Olivia Davenport has finally gotten her life back together. She's left her painful past behind, started over in a new town, and become Harmony Harbor's most sought-after event planner. But her past catches up to her when Olivia learns that she's now guardian of her ex's young daughter. With her world spinning, Olivia must reconcile her old life with her new one. And she doesn't have time for her new next door neighbor, no matter how handsome he is.
Olivia may act like she's got everything under control, but Dr. Finn Gallagher knows a person in over her head when he sees one. He'd really like to be the shoulder she leans on, but Olivia makes it clear she doesn't want his help. Since he's returned to town, his waiting room has been full of single women feigning illness. Yet the one woman he's interested in is avoiding him. But with a little help from some matchmaking widows and a precocious little girl, Finn might just win Olivia over.
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ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: PRIMROSE LANE
Author: Debbie Mason
Series: Harmony Harbor, #3
On Sale: June 27, 2017
Publisher: Forever
Mass Market: $7.99 USD
eBook: $5.99 USD
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Excerpt
Dr. Finn Gallagher found himself at the clinic on
Primrose Lane, wondering what the hell he’d gotten himself into.
In the seven and half hours he’d been there, he’d
seen forty-five patients. Only five of whom actually had something physically
wrong with them. All five were female and under the age of sixteen. As far as
he could tell, not one of them was interested in marrying him.
The other forty had nothing wrong with them. And,
as far as he could tell, were very interested in marrying him. If they weren’t,
their grandmothers and mothers were. Interested in him marrying their daughters
and granddaughters, that is.
At the beginning of the day, it was kind of
amusing, even a little flattering. But by 10:45 it had gotten old and annoying.
It didn’t help that he kept thinking of the patients he saw while working with
Doctors Without Borders. Those people needed him, desperately. They weren’t
fake coughing or complaining about phantom chest pains. They were sick and
hungry, wounded and scared. They weren’t spoiled and whiny and ungrateful.
He winced at his unflattering characterizations
and intolerance. While there was some truth to his observations, the throbbing
ache in his leg injury was making him grumpy. Knowing his father had been right
and Finn wasn’t ready to go back to the Congo wasn’t doing much to improve his
mood.
Sherry, Doc Bishop’s nurse and a woman Finn had
dated in high school, opened the door to the closet-sized office. “Pain hasn’t
let up, has it?” she asked with a compassionate smile.
“I’m good. Just had to return a couple of phone
calls.” He set down the cold cup of coffee he hadn’t had a chance to drink,
removed the ice pack from his knee, and surreptitiously hid it behind the
welcome-to-the-clinic plant from the staff, which Finn now mentally referred to
as the matchmaking clinic from hell. He pushed to his feet with a closed-mouth
smile that hopefully hid his clenched his teeth from Sherry’s observant gaze.
“Really? I rescheduled Molly, Sally, and Karen’s
physicals to tomorrow, but if you’re okay to see—”
“No, tomorrow’s good. On second thought, why don’t
you schedule them with Doc Bishop? They’ve been going to him for twenty years.
I’m sure they’d be more comfortable—”
“They would be or you would?” she said with a
laugh, and then proceeded to share way too much information about all three
women before adding, “Dr. Bishop won’t be in tomorrow. Mrs. Fitzgerald invited
him to make up a foursome, remember?”
Finn rubbed his jaw. “I’m not sure that’s
something you should share—”
She made a ha-snort sound and then cuffed him on
the shoulder. “Not that kind of foursome, silly. They’re playing golf.” She
ha-snorted again. “It’s no wonder that’s where your mind went after the offers
you’ve had today. Kerry will get a good laugh over that one.”
If Sherry had her master’s in gossip, Kerry, the
receptionist, had her PhD. Finn figured he’d provided them with enough to talk
about for a month at least. He lifted his chin in the direction of the
examination rooms. There were five. “Who’s next?”
“I cleared out the waiting room of all but legit
complaints, so you only have four. Patient number one won’t take long. She just
needs her script renewed.” She handed him a file.
He looked at the name and handed it back. “Might
be better if Doc Bishop sees Ms. Templeton.”
“He left early. Mrs. DiRossi invited him for
dinner, and I think he wanted to get spiffed up.” Sherry frowned and looked
from Finn to examination room number one. “Is there a reason you don’t want to
see Dana?”
THE HARMONY HARBOR SERIES
MISTLETOE COTTAGE, #1
CHRISTMAS WITH AN ANGEL, #1.5
STARLIGHT BRIDGE, #2
PRIMROSE LANE, #3
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debbie Mason is the USA Today bestselling author of the Christmas, Colorado series. Her books have been praised for their "likable characters, clever dialogue, and juicy plots" (RT Book Reviews). When she isn't writing or reading, Debbie enjoys spending time with her very own real-life hero, their four wonderful children, two adorable grandbabies, and a yappy Yorkie named Bella.
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