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Doctors Beyond Borders
She's about to find out that nothing is fair when it comes to war, except, the healing power of love.
When Ariadne Tate takes a deployment to Sudan with a medical aid organisation, romance is the last thing on her mind…but Dr Ford Gosden puts a glitch in her plans. Too damn attractive for his own good and a thoroughly nice guy, Ford slowly seeps under Ariadne's skin.
But Sudan is not a stable place to form a relationship, and as political tension escalates in the region, Ariadne has no choice but to focus on her job and her safety. Under the protection of a UN convoy, she heads out into the war–torn countryside – and the unthinkable happens. Captured and held hostage by a renegade with no chance of escape, Ariadne's hope for a new life with the man she loves begins to fade and the fight for her life begins.
When Ariadne Tate takes a deployment to Sudan with a medical aid organisation, romance is the last thing on her mind…but Dr Ford Gosden puts a glitch in her plans. Too damn attractive for his own good and a thoroughly nice guy, Ford slowly seeps under Ariadne's skin.
But Sudan is not a stable place to form a relationship, and as political tension escalates in the region, Ariadne has no choice but to focus on her job and her safety. Under the protection of a UN convoy, she heads out into the war–torn countryside – and the unthinkable happens. Captured and held hostage by a renegade with no chance of escape, Ariadne's hope for a new life with the man she loves begins to fade and the fight for her life begins.
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125 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2014
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Georgie Tyler
4 books15 followersWife, mother, teacher and author. It's quite a balancing act and I love it. Living on Sydney's leafy north shore, my three busy children and husband keep me young at heart.
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November 26, 2013
Ariadne is an Australian doctor working for MSF in the Sudan. Ford is an American doctor doing the same. Both are escaping bad workplace romances, and decide that MSF is the furthest they can get from their old lives. Both decide that there is no room for romance in their lives. Both realise they're wrong, but slowly and one at a time, alternating, in a fairly predictable fashion. When one of them is thrust into danger, the situation comes to a head.
The two sidekick characters are likeable, and the medicine interesting. I think I might have appreciated this as a full-length novel, with the everyday hospital life fleshed out more.
This wasn't really my kind of romance, I'm afraid. I get a little leery about the kind of insta-lust that causes legs to buckle and eyes to dim and ears to only hear the rushing of blood. And about strained, mixed metaphors and confusing anatomical issues ("Her breath halted in her oesophagus."?). And also about characters who come out of an
Those are fairly minor complaints in what is otherwise a mostly enjoyable fling-turned-deeper workplace romance. My biggest issues with this book, however, are the skeevy race issues and white Saviour syndrome. The white people are the only ones with developed characters. The midwife is an oversexed Argentinian "bombshell" who can't take no for an answer, and the local characters, where they are given names, are ciphers. Worse, however, is the And that kind of sums up the book, for me - I feel like it's exploiting a dire situation, and describing it in unconsciously racist terms, merely in order to tell the story of a lustful whirlwind romance between two people who will wander off into the pretty Australian sunset and never have to think of it again.
I expect some people will think I'm being overly critical, and I am reluctant to leave a lukewarm review early in the release period. I'm not bothered if some people enjoy this - it's just not for me. It wouldn't put me off checking out Tyler's further work, however. Segments of this book were quite intriguing, and the issues definitely aren't unfixable.
The two sidekick characters are likeable, and the medicine interesting. I think I might have appreciated this as a full-length novel, with the everyday hospital life fleshed out more.
This wasn't really my kind of romance, I'm afraid. I get a little leery about the kind of insta-lust that causes legs to buckle and eyes to dim and ears to only hear the rushing of blood. And about strained, mixed metaphors and confusing anatomical issues ("Her breath halted in her oesophagus."?). And also about characters who come out of an
Those are fairly minor complaints in what is otherwise a mostly enjoyable fling-turned-deeper workplace romance. My biggest issues with this book, however, are the skeevy race issues and white Saviour syndrome. The white people are the only ones with developed characters. The midwife is an oversexed Argentinian "bombshell" who can't take no for an answer, and the local characters, where they are given names, are ciphers. Worse, however, is the And that kind of sums up the book, for me - I feel like it's exploiting a dire situation, and describing it in unconsciously racist terms, merely in order to tell the story of a lustful whirlwind romance between two people who will wander off into the pretty Australian sunset and never have to think of it again.
