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Angels of Mercy #1
Lifelines
A gripping behind-the-scenes drama of four women who face life and death every day
On her first day at Pittsburgh's Angels of Mercy Medical Center, L.A.-transplant Lydia Fiore, the new ER attending physician, loses a the Chief of Surgery's son. Now, to save her career, Lydia must discover the truth behind her patient's death, even as it leads her into unfamiliar-and risky-territory.
At least she's not alone. There's med student Amanda, a sweet Southern belle with problems of her own; Gina, a resident with a chip on her shoulder; and Nora, the no-nonsense charge nurse with a cool head but a fiery temper. Not to mention the paramedic who'd like to try out his bedside manner on Lydia.
On her first day at Pittsburgh's Angels of Mercy Medical Center, L.A.-transplant Lydia Fiore, the new ER attending physician, loses a the Chief of Surgery's son. Now, to save her career, Lydia must discover the truth behind her patient's death, even as it leads her into unfamiliar-and risky-territory.
At least she's not alone. There's med student Amanda, a sweet Southern belle with problems of her own; Gina, a resident with a chip on her shoulder; and Nora, the no-nonsense charge nurse with a cool head but a fiery temper. Not to mention the paramedic who'd like to try out his bedside manner on Lydia.
405 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 4, 2008
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C.J. Lyons
80 books893 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over forty novels, former pediatric ER doctor CJ Lyons has lived the life she writes about in her cutting edge Thrillers with Heart.
Two times winner of the International Thriller Writers coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).
Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net
Two times winner of the International Thriller Writers coveted Thriller Award, CJ has been called a "master within the genre" (Pittsburgh Magazine) and her work has been praised as "breathtakingly fast-paced" and "riveting" (Publishers Weekly) with "characters with beating hearts and three dimensions" (Newsday).
Learn more about CJ's Thrillers with Heart at www.CJLyons.net
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January 5, 2016This sounds goodish :)
August 9, 2019
Good medical thriller. I really liked Lydia, and I'm always up for trying any new-to-me authors.
October 11, 2022
A Pulse-Stopping Medical Thriller
Once in a while, you come across an author who completely surprises you. C. J. Lyons is that author. Lifelines, her first novel in the Angels of Mercy Suspense series kept me glued to the pages all night.
What I loved the most, and I'm sure I will continue to love, is how emotionally available her characters are. Beginning with Lydia Fiore, the new admitting doctor, who has come all the way from LA to Pittsburgh, to start at the Angels of Mercy Medical Center.
On her first day, Lydia runs afoul of the head surgeon, Dr. Elliott Weiss. Through no fault of her own, his son, Jonah, dies in the emergency department. Dr. Weiss goes ballistic and orders Lydia off the premises pending a department review.
Although she doesn't know it yet, Lydia has scored points with quite a few of the staff. ER nurses Nora Halloran, Gina Freeman and Intern Amanda Mason all have their reasons to be empathetic to Lydia's situation.
Admitting doctor Mark Cohen is called back in to cover for Lydia. After speaking with the staff, he approaches her and recommends his sister, Michelle (Mickey) Cohen as a lawyer. Lydia comes to find out that Mickey is a civil rights lawyer and in the thick of the situation surrounding Jonah Weiss' death.
As Lydia fights for her job back, her life becomes a war zone. Zooming through finding out that Jonah was a gay, political activist; his ex-lover was Isaiah Stewart, the medical examiner who did his autopsy; meeting Matthew Kent, the head of The Sons of Adam, a Neo-Nazi group who opposed Jonah's group, Lydia's head was spinning.
Along the way, Lydia picks up quite a few supporters. EMT Trey Garrison, Officer Jerry Boyle, Mark Cohen, Theo Pearson and their families rally round her cause as each "coincidence" bears her story to be true.
By the end of the book, my heart thumping, watching an all out war happen in Pittsburgh on the Fourth of July, I was alternately cheering on my heroes and trying not to despair that the budding romance between Lydia and Trey would be interrupted by a death.
This book is not the end of the story of my new friends. And how grateful I am for that. I am in love with these characters and can't wait to find out what happens next. I'm hooked on C. J. Lyons.
Once in a while, you come across an author who completely surprises you. C. J. Lyons is that author. Lifelines, her first novel in the Angels of Mercy Suspense series kept me glued to the pages all night.
What I loved the most, and I'm sure I will continue to love, is how emotionally available her characters are. Beginning with Lydia Fiore, the new admitting doctor, who has come all the way from LA to Pittsburgh, to start at the Angels of Mercy Medical Center.
On her first day, Lydia runs afoul of the head surgeon, Dr. Elliott Weiss. Through no fault of her own, his son, Jonah, dies in the emergency department. Dr. Weiss goes ballistic and orders Lydia off the premises pending a department review.
Although she doesn't know it yet, Lydia has scored points with quite a few of the staff. ER nurses Nora Halloran, Gina Freeman and Intern Amanda Mason all have their reasons to be empathetic to Lydia's situation.
Admitting doctor Mark Cohen is called back in to cover for Lydia. After speaking with the staff, he approaches her and recommends his sister, Michelle (Mickey) Cohen as a lawyer. Lydia comes to find out that Mickey is a civil rights lawyer and in the thick of the situation surrounding Jonah Weiss' death.
As Lydia fights for her job back, her life becomes a war zone. Zooming through finding out that Jonah was a gay, political activist; his ex-lover was Isaiah Stewart, the medical examiner who did his autopsy; meeting Matthew Kent, the head of The Sons of Adam, a Neo-Nazi group who opposed Jonah's group, Lydia's head was spinning.
