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A Cute Reaction Is Right

Acute Reactions by Ruby Lang

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Do you have any idea how long it’s been since I’ve read a contemporary romance that featured neither so-called new adults, nor athletes? There is so much to like in Ruby Lang’s Acute Reactions that I could get past what I thought needed work; however, I would like some reassurance that the same structural problems  aren’t found in all of her books. Instead of starting out with an established medical group, allergist Petra Lale has opened her own practice right after completing her training. Ian Zamora co-owns […]

Thank You For Both The Best and Worst Date I’ve Ever Been On.

Clean Breaks by Ruby Lang

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Clean Breaks completes Ruby Lang’s Practice Perfect series and I feel like this series is going into my rereadathon rotation. Of the three, I think this one is my favorite. It feels the most comfortable. Sarah Soon is an Ob/Gyn who, prior to the book’s start, was diagnosed with melanoma. Treatment was successful and she is cancer free, but the diagnosis knocked her for a loop. While celebrating her cancer free status, she runs into her brother’s best childhood friend, Jake Li. Jake is newly divorced […]

You Never Needed to Redeem Yourself

Hard Knocks by Ruby Lang

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After enjoying Acute Reactions so much, I quickly moved on to Hard Knocks. I enjoyed Hard Knocks so much I am now 1/3 of the way through Clean Breaks. I forced myself to stop reading and write this review. There is a lot I like about Ruby Lang. She turns a mean phrase. Her romances are both realistic and romantic. She doesn’t invent bizarre stratagems to keep her MCs apart, she uses completely relatable fears and insecurities to keep them apart and then brings them back together […]

She was Feeling Irrationally in Love

Acute Reactions by Ruby Lang

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Ruby Lang is one of the romance authors I follow on Twitter. One of my goals this year is to actually read the books they write. I’m mad at myself for not snapping up Acute Reactions last year. It’s so good. The plot starts slowly as Lang introduces Petra and Ian, bringing them together as doctor and patient and then separating them into their lives. There are some significant roadblocks to their relationship: Petra is Ian’s physician, there are professional issues. Ian has a girlfriend Ian […]



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