Borrowing the Doctor
BOOK INFORMATION
TITLE – Borrowing The Doctor
AUTHOR – Victoria Pinder
GENRE – Contemporary Romance
PUBLICATION DATE – 1/14/2015
LENGTH (Pages/# Words) - 80000
PUBLISHER – Soul Mate Publishing
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Party girl. Art thief. All around bad girl. It’s what all the
newspapers call socialite and heiress Kate Sparrow. It’s all untrue. Kate’s
been set up and she’s following the orders of the FBI to get the real criminal,
her father. She’ll have to put up with her sister, the wedding fiasco, and her
own fears that someone is after her, trying to stop her to get what she needs
to prove her innocence.
Doctor Daniel Collins joins his brothers on a cruise to the
wedding of his young cousin. His cousin begs him to keep a close watch on the
bride’s sister, Kate. He's to keep her from ruining the wedding.
Kate doesn’t trust Daniel's help in her life, but the man’s
interference is blocking a few problems. She lets him. After all, he spent a
few years in the military and having a friend like Daniel is nice. But when her
fears become true, someone is after her, pretending to be in a relationship
with the sexy doctor has its benefits. What she hadn’t planned was opening her
heart to trusting him. But if she doesn’t open up, she’s going to lose out on far
more than her life, she’d lose out on love.
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EXCERPT
SHORT
EXCERPT:
Daniel slid into
his seat and away from Eric, but his arms remained tense. His brothers wouldn’t
like this plan. He didn’t like this plan. “I’m to babysit the spoiled
rich princess and keep her away from the cops and the alcohol, this trip.”
He pressed his
lips together. He expected his brothers to have an opinion, but silence greeted
his ears.
All eyes went back
to the door.
His collar grew
warmer. Daniel glanced around to stare in the same direction. He assumed Kate
Sparrow had stepped into the club.
His eyes scanned
the room, and then the crowds parted. He had his first look. Time might have
stopped, and he heard his own heartbeat. Brown hair with a bit of a curl, brown
eyes, small frame, unusually large breasts for a woman her size, and an energy
that took his breath away. He also noted that Kate’s eyes held a gleam, and
Daniel’s mouth fell open. Kate Sparrow was the most beautiful woman he’d seen
in a long while.
Beauty meant
trouble. He turned back to his beer and refused to stare at her.
The pictures in
the papers hadn’t done her justice at all. How did they turn that pretty woman
into a viper with a camera? His mind raced. Did she have a Jekyll and Hyde
personality that came out at night?
LONG EXCERPT:
Kate bit back a
groan. Her sister had horrible habits. She came here to provoke her, not play
the victim card. Kate was on to the game of cards.
Unable to find
another solution, Kate played her role. She sipped her drink, rolled her eyes,
and turned toward the waitress. She ordered another drink. She gazed into the
ember eyes then turned back toward her sister.
Stephanie crossed
her arms. “You haven’t touched your drink.”
Kate snapped,
“I’ll need it when we’re done.”
Kate left her
almost-full glass of wine at the table, stood up, and walked toward the patio
bar. Hotels on South Beach seemed to have a bar station everywhere.
“I’m not finished
speaking . . .” Her sister grabbed her arm. Something stirred the man behind
her. A second later, Stephanie let go. Then without one look back, Kate’s arms
had goose bumps.
Whatever he did
had paralyzed Stephanie. Muscles and height worked for him. Six foot three and
a body of an action hero. The hot Collins man smelled good, too, almonds and
the forest mixed together.
Slowly, she turned
and stared into those ember eyes. Kate winced. She might not fall in love, at
least not real love, but this man’s bed would be heaven.
A snort almost
bubbled up in her throat as she walked away and never turned back.
A few feet away,
Kate heard her sister’s voice.
“My sister and I
are in a private conversation.”
Kate turned and
stared into yet another mirror. Stephanie had folded her hands like in prayer.
Was she joking?
Kate shrugged,
walked back, and pasted on a simper to match Stephanie’s tone. “Me and my
sister are in a loving, sweet conversation, sir, and it would be best if we
could get back to it.”
“Sarcastic.” The
man added, “You’d need that.”
She’d need to be
rude? Kate stood next to him and had no idea what to say. The man leaned down
next to her face. Kate’s blood pressure shot up. What had he planned? She
wouldn’t kiss him. Ever. Her brown eyes stared at his in wide-eyed wonder. The
man then told her sister, “Stephanie, go back to my cousin. I’m here to talk to
Kate.”
What could she do?
She had no idea who this man was other than his last name? She fixed her hair
behind her ear, and Kate pretended to be experienced with worldly knowledge.
Stephanie then
stomped away, and Kate shook her head, “We’re not kissing. I don’t know your
name.”
His head shot
back, and he laughed. “A kiss?”
“I assumed you
were here to seduce me.”
A warm liquid
desire built inside her.
He took a step
back then told her, “Daniel. I’m Daniel Collins.”
“I’m . . . Kate
Sparrow.” At least she could speak in her normal tone now. She sighed. It took
longer than normal, but the man’s presence overpowered the room, at least to
her.
