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Un dottore al Polo Sud
L'infermiera di Pronto Soccorso Helena Mathews vuole solo una cosa: mostrare ai genitori che non è più la bambina fragile che hanno cullato in Terapia Intensiva Neonatale. E il suo nuovo lavoro al Polo Sud è l'occasione perfetta per costruirsi una nuova vita!
Tuttavia, l'arrivo del dottor Carter Simpson dimostra che non si può cancellare il passato con un colpo di spugna. Lui era il suo migliore amico di tutta una vita, scomparso senza lasciare traccia... ma non aveva mai lasciato il cuore di Helena! I sentimenti che prova nei confronti di Carter sono gli stessi di allora e adesso minacciano di innescare un incendio difficile da estinguere.
Tuttavia, l'arrivo del dottor Carter Simpson dimostra che non si può cancellare il passato con un colpo di spugna. Lui era il suo migliore amico di tutta una vita, scomparso senza lasciare traccia... ma non aveva mai lasciato il cuore di Helena! I sentimenti che prova nei confronti di Carter sono gli stessi di allora e adesso minacciano di innescare un incendio difficile da estinguere.
155 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 14, 2022
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Juliette Hyland
167 books97 followersJuliette Hyland believes in strong coffee, hot drinks and happily ever afters! She lives in Ohio, USA, with her prince charming, who has patiently listened to many rants regarding characters failing to follow the outline. When not working on fun and flirty happily ever afters, Juliette can be found spending time with her beautiful daughters, giant dogs or sewing uneven stitches with her sewing machine.
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July 8, 2024
This is a Medical Romance. I enjoyed the characters, but I wish there was more about the setting. I picked this book up because it took place in the Antarctic. I do not think the Antarctic setting was really not developed. The characters talked about how cold and hard it was to get things. I just wanted more from this book. The romance I found just ok, but not great. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Medical Romance) or author (Juliette Hyland) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that.
August 27, 2021
Four and a Half Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒
Reawakened at the South Pole by Juliette Hyland is an exciting, and lovely medical romance that takes place in one of the most remote and inhabitable places on Earth. Once I started reading Reawakened at the South Pole, I couldn’t put this down until I finished.
Emergency Room nurse Helena Mathews has a lot to prove to her parents. As a premature and sick baby, her parents coddled and protected her while growing up. Her parents never had high expectations of her and didn’t like her to take any risks. So when she applied for and was accepted to take a 9-month rotation at the South Pole expedition location, she knew this is her chance to prove to her parents that she can live a full life and take risks.
Helena does not expect to run into her childhood friend Doctor Carter Simpson who is on his third rotation at the South Pole as the clinics’ doctor. Carter Simpson was her brother’s best friend in school and Helena’s friend as well. When he disappeared, along with his family at the end of school, both Helena and her brother tried, but couldn’t find him again, and they never knew why he left so fast.
I really enjoyed the medical aspect of this book. It’s clear that the author has a background in medicine as the clinical scenes were well described and interesting without being gory or too explicit. I loved the inside look into the operations of the South Pole expedition center, it was interesting to read about the issues the residents have living in such extreme conditions.
The characters were very well developed and both Helena and Carter had to resolve their own issues in order to feel like they deserved love. They both had strong motivations to volunteer for these extreme conditions, and it was interesting to see how these motivations changed over the course of the book.
I highly recommend this book to lovers of medical romances and anyone interested in the inner workings of a research center at the South Pole. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
Reawakened at the South Pole by Juliette Hyland is an exciting, and lovely medical romance that takes place in one of the most remote and inhabitable places on Earth. Once I started reading Reawakened at the South Pole, I couldn’t put this down until I finished.
Emergency Room nurse Helena Mathews has a lot to prove to her parents. As a premature and sick baby, her parents coddled and protected her while growing up. Her parents never had high expectations of her and didn’t like her to take any risks. So when she applied for and was accepted to take a 9-month rotation at the South Pole expedition location, she knew this is her chance to prove to her parents that she can live a full life and take risks.
Helena does not expect to run into her childhood friend Doctor Carter Simpson who is on his third rotation at the South Pole as the clinics’ doctor. Carter Simpson was her brother’s best friend in school and Helena’s friend as well. When he disappeared, along with his family at the end of school, both Helena and her brother tried, but couldn’t find him again, and they never knew why he left so fast.
