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Wednesday, 12 December 2007

AuthorViews is proud to present the debut novel of a new talent out of Texas: Barbara Bergin!

Medicine, horses, and romance are some of the key ingredients in this fascinating crossover novel. These are topics that the multi-talented Mrs. Bergin is quite familiar with as in real life she is an orthopedic surgeon, a devoted mother, and a competitive rider. Her lavish descriptions of ranch life are counterpointed by thrilling accounts of medical procedures, all set against a back beat of mystery that shrouds her main character's past.

The book follows Dr. Leslie Cohen, a locum tenens physician on assignment in Abilene, TX. (I must confess that the term locum tenens was a new one to me when I first picked up the novel. It means a doctor who moves from one temporary assignment to another.) As the story unfolds we see her relationship with a local rancher blossom. It is this closeness that brings to light the tragedy lurking in her past, the tragedy that has kept her moving from place to place, eschewing personal ties and friendships.

The excerpt from Endings: A Novel, which we have permission to display, is a window into the initial stages of Dr. Cohen's relationship with Regan Wakeman, a local rancher she meets in Abiline. In this excerpt Mrs. Bergin delivers a well-rendered psychological portrait of a woman who has a knee jerk reaction against forming personal ties, a reaction rooted in tragedy...
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