What Matters Most

By Gwynne Forster

Tall, muscular, compassionate and strong-willed, Dr. Jack Ferguson is everything Melanie Sparks wants in a man, and the last thing she needs in a boss. Growing up poor, Melanie dreamed of becoming a nurse, and her job at Jack's clinic can make that a reality--but only if she keeps her mind away from a tempting seduction that could never be more than a wonderful fling. Son of a prominent Baltimore doctor, Jack is expected to choose a wealthy wife. Instead he's falling for someone his powerful father will never accept. Working with Melanie to help those most in need, Jack realizes that what he truly wants is the woman who's right in front of him--but can he convince Melanie of that?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373831064
• ISBN13: 9780373831067
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Kimani Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

(RAW Rating: 3.5) Hope and healing

Melanie Sparks wanted to be a Registered Nurse since she was seven-years- old. Finally at thirty-one, her dream will reach full fruition; in a few weeks she will be a licensed RN. The months of typing students' term papers and studying during the day, of attending evening classes at the university two-hours away and ignoring a social life are almost over; a change is imminent. Dr. Jack Ferguson, compassionate and strong-willed, has a lucrative practice in a very affluent part of Baltimore. But he remembers his late mother's wish for him to help those less fortunate. Jack opens a second office in an impoverished area of Baltimore. He hires Melanie to help run the clinic, with the guarantee of full-time employment when she receives her degree. Jack is everything Melanie wants in a man, but he's her boss. She cannot jeopardize her dream for one tempting seduction; she must stay focused. Jack is the son of a prominent Baltimore doctor, and is expected to choose a society wife. Melanie is not the kind of woman his powerful father will accept. But he and Melanie are kindred spirits; they both want to help those most in need. In spite of family pulls, Jack soon realizes what he truly wants is this sassy woman who works beside him. Will they realize what's most important and figure out they are just what the doctor ordered? WHAT MATTERS MOST highlights that too often we allow others to control, dictate or direct our lives. When the right thing to do is remember what matters most is that which makes us happy. Although the story is not driven by dramatic issues, Ms. Forster candidly shares an age old story of economic disparities and of staying true to one's self. Reviewed by aNN of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

What Matters Most

Melanie Sparks is a young woman who is determined to succeed at making her childhood dream a reality by becoming a RN even though her Father thinks its a waste of time. She works hard to make money to pay her tuition by doing student papers. One of her friends at school tells her to check the help wanted board at school and check out the job listed for a LPN job at a clinic that opens up in her neighborhood. She would be making more money working part time than she does with her former job plus she will be working with patients which she loves. She applies and interviews with Dr. Jack Ferguson. She feels instant attraction for him but knows that she is not in his league. They work well together and the attaction is mutual. The problem is his father thinks Jack should have a mate with the same status as himself and does everything he can to keep them apart. This is a great story and Gwynne has added characters from her former books with the Harrington brothers and their families and ET and Michaela Landry from the book "For All We Know' by Sandra Kitt in this series called Novels of Love & Hope. This is a great and inspirational story.