Along the way, Lydia picks up quite a few supporters. EMT Trey Garrison, Officer Jerry Boyle, Mark Cohen, Theo Pearson and their families rally round her cause as each "coincidence" bears her story to be true.
By the end of the book, my heart thumping, watching an all out war happen in Pittsburgh on the Fourth of July, I was alternately cheering on my heroes and trying not to despair that the budding romance between Lydia and Trey would be interrupted by a death.
This book is not the end of the story of my new friends. And how grateful I am for that. I am in love with these characters and can't wait to find out what happens next. I'm hooked on C. J. Lyons.
February 12, 2024
Previše dinamično- akcije i krvi do koljena, kao i previše medicinskih termina. Nije moj žanr.
Jedva sam na posljednjim stranicama uspjela povezati mnogobrojne likove 🫣
Ocjena 3.
Jedva sam na posljednjim stranicama uspjela povezati mnogobrojne likove 🫣
Ocjena 3.
July 2, 2019
Previše dešavanja u kratkom periodu, previše likova od kojih je bar polovina bila apsolutno suvišna, pa se skakalo iz jedne scene u neku skroz desetu, što je bilo dosta konfuzno za pratiti. Naglasak je češće bio na privatnoj drami pojedinih likova, nego na medicini i ostalom, a i sam kraj je nekako ubrzan. Sve u svemu, mlako i ne toliko interesantno.
July 30, 2015
Being an "ER" junkie, I thoroughly enjoyed "Lifelines" and the drama an ER always holds. Lydia Fiore, a new ER attending physician from L.A. starts her day at Pittsburgh's Angels of Mercy loses a patient who turns out to be the Chief of Surgery's son. The remainder of the book, covering 4 days, has Lydia working diligently putting the puzzle together of who was responsible for that death and several others.
April 26, 2016
Really enjoyed the many different storylines and the characters. Hope to read the rest of the series!
August 29, 2011
Predictable yet a fun thriller ^_^ especially for those in the medical field.
September 8, 2019
Generalno, knjiga nije loša. Radnja je malo zbrzana, nabacano je svega, a likova je previše. Često sam morala zastajati i razmišljati "ko je sad ovo i kad je ranije spomenut".
Po mom mišljenju, bilo bi bolje da je radnja duže trajala, a ne da se sve desilo u nekoliko dana. Tu je ljubav na prvi pogled, mržnja na prvi pogled i sve se mnogo intenzivno dešava.
Sve u svemu, čitala sam mnogo gorih knjiga od ove. Ne bi bila neka koju bih na prvu preporučila ali ne bih ni odvraćala od čitanja iste ako je nekome na tbr listi. :)
Po mom mišljenju, bilo bi bolje da je radnja duže trajala, a ne da se sve desilo u nekoliko dana. Tu je ljubav na prvi pogled, mržnja na prvi pogled i sve se mnogo intenzivno dešava.
Sve u svemu, čitala sam mnogo gorih knjiga od ove. Ne bi bila neka koju bih na prvu preporučila ali ne bih ni odvraćala od čitanja iste ako je nekome na tbr listi. :)
November 8, 2022
nonstop thrills!
This first book in the series is filled with suspense, excitement, and thrills! This is not your typical medical drama. This goes above and beyond! Lydia is new to Philadelphia, she is new to her job, and trying to find her permanent home. That is enough by itself, but she is in for the ride of her life! She has relocated from Los Angeles. She wants a little slower life. If that’s what she’s looking for, she will soon realize that she is in the wrong place. Dedicated to her medical profession, she soon realizes she has some very tough decisions to make.
This first book in the series is filled with suspense, excitement, and thrills! This is not your typical medical drama. This goes above and beyond! Lydia is new to Philadelphia, she is new to her job, and trying to find her permanent home. That is enough by itself, but she is in for the ride of her life! She has relocated from Los Angeles. She wants a little slower life. If that’s what she’s looking for, she will soon realize that she is in the wrong place. Dedicated to her medical profession, she soon realizes she has some very tough decisions to make.
June 2, 2019
First time I read this author. Very good medical mystery
May 7, 2011
I met CJ Lyons at Love Is Murder last month and immediately knew that I wanted to buy her book. She was on a panel with James Strauss, novelist and senior writer for House, M.D. (one of my favorite television shows): House VS Holmes: C.J. Lyons and Jim Strauss spar and chat about these two loveable, drug-addicted misanthropes. Someone asked a question about Lisa Cuddy, which sparked an interesting discussion about the portrayal of women in medical fiction.
We all agreed that Lisa Edelstein's character wears absolutely ridiculous clothes, and her character is not always perfectly . . . believable. "If you want a realistic portrayal of female doctors," Strauss said, "Read CJ's book."
Like a good, self-promoting new author, Lyons took this opportunity to hold up her first novel and introduce it: a behind-the-scenes medical drama set in a major trauma center in Pittsburgh, focusing on the intersecting lives and friendships between an attending physician (Lydia), a resident (Gina), a charge nurse (Nora), and a medical student (Amanda). The mystery in Lifelines, which published last spring, involves gay rights activists and neo-Nazi skinheads. She was also promoting her second novel, a sequel to Lifelines. The mystery in Warning Signs, which just published last month, is much more medical . . . and personal for one of the major characters (looking at you, Amanda!).
I was immediately hooked. I bought Warning Signs the next day (CJ was offering a buy the second book, get the first free deal, which I could not refuse) and started reading right away. I read straight through both books, though not without a hiccup here and there.
First was the cover. When I saw it up close I nearly backed away. "Realistic portrayal of women in medicine," I reminded myself. "Written by an award-winning author and real ER doc."
