A person of learning and reason, the doctor may be knocked out of a comfort zone when some distracting romantic encounter rocks a medicine-dominated world. Wait until the confounding circumstances prove that work is never enough when life can offer so much more. Five delightful novellas in this historical collection prove the sidetrack of affection is well worth the wander. Romance isn't merely the prescription for loneliness--it's the resounding cure!X-Raying the Doctor (1937) by Cindy M. AmosMedical transcriptionist Greer Trousdale draws an assignment in the radiology lab on her first day at the hospital where an explosive meeting with Dr. Thane Keaton ignites mutual attraction. Thane can barely trust the invisible wavelength emitted from the x-ray machine, so can he learn to depend on Greer's intuitive suggestions after an irradiating episode in the lab? When the enemy cannot be seen, valor for duty takes on a heightened level of mutual admiration.The Doctor's Miracle (1880) by Joi CopelandWidowed and pregnant, Prudence Donaldson takes a stagecoach to Twin Bluffs, Wyoming to solicit the aid of her sister, but the rough ride accidentally starts her labor. To make matters worse, upon arrival she finds Patience has traveled to Colorado. Redmond McCoy, the town's bachelor doctor, puts Prudence on bed rest and attempts to keep up a cordial regard, but an unexpected bond may challenge their doctor-patient relationship in a miraculous way.Maggie's Strength (1890) by Kim GristPint-sized blacksmith Maggie Montgomery enjoys working with her father and brothers in the smithy until a handsome young doctor, Benjamin Barton Jr., returns to live in the community. Why does his disapproval of her vocation make her sensitive to how she's perceived by others? Maggie draws on unrelenting strength where iron sharpens iron--a lesson straight from the blacksmith's shop--forging an unexpected result of the romantic kind.A Doctor's Agreement (1888) by Cynthia HickeySadie Rollins schemes