Heartbeat in the Halls

<p><strong>In the relentless corridors of St. Theresa's Hospital secrets don't stay buried-and neither does desire.</strong></p><p></p><p>Dr. Emily Carter has made a career out of staying composed under pressure. Cool-headed precise and fiercely respected in the ER she's built walls no one's been able to climb since the tragic loss of a young patient shattered her trust in connection. Now with her eye on becoming head of the trauma unit Emily's determined to prove that vulnerability has no place in her future.</p><p></p><p>Enter Dr. Lucas Hayes: brilliant trauma surgeon newcomer with a tarnished past and the one man capable of dismantling every defense Emily has left. Charismatic but guarded Lucas is running from scandal-and from heartbreak. He's not looking for entanglement. But when he and Emily are thrown together on a high-stakes trauma case sparks ignite in ways neither of them can ignore.</p><p></p><p>What begins as grudging respect becomes something deeper as the two doctors are drawn into a shadowy hospital conspiracy involving missing patients falsified records and Emily's estranged sister-who may be at the center of it all. With reputations careers and lives on the line Emily and Lucas must decide: Can they trust each other enough to risk everything?</p><p></p><p>And when love is the most dangerous complication of all will they survive long enough to find it?</p><p></p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of romantic suspense slow-burn chemistry and strong-but-vulnerable characters <em>Heartbeat in the Halls</em> delivers an adrenaline-pumping blend of medical drama intrigue and deep emotional heat.</strong></p><p>?? Smart capable heroine with a guarded heart</p><p> ?? Mysterious trauma surgeon with secrets of his own</p><p> ?? Life-or-death hospital stakes</p><p> ?? Slow-burn romance with emotional payoff</p><p> ?? A twisty high-stakes conspiracy hiding in plain sight</p><p></p><p><em>Sometimes the heart doesn't race from fear... it races because it's finally waking up.</em></p>