NEW WORK

ECHO HERON
INDEX OF PROPOSED WORK:

1. EMERGENCY 24/​7; NURSES WORKING ON THE EDGE
Non-fiction/​True medicine: Sequel to Tending Lives; Nurses on the Medical Front

Forty accounts of emergency room nurses including exclusive interviews with 9/​11 ER nurses.
Available: Proposal/​Complete 40 chapter manuscript

2. BLUE NOTES
Baby boomer/​Women’s fiction

A unique epistolary novel covering 1965 to 1989. A brilliantly crafted chronicle and character profile of two amazing women as they glide and stumble through the counter culture revolution and into maturity. BLUE NOTES is a rich blend of humor, drama and philosophy with plenty of quirky and sexy twists.
Available: Proposal/​Complete manuscript-25 chapters

3. MUSHU PORK WITH PANCAKES TO GO
Nonfiction

The humorous and heartwarming story of Mooshie, an extraordinarily exceptional cat and his flawed human. The interspecies couple lead remarkable lives traveling around the world. Mushu makes Marley look tame
Available: Proposal/​Working Table of Contents/​Five Chapters

4. QUARANTINE
Medical thriller

A mystery virus quickly kills all but one man at a top secret bio-containment facility. Years later a young boy finds the remains of the facility and the mutated virus spreads throughout the small boarder town of Fuego Bello. A pediatrician, a nurse and a CDC researcher race to stop the pathogen that threatens to kill off every living thing on earth.
Available: Complete detailed outline-summary/​4 chapters

5. SOMEWHERE, AN ELEVATOR
A Memoir

Dramatic and darkly humorous autobiographical account of surviving childhood in a dysfunctional American family. Told in the innocent voice of a precocious child, SOMEWHERE, AN ELEVATOR is an engrossing story of one family and its deepest, most closely guarded secrets.
Available: Proposal/​Outline/​4 chapters

6. THE HMO
Fiction

Corruption in a healthcare system where life and death are weighed against profit and power. Six patients, one nurse and one physician find themselves taking on one of the most powerful, internally corrupt HMOs in the country. A chilling novel which comes closer to reality than hospital corporations will want to admit.
Available: Proposal/​Outline/​Character outlines

7. WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE DOE?
Fictionalized true crime

Based on a grisly double homicide that baffled the FBI and four Bay Area law enforcement agencies for eight years. A chilling, one-of-a-kind twist ending.
Available: Proposal/​Outline/​2 chapters

8. PATIENT VICTIM - Fifth in the ADELE MONSARRAT, RN Medical thriller series

A sniper is killing the homeless one at a time. When a dying bag lady asks Adele Monsarrat, RN, to do her a favor, the nurse sleuth walks into a world of terror.
Available: Proposal/​Plot outline/​Four chapters



BOOKS by ECHO HERON: CLICK ON THESE TITLES FOR MORE INFORMATION

ECHO HERON - NONFICTION
INTENSIVE CARE; THE STORY OF A NURSE
This New York Times bestseller chronicles the journey of an idealistic nursing student through the gritty realities of practice with humor and a fine eye for detail. Shockingly believable.
CONDITION CRITICAL; THE STORY OF A NURSE CONTINUES
Sequel to Intensive Care, Heron gives readers a graphic, tell-all description of life behind the closed doors of a busy trauma center. She fleshes out brief patient vignettes in ways that haunt one's memory.
TENDING LIVES; NURSES ON THE MEDICAL FRONT
In these forty chapters what nurses witness and sustain on a daily basis is revealed with candor, humor and sensitivity. From birth to death, despair to triumph, these nurses' bravery, heart and unwavering commitment shine through.
ECHO HERON - FICTION
MERCY
An intriguing medical mystery thriller, this combination nurse, hospital and detective story, is a fascinating work set in the hectic realism of its hospital setting.
The Adele Monsarrat, RN Medical Thriller Series
PULSE
The first in the Adele Monsarrat, RN, medical mystery series
PANIC
Second in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series
PARADOX
The third in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series
FATAL DIAGNOSIS
Fourth in the Adele Monsarrat medical thriller series