Lucy Clark
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Description
Lucy Clark was born in England in the Lake District, but at the age of two, her parents decided to move to Australia and thankfully took her with them. Lucy loves the sunburst country, the land of sweeping plains, with its rugged mountain ranges and droughts and flooding rains! She recalls only happiness during her childhood, even when her two older sisters and older brother used to tease and manipulate her (like all older siblings). She first discovered a passion for the written word when receiving excellent grades in her comprehension and English lessons and rather appalling grades for everything else. A "late bloomer" in the reading department, she would sit up until all ours of the night (or early morning) devouring one romance novel after the other. At the age of seventeen, she decided she could write one, and immediately knew she'd found her calling in life. She wrote her first manuscript, sent it over the wide, blue ocean to the offices of Mills & Boon in London and received a very nice rejection letter. The devastation set in. Dreams of becoming a well-known romance writer, of travelling the world, of book-signing tours, of international recognition…were blown away with the wind. After meeting Peter, the man of her dreams and marrying him, Lucy decided to once more try her hand at writing a romance. While working full time in a teaching hospital as a medical secretary for two busy orthopaedic surgeons, she typed up a fresh story and submitted it for publication. Rejection again. Although by this time, she'd called for reinforcements—her romance writing group. They provided counselling (lunches) and support (dinners). Then one day she had an idea! Lucy decided to try and write a Medical Romance book in collaboration with her husband. This she did and broke through the barriers into the publishing world. Elation! Excitement! Euphoria! When she floated down from the clouds, she now realized the enormous task that lay ahead in producing further work. Planning books is now a necessity, editing is an appalling process that unfortunately must be done. Ideas, medical research, characters, situations and settings now fill most of her time…along with her family, of course. Lucy and Peter currently live in Adelaide, Australia, and have the desire to travel the world with their children. Lucy largely credits her writing success to the support of her husband, family and friends. She looks forward to a long and happy association with her characters, her editors and her readers with only one eternal wish. That the dry sense of humor she and her husband share doesn't get her into trouble, as it often has in the past!
Books
The Doctor's Dilemma
A well-respected physician is forced to choose whom he shall save: A bumbling friend or the ne'er-do-well artist husband of the woman he loves.
The Emergency Doctor's Daughter
A father in a million... A&E Medical Director Harrison Stapleton is determined to stay single. His gorgeous little girls needs more support than most children, and he's determined to focus on her. But their lives are transformed by Amelia-Jane Watson, an English doctor working temporarily in Australia. Amelia's dreams of having a family died long ago. And, although she finds herself becoming more and more involved with this family, she knows she's unable to offer them the future Harrison hopes for. Somehow Harrison must convince Amelia that whatever she's running from, they can face it together…
The Family He Needs
The surgeon's risk Successful Australian surgeons Zac Carmichael and Julia Bolton are reunited after 10 years apart, and it seems their relationship is about to be rekindled. But when Zac meets Julia's adorable three-year-old son, Edward, the painful memories the little boy evokes in him are almost too much to bear. Zac has never truly come to terms with his hidden traumatic past, and his instincts are to keep Julia and Edward at a distance.Try as he might, however, Zac knows that he can't just walk away from the family he needs....
A Baby to Care For
The small Australian community of Didja is the perfect place for paediatrician Iris Tennant to hide away from the world - but her fragile heart is immediately unsettled by her colleague Dr Dex Crawford... a man rarely seen without a beautiful nurse on his arm! Then Iris discovers she has a new role: Stand-in mum to an orphaned baby girl. She needs Dex's help!
Diamond Ring for the Ice Queen
"Mixing doctors' rounds with off-duty dates is the last thing on Dr Ben Goldmark's relationship-phobic mind ... but his new boss, Darla 'Ice Fairy' Fairlie, is the most fascinating woman he's ever met! If only she would let him in. But Ben knows it will take more than sweet words and soft kisses to melt this maiden's frozen heart."--Back cover.
New Boss, New-Year Bride
Obstetrician Melissa Clarkson arrives in the small town of Didja on New Year's Eve—and finds herself sharing a sizzling kiss with her oh-so-dreamy new boss at the stroke of midnight! However much Melissa and Joss try to keep things strictly professional, the attraction between them is undeniably electric. But Melissa has come to Didja to find the family she's never known, and romance is most definitely not on her agenda!The people of the small Outback town fall for Melissa, as does Joss—and this New Year he wants Melissa to unpack her suitcases, for good!
One Life Changing Moment
Orthopaedic surgeon and struggling single mum Dr Mackenzie Fawles can't believe her eyes when she sees John Watson again - the man who saved her and her tiny daughter. He might have vanished before she had a chance to thank him, but she's never forgotten how safe she felt in his arms ...
Still Married to Her Ex!
"Dr. Molly Wilton's life is turned upside down when her ex-husband reappears and drops a bombshell-they're still married!"--Page 4 of cover.