Now some people might think that big of an age difference is creepy but Zane is really mature for his age and Paul, although he is a doctor, is not mature when it comes to loving a man. You will gain some background information on Zane and Paul before reading their story in Bedside Manner.īedside Manner is a perfect May/December type of romance. You don’t need to have read Heart Trouble to enjoy this one but I recommend doing so because: 1. Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003 A rather unlikeable character is redeemed!īedside Manner is about two secondary characters from Heart Trouble. Will these two find their perfect moment, or will they realize you can’t choose when and how you fall in love? If Paul can’t take a risk, he may have to choose: the career he loves or the first man to capture his heart. Paul is afraid to start a relationship, and Zane can only handle so much more rejection. It doesn’t hurt that Paul’s lack of experience with men is sexy as hell, and so are his over-the-top responses when Zane gets his lips on him. Paul Johnston outside of the ER, he’s drawn to the man’s calm, collected manner. None of that hurts as much as the emotional damage he’s suffered. He moves in with a roommate and searches for a job, all while recovering from a fractured arm and cracked ribs. Reeling from an assault that landed him in the hospital and the painful estrangement from his family since coming out, Zane is trying to get his feet under him. Zane Kavanaugh is floundering, and there’s only one man who soothes the storm inside him. Now, he’s struggling to handle the reality that his job is in danger and the only guy he wants should be off-limits.

It’s possible he let his newfound freedom as a divorced, out-of-the-closet gay man go to his head, but he’s certain - mostly - he didn’t do anything wrong. One that accuses him of sexual impropriety of some kind. Not now, when he’s been put on paid leave pending review of a formal complaint. The last thing he needs is to fall for a patient. Paul Johnston can’t get a set of dark, somber eyes out of his head, and the timing couldn’t be worse. A rather unlikeable character is redeemed!ĭr.

Bedside Manner by D.J. Jamison