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Paging Dr. Cupid
by Nancy Fraser
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GENRE:
Vintage (1960s) Historical
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BLURB:
Santa
Rosa, CA, January 1967
Newly appointed
Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Garrett Langley can't seem to find a secretary
to keep up with his demands. His love life isn’t going so well, either. He
recently lost his long-time girlfriend to his older brother and saw a workplace
romance end in disaster, leaving him with a busy career but no love life.
Piano prodigy
Grace Valentyne forfeited the second half of her Julliard scholarship to come
home to California and care for her mother. Now, with her mother gone, she must
find a job in order to pay for the remainder of her education. When offered the
opportunity to work for the physician nicknamed Dr. Cupid, she jumps at the
chance.
Grace soon
finds herself in over her head—and not just with the office equipment. But falling for the boss won’t get her back
to Julliard. She needs to keep her focus and not let the sexy doctor derail her
professional goals.
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EXCERPT THREE:
Garrett
shoved the last clipboard into place atop the nurses’ station. So much for
organization…routine. Rounds had taken twice as long as he’d anticipated, and
the need for a secondary consult had caused him to miss his standing department
head meeting.
Not
that he minded. Sitting around a conference table with a dozen other doctors
discussing schedules and budgets was not his idea of productive time
management. He’d have much rather been holed up in office tending to his
dictation.
Dictation?
Or is it Grace who has you anxious to get back to your desk?
If
he were being honest, probably a bit of both. Okay, a bit of one, a lot of
another. “I’m back,” he called out, his arrival at the corner of the desk
obviously surprising her.
She
startled, her head jerking up. “So I see.”
It
was then he noticed the look of fatigue in her expression, the dull
lifelessness of her usually bright eyes. And the roses. On her blouse. He
crooked his finger and beckoned her to follow. “Can you join me, please?”
“Yes,
of course.” She stood, the sudden motion causing her to wobble. He grasped her
elbow to steady her before stepping into his office. Once she’d crossed the
threshold, he shut the door behind them. “What time did you leave work last
night, Grace?”
“What
time?” Her gaze lowered and she bit her lower lip before saying, “I told you,
I’m not putting in for overtime pay. It shouldn’t matter how late I stayed.”
Slowly,
he reached out and lifted the embroidered collar of her blouse, running his
thumb across the rose and leaf detail. “You didn’t go home at all last night,
did you?”
“What
makes you think that?”
“This
is the same blouse you were wearing yesterday.” A vision of Grace on the
stepladder, her pencil-straight skirt hugging her hips and bottom came back to
haunt him. “And if I’m not mistaken, the same skirt.”
She
let out a long, weary sigh and sank into the leather chair opposite his desk.
“I couldn’t face disappointing you again. When we couldn’t find that little
girl’s file…I don’t know…something inside me just snapped.”
He
glanced briefly at his watch. Four-ten. Grace had been at work for over thirty
hours. “Get your coat, hat and purse. I’m driving you home.”
“My
car is here. I can drive myself.”
“You
can barely keep your eyes open. You’re an accident waiting to happen. The last
thing I’d want is to see you lying on a gurney in the ER.”
“But—Ë®
“No
arguments. Get your things. We’ll be leaving in ten minutes.”
I...uh…I work until five.”
He
shook his head and shot her what he hoped was a quelling glare. Pointing toward
the outer office, he ordered, “Not today you don’t.”
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This book was
such a fun and super short, easy read!
At only 82 pages it didn’t take more than a couple hours to read
it. And trust me; once you start you won’t
be able to put it down!
This book is
extremely entertaining and true joy to read!
I was drawn in right off the first few pages and although I was curious to
find out how the story would end, I was in no rush to get to the end as I was
enjoying seeing how the story unfolded.
Grace Valentyne
is a student at Julliard. However, her
mom falls ill and Grace leaves college to move in with her mom and take care of
her. Sadly, Grace’s mom passes away. Now that Grace can’t afford to go back to
Julliard she makes a plan to get a job, save up some money, and then go back to
school in about two years tops – she says.
However, It just so happens that at the same time Dr. Garrett Langley
has just had his fourth secretary quit on him.
He is new to the Emergency Department team and apparently his predecessor,
Dr. Taylor, was a “lackadaisical womanizer” and left the department in
disarray. So far all of the recently
hired secretary’s seem to clash with Dr. Garrett and aren’t up to his
standards. That is until Grace is hired
to be his new secretary. There is an
instant spark between Garrett and Grace.
Their chemistry and passion just leaps off the pages! They are so entertaining and play well off
each other. I found myself constantly
smiling and laughing at the two of them!
The main
characters, Garrett and Grace are so realistic, genuine, and totally relatable. They both had been going through some
difficult personal issues, but it only made them stronger, and more compassionate.
I really liked
Grace and Garrett. They each had
wonderful characteristics on their own, but together, they were an even
stronger couple. I’d imagine Grace and
Garrett would be a couple you’d invite over for a dinner party or have them
over for game night lol.
This book was so
well written, with great details, flowing sentences, and at perfect steady
pace.
This book is
packed full of happy, fun, interesting, and intriguing scenes that truly make
this book a romantic comedy!
There is even a
recipe at the end of the book that I will definitely have to check out.
I was a little
nervous about this book being set in the 1960’s. However, it honestly didn’t detract from the story;
I actually found it to be more entertaining.
For example, when Grace is wrestling around with “the metal monster,”
also known as the typewriter lol. I wasn’t
alive in the 60’s, but I do remember typewriters and yes they were super
annoying and complicated to use, so I totally felt for Grace lol.
I would
absolutely recommend this book! You will
not regret one minute of reading this book!
But fair warning – once you start you won’t be able to stop lol!
**Disclaimer: I received a complimentary copy of
this book and have voluntarily provided an honest, and unbiased review in
accordance with FTC regulations.**
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AUTHOR BIO:
Like most
authors, Nancy Fraser began writing
at an early age, usually on the walls and with crayons or, heaven forbid,
permanent markers. Her love of writing often made her the English teacher’s
pet, which, of course, resulted in a whole lot of teasing. Still, it was worth
it.
Published in
multiple genres, Nancy currently writes for four publishers. She has published
twenty-two books in both full-length and novella format. In November 2016 Nancy
celebrated twenty years as a published author and will release her 25th book in
mid-2017.
When not
writing (which is almost never), Nancy splits her free time between her five
grandchildren. She’s also an avid traveler with Las Vegas being her favorite
destination. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace
and colorful people.
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AND a digital copy of Only Yours (prelude to Paging Dr. Cupid) to TWO randomly
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