Review: Doctor in the Outback

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With running the busy small-town hospital at Waratah River and setting up a foundation to help others achieve their dreams like he has, Dr. Scott Carruthers has his plate full. So when a beautiful specialist obstetrician is employed to ease his workload, his inconvenient attraction toward her is a complication he doesn’t need.

Dr. Franceen Lewis arrived at Waratah River Hospital to start her life over. After a tragic loss and the resulting breakdown of her unsuitable marriage, she’s ready to focus on her career and help those who need her. Working with Scott challenges her not only professionally, but personally. Getting involved with another man is not on her to-do list, but Scott shows her again and again that not all men are as shallow and unreliable as her ex.

The longer they work together, the harder they fall…but can Franceen really put the past behind her and reach for the happiness she deserves?

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: January 2022

Mature content: yes

Review: Doctor in the Outback is an enjoyable read with a - if not original at least less mainstream - setting. 

The story is more or less predictable and once or twice along the book I wished both Scott and Franceen stopped going back and forth between what they want and what they think they can't have. There are long paragraphs where the only thing happening is one or the other having an internal discussion about wether it's appropriate to be romantically involved with someone working in the same hospital or wether a romance fits their life plans, etc. 

And that is mostly why I'm rating it with four stars instead of five. Other than the above, it's a nice book that will keep you entertained and with a smile on your face.

   

Doctor in the Outback is book three in the Welcome to Bunya Junction series. I haven't read any of the previous books and I had no serious issues with the story, but I did wish sometimes I knew more about the secondary characters. So while I can't vouch for the quality of the other two books, you may want to consider reading them in the right order.

Happy readings!

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