Three years after the death of her husband, single mom and physiotherapist Madison must figure out if she is ready to move on with the new pediatric doctor Fletch.
I don’t know if Harlequin’s been publishing a spate of single parent romances lately or I’m just reading more of them. Sometimes they can be too saccharine or the kids might seem to have been written by someone who’s never met a kid, but when done right it adds another dimension to the romance.
This is the story of Fletch and Maddie, who meet while working at a major hospital in Singapore. I enjoyed the easy chemistry between them, and the realism with which their relationship developed. I thought that the author did a good job in showing the difficulty Maddie felt starting dating again after being widowed three years before, as well as how she overcame it. The twins were both cute and realistic toddlers, and I became unexpectedly interested in Justin’s mystery illness.
However, I did wish we’d gotten more explanation of what made Fletch and Maddie so drawn to each other – especially perpetual bachelor Fletch, who is on good terms with all his exes but never felt compelled to pursue a serious relationship before Maddie. Also, while I enjoyed learning about Singapore through Fletch and Maddie’s dates, I did wince a little at a quote in which Fletch mentions speaking a little ‘Indian’ – which is not a language. It’s Tamil that’s spoken by most of Singapore’s population of Indian descent. I hope they caught that in the final pass of edits!
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley. This is my honest and voluntary review.