I just became a nurse practitioner 7 months ago after working as a nurse for 8 years. I love all medical related shows and books. I could relate to Pierce as I also make myself vulnerable when it comes to love and know that love makes us do all sorts of crazy things. I was hoping this would be more of a medical book, but don't all medical shows end with medical professionals all falling in love with each other in the end? I honestly wasn't expecting a lesbian dynamic to the book because the description of the story was ambiguous when you just say Dr. Cassidy Sullivan. Could be a man or woman's name. However, it was an interesting read and I'm thankful to Net Galley for allowing me to read and review this story. I look forward to reading other books by this author in the future.

When Pierce Parker is forced to leave Atlanta because of a bad breakup, She lands in Boston working with her cousin Galen as PA in the same hospital. After many attempts at online dating she lands in the ER and meets the beautiful Cassidy Sullivan the new ER attending  and right away Pierce is  drawn to her. As they start to build their relationship they both had issues in their past that might jeopardize them moving forward as a couple. This was a quick read and I was pulled right into this doctor romance.

I love that Galen and Rowan were the supporting couple in this story, i fell in love with both of them in the first book All of Me and it's always nice to find out if a couple you liked made it to the future. I loved the medical aspect of this story I mean come on now who doesn't love a hot doctor story.....The chemistry between Pierce and Cassidy was hot and I enjoyed watching them develop into a couple. This is a must read people if you haven't got this book yet i recommend that you head on over and get a copy. This author is gonna be on my watch list.

Thanks to Bold Strokes Books for providing an ARC via NetGalley for an honest review

Pierce and Cassidy are nice characters. I enjoyed their story. There were many areas where I got confused, because the information on the page was not matching up with information the reader had already been given. Like for instance we are told Pierce is great in bed. That all her former lovers have told her this and then a couple of chapters later she is basically telling her cousin she has no clue what she is doing and needs advice so that she can impress Cassidy. Then we see Cassidy feeling one way all confident and a couple of pages later she acts like she has never treated a patient before. It was a nice story but these types of things always make me enjoy the story less. I haven’t read the cousin’s story and now I probably won’t because I find myself asking will it have the same issues?

After a bad breakup, Pierce Parker moves to Boston and starts a new job as a physician assistant in the same hospital her cousin Galen is working. Galen and her wife Rowan take her under her wings and help her feel at home. After a few months there, she meets the new emergency resident Dr. Cassidy Sullivan. Cassidy is no stranger to hospitals, not only because of her profession but also because of her personal story.

I always like a medical romance and the part of the book which plays in the hospital feels realistic and the two of them work together very well. They feel attracted to the other from the first moment they lead eyes on each other. But Cassidy has to fight demons from her past, which prevents her from fully engaging with Pierce. Her reasons are terrifying and realistic but she handles everything poorly. Pierce is very insecure after her last break up in two acts. She leans heavily on Galen and seeks her advice on relationships.

I liked Pierce and Cassidy, even with their sometimes immature behavior. It's instalove even when they both are unsure if they are ready for a deeper relationship for different reasons. The demon which was threatening their building relationship is realistic but in my opinion, solved too quickly. I'm a character-driven reader and I always want to know how they think and feel and why they are acting and reacting the way they do. There was a bit of repetition and inconsistency in the building relationship. it gives the character depth.

Unfortunately, I didn't like Galen's character, she comes across as very arrogant and snobby, and not very likable. There are also some irritating inconsistencies, for example on one page Pierce knows she is good in bed and a few pages later she needs the advice for what to do with a woman in bed.

Overall a quick and easy, but average read. This is my second novel from this author, "After the fire" was the first and I have to say I liked that one more.

My rating 3 stars.

This has been the kind of story that seems doomed to a monumental drama, in which the protagonists are so pessimistic and negative because of their previous bad experiences, that you always expect things to explode in the next chapter, but a chapter goes by, then another goes by and everything flows more or less smoothly.In the end there is something of drama, but it was not, far from it, what on other occasions has made me mad. I know that some of you enjoy great dramas, but I'm not one of those.

This story reminded me of one of Lynn Galli's, those of you who know her already know what I mean.Self-made women or not so much, but in a professionally accommodated position, that we are there for each other, no matter what, loyal, generous, passionate and compassionate. An ideal lesbian world. But it doesn't particularly bother me and I would very much like to belong to a circle like the one formed in this case by Pierce and Cassidy and Galen and Rowan.

Overall, drama included, I found it an interesting story, with a medical background that of course is important, it's what those four women do for a living, but is not excessive or overwhelming.

All of Me is the first book, worth reading but not totally necessary as you'll still be able to enjoy First Do No Harm

I love a good medical romance and this book covers that well.

