Outside of the romance which was charming, I thought a major strength of the book was how the author had Desi grapple with her own ignorance of all parts of her heritage, not just her AA heritage. She's only ever lived with her white mother and yet she has no connection with her Scandinavian roots or her African-American heritage. But he can't trust her to stay so he tries to keep her at arm's length.Īnd for her part, Desi is grappling with identity issues. He is wary of the pretty newcomer who effortlessly charms his son and make him feel the first real stirrings of anything since his wife left him. She just up and left and basically served him papers once she reached the big city. Kent is wary of trusting any woman because his wife left him and his son because she hated life in their town. Even though their romance is very low conflict, it doesn't come without its own challenges. Both Desi and the hero Kent were easy characters to enjoy.

Armed with her father's name and her need to connect with the family that had so long been denied to her, Desi accepts her grandmother's invitation to come stay with her and learn a little something about her mother's past. And she didn't even know the name of her father.īut all that changes after her mother dies. She's never had any connection with her mother's family, except for vague memories of her grandmother who attended a birthday party or two when Desi was young. This was a rather nice story about a young woman who is trying to learn about her family & falls in love with the sexy doctor next door.ĭesdemona 'Desi' Rask has lived a vagabond existence with her pianist/lounge singer mother all her life.

A Doctor for Keeps by Lynne Marshall