Second Chances

by Lynne Norris

Alex Margulies is a self-driven chief attending physician in the emergency department of a large community medical center. She is fierce and merciless with her staff, expecting the same tireless dedication from her peers as she does from herself.

Driven by her recent failures, Alex struggles to put her troubled past behind her. With the annual influx of new residents to the hospital, the she meets one of her new charges, Regina Kingston, a bright, young, promising doctor. Before long, Regina finds herself irresistibly drawn to the enigmatic physician despite the woman's fiery personality and maligned reputation.

As professional differences come to light and personalities clash, Alex and Regina both struggle to overcome their own demons. It is within each other that they will find the strength to overcome their darkest moments, surviving to live and love again.

Genres: Lesbian Romance, Lesbian, Romance, LGBT, Medical, Fiction

436 pages, Paperback

First published March 12, 2002

About the author

Lynne lives in New Jersey with her partner and their son. In her free time, Lynne enjoys gardening and spending time with her family.

Reviews

[Diane Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

awesome,wasn't looking for this to b this good,plus the love story was the Bomb!!!fantastic writing (Alex/Regina)to good of a couple,good chemistry,great 1st book in this on-going series,very intense,lots of hospital action..energetic n very smooth with the language..the author took lots of risk w/ touching on DV n wrote about it as best she could in that moment..well done..highly recommend to all..good start

[Kexx · Rating 5 out of 5]

Part of the clear out my kindle policy.... really excellent but a bit like being in a washing machine, everytime one cycle was finished we were thrown into the next one without a chance to breath. Loved it, but now exhausted.

[PharmDoc · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was trying to really like this book the whole time.
Kept waiting ... to settle into a rhythm... to take me to that special 'suspend disbelief' place, but ended up feeling the plot was choppy and unfocused. I found that the length of the book (which I usually long for) was not really helping the story. To me, this book could be a lot more powerful if it was shorter and highlighted a smaller number of events to really shape the story.

I liked the lead characters, though Alex's past was a bit over the top in terms of believability. Regina, a medical resident and Alex's love interest, was predictable overall except I thought it a little premature to announce to her right wing homophobic mother she was gay [way before she was]. I think you have to earn that conversation. Chemistry and depth was average. Dialogue, the connection, was not magical, but close, so close.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an exciting read. Great characters (Regina and Alex) and an interesting Story. I liked the slow developing love story between the two women and the action at the hospital was quite palpable. But the story was a little bit overfilled. Especially in the end with everything wat was going on in the hospital with the fraud, the shooting and the ex-boyfriend. I rate this book 4 stars.

[Line · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a bit too much happening in this book for my taste, and thought some things went a bit too far.
Really wanted to like it, but kept getting annoyed over things, so I guess I liked the first part and the last part of the book where things weren't quite as unreal.

[Jane Shambler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!

This book has everything. Great story, great characters, love, heartbreak, but most of all the human ability to persevere. The author captures you from the first to the last word. It's a rollercoaster of emotions. Very well written. Well worth six stars if I'm honest. Enjoy.

[Heidi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doctors, drugs, drama and desire!! A little of everything.

[Maia Zade · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know this was put out through a small publishing house, and I knew what I was getting into when I bought it in the first place, and I know that in 2002, getting stories like this out in the world was an achievement in itself - but this book needed several more revisions and edits. And the whole Xena fanfic trope is tiresome to me now (I'm probably not the target audience/demographic for it, but still).

[wren4777 · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a LOT, but overall I didn't mind it. The highlight for me was how complex Alex was as a character, and how Regina works to understand and live with that fact.

[PharmDoc · Rating 3 out of 5]

Others have summarized so no need to revisit.
I was rooting for this book the whole time.
Kept waiting ... to settle into a rhythm... to take me to that special
'suspend disbelief' place, but alas ended up feeling the plot was choppy
and unfocused. I found that the length of the book (which I usually long for)
was not really helping the story. To me, this book could be a lot more
powerful if it was shorter and highlighted a smaller number of events that
really shape the story.

I liked the lead characters, though Alex's past was a bit over the top in terms of
believability. Regina, a medical resident, was predictable overall except a little
premature to announce to her right wing homophobic mother she was gay
[way before she was]. Call me ol' fashioned, but I think you have to earn that
conversation. Chemistry and depth was average.
Dialogue, the connection, was not magical, but close, so close.
Will look forward to more from Ms. Norris.

[Gloria Windholz Robbins · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book with good developed characters that leave you wanting to learn more about them. The story line was great and with other minor story lines weaved in well which added to the character. This helped it seem more based in reality then in fiction. Love it and intend on reading the sequel.

[Nolly Frances Sepulveda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got it just to have something to read, and couldn't put it down. Loved the characters, the suspense and loved to hate Dana. I am hoping there will be a sequel.