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Anya travels to Hong Kong to join Dr. Simon Brody’s floating clinic, a medical service that reaches the most inaccessible areas of the colony. Determined to prove herself, she faces his skepticism about a woman’s ability to handle the job’s demands. Amid the challenges, Anya’s professional resolve gradually gives way to a complex attraction toward her unconventional colleague, blending personal and professional stakes in a contemporary romance setting.
First publish date: 1986
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Dana James
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