Narrative theme: Health & illness Books

ROWANImagine coming into the town pub with my crew, dirty and exhausted, only to walk right into my biggest regret. The twin sister of my lost best friend and the one who got away. I haven't seen Violette Taylor in years but I haven't forgotten her...

For fans of medical dramas like Grey's Anatomy and thriller authors like Robin Cook, a debut novel about one woman's attempt to fight back against the dark underbelly of medical malpractice in the NICU in order to save her premature babies' life. New...

Be prepared to weave your way through stories of men driven by misunderstanding and confusion, fanatics confronted by a stark reality of their own making, prisoners living in what appears to be a concentration camp (but isn't), young children infected by...

"Un thriller policial médico, bien elaborado y de ritmo rápido, que te dejará en medio de la sala de emergencias, conteniendo la respiración. La trama se desarrollará y te atrapará. Y, como extra, ¡hay un perro genial!" -Jeffrey Jay Levin, autor de...

Desi is a fighter. People keep reminding her of that. Little do they know, she fears she has no fight left in her. All Desi wanted was the same kind of normal existence other people take for granted. A shot at happily-ever-after with...

What happens when society pushes a man too far?Bill had worked hard his whole life. He was proud of what he had accomplished. He was proud of where he was in life. Society disagreed. Bill wanted nothing more than to live his life in peace...

Marc Diodato is living in New Jersey as a wealthy real estate developer when a devastating health diagnosis alters the course of his life. In an effort to escape his new reality, he leaves everything behind and flees to Rome, which unwittingly sets him...

World famous thriller author Jack Forrester is estranged from his family and struggling with writer's block in his Connecticut fishing cabin. When his agent reminds him that his draft is due in a month, Jack lies that he just needs a few "location"...

It is 1979, and Dr. Ichikawa, director of the Atomic Bomb Disease Institute at Nagasaki University, has watched too many patients die of leukemia in the years since the end of World War II. Desperate for funding and access to research, Dr. Ichikawa...

A comprehensive guide to Temporal Related Injuries and Disease. Dr. Cosgrove, the Founder of Temporal Medicine, outlines the various health risks associated with time travel and how they may be treated. From Nostalgia Nervosa to Athanification,...

Doctor Taco is a different coming of age story. Sam is a man/child who hates studying and spends most of his time pining for the love of his life. He dreams of one day being that heroic doctor you always see on TV. Unfortunately, he can't even get a...

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE QUARANTINE STATIONWe lived for them, craved them, set them free.Invincible. We were the wild ones. Criminal defence lawyer Marley Kincaid appears perfect from the outside - beautiful, intelligent, successful. Nobody would...

Diabetes rarely strikes children under four years of age. But when it does, it can be a frightening time. With colorful illustration and easy-to-understand information, LITTLE SHOTS FOR LITTLE TOTS helps families cope with childhood diabetes and...

"Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow Restore Now!! Aryan's Journey from Hair Loss to Happiness"One-and-a-half years ago, Aryan's relationship with his hair was... complicated. A receding hairline felt like a lurking horror villain, ready to snatch away his...

A Savannah native approaching retirement from a medical career returns home to write his sabbatical book about how some physicians find resilience and avoid burnout. Instead, he discovers echoes of the most disruptive of modern cultural divides in...

"I don't know which is worse: disease of the human body or disease of humanity."In today's digital world, no one is safe from cyberattacks. Not even medical doctors and hospitals. Can a hacker remotely kill a doctor's patients, just by altering medical...

You have a month to live, maybe two...Edna Berman is a typical middle-aged woman living in Louisiana. She has two adult children, two young grand children, an elderly mother, an ex-husband and an eccentric neighbor. She also has only thirty...

A deeply poignant novel about the resilience of the human spirit when two women face unforeseen catastrophes.Jane is at the height of her career, confident, fearless, and commanding. Her daughter Meg is loyal, hardworking, and a tad eccentric.Both women...

When a series of unusual carbon monoxide poisonings hit Seattle, former college roommates Dr. Bradley Franklin and police detective Robert Heimbigner team up in an effort to solve the mystery. As the investigation develops, they suspect foul play. Can...

