Take Me to the Wedding
by Miranda Liasson
The Amazing Doctors of Oak Bluff - Book 2
Publisher: Hawthorne House
Release Date: May 9, 2025
Reviewed by PJ
How do you know who is the right one for you?
Dr. Samantha Bashar has made a terrible mistake—she let her rocky professional relationship with Dr. Caleb D’Angelo become personal – and accidentally ruined his chances to win back his first true love.
Coming from a proud line of matchmakers, she can’t let that happen, no matter how much she dislikes him. Or the fact that she doesn’t believe in true love for herself. Plus, Caleb is her best friend’s brother. And they’re in the same wedding at the end of the summer – oh, yay.
Dr. Caleb D’Angelo isn’t trying to make enemies…call him a romantic, but he’s just trying to take his chance to see if The One Who Got Away is the right one for him. While avoiding the woman who is T for Trouble at every turn—even though she “feels bad” and is determined to “help him” no matter what he says.
Except the more Samantha helps Caleb, the more his sworn enemy turns into something completely unexpected—she’s funny and kind and very kissable—and Caleb must decide if the One for him isn’t from his past at all—but is the person who’s been right in front of him all along.
PJ's Thoughts:
I love a best friend's brother romance trope. Make them co-workers and adversaries who are the last to realize all that friction between them signals something far different from aggravation simmering beneath the surface and I am well and truly hooked. Liasson uses all of the above in her newest novel, Take Me to the Wedding.
I am loving this series. Split between the small town of Oak Bluff and the city children's hospital where Sam and Caleb work, this second book in the series is filled with the humor, heartwarming charm, and emotional depth I've come to expect from a Miranda Liasson novel. I love the family dynamics (Caleb's mom is a favorite), the strong friendships, the sweet romance, the snappy banter, and the heart tugs that come from the kids the docs work with at the hospital. It makes me even more invested in these characters.
The ensemble cast adds rich texture to the story, catching readers up with characters from book one and introducing new characters I hope we'll be seeing in future books. I feel like these characters have become friends and I'm eager to see all of them (or at least the ones I like) happily snuggled up with their soulmates.
You don't have to have read book one, Take Me Home for Christmas (read my review) first in order to enjoy book two though there are crossover characters. I enthusiastically recommend both.
Have you read any of Miranda Liasson's books?
Do you enjoy medical romances?
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Yes I have read a few of her books and do enjoy medical romances. Patoct
ReplyDeleteMiranda Liasson's novels are captivating and special. I enjoy medical romances very much.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for this book! Miranda Liasson is currently one of my favorite romance authors! I enjoy medical romances, as long as the medical part isn't too graphic, I save that type of book for Mystery and Thriller!
ReplyDeleteI haven't read Miranda's books yet, but she's been on my reading radar and haven't read a contemporary medical story in a while.
ReplyDeleteI have not read anything by this author. But, this review makes me realize I will enjoy her stories. Thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteIf the book sounds interesting, I will read it. I like this trope
ReplyDeleteI do enjoy medical romances. I have read one of Miranda Liasson's books and enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteIt's been too long since I last read a Miranda Liasson book! I do enjoy medical romances, and I also always enjoy best friend's brother trope, especially since I was once involved in one:)
ReplyDeleteI’ve read and enjoyed her stories. I love medical romances as I used to be an RN. I even worked at Milwaukee’s Children’s Hospital a long time ago.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing 2 of her books.
Have a fantastic weekend!
I have read some of her books and enjoyed them.
ReplyDeleteThe medical setting for a book offers different situations and dynamics. Romance is romance, but the life and death struggles, differences in opinion, and tensions that develop in a medical atmosphere offer different opportunities for story development to an author. It can all make for stories I enjoy.
I have not yet read any of Miranda Liasson’s books. I have been seeing posts about it and the story sounds different. I have read few books with best friend’s sibling being a romantic prospect.i don’t recall reading medical romances involving doctors but have read stories where one protagonist is a medical patient recovering in the hospital and is attracted to a visitor, covworker, friend.
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