
I loved this romance and story! Vivid is a fantastic heroine (Beverly Jenkins always delivers) and I loved seeing her make it work in this new town.

But of course Vivid is about to prove him wrong in every way possible when she shows up with her medical supplies, a gun, her billiard stick, and a whole lot of opinions. Nate’s horrible marriage ended and left him with a bad taste for city women, he is convinced Vivid won’t stay long���a city girl won’t be able to handle the harsh weather they get or a man will propose and she’ll be gone. His aunt hired Vivid without telling him specifics (like the fact that she’s a woman) and now Nate’s idea of what a proper doctor should be (obviously a man only) is thrown for a loop. Nate Grayson’s grandfather settled Grayson Grove and now Nate owns the land, general store, and bank in town as well as being the sheriff and mayor. It’s only upon her arrival that she realizes Nate Grayson was expecting a man to show up for the job.

Viveca “Vivid” Lancaster is frustrated by the limits placed on female physicians of color, so when she’s offered the chance to set up a practice in the small all Black community of Grayson Grove, Michigan, Vivid leaves her California home and heads East. 2nd Read, March 2023: reread for a book club and still feel exactly the same about this one! 4.5 stars but rounded up, did the audio this read!ĭr.