I picked up the book despite its cover, and wasn't disappointed once I got past the art. I like the layout and design just fine; it's the models that drive me crazy. They look like models. I totally don't buy any of those women as doctors. I sure don't think the very young-looking brunette in the white coat looks like Lydia Fiore, ER attending and former street kid. Maybe the red head could be a nurse, and the blonde a med student. But I sure don't buy the tall African American woman as a tough, assertive, bulimic third year emergency medicine resident. The four women look like . . . models. Young models with professional hair and make-up.
The second hiccup happened on P. 4: Trey Garrison . . . glanced up, revealing a pair of vivid hazel eyes that locked onto Lydia's gaze.
"Ack!" I thought. "I've been tricked into reading a romance novel." I didn't love that style of writing, which happened occasionally through both books, but I was caught by the pace, the mystery, and the lives of the four women. Indeed, Lyons is a member of Romance Writers of America in addition to a few mystery writers' organizations, and describes the series as "Thrillers with Heart." Upon reflection, I feel like the novels fall slightly more on the side of "romantic suspense" than "medical thriller," though there's a lot going on in the stories and only one romance arc completes with each novel. Actually, I keep going back and forth on how I'd categorize this one.
My third hiccup came in Warning Signs, when I decided that the characters were a little too flawed. Lydia's past is . . . intense. Which would be fine, but each of the other main characters is equally damaged. And I really don't like Gina. I'm sure that I'm supposed to, and it looks like Book 3 will be her book, so here's hoping that I start to find her just a touch more sympathetic.
My fourth hiccup came as Nora repeatedly missed the obvious signs of what's going on with her boyfriend. I have strongly suspected that Louis has a particular sleep disorder since early in book one, and I really hope that I'm wrong. I don't like to figure things out too much faster than the main characters, when we're given the same data. It also drives me crazy that Amanda keeps refusing to tell people that there's something physically wrong with her. Again: I know; other characters don't; it's uncomfortable for me. Especially when there's an easy and obvious solution: tell someone!
I really enjoyed reading Lifelines and Warning Signs, and am eagerly awaiting the third installment. But I still don't like the covers.
Mostly, I'm very interested to see where CJ Lyons goes next. There's something very fresh and honest about her, no artifice. I think she's an exciting new author to watch.
We all agreed that Lisa Edelstein's character wears absolutely ridiculous clothes, and her character is not always perfectly . . . believable. "If you want a realistic portrayal of female doctors," Strauss said, "Read CJ's book."
Like a good, self-promoting new author, Lyons took this opportunity to hold up her first novel and introduce it: a behind-the-scenes medical drama set in a major trauma center in Pittsburgh, focusing on the intersecting lives and friendships between an attending physician (Lydia), a resident (Gina), a charge nurse (Nora), and a medical student (Amanda). The mystery in Lifelines, which published last spring, involves gay rights activists and neo-Nazi skinheads. She was also promoting her second novel, a sequel to Lifelines. The mystery in Warning Signs, which just published last month, is much more medical . . . and personal for one of the major characters (looking at you, Amanda!).
I was immediately hooked. I bought Warning Signs the next day (CJ was offering a buy the second book, get the first free deal, which I could not refuse) and started reading right away. I read straight through both books, though not without a hiccup here and there.
First was the cover. When I saw it up close I nearly backed away. "Realistic portrayal of women in medicine," I reminded myself. "Written by an award-winning author and real ER doc."
I picked up the book despite its cover, and wasn't disappointed once I got past the art. I like the layout and design just fine; it's the models that drive me crazy. They look like models. I totally don't buy any of those women as doctors. I sure don't think the very young-looking brunette in the white coat looks like Lydia Fiore, ER attending and former street kid. Maybe the red head could be a nurse, and the blonde a med student. But I sure don't buy the tall African American woman as a tough, assertive, bulimic third year emergency medicine resident. The four women look like . . . models. Young models with professional hair and make-up.
The second hiccup happened on P. 4: Trey Garrison . . . glanced up, revealing a pair of vivid hazel eyes that locked onto Lydia's gaze.
"Ack!" I thought. "I've been tricked into reading a romance novel." I didn't love that style of writing, which happened occasionally through both books, but I was caught by the pace, the mystery, and the lives of the four women. Indeed, Lyons is a member of Romance Writers of America in addition to a few mystery writers' organizations, and describes the series as "Thrillers with Heart." Upon reflection, I feel like the novels fall slightly more on the side of "romantic suspense" than "medical thriller," though there's a lot going on in the stories and only one romance arc completes with each novel. Actually, I keep going back and forth on how I'd categorize this one.
My third hiccup came in Warning Signs, when I decided that the characters were a little too flawed. Lydia's past is . . . intense. Which would be fine, but each of the other main characters is equally damaged. And I really don't like Gina. I'm sure that I'm supposed to, and it looks like Book 3 will be her book, so here's hoping that I start to find her just a touch more sympathetic.
My fourth hiccup came as Nora repeatedly missed the obvious signs of what's going on with her boyfriend. I have strongly suspected that Louis has a particular sleep disorder since early in book one, and I really hope that I'm wrong. I don't like to figure things out too much faster than the main characters, when we're given the same data. It also drives me crazy that Amanda keeps refusing to tell people that there's something physically wrong with her. Again: I know; other characters don't; it's uncomfortable for me. Especially when there's an easy and obvious solution: tell someone!
I really enjoyed reading Lifelines and Warning Signs, and am eagerly awaiting the third installment. But I still don't like the covers.
Mostly, I'm very interested to see where CJ Lyons goes next. There's something very fresh and honest about her, no artifice. I think she's an exciting new author to watch.
