[Review] Taming Her Navy Doc by Amy Ruttan

Amy Ruttan
Taming Her Navy Doc
[romance]

You can buy it here:
Taming Her Navy Doc (Amazon hardcover)
Taming Her Navy Doc (Amazon eBook)

FTC: I received an eARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Summary (via Netgalley):
The one woman to tame him…

Finally the injured navy SEAL who had once been brought to surgeon Erica Griffin in the dead of night has a name: Captain Thorne Wilder—her new commanding officer! Five years later he's just as gorgeous as Erica remembers…but now he's totally off-limits!

Thorne has been left damaged, brooding and untamable after the loss of his dreams—and beautiful Erica is an unwanted complication! She might be as wary of relationships as he is, but fighting temptation will be the biggest battle of all…

My thoughts:
Oh wow! This was one swoon-worthy romance novel! I went in not expecting much. I was simply hoping for a pick me up, feel good story in between my sometimes hard to read university literature, and here I am, still unsure as to how to best describe how much I enjoyed this story.

I am still not sure why our heroine, Erica, constantly butchered sayings like "don't judge a book by its cover". Other than that, she did not have any problems with English, and she did not even come from a different country (speaking a number of languages, I can say that yes, frequently those sayings do not translate well). This really distracted and confused me, but it was not so bad that I would not continue reading, it was simply a mild stumble every time it happened.

In general, however, this was one wonderful love story. I liked how Thorne was torn between having Erica, the surgeon who took his leg, as his second in command, while still liking her - even more so once he got to know her than before when she was a mere memory from the hazy minutes or maybe hours he was in her care. It felt very realistic how he did not know what to feel regarding Erica.

And then there is our heroine, Erica. She did not have an easy life, so I understand how she focused on her career. I just wanted to hug her frequently, and I do not often feel like I can relate to a character whose life has nothing in common with mine.

I will definitely check out more of Ruttan's novels when the semester is over and I do not have to deal with a big stack of literature anymore. (Oops, as soon as the semester is over, I should work on my master's thesis, I suppose?!)

I am incredibly happy I chose this romance novel. Amy Ruttan truly delivered here and I am happy I was given the opportunity to review "Taming Her Navy Doc".

Rating:
4.5/5