Italian Doctor, Full-Time Father

Mediterranean Doctors #9

by Dianne Drake

Dr Catherine knows her cool reserve will be tested by her new patient, Dante Baldassare - her ex-fiance Despite their past, passion sizzles between them, and Dante realizes they have something too precious to lose again.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Dianne, a relative newcomer to romance fiction, is best known for her nonfiction work under the name JJ Despain. She has written seven nonfiction books, and her magazine articles have appeared in Country Living, Oxygen, Woman's Day, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Better Homes & Gardens, Parenting, Teen, Seventeen, and Writer's Digest. In addition to her writing, Dianne teaches a dozen writing workshops every year and also teaches a writing and publishing course at a state university.

Dianne's formal educational background is in classical music and nursing, with college degrees in both. She was a former symphonic bass player in her first career go-round, then a critical care nurse/anesthetist in her second. An injury caused a permanent disability, forcing Dianne to retire from nursing. As a consumer nonfiction writer today, one of her specialty areas is health.

Dianne's hobby and passion is antiques; she collects antique European oil lamps, vintage American kitchen utensils, and brooches from everywhere, circa 1600 – 1900. Her book, Everyday Antiques (Storey), was a Doubleday Book Club Antiques Roadshow alternate feature. Besides her passion for antiques, Dianne has a passion for animals — all six of hers are rescued from animal shelters.

Dianne is married to Joel, and their daughter Jennifer is a college student. In 2000, Dianne was the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery & Suspense.

Dianne loves to hear from readers, so please feel free to write to her at P.O. Box 51343, Indianapolis, IN 46251-0343 or email her at DianneLynDrake@aol.com.

Reviews

[Anna Kuhl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprising that a Mills & Boon book could be published with so many typos. Annoyed the absolute hell out of me. Easy story to absorb though.

[Caro · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It kept me pretty interested. I liked the problems faced, the characters, Gianni (so cute) Marco (so blustery) Max (so sweet), the dynamics, and the ending was great. I would read this book again. It's a little cuddle-up book with a few good scenes. Enjoy