Pediatrics and Portraits

Doctor Gregory Seth was Best Man for his friend and colleague, Robert Harrison. Harrison has assured him that marriage is worth all the trials and tribulations. As a busy pediatrician Greg hasn’t had much time for dating, and his one serious adult relationship had not worked out. With Harrison’s assurances ringing in his ears Greg decides to start searching for a wife. He just hasn’t quite figured out where or how to start. He also figures he’s out of practice since the only recent twitches in his libido (which he puts down to 'misfires') have happened when he’s been in proximity to Vicki, his office receptionist. When the avid photographer signs up for a life-drawing class to help give his photography a little more depth he’s startled to find the model for one of the classes is his receptionist. He finds that she is an oil and water-color artist and like many such artists she occasionally models for life-drawing classes. Over coffee after the class they get to know each other's stories. They each also admit to being attracted to the other and decide to spend some time getting to know each other. "Holy crap," Vicki thinks. "Greg is interested in me. Okay, Vicki, settle down now. But, holy crap! Doctor Gregory Seth...nearly professional photographer...absolutely gorgeous hunk...wonderful human being...is interested in me! Take a deep breath, Victoria. Breathe. Breathe. God, I love his face, not to mention his body. Holy crap!" After a rather innocent day spent at a park, the night is not so innocent. Their relationship grows by leaps and bounds. They become more and more deeply involved. And love expands and includes more surprises than either could have anticipated.

Doctor Gregory Seth was Best Man for his friend and colleague, Robert Harrison. Harrison has assured him that marriage is worth all the trials and tribulations. As a busy pediatrician Greg hasn’t had much time for dating, and his one serious adult relationship had not worked out. With Harrison’s assurances ringing in his ears Greg decides to start searching for a wife. He just hasn’t quite figured out where or how to start. He also figures he’s out of practice since the only recent twitches in his libido (which he puts down to 'misfires') have happened when he’s been in proximity to Vicki, his office receptionist. When the avid photographer signs up for a life-drawing class to help give his photography a little more depth he’s startled to find the model for one of the classes is his receptionist. He finds that she is an oil and water-color artist and like many such artists she occasionally models for life-drawing classes. Over coffee after the class they get to know each other's stories. They each also admit to being attracted to the other and decide to spend some time getting to know each other. "Holy crap," Vicki thinks. "Greg is interested in me. Okay, Vicki, settle down now. But, holy crap! Doctor Gregory Seth...nearly professional photographer...absolutely gorgeous hunk...wonderful human being...is interested in me! Take a deep breath, Victoria. Breathe. Breathe. God, I love his face, not to mention his body. Holy crap!" After a rather innocent day spent at a park, the night is not so innocent. Their relationship grows by leaps and bounds. They become more and more deeply involved. And love expands and includes more surprises than either could have anticipated.

Paula Barnestead lives with her family and two dogs in the Pacific Northwest. A romantic at heart, Paula decided to try her hand at writing the romances she so loves to read. "I thought I could develop a plot, identify characters, and write away. I soon found that the characters have their own personalities, and their own stories they want to tell. They also have friends they want to introduce, who also have their own stories to tell." Will I Do? (Katherine Burrows and Robert Harrison) is the first of the Harrison Clan Romances. Next came Together Again (Sean Taylor and Kelly Danvers) and Pediatrics and Portraits (Greg Seth and Vicki Clarke). Paula says about her next book, "I'm not sure which couple will win the argument about who comes next...Marga and Cam, or Hank and Shari. Although Jack and May Gabriel think telling their story would give Budin more prestige around the world."