| Title | : | Summer's End (Northern Intrigue, #3) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 270 |
| Publication | : | First published November 1, 2003 |
Can't a woman change her mind?
Small town Steadfast, Wisconsin, has spent the last six years raising funds to help a medical student stay in med school. In return, the student contracted to practice medicine in the local clinic for the next six years. Kirsi Royston is that doctor and now she must tell the town she is leaving at summer's end. Family responsibilities demand she return to California. She promises she'll find a replacement and all will be well. Doug Erickson, M. D. doubts that.
Kirsi is a dedicated doctor and a dutiful child. Her counterpart, known as Dr. Doug, is the same. His father died young and his 80-something grandfather deserves to retire. In the midst of their conflict over Kirsi wanting to break the contract comes the unthinkable. Meth is creeping into the county, poisoning students at the local high school. And the local eccentric, a woman who has bullied the town for years, finds herself needing help. Kirsi wants to provide that--another reason for the townspeople to grumble.
But all is overshadowed by events. A teen nearly dies and then vanishes from the hospital. An anonymous dead body turns up. Summer's End is the story of two very good people, trying to please everyone but themselves. In the midst of a dangerous new situation in town, will they take a moment to discover what God wants for them? And for the town? Will they finally believe that they too have a right to fall in love?
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Summer's End (Northern Intrigue, #3) Reviews
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I really love how the books in this series build upon each other, and each book includes characters from the previous books. I especially loved the focus on Veda in this one, and the role she plays. What a creative turn for the author to take with this character!
In addition to previous characters, this third book in the series focuses on a young woman with Indian heritage named Kirsi, and a young doctor in Steadfast, Doug. The two meet when Kirsi comes to help at the clinic, but she comes in with some secrets. Her secrets unravel along with her life as a series of events changes the course of her time in Steadfast.
The suspense, romance, mystery and faith were very well written! As with the first two books, Harlan's light and wisdom shine bright and are an anchor of faith in the midst of everything going on. I didn't care for the second book in this series so much but am glad I stuck with moving on with the series because I very much enjoyed this one! -
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Nice, easy to read romance
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It is a really sweet book.
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I was surprised by the amount of action in this book.
Kirsi has an Indian background but a strong Christian worldview. She is starting a new job in small town WI as an ER doctor after big city CA.
Her talk to the high school kids on drugs was excellent.
Recommended. Suspenseful.
This is third in a series but can be read as a stand-alone. -
Inspirational contemporary fiction set in a small town in northern Wisconsin. This book is third in a series but works fine as a stand alone.
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The basic story is fine, but I did not like the way the author told it.
It is one thing to have information gradually come to light, but when one of the characters keeps making mental references to this terrible thing that happened, I want to know what it is then, when the the character is thinking about it. The character knows what it is already and is aware that it is affecting their life and judgement and is thinking about it.
Dr. Royston's judgement also comes into question. She is attacked twice in a short space of time, including once by a person who is trying to kill one of her patients, and that person turns up murdered shortly after that, but she sees no reason to mention the many "breather" calls she has been getting. It's not like she has a history of being stalked, or anything.
When someone confesses to the second attack and the sheriff has her listen to the person confessing describe what happened because only she and the perpetrator know what really happened, Dr. Royston recites psalms in her head instead of listening and so misses an inconsistency in the story.
I also didn't understand why her reasons for needing to back out of her contract with the people of Steadfast had to be kept secret from them. Just because she doesn't want to go into every detail shouldn't mean that she can't tell the basic reason. They invested a lot of time and effort and money in getting her there, they deserve more than what she gave them.
It was just a frustrating read for me. There was plenty of mystery in the story itself without the author piling on needless obfuscation. -
Summer's End by Lyn Cote
Northern Intrigue Series Book Three
Dr. Kirsi Royston is heading to Steadfast, Wisconsin. Unfortunately, things have changed in her life and so have her commitments. It seems that the small-town has gone wild with her arrival. The quiet area isn't so quiet. And the doctor isn't what she expected either. Talk about being torn between two worlds.
Dr. Doug Erickson is awed from the moment he lays eyes on the new doctor. She is gorgeous. When things start happening in the town and around Kirsi—all of Doug's protective instincts go up.
The town of Steafast has gone wild. Drugs, shootings, and disappearances. Even some with strong faith are wondering where God is in all of this. Either the occurrences are going to make them stronger—or break them. If they don't find the source—it may even kill them.
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Kirsi has just moved to town. The town provided her with an education to become a doctor and in return she is to spend 6 years being a doctor in their clinic. But when she finally arrives, she realizes that she is still needed back home to care for her mother. She has received an inheritance she didn't expect and can repay the town, and promises to find a replacement before she leaves. Her first steps into the ER find her getting involved immediately in a drug overdose case, which also leads to murder and being locked in a closet. Things are a little more exciting than she bargained for. She also finds herself falling for Dr. Doug, the grandson of the doctor that started up the clinic many years ago.
The longer she stays, the less she wants to leave.
I really enjoyed this book. Had lots of page turning action and interesting characters. Clean romance. -
Great end to the Northen intrigue series, The Erickson health clinic in Steadfast finally gets their new doctor Kirsi Royston. But kirsi arrival brings a storm of trouble for Steadfast and then on top off that's he is talking of not staying.
To spite Dr Doug's best effort not to become enamored with Kirsi love and faith find its way -
did not like her other book so i am not going to read this one.
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Boring. Nothing much happened.
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I enjoyed the ending of this trilogy very much!
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Interesting Plot
I liked the plot of this story. I really wanted to know who the culprit was and how everything would turn out. So in spite of the oddly placed italics for inner dialog, a couple of MCs who took longer to warm up to, and several places where the POV flipped unexpectedly, I kept reading. I'm glad I did. I'll continue reading this series because the stories are interesting. If you don't mind the things which bothered me, and you enjoy a good inspirational, suspense romance, then you might like this book. -
Captivating
I found this book to be captivating. No town is immune to the epidemic of drug trade. This story line holds your interest as how a rural community deals with uncovering where the drugs are coming from and dealing with young people who do not always make good choices. Of course the main characters are facing their own personal issues. I have really enjoyed this series. -
Another great edition to this series by Lyn Cote. I love that Cote brought in diversity of characters. I love that Doug and Kirsi each essentially struggle with the same thing as their sense of family responsibility keeps each of them tethered. Without spoiling the ending, I love how Cote resolved everything. It could have been drawn out and complicated, but she kept it simple.
Enjoying this series! -
I liked it for the most part, although it is dated. A bit preachy in parts. I didn’t feel very connected to the story but, objectively, I enjoyed it. It was okay. The ending was very abrupt, which was a great disappointment. I kept flipping back and forth to see if I’d missed a page. It was awkward.
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A fast read and not a return read.
