The Assignment
About
She had one rule: never fall for a patient.
He had one goal: make sure she did.
Emily Carter is done. Done with caring too much, losing too often, and feeling everything she’s trained herself not to feel. This is her last assignment—one final patient, one clean exit, and then she’s gone.
Daniel Harris wasn’t supposed to matter. He’s thirty-one, terminal, and completely at peace with both. What he isn’t at peace with is watching Emily hide behind her clipboard when he can see, plain as anything, that she’s worth so much more than the distance she keeps.
So he keeps his window open. Asks questions no one has ever thought to ask her. And slowly—dangerously—Emily starts to answer.
Falling for Daniel was never the plan. But some people walk into your life and rearrange everything—even when they can’t stay.
A tender, slow-burn love story about grief, courage, and the people who see us most clearly—right when we need it most.
Praise for this book
Wow. What a story. It was amazing. I loved it. I hated it. I cried through it. Daniel was a young thirty something man who is in hospice. Emily was his nurse. She’s young and good at her job. She’s ready for a change in life. Daniel needs someone who’s honest, respectful of him and there for him, not just a number. The two changed each other’s lives. It was a very emotional book for me. I didn’t want to put it down. It was an inspirational. It made me believe in humanity again. The kindness of humans.
This was an interesting read. In the beginning I felt the loneliness and isolation of being in a sterile environment of rules and efficiency. Eventually it broadened out and filled with a little more colour. At the ending I was both filled with sadness and hope.
A tender richly emotional love story. It's surprising in ways that I didn't expect. I personally think the medical side enhanced the quality. It's touching and magical.