Betty Neels Collection

134 primary works • 146 total works

The Magic of Living

by Betty Neels

Published 5 April 1974

Arabella Birch had a less than happy introduction to Holland when she became involved in a traffic accident. But 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.

Cruise to a Wedding

by Betty Neels

Published 17 May 1974

Rimada was desperately in love and wanted to get married, but her guardian, Baron Adam de Wolf van Osinga, didn't approve of her choice. Loveday was in charge of the couple's wedding plans and Adam was going to discover he wasn't a match for true love - or Loveday Pearce.

End of the Rainbow

by Betty Neels

Published 23 August 1974

Olympia's overbearing aunt used her as a personal servant, until the attractive Waldo van der Graaf quite literally rescued her. But although their marriage was one of convenience, Olympia soon found herself with a new problem - she had fallen in love with her own husband!

Heaven is Gentle

by Betty Neels

Published 7 February 1975

Sister Eliza took a job at the special clinic run by Professor Christian van Duyl who was engaged to the very suitable Estelle van der Daal. Eliza found Estelle a bit of a bore, were they really suited - or was Eliza kidding herself that she might stand a chance with him?

Small Slice of Summer

by Betty Neels

Published 10 January 1975

Betty Neels is a sales opportunity that simply cannot be missed. She is a consistent #1 seller whose books are eagerly anticipated and sought after by her readers. A retired nurse herself, Betty is particularly well-known for her tender romances set in Holland, featuring Dutch doctors.Fans of Betty Neels will love these Reader's Choice books, all set amidst the lowlands of Holland and the English countryside -- all four are Betty Neels at her best.

Henrietta's Own Castle

by Betty Neels

Published 14 March 1975

When Henrietta was left a house in a Dutch village, she decided to make her home there. She thought she would like everything about Holland, except Marnix van Hessel. As 'lord of the manor', he behaved as if it were still the Middle Ages. Why couldn't he just marry his fiancee and leave Henrietta in peace?

A Star Looks Down

by Betty Neels

Published 9 May 1975

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...and a kind heart - Beth had both, but would they win her love? Professor Alexander van Zeust's sister was ill, and her four young children needed caring for. He asked Beth Partridge - kind, capable, sensible Beth - to take charge of them for a week. She made a splendid job of it, 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 remote employer, but he wasn't likely to be interested in her. She wanted to return to her hospital job, away from all the emotional turmoil, but how, when she was needed by the children?

Cobweb Morning

by Betty Neels

Published 7 November 1975

Sister Alexandra met Doctor Taro, when he asked her to help with Penny, a teenager with amnesia. It didn't take Alexandra long to fall in love with Taro -- but Penny did too. It had to be a teenage crush, but why did he always side with Penny against Alexandra? It was then that Alexandra began to have suspicions about Penny...

The Moon for Lavinia

by Betty Neels

Published November 1975

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An offer she couldn't refuse...

A nursing job in Holland was the only way Lavinia Hawkins could ensure a home and security for herself and her young sister Peta. Yet within weeks of arriving she was married to the devastating Professor Radmer ter Bavinck!

Radmer had assured Lavinia that the marriage would be on a friendly basis only - he needed a kind stepmother for his daughter and a competent housekeeper to run his home. It seemed to be the ideal arrangement - for everyone except Lavinia!

Roses for Christmas

by Betty Neels

Published December 1975

Quite by chance...
Eleanor remembered the forceful Dutchman, Fulk van Hensum, from her childhood, and how she had disliked him. Now Eleanor was grown up and a qualified nurse, and suddenly Fulk,an eminent consultant, was back in her life.
He hadn't changed a bit,still dictorial and overbearing, which was a problem because in the circumstances she couldn't avoid him! It also shouldn't matter that he was engaged to pretty little Imogen - but somehow, it did...

Esmeralda

by Betty Neels

Published 11 June 1976

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Esmeralda Jones was a very nice girl. It seemed to Esmeralda that she was also invisible to the opposite sex. Perhaps the real reason for this was the impaired foot she had struggled with since childhood.

When the brilliant surgeon Thimo Bamstra offered to cure her, Esmeralda was over the moon, Thimo also managed to mend her broken heart, Esmeralda had never imagined marriage as part of her future, but she could dream of little else.

The Edge Of Winter

by Betty Neels

Published 9 July 1976

Meeting Dr Crispin van Sibbelt, Araminta Shaw found both bad tempered and yet, she had to admit, rather attractive! And staying in Holland to nurse a sick relative provided the perfect opportunity for her to fall in love with him. Yet even when he, too, was talking of marriage, Araminta discovered there was someone else close to his heart. What was she to do?

Gem of a Girl

by Betty Neels

Published 10 September 1976

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The angel and the professor

Gemma Prentice might have no looks to speak of, but she had something better - a kind and conscientious nature, which made her a wonderful nurse - to her patients she really was a 'gem' of a girl!

So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, the distinguished Dutch professor, Ross Dieperink van Berhuys, unhesitatingly 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 any more intimately than as his sister's nurse...

Matter of Chance

by Betty Neels

Published January 1977

Cressida had lost her parents, and badly needed a new focus. It seemed ideal, going to Holland to help an elderly Dutch doctor with a book he was writing, giving up her nursing job for a while. Her new employer had two partners - one was elderly and friendly like himself and the other was younger and not quite so friendly.

The Hasty Marriage

by Betty Neels

Published 11 March 1977

Laura has always been used to taking second place to her pretty younger sister, Joyce. So it was no surprise to Laura that when she fell in love with the Dutch doctor Reilof van Meerum, he chose Joyce instead. But, when Joyce walks out on him, Reilof asks Laura to marry him. Can she really be happy with a man who did not love her?

Grasp A Nettle

by Betty Neels

Published 14 May 1977

Jenny had given up her nursing job to look after her aunt. That was no sacrifice; the only difficulty was her aunt's doctor, the imposing Eduard van Draak te Solendik. Eduard managed to be attractive and infuriating at the same time. Unfortunately, the attraction won, and Jenny soon realised that she was in love with him. And much good it would do her, for Eduard was engaged to be married. Luckily for them both, he had some alternative wedding plans.

Pineapple Girl

by Betty Neels

Published 12 August 1977

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They seemed fated to meet!

It was a pineapple given to her by a grateful patient that led to Eloise Bennett meeting the Dutch doctor Timon van Zeilst. Shortly after that Eloise went to Holland to nurse a patient and there was Doctor van Zeilst again!

Thrown into his company, Eloise soon realised that she loved him. But Timon was going to marry the beautiful Liske - so why would he look twice at Eloise?

Little Dragon

by Betty Neels

Published 11 November 1977

As a nurse to wealthy spoilt people, Constantia had seen the misery too much money could bring. Jeroen though, was only a poor overworked GP, so when Jeroen offered marriage, Constantia accepted. At first she was happy until she began to discover things, that took away her new-found happiness.

Britannia All at Sea

by Betty Neels

Published 13 January 1978

It was love at first sight for Britannia when she met Professor Jake Luitingh van Thien and he proposed! But just when all seemed perfect, she met Madeleine. In every way Madeleine was right for Jake, and Britannia became more convinced that to go ahead with the wedding might ruin Jake's life.

Philomena's Miracle

by Betty Neels

Published 12 May 1978

Dr Walle van der Tacx was a very attractive man. When he offered Philomena a nursing job in Holland, she jumped at it - surely it would mean that she could see more of him? It didn't take long to realise her mistake, and to discover that there was no point in entertaining romantic thoughts about the doctor.