Betty Neels

"You should marry again." Beatrice sympathized with Gijs van der Eekerk. A widower with a small child and a busy medical career needed someone to make sure his domestic life ran smoothly. What she hadn't counted on was his decision to offer her the position. As his wife, she would have a comfortable lifestyle and everything that money could buy. But what was that, if Gijs couldn't offer her what she truly wanted -- love?

"I shall not insult your intelligence by saying that I love you! "When Rauwerd van Kempler proposed to Tilly, he made it clear that their marriage was to be a union of convenience, nothing more. It would bring him a wife to run his home and partner him on social occasions. And Tilly would get the security of a roof over her head and a man who could be depended upon for all things practical. But suddenly Tilly finds herself wanting more from her new...

COULD SHE COPE WITH THE SAVAGE FAMILY? Louisa didn't want to marry the boring Frank, and she definitely didn't want to live with her stepmother. Luckily, after completing her training, Louisa found what sounded like a pleasant and challenging nursing job - in Norway! She was delighted. She enjoyed her job, even though her patient, Claudia Savage, did cause some problems. Of course, the situation wasn't helped by the cold, uncooperative attitude of...

He seemed to be everywhere It amazed Lucy how regularly Mr. der Linssen, the handsome Dutch doctor who taught one of her nursing classes, kept turning up in her life. She would bump into him at the hospital, at her home and even in Holland when she went on vacation. If only he knew she existed! But that wasn't likely, Lucy thought, since far prettier girls were obviously his for the asking.

Would she ever be... ...married to her boss? Working a temp job for charmingly aloof Professor Sam Gervis was difficult enough for Polly Talbot, even if she hadn't begun to fall for him! He's already engaged to someone else and, besides, the sophisticated surgeon would never look twice at anyone as plain as her. But despite taking up a new career nursing children Polly soon discovers that Sam isn't an easy man to forget.... Especially when he...

When Jane needed help, she was amazed that it was the charismatic surgeon Nikolaas van der Vollenhove who tore himself away from his busy schedule to come to her rescue. A renowned workaholic, it was obvious that he had no time for anything - or anyone - in his life. Which was why his marriage proposal came as such a shock. Just why exactly did he want Jane for his wife, if it wasn't for love?

COULD THEY REALLY LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER? The future Baroness van Tellerinck isn't exactly sure why she has agreed to get married. Perhaps it's because the tall and broad-shouldered Raf doesn't make her feel like a giant. It certainly isn't a love match. She doesn't love Raf, and he seems indifferent toward her. Everything changes, though, when Raf's ex-girlfriend, Beyke, returns and shakes up this marriage of convenience. Suddenly Katrina's emotions...

So near. Yet so far. Life had not been easy for Henrietta Cowper, but she hoped to improve her lot. Then, shortly after she met consultant neurosurgeon Adam Ross-Pit, Henrietta fell seriously ill--and her small world changed forever. She had him to thank for her new job, and she was very grateful--and perhaps a little in love. But he didn't need to know that--even if he did continue to come to her rescue!

"It seems to me that it would be to our mutual advantage if you were to become my wife." Faced with no home and no family, Venetia was only too aware that Duertter Laan-Luitinga's solution to her problems was certainly practical--albeit rather unorthodox! Yet, he seemed set on the idea of a marriage of convenience, and Venetia really had no choice but to agree. So, having found a sensible solution to her difficulties, surely she wouldn't be so foolish...

A Gem of a GirlGemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better - kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross asked her to accompany him to Holland to look after his invalid sister. Gemma accepted - even though she knew Ross was never likely to see her as anything more than just his sister's nurse...Love Can WaitWhen Kate and her mother were...