The Doctor and the Midwife

The Doctor and the Midwife
By Sarah Alva
Published by Covenant Communications
Publication Date: September 1, 2020

Description:
As a midwife running her own home birth practice, Audrey Novak deals with pressure like a superhuman. Until, that is, she meets her handsome and arrogant neighbor, Dr. Ammon Parker. Ammon, who believes only in modern medicine, is just as unprepared for the infuriating---and inconveniently beautiful---midwife. When the two are repeatedly called to the same labor and delivery unit, their clashing ideals and fiercely independent personalities threaten to derail both their professional goals and their pride.
 Outside of work, Audrey is a passionate rock climber, tantalized by a secret route she's heard about in an online forum. Her hunt for the climb's location leads her to the intriguing BelayingonofHands, a man who claims to have set the route. Soon their anonymous virtual flirtation and witty exchanges deepen into a true connection. But when Audrey discovers the man from online is actually Ammon, she's blindsided. It seems they have more in common than she could have imagined, but will their differences keep them from making the climb to true love together?

Review:
Going from enemies to falling in love isn't my favorite trope, particularly if the enemies are pretty mean to each other. It's just not that fun to read about people constantly harping on each other; it has to be really well done to keep it from being too abrasive. This book didn't start out so well for me; I felt like both Ammon and Audrey were too rude and I really wasn't liking either of their characters. However, I kept reading and did end up liking both of them and the story. I thought the doctor and the midwife aspect was interesting and original. Overall, this is a fun, clean contemporary romance.
4 stars.
I read an ARC provided by the publisher via #NetGalley. All opinions are my own.