I expect some people will think I'm being overly critical, and I am reluctant to leave a lukewarm review early in the release period. I'm not bothered if some people enjoy this - it's just not for me. It wouldn't put me off checking out Tyler's further work, however. Segments of this book were quite intriguing, and the issues definitely aren't unfixable.
June 9, 2014
I was given this book by the author for an honest review.
I would highly recommend this book as a beach read or a book to have on vacation. It is pretty simple and straightforward. I liked that the characters were doctors who were part of Medicine Sans Fronteres. However, each of the doctors who volunteered to go abroad, especially to war torn Sudan were there because of a life altering events in their personal lives.
The love story between Ariadne and Ford is hot to say the least. Their scenes are rated R for sure. However, before getting to that eventual outcome, both characters must learn to deal with their emotions and personal afflictions while at the same time providing adequate health care to the villagers. This being a romance novel, they do end up somewhat in the same page. Yet, while on duty, Ariadne falls prey to renegades leaving their happily ever after on hold.
There were a few surprises that were important to the overall content of the story. Without giving anything away, I liked who her eventual savior ended up being. While the overall focus of the story is on the relationship of Ford and Ariadne, it also provides a glimpse of what the lives of these doctors are put through. You are given a first hand account of the personal conflict and emotional turn moil while working in harsh conditions that the doctors and nurses go through.
However, there were some things that I did not like about this story. The first being that as a reader you can obviously tell when a character is making a stupid decision. So when it eventually happens, you just feel disappointed in said character. Secondly, in the end I felt there was not any closure in the parts of two tertiary characters that were pivotal to how the ending of the story came to be.
If you like to read spicy romance this is the book for you. It is straightforward and an easy read. Not bad for entertainment purposes.
I would highly recommend this book as a beach read or a book to have on vacation. It is pretty simple and straightforward. I liked that the characters were doctors who were part of Medicine Sans Fronteres. However, each of the doctors who volunteered to go abroad, especially to war torn Sudan were there because of a life altering events in their personal lives.
The love story between Ariadne and Ford is hot to say the least. Their scenes are rated R for sure. However, before getting to that eventual outcome, both characters must learn to deal with their emotions and personal afflictions while at the same time providing adequate health care to the villagers. This being a romance novel, they do end up somewhat in the same page. Yet, while on duty, Ariadne falls prey to renegades leaving their happily ever after on hold.
There were a few surprises that were important to the overall content of the story. Without giving anything away, I liked who her eventual savior ended up being. While the overall focus of the story is on the relationship of Ford and Ariadne, it also provides a glimpse of what the lives of these doctors are put through. You are given a first hand account of the personal conflict and emotional turn moil while working in harsh conditions that the doctors and nurses go through.
However, there were some things that I did not like about this story. The first being that as a reader you can obviously tell when a character is making a stupid decision. So when it eventually happens, you just feel disappointed in said character. Secondly, in the end I felt there was not any closure in the parts of two tertiary characters that were pivotal to how the ending of the story came to be.
If you like to read spicy romance this is the book for you. It is straightforward and an easy read. Not bad for entertainment purposes.
November 17, 2014
Ms. Tyler pens a clear literary landscape of Sudan. Intrigue builds as the reader is offered a look into the Sudanese struggle.
Read full review in the 2014 November issue of InD’tale Magazine.
Read full review in the 2014 November issue of InD’tale Magazine.
January 7, 2014
Australian doctor Ariadne Tate is fleeing a failed relationship when she takes a deployment to Sudan with Médecins Sans Frontières. Romance is the last thing on her mind and in the country devastated by war, famine, crimes against humanity and disease, she vows to find a way to both make a difference and forget the betrayal she left behind. But she didn’t count on meeting American doctor Ford Gosden, also in Sudan.
Ford is too attractive for his own good and Ariadne, who has been called cold before, isn’t ready for what he can make her feel. She doesn’t want to get involved with him – she’s already had her heart broken enough and even if they were to give in to their feelings, it would only get messy. They live together and work together but only for a little while longer. When their deployments are over, Ford will go back home and America and she will go back home to Sydney. There’s no point losing her heart when nothing can come of it.
Ariadne throws herself into doing the best she can for her patients, inoculating them against disease, trying to treat them for the ones they already have and trying to get them enough nourishing food so that they survive. But as the political tensions escalate, Ariadne has caught the eye of a local militia leader who sees her as a prize he must have. When she is taken during a run to deliver supplies to communities, Ford cannot sit around and wait for MSF or the UN to attempt to negotiate her release. He’ll do anything he can to get her back…..or die trying.
