Gina never went to nursing school for passion—she went for survival. With rent due, family counting on her, and exams that feel designed to break her, she’s just trying to keep her head above water when she meets Ben Carter, the young professor who takes his students’ hearts a little too seriously. As late-night study sessions, brutal clinicals, and hospital stairwell tears pile up, Gina finds herself drawn to the one person she absolutely shouldn’t fall for—and Ben realizes he’s noticing one student more than he should. When rumors, mistakes, and real-life emergencies collide, Gina has to can she fight her way to graduation
and protect the fragile, dangerous hope growing between them… or will she have to choose between the future she needs and the man she’s starting to want?
