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The Elusive Consultant
Nurse Tessa Hardy is stunned to discover Max Slater is moving to England - without his fiancee! Tess is secretly in love with Max, but she can't admit her feelings; it's all too complicated. With the clock ticking until Max leaves Melbourne, Tess knows they haven't got a future - unless this elusive consultant is ready to be tamed...?
288 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2003
About the author
Carol Marinelli
1,438 books452 followersCarol Marinelli was born in England to Scottish parents, then emigrated to Australia, where there are loads of Scottish and English people who did exactly the same, so she’s very at home there.
She lives in the outer suburbs of Melbourne—pretty much in her car, driving her three children to their various commitments.
Carol writes for the Harlequin Presents and Medical lines and she also writes contemporary women's fiction (with a dark twist).
When she's not writing she's reading, when she's not reading she's writing.
She lives in the outer suburbs of Melbourne—pretty much in her car, driving her three children to their various commitments.
Carol writes for the Harlequin Presents and Medical lines and she also writes contemporary women's fiction (with a dark twist).
When she's not writing she's reading, when she's not reading she's writing.
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March 2, 2024
This starts out well enough but I really disliked the last 1/3 of the book.
ED nurse Tessa & Dr Max Slater have been best friends for 5 years but she's been secretly in love with him the whole time. Don't know why she never told him, unless it's due to her poor body image (she's obsessed with her weight). For the past 2 years Max has been engaged to fellow doctor Emily, the boss's daughter, but he's just announced that he's moving from Melbourne to London to work for the next 6 months. Max has realised that he no longer loves Emily. Now he loves Tessa.
Tessa's father is chronically unfaithful to her mother so Tessa has trust issues. When Max tells her that he loves her, Tessa is confused & angry as she thinks he's being unfaithful to Emily. Max's reason for not telling Tessa the truth about his engagement is pretty flimsy. He knows how Tessa feels about infidelity so, given that they're supposedly best friends, why hasn't he been honest with her? He accuses her of not listening to him but disregards her feelings. And why did it take him 5 years to realise that he loves her? Also, on the occasion where Tessa & Max sleep together, they have unprotected sex but that is never addressed.
ED nurse Tessa & Dr Max Slater have been best friends for 5 years but she's been secretly in love with him the whole time. Don't know why she never told him, unless it's due to her poor body image (she's obsessed with her weight). For the past 2 years Max has been engaged to fellow doctor Emily, the boss's daughter, but he's just announced that he's moving from Melbourne to London to work for the next 6 months. Max has realised that he no longer loves Emily. Now he loves Tessa.
Tessa's father is chronically unfaithful to her mother so Tessa has trust issues. When Max tells her that he loves her, Tessa is confused & angry as she thinks he's being unfaithful to Emily. Max's reason for not telling Tessa the truth about his engagement is pretty flimsy. He knows how Tessa feels about infidelity so, given that they're supposedly best friends, why hasn't he been honest with her? He accuses her of not listening to him but disregards her feelings. And why did it take him 5 years to realise that he loves her? Also, on the occasion where Tessa & Max sleep together, they have unprotected sex but that is never addressed.
October 9, 2009
med m&b 5582
May 13, 2013
Transatlantic Cruise Reading...4/27 - 5/12/13. Very Good!
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