SECOND OPINION, NECESSARY MEASURES & URGENT CARE by HANNAH ALEXANDER

SECOND OPINION, NECESSARY MEASURES and URGENT CARE by HANNAH ALEXANDER are novels that are not only interesting, exciting and well written, but are also full of biblical truth. I particularly like the way the author sees Jesus as the Great Physician. I highly recommend them being read in sequence, but they can be read as "stand alones".
Dr Grant Sheldon and his teenage twins, Beau and Brooke, have moved to Dogwood Springs from the big city, where Grant practises emergency medicine at the hospital. Although Grant's wife, Annette, died two years ago, the family still miss her terribly. When Grant shows an interest in Lauren, who works with him at the hospital, Brooke takes an instant dislike to her. This changes and Brooke becomes just as keen for Lauren lto become her stepmother as Lauren's mother does to see her thirty-six year old daughter married! Brooke and Beau are very different, with Beau being the more serious one who is keen to follow in his father's footsteps by becoming a doctor, but the twins are very close and Brooke has a heart of gold under her loud and outgoing nature!
The novels cover a lot of from drug addiction amongst the youth and adults, the importance of forgiveness and of living one's Christian faith as opposed to legalism and getting bogged down in good works, and the dangers of criticism and bitterness. It is a small town community and rumours tend to be rife. We see how dangerous this can be. 
 The importance of family relationships is brought out strongly, and we see how Archer Pierce battles with the demands made on him by the church that he pastors and how it affects his relationship with the lovely Jessica Lane. 
The importance of putting God first in one's life, then one's spouse and children before other commitments like one's  work and church, is very well worked out by the author. The Lord wants all of us, body, soul and spirit, not just what is left over, even if our life is full of Christian service! Archer, in particular, realizes that without the Lord in his life he is nothing and can do nothing. This message comes through very strongly in the novels. We also see how different people react to the storms of life, and how they react better to love and understanding than a critical, "holier-than-thou" attitude.  Real friendship is shown between the Sheldon twins and Evan as well as between Lauren and Gina, to name a few, especially when Lauren is not afraid to warn Gina when she sees her about to make a fatal mistake by getting involved with a married man.
The characters are well portrayed.  They are real people with very real emotions, and we can relate to them and their struggles. 
I can highly recommend these novels and can't wait to read more books by this author.








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