Westminster Hall, 13 December 1828. Midnight. Thousands are massed outside. Newspapers are holding their presses. James Lambert, a young apothecary-surgeon, has accused a leading surgeon at Guy's Hospital of killing a patient. Never before has a...

 Boomers John and Sally Ross return from a memorable vacation in Budapest, hoping for some peace and quiet at their Kentucky home. But Sally ends up staying with their daughter who is undergoing cancer treatments in New York. John heads back to...

When a tormented scream arouses an intoxicated Lee W. Hickok from his unconscious state, he wonders if he has died. After the alcoholic urologist pulls himself upright inside an old fraternity house, he gazes across the empty party room and notices the...

The female doctors in the Parkview Hospital emergency department decide that they will no longer allow gang members who assault healthcare workers in their community to escape justice. The neighborhood of Parkview is being terrorized by the Plagues, a...

Dysfunction in modern healthcare breaks people.Everyone pays the price.Beneath the surface, things are not as they seem for the resident physicians training in the picturesque town of Frieden Bay. Their journeys of healing harbor dark realities that...

Dr. Corinne Magnolia, a young, energetic, and enthusiastic PhD-level biochemist, is beginning her career in medical research. She accepts an impossible-to-refuse job offer at a laboratory in a suburb of Duluth, Minnesota, where she is to administer and...

"Pelvic Congestion Syndrome - Beyond Menstrual Cramps" is a comprehensive guide that aims to educate both the general public about the condition. The book provides an in-depth understanding of Pelvic Congestion Syndrome, a condition that...

A doctor does some sleuthing of her own when, following a murder, the police fish with rotten bait...With the fishing industry on its knees, it doesn't come as a huge surprise to find a boat owner hanging by their neck.But when the unfortunate man's...

"The accuracy of medical details and credible bomb threats mixed with genuine characters guarantees an unputdownable read. Buckle in and get ready for a fast-paced ride!" -Ivanka Fear, author of The Dead Lie and Where is My Husband?A trauma patient's...

The gripping new book from the author of The Algorithm Will See You Now. Based on the true-life rationing of kidney dialysis in 1960s America, a medical intern in 1992 Seattle tries to leave his painful past behind, only to uncover a shocking truth of...

What makes a parent?It’s a question most of us never need to ponder. Patty’s spontaneous offer to help her sister Karen become a mother by donating her ova yields a child they both want to raise – but each in her own way. Karen lives...

Updated June 2024.Yvonne Marrs's Introduction to her Fictional Series, including her first four series - 'When The Sax Man Plays', 'Football Crazy', The 'Aiden Lewis Octet' and 'Undeserved', plus extracts from books in the as yet unfinished disability...

Dr. Jonathan Drake is accustomed to seeing dead people, but nothing like the deformed corpse lying on his autopsy table-its thick and scaly skin rendering the physical features unrecognizable. Worst of all, the body ...

As direct providers of care, Frank and Andrea Ramsey just wanted to do their jobs, helping people get sober and sane. Then the corporations moved in, gutting the addictions treatment and mental health industries. As they became more prominent in their...

Embark on an extraordinary journey through the captivating life of Jason, where reality blurs with fantasy and imagination knows no bounds. In this gripping tale of mystery and triumph, follow Jason as he navigates through the highs and lows of his...

A growing consensus has emerged among policy planners to involve males in the reproductive health (RH) programmes. One reason for this is men's dominating role in the family decision process. This is globally acknowledged, after the International...

While almost everywhere else is experiencing an increase in criminal activity, this Southern city is witnessing exactly the opposite. The crime rate is going down but not all crimes. People with a variety of illnesses are experiencing unexpected...

Dr. Ryan Kendall, dermatologist, thought it was just another day of patients in his office. High powered attorney Drew Garrett thought it was just a routine skin examination. Until Dr. Kendall saw the lesion on his back. Until what was just another...

A young man is paralyzed from an accident. He is approached by several doctors. They tell him he is an ideal candidate for a procedure that could change his life.