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A Christmas Proposal
Dr. Oliver Hay-Smythe seemed to have met a modern-day Cinderella! Ever since Bertha's father had remarried, the kindhearted woman had been put upon by her family. She appeared to live in her stepsister's shadow, stuck doing the housework and wearing hand-me-downs! The doctor was about to change all that. In fact, he was about to change Bertha's entire world.
Winter Wedding
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Dr. Oliver Hay-Smythe seemed to have met a modern-day Cinderella! Ever since Bertha's father had remarried, the kindhearted woman had been put upon by her family. She appeared to live in her stepsister's shadow, stuck doing the housework and wearing hand-me-downs! The doctor was about to change all that. In fact, he was about to change Bertha's entire world.
Winter Wedding
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Gemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better, kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. To her patients, she really was a gem of a girl! So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross, a distinguished professor, asked Gemma to accompany him to Holland to care for his invalid sister. Gemma accepted, even though she knew Ross was never likely to see her as anything more than his sister's...
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Surely now her quiet life could continue? Sadie had always been happy and contented with her quiet, uneventful life in a small Dorset village, and only wished for life to continue that way. She couldn't believe it would all vanish overnight, and that she would have to part with her beloved home. Then, at the eleventh hour, she was rescued when Mr. Oliver Trentham bought her house and offered her a job as his housekeeper. But Sadie didn't take into...
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Professor Alexander van Zeust's sister was ill, and her four young children needed someone to care for them. He asked Beth Partridge, kind, capable, sensible Beth, to watch them for a week. She did a fantastic job, so one week extended to two, and then longer. The professor was happy, the children loved Beth and their mother knew they were in good hands. Everyone was happy, except Beth. She had fallen in love with her aloof employer, but he wasn't...
5) Esmeralda
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She was a most unlikely bride, Esmeralda Jones was a sweet and pretty girl, easy to love. But sadly, she had always felt invisible to the opposite sex. Esmeralda often blamed her lack of romantic adventures on the impaired foot she had struggled with since childhood. So when the brilliant surgeon Thimo Bamstra offered to cure her, she was over the moon and quickly accepted. Much to her surprise, Thimo also managed to mend her broken heart. Esmeralda...
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A HELPING HAND! It deeply irritated Leonora that she was always being caught in awkward situations with the village's new doctor, James Galbraith-especially since she was engaged to Tony. But James proved a sturdy support as she did her best to keep her parents' decrepit but much loved manor house running smoothly. There was little point in admitting her growing feelings for James, since he showed so little sign of caring for her…
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"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...
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A practical marriage? Araminta Smith first met Professor Jason Lister when she was hired to look after his niece and nephew. Knowing that her plain but honest looks weren't about to catch her a husband, Araminta believed she'd never marry. That's why she was intrigued by the distinguished surgeon's interest in her. Since he was also a confirmed bachelor, the professor's proposal came as an even greater surprise. A marriage between them, he argued,...
10) Winter of Change
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He was her guardian angel. At twenty-one, Mary Jane Pettigrew was perfectly capable of looking after herself, but it came as quite a surprise to discover she had inherited a large house and an income to go with it. There was, of course, a catch, and his name was Fabian van der Blocq. Mr. van der Blocq had been appointed her guardian. She couldn't even marry without his consent! Mary Jane was determined not to let Fabian have it all his own way, but...
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Marriage of convenience-or a match made in heaven? Emma Trent had spent most of her life looking after other people, yet when she meets gorgeous surgeon Sir Paul Wyatt she is heartened to find that he's determined to take care of her! When he proposes a marriage of convenience, to give her a better life, she is powerless to resist her knight in shining armour. But Emma longs for children of her own, and secretly hopes that their friendship will blossom...
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Falling for the professor...All the village assumed that Margo Pearson was to marry George, but unexpectedly meeting Professor Gijs van Kessel made her pause for thought. Being a plain, practical girl, Margo knew the professor was most unlikely to look her way. It took a tragic accident to bring an offer of marriage-from the professor. It was a practical proposal, but as Margo was taken into the bosom of his family over Christmas in Holland, she did...
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Matilda had every quality that turned a man's head, but she had remained heart-whole and fancy-free despite a number of offers. Then she met eminent surgeon James Scott-Thurlow and fell in love at first sight. But James clearly did not feel the same way. How could he when he was already engaged to the glamorous Rhoda?
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COULDN'T HE PRETEND... JUST A LITTLE? Laura had always been used to taking second place to her pretty younger sister, Joyce. If Joyce wanted something, she got it! It was, therefore, no surprise to Laura that when she fell in love with the attractive Dutch doctor Reilof van Meerum, he chose Joyce instead. But when Joyce walked out on him to marry another, richer man, Reilof asked her to marry him. He needed a wife, and Laura, it seemed, would do as...
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Megan thought she had it all a good job, a caring family and a fiancé who would make a wonderful husband. But then her perfect world fell apart, and she found that her one hope was Professor Jake van Belfeld. He seemed determined to rebuild her life but why was he taking such a personal interest in her? Did he think that her heart needed his attention, too?
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WASN'T HE SOON TO BE WED? Staff nurse Samantha Fielding had one golden rule: never get involved. It wasn't easy to follow, though, with the attractive Giles ter Ossel around. Samantha was determined not to let her feelings for Giles affect the way she treated Antonia, the girl she thought was his fiancée. So, she agreed to return to Holland and nurse Antonia through her recovery. But Samantha's calm and professional exterior hid a breaking heart....
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SHE SWORE SHE WOULD NEVER MARRY A RICH MAN! As a private nurse to the wealthy, Constantia had seen the misery that too much money could bring. Jeroen van der Giessen, though, was only a poor overworked GP, so when she found herself stranded in Delft without money or a passport, and Jeroen offered marriage, Constantia accepted. At first she was quite happy with her loveless marriage, even though Jeroen was being recklessly extravagant. Then she began...
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Arabella Birch had a less than happy introduction to Holland when she became involved in a road accident. It seemed destined that the first person on the scene should be Dr. Gideon van der Vorst, who took charge of the situation, and Arabella, in a very commanding way. When Arabella found herself involved professionally with the imposing doctor, she began to wonder if destiny had known what it was doing. Once her glamorous cousin Hilary caught sight...
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"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?
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A waif in need of his care... That was obviously how dynamic consultant Sir James Marlow saw Deborah. Otherwise, why would he bother to keep rescuing her? Deborah knew it couldn't be because of her looks she had carrot-colored hair and no figure to speak of. That was the only explanation she could come up with unless he wanted something else from her altogether?