From the back cover:
When nurse Beth McClellan survives a stage coach accident, she soon realizes the derelict traveling alongside her is a doctor, and she forces him to help tend the injured. Alex Buchanan, army deserter, finds he can only care for the patients as long as Beth is right beside him, giving him courage...by yelling at him.
Beth thinks he's a lunatic when he proposes that they marry and work together in her hometown. But there's no denying his skill, and she can see the emotional price Alex pays to help hurting people. Besides, the owes the guy for saving her own sister.
So she agrees to marry him.
And that's when the real trouble begins. A murderous bounty hunter is on Alex's trail. Alex only has to live long enough to turn himself in, and then he may face a firing squad. Not exactly the honeymoon of Beth's dreams.
Alex may find the faith he lost while surrounded by the horrors of war, but will doing the right hing by facing his past cost him his wife...and his life?
My review:
This was my first book by Mary Connealy, and I can say beyond any doubt, it will not be my last. I absolutely could not put Doctor in Petticoats down from the first chapter. It's quite possibly one of the funniest books I've read all year.
Doctor in Petticoats is filled with color characters. The voice that Beth has is just marvelous. I loved her sisters and parents (and have since learned one of Ms. Connealy's earlier books tells the story of Beth's parents, I will definitely be borrowing that one from the library.) I'm looking forward to reading Sally and Mandy's stories as well.
While reading Doctor in Petticoats, I couldn't help but think of how much my stepdad would enjoy a movie version of the book. He loves westerns, and I could clearly imagine his reactions to the last third of the book.
Doctor in Petticoats is a book I highly recommend.
4 comments:
Michelle, I've not read any Mary books either but love westerns like your dad! John Wayne and Gunsmoke and all those were my favorites. I still get nosalgic if I hear the music. Bless you for a stellar review:)
I watched Gunsmoke a lot growing up too. The CBS station out of Hazard used to show it at 7pm. I thought it was a great show. I also watched a lot of John Wayne movies too. I love all of his westerns, my favorite one though is probably The Searchers. Hmmm, maybe I should check to see if the library has that one and review it sometime. ;)
Nice review!
Angie from www.hotchristianbooks.com did a guest review of Doctor in Petticoats on my own site here: www.tracysbooknook.com.
-Tracy
Personally, I don't think you can wrong with a Mary Connealy book. I can't wait for the next in the series to come out!
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