Rexanne Becnel, Blink of an Eye
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Rexanne Becnel, Blink of an Eye
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Blink Of An Eye Rexanne Becnel Harlequ
Blink of an Eye
Rexanne Becnel
Harlequin Next, Feb 2007, $5.50
ISBN: 0373881274
Forty-seven-year-old with her life in shambles, having been divorced and losing her nursing job due to substance abuse, Jane Falgoust considers suicide. Meanwhile, as public officials plead with people to leave New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina is expected to intensely hit, Jane decides to stay and let the storm make it look like an accident killed her so her Down's Syndrome brother obtains her insurance money.
However, with the way her luck has run, Jane survives the storm. She soon rescues a dog struggling with the storm surge. Behind that, Jane finds purpose helping the injured and the sick in Dr. Ben Comeaux's suddenly-constructed street clinic. As she and Ben fall in love, they work together to help their city and its people heal.
Helping those hurt by Katrina brings a new zest for life for the prime protagonist whose thoughts of ending it ends when others need her. The storyline is incredibly powerful when Jane and Ben provide medical care to those left behind; however, the obligatory romantic subplot feels intrusive, taking away from the insightful look at medicine in New Orleans just after Katrina as this tale does. Readers will enjoy this deep look at the impact of the hurricane through the eyes of health providers.
Harriet Klausner
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