Spotlight: Robin Gianna, Flirting With Dr. Off-Limits & Giveaway!

Our Spotlight this week is on author Robin Gianna and her latest offering, Flirting With Dr. Off-Limits. And there are giveaways! 

After completing a degree in journalism, working in the advertising industry, then becoming a stay-at-home mom, Robin Gianna had what she likes to call her ‘awakening’. While on vacation, lying in the sun with a beach read, she realized she wanted to write the romance novels she'd loved since her teens.

Robin loves pushing her characters toward their own happily-ever-afters! When she's not writing, Robin's life is filled with a happily messy kitchen, a needy garden, a wonderful husband, three great kids, a drooling bulldog and one grouchy Siamese cat.

 

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Who is Robin Gianna?

I’ve always loved the written word, which is why I studied journalism in college.  Why it never occurred to me to write fiction until many years later, I have no idea!  I worked in the advertising industry, then stayed home with my three children for some years. I play the piano and enjoy gardening, though it’s been a bit neglected this year - too much to do!  I love to cook, because I think putting a meal together can be fun and creative, and it makes people happy, as well!  I really enjoy traveling.  And I’m highly skilled at ignoring clutter until we’re about to have guests and I’m forced to notice it :-)

Who is your favourite author?

This is a hard question!  I love books from a number of authors who write different sub-genres of romance.  But if I had to choose one, it would be Karen Robards.  Her romantic suspense novels are, for me, the perfect mix of a believable love story in the midst of creepy events that give you a chill without being too dark and gritty. 

Do you listen to music while you write?

I like quiet when I’m writing.  But when I need some energy, I play opera music, believe it or not!  I turn up the volume of Andrea Bocelli’s Sacred Arias album, much to my kids’ dismay.  :-)  Listening to Gavin Degraw helps me get into the emotion of characters - I joke to my children (who also like his music) that if you listen to a lot of his songs together, they form a romance arc.  He has songs about being in love, about breaking up and missing someone, about being afraid to commit, about getting involved with someone you know isn’t good for you, and my favorite for the happily ever after where he’s at her door after ‘a million miles’ wanting to be with her forever.  Love it!

What do you do to relax?

My favorite way to relax is to spend time with my family.  Two of my children are away at college now, and it’s a true joy to be with them when they’re back at home.  I also decompress with a walk in the woods or sitting by a creek listening to the sound of the water. 

Tell us about your book...

This is the first medical romance I set in the U.S. - the first two were set in West African mission hospitals.  I chose San Diego, California because we have an uncle who lives there and we visit often.  I’d intended to have some sailing scenes or time on the beach, but couldn’t find a place to squeeze much of that in!  So I’ll have to set another book there some time. 

Katy has just graduated from medical school, and is interning at the same hospital her brother works as a surgeon, as does the hero, Alec.  It’s a bit the ‘little sister, brother’s friend trope’ but I wanted to ratchet that up by having Alec also be her teacher.  She’d crushed on him for years when they were younger.  But he rejected her when she impulsively kissed him at a family wedding five years earlier, (because she’s his friend’s sister!) and that, combined with his ‘player’ reputation, made her write him off.  Now that they’re colleagues, they both find that attraction simmering between them, but it’s completely inappropriate.  I enjoyed helping Katy find her confidence as a doctor in the story, and also enjoyed creating the push/pull between them until they couldn’t resist any longer.  The black moment is pretty dark, and I hope readers don’t get too mad at Alec, because he thinks he’s doing the right thing for Katy.  I’m interested to know how readers feel about it!

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