Best of Betty Neels

133 total works

Last April Fair

by Betty Neels

Published 11 January 1980

Phyllida Cresswell has definite ideas about love, and her current boyfriend is certainly not marriage material. So when the chance of a nursing job abroad comes up, she takes it. When things don't go smoothly in Madeira, however, Phyllida finds herself stranded. Fortunately, the dashing Pieter van Sittardt is on hand to rescue her. Pieter, Phyllida discovers, is a man she could definitely love. In fact, she'd be happy to marry him. All he has to do is ask....

The Fifth Day of Christmas

by Betty Neels

Published 17 December 1971

For her own sake she had to back off... It hadn't taken Julia long to fall in love with Ivo van den Werff. But as soon as she met Marcia Jason she realized she had to fall out of love just as quickly. Clearly the other girl had a much stronger claim on Ivo's affection...

The Awakened Heart

by Betty Neels

Published 1 December 1993

Mills & Boon presents the complete Betty Neels collection. Timeless tales of heart-warming romance by one of the world's best-loved romance authors. "Shouldn't there be love, as well?" Devastated by a love affair that had gone wrong, Sophie was determined to avoid any more heartache. Then one day the brilliant brain surgeon Rijk van Taak appeared in her life. He, too, had been hurt in the past- and made it clear that he now wanted a companion rather than a wife. Sophie was pleased to accept his proposal on that basis alone-but her heart seemed to have other ideas!

Roses And Champagne

by Betty Neels

Published 13 May 1983

Katrina has known Lucius Massey all her life, and they're so at ease with each other that a pretend engagement seems like a harmless idea. Yet as more people congratulate Katrina a mysterious sadness creeps into her heart.

A Match For Sister Maggy

by Betty Neels

Published 5 February 1999

Sister Maggy MacFergus was tall, and she discovered that most men found this off-putting. When Dr Paul Doelsma offered Maggy a nursing job in Holland, she took it. There was something special about Dr Doelsma, and it wasn't that he was taller than her. She was sensible enough to realise that he would never love her back - after all, Paul had said he'd already chosen himself a wonderful wife. But who was this lucky girl?

Enchanting Samantha

by Betty Neels

Published 14 December 1973

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Wasn't he...soon to be wed?

Staff nurse Samantha Fielding had one golden rule: never get involved. The attractive Giles ter Ossel made it difficult to keep. Samantha was determined not to let her feelings for Giles affect the way she treated the girl she thought was his fianc e. So, she agreed to return to Holland to nurse Antonia through her recover. Samantha's calm and professional exterior hid a breaking heart. Meanwhile, Giles was determined to be happily married - to the right girl.

Damsel in Green

by Betty Neels

Published 11 September 1970

Georgina Rodman had been given a special nursing assignment; she was to look after the Van den Berg Eyffert children who were recovering from an accident. Having worked in a casualty ward, Georgina felt she could cope with just about anything life threw at her. That was until she met the children's guardian, Julius! She realized that even common sense and a practical nature couldn't stop her from falling in love...with a man who didn't even know she existed.

The Fateful Bargain

by Betty Neels

Published 1 January 1989

Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance of a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and he 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.

A Good Wife

by Betty Neels

Published 1 November 1999

It seemed strange to Serena Lightfoot that when she most needed help, orthopaedic surgeon Mr. Ivo van Doelen always seemed to have a solution. When he installed her at his old nanny's home in Chelsea, Serena knew she couldn't stay long, for she was in danger of losing her heart to him.

But Ivo knew what he wanted -- he simply needed space to allow Serena to come to know him, and a marriage between friends would give him that time. Now all he had to do was persuade Serena to accept his proposal.

A Kiss for Julie

by Betty Neels

Published 12 July 1996

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Simply Simon

Julie Beckworth enjoyed her work as a medical secretary at St. Bravo’s hospital so it came as a nasty surprise when her elderly boss announced he was retiring.

Her new boss, Professor Simon van der Driesma, was younger, more energetic and worked Julie much harder but if only he would call her Julie, and not ‘Miss Beckworth’ in that cool voice! Both of them had the wrong impression of the other-what would it take for the truth to be revealed?

Magic In Vienna

by Betty Neels

Published 1 October 1985

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"A rather dull girl...with no looks to speak of." Doctor Charles Trescombe's opinion of his niece's governess was far from complimentary. Cordelia knew she was plain. She also knew what good manners were, and the high-andmighty doctor didn't have any!

But there was magic in Vienna that could transform even the most unlikely people. Much to her dismay, Cordelia fell in love with him anyway. And Charles soon discovered that quiet and unassuming ways had a knack for stealing a man's heart-without him even realising it.

Never Say Goodbye

by Betty Neels

Published 12 August 1983

To keep her small family together Isobel managed to make ends meet -- just -- by doing private nursing jobs. Isobel shouldn't have had time to fall in love with Dr Thomas Winters, but she did. He wasn't likely to be interested in Isobel, when the lovely Ella Stokes was around, so she ought to try and forget him. Easier said than done!

Tabitha in Moonlight

by Betty Neels

Published January 1972

Sister Tabitha was an efficient nurse, but when it came to matters of the heart she was less sure of herself. So when she fell in love, she had no idea how to deal with her feelings.

Was that why the Dutch surgeon Marius van Beek called her Cinderella? If only Marius would ride up on a white horse and ask for her hand in marriage. But people lived happily ever after only in fairy tales, didn't they?

Dearest Mary Jane

by Betty Neels

Published 1 August 1994

Would you like me for a brother-in-law, Mary Jane? She wouldn't like him for a brother-in-law -- she would like him for a husband But why should she suddenly discover this now of all times, sitting opposite him, being cross-examined as though she were in a witness-box...and fighting an urge to fling her arms around his neck and tell him that she loved him? Yes, oh yes, that would be delightful.

An Apple From Eve

by Betty Neels

Published 1 January 1981

Considering that she didn't really like him very much, Doctor Tane ban Diederijk did seem to crop up in Euphemia's life rather a lot. Perhaps she was being a bit unfair to him - she hadn't wanted to let her family home to anyone, so she was bound to be prejudice about him living there instead of her. But then he asked her to go to Spain to act as companion to his fiancee Diana - and Euphemia's dislike grew. How could the doctor be so stupid as to see anything in such a spiteful girl as Diana, let alone want to marry her? If only she could see the back of both of them!

Sun and Candlelight

by Betty Neels

Published 9 February 1979

Dr. Sarre van Diederijk did a lot to restore Alethea's damaged pride when Nick Penrose badly hurt and humiliated her. So a short time later, when he asked her to marry him and go to Holland to live, she accepted. After all, Sarre was a very nice, kind man, and Alethea might actually be happier with him than she would have been with Nick, even though love wasn't part of the deal. But once in Holland, Alethea discovered that happiness and love could blossom when you least expected it.

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?

Wedding Bells for Beatrice

by Betty Neels

Published 1 May 1994

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 love?

The Vicar's Daughter

by Betty Neels

Published 11 October 1996

All the village assumed that Margo Pearson was to marry George, but unexpectedly meeting Professor Gijs van Kessel changed that. A plain, practical girl, Margo knew the professor was unlikely to look her way, until a tragic accident brings an offer of marriage.