https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=NasdeanRomance Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-06-05T21:53:54ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.34.2https://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Lisa_Hendrix&diff=130707Lisa Hendrix2012-10-30T05:18:07Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Lisa}} <br />
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==Biography==<br />
<br />
Married, with two brilliant children, one highly superior cat, and assorted other furred and finned creatures of indeterminate intelligence. Lisa enjoys mucking about in the garden of her Southern Oregon home, where, as in the wild, only the hardiest survive. When mourning the death of yet another plant, she indulges in chocolate in any form.<br />
<br />
In past lives, Lisa has been a soda jerk, an executive secretary, the rear chainman on a survey crew, an ESL teacher in Japan, a loan officer, a research assistant on a boat in the Bering Sea, a night school instructor, and a medical transcriptionist, not necessarily in that order.<br />
<br />
===Professional===<br />
<br />
After years of daydreaming complex stories for familiar characters from film, TV, and books — nearly always involving a romance that hadn’t been included by the original writer — Lisa Hendrix borrowed a page from motivational speaker and author Marsha Sinetar and decided that it was time to start doing what she loved and hope that the money really would follow. She began writing the medieval romance from hell, a manuscript that taught her a lot, but which is now safely locked away where it can do no harm.<br />
<br />
In April 1992, she carried a dot-matrix printed synopsis into an appointment with a Genuine New York City Editor at a local conference and pitched an idea for a historical romance set in the American West. The editor was interested and requested a partial manuscript, along with assurances that Lisa would buy a better printer. Credit card in hand, Lisa set out to comply. She mailed the proposal a month later, and five months after that, received The Call. Western historical romances HOSTAGE HEART and DRIFTER’S MOON were soon on the shelves, followed by contemporary romantic comedies RAZZLE DAZZLE, TO MARRY AN IRISH ROGUE, and her first single-title lead, RUNAWAY BAY.<br />
<br />
Now she’s gone back to her medieval roots with The Immortal Brotherhood, a paranormal historical romance series featuring a crew of Viking warrors cursed to be immortal were-creatures. The series launched with IMMORTAL WARRIOR in 2008, followed by IMMORTAL OUTLAW and IMMORTAL CHAMPION. The fourth book, IMMORTAL DEFENDER is due out in 2013.<br />
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==Books==<br />
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* [[Immortal Defender|''Immortal Defender'']] - 2013, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Champion|''Immortal Champion'']] - 2011, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Outlaw|''Immortal Outlaw'']] - 2009, June ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Warrior|''Immortal Warrior'']] - 2008, November ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
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==On The Web==<br />
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* [http://www.lisahendrix.com/ Lisa Hendrix's website]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Lisa_Hendrix&diff=130706Lisa Hendrix2012-10-30T05:16:29Z<p>Nasdean: /* Professional */</p>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Lisa}} <br />
[[Category:Authors - H]]<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Married, with two brilliant children, one highly superior cat, and assorted other furred and finned creatures of indeterminate intelligence. Lisa enjoys mucking about in the garden of her Southern Oregon home, where, as in the wild, only the hardiest survive. When mourning the death of yet another plant, she indulges in chocolate in any form.<br />
<br />
In past lives, Lisa has been a soda jerk, an executive secretary, the rear chainman on a survey crew, an ESL teacher in Japan, a loan officer, a research assistant on a boat in the Bering Sea, a night school instructor, and a medical transcriptionist, not necessarily in that order.<br />
<br />
===Professional===<br />
<br />
After years of daydreaming complex stories for familiar characters from film, TV, and books — nearly always involving a romance that hadn’t been included by the original writer — Lisa Hendrix borrowed a page from motivational speaker and author Marsha Sinetar and decided that it was time to start doing what she loved and hope that the money really would follow. She began writing the medieval romance from hell, a manuscript that taught her a lot, but which is now safely locked away where it can do no harm.<br />
<br />
In April 1992, she carried a dot-matrix printed synopsis into an appointment with a Genuine New York City Editor at a local conference and pitched an idea for a historical romance set in the American West. The editor was interested and requested a partial manuscript, along with assurances that Lisa would buy a better printer. Credit card in hand, Lisa set out to comply. She mailed the proposal a month later, and five months after that, received The Call. Western historical romances HOSTAGE HEART and DRIFTER’S MOON were soon on the shelves, followed by contemporary romantic comedies RAZZLE DAZZLE, TO MARRY AN IRISH ROGUE, and her first single-title lead, RUNAWAY BAY.<br />
<br />
Now she’s gone back to her medieval roots with The Immortal Brotherhood, a paranormal historical romance series featuring a crew of Viking warrors cursed to be immortal were-creatures. The series launched with IMMORTAL WARRIOR in 2008, followed by IMMORTAL OUTLAW and IMMORTAL CHAMPION. The fourth book, IMMORTAL DEFENDER is due out in 2013.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
<br />
* [[Immortal Defender|''Immortal Defender'']] - 2013, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Champion|''Immortal Champion'']] - 2011, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Outlaw|''Immortal Outlaw'']] - 2009, June ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Warrior|''Immortal Warrior'']] - 2008, November ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
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==On The Web==<br />
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* [http://www.lisahendrix.com/ Lisa Hendrix's website]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Lisa_Hendrix&diff=130705Lisa Hendrix2012-10-30T05:14:10Z<p>Nasdean: Created page with "thumb {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Lisa}} Category:Authors - H ==Biography== Married, with two brilliant children, one highly superior cat, and ass..."</p>
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<div>[[File:LH.png|right|200px|thumb]]<br />
<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendrix, Lisa}} <br />
[[Category:Authors - H]]<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Married, with two brilliant children, one highly superior cat, and assorted other furred and finned creatures of indeterminate intelligence. Lisa enjoys mucking about in the garden of her Southern Oregon home, where, as in the wild, only the hardiest survive. When mourning the death of yet another plant, she indulges in chocolate in any form.<br />
<br />
In past lives, Lisa has been a soda jerk, an executive secretary, the rear chainman on a survey crew, an ESL teacher in Japan, a loan officer, a research assistant on a boat in the Bering Sea, a night school instructor, and a medical transcriptionist, not necessarily in that order.<br />
<br />
===Professional===<br />
<br />
After years of daydreaming complex stories for familiar characters from film, TV, and books — nearly always involving a romance that hadn’t been included by the original writer — Lisa Hendrix borrowed a page from motivational speaker and author Marsha Sinetar and decided that it was time to start doing what she loved and hope that the money really would follow. She began writing the medieval romance from hell, a manuscript that taught her a lot, but which is now safely locked away where it can do no harm.<br />
<br />
In April 1992, she carried a dot-matrix printed synopsis into an appointment with a Genuine New York City Editor at a local conference and pitched an idea for a historical romance set in the American West. The editor was interested and requested a partial manuscript, along with assurances that Lisa would buy a better printer. Credit card in hand, Lisa set out to comply. She mailed the proposal a month later, and five months after that, received The Call. Western historical romances HOSTAGE HEART and DRIFTER’S MOON were soon on the shelves, followed by contemporary romantic comedies RAZZLE DAZZLE, TO MARRY AN IRISH ROGUE, and her first single-title lead, RUNAWAY BAY.<br />
<br />
Now she’s gone back to her medieval roots with The Immortal Brotherhood, a paranormal historical romance series featuring a crew of Viking warrors cursed to be immortal were-creatures. The series launched with IMMORTAL WARRIOR in 2008, followed by IMMORTAL OUTLAW and IMMORTAL CHAMPION. The fourth book, IMMORTAL DEFENDER is due out in August 2012.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
<br />
* [[Immortal Defender|''Immortal Defender'']] - 2013, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Champion|''Immortal Champion'']] - 2011, January ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Outlaw|''Immortal Outlaw'']] - 2009, June ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
* [[Immortal Warrior|''Immortal Warrior'']] - 2008, November ([[Immortal Brotherhood Series]])<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
==On The Web==<br />
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* [http://www.lisahendrix.com/ Lisa Hendrix's website]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=File:LH.png&diff=130704File:LH.png2012-10-30T04:54:56Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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<div></div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Helen_Lacey&diff=130686Helen Lacey2012-10-29T21:19:49Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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'''Helen Lacey''' grew up reading Black Beauty, Anne of Green Gables and Little House on The Prairie. These childhood classics inspired her to write her first book when she was seven years old, a story about a girl and her horse. Although, it wasn’t until the age of eleven when she read her first Mills & Boon, that she knew writing romances was what she wanted to do with her life. Her parents’ love of travel meant she saw much of the world in those early years and she feels fortunate to have had a diverse and interesting education over several continents. <br />
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She continued to write into her teens and twenties with the dream of one day being a published author. A few years and careers later, including motel operator, florist, strapper, dog washer, and retail manager, she got the call from Harlequin Special Edition. She loves writing about tortured heroes, both cowboys and CEO’s, and heroines who finally get the love of the man of their dreams. She now works part time in her sister’s bridal shop, where she gets to meet fascinating people, some of whom might one day end up being in one of her books. <br />
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From Welsh parents and a large family, she lives on the east coast of Australia in a small seaside town at the southern most point of The Great Barrier Reef, with her wonderfully supportive husband, many horses and three spoiled dogs.<br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''[[His-And-Hers Family]]'' - January 2012, ([[Harlequin Special Edition]] [[Harlequin Special Edition By The Numbers|#2238]])<br />
* ''[[Marriage Under The Mistletoe]]'' - November 2012, ([[Harlequin Special Edition]] [[Harlequin Special Edition By The Numbers|#2226]])<br />
* ''[[Made For Marriage]]'' - January 2012, ([[Harlequin Special Edition]] [[Harlequin Special Edition By The Numbers|#2166]])<br />
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==On the Web==<br />
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* [http://www.helenlacey.com Official Website]<br />
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* [http://www.rbpp-hl.blogspot.com Helen Lacey - Author Page]<br />
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<!--==Interviews==--></div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=African_Hearts&diff=130555African Hearts2012-10-27T11:03:05Z<p>Nasdean: /* Reviews */</p>
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Even Before Publishing]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/African-Hearts-ebook/dp/B009QTC33S/ref=pd_ybh_1 AFRICAN HEARTS]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
<br />
===Book Blurb===<br />
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Gina goes to Africa to fulfil her dying brother's wish, but her corporate world is turned upside down when she learns she's guardian of her eight year old nephew she didn’t know existed. How can she take up this responsibility when, three years ago, a child died whilst in her care? Besides, there's little time in her busy corporate life for rearing a boy, let alone knowing how to do that? Her brother's doctor promises her he will give her tips on rearing a boy, but Kam's promise includes wanting to find out what really lies behind her flashy exterior. His probing questions are way too personal for her and the fact that she’s returning to Australia in two weeks’ time is the only way she can keep him at bay. The people of Gumboli village reach out and show her the true meaning of love, making her question her life’s purpose. It isn't until Justin's life is threatened that she realises he is her only living relative and she has a responsibility to save his life.<br />
During their care for Justin, her attraction to Kam deepens, but in order to commit to a relationship with him, she has to overcome her prejudices, and Kam has to let go of his painful past. Are they willing to confront their differences, forget the past and step out in faith for the future God has planned for them?<br />
<br />
===Reviews===<br />
* '''Reviewed by Nas Dean''' [http://nas-dean.blogspot.com/ Romance Book Paradise]<br />
<br />
AFRICAN HEARTS is a romance that touches the heart with its poignant tale of fresh starts, past wounds and second chances.<br />
The inter-racial relationship between Gina and Kam is handled with care and understanding. <br />
Laura O’Connell is an author who understands that the best fiction is that which not only gives us great pleasure through deep characters and beautiful prose but challenges us and leaves us emotionally richer and stronger long after we close the book.<br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
Gumboli Village, Uganda<br />
<br />
Kamukama Bonsu knelt on the damp ground and straightened the crude wooden cross at the head of his best friend’s grave. Marco Messina had died two weeks ago. Kamukama’s nostrils twitched at the damp earthy odours that floated on the early morning air. His breathing slowed, as sweat from the effort of his run, trickled down the sides of his face and dripped off his chin. The run helped him forget the broiling in the pit of his stomach.<br />
<br />
If only he’d kept a closer watch on Marco, reminding him to take his medication whenever it was due, instead of accepting Marco’s casual waving of the arm dismissing him as if it was of no importance. It wasn’t until Marco was bed-ridden, and Achen had kept a close watch on his regimen, that he felt he had some control of Marco’s health, but by then it had been too late. Marco had lost the will to live, and who could blame him? There was only so much a man could take.<br />
<br />
Insects buzzed around his face. ‘I miss you, man. There’s a hole deep inside of me I don’t like.’ His voice became a forced whisper because his pain was too great.<br />
<br />
Hot tears stung the backs of his eyes. Kamukama picked up a pebble and threw it against a tree trunk where it hit with a dull thunk.<br />
<br />
‘You’re sister hasn’t come yet, Marco. You said she’d come. Maybe she didn’t get the letter…’<br />
<br />
Kamukama swallowed and stared at his trembling hands, another habit formed during the past couple of days because he was alone as leader of Gumboli now. He was brough up to be a leader of a Ugandan village and now he had the opportuntiy to prove himself he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job. His first challenge was how to preserve the excess food they produced. Dought would come again in the future and they needed to be prepared by having money or stores of grain to get them through bad times again.<br />
<br />
He stood up to his full one hundred and ninety-five centimetres. Yes, he was fit and strong, but he needed more than physical strength. Marco wanted to raise a team to build a better Gumboli with a modern hospital, food surplus and safety for the people. They’d begun to build the team, but now that Marco was gone, the men had lost interest and were returning to their old ways of idleness and expecting hand-outs. No time for negativity. He had to push on and honour Marco’s wishes.<br />
<br />
As a child, he was told not to worry about tomorrow, because he had to deal with today first. He never really understood the meaning of those words until two days ago, when people came to him seeking answers for their and Gumboli’s future. Only time would tell if he was the one called to lead Gumboli into the twenty-first century.<br />
<br />
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===Cover Variations===<br />
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{|<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
| [[File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jun 2011<br/>Print Edition]]<br />
| [[File:AH_Cover_Amazon_final2.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|December 2012<br/> eBook Edition]]<br />
|}</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=African_Hearts&diff=130554African Hearts2012-10-27T11:02:22Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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<div>[[File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg|175px|thumb|right|]]<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Even Before Publishing]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/African-Hearts-ebook/dp/B009QTC33S/ref=pd_ybh_1 AFRICAN HEARTS]<br />
