Heroine – actually a medical doctor (if not actually a doctor see: healer)
Matchmaker Bay, Book 2
Heat Factor: The perfect amount of spice – that sweet spot where there’s enough sex so it’s sexy, but not so much sex that it’s erotic romance
Character Chemistry: I absolutely believe that Jake and Nora are best friends.
Plot: Big City Doctor moves to Small Town, Befriends Local Hermit. With Benefits. But also, this is a story about grief and finding love where you least expect it and letting yourself feel.
Overall: I am an emotional mess and I loved every minute of it.
Mood: Erin texted Holly and Ingrid, saying she wanted some sexy doctor smut. It might be because she’s feeling withdrawal from binge-watching Grey’s Anatomy. It might be because she wants all those hard-working medical professionals to have a HEA, especially in these pestilential times.
In case you are also feeling the doctor mood, we present a short list of sexy doctors, all approved as excellent reading by The Smut Report.
We are also taking suggestions (because Erin is still looking), so if you have a favorite romance featuring a doctor (or a nurse or a magical healer), let us know in the comments!
Jason Garcia is a classic romance novel doctor: high-strung, emotionally distant, and extremely competent. So when he finds someone who challenges his set idea that monogamy is not for him? Swoon.
Trisha Raje is the best neurosurgeon pretty much ever, and she knows it. Bedside manner, schmedside manner; who cares if she’s nice if she just saved someone’s life? Her lack of interpersonal skills extends beyond the hospital, which makes for an excellent enemies-to-lovers storyline based on so many misunderstandings.
Drew Nichols is a pediatric surgeon. It has very little to do with the story, but the “Aww” factor of Drew’s being a pediatrician smooths out some of the rough edges of his emotional constipation as he figures out that Alexa is his forever love.
Doctors are not the only sexy medical practitioners! Nurse Dara Strong runs a clinic caring for the marginalized members of her community who have nowhere else to go – which makes her a perfect target for Satan, who loves corrupting do-gooders. Bonus points for a sexy demon who poses as a sexy doctor.
Gotta be sure to include at least one historical romance for our Regency Readers! (It’s a Victorian, sorry Regency Purists.) Garrett Gibson is the first and only female doctor in England (bad-ass). After saving Ethan’s life in one of the most dramatic moments, the two of them fall in love while also solving a Dramatic Murder Plot.
Erika Sheridan is an extremely successful surgeon, and it’s no surprise, since it’s her whole identity. When her head of surgery–the father she’s been trying to impress–forces her to take a vacation, she begins to realize that success might be more about balance and happiness and less about work accolades.
Honorable mention: A Kiss for Midwinter by Courtney Milan, which features a doctor with a lot of love and a terrible sense of humor who finally decides to risk it all for the woman who’s held his heart for ages in this emotional holiday novella.
Wild River, Book #1
Heat Factor: Not closed door, but not light-the-snowsuit-on-fire either
Character Chemistry: Pretty sure Reed could have chemistry with anyone
Plot: How can a Very Important Person make a vacation romance work?
Overall: It is a Christmas book, but it also has depth
The Suits Undone, Book #2
Heat Factor: There’s not just sex. There’s phone sex.
Character Chemistry: Yes! 💥
Plot: Sex is fun, but I also like you.
Overall: This is some sexy smut.
The Ravenels, Book 4
Reviews of previous books in The Ravenels series: Book 1, Book 2, Book 3
Heat Factor: Moderate level of historical romance-style heat
Character Chemistry: Sort of an odd couple, but they’re very committed to each other
Plot: Spinster surgeon finds love, become embroiled in government conspiracy
Overall: Come to while away a few pleasant hours, not to be blown away
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