This is a romance between likeable characters Pierce and Cassidy,

The attraction is instant but both have a past that may hinder their future.

Would I recommend.....Yes. An easy to read book that will keep you interested

I liked it. I liked both the main characters and could understand Pierce’s issues. I liked the instant attraction they felt as ive felt that myself - when it all feels so right

I liked the supporting characters of Gale and Rowan and thought the developing friendship was lovely between the four.

I didn’t love the bit about the car - didn’t see how it added to the story, or the main ‘bump’ in the relationship. It really was more of a hiccup, easily sorted

All in all à nice feel good romance

First Do No Harm is a follow up to All of Me. You will find both Galen and Rowan heavily in the romance between Pierce Parker (Galen's cousin) and Cassidy Sullivan. Pierce has a bad breakup and decides to leave Atlanta to to Boston. Galen helps her find a job working at the same hospital she works. Pierce is very different from Galen in that she wants that one person to love and to love her back (Galen took a little while to get there). She dates with the idea of wanting to take it slow. Cassidy is actually a nice person, she would love to have a relationship, but also has a secret that holds her back. She really would like to focus on her career.

So this romance has some good and not so good things. I liked Pierce's character and I thought Cassidy was perfectly likable as well. They get along well together and have good chemistry. I did have some issues with the inconsistencies with some of the details. From the car that Cassidy drives to how Pierce feels about her performance in the bedroom. I am sure it must be hard to keep these details together but I would figure they could still be consistent. I also hating the "secret" Cassidy is holding. It really should not have been a deal breaker and it just wasn't' the angst I was expecting. I think those few things kinda brought the points down on this one for me. I wanted to rate it higher but all I can squeeze out is 3.25.

This arc was provided by the publisher for an honest review.

3.5* This is a new-to-me author, but I generally enjoy medical romances, so thought to give this book a try. Pierce is a PA who just had a bad break-up and moved to Boston to start over. She got a job at the Emergency Department where her cousin, Galen, is a surgeon. Cassidy is a resident who also moved to Boston and works at the same hospital. I like the relationships in this book. There's hot chemistry between Pierce and Cassidy. Reading about the evolution of their relationship was enjoyable. The insecurities and uncertainties inherent in a budding romance are very relatable. Galen and Rowan, characters from an earlier book, features quite prominently in this book. I'm now interested in reading that book to see how they get their HEA. I also like the relationship between the 2 couples.
If there's criticism, it's that the "issue" that Cassidy and Pierce had to confront near the end of the novel is more a bump-in-the-road. It's resolved very, very quickly. Of course, it would have been more interesting if there's more twists and turns and angst, but this is not really what this novel is about. It's mainly a sweet, straightforward love story.
**Thank you to Bold Strokes Books and Net Galley for providing ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

This book was like reading the same thing over and over with only a different character having the same experience. And the book seems inconsistent somehow.

After a bad breakup, Pierce decides to go to Boston to start fresh. She starts working as a PA in a Boston hospital where her cousin Galen works. Galen and Galen's girlfriend Rowan are main characters from a different book by Emily Smith. Galen sort of becomes Pierce's mentor, guiding her and supporting her now she lives in Boston. Cassidy also needs to make a fresh start as a resident when her first program was cut short. While Pierce is "dating" another woman she also develops feelings for Cassidy. Their feelings develop quickly and follow the same unlikely path for both of them. Some angst comes from a story with Cassidy, first with a patient that rings a bit too close to home and her past and later with a health scare. The way the story develops from there is just a bit over the top for my liking.

I have not read Emily Smith's All of Me in which Galen and Rowan are the MCs but it almost felt like I was reading a book that was as much about these two as it was about Pierce and Cassidy. As I wrote before at times it was like I was reading the exact same thing over and over, only with a different character in it. In some cases I turned back pages, just to see if I wasn't going crazy, I wasn't. It resulted in me skimming over parts of the book. I actually liked both Pierce and Cassidy, but I don't care for Galen or Rowan in this story, there is too much of them in it. I also found many inconsistencies in the characters/ story, I think maybe they are meant to come across as insecurities by the characters, but to me, as a reader, it felt like inconsistencies. Overall the story was average and the writing on par with that. 2,5 stars, but 0,5 bonus because of the medical setting.

Easy-reading medical romance. Deep love potentially derailed by past secrets and a medical trauma. [In the world of All of Me, but could stand alone. If you liked Galen/Rowan in All of Me, you get a lot of them in this one too.]

