Book Review: The Hart of the Matter by Carolyn Faulkner

Candy Travers needs money. Her mother is failing fast, and she is drowning in debt, even though she is working two – and sometimes three – jobs. Her friend suggests that Candy apply to the same government facility she works at. It will be more money and better benefits if she can get in.

It isn’t a job for a thinking person; it’s mostly janitorial, really. Until the day their trainer/manager asks for a volunteer to help her with a "special" patient. Dr. Hart Redmond was a golden boy in his time, but that ended the night there was an accident in his lab that changed everything for him.

Since then, Hart has tried to make his handlers see that only men should be coming in and cleaning his room. But he can’t stand incompetence and stupidity in anyone, male or female. And after he’s driven away the last one, they have no choice but to take who they can get.

Enter Candy Travers.

Publisher's Note: This steamy sci-fi romance contains elements of power exchange.

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My Review:

This book left me feeling uncomfortable and dissatisfied. The encounters between our “hero” and heroine are extremely violent, which made me cringe. I might have been able to chalk it up to being just ‘dark romance’ if I’d felt any kind of connection between our leading couple besides the doctor’s one-sided lust. The human body will respond to stimulus no matter what the brain and emotions say. I also thought that cliff-hanger ending was a bit obnoxious. At this point, as interested as I am to know what’s going on with the whole government lab conspiracy, I’m not sure I’m willing to read more of this story. I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.