Author: Linda

It’s Day 9 of the 10-day Countdown for Time for the Doctor! Release day is November 27 and until then it’s only 99cents! Pre-order before the price increases to $2.99 😀

Visit Copper Mills, Arizona – a small town with a heart as big as the wide-open spaces and a history of making dreams come true.

Welcome to Copper Mills, Arizona, where love and legend are woven into fascinating stories. Each brand new romance by a different author will feature a couple in the town or in the surrounding area. Putting these stories down before you’ve turned the last page will be a challenge because the characters are wonderfully diverse, fun, funny, engaging, and will have you rooting for them…long past your bedtime.

The people you’ll meet might be descendants of Harlan MacKenzie—who discovered the original copper vein in the nearby mountain—or those who were drawn to the community because of the big hearts and warm welcomes.

One side of the town is bordered by Painted Mesa, a flat-topped hill with steep sides, once home to a Hopi tribe. On the other is the old copper mine. Tourists come for a wide range of outdoor activities including hiking, fishing, and riding, or to simply stroll Main Street and enjoy the Mom-and-Pop businesses, wide sidewalks, and welcoming benches which invite a person to sit a spell … and strike up a conversation.

In Copper Mills, anything is possible—danger, dreams, and second chances. But in the end, love will reign and a happy ending is always guaranteed.

Come stay awhile in Copper Mills and enjoy all the stories!

Callista Goes Country by Kathryn Jane Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GT9SCGR

Only This Tuesday by Melissa A Keir   Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07HLW4QPL

Silver Dreams..On a tin can budget by Stephanie Berget   Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JDV8LG9

The Perfectly Wrong Woman by D’Ann Linscott-Dunham Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K6X7Z4Y

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This by Karen Marie Judge Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07KC7G9D3

You Belong To Me by Janis McCurry   Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JZZLYTS

Finding Her Way by Deb Julienne Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JZK4F94

Time for the Doctor by Linda O’Connor Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLKJK3F

Once Upon a Desert Flower by Cheryl Gormann

Three Little Words by L.H. Taylor Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K2L9CB4

Time for the Doctor: A Copper Mills Novella

Dr. Tash Bannon, the only internist at Copper Mills General Hospital, is a workaholic. After a couple of patient complaints, the board of directors realizes Tash needs a break and “suggests” he take a three-month vacation.

Dr. Melissa Sinclair is a single mom, and her adopted son comes first in her life. She’s used to the hustle of a big city hospital but takes the job to cover for Tash hoping to expose her son to his Hopi ancestry during their time in Copper Mills.

Tash resents having to take time off – and has an even harder time staying away now that Melissa is around. Now he just has to decide which is more important: his job or Melissa?

Make time for the doctor…especially if she’s the love of your life.

Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLKJK3F

Drop by tomorrow to meet Dr. Tash Bannon! 

New Release Book Fair – new authors, new releases, new stories! Time for the Doctor is only 99cents for a limited time! http://irisblobel.com/112018bookfair/  #medical #romance #doctors #CopperMills

I’m very excited to announce that it’s the start of another countdown! Time for the Doctor will be released November 27 and until then it’s only 99cents! Pre-order before the price increases to $2.99 😀

Visit Copper Mills, Arizona – a small town with a heart as big as the wide-open spaces and a history of making dreams come true.

Dr. Tash Bannon, the only internist at Copper Mills General Hospital, is a workaholic. After a couple of patient complaints, the board of directors realizes Tash needs a break and “suggests” he take a three-month vacation.

Dr. Melissa Sinclair is a single mom, and her adopted son comes first in her life. She’s used to the hustle of a big city hospital but takes the job to cover for Tash hoping to expose her son to his Hopi ancestry during their time in Copper Mills.

Tash resents having to take time off – and has an even harder time staying away now that Melissa is around. Now he just has to decide which is more important: his job or Melissa?

Make time for the doctor…especially if she’s the love of your life.

Drop by tomorrow to learn more about Copper Mills! 

Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JLKJK3F

I’m very excited to have Dr. Madison Hayes from Perfectly Christmas spotlighted on author Kayelle Allen’s Romance Lives Forever blog! Drop by for a fun interview and get to Know the Heroine. 😀    It’s HERE

Perfectly Christmas

On the first day of Christmas, his true love said to him, “Sorry, I have to work.”