I really enjoyed the medical aspect of this book. It’s clear that the author has a background in medicine as the clinical scenes were well described and interesting without being gory or too explicit. I loved the inside look into the operations of the South Pole expedition center, it was interesting to read about the issues the residents have living in such extreme conditions.
The characters were very well developed and both Helena and Carter had to resolve their own issues in order to feel like they deserved love. They both had strong motivations to volunteer for these extreme conditions, and it was interesting to see how these motivations changed over the course of the book.
I highly recommend this book to lovers of medical romances and anyone interested in the inner workings of a research center at the South Pole. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
October 13, 2021
Juliette Hyland just gets better and better. Reawakened at the South Pole is the third book I’ve read by her. This is a medical romance, featuring a few of my favorite tropes, best friend/sibling, friends to lovers, and second chance.
Helena Mathews grew up sheltered by her parents. She was thought to be the weaker, sickly twin because she spent weeks in the NICU and was often sick until she became a teenager. She was always treated with kid gloves and always expected to do only activities considered safe by her parents. Carter Simpson was an only child, who grew up being doted on by his father. Everything he did made his father proud and the two were like peas in a pod. Carter even wanted to become a surgeon like his father. Helena and Carter have known each other since kindergarten. Carter was Helena’s twin brother Owen’s best friend. The three were generally always together. In fact, they all went to the University of Chicago, where Carter and Owen were roommates.
Things changed for the trio at the end of their first semester in college. They all went home for Winter Break and that was the last time they saw each other. Though Helena has thought about Carter often throughout the years and searched for him at various hospitals, she never found him. That is until she sees him fifteen years later at the end of the world.
For both Carter and Helena, the last fifteen years have been filled with what-ifs, should’ve, would’ve, could’ve. Each has grown but has physical and emotional scars that still haunt them. While I won’t get into the reason for the lack of communication, I can say that they never lost their friendship bond. Carter is a shell of the boy he once was, but slowly, Helena is able to pull him out of the frigid world he chooses to live in.
Being stationed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station working for The Center for Polar Medicine together allows them to be in their own bubble, away from the harsh realities of the real world that they find themselves running from. Here, their friendship and budding romance are perfect. And they are at their best. But when the real world penetrates their bubble, everything they've built comes crashing down.
Juliette has written a story that owned my heart. While I didn’t cry, my heart did ache for these two and all they endured. At the start of this story, the title didn’t make sense to me. But by the end, it totally did. And speaking of endings, the end was truly perfect. In fact, I didn’t want Helena and Carter’s story to end. I do know that they will continue to have their story play out in my mind.
~ Favorite Quotes ~
“Only you get to live your life.”
“There is nothing wrong with chasing your own dreams.”
“Life was too short not to find the best in the day and in others.”
“There is always some good to find. You just have to look.”
“Perfection is something no one can live up to.”
**Received a copy of the book courtesy of the author and voluntarily reviewed it.**
Helena Mathews grew up sheltered by her parents. She was thought to be the weaker, sickly twin because she spent weeks in the NICU and was often sick until she became a teenager. She was always treated with kid gloves and always expected to do only activities considered safe by her parents. Carter Simpson was an only child, who grew up being doted on by his father. Everything he did made his father proud and the two were like peas in a pod. Carter even wanted to become a surgeon like his father. Helena and Carter have known each other since kindergarten. Carter was Helena’s twin brother Owen’s best friend. The three were generally always together. In fact, they all went to the University of Chicago, where Carter and Owen were roommates.
Things changed for the trio at the end of their first semester in college. They all went home for Winter Break and that was the last time they saw each other. Though Helena has thought about Carter often throughout the years and searched for him at various hospitals, she never found him. That is until she sees him fifteen years later at the end of the world.
For both Carter and Helena, the last fifteen years have been filled with what-ifs, should’ve, would’ve, could’ve. Each has grown but has physical and emotional scars that still haunt them. While I won’t get into the reason for the lack of communication, I can say that they never lost their friendship bond. Carter is a shell of the boy he once was, but slowly, Helena is able to pull him out of the frigid world he chooses to live in.
Being stationed at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station working for The Center for Polar Medicine together allows them to be in their own bubble, away from the harsh realities of the real world that they find themselves running from. Here, their friendship and budding romance are perfect. And they are at their best. But when the real world penetrates their bubble, everything they've built comes crashing down.
