Between The Pipes by Linda O'Connor #MFRWauthor #AHAgrp

1/29/2018

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog today. I have Linda O'Connor back with her book, Between The Pipes. Linda is sharing one of her 'quirks' with us and how it ended up in her story! Let's read about it.

When I sit down to write a novel, I try to give my characters one or two quirky character traits to make them more interesting, more fun to read about, and hopefully, more relatable to the reader. In Between the Pipes, the heroine, Dr. Sarah Jain, gets together with her friends for movie nights. Sarah doesn’t mind watching suspenseful movies – because she reads the spoiler alerts and knows the ending before the movie starts!
She gets that from me. :D
I love knowing how a movie or book ends. Some people would be dismayed at the prospect but not me. If I know the ending, I can relax and be entertained. One time, I flipped to the back of a novel and read the ending. Imagine my surprise when the story didn’t turn out the way I’d thought it would – because I’d unknowingly read the sneak peek of the next novel instead of the ending of the one I’d been reading. Foiled! Haha.
I’m very good at keeping it a secret and not spoiling it for anyone else, but I do love spoiler alerts!
How about you? Do you prefer to know how a story ends before you start watching it or reading it?

Linda, I have to confess, I will read the ending of all the books, even the romance ones that I know will have a HEA. LOL, Tell us a little bit about Between The Pipes!

Between the Pipes (In the Game Hockey Romance, Book 1)

Sarah Jain is a family doctor in a hockey-crazy town. She hates hockey. She hasn’t gone anywhere near a rink in years, until her friend, the team doctor, calls in a favour. Mike Wallace is the starting goalie for the Clarington Quakes, the local professional hockey team. He’s not about to let an injury slow him down or a rookie doctor call the shots.

Sarah and Mike don’t respect each other’s jobs. When they have to work together, sparks fly and ice melts. Can they play a game they both can win?

Love on the ice doesn’t always go smoothly.

Excerpt
She’d love any excuse to spend time with him. It’d be so easy to say yes. But going for coffee together veered into the realm of personal. If she could keep their relationship professional, it wouldn’t be a problem, but she was already attracted to him. Much as she wanted to say yes, her conscience said no. First, he was a patient, and second, how could she think about getting involved with a hockey player? Passion for hockey was the last thing they’d ever share. As tempting as it was, she needed to give this one a miss.
“I’m sorry. Unfortunately, I can’t.”
“You sure?” He smiled slowly. “I could spring for a jelly donut.”
She laughed. He didn’t have to sweeten the invitation. He was eye-candy enough. “Tempting, but…”
“Too much sugar? How ’bout an apple fritter? Sounds a little healthier.”
It really was too bad. “Ah well, I was going to go for a bike ride.” That was good. Sounded athletic…she had plans. Nothing personal.
“On your own?”
She nodded reluctantly.
“You know, I have the day off. I could come along and prove that my ribs are okay. If I can cycle, then I can play.”
His eyes looked so hopeful. She felt awful, but she needed to dissuade him. “I don’t go very fast.” Sarah winced silently. He potentially had a rib fracture. He needed slow.
“I don’t mind.”
“It might rain.” She scowled at the beautiful blue skies, without a trace of clouds.
Mike laughed. “I don’t mind getting wet. Why don’t I grab a picnic lunch, and we can meet at the South Lock parking lot in an hour? We can cycle along the river, break for lunch, and come back. How does that sound?”
Perfect, she thought glumly. For a bad idea, it sounded perfect.

Buy Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078SHLX8T

Oh Yay! A YouTube Video. Let's see what this is about.

That's a nice trailer, Linda. What can you tell us about you?

Linda O’Connor started writing a few years ago when she needed a creative outlet other than subtly rearranging the displays at the local home décor store. It turns out she loves writing romantic comedies and has a few more stories to tell. When not writing, she’s a physician at an Urgent Care Clinic (well, even when she is writing she’s a physician, and it shows up in her stories :D ). She hangs out at www.lindaoconnor.net.
Laugh every day. Love every minute.

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Wow, a physician! I can only imagine the stories that you can come up with. LOL. Thanks so much for stopping by Linda and sharing your story. I can't wait to read it.

Visitors: Please leave us a comment that you stopped by, we authors love to connect with our readers.

Thanks
Connie

10 Comments

Patricia Kiyono link

1/29/2018 06:41:11 am

I always read the beginning to see if the story draws me in and if the author writes well (if I see a lot of errors I'll stop reading),and then skip to the end. After that I'll go back read the middle to see how they got there.
Congrats on your new release! I know nothing about hockey, but a romance between an athlete and the team doctor sounds intriguing. Best wishes!

Linda O'Connor link

1/29/2018 01:27:09 pm

Thanks so much. I'm so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who checks out the ending first. Luckily you won't need to know about hockey to enjoy the story. Thanks for stopping by!

Alina K. Field link

1/29/2018 04:06:19 pm

This sounds like a fun story! And yes, I also have to read beginning, end, and middle also! Especially if there's mystery or suspense. This is probably why I prefer paper to ebooks. So much easier to flip back and forth!

1/30/2018 12:55:27 pm

Hi Alina - Oh I totally agree! Suspenseful stories are the hardest to resist peeking at the ending and I prefer paper to ebooks for the same reason! :D

Alicia Dean

1/29/2018 04:10:32 pm

Never, ever, never, ever, never!!! I do NOT read the end of a book or want to know what happens in a movie or show. If I decide not to finish a book, but I'm curious about the end, which is rare, I will read the end. Otherwise, NO WAY. It totally ruins the experience for me. Although, I'm a plotter, so I have to know how MY stories end. :) My son and I binge watch a lot of shows together and he is ESPECIALLY adamant about no spoilers. He actually gets angry, not only if HE gets a spoiler, but if I do as well, LOL. Enjoyed the post! Your book sounds great!

1/30/2018 12:57:44 pm

Haha - I think a lot of people are like you and don't want to know the ending. I think it's harder with movies - have to watch those spoiler alerts. :D

Pamela S Thibodeaux link

1/29/2018 06:39:24 pm

OH No, not me!

Don't spoil the ending for me LOL!

Great post & excerpt.
Love your cover
Good luck and God's blessings
PamT

1/30/2018 12:58:45 pm

Thanks so much! I won't tell you how it ends. LOL :D

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