Navy corpsman Nathan Crawford has been his daughter Paige's whole world for eleven years—ever since her mother walked away.

He's built them a safe, predictable life. No surprises. No risks. No room for anyone else.

Until ER nurse Tasha Williams challenges everything he thought he knew about keeping people at arm's length.

Sharp-tongued and fiercely competent, Tasha sees through Nate's walls to the man underneath—the one who still wakes from nightmares of Fallujah, who braids his daughter's hair with military precision, who's never forgiven himself for the lives he couldn't save.

Just as their unlikely family begins to heal old wounds, the past comes calling. Paige's biological mother returns with lawyers and lies, determined to claim the daughter she abandoned.

Now Nate must fight the battle of his life—not in a war zone, but in a courtroom. And this time, he's not fighting alone.

Sometimes the greatest act of courage is letting someone else be strong for you.

Written by an ER nurse and former firefighter lieutenant. This series draws on real emergency medicine experience to create authentic hospital settings, capable heroines, and emotionally grounded romance. No contrived misunderstandings, just characters who earn their happy endings.

This isn’t fantasy medicine or a sanitized Grey’s Anatomy knockoff. I got tired of reading that, so I wrote something steeped in lived experience, adrenaline, and emotional realism. If you’re tired of medical romance that gets everything wrong or turns nurses into accessories, Code Blue Hearts is your remedy.

This book contains realistic depictions of emergency medical situations as experienced by healthcare providers, including:

- A brief but emotionally challenging scene involving suspected child abuse. While handled with sensitivity and professional care, this content may be difficult for some readers.
- Combat-related PTSD and trauma, including descriptions of wartime injuries and casualties
- Depictions of racist harassment in a healthcare setting
- Family court proceedings involving child custody
These scenes are integral to the authentic portrayal of emergency medicine and the emotional toll on healthcare workers. They are written with respect for real survivors and are never gratuitous. The focus remains on the caregivers' professional response and emotional resilience.

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