I’ve never read a novel set in Sudan before but it’s an area that’s been in the news an awful lot recently. This book is apparently set before the creation of South Sudan (it’s talked about in the novel as likely to happen soon) but it’s set in the politically tumultuous region of Abyei, which even now, is the subject of fighting by both the northern (Sudan) government and the newly-created South Sudan. It’s been seized by the north and at the moment, seems to be held to the stricter rules of the Islamic authoritarian state. For the purposes of this review I’m going to assume that it’s all ruled by Sudan and each part of it is held to those rules, because I’m surprised that the doctors consumed alcohol often and kept it within their house, especially given that local militia often made drive bys in the night to intimidate them. Alcohol is illegal in Sudan – the consumption of, the making of, the importation of. And although regions of the more moderate south do make their own ‘moonshine’ type grog, it can often be laced with some pretty bad stuff and it’s a risk to even consider drinking it. To be caught either possessing or drinking alcohol is an offence punishable under Sharia law. I’m not sure if the MSF or UN forces would be considered exempt from this but I’d guess that if they’re going to be tolerated in the country providing aid then they’d probably have to adhere to the laws. Ariadne also spends a lot of time wandering around the desert in tiny shorts and singlet tops which seems a pretty awesome way to get skin cancer. But perhaps I just feel that way because I’m a ridiculously pale redhead with genes more suited to Scotland than Australia and I can get burned on an 18 degree day.
On to the actual story. Ariadne was involved with someone she worked with back in Australia only to be betrayed by him. She seems to have run away from that situation and decided to immerse herself somewhere totally different working for the greater good providing medical assistance to those that need it. But her vow against romance lasts for only as long as it takes her to lay eyes on Dr Ford Gosden and his emerald green eyes. Ford too is scarred by something gone wrong back in America and he’s also been the subject of unwanted attention from a MSF midwife as well. But he wants Ariadne (boy does he want Ariadne) and he sets about attempting to break down the walls she has constructed around herself. It’s not an easy task but Ford is very persistent and he keeps chipping away at her defenses. There’s very much an instalust situation going on here – Ariadne can’t stop staring at his eyes and fantasizing about his body and it seems to go both ways. Ford is a ball of hormones – randier than a teenage boy with his first sexual experience dangling in front of him! They certainly had a lot of sexual chemistry and passion but the transition to love does feel a little rapid. Their interactions are all mostly sexual or concerning patients/the situation in Sudan.
Ariadne was a prickly character, quite stand offish but she developed a good friendship with one of the other female doctors. However some of the characters in this book did odd things – Gabriella was such a stereotype it was almost embarrassing and some of the locals felt very cliched, especially when they waxed lyrical about their country and what it had done to them. Ariadne also does something incredibly stupid going off alone with just Jack, the driver, to deliver supplies. Why she’d even think to get that idea into her head is beyond me, especially when she’d already had a run in with the local feared militia leader and seen his rather sinister interest in her. Characters who make decisions to do such things in a foreign country, especially a foreign country as unstable and dangerous as Sudan (seriously, read the warnings about travelling both into the country and around it, it’s rather enlightening) frustrate me enormously. There’s wanting to help, and that’s fine. It’s her job. But there’s also a matter of personal safety. And not putting yourself in a situation where you can get kidnapped, raped, tortured and probably murdered.
Ford is too attractive for his own good and Ariadne, who has been called cold before, isn’t ready for what he can make her feel. She doesn’t want to get involved with him – she’s already had her heart broken enough and even if they were to give in to their feelings, it would only get messy. They live together and work together but only for a little while longer. When their deployments are over, Ford will go back home and America and she will go back home to Sydney. There’s no point losing her heart when nothing can come of it.
Ariadne throws herself into doing the best she can for her patients, inoculating them against disease, trying to treat them for the ones they already have and trying to get them enough nourishing food so that they survive. But as the political tensions escalate, Ariadne has caught the eye of a local militia leader who sees her as a prize he must have. When she is taken during a run to deliver supplies to communities, Ford cannot sit around and wait for MSF or the UN to attempt to negotiate her release. He’ll do anything he can to get her back…..or die trying.
