Review: Scrubbed

Scrubbed by D.C. Renee
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Goodreads link:  Scrubbed by D.C. Renee | Goodreads


Blurb:

It was supposed to be a straight-forward contest. Everyday heroes. May the best one win.

I was going to shine, to show my own hero, Sidney, that I had what it takes to make it at Modern Family. Not to mention, I’d get to learn from her. Well, that part I did. Learn, that is.

And I even had the perfect contestant, the one I knew was going to win it all. Noah Shields, doctor and hottie. I’m talking the “you can scrub me down anytime you want, doctor” type of hottie. One problem. He didn’t want anything to do with the contest. Or me. He didn’t think he deserved the hero title.

He was wrong.

He was a hero. No, correction, he is a hero. He just needed a push to see it for himself without letting the demons from his past and the heartache he was harboring taint the good man he truly was.

I was just supposed to help him see – from the goodness of my own heart. That’s the thing, I involved my heart. And when that sucker came into play, I was no longer playing for him to win the contest. I was playing for him to win at life…not just survive…and I was playing with my whole heart. Because it was his.

And now the contest was over, and I’m left standing alone, wondering if his heart isn’t too damaged to be in it too.

My review:

This was a new author me and I enjoyed reading this book.  The pace was perfect, and the plot was developed.  The characters were easy to relate with and realistic.  Hadley oversaw the new contest “Everyday Heroes” for the Modern Family.  When she came across Dr. Noah Shields nomination, she knew he would be a good candidate.  He was an oncologist who had lost his wife to cancer two years previously.  Since then, he had felt as though he failed.  Hadley was just what Noah need, cheerful and genuine.  She brought light to Noah’s life and helped him realize he couldn’t blame himself for his wife’s death.  Noah was an everyday hero but never realized it.  He was so hard on himself and was not really living his life to the fullest.  Hadley helped him to see how his work helped to improve other’s lives.  This was such a great book and full of emotions, so have some tissues ready because it is a heartwarming story.

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.