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Men of the West #37
Her Kind of Doctor
Doctor Difficult and the nurse who can tame him
ER nurse Paige Winters has a knack for working with difficult Dr. Luke Sherman. But when the demanding physician oversteps one too many times, Paige snaps and gives the doctor a dose of his own bitter medicine, then transfers out of the ER. So why is she so miserable? And why can't she stop thinking about handsome Luke?
Luke is stunned by Paige's anger...and the truth in her words. Now that she's gone, he's missing his best nurse and teammate. Paige was the one person who could light up his days. And Luke realizes Paige is the only prescription he's ever needed. But can the smitten doctor convince her that love really is the best medicine?
ER nurse Paige Winters has a knack for working with difficult Dr. Luke Sherman. But when the demanding physician oversteps one too many times, Paige snaps and gives the doctor a dose of his own bitter medicine, then transfers out of the ER. So why is she so miserable? And why can't she stop thinking about handsome Luke?
Luke is stunned by Paige's anger...and the truth in her words. Now that she's gone, he's missing his best nurse and teammate. Paige was the one person who could light up his days. And Luke realizes Paige is the only prescription he's ever needed. But can the smitten doctor convince her that love really is the best medicine?
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 18, 2017
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About the author
Stella Bagwell
449 books86 followersAt seventeen, Stella married her high school sweetheart: Harrell, and they had a son Jason. She began her writing career almost by accident. She was a hairdresser and worked in her sister's beauty shop. Ironically, Stella developed a severe allergy to hairspray and was forced to resign. With time on her hands, Stella wanted to do something creative. She remembered a high school English teacher telling her she could be a writer if she wanted. Although she always loved reading romances, she never thought to write one herself. Armed with that now notion and an old, manual typewriter, she went to work, attempting to create a story similar to those she liked reading. The result‚ her first book, purchased by Mills & Boon and issued under the Harlequin imprint. After that, she became a full time writer and today, has close to forty published novels. Her for the future is to continue writing romance novels as long as there's an audience to enjoy her work.
Next to writing, traveling is one of her most favorite activities. Yet, because the southwest is dear to her heart, she sets most of her books there in rough, rugged ranch country. She feels it's essential to know a place before writing about it; that philosophy gives her more reason to plan trips! The marriage has always lived in southeastern Oklahoma. But, they purchased a portion of a twenty-two hundred, acre ranch; they now make their home there. Before moving onto the ranch, she had a swimming pool in her back yard and spent most of her summer evenings in the water. Her husband has promised to put in another pool, but for now she has to make do with the creek that runs through their property. The closest town of three thousand is fifteen miles away; she says she loves the seclusion, living among the woods and horses and wildlife. The only thing she doesn't like is making the thirty mile round trip to the post office or grocery store. Worse still, is the eighty-five mile trip to get office supplies!
One of her greatest joys was to see Jason, her only son, graduate from college with degrees in math and physical education. He now lives in Port Lavaca, Texas, where he teaches high school algebra and geometry and coaches football and weightlifting. Family has always come first with Stella and she enjoys spending time with her son when he visits Oklahoma. Sometimes, she and her husband drive down to the Texas coast to see him. However, her mother, step-father and siblings all live nearby and they have routine get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing violin and guitar, both of which she can play by ear. She claims to need years of practice before calling herself a musician. Stella also enjoys gardening and being outdoors.
Next to writing, traveling is one of her most favorite activities. Yet, because the southwest is dear to her heart, she sets most of her books there in rough, rugged ranch country. She feels it's essential to know a place before writing about it; that philosophy gives her more reason to plan trips! The marriage has always lived in southeastern Oklahoma. But, they purchased a portion of a twenty-two hundred, acre ranch; they now make their home there. Before moving onto the ranch, she had a swimming pool in her back yard and spent most of her summer evenings in the water. Her husband has promised to put in another pool, but for now she has to make do with the creek that runs through their property. The closest town of three thousand is fifteen miles away; she says she loves the seclusion, living among the woods and horses and wildlife. The only thing she doesn't like is making the thirty mile round trip to the post office or grocery store. Worse still, is the eighty-five mile trip to get office supplies!
