Hopewell General Volume One: In the Doctor's BedThe Surgeon's Secret Baby

by Brenda Jackson, Ann Christopher

Indulge in the first two stories of the Hopewell General series, where passion, secret affairs and scandal are all on call.

IN THE DOCTOR'S BED by Brenda Jackson Having a crush on her gorgeous boss could get Hopewell General intern Jaclyn Campbell fired…especially with the elite Virginia hospital reeling from a shocking scandal. But Lucien De Winter is waging an all-out war to make her his own.

Lucien knows they're playing a dangerous game, but he can't live without the sheltered Southern heiress. Even if it means putting his career on the line, he's ready to risk it all. Because he knows that his prescription for passion and romance is all they need for a lifetime of love…

THE SURGEON'S SECRET BABY by Ann Christopher Aretha Taylor needs Grady Bradshaw like she's never needed anyone before. The hunky, superambitious head of surgery at Hopewell General is the only one who can save her young son. But falling for Grady is a prescription for trouble.

The scion of a powerful family, Grady has vowed to devote his life to healing others. An affair with Aretha could cost him everything. Especially if his explosive secret gets out. But Grady can't give her up. His diagnosis? A future together filled with all the love their hearts can hold…

448 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 26, 2015

About the author

In 1994, Brenda Jackson’s first novel, Tonight and Forever, was released. Since then she has had more than 100 novels and novellas published (the first African-American author to accomplish such a feat) and has over 3 million books in print.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Brenda is the first African-American author to have a book published by Harlequin Desire and the first African-American romance author to make the New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller lists within the series romance genre.

In 2012, Brenda received the Romance Writers of America’s Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award—one of the highest literary awards a romance author can receive. In 2013, she was recognized by the mayor and the city of Jacksonville as being a Trailblazer in the literary field.

In 2010, she collaborated with Five Alive Films to turn her Truly Everlasting title into a feature film. Brenda’s 2011 novel A Silken Thread is scheduled to be filmed with Debbie Allen attached as director in 2015.

Email Brenda at authorbrendajackson@gmail.com or visit her on her website at brendajackson.net.