Family of Three Under the Tree by Traci Douglass
#4 Wyckford General Hospital
Contemporary Romance, Holiday
Publisher: Harlequin
Medical Romance
Published: 11.26.24
Pages: 191
Rating: 4 stars
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
Sellers: Amazon
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GoodReads Blurb:
an two research partners heal from
their past hurts and find a family in time for Christmas? Find out in the final
installment of the Wyckford General Hospital series by Traci Douglass.
AN UNEXPECTED GIFT IN THEIR STOCKING
Radiologist Riley isn’t interested in romance. After an
accident left her in a wheelchair, she’ll prove she doesn’t need anyone’s
help—especially neurosurgeon Sam’s. But despite his being infuriatingly
gorgeous, she can’t knock her new research partner’s commitment to their study.
Single dad Sam’s still fighting his grief and is hell-bent on curing the
disease that stole his wife. Yet he can’t stop thinking about Riley…or the way
his little girl lights up around her. With their undeniable attraction growing,
could a family of three top their Christmas lists?
From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world
of modern medicine.
Wyckford General Hospital
Book 1: Single Dad's Unexpected Reunion
Book 2: An ER Nurse to Redeem Him
Book 3: Her Forbidden Firefighter
Book 4: Family of Three Under the Tree
Sophia Rose's Review:
Two
wounded people share a work setting and a low sizzle attraction, but it will
take some holiday magic to bring a break through. Light, sweet, and loaded with holiday warmth
characterizes this latest from familiar author, Traci Douglass’ latest release.
While
Family of Three Under the Tree is the finale of the Wyckford General
Hospital series, I had no trouble reading it as a standalone.
Sam’s
wife died so he moved him and his daughter to small town, Wyckford, for a fresh
start. They’ve been there a year and
he’s been hard at work looking for medical break throughs in ALS the disease
that got his wife. He and his daughter
are working through their grief and are now looking at the holiday season. He’s noticed Riley and worked with her on his
research- he’s even felt the attraction, but he is determined to put his
research first.
Riley
is just as single-minded as Sam, but about her goal to get out of her
wheel-chair and walk again after the car accident that took her folks. She’s salty when people offer to help and is
determined to do for herself. Sam’s cute
and all, but therapy is her prime focus right now.
But,
his daughter and her niece bring them into contact outside work and there is
fun holiday excursions and that something between them. Maybe there is room in their lives for more
if they get over their pasts and take a chance on the holiday magic they share.
This
situation with Sam still getting over his grief and Riley actually in a similar
mind space had me unsure if I’d be able to buy into their romance. I was glad it was happening over a year after
he got to town and they were colleagues for a while so it didn’t feel out of
the blue even though they were just now waking up to the idea.
Family of Three Under the Tree was a swift one-sitting read. It got there fast- though I don’t mean to say
it was underdeveloped- and gave a warm glowy vibe that hit the spot. But, I was ready for this after reading
previous books by the author. This is
perfect when readers want some quick romancing during the holiday rush with a
medical setting work romance.
Author Bio:Traci is a USA Today Bestselling romance author with an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University. She writes sometimes funny, always emotional stories about strong, quirky, wounded characters overcoming adversity to find their forever person. She believes Love is Love and hopes to accomplish brave, beautiful things with her one wild and precious life.
Represented by Jill Marsal at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC
Website: https://www.tracidouglassbooks.com/
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia
is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking, book reviewing,
piano-playing, and gardening. Road trips and campouts, museums and monuments,
restaurants and theaters are her jam. Encouraged and supported by an incredible
man and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes
Region of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and
Chocolate.
As a lifelong reader, it was inevitable that
Sophia would discover book blogs and the joy of blog reviewing. Sophia is a
prolific reader and audiobook listener which allows her to experience so many
wonderful books, authors, and narrators. Few genres are outside her reading
tastes, but her true love is fiction particularly history, mystery, sci-fi, and
romance. Though, sorry, no horror or she will run like Shaggy and Scooby.
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It's great when you can read a good book in one sitting.
ReplyDeleteYeah it hit the spot when I was trying to get the holiday reading mojo going. :)
DeleteSounds like a good xmas read
ReplyDeleteYes, light and easy for the busy days of the holidays.
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