Outside the Lines by Kimberly Kincaid Series: The Line, #3
Published by Curtis Brown Digital Publication Date: July 28th 2013
Pages: 120
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As an ivy-league ER doctor who eats double shifts for breakfast (and lunch…and dinner), Blake Fisher has little appetite for anything other than work. Being on the staff at Brenstville Hospital means taking care of people, a need Blake understands all too well from losing his brother to cystic fibrosis eight years ago. When he’s asked to coordinate a carnival fundraiser for the cause, he jumps at the chance to help others with the disease…until it lands him side by side with the one woman he never thought he’d see again: his ex-fiancée.
Streetwise and rough around the edges, Jules Shaw is no stranger to earning a living through hard work. But when her job as the restaurant manager of Mac’s Diner puts her shoulder to really broad shoulder with Blake Fisher, she nearly balks. She’d rather dodge and deflect than admit the real reason she broke things off, but the catering contract for the carnival means big business for Mac’s, and feeding people is Jules’s lifeblood.
As Blake and Jules join reluctant forces, they quickly rediscover the spark between them. But the possibility of a future together hinges on coming clean about the past, with potentially devastating consequences. Can Blake and Jules overcome their drastically different backgrounds and learn to love again, or will they always be outside the lines?
Jules grew up on the streets never knowing where her next meal would come from or where she would be laying her head down to sleep. Blake studied to become a doctor and works as an emergency department physician. Both are driven to help people Jules by feeding them and Blake by easing / fixing their pain and injuries.
Eight years ago Jules and Blake were engaged but as Blake was preparing to leave for college Jules just up and left leaving him a simple note with no real explanation.
The hospital that Blake works for has a fundraising event every year to help out different causes. This year Blake has taken over most of the duties (from his mother) associated with the yearly event – rather than their regular black tie event a carnival is the plan as it will draw in more people from the community.
When Blake has his first meeting with the caterer he finds himself face-to-face with his ex-fiance, the one person that had been the love of his life.
Blake and Jules still have chemistry between them but Blake is still feeling hurt from the way Jules left him without any explanation and Jules is upset that she let Blake go. These two have some issues to overcome before they can try to make a go of it again.
This was a quick sweet story. I love second chance romance stories and this one is one of my favorites.
