Lifelines (CJ Lyons)

This is my first time ever reading anything by CJ Lyons or anything related to the 'thriller'or 'suspense' type genre. I mostly read romance or African American Contempary Fiction,(i.e Terry Mcmillian, Daamiah S. Poole, Farrah Rachon) but when I saw this book I thought it was very interesting. I just finished it today and it was great. Lydia is no-nonsense yet a bit fragile at the same time. Jim was a complete butt head and trey is charming. Nora, Amanda, and Gina are are sweet. There was smoke, fire, romance, fear....a little bit of everything. I also bought the sequel 'WARNING SIGNS' which I will start either tonight or this weekend. Even though I usually don't read this type of genre Ms. Lyons made it interesting and easy to follow. Good Job Ms. Lyons I hear there is a third installment of the series coming in november....can't wait.

Watch out Pittsburgh's Angel of Mercy Medical Center, there is a new doctor in town. Her name is Lydia Fiore. She is the new ER physician. Lydia is greeted by Nora, the ER charge nurse, Gina, who is tall and sharp tongue, and who has a major chip on her shoulder and her roommate Amanda, the quiet blond southern belle. Even before her first rotation is over, Lydia causes a big stir. Her first emergency room patient is a teenage boy. Lydia is told that the boy was hit by a car but there are barely any scratches on him. The only problem that seems to be wrong with him that is he isn't breathing. Lydia tries everything she can to revive him but he dies. Later Lydia learns that the boy is Jonah Weiss, the son of surgeon Dr. Weiss. Losing a patient is hard but it is especially hard when it is a fellow doctor's child. Dr Weiss wants Lydia gone forever and he intends to make sure that happens. Lydia decides to investigate what went wrong and why Jonah died. What Lydia gets for her snoop... Read more

In Lifelines we meet four strong ladies who work at Angels of Mercy Medical Center in Pittsburgh. Lydia Fiore, the ER attending physician whose first day on the job may be here last when she fails to save the life of the Chief of Surgery's son who was struck by a car. Nora Halloran, the charge nurse whose relationship with her boyfriend is falling apart but Nora seems oblivious to that fact. Amanda Mason, the med student with aspirations of being a pediatrician who refuses to accept the fact that she's showing symptoms of a major illness. And perfectionist Gina Freeman, the resident who comes from a wealthy family but works to give something back. Initially turned off by Dr. Fiore's tough exterior Nora, Amanda and Gina befriend Lydia when they realize what an excellent doctor she is. When Gina and Lydia are attacked outside of a restaurant Lydia realizes the death of the Chief of Surgery's son was no accident and Gina calls in her boyfriend, Detective Boyle, to begin investigating t... Read more

Loved this book. Keeps you going from the first chapter to the last. Can't wait for the next book by her.

As a former Army-trained paramedic, I love medical drama in just about any form. (My novel, "Last Chance Rescue," takes place within a search-and-rescue team.) I also like mystery and romance, and this book has it all! Lydia makes a strong "heroine," even as she struggles with her own doubts and past - and her feelings about getting involved with paramedic Trey. I got the other three female characters mixed up at times, so perhaps there were too many sub-stories going on...but I understand there's another book coming out so maybe I'll get to know these other women better!