<br />
==Book Description==<br />
<br />
===Book Blurb===<br />
<br />
Gina goes to Africa to fulfil her dying brother's wish, but her corporate world is turned upside down when she learns she's guardian of her eight year old nephew she didn’t know existed. How can she take up this responsibility when, three years ago, a child died whilst in her care? Besides, there's little time in her busy corporate life for rearing a boy, let alone knowing how to do that? Her brother's doctor promises her he will give her tips on rearing a boy, but Kam's promise includes wanting to find out what really lies behind her flashy exterior. His probing questions are way too personal for her and the fact that she’s returning to Australia in two weeks’ time is the only way she can keep him at bay. The people of Gumboli village reach out and show her the true meaning of love, making her question her life’s purpose. It isn't until Justin's life is threatened that she realises he is her only living relative and she has a responsibility to save his life.<br />
During their care for Justin, her attraction to Kam deepens, but in order to commit to a relationship with him, she has to overcome her prejudices, and Kam has to let go of his painful past. Are they willing to confront their differences, forget the past and step out in faith for the future God has planned for them?<br />
<br />
===Reviews===<br />
* '''Reviewed by Nas Dean'''[http://nas-dean.blogspot.com/ Romance Book Paradise]<br />
<br />
AFRICAN HEARTS is a romance that touches the heart with its poignant tale of fresh starts, past wounds and second chances.<br />
The inter-racial relationship between Gina and Kam is handled with care and understanding. <br />
Laura O’Connell is an author who understands that the best fiction is that which not only gives us great pleasure through deep characters and beautiful prose but challenges us and leaves us emotionally richer and stronger long after we close the book.<br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
Gumboli Village, Uganda<br />
<br />
Kamukama Bonsu knelt on the damp ground and straightened the crude wooden cross at the head of his best friend’s grave. Marco Messina had died two weeks ago. Kamukama’s nostrils twitched at the damp earthy odours that floated on the early morning air. His breathing slowed, as sweat from the effort of his run, trickled down the sides of his face and dripped off his chin. The run helped him forget the broiling in the pit of his stomach.<br />
<br />
If only he’d kept a closer watch on Marco, reminding him to take his medication whenever it was due, instead of accepting Marco’s casual waving of the arm dismissing him as if it was of no importance. It wasn’t until Marco was bed-ridden, and Achen had kept a close watch on his regimen, that he felt he had some control of Marco’s health, but by then it had been too late. Marco had lost the will to live, and who could blame him? There was only so much a man could take.<br />
<br />
Insects buzzed around his face. ‘I miss you, man. There’s a hole deep inside of me I don’t like.’ His voice became a forced whisper because his pain was too great.<br />
<br />
Hot tears stung the backs of his eyes. Kamukama picked up a pebble and threw it against a tree trunk where it hit with a dull thunk.<br />
<br />
‘You’re sister hasn’t come yet, Marco. You said she’d come. Maybe she didn’t get the letter…’<br />
<br />
Kamukama swallowed and stared at his trembling hands, another habit formed during the past couple of days because he was alone as leader of Gumboli now. He was brough up to be a leader of a Ugandan village and now he had the opportuntiy to prove himself he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job. His first challenge was how to preserve the excess food they produced. Dought would come again in the future and they needed to be prepared by having money or stores of grain to get them through bad times again.<br />
<br />
He stood up to his full one hundred and ninety-five centimetres. Yes, he was fit and strong, but he needed more than physical strength. Marco wanted to raise a team to build a better Gumboli with a modern hospital, food surplus and safety for the people. They’d begun to build the team, but now that Marco was gone, the men had lost interest and were returning to their old ways of idleness and expecting hand-outs. No time for negativity. He had to push on and honour Marco’s wishes.<br />
<br />
As a child, he was told not to worry about tomorrow, because he had to deal with today first. He never really understood the meaning of those words until two days ago, when people came to him seeking answers for their and Gumboli’s future. Only time would tell if he was the one called to lead Gumboli into the twenty-first century.<br />
<br />
<br />
===Cover Variations===<br />
<br />
{|<br />
|- valign="top"<br />
| [[File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|Jun 2011<br/>Print Edition]]<br />
| [[File:AH_Cover_Amazon_final2.jpg|125x197px|thumb|left|December 2012<br/> eBook Edition]]<br />
|}</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=African_Hearts&diff=130553African Hearts2012-10-27T10:55:24Z<p>Nasdean: /* Cover Variations */</p>
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<div>[[File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg|175px|thumb|right|]]<br />
<br />
* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/African-Hearts-ebook/dp/B009QTC33S/ref=pd_ybh_1 AFRICAN HEARTS]<br />
<br />
==Book Description==<br />
<br />
===Book Blurb===<br />
<br />
Gina goes to Africa to fulfil her dying brother's wish, but her corporate world is turned upside down when she learns she's guardian of her eight year old nephew she didn’t know existed. How can she take up this responsibility when, three years ago, a child died whilst in her care? Besides, there's little time in her busy corporate life for rearing a boy, let alone knowing how to do that? Her brother's doctor promises her he will give her tips on rearing a boy, but Kam's promise includes wanting to find out what really lies behind her flashy exterior. His probing questions are way too personal for her and the fact that she’s returning to Australia in two weeks’ time is the only way she can keep him at bay. The people of Gumboli village reach out and show her the true meaning of love, making her question her life’s purpose. It isn't until Justin's life is threatened that she realises he is her only living relative and she has a responsibility to save his life.<br />
During their care for Justin, her attraction to Kam deepens, but in order to commit to a relationship with him, she has to overcome her prejudices, and Kam has to let go of his painful past. Are they willing to confront their differences, forget the past and step out in faith for the future God has planned for them?<br />
<br />
===Reviews===<br />
Reviewed by Nas Dean<br />
<br />
AFRICAN HEARTS is a romance that touches the heart with its poignant tale of fresh starts, past wounds and second chances.<br />
The inter-racial relationship between Gina and Kam is handled with care and understanding. <br />
Laura O’Connell is an author who understands that the best fiction is that which not only gives us great pleasure through deep characters and beautiful prose but challenges us and leaves us emotionally richer and stronger long after we close the book.<br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
Gumboli Village, Uganda<br />
<br />
Kamukama Bonsu knelt on the damp ground and straightened the crude wooden cross at the head of his best friend’s grave. Marco Messina had died two weeks ago. Kamukama’s nostrils twitched at the damp earthy odours that floated on the early morning air. His breathing slowed, as sweat from the effort of his run, trickled down the sides of his face and dripped off his chin. The run helped him forget the broiling in the pit of his stomach.<br />
<br />
If only he’d kept a closer watch on Marco, reminding him to take his medication whenever it was due, instead of accepting Marco’s casual waving of the arm dismissing him as if it was of no importance. It wasn’t until Marco was bed-ridden, and Achen had kept a close watch on his regimen, that he felt he had some control of Marco’s health, but by then it had been too late. Marco had lost the will to live, and who could blame him? There was only so much a man could take.<br />
<br />
Insects buzzed around his face. ‘I miss you, man. There’s a hole deep inside of me I don’t like.’ His voice became a forced whisper because his pain was too great.<br />
<br />
Hot tears stung the backs of his eyes. Kamukama picked up a pebble and threw it against a tree trunk where it hit with a dull thunk.<br />
<br />
‘You’re sister hasn’t come yet, Marco. You said she’d come. Maybe she didn’t get the letter…’<br />
<br />
Kamukama swallowed and stared at his trembling hands, another habit formed during the past couple of days because he was alone as leader of Gumboli now. He was brough up to be a leader of a Ugandan village and now he had the opportuntiy to prove himself he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job. His first challenge was how to preserve the excess food they produced. Dought would come again in the future and they needed to be prepared by having money or stores of grain to get them through bad times again.<br />
<br />
He stood up to his full one hundred and ninety-five centimetres. Yes, he was fit and strong, but he needed more than physical strength. Marco wanted to raise a team to build a better Gumboli with a modern hospital, food surplus and safety for the people. They’d begun to build the team, but now that Marco was gone, the men had lost interest and were returning to their old ways of idleness and expecting hand-outs. No time for negativity. He had to push on and honour Marco’s wishes.<br />
<br />
As a child, he was told not to worry about tomorrow, because he had to deal with today first. He never really understood the meaning of those words until two days ago, when people came to him seeking answers for their and Gumboli’s future. Only time would tell if he was the one called to lead Gumboli into the twenty-first century.<br />
<br />
<br />
===Cover Variations===<br />
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[[File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg|175px|thumb|right|]]<br />
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[[File:AH_Cover_Amazon_final2.jpg|175px|thumb|centre|]]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=African_Hearts&diff=130552African Hearts2012-10-27T10:54:50Z<p>Nasdean: /* Book Blurb */</p>
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/African-Hearts-ebook/dp/B009QTC33S/ref=pd_ybh_1 AFRICAN HEARTS]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Book Blurb===<br />
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Gina goes to Africa to fulfil her dying brother's wish, but her corporate world is turned upside down when she learns she's guardian of her eight year old nephew she didn’t know existed. How can she take up this responsibility when, three years ago, a child died whilst in her care? Besides, there's little time in her busy corporate life for rearing a boy, let alone knowing how to do that? Her brother's doctor promises her he will give her tips on rearing a boy, but Kam's promise includes wanting to find out what really lies behind her flashy exterior. His probing questions are way too personal for her and the fact that she’s returning to Australia in two weeks’ time is the only way she can keep him at bay. The people of Gumboli village reach out and show her the true meaning of love, making her question her life’s purpose. It isn't until Justin's life is threatened that she realises he is her only living relative and she has a responsibility to save his life.<br />
During their care for Justin, her attraction to Kam deepens, but in order to commit to a relationship with him, she has to overcome her prejudices, and Kam has to let go of his painful past. Are they willing to confront their differences, forget the past and step out in faith for the future God has planned for them?<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
Reviewed by Nas Dean<br />
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AFRICAN HEARTS is a romance that touches the heart with its poignant tale of fresh starts, past wounds and second chances.<br />
The inter-racial relationship between Gina and Kam is handled with care and understanding. <br />
Laura O’Connell is an author who understands that the best fiction is that which not only gives us great pleasure through deep characters and beautiful prose but challenges us and leaves us emotionally richer and stronger long after we close the book.<br />
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Gumboli Village, Uganda<br />
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Kamukama Bonsu knelt on the damp ground and straightened the crude wooden cross at the head of his best friend’s grave. Marco Messina had died two weeks ago. Kamukama’s nostrils twitched at the damp earthy odours that floated on the early morning air. His breathing slowed, as sweat from the effort of his run, trickled down the sides of his face and dripped off his chin. The run helped him forget the broiling in the pit of his stomach.<br />
<br />
If only he’d kept a closer watch on Marco, reminding him to take his medication whenever it was due, instead of accepting Marco’s casual waving of the arm dismissing him as if it was of no importance. It wasn’t until Marco was bed-ridden, and Achen had kept a close watch on his regimen, that he felt he had some control of Marco’s health, but by then it had been too late. Marco had lost the will to live, and who could blame him? There was only so much a man could take.<br />
<br />
Insects buzzed around his face. ‘I miss you, man. There’s a hole deep inside of me I don’t like.’ His voice became a forced whisper because his pain was too great.<br />
<br />
Hot tears stung the backs of his eyes. Kamukama picked up a pebble and threw it against a tree trunk where it hit with a dull thunk.<br />
<br />
‘You’re sister hasn’t come yet, Marco. You said she’d come. Maybe she didn’t get the letter…’<br />
<br />
Kamukama swallowed and stared at his trembling hands, another habit formed during the past couple of days because he was alone as leader of Gumboli now. He was brough up to be a leader of a Ugandan village and now he had the opportuntiy to prove himself he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job. His first challenge was how to preserve the excess food they produced. Dought would come again in the future and they needed to be prepared by having money or stores of grain to get them through bad times again.<br />
<br />
He stood up to his full one hundred and ninety-five centimetres. Yes, he was fit and strong, but he needed more than physical strength. Marco wanted to raise a team to build a better Gumboli with a modern hospital, food surplus and safety for the people. They’d begun to build the team, but now that Marco was gone, the men had lost interest and were returning to their old ways of idleness and expecting hand-outs. No time for negativity. He had to push on and honour Marco’s wishes.<br />
<br />
As a child, he was told not to worry about tomorrow, because he had to deal with today first. He never really understood the meaning of those words until two days ago, when people came to him seeking answers for their and Gumboli’s future. Only time would tell if he was the one called to lead Gumboli into the twenty-first century.<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/African-Hearts-ebook/dp/B009QTC33S/ref=pd_ybh_1 AFRICAN HEARTS]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Book Blurb===<br />
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Gina goes to Africa to fulfil her dying brother's wish, but her corporate world is turned upside down when she learns she's guardian of her eight year old nephew she didn’t know existed. How can she take up this responsibility when, three years ago, a child died whilst in her care? Besides, there's little time in her busy corporate life for rearing a boy, let alone knowing how to do that? Her brother's doctor promises her he will give her tips on rearing a boy, but Kam's promise includes wanting to find out what really lies behind her flashy exterior. His probing questions are way too personal for her and the fact that she’s returning to Australia in two weeks’ time is the only way she can keep him at bay. The people of Gumboli village reach out and show her the true meaning of love, making her question her life’s purpose. It isn't until Justin's life is threatened that she realises he is her only living relative and she has a responsibility to save his life.<br />
<br />
During their care for Justin, her attraction to Kam deepens, but in order to commit to a relationship with him, she has to overcome her prejudices, and Kam has to let go of his painful past. Are they willing to confront their differences, forget the past and step out in faith for the future God has planned for them?<br />
<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
Reviewed by Nas Dean<br />
<br />
AFRICAN HEARTS is a romance that touches the heart with its poignant tale of fresh starts, past wounds and second chances.<br />
The inter-racial relationship between Gina and Kam is handled with care and understanding. <br />
Laura O’Connell is an author who understands that the best fiction is that which not only gives us great pleasure through deep characters and beautiful prose but challenges us and leaves us emotionally richer and stronger long after we close the book.<br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
Gumboli Village, Uganda<br />
<br />
Kamukama Bonsu knelt on the damp ground and straightened the crude wooden cross at the head of his best friend’s grave. Marco Messina had died two weeks ago. Kamukama’s nostrils twitched at the damp earthy odours that floated on the early morning air. His breathing slowed, as sweat from the effort of his run, trickled down the sides of his face and dripped off his chin. The run helped him forget the broiling in the pit of his stomach.<br />
<br />
If only he’d kept a closer watch on Marco, reminding him to take his medication whenever it was due, instead of accepting Marco’s casual waving of the arm dismissing him as if it was of no importance. It wasn’t until Marco was bed-ridden, and Achen had kept a close watch on his regimen, that he felt he had some control of Marco’s health, but by then it had been too late. Marco had lost the will to live, and who could blame him? There was only so much a man could take.<br />