That’s the life of a surgeon, and Dr. Madison Hayes wouldn’t have it any other way.

Dr. Quinn Malone has another priority. In the countdown to Christmas, he needs to convince his old flame that there’s more to life – and love – than the job itself.

This time, his heart is in it for the long haul. Really.

Romantic and . . . complicated – it’s Perfectly Christmas!

I’m so excited to welcome multi-published and award-winning author, Nancy Lee Badger! She presents this full-length contemporary romance, With Every Spark. She has used memories of life as an EMT and volunteer firefighter in rural New Hampshire, to set a story filled with sights, sounds, beautiful landscapes, and a terrifying forest fire.

Thanks for hosting me, Linda. Growing up on Long Island, NY, then my many years of living in rural New Hampshire at the foot of the White Mountains, created a love of waterfalls. This helped give me the ideas for the entire series. This is a stand-alone story released September 2^nd and part of my Opportunity Falls novels.

More about With Every Spark, Book #4, Opportunity Falls series

Josie Miller senses that fellow paramedic-firefighter, Pete Thayer, is hiding something behind his sketchy history. He has a reputation for one-night stands in the small town of Fairfield, New Hampshire. He doesn’t look at her that way, but Joe finds she is falling for him.

They respond to accident calls, medical emergencies, and fast-moving forest fires amid sparks of another kind. Outside influences come in to play, and Pete is accused of murder. After he professes his innocence, and their relationship ignites, her brothers intervene. A suicide note, a fight, stolen moments of love, and a desire to listen to their hearts, lead these two heroes toward a climax filled with tension, pain, bloodshed, and atonement.

Excerpt from With Every Spark 

Pete jumped out of the ambulance driver’s seat and slammed the door. He started hauling on his fire gear, as well.

“You’re scowling. What did dispatch say?”

“Nothing. The radio doesn’t work. The storm’s last bolt fried everything electrical. It’s toast.” He glared at her as he pulled on his helmet. “We will be, too, if we don’t find a safe way out of the fire. Are you familiar with this area at all? I usually hike and climb on the south side, near Falcon Ridge.”

Josie picked up the portable oxygen tank meant for patient care, not firefighting. She pulled the strap over one shoulder while fitting the mask over her face. Opening the valve, clean, clear oxygen flowed into her nose and mouth. It would keep the smoke at bay. For awhile. She pulled the mask back down in order to answer him.

“I played here with my brothers. Several trails end up at Birch Tree River, before flowing under Lennox Bridge, then passing to the other side of north Main Street. If we keep going downhill, we’ll meet up with the river.”

“We’ll find our trek slow-going in these heavy coats.”

“We need to conserve our strength,” she reminded him.

“Our strength won’t mean squat if we get caught in the fire. Let’s go. We’ll regroup with the others, later. Don’t leave anything personal in the ambulance.” He glanced back at the rig. “It won’t be here.”

At the thought of their ambulance, stabbing pain pierced Josie’s chest. The rig was their responsibility. Over two–hundred–thousand dollars worth of equipment will be swallowed up by flames. “There’s nothing we can do?”

“Not a thing. Let’s go,” he scowled. “I don’t plan to die today.”

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Because Nancy likes ANY reason to celebrate, her Halloween Sale has started!

Reg. $3.99, WITH EVERY SPARK ebook is now $.99 until HALLOWEEN (October 31^st)

Author Bio

Nancy Lee Badger was born in Huntington, New York and has fond memories of growing up on Long Island. Her life changed when she attended college in New Hampshire. After meeting her husband at Plymouth State, and raising two handsome sons, Nancy moved to North Carolina where she writes full-time. Nancy is a member of Romance Writers of America, Heart of Carolina Romance Writers, Fantasy-Futuristic & Paranormal Romance Writers, Australian Romance Readers Association, and the Triangle Association of Freelancers.

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Thanks so much for stopping by, Nancy Lee! Your book sounds hot! 

It’s day 1, the last day of the 10-day Countdown before the big release!! Beyond the Face-Off is Book 3 of the In the Game Hockey Romance series. (Book 3 already!) August 24 is the big day. Woohoo!

Here’s a sneak peek at the first chapter of Beyond the Face-Off! Enjoy!

