Writing Medical Romance

For as long as I can remember, I have been a dreamer and a writer, staring at the blackboard during a math class while re-plotting Cinderella and Aladdin tales, or hiding from our instructor during gym to pursue the latest story in my mind. At night, I was the one telling Mom the bedtime story after she tucked me in bed. 

As a teenager, my wish to become a doctor pushed me to study hard. I made it to premed but everything fell apart because of the sweet rabbit we had to dissect in the biology lab. Although it was already dead or anesthetized, the poor thing was so cute I couldn’t stab it with a scalpel and cried during the whole lab session. I ended up shifting to Pharmacy School but I never forgot my medical dream and indulged in creating gorgeous doctors and handsome specialists for my medical romance novels. 

My medical romances follow the genre of ER and Grey’s Anatomy, with the romance between the hero and heroine enhanced or conflicted by their close proximity in a hospital or a clinic. In my family we count nine doctors in various specialties and we hear a lot of medical jargon at holiday gatherings. When I need help for a technical scene, these nice doctors are always ready to share their medical expertise and proud to read the details they suggested in my books. Is it any surprise that half of my books include a doctor or two?

Let me share with you one of my bestsellers, a heartwarming holiday story, set in South Florida: CHRISTMAS BABIES, Holiday Babies Series, book 1. 

Dedicated to her patients, the serious Dr. Madelyn Ramsay never had time for fun. An unexpected health problem jolts her into the realization that there’s more to life than just work. She longs to surrender to the magic of Christmas. But can she handle the charming and secretive Dr. Nick Preston who carries his own package of disillusions? Can she allow two newborn twins to worm their way into her heart?

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A New Era

The Authors’ Billboard group founded by Mimi Barbour ten years ago came to an end. Many of our ladies headed in different directions. Following an emotional good-bye, we wished each other the best for the future.

After ten years as an active member of ABB, I joined Writerspace. My books (so far 52 books and many boxes of books) are now featured at https://www.writerspace.com/author/mona-risk/

Writerspace will post my blog every month, on April 22, May 20, June 20 … and will send my newsletter.

I have asked Writerspace to add the ABB newsletter subscribers to my newsletter list. You will all receive my newsletter once a month. The ABB readers will have a chance to fill a subscription form if they want to continue receiving my newsletter.

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List of books now in Audiobook.

1 #audiobook We’re No Saints https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Were-No-Saints/dp/B0CRK53TFZ/

2 #Audiobook We’re All Together

3 #We’re All Winners

4 #audiobook HONEYMOON CRUISE:

5 #audiobook FAKE FIANCEE

6 #audiobook FOR SARAH’S SAKE:

7 #Audiobook  A BRIDE FOR PRINCE PAUL:

8 #Audiobook HEAL MY HEART: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Heal-my-Heart/dp/B0CS98L53J/_

9 Love in the ER: https://www.amazon.com/Audible-love-in-the-ER/dp/B0CY5SJW91

10 A Bodyguard for the Princess:

11 Mother’s Day Babies

12 Valentine Babies

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Audiobooks

Amazon left an invitation to create audiobooks next to some of my titles. [Your eBook is eligible for an audiobook.] and [Add an audiobook with virtual voice]. While it costs a lot in money and time to create an audiobook–choose a narrator, try it, listen to the narration, publish,… With Amazon AI voice the whole procedure hardly takes a couple of hours.

Pick a virtual voice for your audiobook. Play samples to hear what they sound like. You can change voices at any time. Amazon offers ten voices to choose from. I chose a feminine American English when most of my story is in my heroine’s point of view; and masculine American English when most of my story is in my hero’s point of view. Then I listened to the ‘voice’ narrate the story. Sometimes I have to correct the pronunciation–very easy to do.

Bingo!!! Now I have 8 audiobooks for your entertainment!

Honeymoon Cruise Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author, Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)  212 ratings See all formats and editions This title uses virtual voice narration. Virtual voice is computer-generated narration for audiobooks.

Fake Fiancée Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

134 ratings

For Sarah’s Sake Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

  94 ratings

We’re All Winners Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

We’re No Saints Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

We’re All Together Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

A Bride For Prince Paul Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

 96 ratings

Mother’s Day Babies Audible Logo Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Mona Risk (Author), Independently Published (Publisher), Virtual Voice (Narrator)

 216 ratings

More audiobooks coming soon.

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