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Doctor's Orders #1
Obeying
The head trauma surgeon found me crying on the floor of a supply closet with an ice pack on my bruised arm.
This morning, my ex walked into the ER and grabbed me by the arm in front of the whole staff.
He yanked me so hard that my elderly patient fell to the floor beside us.
Then my boss, the head surgeon, stepped between us and said, "Let go of her, or I will break your hand."
My ex left without a word, and I spent the rest of my shift smiling at every nurse like they hadn't just seen the worst part of my life.
When my shift ended, I grabbed an ice pack from the break room and hid in the supply closet.
The door opened a few minutes later, and my boss was standing there in his scrubs. His eyes dropped to the bruises on my arm.
I stood up too fast and backed into the shelves, and his hand caught my waist before I hit them.
The second he touched me, I grabbed onto his scrubs, and he wrapped an arm around my back and held me as I cried into his chest.
His mouth brushed my hair as his voice dropped to a low growl,
"You've been so strong. Now let me handle him."
This morning, my ex walked into the ER and grabbed me by the arm in front of the whole staff.
He yanked me so hard that my elderly patient fell to the floor beside us.
Then my boss, the head surgeon, stepped between us and said, "Let go of her, or I will break your hand."
My ex left without a word, and I spent the rest of my shift smiling at every nurse like they hadn't just seen the worst part of my life.
When my shift ended, I grabbed an ice pack from the break room and hid in the supply closet.
The door opened a few minutes later, and my boss was standing there in his scrubs. His eyes dropped to the bruises on my arm.
I stood up too fast and backed into the shelves, and his hand caught my waist before I hit them.
The second he touched me, I grabbed onto his scrubs, and he wrapped an arm around my back and held me as I cried into his chest.
His mouth brushed my hair as his voice dropped to a low growl,
"You've been so strong. Now let me handle him."
232 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 4, 2026
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September 17, 2026
A moment of silence please.
Not for the heroine.
Not for the hero.
For the poor bloody supply cupboard.
Because this is now the second hospital romance I've read where a supply cupboard accidentally becomes a licensed therapist.
At this point the cupboards in these books deserve their own spin-off series.
So our girl is just out here trying to survive her shift when her absolute bin-fire of an ex storms into the ER and decides public humiliation is a personality trait.
The man grabbed her arm.
An elderly patient fell.
Staff witnessed the whole thing.
And my patience packed a suitcase and left the building.
I don't know this man.
I don't want to know this man.
The character could have spontaneously combusted in chapter two and I'd have considered it personal growth.
Then the Head Trauma Surgeon appears.
Not enters.
Appears.
Like some giant grumpy NHS-sponsored avenging angel whose sole mission is protecting overworked nurses from terrible men and emotional distress.
The second he stepped between her and the ex, I knew exactly what sort of romance hero we were dealing with.
You know the type.
The ones who spend ninety percent of the book looking stern and competent while secretly one inconvenience away from putting somebody through a wall.
His whole vibe was basically:
"Violence is wrong.
But I am willing to discuss exceptions."
And honestly?
Fair.
After the shift ends, our heroine retreats to a supply cupboard because she has reached the end of her emotional warranty.
The poor thing is holding herself together with hospital coffee, unresolved trauma and what I assume is industrial-strength duct tape.
Then the surgeon finds her.
And friends.
I would like to file a formal complaint.
Because nobody warned me this giant man was going to come wandering into a cupboard carrying enough comfort, concern and protective energy to emotionally clothesline me.
The second she grabs onto his scrubs and breaks down?
Done.
Finished.
I was no longer reading.
I was adopting fictional people.
The thing that made this work for me was that the hero didn't sweep in acting like some all-knowing saviour.
He just showed up.
And kept showing up.
Like one of those massive guard dogs that looks terrifying until you realise it's emotionally attached to one specific human and now follows them around making sure they're okay.
The man took one look at her pain and basically said:
"Right.
I've added your problems to my growing collection of responsibilities."
Sir.
You already run a trauma department.
Please calm down.
Of course he doesn't calm down.
No hero in these books ever calms down.
These surgeons don't experience emotions normally.
They only operate in two settings.
Setting One: Professional Cardiac Genius.
Setting Two: Touch Her And I'll Become The Situation.
There is absolutely no middle ground.
Meanwhile the plot is running around the hospital throwing drama at everybody like an overexcited toddler with a bag of glitter.
Trauma.
Heartache.
Stress.
Ex-boyfriend nonsense.
The plot was working overtime and Human Resources should probably have become involved.
By the end, I was ridiculously attached to these characters.
The heroine deserved happiness, safety and approximately fourteen naps.
The hero deserved a holiday, therapy and possibly a chew toy to help manage his protective instincts.
And together?
They were ridiculously sweet.
4 stars.
I came for the doctor romance.
I stayed because a supply cupboard once again became Cupid's regional office, a giant surgeon adopted a crying nurse's problems like a man rescuing abandoned puppies, and one spectacularly awful ex accidentally discovered that the fastest way to activate a protective romance hero is to be an absolute muppet in public. Honestly, the real MVP of this book was that supply cupboard. It's done more matchmaking than most dating apps.
Not for the heroine.
Not for the hero.
For the poor bloody supply cupboard.
Because this is now the second hospital romance I've read where a supply cupboard accidentally becomes a licensed therapist.