May 31, 2015
My mom bought this book last fall and I was eyeing this book since then. In January, I put this book on my TBR, and now I’ve finally read it. I was a bit afraid that I wouldn’t like it, sicne it’s out of my confort zone and I don’t usually read books in this genre, but I was pleasantly surprised. I loved this book so much and now I can’t stop thinking about it.
The premise of this book didn’t sound super interesting to me when I first read the summary and I started reading this book only because of the romance. However, the plot ended up being very interesting ang gripping. I couldn’t put the book down and I just needed to know what happens. Last 50-100 pages of this book were super intense and I barely breathed while reading. The entire book is action-packed and thrilling, and every single chapter ends on a cliffhanger so you just have to continue reading. Plot is set over the course of 5 days, but so many stuff happened. Also, I liked different POVs we got. The main focus was on Lydia, of course, but we got to see Amanda’s, Nora’s and Gina’s POV as well and I liked all the glimpses into their lives and their feelings. Another this I really like is the idea that every book in this four-book series follows one of the girls, and other three are just side charcters. I just find that to be a super cool concept. When it comes to the mystery part, I was not able to guess who is the ”bad guy”, but I loved the way everything unraveled. Also, I think I liked the part after we found out who the ”bad guy” is even more.
Characters in this book are very interesting and very well done. Every single one of them has their own demons and their own story, and their stories all intertwine and make a beautiful background of this book.
Lydia is a very interesting character. She’s been through so much, but she turned out to be very badass and awesome. I liked her so much and her character sounded very believable. She is an awesome doctor, she did solve the mystery and all of those expected stuff, but she was real. She has her demons and she doesn’t always fight them, but she has definitely become one of my role-models. Her relationship with Trey… I don’t know. At first it was very cheesy and kind of discusting, but later I ended up shipping them so hard. The romance in the second part of the book is much deeper and I got to see the connection between Trey and Lydia a lot better. I liked how Trey was the only one who knew what Lydia needed. So, I ship it. Trey as a character is awesome as well, I liked him from the beginning, but I wish we got to meet him a little bit better. However, I really liked his family. Those people are just awesome.
Character which I think I’m supposed to like, but I don’t is Gina. I just couldn’t connect to her. I tried to understand her, I tried to root for her, but I just couldn’t make myself care about her. I did like Nora a lot, especially at the end of the book when she became strong and independent. I’m glad she got over the bad thing that happened to her. Amanda is probably my favourite character, after Lydia. I don’t know exactly why, but I really like that girl. Also, I hope there will be some romance between her and this doctor whose name I can’t remember at the moment. They would be a cute couple and I ship them.
I have no idea what else to say about this book. I love it so much and I can’t wait to read the sequel. Hopefully, that will happen this summer. It needs to happen. Also, I recommend this book!
The premise of this book didn’t sound super interesting to me when I first read the summary and I started reading this book only because of the romance. However, the plot ended up being very interesting ang gripping. I couldn’t put the book down and I just needed to know what happens. Last 50-100 pages of this book were super intense and I barely breathed while reading. The entire book is action-packed and thrilling, and every single chapter ends on a cliffhanger so you just have to continue reading. Plot is set over the course of 5 days, but so many stuff happened. Also, I liked different POVs we got. The main focus was on Lydia, of course, but we got to see Amanda’s, Nora’s and Gina’s POV as well and I liked all the glimpses into their lives and their feelings. Another this I really like is the idea that every book in this four-book series follows one of the girls, and other three are just side charcters. I just find that to be a super cool concept. When it comes to the mystery part, I was not able to guess who is the ”bad guy”, but I loved the way everything unraveled. Also, I think I liked the part after we found out who the ”bad guy” is even more.
Characters in this book are very interesting and very well done. Every single one of them has their own demons and their own story, and their stories all intertwine and make a beautiful background of this book.
Lydia is a very interesting character. She’s been through so much, but she turned out to be very badass and awesome. I liked her so much and her character sounded very believable. She is an awesome doctor, she did solve the mystery and all of those expected stuff, but she was real. She has her demons and she doesn’t always fight them, but she has definitely become one of my role-models. Her relationship with Trey… I don’t know. At first it was very cheesy and kind of discusting, but later I ended up shipping them so hard. The romance in the second part of the book is much deeper and I got to see the connection between Trey and Lydia a lot better. I liked how Trey was the only one who knew what Lydia needed. So, I ship it. Trey as a character is awesome as well, I liked him from the beginning, but I wish we got to meet him a little bit better. However, I really liked his family. Those people are just awesome.
Character which I think I’m supposed to like, but I don’t is Gina. I just couldn’t connect to her. I tried to understand her, I tried to root for her, but I just couldn’t make myself care about her. I did like Nora a lot, especially at the end of the book when she became strong and independent. I’m glad she got over the bad thing that happened to her. Amanda is probably my favourite character, after Lydia. I don’t know exactly why, but I really like that girl. Also, I hope there will be some romance between her and this doctor whose name I can’t remember at the moment. They would be a cute couple and I ship them.
I have no idea what else to say about this book. I love it so much and I can’t wait to read the sequel. Hopefully, that will happen this summer. It needs to happen. Also, I recommend this book!
January 25, 2009
In Lifelines we meet four strong ladies who work at Angels of Mercy Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Lydia Fiore, the ER attending physician whose first day on the job may be here last when she fails to save the life of the Chief of Surgery's son who was struck by a car. Nora Halloran, the charge nurse whose relationship with her boyfriend is falling apart but Nora seems oblivious to that fact. Amanda Mason, the med student with aspirations of being a pediatrician who refuses to accept the fact that she's showing symptoms of a major illness. And perfectionist Gina Freeman, the resident who comes from a wealthy family but works to give something back.
