Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of The Surgeon's Lady (Harlequin Historical, No 949)

The Surgeon's Lady (Harlequin Historical, No 949)
The Surgeon's Lady (Harlequin Historical, No 949)
Author: Carla Kelly
Genre: Romance
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
txdee avatar reviewed on + 17 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3


This is a story about the slowly developing love between two seemingly mismatched people meeting and learning about each other and themselves under difficult circumstances. She is a widow who failed to give her older husband an heir; he is a surgeon in the Royal Navy who rose above his "common" roots to educate himself. The setting is the Napoleonic war and is a sequel to Kelly's previous book, "Marrying the Captain". In fact, a couple from that book figure in this book as well so we get to see their ongoing story. Carla Kelly always focuses on character development rather than contrived plots. Her romance is subtle but satisfying. You will like the heroine and sigh over the hero who is truly a good man and perfect for her.