What do readers who love paranormal series with grounded, realistic protagonists want from chapter one? They want to understand exactly who this person is before the world turns upside down. Chapter 1 of Extreme Medical Services delivers a classic setup: the overachieving protagonist who earned everything through sheer effort, only to find that the prize looks nothing like what he expected. Dean Flynn graduated at the top of his paramedic class. He aced his NREMT exam on the first attempt. He dreamed, ever since being a passenger in an ambulance at sixteen while his girlfriend’s life was saved beside him, of doing exactly that work for someone else. He got to pick his first posting — a privilege reserved for the best in the class — and he made a carefully considered choice. And then none of it mattered, because Read more…