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Dear Reader

I am so excited to introduce Beth and Matthew in my very first book, UNLOCKING THE DOCTOR’S HEART. I feel so privileged to be able to bring these characters to you and tell their very special love story.

The fact that I am able to do this as a Mills & Boon^® Medical Romance™ author is a very special story too. An incurable romantic, and an avid reader of Mills & Boon books, I have wanted to write for this publisher for the longest time. I started writing romance a few years ago and, although I did occasionally dare to dream of one day using the title ‘Mills & Boon Author’ I wasn’t totally convinced that it would actually happen. But, just like falling in love, it happens when you least expect it.

I continued writing because I can’t imagine not doing it. And, having a medical background, I wanted to write a romance set in a busy hospital. So that is just what I did—and I added the element of travelling around the world to find love. Beth is a young Englishwoman with a feisty spirit and a desire to find her own identity and fall in love, and she travels to Australia in search of both. Matthew is a man who needs love but has locked away his heart after being badly hurt. They are two wonderful people who have never found ‘the one’. When I felt sure that this story was finally ‘the one’ I sent it off. And then it happened. I received the call from Mills & Boon with the exciting offer of a book contract.

I am thrilled that my first book is set in my hometown of Adelaide, in a fictitious hospital, the Eastern Memorial. It is loosely based on a large city teaching hospital and the story includes local landmarks, including my favourite shopping destination of Rundle Street. I hope you enjoy the rollercoaster ride that takes these two wonderful, dedicated doctors from colleagues to lovers and manages to mend a broken heart along the way.

Warmest wishes

Susanne