I’ve never read a novel set in Sudan before but it’s an area that’s been in the news an awful lot recently. This book is apparently set before the creation of South Sudan (it’s talked about in the novel as likely to happen soon) but it’s set in the politically tumultuous region of Abyei, which even now, is the subject of fighting by both the northern (Sudan) government and the newly-created South Sudan. It’s been seized by the north and at the moment, seems to be held to the stricter rules of the Islamic authoritarian state. For the purposes of this review I’m going to assume that it’s all ruled by Sudan and each part of it is held to those rules, because I’m surprised that the doctors consumed alcohol often and kept it within their house, especially given that local militia often made drive bys in the night to intimidate them. Alcohol is illegal in Sudan – the consumption of, the making of, the importation of. And although regions of the more moderate south do make their own ‘moonshine’ type grog, it can often be laced with some pretty bad stuff and it’s a risk to even consider drinking it. To be caught either possessing or drinking alcohol is an offence punishable under Sharia law. I’m not sure if the MSF or UN forces would be considered exempt from this but I’d guess that if they’re going to be tolerated in the country providing aid then they’d probably have to adhere to the laws. Ariadne also spends a lot of time wandering around the desert in tiny shorts and singlet tops which seems a pretty awesome way to get skin cancer. But perhaps I just feel that way because I’m a ridiculously pale redhead with genes more suited to Scotland than Australia and I can get burned on an 18 degree day.
On to the actual story. Ariadne was involved with someone she worked with back in Australia only to be betrayed by him. She seems to have run away from that situation and decided to immerse herself somewhere totally different working for the greater good providing medical assistance to those that need it. But her vow against romance lasts for only as long as it takes her to lay eyes on Dr Ford Gosden and his emerald green eyes. Ford too is scarred by something gone wrong back in America and he’s also been the subject of unwanted attention from a MSF midwife as well. But he wants Ariadne (boy does he want Ariadne) and he sets about attempting to break down the walls she has constructed around herself. It’s not an easy task but Ford is very persistent and he keeps chipping away at her defenses. There’s very much an instalust situation going on here – Ariadne can’t stop staring at his eyes and fantasizing about his body and it seems to go both ways. Ford is a ball of hormones – randier than a teenage boy with his first sexual experience dangling in front of him! They certainly had a lot of sexual chemistry and passion but the transition to love does feel a little rapid. Their interactions are all mostly sexual or concerning patients/the situation in Sudan.
Ariadne was a prickly character, quite stand offish but she developed a good friendship with one of the other female doctors. However some of the characters in this book did odd things – Gabriella was such a stereotype it was almost embarrassing and some of the locals felt very cliched, especially when they waxed lyrical about their country and what it had done to them. Ariadne also does something incredibly stupid going off alone with just Jack, the driver, to deliver supplies. Why she’d even think to get that idea into her head is beyond me, especially when she’d already had a run in with the local feared militia leader and seen his rather sinister interest in her. Characters who make decisions to do such things in a foreign country, especially a foreign country as unstable and dangerous as Sudan (seriously, read the warnings about travelling both into the country and around it, it’s rather enlightening) frustrate me enormously. There’s wanting to help, and that’s fine. It’s her job. But there’s also a matter of personal safety. And not putting yourself in a situation where you can get kidnapped, raped, tortured and probably murdered.
October 10, 2014
Doctors Beyond Borders by Georgie Tyler is the story of Ariadne Tate, a doctor who becomes involved with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Ariadne is on a quest for fulfillment as she travels from Sydney, Australia to Abyei, Sudan to work in a hospital, providing assistance to the Sudanese people ravaged by war, famine, and disease. She leaves behind a concerned father and a recent betrayal. Her father says she’s running from the hurt of her ex-boyfriend’s infidelity. She believes she is creating a new beginning. With her new beginning comes her new pledge to never again get involved with someone she works with.
Ariadne sponsors Sudanese kids through a charity. Her first is a boy named Ablaye; she has lost contact with him. Her latest is a boy named Luol; contact with him has been recently severed. Ariadne is in pursuit of leads as to Luol’s whereabouts. Will she find him?
Ariadne stays in a MSF residence with five others. Hamish is a surgeon from Scotland. Tammy is a nurse from Kansas. Graciella is a midwife from Argentina. Luis is an anesthesiologists from parts unknown. Ford is a surgeon from Virginia.
