How to Rescue the Heart Doctor


 
 
 
 Morgan Family Medics
 Saving lives...and hearts!
 Meet pediatric heart surgeon Anthony Morgan and his estranged son, paramedic Jonno Morgan, who is no stranger to living life on the edge. But for these two men, their lives will never be the same when nurse Elsie and trainee paramedic Brie enter their worlds.
 Secret Son to Change His Life
 Seven years ago, Brie’s dreams came true when she spent one fun night with Jonno before he was due to leave. And then her life was rocked when she discovered she was pregnant, and her son had spina bifida. Now Jonno’s back and she can finally reveal the secret she’s been longing to tell him...
 How to Rescue the Heart Doctor
 When Anthony Morgan’s relationship with his son broke down, he felt the hole in his life would never be replaced. Until nurse Elsie walks into his operating room! But she is the protective mother of Brie and grandmother to his newly discovered grandson. Will finding each other lead to the second chance they never thought they would have?
 Don’t miss this hugely emotional generational duet where happy families are made!
 Both books are available now from Harlequin Medical Romance
 
 
 Dear Reader,
 Links between characters are the foundation of any story, but it’s a bonus for me when I can both read and write links that span more than one book. I love that I can not only follow other people I’ve met into their own stories, but I get glimpses of what’s happening to the people I already know and love.
 I’m also excited about exploring a totally new link in the second book of this duo, an intergenerational one, with Anthony and Elsie’s story being my first romance between an older couple. I know from experience that being older is no barrier to falling in love and finding happiness. It can, in fact, be even more special.
 This duo may be centered on fathers and sons, but it’s the women in these two books—Brie and her mother, Elsie—who are the catalysts for these stories, and I hope you love them as much as I do.
 Happy reading,
 Alison xxx
 
 
 How to Rescue the Heart Doctor
 Alison Roberts
 
 
 
 Alison Roberts has been lucky enough to live in the South of France for several years recently but is now back in her home country of New Zealand. She is also lucky enough to write for the Harlequin Medical Romance line. A primary school teacher in a former life, she later became a qualified paramedic. She loves to travel and dance, drink champagne, and spend time with her daughter and her friends. Alison Roberts is the author of over one hundred books!
 Books by Alison Roberts
 Harlequin Medical Romance
 Morgan Family Medics
 Secret Son to Change His Life
 Two Tails Animal Refuge
 The Vet’s Unexpected Family
 Royal Christmas at Seattle General
 Falling for the Secret Prince
 Christmas Miracle at the CastleMiracle Baby, Miracle FamilyA Paramedic to Change Her LifeOne Weekend in PragueThe Doctor’s Christmas Homecoming
 Visit the Author Profile page at Harlequin.com for more titles.
 
 
 Praise for Alison Roberts
 “Ms. Roberts has delivered a delightful read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was strong from the moment they meet...[and] the romance was heart-warming.”
 —Harlequin Junkie on Melting the Trauma Doc’s Heart
 
 
 Contents
 PROLOGUE
 CHAPTER ONE
 CHAPTER TWO
 CHAPTER THREE
 CHAPTER FOUR
 CHAPTER FIVE
 CHAPTER SIX
 CHAPTER SEVEN
 CHAPTER EIGHT
 CHAPTER NINE
 CHAPTER TEN
 CHAPTER ELEVEN
 CHAPTER TWELVE
 EPILOGUE
 EXCERPT FROM REUNITED WITH THE CHILDREN’S DOC BY SUSAN CARLISLE
 
 
 PROLOGUE
 Just a day or two before...
 IT WAS FIVE O’CLOCK in the morning, the staffroom was empty and the full pot of coffee on the automatic percolator was too tempting to resist after the long night that paediatric cardiac surgeon, Anthony Morgan, had just had. A quiet moment to sit down and enjoy a mug of hot, strong coffee was exactly what he needed.
 Only seconds later, however, a nurse came in carrying a baby in her arms and he couldn’t blame her for looking so taken aback to see him there.
 ‘I’m not in your way, am I? I can go...’ He put his mug of coffee down on the low table beside the chair he was sitting in, but somehow he managed to tip its contents onto the pile of folded newspaper on the tabletop. He couldn’t quite stifle his weary groan.
 ‘Don’t worry about it.’ The tone of the nurse’s voice was kind. ‘That paper’s due to go into the recycle bin anyway. And don’t get up. Please. You look like you need a quiet space even more than Tommy and I do, Mr Morgan.’
 ‘Please, call me Anthony...’
 ‘I’m Elsie, I’ve just started recently on this ward. I’ve seen you around before, of course, but not usually at silly o’clock.’
 She had a rather lovely smile. She also had silvery grey streaks in her hair that told him she was older than most of the nurses here at St Nick’s.
 ‘It has been rather a long night,’ Anthony admitted. ‘I’ve been in PICU since midnight with a wee girl who looked like she might not make it. She had a fairly major surgery today and ran into problems with arrhythmias that put her into acute heart failure.’
 ‘Oh... I’m sorry.’ She was frowning but then looked shocked. ‘It wasn’t Victoria, was it? I knew she was having her surgery yesterday.’ He could see her almost wince as she realised she was stepping over privacy boundaries. ‘Sorry,’ she said again. ‘I shouldn’t have asked. It’s just that I spent some time talking to Vicky’s mother the last time I was on duty. I’m helping to raise a grandson with spina bifida so we had a connection. And Vicky’s just an adorable little girl. She gives the best cuddles in the world—just like my Felix.’
 He was catching undercurrents to her words. She