<br />
Insects buzzed around his face. ‘I miss you, man. There’s a hole deep inside of me I don’t like.’ His voice became a forced whisper because his pain was too great.<br />
<br />
Hot tears stung the backs of his eyes. Kamukama picked up a pebble and threw it against a tree trunk where it hit with a dull thunk.<br />
<br />
‘You’re sister hasn’t come yet, Marco. You said she’d come. Maybe she didn’t get the letter…’<br />
<br />
Kamukama swallowed and stared at his trembling hands, another habit formed during the past couple of days because he was alone as leader of Gumboli now. He was brough up to be a leader of a Ugandan village and now he had the opportuntiy to prove himself he wasn’t sure he was the man for the job. His first challenge was how to preserve the excess food they produced. Dought would come again in the future and they needed to be prepared by having money or stores of grain to get them through bad times again.<br />
<br />
He stood up to his full one hundred and ninety-five centimetres. Yes, he was fit and strong, but he needed more than physical strength. Marco wanted to raise a team to build a better Gumboli with a modern hospital, food surplus and safety for the people. They’d begun to build the team, but now that Marco was gone, the men had lost interest and were returning to their old ways of idleness and expecting hand-outs. No time for negativity. He had to push on and honour Marco’s wishes.<br />
<br />
As a child, he was told not to worry about tomorrow, because he had to deal with today first. He never really understood the meaning of those words until two days ago, when people came to him seeking answers for their and Gumboli’s future. Only time would tell if he was the one called to lead Gumboli into the twenty-first century.<br />
<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/Web-of-Lies-ebook/dp/B009LJH8A6/ref=la_B009R9H6AC_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350502677&sr=1-1 WEB OF LIES]<br />
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High school sweethearts, Stephanie and Lachlan, are torn apart by circumstance, bad decisions and a web of lies, leaving an unknown future for their son, Ryan. Eight years later they reconnect, but the time apart has changed them. The family had made decisions based on lies and deceit and now they must find a way to either reveal the truth or find another option. On the surface their arrangements seemed flawless, but dig deeper and the people they thought they knew, aren’t as they appear. Lachlan and Stephanie are forced to confront the consequences of their actions and the entire family is compelled to reveal the truth, find forgiveness, and renew loving one another. But the hardest decision is still to come...where does Ryan live?<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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===Excerpt===</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg&diff=130548File:Cover-africanhearts-large-2-211x300.jpg2012-10-27T10:45:00Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/Web-of-Lies-ebook/dp/B009LJH8A6/ref=la_B009R9H6AC_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350502677&sr=1-1 WEB OF LIES]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Book Blurb===<br />
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High school sweethearts, Stephanie and Lachlan, are torn apart by circumstance, bad decisions and a web of lies, leaving an unknown future for their son, Ryan. Eight years later they reconnect, but the time apart has changed them. The family had made decisions based on lies and deceit and now they must find a way to either reveal the truth or find another option. On the surface their arrangements seemed flawless, but dig deeper and the people they thought they knew, aren’t as they appear. Lachlan and Stephanie are forced to confront the consequences of their actions and the entire family is compelled to reveal the truth, find forgiveness, and renew loving one another. But the hardest decision is still to come...where does Ryan live?<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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===Excerpt===</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Web_Of_Lies&diff=130546Web Of Lies2012-10-27T10:43:02Z<p>Nasdean: Created page with " * '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell * '''Publisher:''' Wombat Books * '''Year:''' 2012, December * ''' Ama..."</p>
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* '''Author:''' [[Laura O'Connell]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Wombat Books]] <br />
* '''Year:''' 2012, December<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/Web-of-Lies-ebook/dp/B009LJH8A6/ref=la_B009R9H6AC_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1350502677&sr=1-1 WEB OF LIES]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Book Blurb===<br />
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High school sweethearts, Stephanie and Lachlan, are torn apart by circumstance, bad decisions and a web of lies, leaving an unknown future for their son, Ryan. Eight years later they reconnect, but the time apart has changed them. The family had made decisions based on lies and deceit and now they must find a way to either reveal the truth or find another option. On the surface their arrangements seemed flawless, but dig deeper and the people they thought they knew, aren’t as they appear. Lachlan and Stephanie are forced to confront the consequences of their actions and the entire family is compelled to reveal the truth, find forgiveness, and renew loving one another. But the hardest decision is still to come...where does Ryan live?<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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===Excerpt===</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=File:EBP-weboflies-large-45-646x1024.jpg&diff=130545File:EBP-weboflies-large-45-646x1024.jpg2012-10-27T10:35:30Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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<div></div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Laura_O%27Connell&diff=130544Laura O'Connell2012-10-27T10:32:29Z<p>Nasdean: Created page with "thumb ==Biography== '''Laura O'Connell''' enjoys writing contemporary stories about second chances in love and life. She calls the Gold Coast ho..."</p>
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==Biography==<br />
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'''Laura O'Connell''' enjoys writing contemporary stories about second chances in love and life. She calls the Gold Coast home, however, her curious nature leads her on adventures to locations that surprise and delight her. Laura has a passion for telling a good story set in places where she has lived and travelled.<br />
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==Books==<br />
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* [[Web Of Lies|'''Web Of Lies''']] - 2012, December <br />
* [[African Hearts|'''African Hearts''']] - - 2012, October<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.laura-oconnell.com/ Laura O'Connell's website]<br />
* [http://www.rbpp-lauraoconnell.blogspot.com/ Laura O'Connell Author Page]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=File:Laura2.jpg&diff=130543File:Laura2.jpg2012-10-27T10:26:38Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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* [[Natasha Oakley|Oakley, Natasha ]] <br />
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* [[Rita Oberlies|Oberlies, Rita]]<br />
* [[Caragh O'Brien|O'Brien, Caragh]]<br />
* [[Judith O'Brien|O'Brien, Judith]]<br />
* [[Kathleen O'Brien|O'Brien, Kathleen]]<br />
* [[Mary O'Caragh|O'Caragh, Mary]]<br />
* [[Laura O'Connell|O'Connell, Laura]]<br />
* [[Shannon O'Connell|O'Connell, Shannon]]<br />
* [[Doris O'Connor|O'Connor, Doris]]<br />
* [[Jodi O'Donnell|O'Donnell, Jodi]]<br />
* [[Laurel O'Donnell|O'Donnell, Laurel]]<br />
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* [[Kate O'Hara|O'Hara, Kate ]]<br />
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* [[Patricia Olney|Olney, Patricia]]<br />
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* [[Jude O'Neill|O'Neill, Jude]]<br />
* [[Kathleen O'Reilly|O'Reilly, Kathleen]]<br />
* [[Wynter O'Reilly|O'Reilly, Wynter]]<br />
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* [[Alice Orr|Orr, Alice]]<br />
* [[Zelma Orr|Orr, Zelma]]<br />
* [[Annmarie Ortega|Ortega, Annmarie]]<br />
* [[Julie Ortolon|Ortolon, Julie]]<br />
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'''Robyn Grady''' writes for Silhouette and Harlequin.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Robyn Grady was first published with Harlequin (Silhouette, New York in 2007 and Mills and Boon, London in 2008). Her books feature regularly on bestsellers lists and at award ceremonies, including The National Readers Choice, The Booksellers Best, Cataromance Reviewers Choice and Australia’s prestigious Romantic Book of the Year.<br />
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Recently, she signed a three book deal with Entangled Publishing for her IDOL contemporary romance series.<br />
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Robyn lives on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast with her real life hero husband and three daughters. When she can be dragged away from tapping out her next story, Robyn visits the beach or the theatre. These days she’d rather keep fit reliving her youth and shaking it to Just Dance than pretending to jog.<br />
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Robyn believes writing romance is the best job on the planet and she loves to hear from her readers.<br />
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==Books==<br />
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===Harlequin Desire By Robyn Grady===<br />
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* [[Losing Control|''Losing Control'']] - 2012, October ([The Hunter Pact-Mini Series])([[Harlequin Desire]] <br />
* [[Strictly Temporary|''Strictly Temporary'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress|''Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress'']] - 2011, October ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Bedside Manner|''The Billionaire's Bedside Manner'']] - 2011, June([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows|''Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows'']] - 2011, January([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bargaining For Baby|''Bargaining For Baby'']] - 2010, May ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|''The Billionaire's Fake Engagement'']] - 2009, September([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bedded By Blackmail|''Bedded By Blackmail'']] - 2009, May([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Baby Bequest|''Baby Bequest'']] - 2008, November([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[For Blackmail Or Pleasure|''For Blackmail Or Pleasure'']] - 2008, March ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|''The Magnate's Marriage Demand'']] - 2007, December([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
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===Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady===<br />
* [[The Wedding Must Go On|''The Wedding Must Go On'']] - 2012 October ([[Mills and Boon Modern]])<br />
* [[The Fearless Maverick| ''The Fearless Maverick'']] - ([[The Notorious Wolfes]]) ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Every Girls's Secret Fantasy|''Every Girl's Secret Fantasy'']] - 2010 November ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Fired Waitress Hired Mistress|''Fired Waitress Hired Mistress'']] - 2010 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit|''Devil In A Dark Blue Suit'']] - 2009 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion|''Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion'']] - 2009 August ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress|''Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress'']] - 2009 February ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|''The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child'']] - 2008 July ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Hired For The Boss's Bed|''Hired For The Boss's Bed'']] - 2008 March ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robyngrady.com/ Robyn Grady's website]<br />
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! width="50" |Release Order !! width="50" |US Release Date YY.MMDD !! width="50" |UK Release Date YY.MMDD !! Novella/Book Title !! Anthology Title !! US <br/> Publisher !! UK <br/> Publisher !! Notes<br />
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|align="center"| 01 ||align="center"|&nbsp;||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[Foolish Impulse]]''||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||AUS Pub: [[Rocky River Romance]], 2006<br />
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|align="center"| 02 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2007.09||''[[Dream Job, Hot Boss!]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[Hired For The Boss's Bed]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]]||[[Modern Extra|MBME]]||US - [[Taken By The Millionaire]] Series^^<br />
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|align="center"| 03 ||align="center"|2007.12||align="center"|2009.04||''[[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|Magnate's Marriage Demand, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1842]]||[[Modern Romance|MBMR]] [[Modern Romance By The Numbers|#0850]]||&nbsp;<br />
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|align="center"| 04 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2009.05||''[[For Blackmail...Or Pleasure]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1860]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0279]]||&nbsp;<br />
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|align="center"| 05 ||align="center"|2008.07||align="center"|2008.04||''[[A Wild Night And A Marriage Ultimatum|Wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum, A]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|Australian Millionaire's Love-Child, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2746]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||<br />
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|align="center"| 06 ||align="center"|2008.11||align="center"|2009.10||''[[Baby Bequest]]''||''[[Mills and Boon Presents...|Mills & Boon Presents...]]''||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1908]]||[[Mills and Boon Special Releases|MBSR]]||&nbsp;<br />
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|align="center"| 07 ||align="center"|2009.02||align="center"|2008.11||''[[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2801]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Kept For His Pleasure]] Series^^<br />
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|align="center"| 08 ||align="center"|2009.08||align="center"|2009.05||''[[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2850]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Nights Of Passion - Series|Nights Of Passion]] Series^^<br />
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|align="center"| 09 ||align="center"|2009.06||align="center"|2010.01||''[[Bedded By Blackmail - Robyn Grady|Bedded By Blackmail]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1950]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#????]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 10 ||align="center"|2009.09||align="center"|2010.06||''[[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|Billionaire's Fake Engagement, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1968]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0318]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 11 ||align="center"|2009.12||align="center"|2009.09||''[[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2881]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Untamed Billionaires]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 12 ||align="center"|2010.09||align="center"|2010.03||''[[Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HPE]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#????]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Jet Set Billionaires]]^^<br />
<!--|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[TITLE]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|YYYY.MM||''[[TITLE]]''||''[[ANTHOLOGY]]''||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||''[[SERIES]]''--><br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''Table Legend'''<br />
:'''^^''' = [[Series (disambiguation)|Publisher Promotion Series]]<br />
:'''HP''' = [[Harlequin Presents]] Imprint<br />
:'''HPE''' = [[Harlequin Presents Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBD2IN1''' = [[Mills and Boon Desire|Mill & Boon Desire 2-In-1]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBME''' = [[Modern Extra| Mills & Boon Modern Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMH''' = [[Modern Heat| Mills & Boon Modern Heat ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMR''' = [[Modern Romance| Mills & Boon Modern Romance ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBSR''' = [[Mills and Boon Special Releases|Mills & Boon Special Releases]] Imprint<br />
:'''SD''' = [[Silhouette Desire]] Imprint</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Robyn_Grady&diff=130537Robyn Grady2012-10-27T10:09:13Z<p>Nasdean: /* On the Web */</p>
<hr />
<div> [[File:RG_author-pic.png|right|200px|thumb]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grady, Robyn}} [[Category:Authors - G]] [[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]] [[Category:Harlequin Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Presents Authors]] [[Category:Silhouette Authors]]<br />
'''Robyn Grady''' writes for Silhouette and Harlequin.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Robyn Grady was first published with Harlequin (Silhouette, New York in 2007 and Mills and Boon, London in 2008). Her books feature regularly on bestsellers lists and at award ceremonies, including The National Readers Choice, The Booksellers Best, Cataromance Reviewers Choice and Australia’s prestigious Romantic Book of the Year.<br />
<br />
