My guest Linda started
writing a few years ago when she needed a creative outlet other than subtly
rearranging the displays at HomeSense. It turns out she loves writing romantic
comedies and has a few more stories to tell. When not writing, she’s a
physician at an Urgent Care Clinic (well, even when she is writing she’s a
physician, and it shows up in her stories).
Linda's new title is PERFECTLY HONEST. Meet Linda, read about PERFECTLY HONEST and Linda's #RomanticTravel idea!
She hangs out at www.lindaoconnor.net.
Laugh every day.
Love every minute.
About PERFECTLY HONEST
You never know
where your words will take you.
When Mikaela
Finn agreed to be Sam’s ‘fiancée’ for a weekend, she probably should have told
him that she’s a doctor. Sam O’Brien, aka ‘Dr. Eye Candy’, is trying to shed
his playboy reputation and convince a small town hospital that he’s ready to
settle down. But when his ‘fiancée’
helps deliver a baby in the middle of the meet and greet, it’s a bit of a
shock. If he’d known the whole truth, he might have done things a little
differently because somehow his ‘fiancée’ ends up stealing his job and his
heart. Not exactly the change he wanted. Lies and deceit – it’s a match made in
heaven!
Perfectly Honest Excerpt
Mikaela
woke with a start to the sound of voices. Disoriented, in unfamiliar
surroundings, she looked down at her short shorts and loose shirt covered with
spatters of paint. Painting, of course. She must have fallen asleep in the
chair, and checking her watch, she saw that it was two o’clock in the morning.
Shit. She rubbed her eyes and yawned. Pulling herself out of the chair, she
listened to the voices. One voice was female, sounding impatient and unhappy
and one male, sounding apologetic and resigned.
“I know
it’s not ideal, Sophia, but it’s what I want. I’m tired of the large city, the
tertiary care center, and all the politics. I’m tired of all the meetings and
all the committees. I want a smaller hospital in a smaller city. I want a
life.”
“Nonsense,
Sam,” the woman shot back. “You don’t know what you want or what’s good for
you. You need to pay your dues now to reap the benefits later.”
“Look, I
don’t expect you to understand. I’m grateful you’ve agreed to help me out, but
. . . ”
Mikaela
wandered into the hallway and stopped when she saw the two of them at the front
door. The woman had unbuttoned her coat, and as she put her hands on her hips,
there was a flash of the red cocktail dress she wore underneath. The man was a
foot taller and wearing a suit. A very nice fitting suit, Mikaela mused, as she
came up behind him.
The woman
noticed Mikaela first, and her startled gasp had the man looking over his
shoulder. Mikaela wasn’t sure who looked more shocked, the man, who moved to
shield the woman, or the woman, who raked her gaze over Mikaela from head to
toe. As Mikaela fought the urge to straighten her shirt and fix her hair, she
decided, definitely, the woman.
The
woman’s eyes narrowed, the hands on her hips became clenched at her sides, and
her face flushed red. Mikaela held her breath.
The woman
pushed at the man’s shoulder and spun him around to face her. “Why you! You! 'I
can’t invite you in, the house is being painted,'” she mimicked. “Is that the
new code word for 'mistress?' You could have just told me we were through.
Well, I’m done. This is the last straw. You pig!” The woman spun on her heel
and wrenched the door open.
“Sophia,
wait!”
“No,
wait,” Mikaela added. She lurched forward, now wide-awake.
The woman
stormed out and slammed the door.
The
man turned to Mikaela. “Who the hell are you?”
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Linda's #RomanticTravel Idea
Quebec City is one of my favourite Canadian
cities. It has old world charm. I love wandering through the narrow laneways
where artists display their work or sitting outside on a patio sampling the
elegant French cuisine. Very romantic!
Diana - Thank you very much for hosting me! It's been fun to exchange #RomanticTravel ideas. :D
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