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Doctor's Orders

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Book three in The Moore Sisters of Montana, Doctor’s Orders takes readers back to the small town of Cherry Lake. This story focuses on April, The youngest of the sisters and up till now the flightier. April has flitted from one course to another to this job and then that, but having arrived in Cherry Lake she’s determined to build a business showcasing all the things she’s learned along the way. She’s bright and breezy and quirky in both her outlook on life and the way she presents herself.
Dr David Morrison owns the doctor’s practice next door to April’s shop. He loves order and calm and considers white on white to be soothing and elegant. He’s horrified at first when he discovers April is his new neighbour but even so he finds her very appealing.
Author Ann Harrison has written a very readable book in Doctor’s Orders. The plot moves along well, with plenty of little hooks along the way. This is a light story and short enough to read in a sitting. It kept me interested throughout and had me wondering whether there’d be a book for Mari, the only sister without a life partner.

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This is a sweet story about opposites attracting. April has moved to Cherry Lake to open a shop, be closer to her sister and prove that she can follow through on her plans. David returned home to take over his father's medical practice after his death. He has no intention of staying in Cherry Lake. Her store is in the same building as his medical practice, so they can't help but run into each other. Despite there obvious differences they share a mutually strong attraction. Could April be the one to make David rethink his life in Cherry Lake? Sometimes opposites really to attract. Great read.

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April is most colorful and spontaneous of Moore girls. She didn’t know what she wanted to do until she decided to move to Cherry Lake to start a new business. She never ran a business before but she felt it was time for her to settle down somewhere put her roots and doing what she loves.
When April decided to open up a flower shop, decoration place next to Doctor’s office, she didn’t know what to expect. She had colorful and bright color scheme for her shop, apartment and common room that shared with doctor’s office. April is driven when she gets an idea on her head, and she ran into Doctor next door twice. When she is accident prone, its good her next door neighbor is a doctor.
David likes order and simple colors. When he meets April, it was nothing like anyone he met. She is colorful and total opposite of his ex. He was not planning to stay in Cherry Lake for long time, he was fulfilling his dad’s practice until it is sold.
April wanted to get to know David but he was keeping his distance from her. She knew she wanted to get to know David and she knew he was emotionally unavailable. She suggest they just see where it goes.
Everyone in Cherry Lake can see David is falling for April but he is the only one not seeing it and when April receives an art for her shop from his best friends artistic dad, he finally feels jealous. Now he needed to make a move or he will lose her.

It was quirky story of two opposite people. I enjoyed reading this sister more than other sisters.
Thanks to Netgalley and Tule Publishing for my ARC in exchange for honest review.

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This is the third book in the series but the first one I have read and it easily reads as a standalone. This is April and David's book and overall I really enjoyed it although it was a little repetitive at times but I guess when a character is worried things come up more than once. I enjoyed this book and I will definitely be checking out the first two books

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Doctors Orders was not my favorite book of the spring/summer. I felt it was slow and repetitive. I am sorry it just didnt appeal to me at all.
I appreciate netgalley allowing me to read and give as n honest review of this book

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Opposites attract!

This is my first novel from this author. I understand that this is book 3 of the Moore Sisters of Montana series, so I’m not sure if my issues were partially from not reading the previous books. However, I had trouble following the plot. It seemed to flip flop all over the place to me! Regardless, I enjoyed the premise of the plot and the characters.

April Moore decided to open a design studio/flower shop in Cherry Lake. Dr. David Morrison has taken over his father’s medical practice in Cherry Lake until he can sell it and return to build his life in Seattle. Their businesses are next to each other, and they share a common area. David is a confirmed bachelor (or so he thinks) and he lives for order, familiar and normalcy. April is an outspoken live life to the fullest girl. The two need each other to make their lives better together.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review an ARC of this book and I am providing my honest review.

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This is a lovely, sweet romance where opposites attract and dreams can come true!

Set in Cherry Lake, Montana, this story tells how April Moore joins the other Moore sisters in this town to set up her own design studio and florist business. April has always been the most impulsive of the sisters and they are somewhat skeptical about her new venture but they’re also there to support her. She’s renting the premises - and her flat above them - from her sister and has come to an arrangement where she’s going to decorate the whole premises. The other people sharing the site work in the surgery of Doctor David Morrison.