Recently, she signed a three book deal with Entangled Publishing for her IDOL contemporary romance series.<br />
<br />
Robyn lives on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast with her real life hero husband and three daughters. When she can be dragged away from tapping out her next story, Robyn visits the beach or the theatre. These days she’d rather keep fit reliving her youth and shaking it to Just Dance than pretending to jog.<br />
<br />
Robyn believes writing romance is the best job on the planet and she loves to hear from her readers.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Desire By Robyn Grady===<br />
<br />
* [[Losing Control|''Losing Control'']] - 2012, October ([The Hunter Pact-Mini Series])([[Harlequin Desire]] <br />
* [[Strictly Temporary|''Strictly Temporary'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress|''Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress'']] - 2011, October ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Bedside Manner|''The Billionaire's Bedside Manner'']] - 2011, June([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows|''Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows'']] - 2011, January([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bargaining For Baby|''Bargaining For Baby'']] - 2010, May ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|''The Billionaire's Fake Engagement'']] - 2009, September([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bedded By Blackmail|''Bedded By Blackmail'']] - 2009, May([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Baby Bequest|''Baby Bequest'']] - 2008, November([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[For Blackmail Or Pleasure|''For Blackmail Or Pleasure'']] - 2008, March ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|''The Magnate's Marriage Demand'']] - 2007, December([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady===<br />
* [[The Wedding Must Go On|''The Wedding Must Go On'']] - 2012 October ([[Mills and Boon Modern]])<br />
* [[The Fearless Maverick| ''The Fearless Maverick'']] - ([[The Notorious Wolfes]]) ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Every Girls's Secret Fantasy|''Every Girl's Secret Fantasy'']] - 2010 November ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Fired Waitress Hired Mistress|''Fired Waitress Hired Mistress'']] - 2010 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit|''Devil In A Dark Blue Suit'']] - 2009 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion|''Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion'']] - 2009 August ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress|''Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress'']] - 2009 February ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|''The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child'']] - 2008 July ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Hired For The Boss's Bed|''Hired For The Boss's Bed'']] - 2008 March ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
<br />
== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robyngrady.com/ Robyn Grady's website]<br />
<br />
===<br />
<br />
=== Fiction ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1px<br />
|- style="background:#C4C3D0"<br />
! width="50" |Release Order !! width="50" |US Release Date YY.MMDD !! width="50" |UK Release Date YY.MMDD !! Novella/Book Title !! Anthology Title !! US <br/> Publisher !! UK <br/> Publisher !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 01 ||align="center"|&nbsp;||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[Foolish Impulse]]''||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||AUS Pub: [[Rocky River Romance]], 2006<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 02 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2007.09||''[[Dream Job, Hot Boss!]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[Hired For The Boss's Bed]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]]||[[Modern Extra|MBME]]||US - [[Taken By The Millionaire]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 03 ||align="center"|2007.12||align="center"|2009.04||''[[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|Magnate's Marriage Demand, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1842]]||[[Modern Romance|MBMR]] [[Modern Romance By The Numbers|#0850]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 04 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2009.05||''[[For Blackmail...Or Pleasure]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1860]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0279]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 05 ||align="center"|2008.07||align="center"|2008.04||''[[A Wild Night And A Marriage Ultimatum|Wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum, A]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|Australian Millionaire's Love-Child, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2746]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 06 ||align="center"|2008.11||align="center"|2009.10||''[[Baby Bequest]]''||''[[Mills and Boon Presents...|Mills & Boon Presents...]]''||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1908]]||[[Mills and Boon Special Releases|MBSR]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 07 ||align="center"|2009.02||align="center"|2008.11||''[[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2801]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Kept For His Pleasure]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 08 ||align="center"|2009.08||align="center"|2009.05||''[[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2850]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Nights Of Passion - Series|Nights Of Passion]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 09 ||align="center"|2009.06||align="center"|2010.01||''[[Bedded By Blackmail - Robyn Grady|Bedded By Blackmail]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1950]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#????]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 10 ||align="center"|2009.09||align="center"|2010.06||''[[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|Billionaire's Fake Engagement, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1968]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0318]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 11 ||align="center"|2009.12||align="center"|2009.09||''[[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2881]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Untamed Billionaires]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 12 ||align="center"|2010.09||align="center"|2010.03||''[[Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HPE]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#????]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Jet Set Billionaires]]^^<br />
<!--|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[TITLE]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|YYYY.MM||''[[TITLE]]''||''[[ANTHOLOGY]]''||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||''[[SERIES]]''--><br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''Table Legend'''<br />
:'''^^''' = [[Series (disambiguation)|Publisher Promotion Series]]<br />
:'''HP''' = [[Harlequin Presents]] Imprint<br />
:'''HPE''' = [[Harlequin Presents Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBD2IN1''' = [[Mills and Boon Desire|Mill & Boon Desire 2-In-1]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBME''' = [[Modern Extra| Mills & Boon Modern Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMH''' = [[Modern Heat| Mills & Boon Modern Heat ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMR''' = [[Modern Romance| Mills & Boon Modern Romance ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBSR''' = [[Mills and Boon Special Releases|Mills & Boon Special Releases]] Imprint<br />
:'''SD''' = [[Silhouette Desire]] Imprint</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Robyn_Grady&diff=130536Robyn Grady2012-10-27T10:02:10Z<p>Nasdean: /* On the Web */</p>
<hr />
<div> [[File:RG_author-pic.png|right|200px|thumb]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grady, Robyn}} [[Category:Authors - G]] [[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]] [[Category:Harlequin Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Presents Authors]] [[Category:Silhouette Authors]]<br />
'''Robyn Grady''' writes for Silhouette and Harlequin.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Robyn Grady was first published with Harlequin (Silhouette, New York in 2007 and Mills and Boon, London in 2008). Her books feature regularly on bestsellers lists and at award ceremonies, including The National Readers Choice, The Booksellers Best, Cataromance Reviewers Choice and Australia’s prestigious Romantic Book of the Year.<br />
<br />
Recently, she signed a three book deal with Entangled Publishing for her IDOL contemporary romance series.<br />
<br />
Robyn lives on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast with her real life hero husband and three daughters. When she can be dragged away from tapping out her next story, Robyn visits the beach or the theatre. These days she’d rather keep fit reliving her youth and shaking it to Just Dance than pretending to jog.<br />
<br />
Robyn believes writing romance is the best job on the planet and she loves to hear from her readers.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Desire By Robyn Grady===<br />
<br />
* [[Losing Control|''Losing Control'']] - 2012, October ([The Hunter Pact-Mini Series])([[Harlequin Desire]] <br />
* [[Strictly Temporary|''Strictly Temporary'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress|''Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress'']] - 2011, October ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Bedside Manner|''The Billionaire's Bedside Manner'']] - 2011, June([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows|''Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows'']] - 2011, January([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bargaining For Baby|''Bargaining For Baby'']] - 2010, May ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|''The Billionaire's Fake Engagement'']] - 2009, September([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bedded By Blackmail|''Bedded By Blackmail'']] - 2009, May([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Baby Bequest|''Baby Bequest'']] - 2008, November([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[For Blackmail Or Pleasure|''For Blackmail Or Pleasure'']] - 2008, March ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|''The Magnate's Marriage Demand'']] - 2007, December([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady===<br />
* [[The Wedding Must Go On|''The Wedding Must Go On'']] - 2012 October ([[Mills and Boon Modern]])<br />
* [[The Fearless Maverick| ''The Fearless Maverick'']] - ([[The Notorious Wolfes]]) ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Every Girls's Secret Fantasy|''Every Girl's Secret Fantasy'']] - 2010 November ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Fired Waitress Hired Mistress|''Fired Waitress Hired Mistress'']] - 2010 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit|''Devil In A Dark Blue Suit'']] - 2009 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion|''Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion'']] - 2009 August ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress|''Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress'']] - 2009 February ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|''The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child'']] - 2008 July ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Hired For The Boss's Bed|''Hired For The Boss's Bed'']] - 2008 March ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
<br />
== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robyngrady.com/ Robyn Grady's website]<br />
===<br />
<br />
=== Fiction ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1px<br />
|- style="background:#C4C3D0"<br />
! width="50" |Release Order !! width="50" |US Release Date YY.MMDD !! width="50" |UK Release Date YY.MMDD !! Novella/Book Title !! Anthology Title !! US <br/> Publisher !! UK <br/> Publisher !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 01 ||align="center"|&nbsp;||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[Foolish Impulse]]''||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||AUS Pub: [[Rocky River Romance]], 2006<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 02 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2007.09||''[[Dream Job, Hot Boss!]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[Hired For The Boss's Bed]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]]||[[Modern Extra|MBME]]||US - [[Taken By The Millionaire]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 03 ||align="center"|2007.12||align="center"|2009.04||''[[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|Magnate's Marriage Demand, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1842]]||[[Modern Romance|MBMR]] [[Modern Romance By The Numbers|#0850]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 04 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2009.05||''[[For Blackmail...Or Pleasure]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1860]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0279]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 05 ||align="center"|2008.07||align="center"|2008.04||''[[A Wild Night And A Marriage Ultimatum|Wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum, A]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|Australian Millionaire's Love-Child, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2746]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 06 ||align="center"|2008.11||align="center"|2009.10||''[[Baby Bequest]]''||''[[Mills and Boon Presents...|Mills & Boon Presents...]]''||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1908]]||[[Mills and Boon Special Releases|MBSR]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 07 ||align="center"|2009.02||align="center"|2008.11||''[[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2801]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Kept For His Pleasure]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 08 ||align="center"|2009.08||align="center"|2009.05||''[[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2850]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Nights Of Passion - Series|Nights Of Passion]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 09 ||align="center"|2009.06||align="center"|2010.01||''[[Bedded By Blackmail - Robyn Grady|Bedded By Blackmail]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1950]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#????]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 10 ||align="center"|2009.09||align="center"|2010.06||''[[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|Billionaire's Fake Engagement, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1968]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0318]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 11 ||align="center"|2009.12||align="center"|2009.09||''[[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2881]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Untamed Billionaires]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 12 ||align="center"|2010.09||align="center"|2010.03||''[[Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HPE]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#????]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Jet Set Billionaires]]^^<br />
<!--|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[TITLE]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]]||&nbsp;||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|YYYY.MM||''[[TITLE]]''||''[[ANTHOLOGY]]''||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||''[[SERIES]]''--><br />
|}<br />
<br />
'''Table Legend'''<br />
:'''^^''' = [[Series (disambiguation)|Publisher Promotion Series]]<br />
:'''HP''' = [[Harlequin Presents]] Imprint<br />
:'''HPE''' = [[Harlequin Presents Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBD2IN1''' = [[Mills and Boon Desire|Mill & Boon Desire 2-In-1]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBME''' = [[Modern Extra| Mills & Boon Modern Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMH''' = [[Modern Heat| Mills & Boon Modern Heat ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMR''' = [[Modern Romance| Mills & Boon Modern Romance ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBSR''' = [[Mills and Boon Special Releases|Mills & Boon Special Releases]] Imprint<br />
:'''SD''' = [[Silhouette Desire]] Imprint</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Robyn_Grady&diff=130535Robyn Grady2012-10-27T10:01:15Z<p>Nasdean: /* Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady */</p>
<hr />
<div> [[File:RG_author-pic.png|right|200px|thumb]]<br />
{{DEFAULTSORT:Grady, Robyn}} [[Category:Authors - G]] [[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]] [[Category:Harlequin Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Presents Authors]] [[Category:Silhouette Authors]]<br />
'''Robyn Grady''' writes for Silhouette and Harlequin.<br />
<br />
==Biography==<br />
<br />
Robyn Grady was first published with Harlequin (Silhouette, New York in 2007 and Mills and Boon, London in 2008). Her books feature regularly on bestsellers lists and at award ceremonies, including The National Readers Choice, The Booksellers Best, Cataromance Reviewers Choice and Australia’s prestigious Romantic Book of the Year.<br />
<br />
Recently, she signed a three book deal with Entangled Publishing for her IDOL contemporary romance series.<br />
<br />
Robyn lives on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast with her real life hero husband and three daughters. When she can be dragged away from tapping out her next story, Robyn visits the beach or the theatre. These days she’d rather keep fit reliving her youth and shaking it to Just Dance than pretending to jog.<br />
<br />
Robyn believes writing romance is the best job on the planet and she loves to hear from her readers.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Desire By Robyn Grady===<br />
<br />
* [[Losing Control|''Losing Control'']] - 2012, October ([The Hunter Pact-Mini Series])([[Harlequin Desire]] <br />
