Resisting Her Army Doc Rival

Resisting Her Army Doc Rival
Sue MacKay

Flirting with danger!Infuriating, irresistible army doc Sam Lowe is the last person Madison Hunter wants to work with. He challenges her and soon the only thing hotter than their rivalry is their growing chemistry!But Maddy hides scars that tell a heart-breaking story, and Sam has his own emotional wounds. He’s determined to take his heart with him when he leaves the army base, yet as he sees beneath Maddy’s tough exterior, it becomes more and more clear that his heart belongs with her…

Flirting with danger!

Infuriating, irresistible army doc Sam Lowe is the last person Madison Hunter wants to work with. He challenges her, and soon the only thing hotter than their rivalry is their growing chemistry!

But Maddy hides scars that tell a heartbreaking story, and Sam has his own emotional wounds. He’s determined to take his heart with him when he leaves the army base, yet as he starts to see beneath Maddy’s tough exterior, it becomes more and more clear that his heart belongs with her...

Madison wanted Sam as much as he did her. But fear had her fighting her desire all the way. Something he understood completely.

But...one kiss. What harm could that do? It wouldn’t mean there was more to come, but it would satisfy an ache.

Or create a bigger one.

There was that.

One kiss would definitely crank up the heat into an inferno.

But he had to taste her. Had to know those lips—had to satisfy a quest he’d begun unknowingly only days ago. At the same time it was as though all the barriers he’d erected were tightening, warning him, Don’t do it. But the clawing need for affection and sharing was stronger.

‘I think I’ll head inside.’ Madison stood before him, looking sad and lost.

Sam did what he shouldn’t. He ignored those damned warnings.

Dear Reader (#u33cd5417-ba4e-5353-b19a-5759563b7091),

Almost everyone has scars—mental and/or physical. Some are minor, others serious, but all affect the person carrying them. These scars and how they’re coped with are what make people interesting.

In Resisting Her Army Doc Rival Captain Madison Hunter has had more than her share of bad luck, which has left her unable to show anyone her body and thus keeps her away from getting close to men. Captain Sam Lowe isn’t bothered by that—he’s got his own guilt to deal with, and he finds Maddy fascinating and beautiful. But she’s no longer the bright, bubbly personality he vaguely remembers from school. And the sadness lurking in her eyes and her fear of smoke has him pulling up the barriers around his soul so fast it’s bewildering. But there’s something about this woman he can’t ignore. If he was ever to put his heart on the line and get close to someone it would be Maddy who’d make him do it.

This story didn’t come easily for me. There’s a lot of pain in my hero and my heroine, and I really wanted them to have their moment—to learn to live freely again and know what it’s like not to be on guard all the time. But they didn’t make it simple for me. Oh, no. Every word and emotion was dragged out onto the page, and I’m relieved they finally got their happy ending.

I hope you root for these two as you read their story.

Drop by and let me know if they affected you as they did me: sue.mackay56@yahoo.com. Or visit my website: suemackay.co.nz (http://www.suemackay.co.nz).

Cheers,

Sue MacKay

Resisting Her Army Doc Rival

Sue MacKay

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

SUE MACKAY lives with her husband in New Zealand’s beautiful Marlborough Sounds, with the water at her doorstep and the birds and the trees at her back door. It is the perfect setting to indulge her passions of entertaining friends by cooking them sumptuous meals, drinking fabulous wine, going for hill walks or kayaking around the bay—and, of course, writing stories.

Books by Sue MacKay

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Visit the Author Profile page at millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk) for more titles.

To the most gorgeous and precious wee people in my life. Grandies Austin and Taylor. I love you to bits and can’t believe how lucky I am to get Austin hugs and Taylor smiles.

And to Laura McCallen for your unfailing patience to see me through this story. (At least you appeared patient from my end. ) :)

Praise for Sue MacKay (#u33cd5417-ba4e-5353-b19a-5759563b7091)

‘I highly recommend this story to all lovers of romance: it is moving, emotional, a joy to read!’

—Goodreads on

A December to Remember

Contents

Cover (#u1afbd224-a7b2-5d10-90b5-86742f1a7421)

Back Cover Text (#u6a721387-366f-5a1a-8aa8-fc457d3bbb73)

Introduction (#u140f279d-386d-58f5-8fee-5308b91b105e)

Dear Reader (#u33daf1f8-2416-5757-9b1e-e745948f837d)

Title Page (#u26d3a20d-a531-506b-bc69-e9283e8f6baa)

About the Author (#ua2e0c8ca-2cf9-52af-9702-a2dde9bf2bd3)

Dedication (#u89e66890-d017-525d-aec8-d939eb720195)

Praise (#ua66316ac-3115-5c1a-80c1-eb8440de30a9)

CHAPTER ONE (#u27c8439d-372e-59a4-9256-8d5227a703ca)