"This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents...

"Kiedy po rutynowym zabiegu umiera noworodek, ojciec dziecka oskarża o morderstwo afroamerykańską pielęgniarkę. Ani ona, ani jej prawniczka, ani ojciec zmarłego chłopczyka nie mają pojęcia, że ta śmierć odmieni ich życie w sposób, którego żadne z nich nie było w stanie przewidzieć. "--Page 4 of cover.

Flirting with a gorgeous stranger at the bar is how Lorraine Mitchell celebrates her longed-for newly single status. One-night stands usually run hot and wild before quickly flaming out, but Lorraine cannot forget her heated encounter with firefighter Hunter Holland. Weeks later, she is beyond surprised to discover that his father—a former patient of hers—has left her a large bequest! Last time Hunter was in the same room as Lorraine,...

Nola wants to be a nurse practitioner just like her mom. She has learned how to care for people of all ages and now visits her friends to heal their sick baby dolls. Along the way, she learns more about her culturally diverse world.

"Robert, a motivational speaker, has been through the ringer in life and love. After going through the ups and downs of relationships, he's determined to become celibate. But carnal desires might be too powerful to ignore. HEAVEN is a nurse who has been used and abused much of her young life. When she runs away from her tortured past to start a new beginning those old skeletons follow her and threaten to destroy the new life she has built. By chance,...

Mahoney was the first African-American woman to break down the barriers and gain admittance to the nursing profession in the United States.