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Twitter Crush: a holiday, Gen X, medical romance
Could her Twitter Crush be her Prince Charming?Widowed and unsettled, mature Gen X dermatologist, Dr. Marisol Cruz, has a Twitter crush on a dermatopathologist -- frustrated, younger Gen X, divorced dad, Dr. Greg Kaczmarek. But he doesn't know it.
On an early December trip to see her college-aged daughters in Pittsburgh, Marisol makes a sly visit to Greg's Grand Rounds. The doctors meet in person, and sparks fly! But their past tragedies, work angst, and family challenges could get in the way of their budding, steamy romance.
Marisol and Greg have a week in holiday splendor to test whether they'll languish in loneliness or be each other's special someone.
This light medical romance against the backdrop of the winter holidays will give you all the Gen X feels. It's menopause, bringing sexy back.
~"A sweet, cozy holiday romance with realistic, compelling characters and beautifully written prose.""A lovely story of second chance at love. Marisol and Greg are great together. A good read.""A fun, holiday romance to enjoy with your favorite cup of tea or hot chocolate. Get cozy and open this page-turner.""You root for the main character...""This is a treat to read with refreshingly developed characters that I genuinely cared for.""This author has a deep understanding of the book's setting.... I felt like I was there.""I don't wanna let go of Greg & Marisol!!!""Loved this!!!!!"
~Order "Twitter Crush" now for the feel good vibe of the great middle.
On an early December trip to see her college-aged daughters in Pittsburgh, Marisol makes a sly visit to Greg's Grand Rounds. The doctors meet in person, and sparks fly! But their past tragedies, work angst, and family challenges could get in the way of their budding, steamy romance.
Marisol and Greg have a week in holiday splendor to test whether they'll languish in loneliness or be each other's special someone.
This light medical romance against the backdrop of the winter holidays will give you all the Gen X feels. It's menopause, bringing sexy back.
~"A sweet, cozy holiday romance with realistic, compelling characters and beautifully written prose.""A lovely story of second chance at love. Marisol and Greg are great together. A good read.""A fun, holiday romance to enjoy with your favorite cup of tea or hot chocolate. Get cozy and open this page-turner.""You root for the main character...""This is a treat to read with refreshingly developed characters that I genuinely cared for.""This author has a deep understanding of the book's setting.... I felt like I was there.""I don't wanna let go of Greg & Marisol!!!""Loved this!!!!!"
~Order "Twitter Crush" now for the feel good vibe of the great middle.
176 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 1, 2023
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September 13, 2024
I was drawn to Twitter Crush, intrigued by the suggestion of a "medical romance," which was a new idea to me. While romance books typically feature youthful, perfect protagonists, Marisol and Greg are middle-aged characters with refreshing real-life issues. Their romance story is sweet and sizzling. I'm ready for more, Em!
June 30, 2023
I genuinely thought a romance with medical terms/trope was right up my alley but not what I was expecting? May just be me though. It did have a nice storyline.
July 17, 2023
Refreshing
I love contemporary romance. I especially love contemporary romance with a medical backdrop, but I am thrilled and ecstatic about a romance that has those elements AND features mature characters! A female main character who deals with the same issues as I do as an “middle aged woman” is just perfection! And this book truly delivers perfection. I could identify with Marisol on many levels.
A’cor weaves this story so nicely. Marisol and Greg are credible and come alive off the page. The issues are real, the settings are real. I cried with Marisol, and I giggled and felt giddy with her. The story has many emotions and I went along for the ride. I’m eager to see more of these two.
The story is set in my hometown, so it was a bonus to read about familiar places, places I see almost daily.
I loved this book and I’m thrilled to have come across it and ‘Em S. A’cor!
I love contemporary romance. I especially love contemporary romance with a medical backdrop, but I am thrilled and ecstatic about a romance that has those elements AND features mature characters! A female main character who deals with the same issues as I do as an “middle aged woman” is just perfection! And this book truly delivers perfection. I could identify with Marisol on many levels.
A’cor weaves this story so nicely. Marisol and Greg are credible and come alive off the page. The issues are real, the settings are real. I cried with Marisol, and I giggled and felt giddy with her. The story has many emotions and I went along for the ride. I’m eager to see more of these two.