Chapter 1 Beyond the Face-Off 

Kelly Danali flipped the lock on her pharmacy and pulled the door open. The waft of warm air from outside lifted her curls, and she inhaled the scent of fresh cut grass and damp soil. Such a glorious spring day after a long winter – it was too nice not to let the sunshine stream in. She propped the door open with a bucket of umbrellas. Better use for them, she thought with a smile.

She poked her head outside and made sure that the illuminated sign above the door was off. No need to waste electricity when the pink and purple scroll of Danali’s Drugs glittered in the sunshine. She placed the “open” sign in the front window and wandered through the store, straightening items as she went and eyeing the stock that needed to be reordered. The inventory was computerized, but it didn’t hurt to double check.

She stepped behind the pharmacy counter as the first customer of the day walked in.

Kelly pinned on a nametag and punched a code into the cash register to open it for the day as she watched the customer make his way through the store.

He’s new in the ’hood. Two years of running your own pharmacy, you got to know people. And tall. He probably had six inches on her five nine. Lots of lovely muscle. Not intimidating, though. Easy on the eyes, and moving through the store like a lost Alice in Wonderland. She grinned. The store had that effect on people.

(more…)

It’s day 2 of the 10-day Countdown!! Beyond the Face-Off is Book 3 of the In the Game Hockey Romance series. (Book 3 already!) August 24 is the big day. Woohoo!

It’s Day 2 and time for the  You“two”be video book trailer for Beyond the Face-Off. My book trailer videos are getting fancier!

Beyond the Face-Off

Kelly Danali has a big personality. She runs a pharmacy by day and lights up the local theatre scene by night. There’s nothing she craves more than a spot in the limelight. Jake Ross is a homegrown hockey star. He’s been traded back to the Clarington Quakes and spends most of his time avoiding the press and hockey-crazed fans.

Kelly wants to curb an alarming trend of drug abuse in local teens, and Jake, with his athleticism and sex appeal, would be the perfect spokesperson. Except there’s one problem – there’s nothing Jake craves more than privacy and solitude.

Jake finds Kelly irresistible and skates around the possibility of falling in love, but is she more attracted to hockey, fame, or him?

There’s more to love…Beyond the Face-Off.

Preorder it HERE for only 99 cents!

It’s day 3 of the 10-day Countdown!! Beyond the Face-Off is Book 3 of the In the Game Hockey Romance series. (Book 3 already!) August 24 is the big day. Woohoo!

In Beyond the Face-Off, Kelly is worried about the increasing use of inhaler use among teens. Kelly broke down the proper use of a meter-dose inhaler into 3 easy steps:

1. Remove the cap and hold the inhaler upright. Shake it 5 times.
2. Tilt you head back slightly and take a deep breath in and out.
3. Press down on the inhaler and breathe in slowly at the same time. (Some people hold the inhaler 1-2 inches from their mouth, some close their lips around the inhaler). Hold your breath for 10 seconds so the medicine goes into your lungs.

Bonus tips:

1. Rinse your mouth after using the inhaler especially if it contains a steroid to prevent thrush.
2. Keep track of how many puffs you use so you know when to get a new inhaler. It’s hard to tell when the medicine is finished and only the propellant is left.
3. If you have trouble coordinating pressing the inhaler with breathing in, you can use a spacer. A spacer is a device that looks like a hollow tube. It attaches to the inhaler. You can press the inhaler and then breathe in more slowly.
4. Don’t share inhalers.

Beyond the Face-Off

Kelly Danali has a big personality. She runs a pharmacy by day and lights up the local theatre scene by night. There’s nothing she craves more than a spot in the limelight. Jake Ross is a homegrown hockey star. He’s been traded back to the Clarington Quakes and spends most of his time avoiding the press and hockey-crazed fans.

Kelly wants to curb an alarming trend of drug abuse in local teens, and Jake, with his athleticism and sex appeal, would be the perfect spokesperson. Except there’s one problem – there’s nothing Jake craves more than privacy and solitude.

Jake finds Kelly irresistible and skates around the possibility of falling in love, but is she more attracted to hockey, fame, or him?

There’s more to love…Beyond the Face-Off.

Preorder it HERE for only 99cents!