Love Trauma: Medical Lesbian Romance (Paperback)
Love Trauma: Medical Lesbian Romance (Paperback)
Best Selling Sapphic Medical Romance Series
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BOOK THREE IN THE MEDICAL LESBIAN ROMANCE CITY GENERAL SERIES.
A slow burn medical lesbian romance featuring workplace tension, an age-gap attraction, and a chief of emergency medicine risking everything for love.
Rule one of being a hospital chief: do not fantasise about your new doctor’s hands. Especially not on your body.
Dr Tara Hunter runs a tight Emergency Department and an even tighter life. Control has always been her strength, until Dr Gabby Ellis walks into her ER with quick thinking, quicker wit, and a way of looking at Tara that begins to unravel every rule she has built.
What starts as professional friction turns into late-night consults, shared coffees, and a connection neither of them can ignore.
Because some risks refuse to stay theoretical.
Tara is coming out in her forties, discovering that desire does not fit neatly into the life she has built. Gabby wants honesty, not secrecy, and believes some risks are worth taking. Between crash calls and quiet corridors, they find a rhythm that feels like relief.
But the stakes are real.
Gossip spreads. A promotion looms. A critical incident puts them under scrutiny and forces Tara to decide what matters more: the career she has fought for, or the possibility of something that finally feels like home.
Tropes and themes
- medical lesbian romance
- hospital lesbian romance
- workplace lesbian romance
- slow burn lesbian romance
- age gap lesbian romance
- boss employee lesbian romance
- coming out later in life lesbian romance
This book is for you if you love:
- workplace romance with real consequences
- age-gap attraction with emotional depth
- strong women learning to choose themselves
- slow burn tension that builds under pressure
If you are searching for medical lesbian romance with real stakes, strong characters, and a love story that balances pressure, vulnerability, and desire, Love Trauma delivers a powerful and deeply satisfying romance.
Continue the City General medical lesbian romance series
If you love medical lesbian romance with high stakes, strong women, and slow burn tension, continue the City General series in order:
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Head of Emergency Medicine Dr. Tara Hunter has everything under control - until free-spirited new doctor Gabby Ellis storms into her ER and turns her world upside down. What starts as professional friction ignites into an undeniable attraction, forcing Tara to question everything she thought she knew about herself and her carefully ordered life. But when fear threatens to destroy their growing connection, Tara must decide if protecting her reputation is worth losing the one person who makes her feel truly alive.
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Book Specifications
Book Specifications
Pages : 178
ISBN : 9614622000037
Weight : 181g
Dimensions : 127 x 10 x 203 mm
Full Description
Full Description
Dr. Tara Hunter runs her Emergency Department with precision and control, just like she manages every aspect of her life. But when free-spirited new doctor Gabby Ellis bursts into her ER riding an ambulance while performing CPR, Tara's carefully ordered world begins to unravel.
Despite their instant professional friction, there's an undeniable spark between them that neither can ignore. As their relationship deepens, Tara finds herself questioning everything - her identity, her priorities, and whether protecting her reputation is worth sacrificing a chance at true happiness.
This steamy, age-gap medical romance follows two strong women navigating the complexities of workplace romance, coming out later in life, and finding the courage to choose love over fear. When a crisis threatens the hospital's community program, they must decide if they're brave enough to fight for what matters - both professionally and personally.
With sizzling chemistry, emotional depth, and authentic medical drama, "Love Trauma" delivers a passionate story about finding love in unexpected places and having the courage to embrace it, no matter the cost.
Perfect for fans of age-gap romance, medical dramas, and steamy sapphic love stories. This enemies-to-lovers tale proves it's never too late to discover who you really are, or who you're meant to love.
Themes and Tropes
Themes and Tropes
- Age Gap Romance
- Workplace Romance
- In Love With The Boss
- Coming Out Later in Life
- Toaster Oven
- Medical Romance
Chapter One Look Inside
Chapter One Look Inside
"So what's the deal with this new doctor we're getting?"
The sound of one of their junior doctors popping up right behind them without warning would have made any other doctor jump out of their skin. For Tara Hunter, Dr. Phelps's penchant for appearing without making a sound was a daily occurrence. By now, she barely batted an eyelid at the sound of his voice.
Phelps was the third person today to make a comment about the recent addition to the ER staff, Tara noted as she signed off another patient to be discharged. The first time she heard about a newly hired doctor was in the hallway as she'd started her shift, but she was in a rush to get to the department, so she didn't have time to stop and chat. The second time was when one of the nurses had been discussing it, but they'd had a cardiac arrest come through the doors before she could ask anything more about it.
