Dani James sat down for a few minutes to rest her aching feet. It had been a grueling shift in the ER, and there was still an hour to go. New Year’s Eve was always a hectic night at St. Evangeline Hospital because people in this town tended to be idiots when it came to celebrations, and foolishness outweighed common sense. She’d seen a variety of issues over the past several hours. Injuries due to car accidents that they’...

It was New Year’s Eve, and once again, Dr. Dani James found herself working in the ER so that other docs who had significant others could enjoy ringing in the New Year with them. It wasn’t as if Dani didn’t want to date. But ever since her one-night stand with Mitch Walker the previous New Year’s, she had sort of soured on men. “Maybe you need to try women,” Susie, one of the ER nurses, said. Dani scowled. “I did go on a...

Dr. Dani James stood running a hand through her long red hair as she stood in an ER bay. Mr. Williams lay waiting for a tetanus shot after getting a nail pulled out of his foot. He’d gotten plastered at a New Year’s Eve party, removed his shoes and socks, and ran barefoot through a construction site. With the frigid temps outside, he also had some frostbitten toes that she’d needed to treat. A sudden pang of misery had Da...