* [[Strictly Temporary|''Strictly Temporary'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress|''Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress'']] - 2011, October ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Bedside Manner|''The Billionaire's Bedside Manner'']] - 2011, June([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows|''Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows'']] - 2011, January([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bargaining For Baby|''Bargaining For Baby'']] - 2010, May ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|''The Billionaire's Fake Engagement'']] - 2009, September([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bedded By Blackmail|''Bedded By Blackmail'']] - 2009, May([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Baby Bequest|''Baby Bequest'']] - 2008, November([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[For Blackmail Or Pleasure|''For Blackmail Or Pleasure'']] - 2008, March ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|''The Magnate's Marriage Demand'']] - 2007, December([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
<br />
===Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady===<br />
* [[The Wedding Must Go On|''The Wedding Must Go On'']] - 2012 October ([[Mills and Boon Modern]])<br />
* [[The Fearless Maverick| ''The Fearless Maverick'']] - ([[The Notorious Wolfes]]) ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Every Girls's Secret Fantasy|''Every Girl's Secret Fantasy'']] - 2010 November ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Fired Waitress Hired Mistress|''Fired Waitress Hired Mistress'']] - 2010 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit|''Devil In A Dark Blue Suit'']] - 2009 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion|''Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion'']] - 2009 August ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress|''Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress'']] - 2009 February ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|''The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child'']] - 2008 July ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Hired For The Boss's Bed|''Hired For The Boss's Bed'']] - 2008 March ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robyngrady.com/ Robyn Grady's website]<br />
<br />
=== Fiction ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1px<br />
|- style="background:#C4C3D0"<br />
! width="50" |Release Order !! width="50" |US Release Date YY.MMDD !! width="50" |UK Release Date YY.MMDD !! Novella/Book Title !! Anthology Title !! US <br/> Publisher !! UK <br/> Publisher !! Notes<br />
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|align="center"| 01 ||align="center"|&nbsp;||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[Foolish Impulse]]''||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||AUS Pub: [[Rocky River Romance]], 2006<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 02 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2007.09||''[[Dream Job, Hot Boss!]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[Hired For The Boss's Bed]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]]||[[Modern Extra|MBME]]||US - [[Taken By The Millionaire]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 03 ||align="center"|2007.12||align="center"|2009.04||''[[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|Magnate's Marriage Demand, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1842]]||[[Modern Romance|MBMR]] [[Modern Romance By The Numbers|#0850]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 04 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2009.05||''[[For Blackmail...Or Pleasure]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1860]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0279]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 05 ||align="center"|2008.07||align="center"|2008.04||''[[A Wild Night And A Marriage Ultimatum|Wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum, A]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|Australian Millionaire's Love-Child, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2746]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 06 ||align="center"|2008.11||align="center"|2009.10||''[[Baby Bequest]]''||''[[Mills and Boon Presents...|Mills & Boon Presents...]]''||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1908]]||[[Mills and Boon Special Releases|MBSR]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 07 ||align="center"|2009.02||align="center"|2008.11||''[[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2801]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Kept For His Pleasure]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 08 ||align="center"|2009.08||align="center"|2009.05||''[[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2850]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Nights Of Passion - Series|Nights Of Passion]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 09 ||align="center"|2009.06||align="center"|2010.01||''[[Bedded By Blackmail - Robyn Grady|Bedded By Blackmail]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1950]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#????]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 10 ||align="center"|2009.09||align="center"|2010.06||''[[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|Billionaire's Fake Engagement, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1968]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0318]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 11 ||align="center"|2009.12||align="center"|2009.09||''[[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2881]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Untamed Billionaires]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 12 ||align="center"|2010.09||align="center"|2010.03||''[[Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HPE]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#????]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Jet Set Billionaires]]^^<br />
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|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|YYYY.MM||''[[TITLE]]''||''[[ANTHOLOGY]]''||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||''[[SERIES]]''--><br />
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'''Table Legend'''<br />
:'''^^''' = [[Series (disambiguation)|Publisher Promotion Series]]<br />
:'''HP''' = [[Harlequin Presents]] Imprint<br />
:'''HPE''' = [[Harlequin Presents Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBD2IN1''' = [[Mills and Boon Desire|Mill & Boon Desire 2-In-1]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBME''' = [[Modern Extra| Mills & Boon Modern Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMH''' = [[Modern Heat| Mills & Boon Modern Heat ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMR''' = [[Modern Romance| Mills & Boon Modern Romance ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBSR''' = [[Mills and Boon Special Releases|Mills & Boon Special Releases]] Imprint<br />
:'''SD''' = [[Silhouette Desire]] Imprint</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Robyn_Grady&diff=130534Robyn Grady2012-10-27T10:00:08Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Grady, Robyn}} [[Category:Authors - G]] [[Category:Contemporary Romance Authors]] [[Category:Harlequin Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Presents Authors]] [[Category:Silhouette Authors]]<br />
'''Robyn Grady''' writes for Silhouette and Harlequin.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
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Robyn Grady was first published with Harlequin (Silhouette, New York in 2007 and Mills and Boon, London in 2008). Her books feature regularly on bestsellers lists and at award ceremonies, including The National Readers Choice, The Booksellers Best, Cataromance Reviewers Choice and Australia’s prestigious Romantic Book of the Year.<br />
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Recently, she signed a three book deal with Entangled Publishing for her IDOL contemporary romance series.<br />
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Robyn lives on Queensland’s beautiful Sunshine Coast with her real life hero husband and three daughters. When she can be dragged away from tapping out her next story, Robyn visits the beach or the theatre. These days she’d rather keep fit reliving her youth and shaking it to Just Dance than pretending to jog.<br />
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Robyn believes writing romance is the best job on the planet and she loves to hear from her readers.<br />
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==Books==<br />
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===Harlequin Desire By Robyn Grady===<br />
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* [[Losing Control|''Losing Control'']] - 2012, October ([The Hunter Pact-Mini Series])([[Harlequin Desire]] <br />
* [[Strictly Temporary|''Strictly Temporary'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress|''Millionaire Playboy, Maverick Heiress'']] - 2011, October ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Bedside Manner|''The Billionaire's Bedside Manner'']] - 2011, June([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows|''Amnesiac Ex, Unforgettable Vows'']] - 2011, January([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bargaining For Baby|''Bargaining For Baby'']] - 2010, May ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|''The Billionaire's Fake Engagement'']] - 2009, September([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Bedded By Blackmail|''Bedded By Blackmail'']] - 2009, May([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[Baby Bequest|''Baby Bequest'']] - 2008, November([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[For Blackmail Or Pleasure|''For Blackmail Or Pleasure'']] - 2008, March ([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
* [[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|''The Magnate's Marriage Demand'']] - 2007, December([[Harlequin Desire]]<br />
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===Harlequin Presents By Robyn Grady===<br />
* [[The Wedding Must Go On|''The Wedding Must Go On'']] - 2012 October ([[Mills and Boon Modern]])<br />
* [[The Fearless Maverick| ''The Fearless Maverick'']] - ([[The Notorious Wolfes]]) ([[Harleqiun Presents]])<br />
* [[Every Girls's Secret Fantasy|''Every Girl's Secret Fantasy'']] - 2010 November ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Fired Waitress Hired Mistress|''Fired Waitress Hired Mistress'']] - 2010 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit|''Devil In A Dark Blue Suit'']] - 2009 September ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion|''Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion'']] - 2009 August ([[Harlequin Presents]]) <br />
* [[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress|''Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress'']] - 2009 February ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|''The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child'']] - 2008 July ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Hired For The Boss's Bed|''Hired For The Boss's Bed'']] - 2008 March ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
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<br />
== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.robyngrady.com/ Robyn Grady's website]<br />
<br />
=== Fiction ===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" border=1px<br />
|- style="background:#C4C3D0"<br />
! width="50" |Release Order !! width="50" |US Release Date YY.MMDD !! width="50" |UK Release Date YY.MMDD !! Novella/Book Title !! Anthology Title !! US <br/> Publisher !! UK <br/> Publisher !! Notes<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 01 ||align="center"|&nbsp;||align="center"|&nbsp;||''[[Foolish Impulse]]''||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||&nbsp;||AUS Pub: [[Rocky River Romance]], 2006<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 02 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2007.09||''[[Dream Job, Hot Boss!]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[Hired For The Boss's Bed]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]]||[[Modern Extra|MBME]]||US - [[Taken By The Millionaire]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 03 ||align="center"|2007.12||align="center"|2009.04||''[[The Magnate's Marriage Demand|Magnate's Marriage Demand, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1842]]||[[Modern Romance|MBMR]] [[Modern Romance By The Numbers|#0850]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 04 ||align="center"|2008.03||align="center"|2009.05||''[[For Blackmail...Or Pleasure]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1860]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0279]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 05 ||align="center"|2008.07||align="center"|2008.04||''[[A Wild Night And A Marriage Ultimatum|Wild Night & A Marriage Ultimatum, A]]''<br/>US Title: ''[[The Australian Millionaire's Love-Child|Australian Millionaire's Love-Child, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2746]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 06 ||align="center"|2008.11||align="center"|2009.10||''[[Baby Bequest]]''||''[[Mills and Boon Presents...|Mills & Boon Presents...]]''||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1908]]||[[Mills and Boon Special Releases|MBSR]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 07 ||align="center"|2009.02||align="center"|2008.11||''[[Confessions Of A Millionaire's Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2801]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Kept For His Pleasure]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 08 ||align="center"|2009.08||align="center"|2009.05||''[[Naughty Nights In The Millionaire's Mansion]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2850]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Nights Of Passion - Series|Nights Of Passion]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 09 ||align="center"|2009.06||align="center"|2010.01||''[[Bedded By Blackmail - Robyn Grady|Bedded By Blackmail]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1950]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#????]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 10 ||align="center"|2009.09||align="center"|2010.06||''[[The Billionaire's Fake Engagement|Billionaire's Fake Engagement, The]]''||&nbsp;||[[Silhouette Desire|SD]] [[Silhouette Desire By The Numbers|#1968]]||[[Mills and Boon Desire|MBD2IN1]] [[Mills and Boon Desire 2 in 1 By The Numbers|#0318]]||&nbsp;<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 11 ||align="center"|2009.12||align="center"|2009.09||''[[Devil In A Dark Blue Suit]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HP]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2881]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Untamed Billionaires]] Series^^<br />
|-<br />
|align="center"| 12 ||align="center"|2010.09||align="center"|2010.03||''[[Fired Waitress, Hired Mistress]]''||&nbsp;||[[Harlequin Presents|HPE]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#????]]||[[Modern Heat|MBMH]]||US - [[Jet Set Billionaires]]^^<br />
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|align="center"| 1 ||align="center"|YYYY.MM||align="center"|YYYY.MM||''[[TITLE]]''||''[[ANTHOLOGY]]''||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||[[PUBLISHER|PUBLISHER]] [[PUBLISHER By The Numbers|#]]||''[[SERIES]]''--><br />
|}<br />
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'''Table Legend'''<br />
:'''^^''' = [[Series (disambiguation)|Publisher Promotion Series]]<br />
:'''HP''' = [[Harlequin Presents]] Imprint<br />
:'''HPE''' = [[Harlequin Presents Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBD2IN1''' = [[Mills and Boon Desire|Mill & Boon Desire 2-In-1]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBME''' = [[Modern Extra| Mills & Boon Modern Extra]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMH''' = [[Modern Heat| Mills & Boon Modern Heat ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBMR''' = [[Modern Romance| Mills & Boon Modern Romance ]] Imprint<br />
:'''MBSR''' = [[Mills and Boon Special Releases|Mills & Boon Special Releases]] Imprint<br />
:'''SD''' = [[Silhouette Desire]] Imprint</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Melanie_Milburne&diff=130533Melanie Milburne2012-10-27T09:44:02Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milburne, Melanie}} <br />
[[Category:Authors - M]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Medical Romance Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Mills and Boon Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Mills and Boon Medical Romance Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Modern Romance Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Presents Authors]]<br />
[[Category:Harlequin Medical Romance Authors]]<br />
<br />
'''Melanie Milburne''' tried nursing and teaching before returning to her first goal of writing romance. She was a finalist for the [[Emma Darcy Award]], and was the first Australian author in ten years to break into the ranks of [[Harlequin Presents]] authors [http://www.harlequinpresents.com/authors/milburne_bio.html].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
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Melanie Milburne grew up on a small farm on the outskirts of Sydney and as a keen horse rider, often competed in local gymkhanas and even broke in a few horses from time to time. As she was surrounded by animals, she decided at an early age to become a nurse; however, she couldn’t stand the sight of blood and so opted for a career in teaching.<br />
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She read her first Mills & Boon novel when she was 17 and that encouraged her to continue reading romance novels; the lure of the tall dark handsome hero, who in reality she fell in love with and agreed to marry on their second date! They moved to Scotland so her husband could work and study for his MD in surgery. Two lively sons later she decided teaching was the last thing she wanted to do!<br />
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She went back to University and up-graded her teaching diploma to a degree and then went on to do a Masters but she still felt as if something was missing. She sat down one day and began writing and everything clicked into place.<br />