One of her greatest joys was to see Jason, her only son, graduate from college with degrees in math and physical education. He now lives in Port Lavaca, Texas, where he teaches high school algebra and geometry and coaches football and weightlifting. Family has always come first with Stella and she enjoys spending time with her son when he visits Oklahoma. Sometimes, she and her husband drive down to the Texas coast to see him. However, her mother, step-father and siblings all live nearby and they have routine get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing violin and guitar, both of which she can play by ear. She claims to need years of practice before calling herself a musician. Stella also enjoys gardening and being outdoors.
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July 3, 2017
Plot: 3/5
Characterisation: 3.5/5
Prose: 4/5
How much I enjoyed it: 4/5
Characterisation: 3.5/5
Prose: 4/5
How much I enjoyed it: 4/5
June 7, 2019
I'm sorry I stopped reading this story at chapter 3 because it didn't grab my interest.
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June 16, 2019Not my cup of tea. Dialog felt stilted, formal.
Female protagonist falls in love with a man who has been verbally abusing her in a professional setting for years. #problematic.
Female protagonist falls in love with a man who has been verbally abusing her in a professional setting for years. #problematic.
December 17, 2023
This is a charming, easy-to-read distraction from the heavy stuff I usually read. Paige is an ER nurse and the ER Doc (name escapes me right now) yelled at her something fierce at work and she just went home. Now he regrets what he said and they have coffee, dinner, etc. Also, the good Doctor has torments of his own so we get to figure that out.
I'm not going any further except to say read it if you're in the mood for a light but involving story. I liked it a lot.
I'm not going any further except to say read it if you're in the mood for a light but involving story. I liked it a lot.
January 11, 2022
Workplace romances are fraught with peril. They usually end and end badly. It’s especially bad when the romance is between superiors and subordinates. But, in romance novels, such considerations rarely come into play.
Nurse Paige Winters is getting involved with Dr. Luke Sherman. He’s a bit of a curmudgeon and has got a shrewish temper that leads to a lot of yelling and nitpicking. Surprisingly, Nurse Winters and the other nurses put up with him for the longest time before Dr. Sherman goes too far one day and she storms off in a huff.
The time apart leads them to certain realizations about each other and that’s where the fun/trouble starts. No one tells Dr. Sherman not to hit on one of the nurses working with him. No one warns Nurse Winters that matters could get tense if she and Luke end their affair. Nope, they get involved, misunderstandings ensue and there’s the possibility of a break-up.
It’s nothing really new; we’ve seen and read this kind of thing before now. It doesn’t matter what the source of contention is: money, background, lifestyle, children, fear of commitment, distance, e.g. The story isn’t new and the characters are stock.
Luke and Paige are more alike than not. But so’s the plot.
Nurse Paige Winters is getting involved with Dr. Luke Sherman. He’s a bit of a curmudgeon and has got a shrewish temper that leads to a lot of yelling and nitpicking. Surprisingly, Nurse Winters and the other nurses put up with him for the longest time before Dr. Sherman goes too far one day and she storms off in a huff.
The time apart leads them to certain realizations about each other and that’s where the fun/trouble starts. No one tells Dr. Sherman not to hit on one of the nurses working with him. No one warns Nurse Winters that matters could get tense if she and Luke end their affair. Nope, they get involved, misunderstandings ensue and there’s the possibility of a break-up.
It’s nothing really new; we’ve seen and read this kind of thing before now. It doesn’t matter what the source of contention is: money, background, lifestyle, children, fear of commitment, distance, e.g. The story isn’t new and the characters are stock.
Luke and Paige are more alike than not. But so’s the plot.
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May 1, 2017Miniseries: Men of the West
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