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The Gift of Love
Eris Field
Contemporary Romance
Laurel, a 26 year old slightly
impulsive pediatric nurse who
spent her early years in foster care,
dreams of having a family of her
own—six children, no men in the
dream. Laurel doesn’t just dream,
she has a plan --stop her step-sister’s compulsive hoarding,
clear out the mountains of paper engulfing every room, and
sell the old house that is pushing her toward bankruptcy. As a
last resort, she raids her retirement fund to go to a conference
on the newest treatments for compulsive hoarding.
Andrew, a 39 year old psychiatrist, is never impulsive. A
reticent, somewhat austere man, he limits his interactions with
people to his work. About to leave for the conference where he
has agreed to fill in for a colleague, he suddenly finds himself
the reluctant caretaker of a two and a half year old boy, Jamie,
who is mute.
Laurel views Andrew as arrogant, rude, but disturbingly
attractive and Andrew views Laurel as a dangerous distraction
to be avoided. Faced with saving Jamie, they are forced to
work together but will they be able to put aside their protective
armor and trust each other enough to let love in?
REVIEW: Wholesomely sweet, The Gift of Love shows the
readers a budding romance in the world of Health Care. Jaded
psychologist Andrew met financially burdened Nurse Laura
and, due to some surprising incidents, ended up being in each
other’s company for the whole seminar. Eris Field creates
memorable characters and twists the plot to endear them to
the readers more while steadily tighte