ARC Review: Change of Heart by Kate Canterbary

Special thanks to the author for providing a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Change of Heart
Publication Date: 25 June 2024
Genre: Adult Romance

Panda Rating:

(4.5 pandas)

šŸ“– SYNOPSIS

Greyā€™s Anatomy meets a gender-swapped Wedding Crashers in this spicy rom-com about a one-night stand with The One, walking the tightrope of love and workplace ethics, and knowing which rules are worth breaking.

Every summer, superstar surgeon Whitney Aldritch crashes weddings with her best friend. The first one was an accident though after a decade of dropping in uninvited, theyā€™re masters of their craft. They keep the rules simple and they never go to bed alone.

Then thereā€™s Henry Hazlette, best man and the best one-night stand of Whitā€™s summer. She never imagined sheā€™d see him again but now heā€™s one of her new surgical residentsā€”and completely off-limits.

Whitney has staked her reputation on leading the hospitalā€™s new ethics initiative. While Henry is under her supervision, they have to keep it professional. But it doesnā€™t help that she canā€™t turn around without running face-first into his offensively broad chest or rubbing up against him in crammed elevators. Also not helping: the way he smiles at her like he can hear her every not-safe-for-work thought.

All they have to do is survive this residencyā€”and the accidental tarot card readings that hit too close to home, a few uninvited houseguests, and the hospitalā€™s hyperactive rumor millā€”but only if theyā€™re prepared to bend some rules as the feelings go from just for tonight to get it out of our systems to mine.

āš ļø CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS

Parental estrangement and abandonment; parental divorce; chronic illness (secondary character); brief mention of suicide (in the past, not detailed, not a central character); mention of infidelity (secondary characters); frequent medical, hospital, and surgical discussion (no blood, no gore); discussion of donor organ retrieval and organ transplant surgeries (no blood, no gore); brief discussion of mountain rescue situations (not detailed); discussion of workplace bullying (off-page)

TL;DR: I didnā€™t think I would feel a little weepy reading Change of Heart but that’s how much I loved these characters and their romance. Canterbary somehow manages to do this to me every time and let’s be real: I would willingly let her keep doing it, too! I adored Henry and Whitney and their relationship journey but as much as I loved Whitney and her boss energy, I LOVED Henry! Oh, my granola, this man had my heart ready to burst with his acts of service, loyalty and big golden retriever energy. Help, THE FEELINGS! Also, I’m 100% here for the Greyā€™s Anatomy vibes and I sincerely cannot wait until Canterbary gives us more of this hospital crew because they are amazing.

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