Lucy Ryder - Falling At The Surgeon's Feet

In the heart of New York City, four friends sharing an apartment in Brooklyn are on their way to becoming the best there is at the prestigious West Manhattan Saints Hospital—and these driven docs will let nothing stand in their way!

Meet Tessa, Kimberlyn, Holly and Sam as they strive to save lives and become top-notch surgeons in the Big Apple. Trained by world-class experts, these young docs are the future—and they’re taking the medical world by storm.

But with all their time dedicated to patients, late nights and long shifts, the last thing they expect is to meet the loves of their lives!

For fast-paced drama and sizzling romance, check out the

New York City Docs quartet:

Hot Doc from Her Past Tina Beckett

Surgeons, Rivals…Lovers Amalie Berlin

Falling at the Surgeon’s Feet Lucy Ryder

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After trying out everything from acting in musicals, singing opera, travelling and writing for a business newspaper, LUCY RYDERfinally settled down to have a family and teach at a local community college, where she currently teaches English and Communication. However, she insists that writing is her first love, and time spent on it is more pleasure than work. She currently lives in South Africa, with her crazy dogs and two beautiful teenage daughters. When she’s not driving her daughters around to their afternoon activities, cooking endless meals or officiating at swim meets, she can be found tapping away at her keyboard, weaving her wild imagination into hot romantic scenes.

Lucy Ryder

www.millsandboon.co.uk

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I have a feeling that when grace and beauty were handed out I was either trying to sneak another serving of humour or I was off somewhere with my head in the clouds. Probably daydreaming about being swept off my feet by a hot hero… I’ve been swept off my feet, all right—by a dozen huge figurative and literal waves that I haven’t seen coming simply because I’m a dreamer.

My heroine, Holly, is a dreamer too. She’s grown up an awkward ugly duckling in a family of beautiful, graceful swans and has had to learn to control her inner klutz. It hasn’t been easy, and she tends to regress when she’s flustered. And, boy, does Gabriel Alexander fluster her. So much so that it’s pretty much a disaster waiting to happen—because Holly’s about to go down for the count.

Gabriel’s wrestling with his own demons. He recently lost the only family that mattered, and has just left a lucrative cosmetic surgery career in Hollywood to join the staff of a Manhattan teaching hospital. With his family’s dysfunctional history, he’s convinced that committed relationships aren’t his thing. In fact families aren’t his thing. He’s better off alone.

But then the adorably klutzy Holly Buchanan literally falls at his feet, and soon it’s Gabe who finds himself falling—hard and fast. She sends him reeling, tilting his world on its axis. But maybe he’s always been off-centre and Holly has finally righted his world.

Since I’m a little klutzy myself, I must confess to having a soft spot for Holly. I hope you do too.

Happy reading!

Lucy

This book is dedicated to Kathryn Cheshire, whose encouragement and understanding got me through an incredibly difficult year. I simply could not have done this book without your support and guidance.

You’re awesome.

Also to my bestie, Marleine Dicks.

Thanks for all the reading you had to do of my earlier—and really bad—manuscripts. I eventually got it right, but I appreciate all the loving support and encouragement.

Thanks too for all the laughter you bring into my life.

I just wish we could spend more time laughing.

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About the Author After trying out everything from acting in musicals, singing opera, travelling and writing for a business newspaper, LUCY RYDER finally settled down to have a family and teach at a local community college, where she currently teaches English and Communication. However, she insists that writing is her first love, and time spent on it is more pleasure than work. She currently lives in South Africa, with her crazy dogs and two beautiful teenage daughters. When she’s not driving her daughters around to their afternoon activities, cooking endless meals or officiating at swim meets, she can be found tapping away at her keyboard, weaving her wild imagination into hot romantic scenes.

Title Page Falling at the Surgeon’s Feet Lucy Ryder www.millsandboon.co.uk

Dear Reader Dear Reader Dear Reader Dedication CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CHAPTER TEN CHAPTER ELEVEN CHAPTER TWELVE CHAPTER THIRTEEN CHAPTER FOURTEEN Copyright , I have a feeling that when grace and beauty were handed out I was either trying to sneak another serving of humour or I was off somewhere with my head in the clouds. Probably daydreaming about being swept off my feet by a hot hero… I’ve been swept off my feet, all right—by a dozen huge figurative and literal waves that I haven’t seen coming simply because I’m a dreamer. My heroine, Holly, is a dreamer too. She’s grown up an awkward ugly duckling in a family of beautiful, graceful swans and has had to learn to control her inner klutz. It hasn’t been easy, and she tends to regress when she’s flustered. And, boy, does Gabriel Alexander fluster her. So much so that it’s pretty much a disaster waiting to happen—because Holly’s about to go down for the count. Gabriel’s wrestling with his own demons. He recently lost the only family that mattered, and has just left a lucrative cosmetic surgery career in Hollywood to join the staff of a Manhattan teaching hospital. With his family’s dysfunctional history, he’s convinced that committed relationships aren’t his thing. In fact families aren’t his thing. He’s better off alone. But then the adorably klutzy Holly Buchanan literally falls at his feet, and soon it’s Gabe who finds himself falling—hard and fast. She sends him reeling, tilting his world on its axis. But maybe he’s always been off-centre and Holly has finally righted his world. Since I’m a little klutzy myself, I must confess to having a soft spot for Holly. I hope you do too. Happy reading! Lucy