All the sacrifices and going without to study medicine at the esteemed Edinburgh Medical School were over. Patrick felt a surge of pride and relief. He was finally a doctor and he was going home. A home he’d never seen and a town he’d never been in. But his parents and siblings were there so it was home.And no matter how much his beloved mother coaxed, he would not consider staying in Chesterfield and becoming a country doctor. Never... moreAll the sacrifices and going without to study medicine at the esteemed Edinburgh Medical School were over. Patrick felt a surge of pride and relief. He was finally a doctor and he was going home. A home he’d never seen and a town he’d never been in. But his parents and siblings were there so it was home.And no matter how much his beloved mother coaxed, he would not consider staying in Chesterfield and becoming a country doctor. Never. Not even meeting McKenzie, or Mac as she preferred, would sway him. He would ignore the budding warmth in his heart whenever she was near.Mac, an unwed mother, feared her reputation would sully the handsome doctor. The good townspeople would look down on him for associating with her. No, she could never allow her feelings to surface. Never could she give in to loving the kind and compassionate doctor.Patrick was meant to be a surgeon not a country doctor. Mac was meant to live a life of shame. Were their circumstances insurmountable? less
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