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Melanie currently lives with her family in Hobart, Tasmania. She has now published 46 full-length novels for Harlequin Mills & Boon and her books are regularly released in several different countries, including Australia, the U.S., and the U.K. In 2004, she became the first Australian author in ten years to be contracted to Harlequin Mills & Boon Presents.<br />
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In 2000, Melanie placed second in the Romance Writers of Australia Emma Darcy Award. She is a two-time ARRA finalist and an eight-time CataRomance Reviewers Choice Award Winner. She was the winner of the ARRA Favourite Category/Series Romance for 2008. She is an active member of Romance Writers of America, Romance Writers of Australia, and the Australian Romance Readers Association. She is also the recipient of the Holt Medallion Award's Award of Merit and the 2009 Booksellers Best Short Contemporary Category.<br />
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In her spare time, she learnt to swim as an adult and after some great coaching, she went from a non-swimmer to National Top Ten in Master's Swimming plus several State records. She looks on any scary task now in much the same way as she did swimming. Her motto is "Don't say I can't-Say I can try!!" As well as swimming she enjoys long distance running, and of course reading. Melanie also has a passion for the needs of children and animals and is active in supporting the Australian Children's Foundation.<br />
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== Books ==<br />
====Harlequin Presents by Melanie Milburne====<br />
* [[Uncovering The Silveri Secret|''Uncovering The Silveri Secret'']] - 2013, January ([[Harlequin Presents]]<br />
* [[Surrendering All But Her Heart|''Surrendering All But Her Heart'']] - 2012, November ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#3105]])<br />
* [[Enemies At The Altar|''Enemies At The Altar'']] - 2012, August ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#3086]])<br />
* [[Deserving Of His Diamonds?|''Deserving Of His Diamonds?'']] - 2012, July ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#3080]])<br />
* [[His Poor Little Rich Girl|''His Poor Little Rich Girl'']] - 2011, December ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#3038]])<br />
* [[The Wedding Charade|''The Wedding Charade'']] - 2011, June ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#3002]])<br />
* [[One Last Night|''One Last Night'']] - 2011, May ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2996]])<br />
* [[The Unclaimed Baby|''The Unclaimed Baby'']] - 2011, May ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[Shock One Night Heir|''Shock One Night Heir'']] - 2010, December ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[Scandal:Unclaimed Love Child|''Scandal:Unclaimed Love Child'']] - 2010, October ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|Harlequin Presents By The Numbers]])<br />
* [[Castellano's Mistress of Revenge|''Castellano's Mistress of Revenge'']] - 2010, October ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2956]])<br />
* [[The Melendez Forgotten Marriage|''The Melendez Forgotten Marriage'']] - 2010, July ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2930]])<br />
* [[The Venadicci Marriage Vengenance|''The Venadicci Marriage Vengenance'']] - 2010, February ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[The Future King's Love-Child|''The Future King's Love-Child'']] - 2009, December ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2875]])<br />
* [[Bound By The Marcolini Diamonds|''Bound By The Marcolini Diamonds'']] - 2009, September ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2853]])<br />
* [[The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage|''The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage'']] - 2009, July ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[Androletti's Mistress|''Androletti's Mistress'']] - 2009, April ([[Harlequin Presents Extra]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#49]])<br />
* [[The Fiorenza Forced Marriage|''The Fiorenza Forced Marriage'']] - 2009, March ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2807]])<br />
* [[Bedded and Wedded for Revenge|''Bedded and Wedded for Revenge'']] - 2008, December ([[Harlequin Presents Extra]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#35]])<br />
* [[The Marciano Love-Child|''The Marciano Love-Child'']] - 2008, August ([[Harlequin Presents Extra]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#17]])<br />
* [[Innocent Wife, Baby Of Shame|''Innocent Wife, Baby Of Shame'']] - 2008, April ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2719]])<br />
* [[Bought For Her Baby|''Bought For Her Baby'']] - 2008, January ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2694]])<br />
* [[Willingly Bedded, Forcibly Wedded|''Willingly Bedded, Forcibly Wedded'']] - 2007, September ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[Surgeon Prince, Ordinary Wife|''Surgeon Prince, Ordinary Wife'']] - 2007, July ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2651]])<br />
* [[The Secret Baby Bargain|''The Secret Baby Bargain'']] - 2007, April ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2624]])<br />
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* [[Back In Her Husband's Bed|''Back In Her Husband's Bed'']] - 2006, January ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2516]])<br />
* [[Bought For The Marriage Bed|''Bought For The Marriage Bed'']] - 2007, January ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2599]])<br />
* [[The Virgin's Price|''The Virgin's Price'']] - 2009, January ([Harlequin Presents Extra]] [[Harlequin Presents Extra By The Numbers|#39]])<br />
* [[The Australian's Marriage Demand|''The Australian's Marriage Demand'']] - 2005, February ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2449]])<br />
* [[The Blackmail Pregnancy|''The Blackmail Pregnancy'']] - 2005, May ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2468]])<br />
* [[The Greek's Bridal Bargain|''The Greek's Bridal Bargain'']] - 2006, May ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2538]])<br />
* [[The Greek's Convenient Wife|''The Greek's Convenient Wife'']] - 2006, September ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#2568]])<br />
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* [[The Italian's Mistress|''The Italian's Mistress'']] - 2010, April ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
* [[His Inconvenient Wife|''His Inconvenient Wife'']] - 2005, March ([[Harlequin Presents]] [[Harlequin Presents By The Numbers|#]])<br />
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=====Mills & Boon/Harlequin Medical Romances by Melanie Milburne=====<br />
<br />
* [[Dr. Chandler's Sleeping Beauty|''Dr. Chandler's Sleeping Beauty'']] - 2012, November ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Sydney Harbour Hospital: Lexi's Secret|''Sydney Harbour Hospital: Lexi's Secret'']] - 2012, May ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[The Surgeon She Never Forgot|''The Surgeon SHe Never Forgot'']] - 2011, July ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Man With The Locked Away Heart|''Man With The Locked Away Heart'']] - 2011, March ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Emergency Doctor and Cinderella|''Emergency Doctor and Cinderella'']] - 2010, April ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[The Doctor's Rebel Knight|''The Doctor's Rebel Knight'']] - 2010, January ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Top-Notch Doc, Outback Bride|''Top-Notch Doc, Outback Bride'']] - 2009, October ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Single Dad Seeks A Wife|''Single Dad Seeks A Wife'']] - 2008, June ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[The Surgeon Boss's Bride|''The Surgeon Boss's Bride'']] - 2008, April ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Her Man of Honor|''Her Man of Honor'']] - 2007, August ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[In Her Boss's Special Care|''In Her Boss's Special Care'']] - 2007, February ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[A Doctor Beyond Compare|''A Doctor Beyond Compare'']] - 2006, November ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[A Surgeon Worth Waiting For|''A Surgeon Worth Waiting For'']] - 2006, January ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Her Protector in ER|''Her Protector in ER'']] - 2005, October ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance |Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]) ([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
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===Mini-Series Featuring Melanie Milburne===<br />
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* [[Mistress Taming The Playboy|''Mistress Taming The Playboy (Androletti's Mistress)'']] - 2012, January ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) ([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Serets in the Village|''Secrets in the Village(Single Dad Seeks a Wife)'']] - 2012, January ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[The Best Love Stories of 2011|''The Best Love Stories of 2011 (The Doctor's Rebel Knight)'']] - 2011, ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[All-Star Anthology|''All-Star Anthology (Her Man of Honor)'']] - 2011, ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Australian Bachelors: Outback Heros|''Australian Bachelors: Outback Heros'']] - 2011, October([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[In Bed With The Boss|''In Bed With The Boss'']] - 2011, September ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Latin Lovers: Italian Playboys|''Latin Lovers: Italian Playboys (Bought For The Marriage Bed)'']] - 2011, September ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Summer Sins: Willing Wedded, Forcibly Bedded|''Summer Sins: Willingly Wedded, Forcibly Bedded'']] - 2011, July ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Claiming His Love-Chilld: The Marcianno Love-Child|''Claiming His Love-Child : The Marcianno Love-Child'']] - 2011, March ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Man With The Locked Away Heart/Socialite...Or Nurse in a Million?|''Man With The Locked Away Heart/Socialite....Or Nurse in a Million?'']] - 2011, March ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[Royal House of Niroli: Scandalous Seductions- Surgeon Prince, Ordinary Wife|''Royal House of Niroli: Scandalous Seductions- Surgeon Prince, Ordinary Wife'']] - 2010, December ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Bought For His Bed : Bought For Her Baby|''Bought For His Bed : Bought For Her Baby'']] - 2010, July ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Masters of the Outback|''Masters of the Outback'']] - 2010, June ([[Mills and Boon |Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[The Nurse's Brooding Boss/ Emergency Doctor and Cinderella|''The Nurse's Brooding Boss/ Emergency Doctor and Cinderella'']] - 2010, April ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])([[Harlequin Medical Romance]])<br />
* [[The Hot-Headed Virgin : The Virgin's Price|''The Hpt-Headed Virgin: The Virgin's Price'']] - 2010, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Bestseller Collection- Australian's Marriage Demand/Back in her Husband's Bed|''Bestseller Collection - Australian's Marriage Demand/ Back in her Husband's Bed'']] - 2010, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Her Mediterranean Playboy: Mistress at the Italian's Command|''Her Mediterranean Playboy: Mistress at the Italian's Command'']] - 2010, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Happy Mother's Day: The Secret Baby Bargain|''Happy Mother's Day: The Secret Baby Bargain'']] - 2010, February ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Mother's Day: Castellano's Mistress of Revenge|''Mother's Day: Castellano's Mistress of Revenge'']] - 2010, February ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Convenient Brides: His Inconvenient Bride|''Convenient Brides: His Inconvenient Bride'']] - 2009, December ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[At The Billionaire's Bidding: The Greek's Bridal Bargain|''At The Billionaire's Bidding: The Greek's Bridal Bargain'']] - 2009, August ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Mistress to a Latin Lover: The Italian's Mistress|''Mistress to a Latin Lover: The Italian's Mistress Lover'']] - 2009, July ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Reclaiming His Wife: Back in Her Husband's Bed|''Reclaiming His Wife: Back in Her Husband's Bed'']] - 2009, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[No.1 Bestsellers Collection: Bought for Her Baby|''No.1 Bestseller's Collection: Bought for Her Baby'']] - 2009, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Bestseller Collection: His Inconvenient Wife/The Blackmail Pregnancy|''Bestseller Collection: His Inconvenient Wife/The Blackmail Pregnancy'']] - 2009, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Mistresses By Blackmail/The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage|''Mistresses By Blackmail/ The Marcolini Blackmail Marriage'']] - 2009, April ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[In The Australian's Bed: The Australian's Marriage Demand|''In The Australian's Bed: The Australian's Marriage Bed'']] - 2008, September ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Her Latin Lover: Mistress at the Italian's Command|''Her Latin Lover: Mistress at the Italian's Command'']] - 2008, September ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Passionate Playboys: The Greek's Convenient Wife/ The Italian's Mistress|''Passionate Playboys: The Greek's Convenient Wife/ The Italian's Mistress'']] - 2008, September ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
* [[Trapped! His Inconvenient Wife|''Trapped! His Inconvenient Wife'']] - 2004, February ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]])([[Harlequin Presents]])<br />
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== On the Web ==<br />
* [http://www.melaniemilburne.com.au/ Melanie Milburne's website]<br />
* [http://www.harlequinpresents.com/authors/milburne_bio.html Melanie Milburne] - Bio at HarlequinPresents.com</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=File:RG_author-pic.png&diff=130528File:RG author-pic.png2012-10-27T09:15:05Z<p>Nasdean: Robyn Grady</p>
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
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* '''Year:''' 2012, Mar 01<br />
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* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
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The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
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===Excerpt===<br />
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“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
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“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
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Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
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“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
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“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
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“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]<br />
* '''Year:''' 2011, June 03<br />
* '''Series:''' None<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
<br />
The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
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===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
<br />
“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
<br />
Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
<br />
“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
<br />
“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
<br />
“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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| valign="top" width="75px" | '''Publisher''' ||width="100px" | [[Harlequin Medical Romance]] [[Harlequin Medical Romance By The Numbers|#525]]<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]<br />
* '''Year:''' 2011, June 03<br />
* '''Series:''' None<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
<br />
The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
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===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
<br />
“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
<br />
Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
<br />
“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
<br />
“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
<br />
“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]<br />
* '''Year:''' 2011, June 03<br />
* '''Series:''' None<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
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The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
<br />
“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
<br />
Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
<br />
“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
<br />
“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
<br />
“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]<br />
* '''Year:''' 2011, June 03<br />
* '''Series:''' None<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
<br />
The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
<br />
“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
<br />
Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
<br />
“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
<br />
“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
<br />
“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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* '''Author:''' [[Wendy S. Marcus]]<br />
* '''Publisher:''' [[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]]<br />
* '''Year:''' 2011, June 03<br />
* '''Series:''' None<br />
* ''' Amazon Listing:''' [http://www.amazon.com/The-Nurses-Not-So-Secret-Scandal-ebook/dp/B007BBVEFQ/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_3 THE NURSE'S NOT -SO- SECRET SCANDAL]<br />
==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
<br />
The shocking secrets of nurse Roxie Morano!<br />
