Healing Luke

by: Beth Cornelison

Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca (September release)

Reviewed by Heather Durow

It happened in a flash. One small spark changed Luke Morgan’s life forever…almost took it in fact. He had always thought that he was infallible and now here he was, burned and scarred from a boat explosion.

Luke and his older brother, Aaron, ran their father’s summer business in Florida taking tourists fishing, snorkeling, and boating. They were both young and handsome and very good with the ladies. Now after the fire, Luke was convinced he would never again compete with Aaron for the affections of a beautiful woman. With no right thumb and a patch over his missing eye, who would want someone so scarred and damaged–a monster? So Luke gave up his therapy sessions to brood and feel sorry for himself, shutting out both Aaron and their father, Bart. Anything he had tried to do in therapy just resulted in failure and Luke Morgan did not fail, so he just stopped trying.

Abby Stanford has scars too. Only hers are on her heart. She is in Florida, on her honeymoon–alone. The tickets were non-refundable and, after finding her fiancé in bed with a buxom blonde, she figured she deserved time away from Texas. Abby’s path crosses Luke’s at his family’s business and she is the first person to get any response from him that wasn’t completely jaded.

Aaron and Bart convince Abby to stay for a few months as Luke’s unofficial therapist, to help get him back on track and back to himself. With her occupational therapy background, she is certain she will be able to at least get him started. What Abby doesn’t expect is that Luke may be just what she needs to heal as well.

Healing Luke is along the lines of a typical romance novel but with a bit more depth and very charming characters. Well written and more than just a light beach read, this story will keep the reader wanting more.

Armchair Interviews agrees.

Author’s Web site: http://www.BethCornelison.com