Hot Doc From Her Past

Hot Doc From Her Past
Tina Beckett

A smile she could never forget!Stepping into West Manhattan Saints, Dr Tessa Camara is stunned to discover the hospital’s new orthopaedic surgeon is Dr Clay Matthews – her ex! Four years apart did nothing to extinguish the fire between them, but she has never forgiven Clay for his betrayal…Clay still doesn’t know why Tessa ended their relationship. And with his adorable little daughter, Molly, to consider, he doesn’t have time for Tessa’s independence issues. But resisting the passionate Brazilian woman, who once stole his heart, is easier said than done!

NEW YORK CITY DOCS

Hot-shot surgeons, taking the world by storm… by day and by night!

In the heart of New York City, four friends sharing an apartment in Brooklyn are on their way to becoming the best there is at the prestigious West Manhattan Saints Hospital—and these driven docs will let nothing stand in their way!

Meet Tessa, Kimberlyn, Holly and Sam as they strive to save lives and become top-notch surgeons in the Big Apple. Trained by world-class experts, these young docs are the future—and they’re taking the medical world by storm.

But with all their time dedicated to patients, late nights and long shifts, the last thing they expect is to meet the loves of their lives!

For fast-paced drama and sizzling romance, check out the

New York City Docs quartet:

Hot Doc from Her Past Tina Beckett

Surgeons, Rivals… Lovers Amalie Berlin

Falling at the Surgeon’s Feet Lucy Ryder

One Night in New York Amy Ruttan

Available from August 2015!

Dear Reader (#ulink_66c6abaf-3122-59c6-986a-a67d78c1ee6e),

Our family lived and worked for many years in Brazil. One of the most fascinating things we experienced while we were there was our son’s class doing a demonstration of capoeira, a Brazilian martial art. It was completely different from what I’d expected, with its flowing movements accompanied by the beat of tambourines and a unique instrument called a berimbau.

In Hot Doc from Her Past, Dr Tessa Camara is slogging through the last year of her residency along with three other housemates. Tessa happens to have Brazilian parents, who have encouraged her to retain bits and pieces of her heritage—one of which is capoeira. When her martial arts studio decides to participate in the hospital’s summer festival it creates the perfect storm—because an old flame has just burst back into her life… someone she is desperately trying to steer clear of. Only the hospital, her friends and fate have other plans!

Thank you for joining Tessa and Clay as they circle each other in the capoeira ring and in life, each hoping to avoid losing not only the match but also their hearts. I hope you enjoy reading their story as much as I loved writing it!

Love

Tina Beckett

A three-times Golden Heart® finalist, TINA BECKETT is the product of a Navy upbringing. Fortunately she found someone who enjoys travelling just as much as she does and married him! Having lived in Brazil for many years, Tina is fluent in Portuguese and loves to use that beautiful country as a backdrop for many of her stories. When not writing or visiting far-flung places Tina enjoys riding horses, hiking with her family and hanging out on Facebook and Twitter.

Hot Doc from Her Past

Tina Beckett

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

Dedication (#ulink_01c1a2c5-b166-521b-a3d7-d154c75331ce)

To those who hold two countries in their hearts.

Table of Contents

Cover (#uab211604-c21d-5738-8ab8-1b4a76623767)

Dear Reader (#uef66a726-1bfc-57bd-a26d-75d26c6a120f)

About the Author (#ue743c582-e230-5a07-aea7-d5f059d3a4fc)

Title Page (#uacff11a4-7c1b-5663-95d4-7fef6ffb3022)

Dedication (#u016d502b-bc71-53c4-9f05-ef36bb2a6c52)

CHAPTER ONE (#udb18a58f-5cd2-597b-92f4-88e3cf53d0bf)

CHAPTER TWO (#ud1f91895-5412-5dd5-8945-d1570ec65cd6)

CHAPTER THREE (#ud22fe6a4-20d4-59b5-8367-77c82f329445)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u2c961535-2b4b-589d-8d66-1a5ce4a24920)

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CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_3577e367-036f-5fa6-8991-02dd8018a8fe)

Twelve years earlier

THERÉSIA CAMARA SAT cross-legged on her bedroom floor surrounded by clothes. Someone else’s clothes. Two huge garbage bags full, to be exact. She glanced down at the brand-new sundress she’d worked ten hours to buy and felt sick. What had seemed like an extravagant purchase two days ago—one that had made her feel grown-up and independent—looked cheap when compared with the designer labels on what she’d just been given.

And how could she not wear them? Worse, how could she not be utterly grateful that her best friend had thought of her when sorting through her closet? There were more clothes in those two sacks than she’d ever owned.