After a disastrous relationship back in Virginia, Ford Gosden vows to never again ‘shit where he eats’. No good can come of it. That doesn’t stop Graciella from throwing herself at him at every turn. Ford rebuffs Graciella and avoids the women he works with, until he meets Ariadne.
Ford (against his own mantra: "Don’t get involved") begins a pursuit of Ariadne. His attraction is immediate, as is hers. But it will take a bigger temptation than attraction to get Ariadne to abandon her pledge.
After a trip in the mobile medical unit to the Sudanese outback, Ariadne and Ford return to the MSF residence with a new bond. But, after one steamy nighttime kiss and another soul-stirring one in the rain, is it lust or love? Before they can discover which, Ariadne learns that Ford will be going home, soon. To shield herself from hurt, Ariadne takes a vacation that will keep her away until Ford’s departure. So, Ford follows Ariadne to Mykonos, before going home. Does he get the girl?
While Ariadne awaits Ford’s return to the Sudan, she plans another mobile medical unit excursion with only a driver, a satellite phone, a rifle, and supplies. Ariadne is kidnapped by a Sudanese rebel leader called Yakubu. Ford rushes back to the Sudan and mounts a rescue attempt when he feels the authorities are not acting quickly enough. Will he get there in time to save her?
Doctors Beyond Borders is a contemporary romance. I don’t usually read romance; a lot of it is one-dimensional and cliché. This novella is neither. It has romance and sex, lust and love. It is well-paced. It has distinct, international settings, and is populated with attractive, exciting characters.
I highly recommend Doctors Beyond Borders to anyone who wants to read a great romantic novella which incorporates action and suspense as well.
Ariadne sponsors Sudanese kids through a charity. Her first is a boy named Ablaye; she has lost contact with him. Her latest is a boy named Luol; contact with him has been recently severed. Ariadne is in pursuit of leads as to Luol’s whereabouts. Will she find him?
Ariadne stays in a MSF residence with five others. Hamish is a surgeon from Scotland. Tammy is a nurse from Kansas. Graciella is a midwife from Argentina. Luis is an anesthesiologists from parts unknown. Ford is a surgeon from Virginia.
After a disastrous relationship back in Virginia, Ford Gosden vows to never again ‘shit where he eats’. No good can come of it. That doesn’t stop Graciella from throwing herself at him at every turn. Ford rebuffs Graciella and avoids the women he works with, until he meets Ariadne.
Ford (against his own mantra: "Don’t get involved") begins a pursuit of Ariadne. His attraction is immediate, as is hers. But it will take a bigger temptation than attraction to get Ariadne to abandon her pledge.
After a trip in the mobile medical unit to the Sudanese outback, Ariadne and Ford return to the MSF residence with a new bond. But, after one steamy nighttime kiss and another soul-stirring one in the rain, is it lust or love? Before they can discover which, Ariadne learns that Ford will be going home, soon. To shield herself from hurt, Ariadne takes a vacation that will keep her away until Ford’s departure. So, Ford follows Ariadne to Mykonos, before going home. Does he get the girl?
While Ariadne awaits Ford’s return to the Sudan, she plans another mobile medical unit excursion with only a driver, a satellite phone, a rifle, and supplies. Ariadne is kidnapped by a Sudanese rebel leader called Yakubu. Ford rushes back to the Sudan and mounts a rescue attempt when he feels the authorities are not acting quickly enough. Will he get there in time to save her?
Doctors Beyond Borders is a contemporary romance. I don’t usually read romance; a lot of it is one-dimensional and cliché. This novella is neither. It has romance and sex, lust and love. It is well-paced. It has distinct, international settings, and is populated with attractive, exciting characters.
I highly recommend Doctors Beyond Borders to anyone who wants to read a great romantic novella which incorporates action and suspense as well.
April 4, 2014
First of all, I'm amazed that this appears to be a debut novel. Surely this is an-already established author using a new pen name? I say this because the book contains none of the stilted, awkward, juvenile or fifth-grade writing I've come to expect in a first-time book, especially with a digital publisher. It's very well written.
