Anna Turner just wants to survive her medical internship. On her first day, she sets two goals: avoid being labeled as ‘the director’s daughter’ and land on the team of a halfway decent attending.
The kind of luck her sister Aurora never had. Smart and driven, Aurora spent the previous year under the same tyrannical supervisor who still refuses to review her research project.
By some cruel twist of fate, Anna is assigned to the team of the legendary ‘Dr. Arrogance.’ After one explosive reaction, she’s publicly humiliated and transferred to another team.
Mission accomplished.
New goal: never see that infuriating man again.
A very handsome man, admittedly.
But still infuriating.
Patrick Sartori was once a rising star in cardiothoracic surgery, until a family tragedy forced him to trade the operating room for unexpected guardianship.
Now responsible for his eight-year-old niece Ruby, who shut herself off from the world after losing her parents, he takes a more predictable position as an attending physician supervising medical interns at a university hospital.
With his interns, he’s impatient and intimidating.
With Ruby, he’s determined.
Winning her trust, however, proves far more complicated than any high-risk surgery.
When Ruby meets Anna, she forms an instant connection. Patrick sees an opportunity and proposes a deal: Anna will help him grow closer to his niece. In exchange, he’ll finally review Aurora’s research project.
A few hospital rules might have to bend.
And they definitely don’t like each other.
But for Ruby and Aurora, they’re willing to take the risk.
The problem? Proximity has a way of changing things. What starts as mutual hostility shifts into lingering looks, charged silences, and an attraction that’s impossible to ignore. Impulsive kisses, secret meetings, and dangerous choices begin to threaten careers, Ruby’s custody, and the silent promise they made to never fall in love.
Until then, it was only a deal with manageable risks.
But feelings don’t follow protocol.
Genre: New Adult Romance
The kind of luck her sister Aurora never had. Smart and driven, Aurora spent the previous year under the same tyrannical supervisor who still refuses to review her research project.
By some cruel twist of fate, Anna is assigned to the team of the legendary ‘Dr. Arrogance.’ After one explosive reaction, she’s publicly humiliated and transferred to another team.
Mission accomplished.
New goal: never see that infuriating man again.
A very handsome man, admittedly.
But still infuriating.
Patrick Sartori was once a rising star in cardiothoracic surgery, until a family tragedy forced him to trade the operating room for unexpected guardianship.
Now responsible for his eight-year-old niece Ruby, who shut herself off from the world after losing her parents, he takes a more predictable position as an attending physician supervising medical interns at a university hospital.
With his interns, he’s impatient and intimidating.
With Ruby, he’s determined.
Winning her trust, however, proves far more complicated than any high-risk surgery.
When Ruby meets Anna, she forms an instant connection. Patrick sees an opportunity and proposes a deal: Anna will help him grow closer to his niece. In exchange, he’ll finally review Aurora’s research project.
A few hospital rules might have to bend.
And they definitely don’t like each other.
But for Ruby and Aurora, they’re willing to take the risk.
The problem? Proximity has a way of changing things. What starts as mutual hostility shifts into lingering looks, charged silences, and an attraction that’s impossible to ignore. Impulsive kisses, secret meetings, and dangerous choices begin to threaten careers, Ruby’s custody, and the silent promise they made to never fall in love.
Until then, it was only a deal with manageable risks.
But feelings don’t follow protocol.
Genre: New Adult Romance