Lakeside Hospital

Alex McHenry's world stood still the day her father passed.She was 19, studying to be an art teacher, and living happily like any other college student. Then abruptly, her life was reduced to funeral arrangements, depression, therapy, and the responsibility of caring for her mother, who retreated to the couch to take solace in the artificially cheerful hosts on the Home Shopping Network.After more than a year of living frozen in the moment of her father's death, Alex decides to take the first steps out of her grief. She enrolls in a paramedic program and during one of her first classes, she meets Megan Callahan, a pretty but aloof medical student who comes crashing into her life at the most unexpected moment.It's not long before Alex discovers that Megan has her own skeletons in the proverbial closet, and when a bacterial outbreak forces them together, they must both decide whether to confront their demons together, or continue to live in limbo.Can Alex and Megan work together to mend their broken hearts? Or will they turn away in fear?

Ivy Chan has always known her destiny.She would be the best neurosurgeon in the state, or maybe the country. Better even than her father, whose shadow she's eager to escape.Ivy has always been a student above all. Friendships, hobbies and romance come second… or more often, not at all. She's in the home stretch now, the final year of medical school, and her surgical residency is within reach.All Ivy needs to do is stay the course.Which would be a hell of a lot easier if she hadn't had the misfortune of falling in love with her study partner.Chloe Barnes is the kind of girl who can command Ivy's attention even across a crowded Emergency Room. She's smart and witty, she makes friends with everyone she meets… she's the polar opposite of Ivy's reserved, cynical nature. And one unexpected kiss in the hospital locker room changes everything.It shoves Ivy off her chosen path…Leaves her questioning everything…And wanting more.

Krys Stevens is the best trauma doctor at Lakeside Hospital.She runs the ER like a finely choreographed dance and her dedication to her patients makes up for the ones she cannot save. She's got a small group of coworkers she calls friends and she's a superstar at the free clinic where she volunteers. What more could an ambitious young doctor want?One day, a patient arrives in the ER intubated with a ballpoint pen and changes everything.Darcy is a combat medic, or she used to be. Her whole identity was wrapped up in the Army until she was injured and sent back to civilian life. After ten years away, there's not much waiting for her at home, but she's determined to rebuild her life so she starts going to meet-ups to make new friends.That's how she befriends the meet-up coordinator, and how she discovers he's allergic to shellfish.One creative intubation later and she's following him to the ER where she meets the passionate, beautiful and untouchable Krys. She stops only long enough to give Darcy a piece of her mind, but that's all it takes to know…Darcy wants Krys to be in the life she's building.

What if your soulmate arrives the day after you decide to stop looking for her?Hot-shot obstetrician Mercedes Stone is killing it at work, but she has a dirty secret. She's the daughter of a hoarder. She's built her life around her research but when her mother's condition reaches a crisis point, she must drop everything to come home.Lily Thomas is a pediatrician quickly approaching 40 and all she's ever wanted is a family. She's given up on finding Ms. Right, but the day she meets Mercedes – who's taking a temporary job at Lakeside Hospital – is the same day Lily learns she's finally pregnant.They fall for each other hard and fast – it has to be fast because Mercedes is going home in six months to wrap up a vital clinical trial and soon, Lily will have a newborn baby to love.What's the harm in a quick fling?But as Mercedes digs out her mother's house, she begins to realize there's more for her at home than just junk. What she and Lily swore was just a fling is beginning to feel a lot more like… family.Labor of Love is a standalone novel in the bestselling Lakeside Hospital series. The books in this series can be read in any order.

Sparks fly as a people-pleasing paramedic and a hardened ER nurse collide in the final installment of the bestselling Lakeside Hospital medical romance series.Sarah would do anything for her friends. From babysitting to wedding planning, and even going beyond the call of duty for her patients, 'no' isn't part of her vocabulary – until her body reaches a breaking point.When Sarah faints into the arms of the prettiest nurse in the ER, it could be a sign that it's time to do something about the crush she's had on Veronica for years.Instead, all Sarah gets is fluids and a lecture.Veronica has too many problems of her own, including an evil ex-girlfriend who won't stay gone, to fuss over a lightheaded paramedic – even if it is the hardworking one with the gorgeous blue eyes.While everyone else at Lakeside Hospital is coupling up and settling down, there's no room for romance in the life-or-death chaos of the emergency room. But sometimes love is where you least expect it, standing right in front of you all along…Mouth to Mouth is a standalone novel in the bestselling Lakeside Hospital series, which can be read in any order.