Praise for Lynne Marshall:
TEMPORARY DOCTOR, SURPRISE FATHER
‘A touching, tender and engrossing Medical™ Romance,
TEMPORARY DOCTOR, SURPRISE FATHER
is a wonderful story which I devoured in a single sitting!
Don’t miss this talented storyteller’s enchanting tale
of second chances, devastating secrets
and the redeeming power of love!’
—CataRomance.com
‘Lynne Marshall’s excellent writing skills
lend excitement and credibility to this story …
The tension between Jan and Beck is realistic, and
keeps you reading to the very end. A very satisfactory end!’
—The Pink Heart Society Reviews
“Maybe we should lay down some rules with this thing—” she gestured with her hand back and forth between them “—we’ve got going.”
“Such as?”
“No showing up out of the blue.”
“What’s the fun in that?”
“Okay,” she said. “How about you don’t have to feel obligated to call me the next day?”
“Unless I want to?”
“Unless you want to.”
“On this list of rules of yours, is there a limit on how often I can see you?”
“That’s a good question.”
“Did I tell you I hate lists?”
“We can skip the list, but I feel like we need some ground rules.”
“I’ve lived by ground rules my entire life,” he said. “Just once I’d like to wing it.”
“You mean, just see how it goes?”
“A novel idea. Let’s do that.”
Dear Reader
It’s wonderful to have another Medical™ Romance out, and DR TALL, DARK… AND DANGEROUS? is very special to me. I got the story idea while visiting my daughter in Boston, so I decided to use the lovely New England town as my setting.
I’ve often heard that our attitudes are the single most important influence in our lives, so I set out to prove it by giving Kasey one huge hardship with which to grapple. At first she feels defeated when she learns devastating news, but lying down and giving up isn’t her style. Instead, she decides to take another path—a more active approach, if you will—one that involves a certain aloof plastic surgeon.
Kasey is a savvy Nurse Practitioner who runs the small Everett Community Clinic. She is well aware of the phenomenon of cause and effect, or in her case actions and consequences, yet under her new circumstances she casts her cares to the wind and makes a play for that plastic surgeon anyway. Little does she know that she is precisely what Jared needs at the perfect time in his life.
I’ve heard other sayings throughout my life—that good often comes from bad circumstances, or difficulties can enlighten us and make us stronger individuals—and, well, I’ll let you read the book and decide if you agree with me about that or not…
I hope you enjoy Kasey and Jared’s book—a story about two people who really deserve each other!
All the best
Lynne
Visit Lynne Marshall’s website here: www.lynnemarshall.com and watch out for her weekly blog.
Or friend her on Facebook! She loves to hear from readers from all over the world.
About the Author
LYNNE MARSHALL has been a Registered Nurse in a large California hospital for over twenty-five years. She has now taken the leap to writing full-time, but still volunteers at her local community hospital. After writing the book of her heart in 2000, she discovered the wonderful world of Mills & Boon® Medical™ Romance, where she feels the freedom to write the stories she loves. She is happily married, has two fantastic grown children, and a socially challenged rescued dog. Besides her passion for writing Medical™ Romance, she loves to travel and read. Thanks to the family dog, she takes long walks every day!
To find out more about Lynne, please visit her website: www.lynnemarshallweb.com
Recent titles by this author:
THE CHRISTMAS BABY BUMP
THE HEART DOCTOR AND THE BABY
THE BOSS AND NURSE ALBRIGHT
TEMPORARY DOCTOR, SURPRISE FATHER
These books are also available in eBook format from www.millsandboon.co.uk
Dr Tall,
Dark…and
Dangerous?
Lynne Marshall
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DEDICATION
Heartfelt thanks to Sally, for keeping in touch and
encouraging me, and to Sheila for welcoming me back.
Also, special thanks to my daughter Emily,
for being my first reader on this book,
and for her input regarding Boston.
CHAPTER ONE
KASEY waved toward Vincent Clark in the clinic hallway. A baby cried in the background. “Room three,” she said. “Mrs. Gardner needs the second shot in her hepatitis B series.”
Nine in the morning and already the small clinic’s waiting room was full. A newborn needed his six-week examination; a toddler’s allergies were flaring up with spring and the coming grass season; a teenage mother needed counseling on diet; a senior citizen’s diabetes wasn’t under control. On and on went the list, making Kasey wish she had forty-eight hours in her day.
Although today she welcomed the non-stop regimen and distractions.
“I’ll get right on it,” Vincent said, grabbing his laptop, flashing his killer smile.
She forced a phony grin, since smiling was the last thing she felt like doing. He deserved no less, and she didn’t believe in dumping her foul mood on others. Charming, bright and sensitive, not to mention well groomed and fit, Vincent was