Between family nightmares and a series of lousy men, nurse Roxie Morano's life is a disaster zone. But enigmatic (and gorgeous!) new colleague Ryan 'Fig' Figelstein is ignoring her hazard warnings - instead, he's signalling his attraction! Now Roxie's bulletproof heart is at risk for the very first time...but dare she dream Fig will stick around when he discovers all her secrets? <br />
<br />
===Excerpt===<br />
<br />
“It’s not Roxie,” 5E head nurse Victoria Forley insisted. The tiny brunette slammed the file in her hand onto her old metal desk. “She’s one of my best nurses, and a dear friend. I trust her implicitly. This is absolutely ridiculous.”<br />
<br />
“Calm down, honey,” her fiancé, Dr. Kyle Karlinsky said as he wrapped his large arm around her narrow shoulders. “We’ll figure it out.”<br />
<br />
Ryan “Fig” Figelstein leaned against the door frame of Victoria’s fifth floor office, watching the cozy scene. An observer. An outsider in his best friend’s new life.<br />
<br />
Kyle shot over the look that more often than not got Fig into some kind of trouble and added, “And Fig will help us.”<br />
<br />
“Ooohhh, no.” Fig held up both hands. “Come see where I work, you said, just for a few minutes.” Kyle knew how much Fig hated hospitals. The smells. The sounds. The isolation and deprivation. He staved off a shudder.<br />
<br />
“You okay?” Kyle asked, studying him, able to read Fig better than anyone.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.” Fig pushed off the door frame and took a step into the tiny office. “So what’s your plan?” he asked to get the focus off of him.<br />
<br />
“You’re here another week, right?” Kyle asked.<br />
<br />
“That’s the plan.”<br />
<br />
“It’s perfect.” Kyle rubbed his hands together.<br />
<br />
Perfect would be them leaving the hospital. Now. Perfect would be an end to his mother’s constant telephone calls and ploys for his attention. Perfect would be some sense of normalcy in a life that was feeling increasingly out of his control.<br />
<br />
“You hire on here. As the unit clerk.”<br />
<br />
“Are you..?”<br />
<br />
Before he could get out the word crazy Kyle added, “Just hear me out.” His voice took on that placating tone he used every time he set out to convince Fig to do something he didn’t want to do. Kyle removed his arm from Victoria and set his full attention on Fig. “You answer the phone, respond to the call bells, direct visitors.”<br />
<br />
“It takes more than that…” Victoria started.<br />
<br />
“And he watches Roxie and the narcotics cabinet,” Kyle added to silence her. “Each time she or someone else accesses it he’ll call you.”<br />
<br />
“You’re brilliant,” Victoria said to Kyle with a big grin. Then she turned to Fig. “You have to take the job,” she pleaded. “Each day I have a different temp circulating through. I need a person I can trust to keep an eye on Roxie. Something’s going on. She’s been forgetful and distracted. She doesn’t have her normal spunk.”<br />
<br />
Signs of drug abuse. Fig glanced at Kyle.<br />
<br />
Victoria caught him. “She’s not on drugs. Please,” she said, looking up at Fig in that way women do when they have no intention of accepting no for an answer.<br />
<br />
“I work with computers.” And he was damn good at it. In demand even. “I have a job.”<br />
<br />
“But you can work anywhere,” Kyle pointed out oh so helpfully.<br />
<br />
“I’m not a big fan of sick people,” he admitted. Some deep-seated fears were not easy to get past. “And I know nothing about being a unit clerk in a hospital.” Frankly, the thought of spending twelve captive hours in one left him cold and clammy.<br />
<br />
“You’re not expected to have any physical contact with the patients. And I’ll train you myself,” Victoria said. “I’ll help out as much as I can and I’ll tell my nurses to pitch in, too. The narcotic cabinet is in a locked room right behind the desk where you’ll be sitting. All you need to do is report any suspicious behavior and I’ll check the Demerol count.”<br />
<br />
“I’ve got an idea,” Fig said. “If you’re so certain Roxie had nothing to do with the missing drugs, why don’t you tell her what’s up and ask her if she knows anything.” Fig preferred the straightforward approach, hated when people danced around an issue.<br />
<br />
“Normally I would, and as her friend I want to.” Victoria looked torn. “But my job requires I remain objective and investigate the matter fully. Which is what I’m trying to do. Please say you’ll help me.”<br />
<br />
“We can spend more time together.” Kyle smiled. “And you’ll be earning $9.00 an hour to boot.”<br />
<br />
Like Fig needed the money.<br />
<br />
“Seriously,” Kyle said. “This means a lot to Victoria so it means a lot to me. You’re here. You’re impartial. You have no vested interested in Roxie’s guilt or innocence.”<br />
<br />
Now that wasn’t entirely true. In the few hours he’d spent with her at last week’s employee of the month dinner to honor Kyle Fig found Roxie to be a total hoot. He liked her. Really liked her. And would rather not participate in any activity that may turn out to be detrimental to her wellbeing. Not to mention after pulling a no show for their date Friday night, Fig was not looking forward to Roxie setting eyes on his alive self. The woman had a sharp wit and, per her own admission, an even sharper temper.<br />
<br />
But then Kyle added, “I trust you, my closest friend, to help prove Roxie’s innocence.”<br />
<br />
And Fig was sunk. Over the past eight years – since rooming with Kyle at the physical rehab after his ‘accident’ – Kyle had been like a brother, building Fig’s confidence, teaching him about women, and helping him through the most difficult time in his life. How could he say no to the man who’d improved his quality of life to the point if felt worth living?<br />
<br />
“I know I’m going to regret this,” Fig conceded.<br />
<br />
“So you’ll do it?” Victoria asked cautiously optimistic.<br />
<br />
“Yeah.”<br />
<br />
“I’ll call Human Resources.” She picked up the phone. “You can start tomorrow.”<br />
<br />
Terrific. For the next week Fig was stuck in the Podunk town of Madrin falls in upstate New York – where he couldn’t even get a decent cup of coffee – filling in for the unit clerk on a busy medical surgical floor at Madrin Memorial Hospital. What did he know about being a clerk? Nothing. But he’d seen enough of them in action to have a pretty good idea of what he’d need to do. And honestly, he was a college educated professional. How hard could it be?<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
The next morning at the God-awful hour of way the hell too early, Fig set his two cups of cafeteria ‘coffee’ on the table in the 5E nursing lounge and caught a glimpse of his reflection in the huge window. Obviously the hospital didn’t have many six-foot four-inch unit clerks on staff because the drab tan uniform jacket they expected him to wear fit like a bolero jacket with three-quarter sleeves.<br />
<br />
He peeled it off and tossed it onto a chair. He jogged in place to work off some of his jitters. “You are not a patient,” he started his pep talk. “At the end of the day you get to go home.” He jumped three times and stretched out each shoulder. “You can do this.”<br />
<br />
“Well lookey here. All alone and talking to yourself. Psych ward’s on the fourth floor.”<br />
<br />
He recognized the voice instantly. Roxie Morano. He turned to face her, so as not to leave his back open to attack. Purely precautionary.<br />
<br />
“Jeeze, woman.” He held his arm up to shield his eyes. “You’re an assault to early morning vision.” While she wore the lavender scrubs that identified her as 5E nursing staff, she’d chosen a long-sleeve white turtleneck covered in small, multi-colored stars to go underneath her top. About a dozen colorful cartoon character pins adorned her left breast pocket – which covered an appealing, rounded breast. Red rectangular-framed glasses hung from a purple chain around her neck that tangled with the lime green chord from which her chunky yellow pen hung. A bright red scrub jacket with bold pink, yellow, and blue hearts lay draped over her arm. Further down she had on red clogs that clashed with a few inches of exposed orange, green, and yellow striped socks. Up on her head her kinky cream soda curls were pulled back in a thick, bright orange hair band.<br />
<br />
Beyond the distraction of color, Fig took a moment to absorb the beauty of her smooth, tan skin, her warm brown eyes – that looked heavy with exhaustion rather than light with laughter like they’d been on the night they’d met – and the lusciousness of her perfect-for-him body.<br />
<br />
“If it isn’t Ryan – my friends call me Fig – Figelstein.” She walked toward him. “I thought the deal was if you survived the week we’d head out to dinner to celebrate, Ryan.”<br />
<br />
Okay. He got the emphasis she placed on Ryan. Point received. He’d have to work to earn back her favor. An effort well worth the anticipated payoff. Her. Naked. In his bed. Which, based on the heated attraction zipping and zapping between them last week, was where they’d been headed. If only someone else was available to babysit Victoria’s son after the dinner. If only he hadn’t missed their date.<br />
<br />
“When you didn’t come,” she continued. “I said a prayer, just like I’d promised. I even contemplated attending church on Sunday, and what a ruckus that would have caused.” She stalked toward him. “And here you are.” She looked him up and down. “Fit as a fiddle.”<br />
<br />
Her cellphone rang. She looked at the number, let out a frustrated breath, and turned away. “What?” she snapped into the device. “I told you no. My answer won’t change.” She listened. “Fine. Do what you have to do.” She slipped the phone back into her breast pocket and turned to him. “So, Ryan. I can’t begin to imagine what’s transpired to make a self-proclaimed computer genius, such as yourself, stoop to the role of hospital clerical worker.”<br />
<br />
“Anything to get close to you,” he said. “So I could apologize for missing our date. Please, we’re friends. Call me Fig.” Only his mother called him Ryan, because she flat out refused to call him anything else. Ryan represented his old self. The sickly child home schooled because of his medical conditions, brainwashed to fear the world around him, the tentative, lonely teenager who lacked confidence and had no real friends. Fig – the nickname chosen by Kyle – fit his new and improved self. A man of character who chose to embrace life rather than hide from it, to experience life rather than watch others have all the fun.<br />
<br />
With raised eyebrows and a taunting head tilt Roxie asked, “You think we’re friends, Ryan? I beg to differ.” She walked past him to a row of lockers and set to working the combination dial of the one on the end.<br />
<br />
Fig took a step back so he could see inside, but she blocked the contents with her body. He hated the position Victoria had put him in. While he liked watching Roxie – her butt for example, which filled out the back of her scrub pants in all of its pleasing roundness, with not one panty line. – watching her for anything other than his own personal enjoyment felt sneaky and underhanded. Two things Fig was not.<br />
<br />
“You see, Ryan, my friends don’t lie to me or leave me waiting without so much as a telephone call that something came up or they’d received a better offer.”<br />
<br />
“I didn’t…” No way she’d understand what having a mother like his was like. He didn’t want to talk about that night, just wanted to put it behind him. “I’m sorry.”<br />
<br />
“Yes, Ryan. You are. Because you missed out on a good time.”<br />
<br />
No doubt he had. For sure he would have much rather been with her than where he’d wound up.<br />
<br />
“Such a pity.” After pushing her huge purple purse and a lunch sack into her locker, she pulled out a hot pink stethoscope, popped a piece of gum into her mouth and closed the door. The next thing he knew she had her chest pressed to his and was leaning in close to his ear to whisper, “I’d put on my crochless panties and peek-a-boo bra especially for you.”<br />
<br />
He pulled her bottom half close. Could not stop himself. “I sure wish I’d been there to see them.” And enjoy them. He drew in her sensual scent. God help him he wanted her. While Kyle liked his women small, Fig liked em’ tall and thin. Just like Roxie. He went for full body contact – skin to skin from head to toe.<br />
<br />
At first she stood rigid, looking away from him. He slid his hands up her sides, teased the outer curve of each breast. She reacted, an infinitesimal softening, a barely noticeable exhalation, both of which he may have missed if he wasn’t so attuned to her. “You want me,” he observed.<br />
<br />
“To move your hands,” she replied.<br />
<br />
He did. To her upper back where he proceeded to hug her close.<br />
<br />
Her cell phone rang.<br />
<br />
Dag-nab-it. He released her.<br />
<br />
She took a step back – still not looking at him – set her stethoscope on the table, and pulled out her phone to check the screen.<br />
<br />
Fig forced himself to stop thinking about how good she’d felt pressed against him, how much he wanted to see her beautifully formed body in nothing but some sexy, barely there undergarments, and resumed focus on his mission – to determine if Roxie was the one responsible for 5E’s missing Demerol. While his brain made a smooth transition, his body was not so easily redirected.<br />
<br />
Roxie returned the phone to her pocket without answering it, and, with a deep breath, she turned and headed for the door like she’d forgotten all about him. “Hey,” he called after her, holding up her stethoscope.<br />
<br />
Seeing it she snapped two fingers. “Right. I’ll be needing that.”<br />
<br />
When she grabbed it he held on and waited for her to look him in the eye, making note that hers were bloodshot – damn. “I’m sorry you had to sit home on a Friday night because of me.”<br />
<br />
She laughed. “Don’t kid yourself, Ryan. There are plenty of men who enjoy my company.” She stared him down. “Really enjoy it. And just because you weren’t up for a good time doesn’t mean I didn’t have one.” She yanked the stethoscope from his hand. Over her shoulder she said, “For the record, I never sit home on Friday or Saturday nights. Ever.”<br />
<br />
Her phone buzzed.<br />
<br />
She retrieved it and looked at the screen. “I hate men.” She glared at him. “I’m done with the lot of you. Every single one. So tell your kind to stay the hell away from me if they value their man-parts.” Then she slammed out the door.<br />
<br />
Fig waited, wanting a little distance between Roxie and his man-parts. At least for now. He smiled, taking her words as more of a challenge than a warning.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
Roxie burst out of the lounge her heart pounding, rage coursing through her system. She looked at the text message, again: It’s done. “¡Coño!” And the colossal jerk had sent her the link. She eyed the darkened hallway of even-numbered rooms, wondering if she had the strength to hurl the phone hard enough to break through the reinforced glass window at the far end. The way she felt? Probably. But what would that solve?<br />
<br />
The video was out there for anyone with a computer to see. Her friends. Her co-workers. Her family. Of course Roxie would shrug it off, make like she didn’t care. But she did. What went on in private between two consenting adults was supposed to be just that. Private. The thought of people watching, knowing sat like a pregnant hippo on her chest.<br />
<br />
Deep breath in. Deep breath out.<br />
<br />
“The Lord doesn’t give us more than we can handle,” Roxie whispered her mantra of the last ten years and leaned her back against the wall, wishing he didn’t have so much confidence in her.<br />
<br />
Each time she thought things couldn’t get worse something inevitably happened to prove her wrong. She slipped her hand into the pocket of her scrub coat and wrapped her fingers around the three cartridges of injectable Demerol. At least that she could fix before anyone found out.<br />
<br />
Or so she’d thought until she reached the nurses’ station at the center of the H-shaped unit and froze. What was Victoria doing at work so early? And why was she verifying the narcotic count with the night shift? The hippo gave birth to twins that landed heavily on her gut and set off a tumultuous, acidic churn. There’d be no hiding her stupidity now. Victoria was going to be livid.<br />
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'''Wendy S. Marcus''' lives in the beautiful Hudson Valley region of New York with her husband, two of their three children, and a much loved Bichon Frise named Buddy. A nurse by trade, Wendy has her master’s degree in health care administration. After years of working in the medical profession, Wendy has taken a radical turn to writing hot contemporary romance with strong heroes, feisty heroines, and lots of laughs. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and blogging/e-mailing/tweeting with her online friends.<br />
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==Books (First Release)==<br />
* ''[[When One Night Isn't Enough]]'' - June 2011, ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])<br />
* ''[[Once A Good Girl...]]'' - December 2011, ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])<br />
* ''[[The Nurse's Not -So- Secret Scandal]]'' - May 2012, ([[Mills and Boon Medical Romance|Mills & Boon Medical Romance]])<br />
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==On The Web==<br />
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* [http://www.WendySMarcus.com/ Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.rtbookreviews.com/author/wendy-s-marcus Romantic Times Book Reviews]<br />
* [http://www.amazon.com/Wendy-S.-Marcus/e/B004QBHSPO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 Author Page on Amazon]<br />
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/m/wendy-marcus/ Author Page on Fantastic Fiction]<br />
* [http://freshfiction.com/author.php?id=27181 Author Page on Fresh Fiction]<br />
* [http://www.rbpp-wendy.blogspot.com/ Author Page on Romance Book Paradise]<br />
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==Interviews==<br />
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*[http://nas-dean.blogspot.com/2011/05/when-one-night-isnt-enough-and-wendy-s.html Wendy's Interview with Romance Book Paradise]<br />