David initially returned to Cherry Lake to help whilst his Dad was ill. Unfortunately he died so David is keeping things functioning until he can sell his father’s family practice when he then plans to return to Seattle to live and work. He’s somewhat stuck in his ways and doesn’t respond to change easily - so with April about to make lots of changes his life isn’t going to be as predictable as he thought! Maybe change and spontaneity aren’t such a bad thing, after all, especially with the building attraction between this unlikely pair!

This story is a great, fun read, highly entertaining and delightful without being cheesy. The journey of April and David towards their own HEA is filled with fun, family and changes. Through the story, you can see April becoming more focussed and decisive about what she wants from life, prepared to take the necessary steps to help her achieve her dreams. Contrarily, David was so focussed on his plans initially that but the love of a good woman helped him change - though the arrival of his ex is definitely something to put a spanner in the works! I have no hesitation in highly recommending it to anyone who enjoys escaping into a very entertaining contemporary romance with a lovely setting and great characters.

I requested and was given a copy of this novel, via NetGalley, with no obligation. This is my honest review of the book after choosing to read it.

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Doctor´s Orders is just one of those series that you can´t get enough of. I sure hope we haven´t hear the last of the The moor Sisters. This is book 3 in "The Moore Sisters of Montana" but you can easily read it as a stand alone type of book. But as with any series, you do get more out of reading the series.
This book, Doctor´s Orders is such a delightful, fresh, read, that just with make you believe in happy ending again.

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Opposites attract between April Moore and Dr David Morrison. April has just moved back to Cherry Lake and is opening up her own, studio florist shop and shares office space with the town doctor, David. April is carefree and enjoys life to the fullest, where David is very serious, a planner and not planning on making this a permanent place. But sparks will begin to fly, can either resist each other.

I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet romance, great dialogue between April and David. This is the third book in the series but can be read as a stand alone. I highly recommend this book.

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This is my first from this author and it was ok!I didn't fell in love immediately with the story and the characters were simple ok. However, it was a fun and fast paced read!

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This is a cute book about a seemingly flighty young woman who finds her true calling in Cherry Lake. She is supported by her sisters’ belief in her abilities and strong determination to finally prove herself to her parents. When she meets the buttoned up doctor next door to her store, she finds a man with a story she seeks to uncover.

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I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I wish that I had looked into this author before requesting this book. I had tried to read a book by the same author earlier this year but stopped reading it more than halfway through. I found many of the same issues with this book but read the entire book as part of my ARC agreement.

My chief complaints are:
Lots of editing issues.
The story jumps around.
Vocabulary was uncommon especially with a story that is set in Montana.
The author uses language and phrases that may be familiar in Australia but are not American.

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I found Doctor’s Orders by Ann B. Harrison, book three in The Moore Sisters of Montana series a wonderful and sweet story. April decides to open a shop in Cherry Lake, where her sisters live. April is a bit different, dressing more like a hippie, but with a wonderful sense of decoration and design. Next door to her shop and sharing a common area is David’s doctor’s office. David is a bit staid, set in his ways and not sure he cares for all the colors or changes going on. As the two spend time together, David starts falling for April and changing his future plans of returning to Seattle. I loved seeing the growth in April as she has finally figured out what she wants to do. David surprised me. I thought he had his five year plan all set and would not veer from it. He also impressed me with his reaction to the visit and demands of his ex-girlfriend. I guess opposites do attract.s

I really loved reading this book and didn’t want to put this book down, reading it in one day. Ms. Harrison wrote a wonderful story which drew me in, making me forget the world around me and did not let me go until I turned the last page. I highly recommend this book to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

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The third installment of The Moore Sisters of Montana brings the free spirited, April, the youngest of the Moore sisters. She returns to Cherry Lake to be near her sisters and open a design studio florist shop. But no one thinks she will stick around for long. Focusing on her shop, she definitely didn’t need a distraction like falling in love.

Dr. David Morrison is a straight laced doctor who has returned to Cherry Lake to temporarily take over his father’s practice. He plans to sell it as soon as he can and return to Seattle to rebuild his career. He didn’t plan on finding love in Cherry Lake, but there was something about April that kept calling to him even though she is totally opposite of the women he is usually attracted to.

This is a sweet opposites attract romance with characters and a story that you just can’t get enough of. It is a great addition to the series.

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I received this in exchange for an honest review with NetGalley. I found this a very enjoyable read, one I’d recommend. It takes place in Cherry Lake, Montana. April has just moved there to be near her 3sisters. She has leased out a space for a floral and gift shop from her sister. The building is shared by the town doctor who took over his father’s practice upon his death and is looking to sell the practice. David is the opposite of April, very rigid and set in his ways where she is artsy and romantic and colorful. The story of their slow budding romance was very sweet and entertaining. It was fun reading about life in their town, the way April decorates her shop and the interactions with other town residents. Five stars all around.

