Linda O'Connor

If you’re looking for a fun, sweet book to read – with a parenting twist – Don’t Drop the Baby would be perfect! Dr. Lauren Kane is temporarily caring for her nephew, and when his regular babysitter falls ill, she calls newly retired Brogan Corkie for help. Brogan, physician-turned-chef, has committed to looking after her […]

In Perfectly Christmas, the medical clinic in Strathaven hosts a Secret Santa gift exchange. The only stipulation is that the gift has to be handmade. There are some clever crafty people at the clinic and everyone, except Dr. Madison Hayes, the new doctor in town, looks forward to the annual tradition. It’s lot of fun […]

The Perfectly Series books are romantic comedies and are stand-alone stories. Perfectly Together, book 6, was fun to write because I had a lot of the characters from the other books  “pop” in to visit. I think loyal Perfectly readers will enjoy the extra layer – sharing an in-joke. This book is about Dr. Jayden […]

I wanted to put a twist on the usual small-town story where the townsfolk are trying to convince the doctor to stay. In Perfectly Christmas, the small town is worried that the new surgeon, who is only planning on staying for 2 years, will fall in love with their beloved family doctor and will lure […]

Spring is definitely in the air in my neck of the woods. The temperatures are rising, the snow has melted, Robins are back, and when I go for a walk, I can hear the birds singing in the trees. What a difference to last year when we still had snow up to our knees! This […]

Happy Mother’s Day! Mom’s are amazing, aren’t they? It takes a lot of multi-tasking to nurture the emotional, physical, and social needs of a child and to nudge them to be responsible, caring individuals. There’s a lot of selfless love and sacrifice involved, and that’s why taking a moment to celebrate moms and to thank […]

Do you ever have moments when advice you heard growing up pops into your head? My mom’s  “Don’t sweat the small stuff” is a frequent one for me. Sometimes when I’m tired and debating whether I really need to floss my teeth before bed, my grandmother’s voice echoes in my head,   “You only need to […]

When I’m writing a story, I give my characters, particularly the heroine, a unique and sometimes quirky characteristic to make certain that the character isn’t a cookie cutter type. Here are some examples: Mikaela Finn (Perfectly Honest) plans her day around her horoscope; Margo MacMillan (Perfectly Reasonable) judges people by the type and colour of […]

In Perfectly Honest, Mrs. Davy looks after Sam’s house when he’s not there and fills the fridge with meals that Sam can reheat. She makes a mean spaghetti sauce, and both Sam and Mikaela love Mrs. Davy’s chocolate chip cookies. And she makes a gluten free version! She’s sharing her recipes with us:   Gluten […]

What inspired Love and the Hidden Hockey Clues? Love and the Hidden Hockey Clues, is the first in a new series, Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance. It’s about a doctor who finds a tin box hidden between the studs during renovations of her home. She thought the items were random hockey mementos but realizes they are […]