The line between life and death is only a breath wide. And tonight, St. Brigid’s ER is holding its breath.Dr. Ailbhe Keane knows the rules of the trauma check the airway, stop the bleed, and never let them see your hands shake. As a senior registrar in one of Belfast’s busiest and most under-siege hospitals, she treats the city’s wounds while trying to hide her own. She has built a fortress of procedure, protocol, and distance to keep the chaos out... moreThe line between life and death is only a breath wide. And tonight, St. Brigid’s ER is holding its breath.Dr. Ailbhe Keane knows the rules of the trauma check the airway, stop the bleed, and never let them see your hands shake. As a senior registrar in one of Belfast’s busiest and most under-siege hospitals, she treats the city’s wounds while trying to hide her own. She has built a fortress of procedure, protocol, and distance to keep the chaos out.Until the night the chaos comes in on a stretcher, wearing a face she never thought she’d see again.Dr. Connall O’Shea isn’t just another surgeon. He is a ghost from a past Ailbhe buried deep—a past filled with mistakes she can’t afford to repeat. Brilliant, reckless, and dangerous to her carefully ordered world, Connall brings a storm into her trauma bay that no amount of triage can fix. He pushes boundaries. He challenges orders. And he looks at Ailbhe like he knows exactly what she is hiding behind her badge.But personal history has to wait. When a high-stakes case puts a literal target on the hospital’s back, the sterile walls of St. Brigid’s are no longer safe. Old secrets are bleeding out on the ledger, and the city outside is demanding a price they might not be able to pay.With the pressure mounting and the staff pushed to the breaking point, Ailbhe finds herself standing between the hospital she serves and the man who once broke her heart. She has to make a protect the protocol that keeps her safe, or break every rule to save the one life that matters most.The first time he touched her, it wasn’t to kiss her. It was to save her life. Now, she might be the only one who can save his.***WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE PULSE "Grey’s Anatomy meets Belfast Noir. I couldn't put it down.""The tension in the trauma bay is matched only by the chemistry between Ailbhe and Connall. Electric.""Cinematic, gritty, and deeply emotional. Laura Carpenter writes the kind of medical drama that stays with you long after the shift ends."PERFECT FOR FANS High-Octane Medical ThrillersSecond Chance Romance with BiteWorkplace Tension / Rivals-to-Lovers DynamicsComplex Irish Characters & SettingsTess Gerritsen, Patricia Cornwell, and The Night Shift✅ High-Competence Characters (Doctors at the top of their game)✅ Found Family & Hospital Politics✅ Cinematic Action Sequences✅ A Slow-Burn Romance grounded in a fast-paced thrillerOne night. One wound. One choice. Welcome to St. Brigid’s. less
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