• Bedside Manner

  • Hearts and Health, Book 2
  • By: DJ Jamison
  • Narrated by: Kenneth Obi
  • Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (42 ratings)

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Bedside Manner

By: DJ Jamison
Narrated by: Kenneth Obi
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Dr. Paul Johnston can't get a set of dark, somber eyes out of his head, and the timing couldn't be worse.

The last thing he needs is to fall for a patient. Not now, when he's been put on paid leave pending review of a formal complaint. One that accuses him of sexual impropriety of some kind. 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. Now, he's struggling to handle the reality that his job is in danger and the only guy he wants should be off-limits.

Zane Kavanaugh is floundering, and there's only one man who soothes the storm inside him.

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 and find his independence. He moves in with a roommate and searches for a job, all while recovering from a fractured arm and cracked ribs. None of that hurts as much as the emotional damage he's suffered. When he connects with Dr. Paul Johnston outside of the ER, he's drawn to the man's calm, collected manner. 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.

There's no right time to fall in love.

Paul is afraid to start a relationship, and Zane can only handle so much more rejection. 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.

©2017 DJ Jamison (P)2019 DJ Jamison

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Wish I'd gone just for the print

First off, I think I might have enjoyed this book more had I read it in print, instead of audio. For me, the audio was frequently off-putting, as I did not like the high, squeaky, little girl's voice that Zane was given. I didn't like it at once in the previous book when he was a side character and it did not grow on me with him as a main character. While he's playful & flirty at times, he also has some pretty sexy lines that lost a lot of heat by the delivery given by the narrator, at least in my opinion. It could've been a lot better if he'd been given a voice that didn't sound like a little girl or early pubescent cracking voice - he's 20-21 years old, not 10. The other voices weren't bad though & the overall 3rd person narrator's voice wasn't terrible either. I did appreciate that although Paul is much older than Zane, he wasn't made to sound old in the extreme - other narrators might have gone too old in his voice to emphasize their different ages. After all, 39 is still barely middle age these days, and personally, I felt that some of his more immature traits were actually pretty reasonable for a guy finding himself, and this was balanced out by his periods of real adult behavior.
The story itself was decently entertaining, if a bit unrealistic here & there in some minor points. I think it could've been a much longer story & that might have made it more realistic. I felt that the two fell in love too quickly and there were other aspects that could've been fleshed out & made more realistic, if given the mode of a lengthy novel. Again, I think I might have enjoyed it more if I'd read it in print, so that I could've immersed myself more in the story & imagined a more adult voice for Zane.

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An unlikable character redeemed

First, I want to say, though this says it can stand alone... for full understanding you really do need to read or listen to Heart Trouble. There both Zane and Paul were introduced, and you know more about why Paul is under investigation and why and what happened to Zane and how they met. There is some backstory, but I just don't feel you get the full effect without reading the other first. Now having said that on with this review.
I did like this book. I fell in love with the author after listening to Book one and I have read book 8 as well. I want all the stories in this series!
Bedside Manner is Zane and Paul's story. Zane came out in book one to his family. His father disowned him, and his stepfather beat him putting him in hospital inches from death. Paul was his ER doctor.
Paul had just divorced and was trying to live life out of the closet but not going about it in the right way. His advances to Ben were found pervy and out of line causing issues with some nurses.
Paul finds himself in a predicament... choosing between a job that is his life and love or his new romance with Zane.
I absolutely love an Age gap story, though the age gap here was secondary to the possible loss of his job and Zane finding his life and dealing with his dad.
It is a sweet, sexy story with some feels.
I am sure the actual book is good since the story was, but I love the narration by Kenneth Obi. I think he adds a lot of feeling, gives life to the characters and makes it hands-free so you can listen while doing mundane tasks. I highly suggest the audios if you can, but if you are looking for a sweet, hot, book about doctors and college students this is for you!

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Age gap

I'm usually leery of age gaps if the younger person is close to 20, but this book is well done. And two seemingly annoying characters from the first book are redeemed!

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I was really looking forward to this instalment of the Hearts and Health series. I was so happy to see Kane and Paul get their HEA. I did feel that points that Kane was too pushy but he went after what he wanted :). I thought the work story could have been handled differently but this might be exactly how things are done - I don't know. This is a great book.

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Unexpectedly sweet

I can't believe that this story is about Paul (who came off as quite off putting in the first book) and Zane (who came off as a brat) -- who were not really characters that could be considered perfect by any means. But they really work well together! As we get to know them better, we understand them and can see why they are a bit flawed. Great narration and the story captured you to the end. Beautiful romance and sweet story. Recommended.

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Great!

Loved this new one from DJ Jamison in the Hearts and Health series! I thought the author did a great job with the hospital aspects of the story which is important to me as I work in the health care field. It had excellent main characters and a solid plot...I look forward to reading more in this series! Ken Obi did a nice job bringing these guys to life!

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Paul and Zane fill this prescription for... love!

Fun age gap story between newly-divorced ER doctor Paul and Zane, a victim of a violent anti-LGBT assault by his stepfather. Paul initially resists the advances of the young man who was briefly his patient in the ER, but Zane is persistent... Ben and Gage (from Heart Trouble - HH#1) are here to offer support to Zane, who turns up the heat on Paul. The prescription written is for a love potion that must be filled... despite an obstacle or two. This audiobook narrated by Kenneth Obi, who gets all the voices right, is a blast.

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Bedside Manner

Omg this audio book was absolutely positively amazing. I would highly recommend this audio book.

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as good as the ebook

The story is always full stars, because if I wouldn't like the story as ebook, I wouldn't listen to the audiobook.

The performance from the narrator is also very important for me. I can't listen to a lot, because my English as a non-native-speaker isn't so perfect to follow a whole story over hours, when the narrator speaks too fast or too sloppy. Normally I have to SEE the person, who is talking to me in English. Kenneth Obi is one of the 2 narrators (so far), I can listen without break and have no problems to follow.

PLEASE READ MY RATING SYSTEM!!!

To my ratings:


5* - very very good
it's like an A+

4* - very good and will be often re-listening
it's like an A

3* - it's more then a one-time-listening, but not more then twice a year.
it's like a B

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Paul and Zane!

I really liked this one. I liked how the age gap was managed, the coming out story for both of them, and the way both characters are struggling with issues while trying to see if they can make their relationship work.

The family problems on Zane's side and the working ones on Paul's side add tension to the whole situation, so you keep reading/listening non-stop, wanting to know what will happen next :P

I also enjoyed a lot Kenneth Obi's narration :)

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