MIDWIVES ON-CALL
Welcome to Melbourne Victoria Hospitalâand to the exceptional midwives who make up the Melbourne Maternity Unit!
These midwives in a million work miracles on a daily basis, delivering tiny bundles of joy into the arms of their brand-new mums!
Amidst the drama and emotion of babies arriving at all hours of the day and night, when the shifts are over, somehow thereâs still time for some sizzling out-of-hours romance â¦
Whilst these caring professionals might come face-to-face with a whole lot of love in their line of work, now itâs their turn to find a happy-ever-after of their own!
Midwives On-Call
Midwives, mothers and babiesâlives changing for ever â¦!
Always an avid reader, FIONA LOWE decided to combine her love of romance with her interest in all things medical, so writing Mills & Boon>® Medical Romance>⢠was an obvious choice! She lives in a seaside town in southern Australia, where she juggles writing, reading, working and raising two gorgeous sons with the support of her own real-life hero!
Usually writing a book is a relatively solitary job, but when youâre writing a novel which is part of a series written by a group of authors it comes with a lovely sense of camaraderie. The Midwives On-Call series was no exception. Way back in the day, I worked as a midwife. I loved it. There is something so precious and special about delivering a baby. For a few hours youâre part of peopleâs lives as they experience one of their most momentous events. Itâs an honour and a privilege. One of the births that stands out in my memory is delivering twins on Christmas Day. Iâve also been on the other side of deliveryâthe woman giving birthâand I still remember with great fondness the midwives who delivered my sons.
In Unlocking Her Surgeonâs Heart Lilia is a dedicated midwife in a small coastal town. She loves her work but to a certain extent sheâs hiding behind it. Her world is small and safeâwhich is how she wants and needs it to be. The arrival of an arrogant and grumpy city surgeon is something to be endured for four short weeks and sheâs endured worseâso how hard can it possibly be?
Noah is in the final months of his surgical fellowship, and being sent to the tiny township of Turraburra is his worst nightmare. Heâs chosen surgery so he doesnât have to talk to patients, but his boss at the Melbourne Victoria Hospital has other ideas. Noah starts counting down the hours until he can leave from the moment he arrives, and he surely doesnât need or want the enigmatic midwifeâs opinion on his rusty communication skills. As the weeks go by Noah not only discovers his bedside manner, but exactly whatâs been missing in his life. Can he convince Lilia to take the biggest risk of her life and love him?
I hope you enjoy Lilia and Noahâs story. For photos, back story and information about the series, as well as my other books, please join me at www.fionalowe.com. You can also find me at Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and of course you can catch me by email at [email protected]
Happy reading!
Fiona x
To my fellow Mills & Boon>® Medical Romance⢠authors. Youâre all amazing and talented women.
Thank you for the support, the laughs and the fun times when we were lucky enough to meet in person.
âWANT TO CLOSE?â
Noah Jackson, senior surgical registrar at the Melbourne Victoria Hospital, smiled behind his mask as he watched the answer to his question glow in the eyes of his surgical intern.
âDo I support The Westies?â Rick Stewart quipped, his eyes alight with enthusiasm. His loyalty to the struggling Australian Rules football team was legendary amongst the staff, who teased him mercilessly.
âFor Mrs Levattiâs sake, you need to close better than your team plays,â Noah said, knowing full well Rick was more than capable.
Thereâd be no way heâd allow him to stitch up his patient unless he was three levels above competent. The guy reminded him of himself back in the day when heâd been an internâkeen, driven and determined to succeed.
âThanks, team.â Noah stepped back from the operating table and stripped off his gloves, his mind already a long way from work. âItâs been a huge week and Iâve got the weekend off.â
âLucky bastard,â muttered Ed Yang, the anaesthetist. âIâm on call for the entire weekend.â
Noah had little sympathy. âItâs my first weekend off in over a month and Iâm starting it at the Rooftop with one of their boutique beers.â
âI might see you there later,â Lizzy said casually.
The scout nurseâs come-hither green eyes sparkled at him, reminding him of a previous good time together. âEveryoneâs welcome,â he added, not wanting to tie himself down to anyone or anything. âIâll be there until late.â