Initially turned off by Dr. Fiore's tough exterior Nora, Amanda and Gina befriend Lydia when they realize what an excellent doctor she is. When Gina and Lydia are attacked outside of a restaurant Lydia realizes the death of the Chief of Surgery's son was no accident and Gina calls in her boyfriend, Detective Boyle, to begin investigating the murder and clear Lydia's name.
The plot is definitely planned as the first of the series. Lifelines is really the story of Dr. Fiore. The storylines of the three other women are set up but not wrapped up so you're left with major cliffhangers in regards to their stories.
I really enjoyed this one as it was fast-paced and action packed throughout the whole book. Having read this right after two books which both have medical aspects to them (the slower paced Irreplaceable and the outrageous, but still awesome, Beat the Reaper: A Novel) this one was more up my alley as it was a suspense story just a little romance thrown in. To quote other reviewers, reading this is like watching your favorite episode of ER or Grey's Anatomy. I will definitely be reading book two, Warning Signs and I recommend this one for all medical thriller/romantic suspense lovers.
Initially turned off by Dr. Fiore's tough exterior Nora, Amanda and Gina befriend Lydia when they realize what an excellent doctor she is. When Gina and Lydia are attacked outside of a restaurant Lydia realizes the death of the Chief of Surgery's son was no accident and Gina calls in her boyfriend, Detective Boyle, to begin investigating the murder and clear Lydia's name.
The plot is definitely planned as the first of the series. Lifelines is really the story of Dr. Fiore. The storylines of the three other women are set up but not wrapped up so you're left with major cliffhangers in regards to their stories.
I really enjoyed this one as it was fast-paced and action packed throughout the whole book. Having read this right after two books which both have medical aspects to them (the slower paced Irreplaceable and the outrageous, but still awesome, Beat the Reaper: A Novel) this one was more up my alley as it was a suspense story just a little romance thrown in. To quote other reviewers, reading this is like watching your favorite episode of ER or Grey's Anatomy. I will definitely be reading book two, Warning Signs and I recommend this one for all medical thriller/romantic suspense lovers.
August 26, 2012
This series is so promising. I will just need a bit of a tone down of the explosions and gunfire. This could have easily have been a 5 star book if there was more emphasis on character development and less on the action. Lydia is a strong character.. a bit too strong sometimes. Following David to the crazy gang church grounds was just silly. Getting kicked off the staff on her first day and then continuously continuing to work on patients with zero repercussions .. not very believable.
Her relationship with Trey is nice, but I could have used more, more interactions to start with and a bit more details about his personality, right now he is just a hot guy who is a paramedic with a nice family.
I also had a bit trouble keeping the 4 women straight. They are all very similar in their speech and actions. Several times I had to flip to the back of the book to remember which was a doctor and which was a nurse or student.
There could have been a bit more friendship building between the 4 before they are giving Lydia furniture and food and hugging like best friends. Lydia has very limited conversations and encounters with them up to this point and it just seemed like a too nicely tied bow on the end of a package.
All in all this series has major potential. I love medical books and really hope to get to know the characters quirks and personalities a bit more. There are also several questions that were not aNSWERED IN THIS FIRST BOOK AND i HOPE TO FIND SOEM ANSWERES IN THE NEXT FEW.
Her relationship with Trey is nice, but I could have used more, more interactions to start with and a bit more details about his personality, right now he is just a hot guy who is a paramedic with a nice family.
I also had a bit trouble keeping the 4 women straight. They are all very similar in their speech and actions. Several times I had to flip to the back of the book to remember which was a doctor and which was a nurse or student.
There could have been a bit more friendship building between the 4 before they are giving Lydia furniture and food and hugging like best friends. Lydia has very limited conversations and encounters with them up to this point and it just seemed like a too nicely tied bow on the end of a package.
All in all this series has major potential. I love medical books and really hope to get to know the characters quirks and personalities a bit more. There are also several questions that were not aNSWERED IN THIS FIRST BOOK AND i HOPE TO FIND SOEM ANSWERES IN THE NEXT FEW.
August 21, 2014
If you loved shows like ER, you'll love be in the front and center of an Emergency Room in a Pittsburgh. In CJ Lyons's Lifelines, this book launched the first book in her Angels of Mercy series. Lydia Fiore was new to the area and hailed from Los Angeles. When she first arrived on the scene on Transition Day, things took a bit turn for the worse as attending nurse, when the Chief of Surgery's son died on the table. To save her career, she needed to get behind the truth behind his death. Lucky for her, she wasn't alone. She formed new and fast friendships with Nora, Gina and Amanda, and developed a new love interest of her own with a paramedic. While the mystery of her mother's death haunted her, get ready to take a seat in front of the hospital with non-stop medical drama. You'll be in for a thrill ride. This is a fantastic new medical thriller with action, drama and romance, all wrapped up in one package.
April 27, 2016
I always said that I admire doctors because I wouldn't imagine myself doing the stuff they have to do and the responsibility that follows it (and I especially don't like blood and needles, just so you know).
This was my first C. J. Lyons book and I have to say I enjoyed it. The book contains everything I like in a novel: real life, thriller and a little romance. Perfect!
The characters are really detailed and I was really glad to see there are more books in this series! I'm lacking good words so, yeah. You'll enjoy this book and be edgy 'till the very end!
This was my first C. J. Lyons book and I have to say I enjoyed it. The book contains everything I like in a novel: real life, thriller and a little romance. Perfect!
The characters are really detailed and I was really glad to see there are more books in this series! I'm lacking good words so, yeah. You'll enjoy this book and be edgy 'till the very end!
