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Lovesick
Medical student Declan Haversham is shocked when his girlfriend, Lila Bailey, decides to become a nurse. Years later, Declan returns to his hometown and finds Lila in charge of the ER. Now they must work together, but bitterness and lingering passion make that difficult. Original.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 4, 2002
About the author
Carol Marinelli
1,495 books459 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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October 4, 2017
Accidental Reunion
They couple were going together several years ago. But broke up when she mistook what he did. Now they are working in the same hospital. He is shocked, when she left she was an airline stewardess, now she in an ER nurse. What happened? He seems to want her back but is she willing to forget what broke them apart? What about the woman who came with him?
They couple were going together several years ago. But broke up when she mistook what he did. Now they are working in the same hospital. He is shocked, when she left she was an airline stewardess, now she in an ER nurse. What happened? He seems to want her back but is she willing to forget what broke them apart? What about the woman who came with him?
April 26, 2019
Not bad exactly, but kind of boring.
July 17, 2020
Very good second chance romance.
October 24, 2023
Irritating heroine. Non-existent plot!
December 12, 2023
I'd been saving this book as it was the only Carol Marinelli medical romance (of 55) which I hadn't read. I'm not interested in her billionaire(46)/sheikh/desert princess(16)/prince(5) books, which are mostly what she currently writes. I've read a few of these books, with their virginal heroines, but they don't appeal. I like novels to be at least vaguely believable (I'm not into fantasy or the supernatural) and, lets face it, in real life most billionaires are either workaholic/ruthless/demanding/promiscuous/screwed up or a combination of the above: not the sort of man I find appealing. Given that Accidental Reunion was only her 6th novel, it's pretty good.
23 year old flight attendant Lila Bailey & 5th year medical student Declan Haversham were in love 8 years ago, when her mother Elizabeth was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Lila declared that she would never put her mother in a home & was going to train to be a nurse so that she could care for her. When Declan laughed at the idea of impulsive, scatty Lila, who hated the sight of blood, becoming a nurse, she took offence & ended their 2 year relationship. Neither of them has got over the pain &, deep down, they still love each other.
Declan has now turned up as the new ED registrar in the hospital where Lila works. He's worked in Chicago, London & Scotland for some years. Yvonne, a Scottish geriatrician, has moved to Melbourne with him & they are house-sharing. In the last chapter Declan makes some mean comments about Yvonne which show him in a poor light.
This is a sad & touching story. Lila has made a martyr of herself where her mother is concerned. She works full-time & shares her mother's care with her aunt Shirley, leaving no time for herself. She hasn't even applied for home help. Shirley's health is also beginning to suffer. Elizabeth is now non-verbal, non-mobile & no longer recognises anyone. I've worked in a dementia unit & know how difficult the illness can be. There comes a time when a care facility is the best option.
23 year old flight attendant Lila Bailey & 5th year medical student Declan Haversham were in love 8 years ago, when her mother Elizabeth was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Lila declared that she would never put her mother in a home & was going to train to be a nurse so that she could care for her. When Declan laughed at the idea of impulsive, scatty Lila, who hated the sight of blood, becoming a nurse, she took offence & ended their 2 year relationship. Neither of them has got over the pain &, deep down, they still love each other.
Declan has now turned up as the new ED registrar in the hospital where Lila works. He's worked in Chicago, London & Scotland for some years. Yvonne, a Scottish geriatrician, has moved to Melbourne with him & they are house-sharing. In the last chapter Declan makes some mean comments about Yvonne which show him in a poor light.
This is a sad & touching story. Lila has made a martyr of herself where her mother is concerned. She works full-time & shares her mother's care with her aunt Shirley, leaving no time for herself. She hasn't even applied for home help. Shirley's health is also beginning to suffer. Elizabeth is now non-verbal, non-mobile & no longer recognises anyone. I've worked in a dementia unit & know how difficult the illness can be. There comes a time when a care facility is the best option.
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