"Okay, I'll bite." She handed off the discharge papers to the nurse behind the front desk, slipping her pen back into the pocket of her white coat. She was only halfway through what had turned out to be an exhausting shift, and while the matter of the new locum wasn't the first thing on her mind, it was a nagging concern. "Who's the locum?"
Phelps, who'd tailed her to the front desk, talking absentmindedly about the newest addition to the team, stopped in his tracks. "You haven't heard?"
"If I had, I probably wouldn't have asked," she pointed out, folding her arms. There was an icy bite to her tone that she couldn't quite keep out of her voice, even though she knew it wasn't fair. After all, it wasn't exactly Phelps's fault that she hadn't been told about the new doctor.
"All I know is we're getting a locum. Hired out from another hospital."
Tara paused, suspicious. They hadn't had a new hire in a painfully long time; all of her begging for another doctor on the team had fallen on deaf ears, no matter how overworked her staff were becoming. Every plea she'd made had met the same response: a new doctor for the emergency department simply wasn't in the budget. What had changed?
"Which hospital?"
"St. Jude's, I think the nurses said."
"St. Jude's?" Tara echoed, reaching for her phone as she felt it buzz in her pocket. "Who'd transfer from St. Jude's to here?"
"That's what I thought." Phelps shrugged, shoving his hands deep into his pockets. "I thought you were the one that hired her."
"Well, I didn't," Tara muttered darkly. She knew exactly who had gone over her head and hired a new doctor to the department without even consulting her first—there was only one person in the hospital who could do that.
Phelps recognised that look. Although he'd only worked in City General ER for a year, he'd seen that look enough times to know exactly what was about to happen: someone was about to get yelled at. "Do no harm."
"What?"
"Just reminding you of the oath you took when you became a doctor." He grinned at her brightly. "In case you were thinking of killing someone today."
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This story unfolds as an almost Enemies to Lovers trope, in that Tara, the Head of ER at a large hospital, divorced and stressed, must cope with a new hire, Gabby, an ER Surgeon, whom she had no input in hiring. Fireworks start and continue through the story until Tara begins to see Gabby in a different light. A short time later, we have fireworks again as Tara hurts Gabby at the beginning of their relationship. It is a good story. I enjoyed the back and forth between Tara & Gabby, with additional characters stirring the pot. Bob (ex-husband), Melanie (the woman he had an affair with), and Phelps all add to this wonderful romance.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful review.
I always smile when readers describe Tara and Gabby as almost enemies to lovers because those two certainly know how to create sparks. Neither of them is particularly good at backing down, which made writing their dynamic both great fun and occasionally a little exhausting.
What I enjoyed most about their story was watching first impressions slowly unravel. Tara and Gabby both have their own baggage, their own blind spots, and their own reasons for keeping people at arm's length, so seeing them gradually discover there was much more beneath the surface was one of my favourite parts of the book.
I'm also delighted you enjoyed the wider cast. Every good romance deserves a few people stirring the pot, and Bob, Melanie, and Phelps certainly do their fair share of that.
Thank you for reading, for taking the time to leave such a lovely review, and for spending time with Tara and Gabby.
Ruby x
Ruby Scott must have been hiding out in the ER in Waterbury! She would have seen first hand how Doctors, RN’s, PA’s and housekeeping staffs worked so hard to care for the poor in our community. The many love stories that happened around us was invigorating. I am so glad to have a story like this to share, it just makes me smile. The characters obviously are believable, as are the back stories! Ms Scott is a gifted writer for sure. If it weren’t for a couple of typo’s I would have given this 5 stars!
Thank you so much for this lovely review — it really made me smile.
I’m especially glad the world of it felt believable to you. Those busy, high-pressure hospital environments really do have so many human stories running through them at once, so it means a lot that the care, teamwork, and relationships all came through in a way that felt real and lived-in.
And I love that it left you smiling — that’s always the best feeling as a writer.
I also appreciate you mentioning the typos. I’m always grateful for readers flagging those; nothing takes you out of a story faster, and I do go back and tighten things up where I can.
Thank you again for reading and for such a thoughtful review.
Ruby x
Tara and Gabby's love story starts out as near enemies. Tara is made to.try and earn Baby's respect. With mutual respect comes.the fireworks, we get to see their relationship grow, experience growing pains, and blossom.
This age-gap, toaster oven romance was sweet, with characters that had great chemistry, and the majority of their relationship happened outside of their work. That was was a smart move instead of having medical errors in the writing that could have deterred from the story.
Dr. Tara Hunter, ER Chief, divorcée, is about to turn fifty. She runs a tight ship and is fiercely protective of hurt patients and her department. When her ex-husband and hospital chief forces a new doctor on her without her approval she is inclined to clash with Dr. Gabriella Ellis. As tensions grow, between two passionate doctors and women, Tara fights for her charity project and Gabby fight for her heart. Great Series.
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