He shrugged.
“You’re far prettier in person than in the newspapers.”
“Figures.” Reality
crashed on her shoulders. Notorious Kate Sparrow meant fun, a meaningless
flirt, and a chance to be in the newspapers. Guys were not interested in her or
the inner spark that made her special. The wind knocked out of her sails,
proverbially, or whatever that word was. A bile of distrust in her stomach
lining returned. “Go away now.”
She stood back up
and walked toward the bar. The waitress took too long.
He followed her
and handed her the wine glass. She bit her lip. She ought to ditch this one
fast.
“Princess, I meant
that as a compliment. You surprised me.”
“What a line.
Don’t be insulting and call me princess.” Kate downed her drink, and her
nostrils flared. Her father hated her. Her sister ran a game that meant it was
okay to stab Kate in the back. Men treated her like she was someone else. The
lockbox had to explain how this all related to her mother’s company. She
signaled for that other drink. Without one glance in his direction, she told
Daniel, “I’ve heard better, now run along.”
She took a seat in
the barstool.
“Kate, we’re both
going to the wedding.” At least his voice came from above her and not nearly so
close. Her body hadn’t cooled down. The wine burned her throat. Daniel then
told her, “Everything will be better if we get along.”
Kate swiveled her
chair, ready for battle now. “Better? My life hasn’t been better in years, so
get lost. The only numbing thing left in my life is a good, stiff drink, and
I’ve not had nearly enough of them to find you the least bit attractive.”
Strike. Dang.
Somewhere along the path, she’d became hard and bitter. Daniel Collins’s dark
eyes read shocked. She glanced back at the new glass of wine. His tall muscular
frame and presence took control of the room, but his eyes read sympathy and
understanding. His words were different. Was his empathy part of his game? Did
any women say no to him? Kate guessed this man must get what he wanted, when he
wanted it. In a different life, she’d have been a shy musician that steered
clear of men like him. She picked up the wine, but dared not drink.
Kate Sparrow was
the heiress to a shoe fortune. So why hadn’t all her money taught her how to
act in front of a man?
BOOK SOUNDTRACK
Taylor Swift- Trouble
Christina Perri- Jar of Hearts
Pink- Blow me One Last Kiss
Christina Aguilar- Fighter
Taylor Swift- We are Never Getting Back Together
No Doubt- Don’t Speak
No Doubt- Spiderwebs
Christina Aquilar- Hurt
Pink- Try
Meredith Brooks- Bitch
The Cardigans- LoveFool
BareNaked Ladies- One Week
Chrstina Perri- A Thousand Years
ColdPlay- Fix You
Katy Perry- Part of Me
Avril Lavigne- Wish You were Here
Why Not Y – High and Mighty
AUTHORS PLAYLIST
These are the last 5 I had in my youtube history. I need music without
words to write.
CHARACTER BIOS
Kate Sparrow is the oldest
daughter. Her younger sister, Stephanie, is in league with her father to ensure
that no one takes her seriously. They have made people think she’s another
pointless heiress gone wild, a la Paris Hilton. Then there is an art theft
charge from a museum that involved her with the FBI. Kate’s about to turn the
tables on her family. Her father is in jail now and she’s determined he stay
there. She’s off to her sister’s wedding on the cruise ship as it brings her to
the Cayman islands and the bank security box that her mother left her. The
evidence she needs to clear her name is there, and no one is going to stop her.
Doctor Daniel Collins was in
the Marines as it paid for medical school. He didn’t need the money, but he
wanted to earn his way just like everyone else. He’s the oldest of the Collins
brothers. Now that his service is done, he’s about to open a medical practice
in his hometown on the Cape in Hyannis. He’s going on the cruise to watch out
for his young cousin, Eric. Daniel’s joined by his brothers on this mission. He
had zero intention of falling for any woman, let alone the trouble is her
middle name Kate Sparrow.
Victoria Pinder grew
up in Irish Catholic Boston then moved to Miami. Eventually, found that writing
is her passion.
She always wrote
stories to entertain herself. Her parents are practical minded people demanding
a job, but when she sat down to see what she enjoyed doing, writing became
obvious.
The Zoastra Affair,
Chaperoning Paris, Borrowing the Doctor, and Electing Love, Mything the Throne
and Favorite Coffee, Favorite Crush will be published in 2014.
Now she is
represented by Dawn Dowdle of Blue Ridge Literary Agency.
Also she’s the Vice
President for the Florida Romance Writers. Her website is
www.victoriapinder.com.
AUTHOR
FOLLOW LINKS
Website: http://www.victoriapinder.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/victoriapinder1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/victoriapinder
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What would you do if you attended a wedding for the sister who can't stand you while trying to get information on the father who set you up? You do what the FBI tells you and damn the consequences in order to get your life back. That is what happen to Kate. Her father set her up and now she needs the proof to set her free. What she doesn't expect is the help of Dr. Collins and his family. She's never known kindness and it will take all her free will to try and except their help. But when things start happening and she starts getting hurt can she fulfill her duty and get what she needs before her life is cut short? Or will she loose that life along with her heart?
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