Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband?

By Susan Carlisle

Discovering that her tiny son desperately needs a new heart terrifies Hannah Quinnespecially when she realizes ex-flame Scott McIntyre is the skilled surgeon in charge of the transplant. Entrusting her baby to Scott's miracle-working hands is one thing, but whether Hannah's own heart will survive Scott's devastating charm intact is quite another...

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romance
• Release date: Mar 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781459223912

Susan Carlisle

Susan Carlisle’s love affair with books began when she made a bad grade in math. Not allowed to watch TV until the grade had improved, she filled her time with books.Turning her love of reading into a love for writing romance, she pens hot medicals.She loves castles, traveling, afternoon tea, reads voraciously and hearing from her readers. Join her newsletter at www.SusanCarlisle.com  

Reviews for Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband?

[carolburnside · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It���s not often that readers find a debut of this caliber. Readers worldwide will identify with Susan Carlisle���s Hannah, a single mother who learns her very young son is in dire need of a heart transplant. That alone is a lot of conflict for one book, but Carlisle writes romance and doesn���t stop there. Dr. Scott McIntyre is a heart surgeon with a love-���em-and-leave-���em past which includes Hannah. She���s been hurt enough, left behind enough and can���t think about romance when little Eric is gasping for every breath.

However, the situation with Eric means that Hannah and Scott are together quite often. They were once friends. His genuine concern for her at a highly emotional time is a volatile combination and Hannah finds herself falling for the doctor once again. Through the highs and lows of the medical situation they face, Scott is steady and dependable, no longer the consummate flirt. Will this time be different, or end in heartbreak once again?

Seeing as Carlisle���s experience with her own son���s heart transplant was the bulk of her research, this book could have easily been overloaded with the medical issue at hand. Instead, Carlisle uses a deft hand to balance Hannah���s motherly concern with the building romance so that Hannah remains sympathetic. She uses that same deft hand to balance Scott���s doctor duties with those of a friend protecting a friend and later, a man in love with both his patient and the mother.

While Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband? is far from maudlin, have the tissues handy when you read this book. There���s plenty of emotion to be experienced as Hannah and Scott face the challenges of falling in love during tragic circumstances. The resolution inspired a deep sigh and a wide smile of satisfaction from this reader.

[annierayburn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

It’s not often that readers find a debut of this caliber. Readers worldwide will identify with Susan Carlisle’s Hannah, a single mother who learns her very young son is in dire need of a heart transplant. That alone is a lot of conflict for one book, but Carlisle writes romance and doesn’t stop there. Dr. Scott McIntyre is a heart surgeon with a love-‘em-and-leave-‘em past which includes Hannah. She’s been hurt enough, left behind enough and can’t think about romance when little Eric is gasping for every breath.

However, the situation with Eric means that Hannah and Scott are together quite often. They were once friends. His genuine concern for her at a highly emotional time is a volatile combination and Hannah finds herself falling for the doctor once again. Through the highs and lows of the medical situation they face, Scott is steady and dependable, no longer the consummate flirt. Will this time be different, or end in heartbreak once again?

Seeing as Carlisle’s experience with her own son’s heart transplant was the bulk of her research, this book could have easily been overloaded with the medical issue at hand. Instead, Carlisle uses a deft hand to balance Hannah’s motherly concern with the building romance so that Hannah remains sympathetic. She uses that same deft hand to balance Scott’s doctor duties with those of a friend protecting a friend and later, a man in love with both his patient and the mother.

While Heart Surgeon, Hero...Husband? is far from maudlin, have the tissues handy when you read this book. There’s plenty of emotion to be experienced as Hannah and Scott face the challenges of falling in love during tragic circumstances. The resolution inspired a deep sigh and a wide smile of satisfaction from this reader.