The Lady and the SEAL

On her first day of residency at a Houston, Texas hospital, Dr. Mary Dupont stumbles through the door and spills her belongings across the floor. Ronald Newsome, an ex-Navy SEAL and security guard, kneels to help her retrieve her things. Sparks fly, and a passionate love affair ensues. Will they survive family disapproval, scary diagnoses, and a seemingly uncurable disease?

On her first day of residency at a Houston, Texas hospital, Dr. Mary Dupont stumbles through the door and spills the contents of her purse across the floor. Sparks fly when Ronald Newsome, an ex-Navy SEAL and security guard, kneels to help her retrieve her belongings. Their first encounter ignites a love affair of steamy days and nights stretching from Texas to the Virgin Islands. Her rich, snobbish mother tries to end their romance, but bigger issues take over when Mary is diagnosed with a rare, fatal motor neuron disease. As she seeks a cure, she meets a brilliant doctor in the Virgin Islands who also has the disease. As a team, they hope to find a cure that will allow Mary and Ron to live a long, blissful, loving life. Will they succeed against all odds?

R.C. Newberry is an award-winning daily newspaper columnist turned novelist, fulfilling a life-long ambition. As a journalist, Newberry won numerous accolades, including Associated Press, United Press International, Dallas Press Club and Houston Press Club awards. In addition, Newberry wrote speeches for energy sector executives, scripts for company videos and articles for an energy company's newsletter.