by Victoria Schade
Publisher: Berkley
Pages: 352
Format: eARC
Buy the Book: Amazon
Goodreads: Exhausted veterinarian Morgan Pearce is feeling overworked and under-thanked, so when two favorite clients ask her to watch their special needs senior dog in their Nantucket home, she jumps at the chance for a summer break. She hopes her time on the island will be a reset from the stress of her everyday life, but her chill vacation vibe takes a hit when she gets roped into fostering a challenging, anxious dog and helping plan the local rescue group's glittery annual fundraiser.
Her trip starts to feel more like a vacation when Morgan begins falling for Nathan Keating, an irresistible entrepreneur who thinks every problem can be solved on a surfboard. Just as the summer is shaping up to be the magical refresh she needs, thanks to a fling that feels like the beginning of something real and Hudson, the foster dog who reminds her how much she loves her job, a visit from her estranged brother and the discovery of who Nathan really is changes everything. Morgan finds herself at a crossroads, trying to determine if mistakes from the past must define the future, or if she should forgive, forget, and grab hold of a chance to finally rescue herself.
Kritters Thoughts: A book with a dog on the cover and knowing it is a romance will always be a book that I will start and probably like! Morgan Pearce is a veterinarian who has been through it all and is about to lose all of her marbles when the perfect summer break shows up on her doorstep when a patient of hers needs extra care while their parents are away and it is in a semi secluded location - so off Morgan goes to Nantucket.
While always in a romance, the reader can easily predict where the characters will end up, the journey is the reason for reading. I felt at times there were a few pieces missing, but overall I felt as though the journey was a great ride. It was interesting reading about the turmoil a veterinarian and how dealing with both pets and humans is hard, especially when it can be a hard day for all parties involved. With dogs in my care, I spend a lot of time with our vet and never thought about how their job is difficult dealing with both animals and humans!
I loved how the healing care of dogs was shown in this book. We recently lost a pet and our other two have been a part of the healing process and dogs can definitely bring the heart rate down!
My third Victoria Schade book and third time was a charm - I have loved all three. I hope to catch up with her books that I haven't read shortly and sure hope that there is a dog or two in each one!
Rating: definitely a good read, but can't read two in a row
Ebook 2022 Challenge: 50 out of 100
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one copy of this book free of charge from Random House. I was not required to write a positive review in exchange for receipt of the book; rather, the opinions expressed in this review are my own.