*[http://pinkheartsociety.blogspot.com/2011/06/wendy-s-marcus-call.html Wendy's Call Story]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Courting_His_Favorite_Nurse&diff=121082Courting His Favorite Nurse2012-02-22T10:55:14Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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* '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin Special Edition]] [[Silhouette Special Edition By The Numbers|# 2178]]<br />
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Anne Grady knew better than anyone that love was complicated. When she’d left her hometown, she thought she was leaving her past heartbreak behind for good, as well. But practically the moment she returned to care for her injured parents, she stumbled headlong into their confidant—her first love, Jack Lightfoot.<br />
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Jack had been unable to deny his feelings for Annie when he was a teenager dating her best friend, and he certainly couldn’t muffle the spark twisting between them now—even if memories of the past kept threatening to push them apart. This time Jack wasn’t going to let history repeat itself—he was going to show Annie that the two of them were meant to be much more than best friends!</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=To_Seduce_A_Rogue&diff=120503To Seduce A Rogue2012-02-06T09:44:38Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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* '''Author''': [[Tracy Sumner]]<br />
* '''Publisher''': Amazon Kindle Services<br />
* '''Year''': 2012<br />
*'''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Seduce-Rogue-Southern-Heat-ebook/dp/B00756ZKY8 To Seduce a Rogue]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
In this battle of wills, passion becomes front-page news.<br />
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He challenged her legacy.<br />
She challenged him to love.<br />
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In 1850s South Carolina, ladies with ambition and a penchant for wearing trousers are rare indeed. But that’s Charlotte Whitney all over. Not only does Charlie yearn to resurrect her late father’s newspaper, she wants to be its editor. That position, however, has been handed to Richmond newspaperman Adam Chase. Undeterred, Charlie convinces Adam to teach her the journalism trade. In doing so, she teaches him how to open his heart.<br />
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Adam Chase had one goal in mind: to return Edgemont’s newspaper to its former glory and then make tracks back to the big city. But he faces one very tempting obstacle in outspoken Charlie Whitney. The newsroom becomes the battleground for a war between the sexes—until Adam surrenders to Charlie’s sultry charms. Together, they discover that the power of the press doesn’t hold a candle to the power of love.<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
“The battle of the sexes heats up the pages of this fun <br />
and fresh romance by talented new writer Tracy Sumner.”<br />
—New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs<br />
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“Well-written, funny and very engaging.”<br />
—USA Today bestselling author Pamela Morsi<br />
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“Tracy Sumner has created endearing people <br />
and a story to match. Engaging, warm and wonderful.”<br />
—Romantic Times<br />
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“As I began reading this book, I fell in love.”<br />
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* '''Year''': 2012<br />
*'''Amazon Listing''': [[http://www.amazon.com/Seduce-Rogue-Southern-Heat-ebook/dp/B00756ZKY8 To Seduce a Rogue]]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
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===Blurb===<br />
In this battle of wills, passion becomes front-page news.<br />
<br />
He challenged her legacy.<br />
She challenged him to love.<br />
<br />
In 1850s South Carolina, ladies with ambition and a penchant for wearing trousers are rare indeed. But that’s Charlotte Whitney all over. Not only does Charlie yearn to resurrect her late father’s newspaper, she wants to be its editor. That position, however, has been handed to Richmond newspaperman Adam Chase. Undeterred, Charlie convinces Adam to teach her the journalism trade. In doing so, she teaches him how to open his heart.<br />
<br />
Adam Chase had one goal in mind: to return Edgemont’s newspaper to its former glory and then make tracks back to the big city. But he faces one very tempting obstacle in outspoken Charlie Whitney. The newsroom becomes the battleground for a war between the sexes—until Adam surrenders to Charlie’s sultry charms. Together, they discover that the power of the press doesn’t hold a candle to the power of love.<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
“The battle of the sexes heats up the pages of this fun <br />
and fresh romance by talented new writer Tracy Sumner.”<br />
—New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs<br />
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“Well-written, funny and very engaging.”<br />
—USA Today bestselling author Pamela Morsi<br />
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“Tracy Sumner has created endearing people <br />
and a story to match. Engaging, warm and wonderful.”<br />
—Romantic Times<br />
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“As I began reading this book, I fell in love.”<br />
—Affaire de Coeur<br />
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==Cover Variation==<br />
[[File:TracySumner_ToSeduceARogue_800px-200x300.jpg]]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Tracy_Sumner&diff=119976Tracy Sumner2012-01-17T10:33:40Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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Tracy’s story telling career began when she picked up a copy of LaVyrle Spencer’s Vows on a college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later, she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold her first novel to Kensington Publishing.<br />
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When not writing sensual stories featuring complex characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding, watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with her four-year-old son in tow). After stops in France, Switzerland and Taiwan, she now lives in the south. However, after spending a few years in “the city”, she considers herself a New Yorker at heart.<br />
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Tracy has been awarded the National Reader’s Choice, the Write Touch and the Beacon – with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion, Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader’s Choice. Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.<br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''[http://www.romancewiki.com/Tides_Of_Passion_-_Tracy_Sumner Tides Of Passion]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Tides Of Love]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Desire A Scoundrel, A Christmas Seduction]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Seduce A Rogue]]'' (2012)<br />
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==Series Contributed To==<br />
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* ''[[Christmas Kisses]]'' <br />
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==On The Web==<br />
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[http://www.tracysumner.com Tracy Sumner's Official Website]<br />
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[http://rbpp-ts.blogspot.com Author's Page on Romance Book Paradise]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Tracy_Sumner&diff=119974Tracy Sumner2012-01-17T10:32:17Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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Tracy’s story telling career began when she picked up a copy of LaVyrle Spencer’s Vows on a college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later, she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold her first novel to Kensington Publishing.<br />
<br />
When not writing sensual stories featuring complex characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding, watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with her four-year-old son in tow). After stops in France, Switzerland and Taiwan, she now lives in the south. However, after spending a few years in “the city”, she considers herself a New Yorker at heart.<br />
<br />
Tracy has been awarded the National Reader’s Choice, the Write Touch and the Beacon – with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion, Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader’s Choice. Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.<br />
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==Books==<br />
* ''[http://www.romancewiki.com/Tides_Of_Passion_-_Tracy_SumnerTides_Of_Passion_-_ Tides Of Passion]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Tides Of Love]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Desire A Scoundrel, A Christmas Seduction]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Seduce A Rogue]]'' (2012)<br />
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==Series Contributed To==<br />
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* ''[[Christmas Kisses]]'' <br />
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==On The Web==<br />
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[http://www.tracysumner.com Tracy Sumner's Official Website]<br />
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[http://rbpp-ts.blogspot.com Author's Page on Romance Book Paradise]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Tracy_Sumner&diff=119973Tracy Sumner2012-01-17T10:29:45Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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<div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumner, Tracy}} [[Category: Authors - S]] [[File:Tracy_SumnerPic-LRWeb.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
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Tracy’s story telling career began when she picked up a copy of LaVyrle Spencer’s Vows on a college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later, she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold her first novel to Kensington Publishing.<br />
<br />
When not writing sensual stories featuring complex characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding, watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with her four-year-old son in tow). After stops in France, Switzerland and Taiwan, she now lives in the south. However, after spending a few years in “the city”, she considers herself a New Yorker at heart.<br />
<br />
Tracy has been awarded the National Reader’s Choice, the Write Touch and the Beacon – with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion, Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader’s Choice. Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
* ''[[Tides_Of_Passion_-_Tracy_Sumner Tides Of Passion]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Tides Of Love]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Desire A Scoundrel, A Christmas Seduction]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Seduce A Rogue]]'' (2012)<br />
<br />
==Series Contributed To==<br />
<br />
* ''[[Christmas Kisses]]'' <br />
<br />
==On The Web==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tracysumner.com Tracy Sumner's Official Website]<br />
<br />
[http://rbpp-ts.blogspot.com Author's Page on Romance Book Paradise]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Tracy_Sumner&diff=119972Tracy Sumner2012-01-17T10:28:45Z<p>Nasdean: /* Books */</p>
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<div>{{DEFAULTSORT:Sumner, Tracy}} [[Category: Authors - S]] [[File:Tracy_SumnerPic-LRWeb.jpg|thumb|right]]<br />
<br />
Tracy’s story telling career began when she picked up a copy of LaVyrle Spencer’s Vows on a college beach trip. A journalism degree and a thousand romance novels later, she decided to try her hand at writing a southern version of the perfect love story. With a great deal of luck and more than a bit of perseverance, she sold her first novel to Kensington Publishing.<br />
<br />
When not writing sensual stories featuring complex characters and lush settings, Tracy can be found reading romance, snowboarding, watching college football and figuring out how she can get to 100 countries before she kicks (which is a more difficult endeavor than it used to be with her four-year-old son in tow). After stops in France, Switzerland and Taiwan, she now lives in the south. However, after spending a few years in “the city”, she considers herself a New Yorker at heart.<br />
<br />
Tracy has been awarded the National Reader’s Choice, the Write Touch and the Beacon – with finalist nominations in the HOLT Medallion, Heart of Romance, Rising Stars and Reader’s Choice. Her books have been translated into German, Dutch, Portuguese and Spanish. She loves hearing from readers about why she tends to pit her hero and heroine against each other and that great novel she simply must order in five seconds on her Kindle.<br />
<br />
==Books==<br />
* ''[[http://www.romancewiki.com/Tides_Of_Passion_-_Tracy_Sumner Tides Of Passion]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[Tides Of Love]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Desire A Scoundrel, A Christmas Seduction]]'' (2011)<br />
* ''[[To Seduce A Rogue]]'' (2012)<br />
<br />
==Series Contributed To==<br />
<br />
* ''[[Christmas Kisses]]'' <br />
<br />
==On The Web==<br />
<br />
[http://www.tracysumner.com Tracy Sumner's Official Website]<br />
<br />
[http://rbpp-ts.blogspot.com Author's Page on Romance Book Paradise]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=To_Seduce_A_Rogue&diff=119969To Seduce A Rogue2012-01-17T10:25:08Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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[[File:TracySumner_ToSeduceARogue_800px-200x300.jpg]]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=Tides_Of_Love&diff=119967Tides Of Love2012-01-17T10:23:13Z<p>Nasdean: </p>
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* '''Year''': 2011, September <br />
*'''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Tides-Love-Seaswept-Seduction-ebook/dp/B0066B1XTY/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1321558040&sr=8-9 Tides of Love]<br />
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He left all he loved behind…<br />
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Will he be able to return and win her heart?<br />
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Elle Beaumont has learned life’s lessons the hard way–by foolishly exposing her youthful heart to love, only to have it broken when her true love fled Pilot Island, North Carolina. Now Noah Garrett is back, rekindling dreams she’d given up for lost, and turning her world upside down. Elle’s girlish yearning for him has become something more powerful than she’d ever imagined.<br />
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A man dedicated to science and rational judgment, Noah rejects all notions of romance…until the girl who used to cling to him like a shadow begins haunting his every thought. But even as he struggles to resist Elle’s sensuous beauty and the wildfire attraction erupting between them, Noah cannot deny that their passion is as irresistible and endless as the tides of love.<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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“Descriptive flair…give this one a try!”<br />
~All About Romance<br />
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“A powerful relationship novel that explores the heartache and triumph of love.”<br />
~Romantic Times<br />
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“A beautifully written romance! Sizzling love scenes.”<br />
~Reviewer Carol Carter<br />
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==Cover Variation==<br />
[[File:TracySumner_TidesofLove_200px.jpg]]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=To_Seduce_A_Rogue&diff=119966To Seduce A Rogue2012-01-17T10:23:04Z<p>Nasdean: Created page with "right * '''Author''': Tracy Sumner * '''Publisher''': Zebra Publishing * '''Year''': 2011, September ..."</p>
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[[File:TracySumner_ToSeduceARogue_800px-200x300.jpg]]</div>Nasdeanhttps://romancewiki.bham.ac.uk//index.php?title=To_Desire_A_Scoundrel,_A_Christmas_Seduction&diff=119965To Desire A Scoundrel, A Christmas Seduction2012-01-17T10:19:20Z<p>Nasdean: Created page with "right * '''Author''': Tracy Sumner * '''Publisher''': Tracy Sumner * '''Year''': 2011, December *'''Ama..."</p>
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* '''Author''': [[Tracy Sumner]]<br />
* '''Publisher''': [[Tracy Sumner]]<br />
* '''Year''': 2011, December <br />
*'''Amazon Listing''': [http://www.amazon.com/Desire-Scoundrel-Christmas-Seduction-ebook/dp/B006LPHE8O/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324053314&sr=8-1 To Seduce A Scoundrel]<br />
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==Book Description==<br />
===Blurb===<br />
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Southern Heat Series, featuring Tanner Barkley, friend of Adam Chase (To Seduce a Rogue)<br />
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The first rule when dealing with scoundrels?<br />
Never wager more than you are willing to lose.<br />
Especially in matters of the heart.<br />
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Come along for a sizzling tale of holiday seduction. Tanner Barkley thought he left the love of his life behind. Until fate threw Katherine Peters into his path on Christmas. Would it be a holiday they would never forget?<br />
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===Reviews===<br />
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“A bad boy…and a lively, independent woman. An excellent sequel!”<br />
~All Romance Bookstore Reviews<br />
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“This story packs a lot of heat.”<br />
~Reviewer Jill Nicholson<br />
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“Sassy dialogue! A charming story.”<br />
~Reader To Reader<br />
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“A bad boy…and a lively, independent woman. An excellent sequel!”<br />
~All Romance Bookstore Reviews<br />
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==Cover Variation==<br />
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