Dianne Drake

Caprice Bonaventura is a plastic surgeon who is on a mission. Her mission is to repair facial deformities. She is dedicated and passionate about her work. When she meets Adrian he does not make a great first impression on her, but somehow they manage to find love.

I don’t believe I have come across this author before and I’m not sure if it is my poor health or her pacing, but I found this book more of a challenge to plow through. I really suspect it is the fact that I have developed a summer cold and just couldn’t stay focused. I did enjoy the story.

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It's not easy being a single parent for both Drs. Caprice and Adrian. Both have been hurt by their former mates. When they both end up in costa rica because of their jobs they try to keep things professional. NFM

Charlie Whitaker is seemingly pretty happy with his life as a senior ad exec with his dad's company, except that he persists in making ridiculous bets with his twin sister Charlotte who works as a romance novel editor – the most recent having lost him his Mercedes (although I am hoping it's just the use of his car temporarily, the book isn't really clear on this). Now they've got a bet over a family heirloom antique sword (don't worry it's only worth $30,000 plus family sentiment) – if Charlie can write a publishable romance novel he can have permanent sole custody of the sword.

Back Blurb: For renowned plastic surgeon and single mother Caprice Bonaventura, her volunteer work with children is a lifeline. Spending all her free time with her young patients and daughter means she has no chance to admit she might be missing out in other areas of life...Then she meets the handsome and caring Dr. Adrian McCallan, with whom she shares the experience of being a single parent.

Caprice Bonaventura is a plastic surgeon and a single mother. She volunteers in Costa Rica with Operation Smiling Faces, an organization that repairs deformaties to children's faces. This is where she spends all her free time taking her 8 year old daughter, Isabella, with her. Isabella was born with a cleft lip and palate which is one of the reasons she does this work.