Join Dr. Nadia Markovic, a fierce pediatric cardiology surgeon on a mission with the Global Mercy Initiative – think remote regions, urgent care, and a whole lot of heart. But Nadia’s job isn’t just stitches and stethoscopes.

Add one tall, grumpy, emotionally mysterious Sergeant into the mix... and boom – you’re in a story that pulses with drama, a little action, and those tender, soul-searching silences we secretly live for.

But in a place where reputation travels faster than radio signals, Nadia’s name is beginning to echo beyond the clinic walls. And not everyone wants her because she saves lives.

Some want her because she shouldn’t be able to.

Expect realness. Raw emotion. A cast of characters that are gloriously flawed, occasionally chaotic, and unapologetically human.

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“She listens like the walls are lying to her,” Sama said once. Then added, quite seriously, “And maybe they are.”

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