Juliette has written a story that owned my heart. While I didn’t cry, my heart did ache for these two and all they endured. At the start of this story, the title didn’t make sense to me. But by the end, it totally did. And speaking of endings, the end was truly perfect. In fact, I didn’t want Helena and Carter’s story to end. I do know that they will continue to have their story play out in my mind.
~ Favorite Quotes ~
“Only you get to live your life.”
“There is nothing wrong with chasing your own dreams.”
“Life was too short not to find the best in the day and in others.”
“There is always some good to find. You just have to look.”
“Perfection is something no one can live up to.”
**Received a copy of the book courtesy of the author and voluntarily reviewed it.**
August 9, 2021
Another great book from one of medical romance authors Juliette Hyland. I love how close proximity forces our hero and heroine to face their trauma and truths head on. How Helena and Carter meet again 10 years since he disappeared definitely sets the stage for a must read book. You will love reading Carter and Helena's happily ever after!
April 19, 2022
Excellent friends-to-lovers and second chance romance. The story opens with a prologue where we learn about the characters' pasts. Helena and her twin brother Owen and Owen's best friend Carter have been friends for years. Owen and Helena were preemie twins, with Helena having spent three months in the NICU, then being a sickly child until she was a teenager. Her parents are incredibly overprotective, which frustrates Helena, but she doesn't like to upset them, so she frequently caves to their desires. As the prologue opens, she has just arrived at Owen and Carter's dorm room to talk about how she is finally standing up for what she wants. Rather than her parents' desired art history major (safe!), she has changed her major to nursing, where her passion lies. Owen isn't there, but Carter is, and he gives her quite the pep talk. Some other emotions are simmering, but Owen interrupts before anything comes of it. When she and Owen return to school after the holidays, Carter is gone without a trace.
Fast forward fifteen years. Helena succeeded in her plans by becoming a nurse practitioner, distancing herself from her parents, and pushing herself to her limits. She served a tour as a combat medic in the Middle East, where she was severely injured. Furthering the blow, her fiancé broke up with her because of it, and her parents became even more protective of her. So she did the only thing she could think of to save her sanity - she took a nine-month position with a medical unit at the South Pole.
Over the years, Helena has often thought of Carter and looked for him at hospitals and in medical journals without success. The last place she expected to find him was at the end of the earth. I loved their first meeting, as Helena is barely off the plane when she encounters her first emergency. I loved her take-charge, patient-first attitude as she dealt with the accident. They are both shocked when they come face to face, but I think Helena handled it much better. I ached for Helena initially as she had to fight Carter's protectiveness and get him to see her as the competent professional she was.
Carter was flabbergasted to see Helena and has thought of her often through the years. But the events of fifteen years earlier left him with deep emotional scars and an unwillingness to trust others. I ached to see the changes in the happy and optimistic boy from the prologue. He tries to keep Helena at the same distance he keeps everyone else, but she won't cooperate. During her first week, a viral outbreak on the station pushes Helena and Carter into a closer than expected working relationship, and Carter finds his normal standoffishness falling by the wayside.
I enjoyed seeing the development of the relationship between Carter and Helena. First, they rekindle their friendship, with their old ease of conversation returning. Then they teamed up on writing a paper about the outbreak, but here is one area where Carter's past comes between them. He has his reasons for remaining incommunicado to the world but doesn't share them with Helena. Instead, they are in their little bubble where nothing interferes with their growing feelings for each other. But when Helena's actions expose Carter to a past he wants to forget; all bets are off.
I ached for both as they were forced to face their demons before they had a chance at a future together. I loved that Helena had Owen to help her get through to her parents. It helped that there was a loving relationship as a foundation to build upon. Carter had a more challenging time of it, thanks to the hurtful actions of those he loved. I liked that they each took the time for honest self-examination to see that there was blame to share. A dangerous situation that could have turned out badly delayed their discussion, but the ending was as emotional as I expected.
I loved the antarctic setting of the book. Other than the very beginning, there wasn't much about the environment, but there was plenty about the living conditions. I never thought about how small living areas would be in a facility located in such harsh conditions or that there would be no deliveries during that long period. I also liked the realistic look at the effects and stresses of those living conditions.
