first looks at him as a friend. I loved how well they worked together; that comradeship bled over into their developing friendship. Then, they bonded over Mabel, who quickly grew attached to Ailani. Ailani worked hard to bury her attraction to Javi, believing it was useless. At the same time, Javi discovers he is attracted to Ailani. But he fears history repeating itself, so he denies his growing feelings.

When he finally admits those feelings, he makes a boneheaded move that makes Ailani feel that her desires and needs aren't important. This disregard drives her away from Javi. I liked the self-examination that opened his eyes to how he let his past dictate the future. Once he saw that, he realized he was ready to change. I loved seeing him go to Ailani and explain what happened and promise to keep the lines of communication open if she'd give them a second chance.

The epilogue was terrific and showed what a difference a year makes.

The Nurse's Holiday Swap by Ann McIntosh, book one in the Boston Christmas Miracles series, is sweet tale with a nurse and doctor who shouldn't fall in love. Dr. Javi Pascal is pansexual, single, and divorced father to Mabel. He was married to another man and is the head of pediatrics at a Boston hospital. Nurse Ailani Kekoa, from Molokai, is in Boston for three months on a nurse swap. This smart and very capable nurse is there to spread her wings and stretch her abilities, not look for a fling. These two walk the fine line between professionalism and their attraction and need to figure out their futures before Ailani is set to return home. I recommend The Nurse's Holiday Swap to other readers.

I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

The nurse from Molokai....

Dr. Javi Pascal is pansexual (props for being inclusive). He's a single, divorced father to Mabel. He was married to another man and he's the head of pediatrics in Boston. Nurse Ailani Kekoa is in Boston for three months on a nurse swap. She's there to spread her wings and stretch her abilities, not look for a fling. She's smart and very capable. They walk the fine line between professionalism and their attraction. Enjoyed the nods to Hawaii.

Ailani and Javi's story is a great story. I loved reading about Ailani's adjustment to Boston and seeing Boston, snow and ice through her Hawaiian eyes. There are unexpected twists and turns especially how she deals with her feelings for Javi who she thinks is gay but learns he is pansexual. This book was the first I have read with a pansexual lead character and learning about pansexualism was eye opening. I highly recommend that others who love romance read this book.

This was a cute, sweet tale with a nurse and doctor who shouldn't fall in love. The idea of a house-swap is fun, Swapping lives for a period of time, ,not knowing what you're getting into. It was nice their jobs even allowed them to swap so they weren't without income while on holiday. I would read more by this author. The Medical Romances are my favorite line of Harlequins.

I am new to category romance, but I really liked how smoothly I could follow all the beats of this short, sweet romance. I thought the discussion of pansexuality was really practical and sensitive and the medical level was just right.