The struggle for power between a head nurse and a male patient in a mental institution leads to a climax of hate, violence and death.

Traveling to Civil War-era Washington, D.C., to tend wounded soldiers and pursue her dream of becoming a surgeon, headstrong midwife Mary receives guidance from two smitten doctors and resists her mother's pleas for her to return home.

"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being a good girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps...

For Ginger Martin, her late husband's farm is both a treasured legacy and a burden. Keeping the farm going and feeding her children's hopes without him seems impossible. By coincidence, a stranger appears in Ginger's life, always showing up to help in unexpected and much-needed ways. Ginger understands that Samuel is a kindred spirit, longing to repair his life. And only by coming to terms with their losses and the necessity of change will they be...

Leaving Blackberry Island seems all but impossible for Nina Wentworth when the small-town nurse who's already sacrificed so much deals with a returning sister, Averil, who seems disinterested in her own husband; faces the affections of both a high school sweetheart and a young maverick; and struggles to maintain control as Nina and Averil's mom lives just as carelessly as ever. Sisters Nina and Averil Wentworth deal with life and love--and their...

When nurse Sophie Lee, who has spent 10 years in prison for a crime she did not commit, is exonerated and released, she retreats to her attorney's home to avoid the media frenzy that surrounds her and must learn how to make her way back into the world and adjust to her freedom.

From the author of the acclaimed The Curiosity comes a compelling and moving story of compassion, courage, and redemption.Deborah Birch is a seasoned hospice nurse whose daily work requires courage and compassion.

"Inspired by the extraordinary true stories of World War II's American Army nurses famously known as the Angels of Bataan and the unsung contributions of Filipinas of the resistance, this novel transports us to a remarkable era of hope, bravery, perseverance, and ultimately--victory."--

"Jack and Annie are magically transported to mid-1800's Thebes where they are saved from a dangerous accident by Florence Nightingale!"--

"This stunning new novel is Jodi Picoult at her finest--complete with unflinching insights, richly layered characters, and a page-turning plot with a gripping moral dilemma at its heart. Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents...