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Goodbye Heartache

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Dr. Ava Millington is a college history professor on the run from her family and a past discretion that she feels will catch up with her someday. She feels that her new job at the local college in Minuet, South Carolina is as good a place as any to begin a fresh new start. When Ava purchased her home she was told that the house next door would never be occupied and for the past two years it hasn't, but it is now.

L.A.P.D. detective Cole Dumont has returned home to Minuet to recuperate from a stab wound he received while on duty. He moved away years ago swearing never to return, but his brother convinced him that he needed to get away from the bustling city. And, with a doctor living next door, help is only a few steps away. When Cole finds out that the initials behind Ava's last name are Ph.D. and not M.D., he's at a loss as to what to do. To top things off, he is plagued by the memories from years ago that drove him to leave in the first place. Will Ava and Cole find the strength to help each other heal and find true love in the process?

GOODBYE HEARTACHE is a wonderfully well-written romance. The characters, in the small town, all know each other as well as everyone's business, so rumors are rampant. Ava and Cole are equally torn between their past and present lives. Doris Johnson has weaved an enticing tale of romance coupled with suspense that will have readers coming back for more.

Reviewed by Pamela Bolden
of The RAWSISTAZ(tm) Reviewers

Doris Johnson's "Goodbye Heartache" is an appealing and enjoyable read. Ms. Johnson crafts the story of two struggling souls detective Cole Dumont and Professor Ava Millington who meet as neighbors in a small South Carolina town. They are each running from pasts marred by scandal. Ava has run to small town South Carolina hoping for a fresh start and indeed is enjoying her new life with a new professorial appointment and a quiet home next to a nearly abandoned house.

Cole is running back "home" after years of trying to escape a shady past that result in the demise of his family at his own hands. After years on the run, Cole is ready to face some demons from the past in a last ditch effort to recover some semblance of peace in his life. He doesn't expect to be some quickly and deeply affected by the new neighbor he has been informed has moved in next door.

Ava is none to happy to see Cole after becoming accustomed to having no neighbor, but she too is deeply and suddenly attracted to Cole.

This novel follows each of them as they are forced to face past demons as they try to find away to move forward together. At nearly 400 pages, it is a long story that slows to a snail's pace at times. However, all in all it is a satisfying drama-filled romantic story about two souls looking for hope and love after years of dealing with overwhelmingly, traumatic pasts.