Broken Dreams

Monroe Family #1

by Laura Scott

From USA Today Bestselling Author Laura Scott

Medical drama from the Monroe Family!

Can she rebuild her broken dreams?

After losing Shane Reinhart, the man she’d hoped to marry, registered nurse Amber Monroe is desperate to put the pieces of her life back together. To do that, she must break free of her family obligations. Moving on shouldn’t be so difficult, but things become complicated when Dr. Nick Tanner enters the picture.

Former trauma surgeon turned patient; Nick has come to Milwaukee to return Shane’s personal items to Amber Monroe. Nick’s body and spirit are broken, but meeting the Monroe family begins to heal him in a way he hadn’t thought possible. Yet it’s clear Amber has a plan, one that doesn’t include him. Letting her go isn’t easy. Unless he can find a way to convince her that love is an adventure, too...

Genres: Contemporary, Romance, Christian, Ebooks

192 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2023

Reviews

[Clay Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good modern day romance. The writing needs a final proofreading.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Contemporary Christian romance set in the medical field. Part of a series but can be read as a stand alone.

[Renee Helton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet Story

I received a copy of this book.
Sweet story and characters.
Looking forward to reading more books by this author.

[Mia2Four · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nicely written story of two people who meet and can’t figure out what they need to do to be together. Interesting look at the behind-the-scenes of a VA hospital and it’s rehab patients.

[Elaine Applebury · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laura Scott is one of my favorite authors. This is one of her medical dramas.
Amber Monroe is a nurse at a VA hospital in Milwaukee. She is the youngest in her family and feels like they are smothering her. She wants to travel and see somewhere that isn’t Wisconsin. She has lost the man (Shane Reinhart) she thought she was going to marry and has decided to take a traveling nurse position in Florida.
Dr Nick Tanner is a trauma surgeon who has suffered severe injuries. He blames himself for Shane’s death. He has arrived in Milwaukee to return Shane’s personal items to Amber.
Sparks fly between the two, but Nick is just arriving and Amber is ready to go.

[Lacy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nurse Amber wants to travel the country by taking temporary nursing contracts in different states. She is seeking adventure, but mostly seeking to escape her family, who are caring and protective.

Military trauma surgeon Nick is recovering from an airplane accident.

Enter insta-love.

Some editing errors, like,

“Even some routine medical phrases different, and she had to assume the duties were, too.” ‘Differed,’ maybe?

I’m not sure preened and mollified were used correctly.

Christian.

The story was pretty good, though the romance was rather stiff, and the ending rather abrupt.

Contains: Premarital kissing, assault.

[Jacquelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

‘Broken Dreams’ was heartfelt. The plot involved an injured surgeon in rehab from his devastating airplane accident abroad and meeting his deceased friend’s girlfriend once he returned home to the states. Also, the plot involved adversity, mistrust, on-the-job HR difficulties, asserting oneself, coping with changing a career path due to limited physical abilities, family angst, dreams, and falling in love. Moreover, Amber and Nick, the protagonists, forged their paths and became soulmates. I kept rooting for them. Additionally, I appreciated the author’s vivid descriptions that created a touching tone. Overall, I liked the sweet narrative.

[Joyce Marion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Broken Dreams

Amber comes from a large family and she feels suffocated by their overprotectiveness. She signs up to be a traveling nurse so that she can see all 50 states

Nick is a trauma surgeon. He and his friend, Shane were in a plane crash. Shane was killed. Nick goes to WI to return some things to Amber. She had hoped Shane would ask her on a fate when he got back.

Nick feels too damaged to be any good to anyone. Because of nerve damage in his hand, he can't be a surgeon

Amber sees his pain and helps him work thru it. Very good book.

[Marilyn Burrows · Rating 5 out of 5]

She is a nurse and has a big family . She wants to travel so she dreams and plans. But now she has met a great guy who she is falling hard for. But e has settled into her home town to stay. Her boyfriend encourages her to travel a bit and move away for a temporary adventure. It doesn’t take too long to realize that is not what she wants. Away from family and friends the adventure isn’t fun

[Vicki Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Clean Medical Romance

This was my first experience with a medical romance. I really enjoyed it. I worked in the medical field in an accounting capacity. I've always been fascinated with it. This was a good clean book. I look forward to reading the rest of this series. Off to Book 2!

[Lennie McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweet and entertaining read.

I enjoyed !meeting Amber and her family. Being an only child myself it was easy for me to understand her wish to escape. Not having to answer to a single family or a large family would seem pretty attractive.
Thought the medical rehab portions were accurate and interesting.
Alex was perfect with his feelings and will win over readers.

[Zenobia N Jefferson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Formulaic

I enjoy the books, but they've pretty formulaic. The author should work on building towards the end (climax). It's good for entertainment--not necessarily a profound message.

[Betty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ddreams

Amber had dreams of traveling. Nick just wanted to see and return some of Shane's things. Opposite dreams but can they find each other and have what each was looking for together.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sweet story of not understanding the blessings you have until something changes and makes you realize that the grass isn't greener on the other side. I like how both of the characters were broken in different ways and helped each other heal.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the overall storyline. Wonderful characters. Good on medical research. Made me have greater appreciation for those in the medical profession. The lack of editing was distracting at times, but I would look forward to reading more of this series/author.

[Diana Collett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book

This book had an interesting story line. I don't have a medical background, but it was clear that the author does. The love story developed at a good pace. I highly recommend the author and series.

[Lydia Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

good read

Inspirational romance families inspire stories learning medical professionals, very interesting nurses that cares for patients lives. Loved it very well written. Looking for more from Laura Scott

[Lennie McDonald · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book and highly recommend it for anyone.
The connection between Nick and Amber is so instant and I loved the way the author put "obstacles" in the way, The way they overcome them makes the book.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded down. Clean romance.
Setting: Milwaukee, WI VA Hospital Nick and Amber.
I liked all the medical …. Amber was hard to take at points. Proofreading errors .. but just two that stood out to me.

[Mary Wynegar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book

[PeggyAnn Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

slow

This book was a little on the slow side. It was good and clean though. I think maybe I prefer the mysteries.

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[Jane Weiler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Family

You will enjoy this interesting story of too much family and too much loneliness. Enjoy the story of restoring broken people and finding love.

[Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Remarkably noteworthy story of two respectable, resilient, and resourceful individuals finding each other to have a wonderful life filled with deep love and benevolence!

[Ev · Rating 2 out of 5]

So many typos…

[Linda Johnson · Rating 3 out of 5]

And ok read

The book needs some editing - words missing, tenses wrong. The story is nice but the actions are sometimes illogical.

[Mary Davidson · Rating 5 out of 5]

A nice change of pace

Amber needed to find out how important love and family are by actually moving away. Great insight into some challenges medical personnel run into.

[Lucille M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

WONDERFUL

It was such an exciting and interesting read, found it difficult to put down, till the end came with such a happy ending👍💚❤️💜🩷

[Shirley Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast reading. It shows you need to communicate to have a relationship

[Vicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loves letters

Loved the story. Nick and Amber belong together. Loved that there was no swear words in the story. It's a good reaf.