If it wasn’t for that headline-making emergency surgery I performed on the president, none of the students or faculty members of this college would know my name-and that’s how I would prefer it.įor the tenth time in as many minutes, my phone vibrates in my suit jacket pocket. Why the hell did they ask me to do this? I’m a surgeon, not a life coach. Why did I agree to speak at this graduation ceremony?Įxplaining to hospital residents what they’re doing wrong, mainly.Įncouraging and inspiring young minds isn’t exactly my forte. A recycled speech if I’ve ever heard one. I stand in the shade cast by the stage, hands clasped behind my back, listening to the college president drone on and on about friendship and making one’s mark on the world. And thus begins a cat and mouse game between student and teacher that leads to the most delicious of negotiations…but what happens when only one of them can get their way? Charlotte refuses to accept his “charity,” however, or his request to quit her jobs. Dean recognizes Charlotte’s talent for healing and is determined to put her through medical school on his dime. When she meets world renowned surgeon, Doctor Dean “The Messiah of Medicine” Fletcher, at her college graduation, there’s a spark between them that quickly turns into uncontrollable passion. Charlotte is an aspiring medical school student, but she’s determined to earn her tuition the hard way-by working two jobs, including one cleaning houses at night.
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