At this point the cupboards in these books deserve their own spin-off series.
So our girl is just out here trying to survive her shift when her absolute bin-fire of an ex storms into the ER and decides public humiliation is a personality trait.
The man grabbed her arm.
An elderly patient fell.
Staff witnessed the whole thing.
And my patience packed a suitcase and left the building.
I don't know this man.
I don't want to know this man.
The character could have spontaneously combusted in chapter two and I'd have considered it personal growth.
Then the Head Trauma Surgeon appears.
Not enters.
Appears.
Like some giant grumpy NHS-sponsored avenging angel whose sole mission is protecting overworked nurses from terrible men and emotional distress.
The second he stepped between her and the ex, I knew exactly what sort of romance hero we were dealing with.
You know the type.
The ones who spend ninety percent of the book looking stern and competent while secretly one inconvenience away from putting somebody through a wall.
His whole vibe was basically:
"Violence is wrong.
But I am willing to discuss exceptions."
And honestly?
Fair.
After the shift ends, our heroine retreats to a supply cupboard because she has reached the end of her emotional warranty.
The poor thing is holding herself together with hospital coffee, unresolved trauma and what I assume is industrial-strength duct tape.
Then the surgeon finds her.
And friends.
I would like to file a formal complaint.
Because nobody warned me this giant man was going to come wandering into a cupboard carrying enough comfort, concern and protective energy to emotionally clothesline me.
The second she grabs onto his scrubs and breaks down?
Done.
Finished.
I was no longer reading.
I was adopting fictional people.
The thing that made this work for me was that the hero didn't sweep in acting like some all-knowing saviour.
He just showed up.
And kept showing up.
Like one of those massive guard dogs that looks terrifying until you realise it's emotionally attached to one specific human and now follows them around making sure they're okay.
The man took one look at her pain and basically said:
"Right.
I've added your problems to my growing collection of responsibilities."
Sir.
You already run a trauma department.
Please calm down.
Of course he doesn't calm down.
No hero in these books ever calms down.
These surgeons don't experience emotions normally.
They only operate in two settings.
Setting One: Professional Cardiac Genius.
Setting Two: Touch Her And I'll Become The Situation.
There is absolutely no middle ground.
Meanwhile the plot is running around the hospital throwing drama at everybody like an overexcited toddler with a bag of glitter.
Trauma.
Heartache.
Stress.
Ex-boyfriend nonsense.
The plot was working overtime and Human Resources should probably have become involved.
By the end, I was ridiculously attached to these characters.
The heroine deserved happiness, safety and approximately fourteen naps.
The hero deserved a holiday, therapy and possibly a chew toy to help manage his protective instincts.
And together?
They were ridiculously sweet.
4 stars.
I came for the doctor romance.
I stayed because a supply cupboard once again became Cupid's regional office, a giant surgeon adopted a crying nurse's problems like a man rescuing abandoned puppies, and one spectacularly awful ex accidentally discovered that the fastest way to activate a protective romance hero is to be an absolute muppet in public. Honestly, the real MVP of this book was that supply cupboard. It's done more matchmaking than most dating apps.
September 15, 2026
Logan and Kristen compete with each other all through med school and once they graduate their lives diverge sharply in different directions. They meet again and Kristen’s past makes an appearance that sets them again on a parallel path. Logan is what every male should be encouraging, loving and loyal to the woman he loves. Love doesn’t have to hurt and it’s meant to lift you up for the best. This is a first read for this author, I like how she crafted this story and look forward to reading her other books.
September 29, 2026
It was an okay read, but it would have been better if the actual backstory were told, perhaps in a chapter or two, instead of recalled as memory presented in italics. You know, see the main characters interact at med school in real time, or meet the father the FMC claims to miss so much. The poor man is reduced to an empty tea cup she ignores and one trip to the graveyard near the end. The MMC at least shows some growth, but I was more fascinated with his moral conscience ... I mean, his best friend Mitchell. At least that guy had some personality. Did the MMC's dad really come around in the end? We never know if the family dynamic is repaired or if it's lip service. The villain is a caricature, and it would've been great fun to actually see him implode, not just watch a tiny eruption from a distance, but see him go full-scale Krakatoa. All in all, it's a quick read with some interesting medical jargon. However, the main characters won't be lighting the world on fire with their stellar personalities.
September 14, 2026
Excellent!
I loved this one. Logan Maxwell, head of Trauma Surgery. Kirsten Portland, 3rd year resident at the same hospital. Rivals in med school until life got in the way for Kristen. Now 10 years later they meet again but Kristen’s life is a mess and Logan finds himself willing to do anything to help her. Great characters and great storyline.
I loved this one. Logan Maxwell, head of Trauma Surgery. Kirsten Portland, 3rd year resident at the same hospital. Rivals in med school until life got in the way for Kristen. Now 10 years later they meet again but Kristen’s life is a mess and Logan finds himself willing to do anything to help her. Great characters and great storyline.
September 18, 2026
first time read by this author
Suspenseful from the first page to the last page. Romance mixed with suspense has truly immersed in this book. Emotional intensity
Characters written so well I felt each circumstance they found themselves in
First time read by this author, it will not be last
Suspenseful from the first page to the last page. Romance mixed with suspense has truly immersed in this book. Emotional intensity
Characters written so well I felt each circumstance they found themselves in
First time read by this author, it will not be last
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