Saving Dr. Ryan

Saving Dr. Ryan
Karen Templeton

Widowed and penniless, Maddie Kincaid was driving through the tiny town of Haven, Oklahoma, her two small children in tow, when her third child decided to make an appearance. She managed to find the only doctor within miles–Ryan Logan.The rugged, handsome M.D. assisted her delivery just fine. And then he made her an offer she couldn't refuse….Brooding loner–and incurable workaholic–Ryan had already seen one relationship go down the tubes, and he knew that home and hearth were not for him. No, his interest in–and offer to put up–the beautiful, courageous single mother was purely professional. He'd delivered her baby, after all. But could she heal his broken heart?

“I’d say you need me, Dr. Logan. You need me real bad.”

Ryan had never seen a pair of eyes that could manage to look so innocent and so not…at the same time.

And hiring Maddie Kincaid to be his assistant was a plan that made sense. On the surface.

But…

“I know what you’re thinking. You’re worried about us being together in the house for too long. That I might start getting ideas.”

“No, it’s not that.”

She half laughed, half sighed. He told himself that she was sitting too far away for him to feel her breath on his face. That the last thing he wanted was to feel her breath on his face.

She went on. “After what I’ve been through, marriage is the last thing on my mind. Trust me.”

He did.

Oh, hell. It wasn’t her he didn’t trust….

Dear Reader,

“In like a lion, out like a lamb.” That’s what they say about March, right? Well, there are no meek and mild lambs among this month’s Intimate Moments heroines, that’s for sure! In Saving Dr. Ryan, Karen Templeton begins a new miniseries, THE MEN OF MAYES COUNTY, while telling the story of a roadside delivery—yes, the baby kind—that leads to an improbable romance. Maddie Kincaid starts out looking like the one who needs saving, but it’s really Dr. Ryan Logan who’s in need of rescue.

We continue our trio of FAMILY SECRETS prequels with The Phoenix Encounter by Linda Castillo. Follow the secret-agent hero deep under cover—and watch as he rediscovers a love he’d thought was dead. But where do they go from there? Nina Bruhns tells a story of repentance, forgiveness and passion in Sins of the Father, while Eileen Wilks offers up tangled family ties and a seemingly insoluble dilemma in Midnight Choices. For Wendy Rosnau’s heroine, there’s only One Way Out as she chooses between being her lover’s mistress—or his wife. Finally, Jenna Mills’ heroine becomes The Perfect Target. She meets the seemingly perfect man, then has to decide whether he represents safety—or danger.

The excitement never flags—and there will be more next month, too. So don’t miss a single Silhouette Intimate Moments title, because this is the line where you’ll find the best and most exciting romance reading around.

Enjoy!

Leslie J. Wainger

Executive Senior Editor

Saving Dr. Ryan

Karen Templeton

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

KAREN TEMPLETON,

a Waldenbooks bestselling author and RITA

Award nominee, is the mother of five sons and living proof that romance and dirty diapers are not mutually exclusive terms. An Easterner transplanted to Albuquerque, New Mexico, she spends far too much time trying to coax her garden to yield roses and produce something resembling a lawn, all the while fantasizing about a weekend alone with her husband. Or at least an uninterrupted conversation.

She loves to hear from readers, who may reach her by writing c/o Silhouette Books, 300 E. 42nd St., New York, NY 10017, or online at www.karentempleton.com.

To country doctors everywhere, whose selflessness epitomizes the best in human nature.

Acknowledgments

To Oana Nisipeanu, M.D.,

who answered my medical “hows?”

to Kelli Garcia,

for giving me a virtual peek inside a small-town doctor’s office;

to Debrah Morris and Linda Goodnight,

for being my “tour guides”

to Northeastern Oklahoma and for making me fall in love with that part of the world, sight unseen;

to JoAnn Weatherly,

for answering my questions about geriatric hip fractures.

Any goofs are mine, not theirs.

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11