Healing Hazel

 Healing Hazel
by Jennifer Moore

"Some of the time, it's utterly miserable, seeing people sick or injured or dying, watching their families mourn, and feeling completely helpless. Other times are the complete opposite. Joyful, even. Seeing a body heal and family reunited, knowing the patient will have a chance at a healthy life. " ..."And sometimes each scenario happens so close together that it's impossible to feel everything at once." -Dr Jackson

"As if your emotions can't keep pace with your circumstances." - Hazel

blurb from the back of the book: 

Hazel Thornton has one great ambition: to help the sick and wounded as a nurse. But that dream can never become a reality. After a devastating childhood trauma, she has spent her life battling fits of panic that make it impossible to finish her studies. Everything changes, however, when a trip to Spain takes a perilous turn that derails her plans to visit her father for Christmas and immediately plunges her into the dangers of a brutal war.

With single-minded focus, she springs into action to help her fellow travelers. To ensure their continued care, she begins work at a Spanish hospital alongside Dr. John Jackson—a man whose only emotion seems to be wariness of his new assistant. Armed with gifts of support from each of her dearest friends, a group that dubs themselves the Blue Orchid Society, Hazel embarks on a journey of hope and healing to battle the demons of her past with the help of the doctor who has captured her heart.

Healing Hazel is my favorite book out of The Blue Orchid Society. I feel that I could really connect with Hazel. I too have a hard time with anxiety and it can be difficult sometimes to be able to complete something that is is simple. Sometimes even things that I have done multiple times. It is always helpful to have those close to me that know how to help me to come out of a panic attack. Just like Hazel had those that were able to help her. 

I love reading books that have history intertwined in it. I love being able to read about the resilience of those that lived during that time. To also be able to learn about events that happened and to learn more about them and all that took place behind the scenes. 

It's also a great reminder that you can find those friends who will love and support you no matter what. That they will be there to help you through the difficult and hard times and won't judge you. 

Healing Hazel is book three in The Blue Orchid Society. I received a free review copy of this book for review purposes.