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I'm so glad you stopped by! I'm Tina Beckett, and I write for
Harlequin Medical Romance.

Why write romances revolving around the medical field, you
might ask? For me, the decision was easy. During my college
years, I had my heart set on becoming a nurse. Working around
all those doctors seemed so romantic (I was young...oh so
young). As I looked at the lineup of classes I'd have to take, I
soon realized it was much more fun to inhabit the fictional world
of doctors and nurses than to have to...um, study. So my
nursing career ended before I took a single class.

Medicine still fascinates me, though. If you peek at my
overflowing bookshelves, you'll find medical thrillers, forensic
mysteries and, of course, Harlequin Medical Romance all
competing for my reading time. Now I have the best of both
worlds! I get to write the kinds of books that I love to read!

What's New:

May 2012

One Night that Changed Everything, my newest
Harlequin Medical, was accepted by my editor and
will be released this coming December!
Got a sneak peek of the cover for my single title
romantic Suspense, In His Sights, and boy do I
love it! The hero and heroine are just as I
imagined them. Carina Press did a great job of
incorporating the hero's profession (military
sniper) as well as the special gift he buys for the
heroine. Can't wait to share it with you!
This month marks one year since I received The
Call that changed my life. I have 5 books being
released this year and a deadline for two more. I
feel so very blessed!

April 2012

Received the story bible for the Medical continuity
I've been asked to participate in. The stories are all
set in a New York City children's hospital. My book
will be number five in the series, and I'm excited
about the storyline. It's going to be a challenge!
But first, I want to finish my current book and hand
it in.
I also finished my line edits for the romantic
suspense I sold to Carina. Can't wait to see my
cover and hear what the official title will be.

February 2012

This year is hopping! Besides my three-book
contract with Harlequin Medicals and my contract
with Carina, I've been asked to participate in a
Harlequin Medical Continuity (linked books, each
of which is written by a different author). Whew!
This is more than I ever dreamed possible!
My latest Harlequin Medical, The Man who
Couldn't Marry, has made it through revisions
and is set to be released in October 2012.

January 2012

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope it proves to be
a fabulous year.
January marks the release of my debut novel,
Doctor's Guide to Dating in the Jungle! And the
author's copies of my book arrived in the mail. So
cool to actually hold it in my hands!
And more good news: Carina Press has offered
publish The Surrogate, which was a finalist in the
2009 and 2010 Golden Heart® contest, and has
won a couple of other awards. The book is a
Romantic Suspense novel and very different from
my Harlequin Medicals. I love both genres and feel
so very fortunate to be able to write both.

November 2011

National Novel Writing Month strikes again! Yep,
I'm deep in the trenches again this year, slipping
and sliding my way through my latest book.
Speaking of which...my publisher wants three
more books from me! I have a shiny new contract,
which means I have my work cut out for me in
2012!
Alaska Skies has a new title: Doctor's Mile-High
Fling. Can you guess what my hero's profession
is, and where the book is set?

October 2011

Doctor's Guide to Dating in the Jungle appears
as an upcoming book on Harlequin.com. and also
on Amazon UK.
Harlequin Medical Romance bought Alaska
Skies!, It'll soon have a shiny new title and will
come out in June 2012.