Fast forward fifteen years. Helena succeeded in her plans by becoming a nurse practitioner, distancing herself from her parents, and pushing herself to her limits. She served a tour as a combat medic in the Middle East, where she was severely injured. Furthering the blow, her fiancé broke up with her because of it, and her parents became even more protective of her. So she did the only thing she could think of to save her sanity - she took a nine-month position with a medical unit at the South Pole.
Over the years, Helena has often thought of Carter and looked for him at hospitals and in medical journals without success. The last place she expected to find him was at the end of the earth. I loved their first meeting, as Helena is barely off the plane when she encounters her first emergency. I loved her take-charge, patient-first attitude as she dealt with the accident. They are both shocked when they come face to face, but I think Helena handled it much better. I ached for Helena initially as she had to fight Carter's protectiveness and get him to see her as the competent professional she was.
Carter was flabbergasted to see Helena and has thought of her often through the years. But the events of fifteen years earlier left him with deep emotional scars and an unwillingness to trust others. I ached to see the changes in the happy and optimistic boy from the prologue. He tries to keep Helena at the same distance he keeps everyone else, but she won't cooperate. During her first week, a viral outbreak on the station pushes Helena and Carter into a closer than expected working relationship, and Carter finds his normal standoffishness falling by the wayside.
I enjoyed seeing the development of the relationship between Carter and Helena. First, they rekindle their friendship, with their old ease of conversation returning. Then they teamed up on writing a paper about the outbreak, but here is one area where Carter's past comes between them. He has his reasons for remaining incommunicado to the world but doesn't share them with Helena. Instead, they are in their little bubble where nothing interferes with their growing feelings for each other. But when Helena's actions expose Carter to a past he wants to forget; all bets are off.
I ached for both as they were forced to face their demons before they had a chance at a future together. I loved that Helena had Owen to help her get through to her parents. It helped that there was a loving relationship as a foundation to build upon. Carter had a more challenging time of it, thanks to the hurtful actions of those he loved. I liked that they each took the time for honest self-examination to see that there was blame to share. A dangerous situation that could have turned out badly delayed their discussion, but the ending was as emotional as I expected.
I loved the antarctic setting of the book. Other than the very beginning, there wasn't much about the environment, but there was plenty about the living conditions. I never thought about how small living areas would be in a facility located in such harsh conditions or that there would be no deliveries during that long period. I also liked the realistic look at the effects and stresses of those living conditions.
September 15, 2021
This attention grabbing back story is sure to catch your attention in Juliette Hyland's newest Harlequin Medical. Interesting characters, a unique setting and lots of drama to sink your teeth into is sure to please in REAWAKENED AT THE SOUTH POLE. I enjoyed their story a lot and though I wanted a bit more follow through with reuniting with outlying characters from the past, I thoroughly enjoyed Helena and Carter.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a medical setting with lots of drama, feel good romance and emotional turmoil setting the stage for pivotal moments.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a medical setting with lots of drama, feel good romance and emotional turmoil setting the stage for pivotal moments.
August 16, 2021
Juliette Hyland outdid herself in this beautiful story. I loved how Helena and Carter meets up again and how they have to navigate through their own past insecurities and work together. Also their feelings for each other and how the melting of ice around the heart can also happen. I really enjoyed the book. A good read for all that loves a special kind of heartwarming story.
November 6, 2021
Loved the location in Antarctica, such a fabulous romance as well. Great reading.
September 22, 2021
Such a fabulous read with so much to love. From the intriguing location and the health risks it poses to the high-stakes relationship taking off on the page.
I loved their shared history, believable backstories and emotional wounds, and I especially loved Helena — oh my goodness, what a kick-ass heroine! To go from the molly-coddled child who wasn't given room to breathe for fear of her getting sick to serving in the military and facing her injuries head-on... I particularly adored their Meet Cute and seeing them come together in a moment where her skills absolutely shone. I think I fell in love with her a little then too, right along with Carter who is utterly gorgeous himself, of course, and the resolution for him at the end is well worth the wait ❤️
This is my first Juliette Hyland and it certainly won't be my last!
I loved their shared history, believable backstories and emotional wounds, and I especially loved Helena — oh my goodness, what a kick-ass heroine! To go from the molly-coddled child who wasn't given room to breathe for fear of her getting sick to serving in the military and facing her injuries head-on... I particularly adored their Meet Cute and seeing them come together in a moment where her skills absolutely shone. I think I fell in love with her a little then too, right along with Carter who is utterly gorgeous himself, of course, and the resolution for him at the end is well worth the wait ❤️
This is my first Juliette Hyland and it certainly won't be my last!
