Thanks for having me today. I’m here to talk about my new book The Doctor’s Date, available in ebook, trade paper, and mass market from Dreamspinner Press. It’s book two in the Copper Point: Medical series, and it’s the story of Erin Andreas, no-nonsense hospital administrator, and Dr. Owen Andreas, the cantankerous anesthesiologist.
In addition to being about a bachelor auction, there’s a fake (or not so fake) relationship at the heart of this story. While Erin wants a real relationship from the start, Owen misunderstands (and overreacts) and sets them up with a pseudo relationship instead. He also, for reasons equally misconstrued, bullies Erin into moving in with him.
Despite being successful in their careers, Owen and Erin are neither very good when it comes to relationships. They miss things, have a lot of insecurities, and especially in the case of Owen, overcompensate. This includes going on dates, fake and real.
One of my favorite scenes from the story is when Owen decides to make up for the fact that they never got a proper Valentine’s date, that neither of them ever have. I can’t tell you too much about that scene without spoiling things I shouldn’t, but here’s a teaser leading up to it to give you an idea of what Owen’s going to do.
I hope you enjoy The Doctor’s Date and all the books in the Copper Point: Medical series!
Title: The Doctor’s Date by Heidi Cullinan
Copper Point Medical Series Book Two
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Contemporary, Gay, Romance
Length: 300 pages/Word Count: 100,257
Summary:
Sequel to The Doctor’s Secret
Copper Point Medical: Book Two
The hospital’s least eligible bachelor and its aloof administrator hate each other… so why are they pretending to date?
Dr. Owen Gagnon and HR director Erin Andreas are infamous for their hospital hallway shouting matches. So imagine the town’s surprise when Erin bids an obscene amount of money to win Owen in the hospital bachelor auction—and Owen ups the ante by insisting Erin move in with him.
Copper Point may not know what’s going on, but neither do Erin and Owen. Erin intends his gesture to let Owen know he’s interested. Owen, on the other hand, suspects ulterior motives—that Erin wants a fake relationship as a refuge from his overbearing father.
With Erin suddenly heading a messy internal investigation, Owen wants to step up and be the hero Erin’s never had. Too bad Erin would rather spend his energy trying to rescue Owen from the shadows of a past he doesn’t talk about.
This relationship may be fake, but the feelings aren’t. Still, what Erin and Owen have won’t last unless they put their respective demons to rest. To do that, they’ll have to do more than work together—they’ll have to trust they can heal each other’s hearts.
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Excerpt
Owen lifted Erin’s face to kiss him lightly. “You know, I’ve thought this before, but though we both may be in our thirties, it’s as if we’re a pair of teenagers. That’s what you make me feel like, at least.”
Erin smiled. “So the hospital is our high school hallway?”
“Convince me it isn’t.”
Erin laughed, and Owen did too. Erin nuzzled his nose, ran his hands down Owen’s face.
Owen’s mind raced. “We should do the things with each other we didn’t get to do in high school.”
Erin lifted an eyebrow. “What do you mean?”
“I mean let’s get a do-over. What were the things you missed out on that made you regretful or sad? I know you have things. I sure do. We should tell each other what they are, then try to do those things together.”
“Hmm.” Erin laced his fingers behind Owen’s neck. “I’m embarrassed at how boring I am. I always dreamed of a date. Being picked up at my house, driven somewhere fancy, taken to a nice dinner when dressed up, having my heart flutter over a set of candlesticks.”
“Nothing embarrassing or boring about that. I’m in.” Owen rolled onto his back, drawing Erin into the crook of his arm. “I dreamed about Valentine’s Day. I think they’ve banned it now, but Copper Point High used to have flower deliveries at school, and I was always the one who didn’t get anything. Even Simon and Jared got friend flowers from girls.”
“They didn’t get you anything?”
Owen laughed. “We were out, but we weren’t suicidal. The administration wouldn’t have permitted gay deliveries back then anyway. They would have been too afraid of someone complaining.”
Erin traced the line of Owen’s sternum. “Some of the things I wanted had nothing to do with romance. I simply wanted to have friends over to my house. To have friends I could invite over.”
“You have them now.”
“It still feels strange to me, though. They feel borrowed.”
“Then you should practice doing more things with them without me so they feel like yours.”
“It makes me nervous.”
“I know. But it’s okay to be nervous.” Owen kissed Erin’s hair, lingering in the curls.
Author Bio
Author of over thirty novels, Midwest-native Heidi Cullinan writes positive-outcome romances for LGBT characters struggling against insurmountable odds because she believes there’s no such thing as too much happy ever after. Heidi is a two-time RITA® finalist and her books have been recommended by Library Journal, USA Today, RT Magazine, and Publisher’s Weekly. When Heidi isn’t writing, she enjoys cooking, reading novels and manga, playing with her cats, and watching too much anime. Find out more at heidicullinan.com.
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I like that idea, getting to do things as an adult which one didn’t get to do in high school.