If I were to complain about anything in this story, it would be too much sexual tension. It made for excellent relationship development and it's true that most books don't have any of this anymore and that's become a common complaint from me. Most of the time people just jump into bed together after catching each other's eyes, on page two. But though I was fully aware this was a romance, I was more interested in the background story involving doctors amid the political and social turmoil of Sudan, and I felt the constant sexual tension distracted from a greater issue. I just began to skim the story every time their body parts began doing things within their clothes and I also grew weary of being reminded of how hot the hero and heroine are, her slender legs, his muscular abs...etc, etc (I was like, "Okay already!" The constant hardening of his groin and dripping into her panties made them seem shallow at times--ESPECIALLY Ford (is that all there is to him, horniness?), though one could also argue that their lust is the only bright spot in rather dark conditions.
But moving on: I knew nothing about Sudan before picking this up. I didn't even know where it was, let along that there was a civil war. Through the heroine's eyes, we experience the sand, the mud from the sudden rains, learn of the disease and starvation and what's done to help the people, and feel fear when the warlords show up to do harm or steal supplies...or leave behind executed bodies.
The heroine doesn't come off as very strong at first. She's basically just running away from a failed relationship, which is kinda wimpy, but by the end of the novel, she's all about helping others, even if it means placing herself in peril. I guess what she does is dumb, but I saw it as brave too. I just wish she didn't end up needing a man to save her.
Full review: http://wwwbookbabe.blogspot.com/2014/...
If I were to complain about anything in this story, it would be too much sexual tension. It made for excellent relationship development and it's true that most books don't have any of this anymore and that's become a common complaint from me. Most of the time people just jump into bed together after catching each other's eyes, on page two. But though I was fully aware this was a romance, I was more interested in the background story involving doctors amid the political and social turmoil of Sudan, and I felt the constant sexual tension distracted from a greater issue. I just began to skim the story every time their body parts began doing things within their clothes and I also grew weary of being reminded of how hot the hero and heroine are, her slender legs, his muscular abs...etc, etc (I was like, "Okay already!" The constant hardening of his groin and dripping into her panties made them seem shallow at times--ESPECIALLY Ford (is that all there is to him, horniness?), though one could also argue that their lust is the only bright spot in rather dark conditions.
But moving on: I knew nothing about Sudan before picking this up. I didn't even know where it was, let along that there was a civil war. Through the heroine's eyes, we experience the sand, the mud from the sudden rains, learn of the disease and starvation and what's done to help the people, and feel fear when the warlords show up to do harm or steal supplies...or leave behind executed bodies.
The heroine doesn't come off as very strong at first. She's basically just running away from a failed relationship, which is kinda wimpy, but by the end of the novel, she's all about helping others, even if it means placing herself in peril. I guess what she does is dumb, but I saw it as brave too. I just wish she didn't end up needing a man to save her.
Full review: http://wwwbookbabe.blogspot.com/2014/...
March 4, 2014
Dr. Ariadne Tate is running from her life back in Australia. The betrayal she faced has urged her to travel to Sudan with a medical organization. Romance is not on her menu. She doesn’t believe romance belongs in the workplace let alone in her life right now. Unfortunately, when Dr. Ford Gosden steps into her life things get flipped upside down. Ariadne tries to fight her feelings for Ford, but when they are alone in the desert for weeks things come to a boiling point and their feelings can’t be hidden anymore. But, when Ariadne finds out that Ford is leaving sooner than she thought she tries to escape her feelings by taking her mid post break in Greece. Ford surprises Ariadne in Greece and they finally physically share their feelings in heated nights of passion. But, all good things must come to an end and Ford my return home and Ariadne to the Sudan to finish her post. Before Ford leaves her though he vows to return to Sudan and then go with her back to Australia. The love that Ariadne has denied is given to her in abundance. Floating on a cloud she returns to Sudan. But, one wrong move and Ariadne finds herself in an unthinkable situation that threatens her love and her life.
Georgie Tyler did a great job bringing the civil wars of Sudan to the forefront of this story. She also does a great job with the romance. I enjoyed that the doctors didn’t just fall into each other beds. There was some realism to the love story along with the feel of the actual threat of being in a third world country under the threat of militants. It wasn’t just the setting that made this story but the characters. Ariadne was wonderful and so was Ford, but I have to say I really enjoyed the dynamic of the other doctors in the house was fantastic. The story really became well-rounded with those wonderful characters. Overall, this was a great story. If you like a romance with a little bit of danger and one really hot McDreamy then this is definitely a book you should pick up.
