Linda O'Connor

I’m so excited to share Time for the Doctor with you!!

**throws confetti***

The day has arrived! Time for the Doctor is a fun medical romance with a happily-ever-after ending. I hope you love it!!

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.

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

It’s Day 4 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 😀

Time for the Doctor takes place in Copper Mills, Arizona, where it’s sunny and hot. It makes me think of cactus and succulents. I love bringing a little bit of warmth into winter so here’s a cool infographic about how to grow succulents indoors!

Easy-to-grow indoor succulentsInfographic by Quill

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 learn more about Hopi katsina! 

It’s Day 5 of the 10-day Countdown to the release of Time for the Doctor! Today Melissa and Tash share 5 tips for reducing blood pressure. Time for the Doctor is only 99c until the release day on November 27!

Tash and Melissa are both doctors who are general internists. They deal with more complex medical health issues. One of the common problems that they see is hypertension – it sounds like it means high stress levels, but it’s actually high blood pressure. Making the diagnosis of high blood pressure can be tricky – measurements have to be taken more than once, in and out of the office. The readings are more accurate if you sit quietly with your feet on the floor and avoid coffee and smoking for thirty minutes prior (or better yet, don’t smoke ever). It’s not an exact science. If you’ve been told your blood pressure is high, there are some things you can do to try to lower it and avoid medication. Here are 5 tips from Tash and Melissa to help:

1. Eat less salt. Put the saltshaker away and watch for hidden salt in prepared foods. Even if a recipe calls for salt, sometimes a pinch (or none) will do.
2. Weight loss. If you’re overweight or obese, every pound of weight loss can bring your blood pressure down 1 mmHg. Aim for your ideal Body Mass Index.
3. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) include a diet high in vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, whole grains, poultry, fish, and nuts and low in sweets, sugar-sweetened beverages, and red meats. This diet is rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, protein, and fiber but low in saturated fat, total fat, and cholesterol.
4. Find something that you have fun doing and aim for three to four 40-minute sessions per week.
5. Adult men with hypertension should drink less than two alcoholic drinks each day and for women it’s less than one alcoholic drink per day. Hate to be party poopers, but if it means staying off medication for life, it’ll be worth it.

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.

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

It’s Day 8 of the 10-day Countdown! Meet Dr. Tash Bannon from Time for the Doctor. Release day is November 27 and it’s only 99cents!

Dr. Tash Bannon here. So pleased to meet you. I’m taking a break from the internal medicine clinic at Copper Mills General Hospital. We have a small 15-bed hospital, but our town of 1500 swells way beyond that in the summer with the influx of tourists here to enjoy the hiking, fishing, copper mine tours, and the small town hospitality we’ve become famous for. I wish everyone could stay healthy while they visit, but unfortunately that’s not the case. We get busy dealing with everything from low blood sugars in diabetics to high blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Every day is different – that’s the beauty of medicine.

I don’t have much spare time, but when I do I’ve got a couple of carpentry projects on the go. I started to renovate my kitchen, I’m embarrassed to say, a few years ago, and then got busy with work. Ah well, it can certainly wait and sick patients can’t.

If you’re by this way, come say hi. You can pretty much guarantee that I’ll be hanging out at Copper Mills General Hospital.

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.

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

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!