Medical

Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The Covenant of Water is set in Kerala, on South India’s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning—and in Kerala, water is everywhere....

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. But when they visit the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who vanished without a trace four years earlier, a violent winter storm traps them at the estate....

She’s got a great job at a VA Hospital, an adorable daughter, and a loving husband. Then Jane discovers that Dr. Ryan Reilly is the VA’s newest vascular surgeon. Dr. Ryan Reilly, a.k.a. sexy surgeon, a.k.a. the biggest jerk she ever loved....

From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War....

In the rugged Pacific Northwest lies the Olympic National Forest - nearly a million acres of impenetrable darkness and impossible beauty. From deep within this old growth forest, a six-year-old girl appears. Speechless and alone, she offers no clue as to her identity, no hint of her past....

Medical student Amy Brenner is spending the night on a locked psychiatric ward. Amy has been dreading her evening working on Ward D, the hospital’s inpatient mental health unit....

As Charly struggles to recover from her brain injury, she begins to realize that the events of that fateful night are trapped in the damaged right side of her brain. Now, she must put the jigsaw pieces together to discover the identity of the man who tried to kill her....

One suicide. Every year. Nobody wants to go to a school nicknamed Suicide Med. Heather McKinley has always dreamed of becoming a doctor. She doesn’t even care about her medical school’s grisly history of suicides—it can’t happen to her....

I'm twenty-six years old, and I want to die. So when I wake up at the hospital with my brother weeping over me, I know my life is about to change. What I didn't expect was to get a nurse with cruel eyes and a morbid sense of humor that surpasses my own.

Little Emily Steiner left a church meeting late one afternoon and strolled toward home along a lakeside path; a week later, her nude body was discovered, bound in blaze-orange duct tape....

#1 bestselling author Patricia Cornwell returns to the chilling world of gutsy medical examiner Kay Scarpetta in this classic forensic thriller....

Convicted serial killer Carrie Grethen has escaped from a psychiatric hospital with plans for revenge. Wary and shaken, Scarpetta also has to investigate the death by fire of an unknown woman....

A blazingly inventive near-future thriller from the best-selling, Hugo Award-winning John Scalzi....

Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner....

Before my world came crashing down, I had it all. The successful career I dreamed of. The beautiful red-brick home where I could relax in front of the fire. The handsome, devoted husband whose blue eyes and charming smile always made me feel safe....

Dr. Kay Scarpetta, now freelancing from south Florida, returns to the city that turned its back on her five years ago....

Following the post mortem of a stowaway that reveals neither cause of death nor identity, Dr. Kay Scarpetta travels to Paris in search of information....

Physically and psychologically bruised by her encounter with the killer Chandonne, Dr. Kay Scarpetta has to leave her home in the hands of the police team investigating the attack....

It is the week before Christmas. A tanking economy has prompted Dr. Kay Scarpetta—despite her busy schedule and her continuing work as the senior forensic analyst for CNN—to offer her services pro bono to New York City’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner....

Dr. Kay Scarpetta is starting over with a unique private forensic pathology practice in Charleston, South Carolina. But in this thrilling #1 New York Times bestseller, her fresh start ushers in a string of murders more baffling—and terrifying—than any that have come before......

In the quiet of twilight, on an early autumn day, 26-year-old Elisa Vandersteel is killed while riding her bicycle along the Charles River. It appears she was struck by lightning....

In Marbella, Spain, Dr. Kate Warner awakens to a horrifying reality: the human race stands on the brink of extinction....

He slips into their homes at night and walks silently into bedrooms where women lie sleeping, unaware of the horrors they soon will endure. The precision of the killer's methods suggests he is a deranged man of medicine....

In Atlanta, Dr. Peyton Shaw is awakened by the phone call she has dreaded for years. As the CDC's leading epidemiologist, she's among the first responders to outbreaks....

For the second time in his short life, Teddy Clock has survived a massacre....

We're taking a second chance, risking my residency for a few rendezvous. We're charting the stars that led us here, trying to find where it all went wrong. Thanks to the stories left untold, our crossed paths lead to crossed wires for a second time. But I won't risk my love again without a reward. He won't slip away from me so easily. Evan will have to know about my once-broken heart, my pregnancy, everything.

To her Boston patients, Dr. Hope Sullivan is a conscientious doctor with a caring bedside manner. To her victims, she is a fierce protector of those who have been wronged. After losing everyone close to her, these revenge tune-ups are the only thing that make her feel...well...feel anything at all. Until one day, a mysterious email threatens to expose her. I know what ur doing, it says.

Kelli Freeman is a certified genius. She’s a 14-year-old high school senior who excels at everything she does: track, gymnastics, academics. Everything. She has a loving, supportive family and is adored by her friends. For Kelli. Life couldn’t be better. But when Kelli discovers that she can morph into a boy, suddenly, life couldn’t be worse.

The handsome doctor betrayed her trust. So the nurse kept a huge secret—their daughter. Unexpectedly thrown together eight years later, Jan and Zack must face up to their simmering personal differences for their daughter’s sake—at the risk of falling in love again. Book 9 of Jacqueline Diamond’s Safe Harbor Medical romance series was described by WeReallyDig.com as “a delightful tale.”

