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CODE BLUE HEARTS: : written for ESL readers
Code Blue Extended Edition
Book Description
A Clinical Romance Novel for ESL Readers
Overview
Code Blue Hearts is a contemporary romance novel that weaves together themes of loss, healing, love, and redemption within the high-stakes world of emergency medicine. Set in the small-town Hope County Hospital, this story follows two healthcare professionals whose lives intersect in crisis and ultimately transform each other.
Plot Summary
Dr. Ryan Thompson arrives at Hope County Hospital as a doctor in flight—running from the death of a teenage patient in Madison and the guilt that has consumed him. He expects to find anonymity in a small-town ER, a place where no one knows about his failure.
Instead, he finds Emily Harper, a skilled and guarded ER nurse who has her own history with loss. Four years earlier, Emily's husband died in the very hospital where she still works. Rather than leave, she has stayed, transforming her grief into purpose.
When Ryan nearly freezes during a critical code, Emily doesn't judge him—she simply steps in and helps him carry the weight. This moment becomes the beginning of something neither of them a genuine connection between two people who understand, in their bones, what it means to face mortality and keep showing up.
As their relationship deepens through quiet coffee breaks, shared trauma responses, and the slow dissolution of walls they've each built, Ryan and Emily discover that love can flourish even in—perhaps especially in—the shadow of loss. They marry, build a life together, have a daughter, and together create a support group for healthcare workers struggling with the psychological weight of their profession.
Ten years after Ryan's first shift, the couple has transformed not just their own lives, but the entire culture of Hope County Hospital. What began as individual trauma becomes collective healing.
Book Description
A Clinical Romance Novel for ESL Readers
Overview
Code Blue Hearts is a contemporary romance novel that weaves together themes of loss, healing, love, and redemption within the high-stakes world of emergency medicine. Set in the small-town Hope County Hospital, this story follows two healthcare professionals whose lives intersect in crisis and ultimately transform each other.
Plot Summary
Dr. Ryan Thompson arrives at Hope County Hospital as a doctor in flight—running from the death of a teenage patient in Madison and the guilt that has consumed him. He expects to find anonymity in a small-town ER, a place where no one knows about his failure.
Instead, he finds Emily Harper, a skilled and guarded ER nurse who has her own history with loss. Four years earlier, Emily's husband died in the very hospital where she still works. Rather than leave, she has stayed, transforming her grief into purpose.
When Ryan nearly freezes during a critical code, Emily doesn't judge him—she simply steps in and helps him carry the weight. This moment becomes the beginning of something neither of them a genuine connection between two people who understand, in their bones, what it means to face mortality and keep showing up.
As their relationship deepens through quiet coffee breaks, shared trauma responses, and the slow dissolution of walls they've each built, Ryan and Emily discover that love can flourish even in—perhaps especially in—the shadow of loss. They marry, build a life together, have a daughter, and together create a support group for healthcare workers struggling with the psychological weight of their profession.
Ten years after Ryan's first shift, the couple has transformed not just their own lives, but the entire culture of Hope County Hospital. What began as individual trauma becomes collective healing.
72 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 29, 2026
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