I love how McGinnis managed to cover a current topic realistically without being preacher. Budget cuts in so many public areas (hospitals, schools, govt offices, etc) are common today and Delaney has to work on the pediatric department at her hospital ... yeah, that's an easy thing to do. But I love that she digs in and tries so hard to do things right. And that includes her interactions with the oh-so-sexy Dr. Mackenzie.

Josh takes his involvement with his patients very seriously and having a number cruncher try to cut even more from his bare bones department isn't going to go over well. Especially when he finds her quite attractive. But she's also got brains and heart and, while that makes her even harder to resist, it is something he can tap into to help out the kids.

A battle over budget could so easily be boring but McGinnis makes it, and Josh & Delaney's struggles, easy to read and east to get caught up in. I was involved not only in their developing relationship - which is fun and entertaining - but also their efforts to find a way to make things work with the board. Besides the possible conflict of interest regarding money, there's also the issue with Josh's very full schedule and Delaney's personal experience with doctors and sick kids. I knew things had to work out on all fronts but I was anxious to see on how it could be done.

So far McGinnis is 2 for 2 in my book and I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what she brings next. There's this certain little Italian spitfire just begging to meet her true love :)

(Complimentary copy provided in exchange for an honest review)