December 4, 2010
Forgettable, too much romance not enough medicine for me. Very unrealistic portrayal of physicians IMHO.
January 16, 2021
Sinopsis ove knjige zvuči obećavajuće, radnja djeluje zanimljivo stoga sam odlučila dati priliku još jednom medicinskom trileru.
𝑷𝒓𝒗𝒊 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋 𝒅𝒓. 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒋𝒆č𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒖 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒐𝒋 𝒔𝒍𝒖ž𝒃𝒊 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒏đ𝒆𝒍𝒊 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒓đ𝒂 𝒖 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒉𝒖, 𝒑𝒓𝒐š𝒂𝒐 𝒋𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒐𝒈: 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒉, 𝒔𝒊𝒏 š𝒆𝒇𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒌𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒎 𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂. 𝑵𝒂š𝒂𝒗š𝒊 𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒏𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒊𝒋𝒐𝒎 𝒊 𝒃𝒆𝒛 𝒐𝒅𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒆 𝒛𝒂š𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒆 𝒎𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊ć 𝒖𝒎𝒓𝒐, 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒓𝒆ć𝒆 𝒗𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖 𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒖. 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒋𝒖 𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊 𝒐 𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒗𝒖, 𝒂 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒊 𝒑𝒐𝒎𝒂ž𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂, 𝒔𝒕𝒂ž𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑮𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒊 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒂, 𝒌𝒂𝒐 𝒊 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒍𝒂č𝒏𝒊 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒆𝒉𝒏𝒊č𝒂𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒚. 𝑫𝒐𝒌 𝒖 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊ž𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒐 𝒛𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒎, 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂 𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒖 𝒖 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋 𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒋𝒆š𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒛𝒂 𝒛𝒂š𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒂, 𝒌𝒂𝒐 𝒊 𝒆𝒌𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒏𝒆 𝒗𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆...
𝑪𝑱 𝑳𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒋𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒊 ć𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒛𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒅𝒂𝒉.
𝑲𝒂𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒐𝒅𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒖 𝒛𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒖 𝒖 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒉𝒖, 𝑪𝑱 𝑳𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝒔𝒆 𝒔 𝒎𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒆 𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒖 𝒔𝒗𝒐𝒋𝒊𝒎 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒛𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒆 𝒋𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆.
Čitatelj ima priliku upoznati četiri snažne žene. Žene koje su podredile svoje živote spašavanju tuđih. One rade u bolnici Angles of Mercy u Pittsburghu. Glavni fokus i centar radnje odvija se oko doktorice Lynde Fiore i njenog novog posla kao dežurni liječnik/voditelj smjene hitnog odjela. No, čitatelj upoznaje i Ginu Freeman, bogatu specijalizanticu treće godine na hitnom prijemu, Amandu Mason, njenu cimericu i studenticu koja se školuje za pedijatra, a zbog nedostatka novca radi dodatne smjene u hitnoj i ostalim odjelima po potrebi. Amanda ima veliku tajnu. Toliko veliku da joj o tome može ovisiti karijera. Poslijednja super–žena s kojom se susrećete je Nora Halloran – voditeljica medicinskih sestara hitnoga odjela (mislim da je tu funkciju u zdravstvu RH obavlja viša medicinska sestra) koja se susreće sa raznim problemima. Meni najdraži lik knjige.
Linija života prva je od četiri knjige o bolnici Angels of Mercy, a bazirana je na životu doktorice Fiore. Nadamo se da će znanje prevesti ostale tri kako bi pobliže upoznali prijašnje živote ostalih dama. *Fingers crossed*
Radnja u romanu Catalyst je bazirana na liku Amande, Trauma na Nori, a Isolation na Gini.
U ovom romanu tempo je ubrzan, cijelo djelo prati prvih pet radnih dana doktorice Fiore. I to kakvih radnih dana – od smrti sina šefa kirurgije, njene suspenzije, fizičkog napada siledžija iz skupine koja podržava „Boga“ do napetih slučajeva u hitnom prijemu, prijetnji i, naravno, jednog jako zgodnog medicinskog tehničara koji je spreman na sve samo da doktorica bude zadovoljna. I sigurna. I zadovoljna. ;)
Obožavam serije o hitnom prijemu, liječnicima i ludim medicinskim slučajevima pa me ova knjiga podsjetila na seriju „Uvod u anatomiju“ (tko nije, mora pogledati, onaj tko je gledao zna o čemu pričam ;) ). Posjeduje svu zbrku hitne službe uz odlično opisane međuljudske odnose i zanimljive slučaje. Sviđa mi se pripovjedanje kroz oči raznih likova jer se tako odvija bolja dinamika radnje i ostali likovi dolaze do izražaja.
No, sva ta strka, akcija i radnja zbijena u samo par dana definitivno nije „my cup of tea“ (meni po volji). Toliko se paralelnih radnji događa, na raznim krajevima bolnice, da se čitatelj može zbuniti ili propustiti onu bitnu za glavnu radnju djela. Također su me malo smetale fusnote jer je djelo puno medicinskih izraza nama laicima totalno nepoznatih pa je potrebno svako malo vidjeti o čemu se točno radi.
Preporuka svim ljubiteljima serija o liječnicima poput „Hitne službe“ i „Uvod u anatomiju“. Umjesto da pogledate epizodu serije, uzmite ovu knjigu i pročitajte.
