Rescued—
By the brooding neurosurgeon
Neurosurgeon Josh O’Connor’s isolated island hideaway is
on lockdown, but nothing will stop him entering a raging cyclone to rescue
mom-to-be midwife Hannah Byrne. Hannah hasn’t found happiness since leaving her
beloved Irish village. Yet stepping into Josh’s warm house, she starts to feel
she might finally have found a home—for her and her unborn baby. Might Josh’s
rescuing Hannah from the storm change both their lives for the better?
Good book. Josh has locked himself and his emotions away
for the last three years. Consumed by grief and guilt over his younger sister's
death, he focuses on his work and avoids human contact whenever possible. That
isolation comes to an end when he rescues a pregnant woman during a cyclone.
This book sucked me in fast with the intensity of the
action and emotions. Josh is preparing his house to withstand the cyclone when
he witnesses the island's only bridge collapse with a car on it. Still haunted
by the events of the past, he can't stand by and do nothing. I was glued to the
pages as he raced to the site and struggled to save Hannah and her dog from the
ocean.
I ached for Hannah. She left her Irish village with her
boyfriend, traveling the world. When she ends up pregnant, he leaves her. Her
family in Ireland disowned her, and the only family she has in Australia is a
grouchy old great-aunt on this tiny island. When she arrived on the island to
check on her aunt, she found her aunt had died, leaving Hannah to care for the
dog.
I enjoyed the development of the relationship between
Hannah and Josh. Hannah is more open and talkative and very independent. She
doesn't like asking for help but will accept it when she has no other choice. Josh
is used to living alone and doesn't want to talk about himself. It was fun to
see their initial interactions. Josh's protectiveness kicks in quickly, and Hannah
finds herself giving in to his care despite her independence. I loved seeing
them work together to help the dog, along with all of the emotions that the
situation brought to the surface. Among those emotions are unexpected sparks that
flare between them. With the realization that Hannah would leave when the
weather permitted, Josh discovered that isolation no longer had the same
appeal.
Hannah fights hard against her desire to lean on Josh.
She's aware of his need to be alone and does her best to convince him that she
doesn't need him. That becomes a little harder to do when she unexpectedly goes
into labor. I loved seeing Josh so involved and how Hannah and Erin find their
way past his walls and into his heart. Hannah still insists on her independence
until a crisis has her actually asking for his help. It was an emotional time
for Hannah, and I loved the support that Josh gave her. It was also an eye-opening
time for him. I loved his welcome home for her. It was sweet and romantic and a
bit over-the-top. Josh's words to her showed how well he knew her and broke
through her walls. Hannah finally understood that she could have the love and
future she had given up on.
I loved the final scene in the book and how it showed the
changes in their lives.
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