Surgeon Luke Anderson let her go once...
But this time around he’ll get down on one knee!
Seeing pediatrician Kate Saunders again, Luke can feel the chemistry that still sizzles between them. But bruised from his failed marriage, he doesn’t believe in happy-ever-afters anymore. Until he’s reminded of the marriage pact they made in college...and realizes Kate may be the one woman who was worth waiting for!
ALISON ROBERTS is a New Zealander, currently lucky enough to be living in the south of France. She is also lucky enough to write for the Mills & Boon Medical Romance line. A primary school teacher in a former life, she is now a qualified paramedic. She loves to travel and dance, drink champagne, and spend time with her daughter and her friends.
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The Doctor’s Wife for Keeps
Alison Roberts
ISBN: 978-1-474-07487-2
THE DOCTOR’S WIFE FOR KEEPS
© 2018 Alison Roberts
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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For Sarah, Luke and Brendan,
with lots of love and very fond memories
of our adventures in the Czech Republic. xx
Contents
‘I THINK WE’RE LOST.’
Kate Saunders slowed the SUV she was driving to take another hairpin bend on this alpine road that seemed to be going on for ever and getting narrower as the tall forest pressed in on both sides. She glanced sideways at her companion—her best friend and flatmate, Georgia.
‘Whose bright idea was it to enter this international medical rescue competition? Oh, yeah...yours...’
‘It’s an adventure.’ Georgia was grinning. ‘Admit it—you’re loving it already.’
Kate snorted, tipping her head a little to ease the crick in her neck. ‘Road trips always sound more fun than they actually are. It’s a hell of a long way from Scotland to the back of beyond in the Czech Republic. I’ve never even heard of the town we’re