When Morning Comes

June 1, 2012
Two love stories interconnect in Ray's latest romance (after With Just One Kiss, 2012), the start of a series based on strained yet not irreparably broken family ties. Hospital patient advocate Sabrina Thomas appreciates a fine-looking man when she sees one. But when that man is coldhearted, arrogant neurosurgeon Cade Mathis, her professional responsibilities and personal baggage rear up in protest. Despite their prickly attitudes toward one another, an unmistakable attraction flares with all its denied passion as they each discover the reasons behind their defensive stances on love. Sabrina's friend and coworker, talented but insecure artist Kara Simmons, lacks a backbone when it comes to her overbearing mother. When she meets Tristan Landers at the hospital, she catches a faint glimmer of a more promising future, if only they both have the courage to go for what their hearts desire. The verbal jousting and lovey-dovey gazes between each couple entertain despite an unfortunate tendency for the prose to lean toward shoveling rather than sprinkling in backstory information. Ray's considerable following should eat up this sweet entry in the ever popular contemporary romance genre.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2012, American Library Association.)