December 2, 2021
While I enjoyed the creative premise of a romance in the coldest and most isolated place on the planet, I did feel that there were some moments that could be improved. But it wasn't a bad story, and I'd recommend it to fans of Medical Romance. To hear my full thoughts on the book, you can listen to my podcast at https://hopelesslyromanticpodcast.com....
August 28, 2021
If you enjoy medical romances and/or happy endings, then Juliette Hyland’s 5th medical romance novel will not disappoint.
The main characters are childhood friends that went off to college together. And just when something could have happened between them, Carter’s life falls apart and he disappears from Helena’s life.
Carter and Helena run into each other again at the last place in the world you would expect to find some one, the South Pole. Hyland hooks the reader in by giving you the main characters back story and then the story starts off with an action packed scene as Helena arrives in the South Pole. I really like how they meet up again. It’s not your normal meet-cute and I liked it.
How are too old friends (one who has been trying to hide from everyone and the other who is trying to prove a point) who could have, should have, would have been something more, going to get along in place where you just can’t up and leave. By establishing some ground rules and maybe laying a few things out there for the other person.
But can they follow the rules for each other? Can they read between the lines of what the other person shared? And will these two get a second chance at could’ve, should’ve, would’ve?
I really liked the characters. Carter’s backstory blew me away and broke my heart. Only a generous and caring person could help him. The Helena character is all that and more. I also liked the setting. The South Pole offers a different kind of environment for the medical scenes in the story. It also changes things up for the love story. Carter can’t just run away and hide. He will have to figure out what he really wants.
The main characters are childhood friends that went off to college together. And just when something could have happened between them, Carter’s life falls apart and he disappears from Helena’s life.
Carter and Helena run into each other again at the last place in the world you would expect to find some one, the South Pole. Hyland hooks the reader in by giving you the main characters back story and then the story starts off with an action packed scene as Helena arrives in the South Pole. I really like how they meet up again. It’s not your normal meet-cute and I liked it.
How are too old friends (one who has been trying to hide from everyone and the other who is trying to prove a point) who could have, should have, would have been something more, going to get along in place where you just can’t up and leave. By establishing some ground rules and maybe laying a few things out there for the other person.
But can they follow the rules for each other? Can they read between the lines of what the other person shared? And will these two get a second chance at could’ve, should’ve, would’ve?
I really liked the characters. Carter’s backstory blew me away and broke my heart. Only a generous and caring person could help him. The Helena character is all that and more. I also liked the setting. The South Pole offers a different kind of environment for the medical scenes in the story. It also changes things up for the love story. Carter can’t just run away and hide. He will have to figure out what he really wants.
March 27, 2024
There was lots to like in this story but there were elements that I simply couldn’t buy into, and it spoiled my enjoyment of the story.
The biggest was that Carter allowed the discovery of his paternity to make him run off without a word to his best friends and stay hidden for 15 years. And that he blamed himself for ‘blowing up the family’, when it clearly wasn’t his fault!
The second was that Helena’s error in not telling him straightaway about the Co-authorship and his father’s email - would be treated the same as if she’d deliberately lied to him about something.
I know the author used this to manufacture the black moment - but it simply didn’t ring true to me and simply made Carter appear to be an utterly unpleasant jerk.
The rest of the story with its insight into the effects of being based at the Pole for six months was done well. I liked the way the author brought the h/H slowly back together.
It’s a good read but not the best Mills and Boon that I’ve read.
The biggest was that Carter allowed the discovery of his paternity to make him run off without a word to his best friends and stay hidden for 15 years. And that he blamed himself for ‘blowing up the family’, when it clearly wasn’t his fault!
The second was that Helena’s error in not telling him straightaway about the Co-authorship and his father’s email - would be treated the same as if she’d deliberately lied to him about something.
I know the author used this to manufacture the black moment - but it simply didn’t ring true to me and simply made Carter appear to be an utterly unpleasant jerk.
The rest of the story with its insight into the effects of being based at the Pole for six months was done well. I liked the way the author brought the h/H slowly back together.
It’s a good read but not the best Mills and Boon that I’ve read.
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