𝑷𝒓𝒗𝒊 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋 𝒅𝒓. 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒐𝒓𝒆, 𝒍𝒊𝒋𝒆č𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒖 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒐𝒋 𝒔𝒍𝒖ž𝒃𝒊 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝑨𝒏đ𝒆𝒍𝒊 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒓đ𝒂 𝒖 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒉𝒖, 𝒑𝒓𝒐š𝒂𝒐 𝒋𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒅 𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒐𝒈: 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒉, 𝒔𝒊𝒏 š𝒆𝒇𝒂 𝒌𝒊𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒓𝒌𝒐𝒔 𝒔𝒗𝒊𝒎 𝒏𝒋𝒆𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒎 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂. 𝑵𝒂š𝒂𝒗š𝒊 𝒔𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒅 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒖𝒕𝒏𝒐𝒎 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒛𝒊𝒋𝒐𝒎 𝒊 𝒃𝒆𝒛 𝒐𝒅𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒋𝒆 𝒛𝒂š𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒆 𝒎𝒍𝒂𝒅𝒊ć 𝒖𝒎𝒓𝒐, 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒑𝒐𝒌𝒓𝒆ć𝒆 𝒗𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖 𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒖. 𝑵𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒛𝒊 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒑𝒔𝒊𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒋𝒖 𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒆 𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊 𝒐 𝒖𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒗𝒖, 𝒂 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒊 𝒑𝒐𝒎𝒂ž𝒖 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑨𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒂, 𝒔𝒕𝒂ž𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝑮𝒊𝒏𝒂 𝒊 𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂 𝑵𝒐𝒓𝒂, 𝒌𝒂𝒐 𝒊 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒍𝒂č𝒏𝒊 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒆𝒉𝒏𝒊č𝒂𝒓 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒚. 𝑫𝒐𝒌 𝒖 𝒃𝒐𝒍𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒊ž𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒐 𝒛𝒂 𝒕𝒊𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒎, 𝑳𝒚𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒐𝒕𝒌𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒂 𝒅𝒂 𝒔𝒖 𝒖 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋 𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒋𝒆š𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒖𝒅𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒆 𝒛𝒂 𝒛𝒂š𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖 𝒑𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒂 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒌𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒂, 𝒌𝒂𝒐 𝒊 𝒆𝒌𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒏𝒆 𝒗𝒋𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒌𝒖𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒆...
𝑪𝑱 𝑳𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒋𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒏𝒂𝒑𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒛𝒐𝒈 𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒎𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒊 ć𝒆 𝒗𝒂𝒎 𝒐𝒅𝒖𝒛𝒆𝒕𝒊 𝒅𝒂𝒉.
𝑲𝒂𝒐 𝒑𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒋𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒏𝒂 𝒐𝒅𝒋𝒆𝒍𝒖 𝒛𝒂 𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒏𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒖 𝒖 𝑷𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒔𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈𝒉𝒖, 𝑪𝑱 𝑳𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒔𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂 𝒔𝒆 𝒔 𝒎𝒏𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒎 𝒔𝒍𝒖č𝒂𝒋𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒆 𝒋𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒂 𝒖 𝒔𝒗𝒐𝒋𝒊𝒎 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒌𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒂 𝒛𝒂 𝒌𝒐𝒋𝒆 𝒋𝒆 𝒅𝒐𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒏𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒆.
Čitatelj ima priliku upoznati četiri snažne žene. Žene koje su podredile svoje živote spašavanju tuđih. One rade u bolnici Angles of Mercy u Pittsburghu. Glavni fokus i centar radnje odvija se oko doktorice Lynde Fiore i njenog novog posla kao dežurni liječnik/voditelj smjene hitnog odjela. No, čitatelj upoznaje i Ginu Freeman, bogatu specijalizanticu treće godine na hitnom prijemu, Amandu Mason, njenu cimericu i studenticu koja se školuje za pedijatra, a zbog nedostatka novca radi dodatne smjene u hitnoj i ostalim odjelima po potrebi. Amanda ima veliku tajnu. Toliko veliku da joj o tome može ovisiti karijera. Poslijednja super–žena s kojom se susrećete je Nora Halloran – voditeljica medicinskih sestara hitnoga odjela (mislim da je tu funkciju u zdravstvu RH obavlja viša medicinska sestra) koja se susreće sa raznim problemima. Meni najdraži lik knjige.
Linija života prva je od četiri knjige o bolnici Angels of Mercy, a bazirana je na životu doktorice Fiore. Nadamo se da će znanje prevesti ostale tri kako bi pobliže upoznali prijašnje živote ostalih dama. *Fingers crossed*
Radnja u romanu Catalyst je bazirana na liku Amande, Trauma na Nori, a Isolation na Gini.
U ovom romanu tempo je ubrzan, cijelo djelo prati prvih pet radnih dana doktorice Fiore. I to kakvih radnih dana – od smrti sina šefa kirurgije, njene suspenzije, fizičkog napada siledžija iz skupine koja podržava „Boga“ do napetih slučajeva u hitnom prijemu, prijetnji i, naravno, jednog jako zgodnog medicinskog tehničara koji je spreman na sve samo da doktorica bude zadovoljna. I sigurna. I zadovoljna. ;)
Obožavam serije o hitnom prijemu, liječnicima i ludim medicinskim slučajevima pa me ova knjiga podsjetila na seriju „Uvod u anatomiju“ (tko nije, mora pogledati, onaj tko je gledao zna o čemu pričam ;) ). Posjeduje svu zbrku hitne službe uz odlično opisane međuljudske odnose i zanimljive slučaje. Sviđa mi se pripovjedanje kroz oči raznih likova jer se tako odvija bolja dinamika radnje i ostali likovi dolaze do izražaja.
No, sva ta strka, akcija i radnja zbijena u samo par dana definitivno nije „my cup of tea“ (meni po volji). Toliko se paralelnih radnji događa, na raznim krajevima bolnice, da se čitatelj može zbuniti ili propustiti onu bitnu za glavnu radnju djela. Također su me malo smetale fusnote jer je djelo puno medicinskih izraza nama laicima totalno nepoznatih pa je potrebno svako malo vidjeti o čemu se točno radi.
