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Summary: A compelling story
Review: Dr. Maggie Templeton was a top notch Boston pediatrician until her husband left her for one of her partners in her practice. Now Maggie just wants to get away from Boston so she's accepted a new position with a very prestigious California practice. As one of her last duties in Boston, Maggie must attend a gala for a new pediatric ICU unit that she was instrumental in establishing. Maggie's ex and his new wife will also attend the gala. Maggie needs all the support she can get to make it through the evening so she calls her childhood best friend Jake Meredith. Maggie's grandmother used to send Maggie to a dude ranch, which was owned by Jake's uncle every summer so she could get away from an alcoholic stepfather. Jake lived with his uncle after his alcoholic father committed suicide. Jake recently became the guardian of his sister's two children and the dude ranch. Jake knows very little about children but he has a very good housekeeper to take care of them so when Maggie calls, he agrees to go to Boston. Although they have kept in touch by phone for years, Jake and Maggie have not actually seen each other since high school. When Jake gets off the plane in Boston each is amazed at how well the other grew up. After the gala, Jake gets an emergency call from his housekeeper's daughter that her mother had to have gallbladder surgery and will need to be off work for six weeks. With eight weeks between the end of her position in Boston and the start of her position in California, Maggie agrees to help Jake with the kids. It's not long before Maggie falls in love with the children. She is also determined to teach Jake how to be a good father to the children after she's gone. Jake and Maggie also soon have trouble fighting their growing attraction for each other as well. They both carry a lot of baggage from their childhood that they have to work through. The story is compelling and the primary characters are very well written. There are also some great secondary characters.
Rating:
Summary: A compelling story
Review: Dr. Maggie Templeton was a top notch Boston pediatrician until her husband left her for one of her partners in her practice. Now Maggie just wants to get away from Boston so she's accepted a new position with a very prestigious California practice. As one of her last duties in Boston, Maggie must attend a gala for a new pediatric ICU unit that she was instrumental in establishing. Maggie's ex and his new wife will also attend the gala. Maggie needs all the support she can get to make it through the evening so she calls her childhood best friend Jake Meredith. Maggie's grandmother used to send Maggie to a dude ranch, which was owned by Jake's uncle every summer so she could get away from an alcoholic stepfather. Jake lived with his uncle after his alcoholic father committed suicide. Jake recently became the guardian of his sister's two children and the dude ranch. Jake knows very little about children but he has a very good housekeeper to take care of them so when Maggie calls, he agrees to go to Boston. Although they have kept in touch by phone for years, Jake and Maggie have not actually seen each other since high school. When Jake gets off the plane in Boston each is amazed at how well the other grew up. After the gala, Jake gets an emergency call from his housekeeper's daughter that her mother had to have gallbladder surgery and will need to be off work for six weeks. With eight weeks between the end of her position in Boston and the start of her position in California, Maggie agrees to help Jake with the kids. It's not long before Maggie falls in love with the children. She is also determined to teach Jake how to be a good father to the children after she's gone. Jake and Maggie also soon have trouble fighting their growing attraction for each other as well. They both carry a lot of baggage from their childhood that they have to work through. The story is compelling and the primary characters are very well written. There are also some great secondary characters.
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