Code Hearts - Paperback

by Maggie Arandela-Romano (Author)

Code Hearts is a contemporary political and psychological thriller set at the crossroads of medicine, law, and power.

At St. Leonard's University Hospital in New York, trauma surgeon Julian Langford and attorney Garie Borromeo are drawn into a dangerous conflict when an experimental system designed to measure empathy is weaponized for political gain. What begins as an ethical dispute escalates into a high-stakes battle involving institutional corruption, legal pressure, and threats to human life.

As the crisis expands beyond the hospital, Garie and Julian must confront a world where conscience is negotiable and truth carries a cost. Tense and emotionally grounded, Code Hearts explores moral courage, quiet resistance, and the enduring power of mercy when systems fail.