White Lace and Promises

Rating:
Summary: Good Book With Issues
Review: I usually like books written by Peggy Herring. This one was no exception. However, I felt a little let down by this story. The premise is that Maxine and Betina have been together for 5 years. They are exhibitionists and have mind-blowing sex in all kinds of strange places. One day Maxine comes home to realize her house is uncharacteristically messy (dirty dishes from the night before, extra laundry lying about, etc.), her power has been shut off, and her lover can't stop crying. Suddenly realizing her lover is clinically depressed, Maxine spends the majority of the book trying to get Betina to see a doctor, while she maintains her own ob-gyn practice and demanding patients. (I think Maxine performed more hysterectomies in the book than are performed annually in the US!)

I liked the characters and the idea of the story, but the delivery was choppy. The author took many liberties with the medical profession in general, but especially with regard to the treatment of Betina's depression (like a switch she was depressed, then she wasn't). Additionally, the end was abrupt and distracting. This wasn't a terrible book, but it was disappointing.