Where has the inspiration for the Harbor Medical Center series come from.

 

This is a great story.  Last summer my neighbor and his wife joined Dominic and I at our pool.  Kevin is an ER resident and I began asking the ins and outs of his job.  It quickly became clear to me that there was at least one story.  So I got more details and the basic plot for The Resident’s Dilemma came to light.   From there I developed the basic world and created characters.

For the Resident’s Choice, I based the story on a saying that Kevin shared with me.  See, when training in the ER, there is a basic tenant.  You treat the patient for the most obvious symptoms.  As an example, if a patient comes in with a bite from a large land animal, you treat them for being bitten by a horse, not a zebra.    But with this story, I wanted the true cause of the problem to be a bit of a mystery,  In other words, I searched for the medical zebra and then worked backwards.

For both these stories Kevin has been a great resource and his input has been invaluable.  And as a fun fact, as I was finishing the first story, his wife Laura, had her baby, so I included baby Charlotte as an addition to the world.

For the next story, I think I need to have them over for a drink or dinner, so we can develop something fun and interesting

Title: The Resident’s Choice
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Harbor Medical Center Book 2
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Self Published
Release Date: Feb 7 2023
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
Pediatric residency means long hours, constant pressure, and, occasionally, a patient and her father stealing your heart.

Second-year pediatric resident Marty Beyers loves his job and using all his skills to care for the children in the wards. He figures everything he’s seen in his position at Harbor Medical Center has made him ready for anything, but when he meets gorgeous Dennis and his daughter Stephie, he’s finally encountered something he isn’t prepared for: losing his heart to a patient’s father.

Dennis gave up everything to raise his sister’s daughter after her death, especially after Stephie fell ill. He has a lot of high hopes, mostly that he’ll get answers to Stephie’s mysterious health issues, and in Marty he finds a doctor who listens, really seems to care, and, to top that, is someone he could seriously fall for.

But hospitals have rules about doctors and their patients. To make things worse, Stephie’s illness seems reluctant to reveal any answers to their questions. When her specialists can’t unravel the mystery, Marty refuses to give up, but his diligence triggers suspicions that could pull Marty and Dennis and their potential new family apart forever.

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