Breaking Her No-Dates Rule. Emily Forbes

      

      Breaking Her No-Dates Rule

      Emily Forbes

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      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Excerpt

       About the Athor

       Dedication

       Prologue

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Copyright

       It’s their last summer of being single!

       Off duty, these three nurses, and one midwife, are young, free and fabulous—for the moment …

      Work hard and play hard could be flatmates Ruby, Ellie, Jess and Tilly’s motto. By day these three trainee nurses and one newly qualified midwife are lifesavers at Eastern Beaches hospital, but by night they’re seeking love in Sydney— and only sexy doctors need apply!

      Together they’ve made it through their first year in

      hospital, with shatteringly emotional shifts, tough

      new bosses and patching together broken hearts from

      inappropriate crushes over a glass of wine (or two!)

      Read on to meet the drop-dead gorgeous docs

      who sweep Ellie and Jess out of their scrubs.

      And if you missed Ruby and Tilly’s stories

      CORT MASON—DR DELECTABLE by Carol Marinelli and

      SURVIVAL GUIDE TO DATING YOUR BOSS by Fiona McArthur are available from www.millsandboon.co.uk

      About the author

      EMILY FORBES began her writing life as a partnership between two sisters who are both passionate bibliophiles. As a team, Emily had ten books published—and one of her proudest moments was when her tenth book was nominated for the 2010 Australian Romantic Book of the Year Award.

      While Emily’s love of writing remains as strong as ever, the demands of life with young families has recently made it difficult to work on stories together. But rather than give up her dream Emily now writes solo. The challenges may be different, but the reward of having a book published is still as sweet as ever.

      Whether as a team or as an individual, Emily hopes to keep bringing stories to her readers. Her inspiration comes from everywhere—stories she hears while travelling, at mothers’ lunches, in the media and in her other career as a physiotherapist all get embellished with a large dose of imagination until they develop a life of their own.

      If you would like to get in touch with Emily you can email her at [email protected], and she can also be found blogging at the Harlequin Medical^™ Romance blog—www.eharlequin.com

      For Sophie Grace, one of my many gorgeous nieces.

      This book will be released as you celebrate

      two major milestones, your eighteenth birthday

      and the end of your school days. This is my gift to you

      as you enter the next stage of your life;

      I hope it is everything you’ve ever dreamed of.

      Wishing you every success and happiness,

      with all my love, Auntie K

      PROLOGUE

      THE old gate at 71 Hill Street squeaked in protest as Ellie shoved it open. The noise went unnoticed by her as she was intent on getting inside, getting home. Tears blurred her vision and she struggled to fit her key into the front door. She was mortified. She wanted to climb into bed, pull the covers over her head and hide from the world.

      Finally the door opened and she stumbled through it. She felt physically sick and she got to the bathroom with seconds to spare before she vomited. She leant her head against the cool surface of the tiled wall as she waited to see if her stomach had emptied itself of her dinner. The rich meat she’d ordered didn’t combine well with the nausea that rumbled through her following Rob’s announcement. She’d been so nervous throughout dinner she’d barely tasted her meal and now she wondered why she’d bothered eating at all.

      Physically she felt better once her stomach was empty, although emotionally she felt battered and bruised. She rinsed her face and brushed her teeth but the minute the toothpaste hit her stomach she felt herself start to gag again. With one hand she quickly gathered her blonde hair into a ponytail and held it out of the way as she vomited a second