Reagan’s Redemption {+ Awesome Giveaways}

It’s a pleasure to welcome author Cate Beauman back to Thoughts in Progress to talk about REAGAN’S REDEMPTION, the eighth installment in her bestselling romantic suspense series, The Bodyguards of L.A. County.

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Here’s a brief description:

      Doctor Reagan Rosner loves her fast-paced life of practicing medicine in New York City’s busiest trauma center. Kind and confident, she’s taking her profession by storm—until a young girl’s accidental death leaves her shaken to her core. With her life a mess and her future uncertain, Reagan accepts a position as Head Physician for The Appalachia Project, an outreach program working with some of America’s poorest citizens.
      Shane Harper, Ethan Cooke Security’s newest team member, has been assigned a three-month stint deep in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky, and he’s not too happy about it. Guarding a pill safe in the middle of nowhere is boring as hell, but when he gets a look at his new roommate, the gorgeous Doctor Rosner, things start looking up.
      Shane and Reagan encounter more than a few mishaps as they struggle to gain the trust of a reluctant community. They’re just starting to make headway when a man’s routine checkup exposes troubling secrets the town will do anything to keep hidden—even if that means murder.

Please join me in welcome Cate as she joins us to share the inspiration behind REAGAN’S REDEMPTION. Welcome, Cate.

I’ve wanted to tell Reagan and Shane’s story for quite a while now, but I kept putting it off, knowing where the weeks of research would take me. Reagan Rosner is a doctor, which is great for her but not so much for me as the writer. Unfortunately, I’m a bit of a hypochondriac who is afflicted with White Coat Syndrome. Typically, I stay as far away from anything “medical” as possible, but for Reagan’s Redemption I had to dig deep and conquer a personal demon or two. There were many days where I cringed, watching how-to videos on IV insertions and blood draws and hyperventilated my way through more than one resuscitation tutorial, but I did it, making Reagan’s character all the more stronger for it. 

After the days of dreadful research, I really knuckled down and got to work. I had so much fun with this story. Reagan is kind and dedicated and Shane extremely funny. This couple complements each other well, which is perfect because they’ll face more than their fair share of trouble in Black Bear Gap, Kentucky.

I hope you enjoy Reagan and Shane as much as I enjoyed writing them!

~ Cate

Cate, thanks for joining us and sharing this look at how Reagan’s story came to be. I can agree with you about staying as far away from anything medical as possible. 

Now here’s an excerpt from REAGAN’S REDEMPTION:

      The front door opened and closed. “Shane?”
      “Down here.”
      Reagan hurried in, her eyes full of excitement. “How are things going?”
      “Good. Faith is clean, eating, and will hopefully be sleeping in the next couple of minutes.”
      “I can take a turn. I know I’ve been gone for awhile.”
      He shook his head. “We’re fine. Looks like you’ve had a run today.”
      She smiled. “Two patients—one ear infection and a strep throat.”
      “Good stuff.”
      She nodded, sitting on the edge of the mattress. “That’s not the best part. I was talking with Jodi, Josiah’s mother, about her gardens—trying to break the ice a little. She was telling me how she grows some of the best corn around but constantly has trouble with her beans. Apparently, Sue Anne’s family seems to have the opposite issue.” She swiped her hair behind her ear. “Anyway, while Jodi was talking, I got this idea. I was thinking we could organize an evening where families can get together here at the clinic and swap fruits and vegetables for a bigger variety of healthful foods—kind of like a farmer’s market. We can offer some simple snacks and drinks, and I’m hoping I might be able to throw in a few nutrition facts while we’re at it. There are so many kiddos with bad teeth. They’re drinking too much soda.”
      “Sounds like you’ve got a plan. Go get ‘em, tiger.” He liked seeing her like this—her eyes bright, her hands punctuating certain words as they spilled from her mouth, caught up in her own enthusiasm.
      “I will.” Her smile dimmed as she touched Faith’s toes peeking out from the blanket. “But I don’t know how many people will come.”
      “So you won’t have standing-room only on your first try.”
      She licked her lips. “They’re afraid.”
      He frowned. “Who?”
      “The people here. They’re frightened by either me or the clinic.”
      “Why do you say that?”
      She shrugged. “I don’t know. That was the sense I got when I spoke with Jenny’s mother and then again with Jodi.”
      He remembered Mrs. Hendley’s weird spewings about heeding warnings and staying away, but she also seemed like a bit of a whack job. “I don’t know, Doc. When I look at you ‘intimidating’ isn’t exactly the first word that comes to mind.”
      “Maybe not to you, but they were certainly uneasy. Maybe I’m trying to make sense of an unusual situation, but I don’t think so. Both women kept looking toward the trees, like they were being watched or something.” She shuddered. “It gave me the willies.”
      “We’ll keep an eye on the situation, but things have been pretty low key so far.”
      She nodded. “I just really want this to work. I can help this town if they’ll let me.”

Did you enjoy the excerpt? You can read the first chapter on Cate’s website, www.catebeauman.com, or you can finish the whole book here!

The Unofficial Reagan’s Redemption Soundtrack

Here are a few of the songs that Cate had on “repeat” while she created Reagan and Shane’s story! You can listen to them on her website www.catebeauman.com.

The soundtrack, of sorts, for Reagan’s Redemption:
· Devil Town by Tony Lucca
· So Easy by Phillip Phillips
· Not A Bad Thing by Justin Timberlake
· Science and Faith by The Script
· Daylight by Maroon Five
· Hazy by Rosi Golan ft. William Fitzimmons
· Get Out by Casey Abrams
· First Flight Home by Jake Miller
· Human by Jon McLaughlin
· Have A Little Faith In Me by Jewel
· Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran
· Parachute by Train

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Cate currently lives in North Carolina with her husband, their two boys, and St. Bernard’s, Bear and Jack. She is the author of the bestselling romantic suspense series, The Bodyguards of L.A. County. Before her career as an author, Cate worked in special education for 12 years.

Here’s how Cate describes herself, “I’m a pretty lucky girl; one day I woke up and my entire life changed. I saw the light, so to speak, and decided I was going to be a writer. Now, five years later, I’m working on my ninth novel, Answers For Julie, which I plan to release during the summer of 2015. I’m remain so very grateful for the support and success that I have had. Thank you!” 

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GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

Cate is offering two awesome giveaways. The first giveaway is for a chance to win one of six eBook copies of REAGAN’S REDEMPTION on Kindle or Nook. The second giveaway pertains to a lovely Swarovski Crystal set featuring the ‘Glacier,’ ‘Tenderness’ and ‘Love Struck’ designs.

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Thanks so much for stopping by today during Cate’s visit. Do you shy away from all things medical when you can?

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