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Unfortunately, I didn't like this book. We first meet April talking to her dad on the phone about her latest career plan and we learn about her character pretty quickly. April is flighty, impetuous, and so so so annoying. She is the quirky, colourful type and she can't seem to settle down with a career. Being the youngest out of her sisters, she is used to getting away with everything and getting what she wants. I find it hard to believe that her older sister would be so willing to put a bunch of money into her business when she doesn't have a great track record with sticking to an idea. April's first interactions with David also demonstrate how self-absorbed and inconsiderate she is. 

It was clear that there was supposed to be an opposites attract scenario between April and David, but the author worked too hard to make them seem like polar opposites. April reads like a 17 year-old, while David seems like he's 50. He refers to her as "young woman" at one point and if they were close in age, that would be a weird thing to think. Also, it was quite repetitive when they found themselves being attracted to one another, even though they weren't each other's types.

The dialogue felt a little clunky and disingenuous. Although the things the characters were saying weren't unrealistic, they didn't seem like things people would actually say in normal everyday conversations. This is also just getting picky, but the cover art is completely different than the character descriptions.

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Doctor’s Orders by Ann B. Harrison
April Moore has always been an impulsive dreamer. So when she shows up in Cherry Lake, announcing that she’s there to stay and start her own business–a design studio florist shop–her sisters are pleased, but more than a little skeptical. A lot more than pride is riding on her new business adventure, and April doesn’t have time to get distracted, especially not by the handsome doctor who shares office space with her. Unfortunately, April’s never been one to keep her head down and opinions to herself, and she’s barely opened for business before she thinks her first design project should involve the quiet man next door doing his best to ignore her bubbly attempts at friendship.
For someone so young, Dr David Morrison is firmly set in his ways. He’s returned to Cherry Lake temporarily to take over his father’s family practice until he can sell it and return to Seattle to rebuild his life and career. He’s always played it safe and isn’t looking for change, fireworks, or romance. Unfortunately, the vivacious April embodies all three. Each meeting is like touching a live wire, and David finds himself entranced.
Opposites attract, but can they find a happy ever after?
This is April Moore and Dr David Morrison's story.
April ’s there to stay and start her own business–a design studio florist shop.
April Moore held the phone away from her ear until the rumbling thunder that was her father’s voice reverberated inside her head. This was never going to be an easy call to make but she wasn’t one to shy away from a painful job. She’d already put it off for far too long.“I’ve got myself a shop.”
Dr David’s returned to Cherry Lake temporarily to take over his father’s family practice until he can sell it and return to Seattle.
Dr. David Morrison turned off the stereo as the last strains of the opera died away, leaving him bathed in a sense of peace. The perfect way to start what would no doubt be a hectic day. He rinsed his coffee cup in the kitchen sink, placed it in the draining tray, and folded the tea towel, lining it up on the oven door. He straightened the chairs at his dining table and brushed off a speck of dust from the blonde Scandinavian timber.
It’d been an early start to his day. An uninterrupted jog through town, along the lakeshore and back home again before breakfast with his little friend.
I am looking forward to reading more books by Ann B. Harrison.
Doctor’s Orders by Ann B. Harrison is a 3 star book.
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Doctor's Orders by Ann B. Harrison, book three in The Moore sisters of Montana series. A great addition to the series. This book is April's story. Likable characters and great storyline. If you enjoy small town possible romance this series is for you.

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This is a very good, sweet opposites attract story and April and David couldn't be more opposite. She's carefree, colorful, and lives life on her terms. Definitely a fly by the seat of her pants girl.
He's a rule follower, very serious, a planner, and seems very happy in his white and beige world. When April opens a shop next door to his medical clinic it quickly becomes clear that his very orderly existence is about to be turned upside down!

This book is very well done and truly a story I think everyone will enjoy. If you like your romance sweet and uncomplicated this is the book for you. I recommend it.

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I really enjoyed the latest installment of the Moore Sisters books and cannot wait for the next. April and David were terrific together. She was such a lovely free spirit but still with a great business head on her shoulders, which I think no one really fully appreciated, looking at her as the flighty sister. He was all buttoned up and staid, afraid to make a move and feeling tethered to town. While April came for a fresh start, he was looking to get out but the ground begins to shift beneath his, not only with April but with his family, his ex-girlfriend and even within himself. A sweet story.

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