Proceeds will benefit the CDC’s Emergency Fund. Sweet Daisy – When a doctor, who’s had his own share of trauma, falls for his neighbor, he does everything he can to win over the sweet, skittish school teacher. An Unexpected Rescue – On a mission to clear out residents from the back country before a monster storm comes their way, a first responder encounters the quirkiest woman he’s ever met who … quirkiest woman he’s ever met who he can’t keep away from.
Marci’s Co-Star – Magnets that repel would best describe the nurse practitioner’s reaction to the new PA in the medical practice where she worked, but there’s a reason opposites attract, and hoo-boy, do they ever.
Love in the Time of Hantavirus – The medical director of a small hospital finds himself besotted with one his interns, and when she becomes gravely ill, he learns exactly how far he’ll go to save the woman he loves.
Heart Murmur – Two surgeons who’d been together since medical school thought they had it all until a series of events tears them apart, and unless they can find their way back to each other, their forever will be lost.
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Enjoyed this collection of medical romance short stories by various authors. Each story has a unique plot with good characters. I recommend this collection that is a page turner.
Quick-Read Medical Romances
This collection of 5 long short stories (or short novellas) is all based around a medical romance theme. One or both of the couples are in the medical profession. I particularly liked the first story about the very sweet first-grade teacher with a troubled past and the somewhat boneheaded ER doctor. I am an RN, so I didn’t always find the author’s depiction of hospital life and patient care to be accurate to my experience. But I won’t pick it apart for this collection as I’m sometimes inspired to do in any review of medical fiction. At least a couple of these stories were not quite long or complete enough to feel like a true story. We didn’t always get an HEA, and sometimes even the HFN didn’t feel like quite enough. I think writing stories this short is hard, especially if you are accustomed to writing longer novellas or novels. To work, I think they need to be set in a constricted time and space and have one key small problem to get over. Otherwise, I can feel like the authors are trying to shoehorn a bigger story into the shorter form, and that rarely works. I do like that these authors are donating the proceeds to the CDC Emergency Fund. I have seen several authors donating their collection royalties to a variety of medical causes during the pandemic. Again, as an RN, I appreciate that authors are supporting those on the medical front lines.
I received a free copy of this book, but that did not affect my review.
This is a collection of five wonderfully crafted stories written by a group of very talented authors. Some I have read before and some are new, but I will surely be on the lookout for more of their books. The stories are centered around the lives of medical professionals and their loves. The stories are sweet and entertaining and we also pick up some life lessons along the way. A great set of short stories I definitely recommend you give a try!
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This book set has 5 tales from medical professionals and romance for finding true love and future. Enjoyed each tale.
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This is a collection of sweet romances where one of the couple is in the medical field. I enjoyed these fun and entertaining stories by various authors. I received an arc of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This set is well written and held my interest until the end. Medical short stories that I enjoyed reading. I found some new Authors to read also. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is an interesting box set of five short stories written by various authors.
Some of these authors I haven’t read before some I have.
This is a wonderful way to introduce new authors and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed them.
They were all well written and worth reading.
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Heart Beat is a group of five short stories about the medical profession. They are short reads with the first and the last being the most complete. The other three seemed to simply stop, though they did indicate that the characters would have a happy life together. They were well worth the read.
• Sweet Daisy by Diane Benefiel Daisy and Will
o This well-written story is a sweet rendition of Daisy and Will, two professionals who live in separate apartments located in a Victorian house. Daisy is a teacher and Will is a doctor. He realizes that he is in love with Daisy, but she has reservations due to a terrible childhood. Will romances Daisy and overcomes her reluctance to become a couple. The book has an HEA.
• An Unexpected Rescue by Joan Bird Cat and Case
o Ugh! Too short! This was such a cute story with snarky humor, and I really wanted to see where the relationship of Cat, a writer, and Case, a game warden/EMT, went. He did admit to himself that he loved her, but not to her—at least, not yet, but it was heading that way. I didn’t understand how she ended up with all of the animals, except the illegal monkey named Monkey and the kitten named Heathcliff. Case called her the animal rescue lady, and she called herself quirky. It was getting good and just ended.
• Marci’s Co-Star: A Durango Street Theatre Story by Emily Mims Marci and Jake
o Marci, a nurse practitioner, and Jake, a physician’s assistant, butt heads over the treatment methods they employ. Their dislike of each other is in response to a strong sexual attraction. They are single parents with personal baggage that causes more conflict between them. It’s well-written even though it is too short.
• Love in the Time of Hantavirus by J. K. Winn Amanda and Marc
o Medical Director Marc Sanders and medical student Amanda Fisher are strongly attracted to each other. Marc is fighting this chemistry because Amanda has to go back to Boston to finish her internship, and he doesn’t want to be without her. He doesn’t feel as if they can make their lives mesh, so he is cold to Amanda though she is doing a great job in her rotation at Marc’s hospital. Then Amanda gets sick and Marc must fight hospital personnel who are looking at the bottom dollar line rather than the patient’s health and safety. In saving Amanda, Marc realizes that he cannot lose her to death or Boston and plans to go with her until her education is complete. Sweet story.
• Heart Murmur by Elle Wright Angelina and Brett
o This story of two busy surgeons who let a misunderstanding almost ruin a happy marriage was well-written and complete with an HEA. Angie saw her husband with another woman and immediately jumped to the wrong conclusion; she started divorce proceedings. Brett was not guilty of cheating, but he was hurt being separated from Angie. After communicating, they were together again, and the worries he had before about money seemed to disappear as he realizes there are bigger worries in this life than money. Very good story.