The Hasty Marriage, Grasp a Nettle, The End of the Rainbow, A Match for Sister Maggy, Winter of Change, The Edge of Winter, The Fateful Bargain, & A Girl Named Rose by Betty Neels The Hasty Marriage 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 well as anyone. So she accepted—but could she really expect to be happy with a man who did not love her? A Girl Named Rose Blossoming into Love Through pure chance, Rose met Sybren Werdmer ter Sane, one of the most eminent surgeons in Holland. Their accidental encounter led to a job for Rose, nursing Sybren’s godson. She loved everything about her new life—including Sybren! But surely such an important man wouldn’t have time to take an interest in her. Yet what Rose didn’t realize was that she had the gift of love, and it touched everyone around her—even hardhearted surgeons. The Fateful Bargain They had made a binding arrangement Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily’s father the chance to have a life-changing operation. But favors don’t come cheap, and the doctor expected something in return. It wasn’t hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse’s lodgings for Sebastian’s luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that marriage was not part of the bargain. The Edge of Winter DID HE REALLY LOVE ANOTHER? Upon meeting Dr. Crispin van Sibbelt, Araminta Shaw found him to be bad tempered and, she had to admit, rather attractive! Staying in Holland to nurse a sick relative provided the perfect opportunity for her to fall in love with him. But even though Crispin talked of marriage, Araminta discovered there was someone else close to his heart. What was she to do? Grasp a Nettle IT SEEMED A MOST UNLIKELY MATCH When Jenny gave up her nursing job to look after her aunt, she saw it as no sacrifice. The only difficulty was her aunt’s doctor, the imposing Eduard van Draak te Solendik. Eduard managed to be both attractive and infuriating at the same time. Unfortunately for Jenny, the attraction won and soon she was falling in love with him. Much good it would do her, though, since Eduard was engaged to be married. But luckily for them both, he seemed to have some alternate wedding plans. The End of the Rainbow OLYMPIA’S LIFE CHANGED OVERNIGHT! Olympia’s overbearing aunt used her as her personal servant, until attractive Dutchman Waldo van der Graaf quite literally rescued her. He suggested that she exchange her life of drudgery for the role of his wife. Waldo needed someone to look after his small daughter and run his home—a marriage of convenience. Olympia was thankful and accepted his proposal, but soon realized she had only exchanged one set of problems for another when she found herself falling in love with her own husband! A Match for Sister Maggy Who was the bride to be? Sister Maggy MacFergus was tall, and she had discovered that most men found this off-putting but not Dr. Paul Doelsma. So when the doctor offered Maggy a nursing job in Holland, she took it. There was something special about him, and it wasn’t just his height! Yet she was sensible enough to realize that he would never return her feelings—after all, Paul had said he’d already chosen himself a wonderful wife. But who was the lucky girl? Winter of Change 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 that was easier said than done!