Showing posts with label hockey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hockey. Show all posts

Saturday, June 18, 2022

Saturday's Blurbs feature books by Linda O Connor #MFRWAuthor #romance #Hockey #"fiancee" #lies and deceit

 


All my books are stand-alone stories and can be read in any order.

 

Love and the Hidden Hockey Clues (Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance, Book 1)

Heat level PG

When she was younger, Dr. Abigail Clark dreamed of playing professional hockey, but the world wasn’t ready for a female player. That stung. She skated as far away from hockey as possible – until she lands a job in the emergency department of a hockey-crazy town and buys the house of the late beloved Zamboni driver. A tin box is discovered during the renovation of her new home, and Abigail brushes it off as a time capsule left by the previous owner – that is until someone tries to steal it. Turns out, the odd collection is more than just sentimental hockey memorabilia.

 

Abigail inadvertently embroils Del Braebury, captain of the local pro hockey team, into helping her sort it out. Her history with hockey players is rocky at best, but he comes in handy when she needs to access parts of the rink that are off limits. Del is happy to be tangled up in the clues of the hidden hockey loot. In the process of solving the mystery, he hopes to win Abigail’s heart!

 

Buy link ~ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YJXZS7H/

 

Love and the Hockey Heist (Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance, Book 2)

Heat level PG

Dr. Piper Roblin is peeved. She’s pretty sure her new neighbour stole her travel alarm clock. It may not be worth much, but it has sentimental value. Piper hatches a plan to get it back, but her plan relies on Brent Dean, popular forward of the Brighton Edge hockey team, to finagle a dinner invitation to gain access to her neighbour’s house.

 

Brent thought the invite from the stunningly beautiful cardiologist was based on a thoughtful gesture to welcome new neighbours to Brighton. He didn’t realize the gig included subterfuge, thievery, and a fake engagement. But he didn’t get to where he is without a lot of hustle and determination, and since he’s always up for some fun, let the games begin.

 

 

Buy link ~ https://www.amazon.com/Hockey-Heist-Laugh-out-Loud-Caper-Romance-ebook/dp/B0B1QVMSS3/

 

 

Perfectly Honest (Perfectly Series, Book 1)

Heat level PG-13

You never know where your words will take you…

When Mikaela Finn agreed to be Sam’s “fiancée” for a weekend, she probably should have told him that she’s a doctor. Sam O’Brien, aka “Dr. Eye Candy,” is trying to shed his playboy reputation and convince a small-town hospital that he’s ready to settle down.  But when his “fiancée” helps deliver a baby in the middle of the meet and greet, it’s a bit of a shock. If he’d known the whole truth, he might have done things a little differently because somehow his “fiancée” ends up stealing his job and his heart. Not exactly the change he wanted. Lies and deceit – it’s a match made in heaven!

 

Buy link for series

https://www.amazon.com/Perfectly-Series-5-Book/dp/B08VDSY5NN  

 

 

Between the Pipes (In the Game Hockey Romance, Book 1)

Heat level PG-13

Sarah Jain is a family doctor in a hockey-crazy town. She hates hockey. She hasn’t gone anywhere near a rink in years, until her friend, the team doctor, calls in a favour. Mike Wallace is the starting goalie for the Clarington Quakes, the local professional hockey team. He’s not about to let an injury slow him down or a rookie doctor call the shots.

 

Sarah and Mike don’t respect each other’s jobs. When they have to work together, sparks fly and ice melts. Can they play a game they both can win? 

 

Buy link for series ~

https://www.amazon.com/Game-Hockey-Romance-Book/dp/B07JGWLJQ4/

 

 

 

Friday, June 17, 2022

Friday Linda O Connor is visiting and talking about Who She Was Before #MFRWAuthor #Doctor #medical #romance #hockey

 

Day 1

1. What were you before you became an author? Did this influence your choices as a writer?

I’m a physician, and I balance writing with my work at an Urgent Care Centre. I started writing because I wanted to find a fun way to disseminate medical information and to educate and empower readers to take ownership of their health, so it definitely does influence my choice of characters and plots. I try to weave the best parts of medicine into my stories! I also talk to people for a living, so I feel I have an easier time writing engaging dialogue, and I hear about a whole array of people’s experiences, which gives depths to my characters. My experiences – like delivering a baby when I didn’t expect to – have shown up in my stories, too!

 

 

 

2. Are you genre specific or general? I don’t mean major genres but subdivisions or romance, mystery or paranormal.

I write romantic comedies because I love being in a fun headspace when I’m writing. Laughter is essential to great health and nothing is better than a happily-ever-after ending. Most of my characters are doctors and the stories are medical romances. I incorporated doctors into a sexy hockey series called In the Game Hockey Romance, and my latest series, Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance is a bit of an unusual genre in that the female characters are all doctors, the men are pro hockey players, and all the stories have an element of white-collar crime mystery – like a fun cozy mystery without a murder! This latest series are kisses-only, sweet with heat romances.

 

 

3. What is your latest release?

 My latest release is Love and the Hockey Heist. It’s the second book in the Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance series. It starts out with the theft of a treasured travel alarm clock, which triggers a hilarious series of events when Dr. Piper Roblin tries to steal it back! It involves a fake engagement with popular pro hockey player, Brent Dean. The theft of a travel alarm clock is based on a real-life experience of mine. I never did get it back, but turns out, it’s a fun premise for a story.

 

4. What are you working on now?

I’m working on the third story of the Laugh-out-Loud Hockey Caper Romance series. Lately, I’ve discovered how to make my own covers and marketing ads on Canva, and I’m having fun putting those together, too. 

 

5. Do your reading choices influence your choice of a writing career?

I think they do. I enjoy reading cozy mysteries, but I don’t like the thought of killing off characters so I decided to write a white-collar crime mystery with fun twists and turns. I also love humorous stories like the Andy Carpenter series or books written by Sophie Kinsella, Marne Davis Kellogg, Ruth Reichl or Graeme Simsion.  

 

 

6. Where can we find you?

I love to connect with readers. You can find me here:

Website & Blog:  https://www.lindaoconnor.net

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/LindaOConnorAuthor

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/LindaOConnor98

Amazon Author Page:  https://www.amazon.com/Linda-OConnor/e/B00S7CNLEA

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