Mending The Doctor's Heart
She thought she could handle any disaster…Responding to a tsunami on the tiny island of Guam should be a routine assignment for Dr. Anna Atao. From epidemics to earthquakes, she’s treated patients in the most dangerous and remote places on earth. Except Anna hasn’t been back to Guam since a tragedy there tore her life apart—and she left behind the man she loved. Seeing Nico brings back all the pain and joy of their time together, but Anna knows he’ll never leave the island. And once her deployment ends, she plans to catch the first helicopter back to the mainland. Anna may be an expert in survival, but without Nico, can she ever truly heal?
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She thought she could handle any disaster...
Responding to a tsunami on the tiny island of Guam should be a routine assignment for Dr. Anna Atao. From epidemics to earthquakes, sheâs treated patients in the most dangerous and remote places on earth. Except Anna hasnât been back to Guam since a tragedy there tore her life apartâand she left behind the man she loved. Seeing Nico brings back all the pain and joy of their time together, but Anna knows heâll never leave the island. And once her deployment ends, she plans to catch the first helicopter back to the mainland. Anna may be an expert in survival, but without Nico, can she ever truly heal?
âWhere are we?â Annaâs eyes were wide with confusion.
âWeâre in that old stone church off Chalan Road,â Nico told her.
She sprang to her feet. âI went to Lucasâs grave.â
He nodded. âWe tried to reach you on the sat phone but you didnât answer, so I got worried and came after you. Thereâs a hurricane going on outsideâI needed to get you to safety. You passed out there.â
âI...â
Despite everything, he was glad sheâd gone to Lucasâs grave. She so desperately needed closure, but it was clear she hadnât found it. He fought to breathe. How was he going to help her?
âDo you have any emergency supplies?â she asked. He pointed to his bag and she rummaged through it, coming up with a handful of pills and a water bottle. âHand me the radio.â The battery-operated device turned on, but there was no signal.
âI guess weâre stuck in this dungeon until the storm passes,â he said. Not that it was a horrible prospect. This might be the last time heâd get to have Anna to himself. âLetâs just hope there arenât any dragons.â
âJust those we brought with us,â she said wistfully.
Then the lights went out.
This story has been in my heart for nearly a decade, since the first time I visited the beautiful island of Guam. I fell in love with the people there and the seeds of this story were sown. Mending the Doctorâs Heart is the story of Captain Anna Atao, a woman who must find the courage to forgive herself and find a way back to love.
This book explores the depths of deep pain and sacrifice, against the backdrop of a paradise island decimated by natural disaster. I cried when I wrote Annaâs story and every time Iâve read it since. Itâs a story to immerse yourself in, and the tears you shed will be worth it to see Anna complete her journey.
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Enjoy!
Sophia
SOPHIA SASSON puts her childhood habit of daydreaming to good use by writing stories she hopes will give you hope and make you laugh, cry and possibly snort tea from your nose. She was born in Bombay, India, and has lived in the Canary Islands, Spain, and Toronto, Canada. Currently she calls the madness of Washington, DC, home. Sheâs the author of the Welcome to Bellhaven and the State of the Union series. She loves to read, travel to exotic locations in the name of research, bake, explore water sports and watch foreign movies. Hearing from readers makes her day. Contact her through sophiasasson.com.
To all the people who live on remote islands and preserve their natural beauty for us to enjoy.
Acknowledgments
This book and the entire State of the Union series would not happen without my awesome editor, Claire Caldwell.
Most of all, thank you to my readers. Your reviews, emails and letters keep me writing.
Contents
FIVE YEARS, TWENTY-SEVEN DAYS and ten hours since she left and swore never to return. Anna watched the swirls of aquamarine, green and royal blue surrounding the little patch of island she once called home. A tiny drop of land in the bucket of the great Pacific Ocean. At ten thousand feet, the view was breathtakingly beautiful, but as the helicopter dropped, the serene vision gave way to the carnage of broken buildings and debris-littered streets. She swallowed hard.
Anna was the only passenger on board, so as soon as they touched down, she unbuckled, grabbed her duffel bag and hopped out. Her boots hit the muddy ground with a squelch. She pulled down the sunglasses parked on top of her head and raised her arm to shield her face from the stinging wind kicked up by the still-revolving helicopter rotors.
