Twelve years too late …Xavier James is shocked when he runs into the first man who ever broke his heart. His ex-boyfriend has only gotten sexier over the past decade, but Xavier isn’t about to go down that road again. When they cross paths at the hospital’s urgent care clinic, where Xavier is doing a student nursing rotation, it’s more difficult to dismiss the man. Thrown together by work and … work and forced into close quarters, a visit to memory lane is incredibly tempting.
It’s never too late to start over …
Dr. Trent Cavendish made a huge mistake when he walked away from the love of his life at age 18. When his best friend suddenly dies 12 years later, it rattles Trent into seeing just how empty his life has become. Determined to go back to the moment he put himself on the path to ambition over happiness, he walks away from the OR and takes a temporary position in his hometown. It’s time to make amends to the man he left behind.
Oh, how things have changed …
Instead of the sweet but tame guy he left behind, Trent runs into a smoking-hot Xavier James dressed in bits of lace and silk at a gay nightclub. He never knew he had a fetish for a man in delicate clothing until now. His plan to earn Xavier’s forgiveness immediately shifts to lust, and love’s not far behind. But Xavier is wary of this new Trent Cavendish. The villain of his memories is considerate and kind, but Xavier wants to be more than a new goal to chase.
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Audiobook review:
Overall – 5
Performance – 4
Story – 5
Hot story, not bad audio performance.
I read Urgent Care 3 years ago when it released as an ebook and I enjoyed listening to the audiobook and getting reacquainted with the characters. Wyatt Baker did a decent job with the narration although he did tend to over-emphasize words more than a few times. Still, I really liked the story and I’m glad I listened to it.
Below is what I wrote when I reviewed the book back in May 2017:
Urgent Care is book three in the Hearts and Health series but it can be read as a standalone with no problem (you should read the first two books though, just because they are great stories).
I got hooked on DJ Jamison’s books when I was offered an ARC of Catching Jaime last July and I’ve read every book she’s put out since then.
Urgent Care is a second chance story; one of my favorite romance tropes. Xavier and Trent were together in high school but their relationship fell apart when Trent wanted to pursue his ambition to become a doctor and Trent needed to stay in their home town to help his family. Hurtful things were said they had no contact for twelve years. Trent has returned to Ashe to work and to try and get Xavier’s forgiveness for how things ended when they were young. Xavier is afraid to trust Trent to not break his heart again.
I loved the heat between these two characters. Even though Xavier’s heart and mind are reluctant to trust Trent again, other body parts are totally on board. Trent is finally making progress with getting Xavier to trust him again when life throws him a curve that jeopardizes all he’s been working for.
This story grabbed me from the very beginning and once I started reading it, I didn’t put it down until I was finished. I loved DJ’s writing from the very first story I read but I think she keeps getting better and better. I also like that she usually writes an epilogue; the one for Urgent Care is great. I love getting another glimpse of the character’s lives a few months or more down the road.
If you like M/M stories with a good amount of heat and great story lines, you should give her books a try; I don’t think you’ll be sorry.
A complimentary copy of this audiobook was provided to me but my review was voluntary and not influenced by the author and/or narrator.
Trent broke up with Xavier at their high school graduation when their plans to go to college together fell through, and 12 years later Xavier still bears the scars when Trent returns to town and wants to rekindle their relationship. Complication: Trent, now a doctor, and Xavier, a nursing student, have to work together. I really enjoyed this story about a second chance with characters that are more mature than when they were together the first time around, but perhaps even more attracted to each other and aware of what they want, but Xavier is also cautious and wary of risking his heart again. The characters are great, the story is engaging, and the heat level, with some mild kink, is turned up to high. Recommended!
I knew I liked Xavier in Bedside Manner but here I fell in love. Such a big heart that is so afraid of getting hurt again. Trent surprised me. I wasn’t expecting to like him and yet I was cheering for him. From young love and the mistakes of youth to twelve years later with a bit of maturity that can only come from life’s lessons, these two guys can find their way back to each other. I love how DJ Jamison pulls you in to her characters. Between two series you are seeing a community grow. I have been fortunate to receive an advanced reader copy and am voluntarily leaving a review. I love this author and look forward to every book she writes. I can’t wait to see who will be in the next one.
This is my favorite book in the series, hands down. I’ve been intrigued by Xavier in the previous book when he was ‘just’ Zane’s roommate. Especially when he hit on Zane after meeting his ex, and his hate or at least distrust against doctors.
When his ex-boyfriend, who broke Xavier’s heart more than a decade ago reappears in his life, Xavier reacts understandably. He is distrustful and doubts Trent’s motives for coming back and trying to reconnect with him.
Trent, to his credit, accepts Xavier’s distance and distrust at least most of the times and tries to convince him that his return and his new behavior are genuine. He does not falter in his determination to get Xavier back, but still respects his boundaries.
I really liked that Xavier took quite a lot of time to start believing in Trent again, to trust him. It did happen 12 years ago, but Xavier’s wounds have apparently never really healed. I understood both Xavier and Trent’s feelings and sympathized with them both.
Trent also does not want to give up either Xavier or his ‘family’, the family of his best friend which is still struggling in the aftermath of their tragedy, and that he finds a solution for the situation.
I liked how the issues in the book were handled with and I have enjoyed it very much.
It’s “ok”. The story line and been done before or rather close. However, the characters were developed and personalized.
Great if you like gay romance. Somehow, they never seen long enough…
Much better out there for this genre
So this was the 1st book that i read by this author and let me first say that the story was alright. I didnt love it completely and I think its has to do with how Xavier is show. By no means am i saying that white authors cannot write about black character however, since DJ Jamison is painting Xavier as a strong “BLACK MAN” I feel like she kinda didnt do a good job in that aspect, and this is me speaking as a black person myself.
Issue 1: the racist moment. there is a moment in the book where Xavier experiences a racist moment. My issues that’s not really an issue but more like a missed opportunity was in the was Xavier handled the situation. Most black people would rarely exhibit that amount of restraint during an encounter realistically. I would have like to seen some kind of fight in Xavier to indicated to the old man that acting in this manner is not ok. Also, I feel like there should have been at least a couple of pages dedicated to the struggle of being black in the US and how hard it can be dating a black person and having and honest conversation about these things with Trent. Grant it was touched upon but nothing specific. I just felt like is was a missed opportunity to shed some light on the realities of dating a black person.
Issue 2: The Make up wearing and women’s clothes. This is the one that turned me off the most and was the determining factor for may rating. Xavier wearing make up was a bit too much in my opinion and I think his character would still be great without him wearing make up. After I did some research on men’s lingerie I could get behind that idea because the entire time i was thinking of women’s clothes but none the less, in the end Xavier does have a thing for wearing women’s clothes. This all ties into the image of “A STRONG BLACK MAN” it seemed contradictory to on one hand DJ Jamison is painting him to be this flamboyant character vs what is described. So again as a black person the images that is said vs the image that is being projected is a contradiction and not necessarily accurate. Everyday gay black men do not go around wearing womens clothes or make up and it all has to do with the culture of hyper masculinity in the black community.
Again i like the book. I thought is was ok. I personally just saw quite a few missed opportunities to make Xavier more lively as a black character. For Example, the use of slang. Nothing crazy, just a few words here and there and the fact that Trent touches Xavier’s hair without out asking. THIS IS A HUGE NO NO! in the black community. Our hair is never to be touched without asking. these are just things that i noticed that bothers me but give it a read.