Healing Hazel Review and Giveaway

ABOUT THE BOOK

Hazel Thornton has one great ambition: to help the sick and wounded as a nurse. But that dream can never become a reality. After a devastating childhood trauma, she has spent her life battling fits of panic that make it impossible to finish her studies. Everything changes, however, when a trip to Spain takes a perilous turn that derails her plans to visit her father for Christmas and immediately plunges her into the dangers of a brutal war.

With single-minded focus, she springs into action to help her fellow travelers. To ensure their continued care, she begins work at a Spanish hospital alongside Dr. Jim Jackson, a man whose only emotion seems to be wariness of his new assistant. Armed with gifts of support from each of her dearest friends, a group that dubs themselves the Blue Orchid Society, Hazel embarks on a journey of hope and healing to battle the demons of her past with the help of the doctor who has captured her heart.

REVIEW

Healing Hazel is the third book in The Blue Orchid Society Series. I felt like this book could almost be a standalone and you could read this book without reading the other two books in the series. Most of the action in the story doesn't take place around the other society members, but it takes place in Spain. It was interesting to learn more about Spain and the war that they had during this time period. The author takes great care to explain the conflict, show the different sides, and the brutalities of war. I felt like I could get a small sense of what people were going through during that time period and the uneasiness surrounding them. The character, Hazel, gets a chance to step out of her comfort zone, conquer challenges that held her back in the past, and get a real awareness of the conflicts and struggles of others around her. Her story is uplifting and positive. This book was really interesting, and I enjoyed the historical background information as much as the story. The author does a good job at painting the different characters and tugging on the readers' emotions. Overall, I found it to be a heart-warming and interesting read. To learn more, click here.

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