Good second chance romance. Iris and Lachlan had a complicated history. They met and married young while working as ER doctors. After deciding to start a family right away, both were disheartened by the difficulty in making it happen. As attempt after attempt failed, Lachlan brought up alternatives such as adoption. Unfortunately, due to her childhood memories as an adoptee, Iris refused to consider it. Eventually, their stresses drove them apart, and they divorced, going their separate ways.

Eight years later, Iris is the head of a Dublin ER critically short of doctors. Amid a chaotic day, a temporary replacement arrives. Iris is stunned to find that the new doctor is Lachlan. Their professional relationship gets off to a rocky start thanks to Lachlan's tactless remarks about the state of her ER. It doesn't help Iris's state of mind that her attraction to Lachlan is as strong as ever.

Lachlan is equally surprised that his new boss is his ex-wife. The shock throws him off stride and causes him to make some unfounded observations. After their split, he tried hard to forget her, switching to GP medicine. After a few years and another relationship, he found he needed to go back to ER work to find his love for his work again. Taking a temporary post seemed the way to do it, but now he rethinks his choice. Being near Iris again stirs up memories and feelings he'd wanted to forget.

I enjoyed seeing the rekindling of the relationship between Iris and Lachlan. Once they got past the shock of seeing each other again, they agreed they could have a successful professional relationship. They had worked well together before and found themselves easily slipping back into their old ways. Their professional compatibility quickly grew into a reigniting of their friendship and of the attraction they experienced in the past. But the closer they grew, the guiltier Iris felt. She's keeping a big secret from Lachlan and knows she needs to come clean before things go any further.

Of course, waiting for the "right time" never works because something always occurs to keep it from happening. When Lachlan finally finds out her secret, it's in the middle of a crisis, and he must deal with the shock alone. I ached for both as Lachlan felt the hurt, anger, and betrayal that she didn't trust him enough to tell him everything. I hurt for Iris as she tried to make Lachlan understand everything she went through, how she's changed, and what it means for her current life. I wanted to shake Lachlan for being so wrapped up in his own feelings that he didn't listen to Iris's explanation. It took advice from a feisty old lady and a nearly tragic event to shake him out of his self-pity and open his eyes to what is important. His big moment at the end was deeply emotional, and I loved seeing them look toward the future.

I loved the epilogue and how it showed the progress of their relationship. I liked how they took their time to be sure. I especially enjoyed the surprise at the end.

As is the case with this line, the medical activity is a big part of the story. I liked how Iris and Lachlan worked together to identify the rash of illnesses among local teenagers. Several other medical events played essential roles and focused on who Iris and Lachlan were.

This is a Medical Romance. I enjoyed this book, and the characters made me really care about them. There was so much packed into this short fast pace book, but I think there is to much packed into a book that is so short. I feel some events in this book need more time spend on them. I just wanted a little more for parts of this book. I really loved the beginning, and I felt the beginning was so perfect. I do not think the ending was as good as the beginning. This book did the medical parts very well, and those parts made me feel all the drama the the Emergency Doctors where feeling. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Medical Romance) or author (Scarlet Wilson) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.

This was a fabulous story of love lost and love found. They divorced because they were trying to hard to have a child. They disagreed about adoption. Eight years later she is the head of ER. He takes a temporary consultant position at her ER. They are both surprised. They try to work together. Old feelings come back. There is a secret she is afraid to share. I couldn’t stop reading.