Lucien felt his mind and body unleash turbulent emotions that heâd held back for the past eighteen months
Now he was giving in to a hunger to a degree he hadnât known was possible. There was this ravenousness that was invading his body and obliterating any kind of control. And he was giving in to it. Letting it dominate.
Her tongue tasted just as heâd known it would, with a sweetness that was turning his cells into jelly. There was a faint taste of the spiced coffee sheâd drank earlier, but mostly it was all woman and it was so captivating he couldnât imagine how it would be not to kiss her.
He pushed that thought out of his mind as he continued to devour her mouth, lips, tongue. There wasnât a part of her mouth he hadnât invaded and sampled to his heartâs content. And she was kissing him back with a hunger just as greedy as his own.
Dear Reader,
I enjoy doing continuity books where I get to work with other authors. In this particular continuityâHopewell General HospitalâI got to work with three outstanding authors, Ann Christopher, Maureen Smith and Jacquelin Thomas.
The four of us are introducing you to the staff of Hopewell General and how interns face daily challenges, especially when it comes to love. Iâve always enjoyed a good medical show and admit to being a General Hospital fan. And being a romantic at heart, I love to read a sexy romance story with a sexy hero, and I believe these four stories will definitely satisfy any romantic cravings you might have.
I hope all of you enjoy reading Lucien and Jaclynâs story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Happy reading!
Brenda Jackson
To the love of my life, Gerald Jackson, Sr.
To all my readers. This one is for you.
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
âProverbs 3:3
The moment Jaclyn Campbell stepped off the elevator she felt her nerves kick in. Tension stirred in the pit of her stomach, and her pulse throbbed at the base of her throat. It was as if she was back in high school and had been called to the principalâs office. The only difference was she wasnât sixteen anymore, but a twenty-six-year-old woman, an intern at Hopewell General Hospital, and she had gotten summoned to the office of the chief of staff, Dr. Germaine Dudley.
Taking a deep breath and inserting her sweaty hands in the pockets of her slacks, she paused at the desk of Dr. Dudleyâs administrative assistant, Mona Wells. The older woman glanced up from the paperwork just long enough to say, âGo on in, Dr. Campbell. Theyâre waiting on you in the conference room.â
They? The pit of Jaclynâs stomach nearly dropped to the floor. Who were âtheyâ? She wondered just what kind of trouble she had gotten into. Granted she and Kayla Tsang, E.R.'s head nurse, never saw eye-to-eye on much of anything. Jaclyn had known from the first day of orientation it would behoove her to stay out of the womanâs way.
Nurse Tsang was a stickler for rules and had the attitude of an old sourpuss, which was sad for someone who was only thirty-five years old. Jaclyn smiled to herself upon recalling what her roommate and fellow intern, Isabelle Morales, had told her just last week. âMiss Thangââas other staff members called the nurse behind her backâneeded to get laid.
Quickly wiping the smile off her face and drawing in another deep breath, Jaclyn knocked on the door.
âCome in.â
Jaclyn entered the room to find three individuals sitting at a long table. Her gaze first went to Dr. Dudley who was seated at the head of the table, and as usual his gaze raked over her. It wasnât the first time sheâd thought the man had a roving eye. Isabelle also had caught him ogling her and other young female interns the same way. That was probably the only mark against the man. The married, sixty-something father of three was well-respected in the medical field, and he had some political clout as well because he and the governor were college chums.
Her gaze then swept across the length of the table. The woman seated to the right of Dr. Dudley was Camille Hunter, the attractive public relations director of the hospital. Although Jaclyn didnât know Camille that well, sheâd always found the young woman friendly enough when theyâd passed in the halls or met in the elevator.
And last but definitely not least was the man whoâd captured Jaclynâs heart her first day at Hopewell. Dr. Lucien De Winter, chief resident.
She wasnât ashamed to admit to herself that she had a crush on the man and had for months. Her mother had warned her that it would be that way when she met her true mate. Jaclyn wasnât sure how Dr. De Winter would fit into her future, but right now he was just a nice specimen of a man that any woman would love to lay claim to.
Even while sitting down, Dr. De Winter was tall, and had a muscular build. His black hair was cropped short and he had the sexiest brown eyes any man had a right to have. And that neatly trimmed mustache and goatee only accentuated a pair of sensuous lips.