My mother would have loved LIFELINES even more than I did. As a nurse, she would have enjoyed the detailed and real hospital scenes and medical procedures. As someone who became ill when someone else oozed blood or vomited, I grimaced but kept on reading. The story kept my attention, and I had to know what happened next.

CJ Lyons brought her knowledge as a pediatric emergency room physician to her book. The plot deals with Doctor Lydia Fiore arriving for a new position at a hospital across the country from the streets of Los Angeles, where she grew up, lived, and trained. Angels of Mercy Medical Center doesn’t welcome her with open arms, but associate her with the mysterious death of the head of surgery’s son.