The Doctor's Date

Dr. Owen "the Ogre" Gagnon is infamous for his hospital hallway fights with human resources director Erin Andreas, so everyone is shocked when Erin bids an obscene amount of money to win a date with Owen in the hospital bachelor auction. When Owen ups the ante by demanding Erin move in with him, everyone in Copper Point wants to know what's going on. All Erin wants is for Owen to distract his overbearing father while he handles a delicate internal investigation, but struggles with his father bring up shadows from Owen's past and send him into an overprotective frenzy. Owen wants to be the hero Erin has never had in his life, but to his frustration, Erin has no interest in being saved. Somewhere along the line, this fake relationship has become real, but they can't have a happy ever after until they put their respective demons to rest.

Heidi Cullinan writes positive-outcome romances for LGBT characters struggling against insurmountable odds. A member of Romance Writers of America since 1999, Heidi Cullinan has served as president of Rainbow Romance Writers, run local chapter newsletters, and volunteered for committees on the local and national level.