Please welcome Linda O’Connor to our White Lightning Wednesday round of quick Q & A for readers.

Q1.   Why should I buy your book?

A1.  Do you love a hockey romance? A medical hockey romance? Then you’ll love this!

Q2.  What one thing do you do to make certain your characters aren’t cookie cutter types?

I give my characters, particularly the heroines, a unique and sometimes quirky characteristic. Here are some examples:

• Mikaela Finn plans her day around her horoscope;
• Margo MacMillan judges people by the type and colour of car they drive;
• Chloe Keay mashes up song lyrics;
• Sarah Jain hates hockey and lives in a hockey-crazy town;
• Danni Angelo is a stickler for infection control and bugs the hockey players about sharing water bottles (and her favourite colour is black);
• Kelly Danali is a total extrovert and loves to be the centre of attention;
• and Jordyn Kendra faints at the sight of blood but takes it in stride when her aunt shows up as a ghost to poke and prod her about her love life.

Sometimes I set out with the characteristic in mind, but just as often it surprises me and develops as I write the story.

Q3,  What are you working on right now (One sentence only, please)

A3.  I’ve started a new series – based on a doctor who retires from medicine and becomes a part-time chef and full-time matchmaker. Brogan Corkie MD (Matchmaking Doctor) 😀

Now for a little bit about Linda’s newest book, Behind the Bench, a medical sports romantic comedy.

Dr. Danni Angelo is the team physician for the Clarington Quakes hockey team. She’s worked hard to earn the players’ respect, but the new coach, Trey Mason, is stirring things up, and Danni’s worried her job may be in jeopardy.

Trey finds Danni…distracting. Beauty, brains, and sexy moves on the ice have him uncomfortably attracted. He’s the new guy on the block. He has a reputation to build and a standard to set. The last thing he needs is a complication.

When the team spirals out of control and Danni and Trey get caught up in a drug scandal, things heat up on and off the ice. It’s a whole new game plan…Behind the Bench. Buy Link Only 99c!