The Designated Doctor
(2025)(The second book in the South Strand Social Club series)
A novel by Emily Street
Their Hearts Spoke in Whispers—Until the Danger Screamed
Michelle Galves came home with more than a cane.
After surviving a bombing while working in Syria with Doctors International, the adrenaline-addicted surgeon is rebuilding her life—and her clinic—in South Strand. She's not looking for help, and definitely not looking for love.
Then Riaz Khan walks in. A retired military doctor with a quiet strength and eyes that have seen too much, Riaz carries his own invisible wounds. Hired to help at Michelle’s clinic, their connection is immediate, electric... and impossible to ignore.
But not everyone is happy about Riaz’s arrival. Peter Roy, Michelle’s sharp-edged nurse practitioner, is hiding a dangerous secret—and when a drug ring tied to the clinic threatens Michelle’s life, loyalties are tested and masks fall.
Michelle and Riaz survived war zones. But love? Trust? That’s the real battlefield. And this time, losing isn’t an option.
*Author’s note: THE DESIGNATED DOCTOR is a small-town, off-limits romance. It is intended for mature readers only, as it contains strong language, violent situations, and sexually explicit scenes. References to PTSD and drug ODs may trigger some readers. It may be read alone and comes with a guaranteed HEA.
Genre: Romance
Michelle Galves came home with more than a cane.
After surviving a bombing while working in Syria with Doctors International, the adrenaline-addicted surgeon is rebuilding her life—and her clinic—in South Strand. She's not looking for help, and definitely not looking for love.
Then Riaz Khan walks in. A retired military doctor with a quiet strength and eyes that have seen too much, Riaz carries his own invisible wounds. Hired to help at Michelle’s clinic, their connection is immediate, electric... and impossible to ignore.
But not everyone is happy about Riaz’s arrival. Peter Roy, Michelle’s sharp-edged nurse practitioner, is hiding a dangerous secret—and when a drug ring tied to the clinic threatens Michelle’s life, loyalties are tested and masks fall.
Michelle and Riaz survived war zones. But love? Trust? That’s the real battlefield. And this time, losing isn’t an option.
*Author’s note: THE DESIGNATED DOCTOR is a small-town, off-limits romance. It is intended for mature readers only, as it contains strong language, violent situations, and sexually explicit scenes. References to PTSD and drug ODs may trigger some readers. It may be read alone and comes with a guaranteed HEA.
Genre: Romance
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