Pierce Parker is recovering from a bad breakup with a move to a new city. As an emergency room PA, Parker is struck by the petite new resident, Dr. Cassidy Sullivan. The two women move quickly from smitten to dating to potentially more. However, Cassidy has a big secret - a childhood illness that could lead to recurring issues; Cassidy is unsure if she can let Pierce care for her given the unsure future.

**I received this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.**

TheMC’s had chemistry, and the dialogue was great. I love it when the conversations are realistic, as is the story, so that it makes it real to me. I think that I found a new author!

Wow, it is really good book. Moving story that in the end had me crying like a baby, but in mean time I was calling Cass total idiot!
I felt for Pierce from the begining. I totally know what she want trough and what she dreamed off. We always think the best, but sometines best is not what we get.
Great story about finding the perfect person and little scare that comes with it.

Pierce Parker, physician assistant, is left shattered after been dumped by her girlfriend and has decided to start a new life in Boston. She manages to get a gig at the hospital where her cousin, Galen works. Dr Cassidy Sullivan, is an attending resident who has had to relocate to Boston to continue her residency. The minute Pierce and Cassidy meet there was an instant attraction.
This book was quite interesting as it followed on from the author's previous book which featured Galen and Rowan. You don't have to read "All of me"  to enjoy this one but the characters of Galen and Rowan are heavily featured in this storyline and I think that really enhances the story. Unfortunately I found the storyline featuring Pierce and Cassidy a little mundane and the melodrama that happened between them at the end of the book felt a little unrealistic. I actually think if their romance was more of a slow burn it would have worked better. This was just an ok read for me.

3.5 stars. I had high hopes for this book because I love medical dramas with lots of accurate procedurals. I would say this book somewhat met my expectations. There was a lot of emergency room activities in the storyline, but much of it was the mundane (not to the patients who deal with that stuff in real life) daily stuff and less of the life and death drama that keeps you hanging on. Maybe that's the intent and it is to be seen as more of a romance with a medical background. I'm not a fan of first person and I had to fight the desire to stop reading because of it. I think Pierce came off a little juvenile and in the third person that might be more tolerable, but I just don't want that for my head space in the first person. The whole book felt a little bit YA. I still like this author and will read anything she writes. This one might only be a read once book for me though. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

DNF at 31%

I was told this book was going to be like Greys Anatomy with lesbians. What I actually got was four characters that were just unforgettable, boring and a plot that was sooo slow. Not for me.

Pierce Parker wants nothing more than to find true love, but after a series of heartbreaks and lackluster first dates, she’s beginning to question if such a thing even exists. That is, until she begins working with Dr. Cassidy Sullivan.

Emily Smith is a very talented author. First Do No Harm is an enjoyable read, although the ending felt a little rushed. I am not sure the anger Pierce felt as a secret was revealed was necessary, as it felt a little selfish, but overall a nice read.

Dr. Cassidy was just beginning her job at Boston City Hospital emergency department as a medicine resident. She didn’t know anyone there and in some ways she liked it that way. Never letting herself get too close to a friend or co-worker. It’s hard to make a real friend with divulging her past too. Telling her story was something she’d just like to forget.
Pierce Parker enjoyed her chosen career as a Physician assistant but her GF had just broken up with her and it was time to cut her losses and move on. Moving to Boston seemed like a good idea mainly because she’d hoped her cousin Dr. Galen Burgess might be able to find a spot where she worked at Boston City Hospital. You can find Galen and Rowan Duncan in Ms Smith’s book ‘All of Me’
Cass was not looking for a girlfriend, while Pierce was always looking for the right person that she could have a one on one relationship with. But how could Cass turn down what Pierce offered.
I would like to say that I couldn’t put this book down but I found myself putting it down more often than I was used to doing. I guess it did appeal to me more than I’d thought it would because I’d actually finished it. All in all this turned into a rather enjoyable read.
ARC via NetGalley/ Bold Stroke Books

This was one of the most enjoyable books I've read in a while. The characters were well developed and likable. The chemistry between the leads was almost palpable. I do love a good medical romance and the only real gripe I had with the book is all the time Pierce had to spend without Cassidy in the beginning. Too much airtime was given to the other first dates and the wannabee relationship with the redhead. This made the balance between the backstories feel a bit off. Cassidy needed more and Pierce less. Stretching out the conclusion a bit may have been a good idea. More medical scenes would have been nice but it's certainly not a deal-breaker. The romance between Cassidy and Pierce was awesome, it made me want to be in love and that's what a good book should do. I have not read the book about Galen and Rowan but can't wait to get their whole backstory.

Ahh so much chemistry in this book you could almost feel it as a reader. It's very well written with likable and fun characters. they have their struggles but it's a fast paced enjoyable book and I need to go read others in this small town :)