Preporuka svim ljubiteljima serija o liječnicima poput „Hitne službe“ i „Uvod u anatomiju“. Umjesto da pogledate epizodu serije, uzmite ovu knjigu i pročitajte.
June 15, 2025
Lydia moves from LA to Pittsburgh to work as an ER attending physician at Angels of Mercy Medical Center. Trouble starts on day one. She loses a patient who she didn't know was the son of the chief of surgery at the hospital. She believes that she knows why he wasn't responding to the treatments that are SOP in the ER, but others think she just blew it by not saving him, including the victim's father.
When other people start falling victim to what she suspected, she thinks she will be vindicated, but she is having a hard time convincing people that she was right.
Now she has the real killer after her and many people around her. Should she stay and try to prove she was right and find the killer, or should she go back to LA and hope that she and the people around her will be safe?
This is a heart-pounding thriller that is hard to put down.
When other people start falling victim to what she suspected, she thinks she will be vindicated, but she is having a hard time convincing people that she was right.
Now she has the real killer after her and many people around her. Should she stay and try to prove she was right and find the killer, or should she go back to LA and hope that she and the people around her will be safe?
This is a heart-pounding thriller that is hard to put down.
March 6, 2021
Terrific
Medical drama with a new attending ER physician banned from the hospital the same day she started because the son of a surgeon died on her watch . Cause of death cyanide , difficult to prove . An exciting series of events follows with Lydia involved far too often . Racial tensions are high with an Aryan type movement vs a gay rights movement at logger heads. Fourth of July and riots . Wow what a mess . During it all Lydia finds a group of people who are quickly becoming the family she has always dreamed of .
Great writing that keeps you reading .
Medical drama with a new attending ER physician banned from the hospital the same day she started because the son of a surgeon died on her watch . Cause of death cyanide , difficult to prove . An exciting series of events follows with Lydia involved far too often . Racial tensions are high with an Aryan type movement vs a gay rights movement at logger heads. Fourth of July and riots . Wow what a mess . During it all Lydia finds a group of people who are quickly becoming the family she has always dreamed of .
Great writing that keeps you reading .
April 21, 2020
Intriguing
I wasn't sure what to expect as this is my first book by this author I've read. I was hoping it wouldn't be so technical that I had to skip sections nor so basic it would be more of a soap opera. Amazingly there was a really good balance between it all. There were several romance threads and a mystery throughout. The pace was such that I stayed up way too late to finish the book. I'm on to the next.
I wasn't sure what to expect as this is my first book by this author I've read. I was hoping it wouldn't be so technical that I had to skip sections nor so basic it would be more of a soap opera. Amazingly there was a really good balance between it all. There were several romance threads and a mystery throughout. The pace was such that I stayed up way too late to finish the book. I'm on to the next.
May 2, 2018
I do audio books, so my concern is with the very poor pronunciation of many words. Very poor production to let that occur. The tone of reader was pleasant but she needed someone proofreading her work. I found the first in the series disappointing as to story also and will not read any more books in the series.
June 19, 2019
Good read!
Fast-paced and full of suspense. A true medical thriller! People mysteriously dying, and a new doctor at the hospital, in the midst of these events. The author wrote likeable characters, ones you can relate to, and a story full of medical emergencies which are interesting to read. I will definitely read more of her books!
Fast-paced and full of suspense. A true medical thriller! People mysteriously dying, and a new doctor at the hospital, in the midst of these events. The author wrote likeable characters, ones you can relate to, and a story full of medical emergencies which are interesting to read. I will definitely read more of her books!
February 18, 2023
CJ Lyon- A truly gifted writer.
I have now read about 14 books of CJ Lyons. I loved the renegade series and am now enjoying the Angels of Mercy series. I am consistently amazed, enthralled dumbfounded by the plots and most of all the endings. I am in awe that the plots are all different and definitely unpredictable. I love, love, love each and every one.
I have now read about 14 books of CJ Lyons. I loved the renegade series and am now enjoying the Angels of Mercy series. I am consistently amazed, enthralled dumbfounded by the plots and most of all the endings. I am in awe that the plots are all different and definitely unpredictable. I love, love, love each and every one.
April 18, 2019
This is the first novel written by CJ Lyons. It's a wonderful work! Very accurate, medically: She is a doctor with wonderful writing as a release from some of her more intense experiences adapted, and fictionalized in a marvelous, in-depth way!
May 18, 2019
Confusing
This book kept me confused 75% of the time. Too many characters and too many story lines at the same time. Normally, I enjoy medical thrillers, but this one missed the boat with me.
This book kept me confused 75% of the time. Too many characters and too many story lines at the same time. Normally, I enjoy medical thrillers, but this one missed the boat with me.
September 26, 2019
I so enjoy reading medical/suspense stories like this one, that keep you on the edge with a good story line, action, suspense, fast-paced, and an unexpected ending! It’s one of those stories, you want to read, every chance you get, because you just can’t wait to see what is going to happen next!
October 13, 2019
Good read
Sometimes there can be too much drama in one story because it is usually no where to go after that. This is my first book by CJL so I'm cautiously optimistic about the rest.
Sometimes there can be too much drama in one story because it is usually no where to go after that. This is my first book by CJL so I'm cautiously optimistic about the rest.
November 5, 2020
It was a fine read; having worked on the ED myself, I appreciate how accurate a lot of the cases/descriptions were. It got a little too “Grey’s Anatomy” towards the end and some of the parts were a little too unbelievable/too good to be true. Overall, it was not bad. 👍🏼
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