Winner: CataRomance Reviewer’s Choice Award! Nurse Erica isn’t eager for motherhood, so when a tryst with a sexy detective results in pregnancy, she agrees to give custody to the excited father-to-be. She even offers daddy lessons—until she discovers they met because he was secretly investigating her! Is there room in her heart for forgiveness—and family? Longandshortreviews.com calls this emotionally gripping novel, part of USA Today bestselling author Jacqueline Diamond’s Safe Harbor Medical romance series, “unique and heartfelt.” Night Owl Reviews describes it as “a ...

My triumph in landing a prestigious new job with a surgeon renowned for being unbearable has left me both defeated and pregnant. It all began with a playful game of seduction. His reputation precedes him, and I'm the only one who knows how to handle his demeanor. When we’re not playing doctor and nurse, we can't get enough of each other. Despite the undeniable attraction between us, he remains in denial about his feelings for me. His touch sends shockwaves through my body, and I feel like I have the world at my feet. But I want more from him—I want his love. His estranged sister warned ...

He’s an arrogant surgeon. She’s a spirited nurse. They’re both about to be blindsided... by twin babies, a scandal and each other! When Dr. Owen Tartikoff arrives at Safe Harbor Medical Center to head the new fertility program, he’s looking forward to the birth of his brother's baby--a baby for whom he donated sperm. Surprise! His sister-in-law isn't pregnant. Instead, they recruited her sister Bailey, a nurse at the hospital, as surrogate mother. More surprises: Bailey’s carrying twins. And when Owen moves into a house he co-owns with his brother, he discovers she’s already ...

The future of law enforcement has arrived, courtesy of private health contractor Janus Justice. Their ground-breaking ‘Offender Treatment Programme' has been hailed as the most effective way of tackling crime yet. As offenders move through the four-tiered system, their needs are dealt with, each tier more drastic in its methods. But Grace Gunnarsson, one of Janus' most highly regarded rehabilitation psychiatrists, has uncovered a terrible flaw in the system, one that is allowing people to get away with murder.

As the town’s most notorious playboy firefighter, I've charmed my way into many a woman’s… heart. Until I unexpectedly found myself drawn to my best friend’s sister. One smoldering look from her ignites a fire inside me. Despite my efforts to keep my distance, her stunning curvy figure and beautiful eyes draw me in like a moth to a flame. Our forbidden romance, a mix of thrill and secrecy, blazes to life with each stolen moment. After a fiery night of passion, she tells me she’s pregnant, adding a new twist to our already complicated relationship. But there's more - She has ...

It is the most important day of young Frederick's life. Like a large number of children his age, Frederick is plagued by crippling anxiety brought on by a recent pandemic. He interviews for full time admittance into Kinth, a world renowned institute that is considered to be the only hope left for children like Frederick to live a normal life. Despite an apparent hallucination and a panic attack mid interview, Frederick is elated to find he has been accepted into Kinth. However, Frederick quickly learns that his admittance is conditional.

When Rachel qualifies as nurse, she does so because she wants to help others and make a difference. But she is also running from a past life that must stay hidden forever. Completing her training, Rachel moves to London but misses home desperately, so when she hears about an opportunity to train as a district nurse in a village near Rochdale, she seizes the opportunity, even though it will take her closer to the trouble she left behind. She knows nothing about Eastby End and she is shocked to find it a little more than a slum.

From Harvard physician and romance enthusiast Dr. Christiana Jones comes a moving and sexy story of an emergency room doctor who is too busy for love, but find her it does... Dancing With The Enemy has to be one of the best romance/contemporary fiction novels I have red this year... Impeccably well developed story, believable characters, and excellent writing." --Red Headed Book Lover. SHE'S A DOCTOR Dr. Lisa Johnson, a dedicated and intelligent emergency room physician, has shattered everyone's expectations. She's made it from her family's working-class roots in Akron, Ohio, to Harvard ...

From the #1 Amazon bestselling author of Dancing with the Enemy comes a charming but provoking story about letting go of fears, especially the fear of losing one's heart... "Christiana Jones is an incredible author who has managed to transfix and entertain me with her beautiful literature."--Red Headed Book Lover Doctors can't fall in love with their patients... Can they? Dr. Serena Martin knows the human heart exists to pump blood, no matter what the poets say. She used to be a romantic, belting out soulful tunes in a college band alongside her sexy-as-sin guitarist boyfriend. But her feet...

Teenager Luke Mullen was last seen getting into a car with an older woman. No one can understand why he has disappeared. His father - a former police officer - knows all too well that the longer he is missing, the more likely he is to turn up dead. Then Luke's parents receive an anonymous video. It shows their son, eyes wide with terror, as a man advances towards him holding a syringe. DI Tom Thorne recognises a psychopath when he sees one. And the scene on the tape chills him to the bone - he knows that a child's life hangs in the balance and that every minute counts.

A doctor who has it all. A marriage in jeopardy. One false step could cost her everything. Haunted by a professional embarrassment from her past, Dr. Makayla Jackson pursues success at work with a single-minded focus. From the outside, she has it all: a successful Boston medical practice, a loving husband, and a sweet daughter who packs a punch in her Little Dragon martial arts class. Makayla juggles many roles—healer, mother, breadwinner, wife—and her marriage is starting to feel the strain. Unexpected changes at work upset the delicate balance, and everything comes crashing down. ...