THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY…
Nurse Pippa Westford is shocked when charismatic surgeon
-- and her secret teenage crush -- Luke Harris starts working at her hospital.
The distraction he unknowingly provided back then helped Pippa survive the
tragic loss of her sister, except now he doesn't even recognize her. Yet their
chemistry ignites instantly, and is completely inescapable! But Luke is only in
London for a month, unless Pippa can tame the man who's barricaded his emotions
for so long…
Good book about two people whose pasts have caused them
to put up walls around their hearts. The book opens with a prologue in which
Pippa seeks peace from her family circumstances in the school library. Her
older sister is dying of cystic fibrosis, and her parents spend all of their
time and emotional energy on Julia, all but ignoring Pippa. She felt overlooked,
unloved, and like an outsider, causing her to erect walls and depend only on
herself. When she was sixteen, she had a brief respite from those feelings
during a one-hour conversation with Luke Harris, the school's head boy.
Handsome, charming, and the subject of many crushes, Luke listened to Pippa and
shared some of his own trials, making a lasting impression on her.
Fourteen years later, Pippa works as a pediatric nurse
and is stunned to find that Luke is the new temporary trauma surgeon. He is the
subject of a lot of gossip surrounding his time at another London hospital
where he is believed to have had an affair with a married nurse. Luke is drawn
to Pippa from the moment he meets her. She seems familiar, but he can't figure
out why. I ached for Pippa and how it made her feel overlooked again.
Luke has a reputation for having frequent, short-term
affairs. Because of his father's infidelities, Luke doesn't believe that love
lasts. At the same time, Pippa has never had a successful, long-term
relationship. Unable to deny their attraction, Luke and Pippa agree to a
month-long fling. Neither expects the closeness that grows between them as
their walls slowly begin to crumble. I liked how Luke started understanding
what makes Pippa tick and is there for her during tough times. He is also
surprised to find himself telling her things he's never shared with anyone
else. But can either of them let down their walls far enough to believe they have
a chance together? Luke's big moment at the end was terrific.
One of the medical cases that Luke and Pippa are involved
with goes a long way to helping Luke and Pippa see their lives from a different
perspective. I ached for this family and what they went through. I also loved
the example they set, especially for Pippa. She has a brief confrontation with
her mother, but we never see anything come of it. I'm still pretty disgusted
with Luke's father, too.
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