The story is set in my hometown, so it was a bonus to read about familiar places, places I see almost daily.
I loved this book and I’m thrilled to have come across it and ‘Em S. A’cor!
May 5, 2023
If You Have Dr. Mike Fantasies, You May Like This Book
When I saw this book's description on a book review site, it sounded like it was for me: Gen X and a medical romance. I’m the same age as the heroine in this book, and I am a nurse. It immediately became apparent that this author had a deep understanding of the book’s setting. I don't think I've ever read a book with so many precise references to a city and its environs, including specific streets, hangouts, restaurants, areas of town, etc. I like how it was so specific to a real place. I felt like I was there. I wasn't so wild about the heroine herself. As she is my age, I thought I might actually identify with her more than the sweet young things who are usually the heroines in romance. But I was sad to see that she was extremely fixated on how she looked and other things that should be inconsequential or at least unimportant as you age. Women are so much more than how they look, and a professional woman like her has much to offer the world (and her chosen guy) than that! Her age was harped on quite a bit, with it seemingly so important to other characters that she looked so young and fabulous for her age. Gag. Books with older characters have such potential to explore the richness and ultimate profoundness that life can have if you're beyond a certain age. This did not happen here. All this made me wonder whether the author is actually Gen X herself, or if she's a younger person writing what she believes a Gen X person would be like. While she understands her setting well, she doesn't seem to understand what being 55 is like. The heroine also didn't come across as realistic to me because of her rapid vacillations between grief over her 5-years deceased husband and fangirling like a Gen Z over a Twitter phenom doctor who’s ten years her junior. I just couldn't reconcile these two different images of this 55-year-old woman in my head. I liked the hero because he had vulnerabilities despite his social media guru status. Because I couldn't ever quite identify with the heroine, and I felt like I should because we’re the same age, this book just didn't do it for me.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
When I saw this book's description on a book review site, it sounded like it was for me: Gen X and a medical romance. I’m the same age as the heroine in this book, and I am a nurse. It immediately became apparent that this author had a deep understanding of the book’s setting. I don't think I've ever read a book with so many precise references to a city and its environs, including specific streets, hangouts, restaurants, areas of town, etc. I like how it was so specific to a real place. I felt like I was there. I wasn't so wild about the heroine herself. As she is my age, I thought I might actually identify with her more than the sweet young things who are usually the heroines in romance. But I was sad to see that she was extremely fixated on how she looked and other things that should be inconsequential or at least unimportant as you age. Women are so much more than how they look, and a professional woman like her has much to offer the world (and her chosen guy) than that! Her age was harped on quite a bit, with it seemingly so important to other characters that she looked so young and fabulous for her age. Gag. Books with older characters have such potential to explore the richness and ultimate profoundness that life can have if you're beyond a certain age. This did not happen here. All this made me wonder whether the author is actually Gen X herself, or if she's a younger person writing what she believes a Gen X person would be like. While she understands her setting well, she doesn't seem to understand what being 55 is like. The heroine also didn't come across as realistic to me because of her rapid vacillations between grief over her 5-years deceased husband and fangirling like a Gen Z over a Twitter phenom doctor who’s ten years her junior. I just couldn't reconcile these two different images of this 55-year-old woman in my head. I liked the hero because he had vulnerabilities despite his social media guru status. Because I couldn't ever quite identify with the heroine, and I felt like I should because we’re the same age, this book just didn't do it for me.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
May 2, 2024
I met the author and purchased this book at an in-person event.
Marisol is a widowed dermatologist with twin daughters in college. The girls are attending the University of Pittsburgh where Marisol and her husband met and fell in love during medical school. Marisol always visits Pittsburgh during finals week to cook for and pamper her daughters.
This year is a little different. Marisol has a crush on a dermatopathologist she follows on Twitter. He does research at the university and will be giving a lecture while she’s visiting her daughters. Since her husband’s death, Marisol hasn’t really dated or even considered dating, but there’s something about Dr. Greg Kaczmarek she can’t stop thinking about.
Marisol is an older Gen X. Greg is a younger Gen X. He’s brilliant, handsome, and seems charming. She’s commented on a few of his work-related Twitter posts.