Georgie Tyler did a great job bringing the civil wars of Sudan to the forefront of this story. She also does a great job with the romance. I enjoyed that the doctors didn’t just fall into each other beds. There was some realism to the love story along with the feel of the actual threat of being in a third world country under the threat of militants. It wasn’t just the setting that made this story but the characters. Ariadne was wonderful and so was Ford, but I have to say I really enjoyed the dynamic of the other doctors in the house was fantastic. The story really became well-rounded with those wonderful characters. Overall, this was a great story. If you like a romance with a little bit of danger and one really hot McDreamy then this is definitely a book you should pick up.
August 12, 2016
Doctors Beyond Borders by Georgie Tyler: In Doctors Beyond Borders by Georgie Tyler, Ariadne Tate has deployed to Sudan with a medical aid organization to help those in need and to escape her failed relationship. She vows to herself to find a way to make a difference in a country devastated by war, famine and disease, as well as to forget the relationship and betrayal she left behind.
Ford Gosden was not in Ariadne’s plans. He is too attractive for his own good and a really nice guy. Ariadne has been called cold before, and she is not ready for the feelings that Ford is awakening in her. They work and live together and any relationship would only complicate their working relationship. Then there is also the fact that once their deployment is over he will return to America and she to Sydney. Even if they tried, nothing would come from a relationship between them but heartbreak. Read More...
Ford Gosden was not in Ariadne’s plans. He is too attractive for his own good and a really nice guy. Ariadne has been called cold before, and she is not ready for the feelings that Ford is awakening in her. They work and live together and any relationship would only complicate their working relationship. Then there is also the fact that once their deployment is over he will return to America and she to Sydney. Even if they tried, nothing would come from a relationship between them but heartbreak. Read More...
April 3, 2015
Focusing on aid work with charity Medecins Sans Frontieres, this book shows Dr. Ariadne Tate travelling to Sudan from Australia. Her fellow doctors, midwives and nurses include an American, Ford Gosden, who is attractive but neither of them wants to start a relationship with a colleague.
The bleakness of life in Sudan is unremitting. We do have to wonder how people grow food there in the open desert and what they can do to better themselves when armed militia regularly drive through and loot the village. The aid workers do their best in primitive conditions with improvised medical facilities. When a relationship does develop, it seems doomed as Ariadne, a foreign woman, is the target of a kidnapping by the local warlord.
This is an unusual, well-described romance story which pays tribute to brave people and shows us a different way of life.
The bleakness of life in Sudan is unremitting. We do have to wonder how people grow food there in the open desert and what they can do to better themselves when armed militia regularly drive through and loot the village. The aid workers do their best in primitive conditions with improvised medical facilities. When a relationship does develop, it seems doomed as Ariadne, a foreign woman, is the target of a kidnapping by the local warlord.
This is an unusual, well-described romance story which pays tribute to brave people and shows us a different way of life.
May 18, 2014
Reviewer: Bex
Disclosure: This ebook was provided by the author in exchange for an HONEST and not necessarily positive review.
Ariadne and Ford make for a fabulous couple to follow as they navigate their way through the heartbreak and danger in Sudan. Both characters are well developed with human flaws that make them believable and highly readable characters to follow.
I enjoyed the plot development and the interesting setting of Doctor's Beyond Borders. The author, Georgie Tyler, has crafted an intriguing read with a love mixture of romance, suspense and drama.
Disclosure: This ebook was provided by the author in exchange for an HONEST and not necessarily positive review.
Ariadne and Ford make for a fabulous couple to follow as they navigate their way through the heartbreak and danger in Sudan. Both characters are well developed with human flaws that make them believable and highly readable characters to follow.
I enjoyed the plot development and the interesting setting of Doctor's Beyond Borders. The author, Georgie Tyler, has crafted an intriguing read with a love mixture of romance, suspense and drama.
April 5, 2014
I adored this book. After all the author is my wife (and I hope to get lucky tonight). Critiquing a wife's novel is a lot harder than telling her she may have put on a few pounds (it was a metaphor honey). But it was all done for the benefit of you the reader download it. I am sure you will enjoy the romance and sex scenes, I did ;)
January 1, 2014
I loved this book! An engaging fast paced tale of love in the most unusual place, Sudan. Georgie Tyler nails it with her debut novel, which has romance, adventure and solid, relatable characters. I'm so looking forward to reading more from this author. She's one to watch.
January 18, 2014
Debut novel?? Wow! This was fantastic. Great sexual tension, high drama leaving my heart racing more than a few times. A great, great read. I can't wait to read whatever Ms. Tyler writes next.
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