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INTENSIVE CARE; THE STORY OF A NURSE
The brutally honest nonfiction account of a nurse's daily life behind the closed doors of a hospital's critical care units, this New York Times bestseller is an amazing and riveting first person documentary that reads like a novel. Heron eloquently explains the good, the bad and the maddening about her profession in a way that carries an emotional impact that will leave few readers unmoved. **NEW!** Now available in Ebook format.

CONDITION CRITICAL; THE STORY OF A NURSE CONTINUES
Sequel to Intensive Care, this is Echo Heron's emotionally gripping account of her last years in critical care nursing. Heron frequently inspires laughter, tears and awe through her vivid descriptions of a 'normal' workday. With keen sensibilities and wry expressiveness, she fleshes out patient vignettes in ways that haunt one's memory. At a time when healthcare is changing, euthanasia and the downsides of the hospital experience are in the public consciousness, Echo Heron opens the door on these and other topics with her characteristic sassy humor, absolute honesty and heartfelt passion.

TENDING LIVES; NURSES ON THE MEDICAL FRONT
First person stories of nurses in a variety of fields reveal in sometimes shocking or humorous fashion what the caring profession is really about. The centerpiece chapter is an unforgettable dramatic account of five nurses who worked in ER the day of the Oklahoma City bombing. Come, take a walk in the shoes of a nurse. **NEW!** Now available in Ebook format.

MEDICAL NOVELS

MERCY
Cat Richardson, RN, is battle-weary. With a heart and a mouth as big as her 12EEE shoes, she's continually bucking a system choked by Mercy Hospital's less than humane politics. Through the lives of five unique patients, Cat reexamines her own crumbling existence.

MEDICAL MYSTERY THRILLER SERIES
THE ADELE MONSARRAT RN MEDICAL MYSTERIES

PULSE
In this first of the Adele Monsarrat series, the quirky nurse of Ward 8 finds herself involved with a serial killer of medical personnel

PANIC
In the second of the Monsarrat medical mystery thrillers panic hits Ellis Hospital when people begin dying from a mystery disease. When Adele tries to find the source of the disease, she finds herself in the middle of a deadly circle of sex, dirty politics and greed

PARADOX
A fatal car accident and a young woman with amnesia who remembers nothing about where she was driving when her car plunged over a cliff - or the identity of the dead child in the backseat. The third in the Monsarrat medical mystery thriller series forces Adele into a hot zone of terror

FATAL DIAGNOSIS
Cosmetic surgery patients begin showing up in the deadliest places - a man fished out of San Francisco Bay, another found sliced to shreds in bed. Nurse Monsarrat soon discovers that in an age in which plastic surgery can perform wonders, someone has discovered the ultimate transformation: using the human body as the perfect disguise for terror.

New York Times bestseller INTENSIVE CARE; THE STORY OF A NURSE

Condition Critical, The Story of a Nurse Continues

TENDING LIVES; NURSES ON THE MEDICAL FRONT

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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