"He has the cure"

Thanks to his big mouth, Dr. Luke Walker is sent by the hospital where he is head of the ER department to work at the Healing Waters Clinic, a clinic that takes the opposite approach from the modern methods he is used to. He is going to serve out his time, but that doesn't mean he has to like it or his new boss Faith McDowell.

From the moment Faith laid eyes on Luke, she thought he was hot, sexy and gorgeous, but that reaction flies out the window the minute he opens his mouth. He makes no secret that he thinks that the methods used at Healing Waters does not compare to the methods used at South Village Medical Center.

Jill Shalvis does a great job of wrapping up the American Heroes miniseries. Luke Walker is everything you could want in a doctor, good looking, hot and has a great bedside manner that would make the healthiest patient fake illness just to get some of his attention. Faith is his total opposite, a fiery redhead, who is working hard to keep her clinic in the black and also suffering a health problem of her own. This is the first time I read a book where the heroine has to come to terms with her own health issues.

LUKE is a perfect book to take to the beach. It is a fast, fun, sexy read and I can't wait to read more on the South Village community that Ms Shalvis has created.

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted July 25, 2003

Summary

The Symptoms
E. R. head Dr. Luke Walker saves all of his bedside manner for his patients. With the hospital staff he's outspoken, tough, no-nonsense . . . until now. Disciplinary action from the hospital board has landed him a three-month stint at the Healing Waters Clinic. And working around aromatherapy, acupuncture and yoga seems to be having a remarkable effect on hi m. But not nearly the effect Faith McDowell-the fiery redheaded director of the clinic-is having on his libido.

The Cure
The truth is Luke and Faith clash over everything-except their passion for healing people . . . and their passion for each other. Making love to Faith has a remarkable healing effect on Luke, putting a sexy smile on his face. Problem is, Luke Walker, who has done his best not to need anyone, finds himself needing her. So now he has to use his more persuasive bedside manner to convince Faith that this passion is for keeps.