The Doctor + Four

The Doctor + Four
Jacqueline Diamond

A Miracle Cure For Lonely HeartsWorking in a small town was the easiest way for Dr. Sonya Vega to outrun her unhappy past, not to mention the sleepy little place fitted in perfectly with her dream to give at least one needy child a home. What she wanted now was the support of the town's citizens, but how could she get that when the prickly publisher of the local paper–a man who got under her skin in more ways than one–was nursing a grudge?Barry Lowell had been stuck in Downhome far too long, and all the ambitious newsman could think about was getting out. Until the tempestuous Latina talked him into helping with her adoption plans, leaving Barry to wonder if he could talk the doc into making room in her instant family for him….

“Did you have to move here?”

Despite the needling, Sonya hadn’t expected this spurt of resentment. “Barry, I already explained about that. Why does it bother you so much?”

“Because you’re moving in on my friends. I’m fine with you living here, just not having you underfoot every time I turn around.”

Sonya planted hands on hips. “Nobody invited you to drop in to the clinic today. That was your idea, Mr. Editor.”

The veil of indifference dropped back into place. “Whatever.” Recalled to his task, he lifted the camera. “I need a head shot of the clinic’s new doctor for the paper. Try not to act as though you’re facing a firing squad.”

“Aren’t I?”

Dear Reader,

Barry Lowell’s story has woven through the DOWNHOME DOCTORS series, and at last he gets his own romance. If this is your first encounter with the Tennessee town in need of physicians, don’t worry. This book stands completely on its own.

A reporter and editor who as a young man was wrongly convicted of murder, Barry brings a sardonic nature and a complex set of emotions to his first meeting with Dr. Sonya Vega. Having also survived her share of hardship, she refuses to back down from a confrontation. The result? Fireworks!

I found their tempestuous relationship fun to write and hope you enjoy it, as well.

Happy reading!

The Doctor + Four

Jacqueline Diamond

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

A former Associated Press reporter, Jacqueline Diamond has written more than seventy novels and received a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times BOOKclub. Jackie lives in Southern California with her husband, two sons and a cat. You can e-mail her at jdiamondfriends@aol.com (mailto:jdiamondfriends@aol.com) or visit her Web site at www.jacquelinediamond.com (http://www.jacquelinediamond.com).

Books by Jacqueline Diamond

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913—THE IMPROPERLY PREGNANT PRINCESS

962—DIAGNOSIS: EXPECTING BOSS’S BABY

971—PRESCRIPTION: MARRY HER IMMEDIATELY

978—PROGNOSIS: A BABY? MAYBE

1046—THE BABY’S BODYGUARD

1075—THE BABY SCHEME

1094—THE POLICE CHIEF’S LADY † (#litres_trial_promo)

1101—NINE-MONTH SURPRISE † (#litres_trial_promo)

1109—A FAMILY AT LAST † (#litres_trial_promo)

1118—DAD BY DEFAULT † (#litres_trial_promo)

Special thanks to Marcia Holman for her help

Contents

Chapter One (#u0b9eeec3-d7a5-59aa-b9ed-cb42095c7b20)

Chapter Two (#ue3dba5ca-0aa8-5bc7-8db7-6081840ffa94)

Chapter Three (#ud490af29-2d49-5541-9bca-b91d3bdbf178)

Chapter Four (#u82a679ee-836e-5551-9a87-c61bf2de9274)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)