Code Triage

By Candace Calvert

Description:

Dr. Leigh Stathos likes her ER shifts fast, furious, and adrenaline-infused—“Treat ’em and street ’em”—with no emotional complications. Life’s taught her a soul-rending lesson: nothing lasts forever, including marriage. And the clock is ticking toward the end of hers. Then an unwelcome confrontation with “the other woman” begins a whole new set of lessons.
San Francisco police officer Nick Stathos never gives up, whether protecting his patrol neighborhood, holding fast to faith—or trying to save his marriage. Seven days is all he has to reach Leigh’s heart. But when a desperate act of violence slams Golden Gate Mercy Hospital into lockdown, it starts a chain of events that will change lives forever.

Book Takeaway:

If we put ourselves—fears, neediness, past wounds—at the center of a relationship it can’t help but fail; we must put God there, because only He can promise forever.

Why the author wrote this book:

This book continues the exciting Mercy Hospital series, offering readers a pulse-quickening glimpse into the dramatic world of emergency medicine, and into the hearts and souls behind stethoscopes, badges, and flak-jackets. It is my way of honoring those heroes--and offering readers an encouraging prescription for hope. This particular book shows a couple struggling to save a marriage, a realistic and inspiring story of what that takes.