When Marisol attends the lecture, she finally meets her crush. He’s more handsome in person and equally brilliant. After the lecture, she unknowingly chooses the same coffee shop Greg frequents. They bump into each other. There’s an instant connection, but where can this lead? She lives and practices in West Virginia, and his life is in Pittsburgh.
Marisol is fifty-five. It’s an underrepresented age in most contemporary romance novels. Along with feeling out of practice in the romance department since losing her husband, Marisol is dealing with the changes brought on by menopause.
Em S. Acor delves into realistic relationship problems often faced by men and women nearing or entering middle age. Though they seldom are in romance novels, first encounters can be imperfect and messy. Kudos to A’cor for addressing these problems and giving her characters the wisdom to work through them.
She also tackles the difficult questions about careers and planning. How desirable is long distance? Can successful professionals afford to risk seniority, tenure, or their pension plans to relocate for love? Who makes the sacrifice? How will their families react? These are all questions touched upon without weighing down the budding romance.
Her characters are witty and interesting, but well-grounded. They’re also much luckier on Twitter/X than I’ve ever been.
Marisol is a widowed dermatologist with twin daughters in college. The girls are attending the University of Pittsburgh where Marisol and her husband met and fell in love during medical school. Marisol always visits Pittsburgh during finals week to cook for and pamper her daughters.
This year is a little different. Marisol has a crush on a dermatopathologist she follows on Twitter. He does research at the university and will be giving a lecture while she’s visiting her daughters. Since her husband’s death, Marisol hasn’t really dated or even considered dating, but there’s something about Dr. Greg Kaczmarek she can’t stop thinking about.
Marisol is an older Gen X. Greg is a younger Gen X. He’s brilliant, handsome, and seems charming. She’s commented on a few of his work-related Twitter posts.
When Marisol attends the lecture, she finally meets her crush. He’s more handsome in person and equally brilliant. After the lecture, she unknowingly chooses the same coffee shop Greg frequents. They bump into each other. There’s an instant connection, but where can this lead? She lives and practices in West Virginia, and his life is in Pittsburgh.
Marisol is fifty-five. It’s an underrepresented age in most contemporary romance novels. Along with feeling out of practice in the romance department since losing her husband, Marisol is dealing with the changes brought on by menopause.
Em S. Acor delves into realistic relationship problems often faced by men and women nearing or entering middle age. Though they seldom are in romance novels, first encounters can be imperfect and messy. Kudos to A’cor for addressing these problems and giving her characters the wisdom to work through them.
She also tackles the difficult questions about careers and planning. How desirable is long distance? Can successful professionals afford to risk seniority, tenure, or their pension plans to relocate for love? Who makes the sacrifice? How will their families react? These are all questions touched upon without weighing down the budding romance.
Her characters are witty and interesting, but well-grounded. They’re also much luckier on Twitter/X than I’ve ever been.
June 24, 2024
Cute book clearly set in Pittsburgh. It was fun to follow all of the local places. I’m not on twitter, but I got the jist, either way it isn’t important. Fun read.
January 24, 2026
Ahhh gostei tanto desse livro.
Primeiro que histórias com GenX sao boas demais.
Personagens complexos, muita quimica, hot delicia e tao real… fofo!!!
Greg e Marisol ♥️
Primeiro que histórias com GenX sao boas demais.
Personagens complexos, muita quimica, hot delicia e tao real… fofo!!!
Greg e Marisol ♥️
December 5, 2024
I detest cliffhangers
April 14, 2023
A lovely story of second chance at love. Marisol and Greg are great together. But will others stay out of their new found courtship? A good read although quite technical in places- the medical terms.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
April 11, 2024
Twitter Crush is a fun easy to read book about romance with doctors that are mature adults. I'm aware that the three acceptable occupations for television are, doctors, lawyers, and cops or detectives. I also know that doctors have been significant in soap operas before television, in radio serial days. We care about the characters, Marisol, her daughters, and Greg. Everyone doesn't always make the best decisions. But we enjoy coming along on first dates. We think about where we'd meet, take a friend, hang out, or don't miss in Pittsburgh. I wanted her to have a happy ending. I would definitely be interested in reading more adventures with Marisol to find out what happens next.
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