Life could be worse But Cressida wasn't really sure how. Things had been bad ever since obligations had forced her to stay at home with her demanding stepmother. She'd even sprained her ankle while trying to help a mistreated dog, which left her stranded in the middle of nowhere. Then she was rescued by Aldrik van der Linus. The handsome doctor took an interest in her affairs and everything began to improve... until she realized that although she loved Aldrik, he only saw her as a patient, not as a woman.

She was more attracted to the doctor than she was to her fiancé... Phyllida, doubting her fiancé's love, broke off her engagement. She quit her job at the hospital and began working as an older woman's nurse on a cruise, but when the woman's condition took a turn for the worse, Phyllida was left behind in the confusion. The one who held out a hand to help her was Pieter, a doctor on the same ship. Phyllida was able to get back home because of his kindness and was invited to his manor in the Netherlands. The more she got to know Pieter, the more she learned of his honesty, and Phyllida started feeling emotion unlike anything she ever felt for her fiancé!

Olympia works hard as a nurse to help out her aunt, who single-handedly raised her, and doesn't have time to dream about things like marriage. One day, she meets a sexy older man named Waldo, who helps her after a fall and kindly escorts her home. Olympia knows she'll never forget him, and then one day, Waldo shows up as a doctor at the nursing home she works at...and gives her an unbelievable proposition!

I realized I might be in love with him. But he's getting married. It is said that when you make a wish on the hilltop on the morning of Solstice Day, your wishes come true. I wish to meet the person I'm destined to be with. When Beatrice made that wish, a lovely man appeared from the woods. This tall, pleasant man said he was Oliver. How wonderful it would be if this was the person I was destined to be with... A few days later, Beatrice accompanies her great-aunt to London to see a famous cardiologist at his clinic... And there was Oliver! I can't believe I'm meeting him again. He leaves her after telling her something mysterious. “This was an inevitable reunion.” Is this the beginning of a sweet and tender love story?

THE ANGEL AND THE PROFESSOR 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, readily 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….

Franny interviewed for a maid position, where she met Marc, a brilliant doctor and the godson of her new employer. Franny isn’t afraid to voice her opinions, which is why her new employer was hesitant to hire her, but she ended up getting the job thanks to Marc’s help.

An unexpected marriage proposal from the professor Trixie adored left her, an apprentice nurse, completely astonished. She knows she isn’t the most beautiful girl or the most talented, so what has drawn him to her? Ever since Trixie lost her parents in an accident when she was a child, she has been treated like a servant by the aunt and uncle who took her in. Her love of the professor was the only light that shone upon her misfortune, and the chance of becoming his wife makes her happy, but can she trust that he truly loves her as she wants him to?

The impoverished girl's heart is bewildered by the Baron's whimsical kindness... Serena was 25 years old, she worked as a temporary typist while taking care of her frail mother. One day, however, she found herself working for Dr. Marc ter Feulen, a Dutch baron, and eventually he asked her to go with him to his country in place of his retiring secretary. With this handsome doctor?　What am I going to do about my mother? Both hope and confusion run through Sarina's mind.

I'm just a homely girl from a small village. Am I worthy of a romance with the doctor? Mary Jane, owner of a tiny tearoom in a small village, escorts a regular customer to the hospital and is delighted to once again encounter Sir Thomas, a handsome doctor. The first time they met was a week ago when he visited her tearoom with a beautiful companion. A gorgeous woman suited him better than she would, Mary Jane thought. Her older sister, well-known model Felicity, came to mind. Mary Jane was too modest. She wasn’t yet aware that she would soon come to terms with her feelings for Sir Thomas and experience unbearable jealousy when the doctor and Felicity become more intimate.

*A suitable wife?* Emma Trent had spent most of her life looking after other people, so it was a shock to encounter a man so determined to take care of her - Sir Paul Wyatt was fast becoming her very own guardian angel! She was hardly in a position to turn down his proposal of marriage, even if it was motivated by convenience on his part. With her plain looks and practical nature, Emma knew her limitations, but longed for children of her own. Could the eminent surgeon be the answer to all her dreams?

An offer she couldn't refuse? ?I wish to marry for the wrong reasons. I am not in love with you.?? Titus Taverner was a busy and successful medical man who lacked a wife. Arabella had applied for the job of caretaker at his consulting rooms, but was happy to accept this new position Titus was offering. Until she complicated matters by falling in love with him.?

**Simply Simon** Julie enjoyed her work as a medical secretary at St. Bravo's Hospital, so it came as a shock when her boss announced his retirement. His replacement, Simon van der Driesma, was younger, more energetic and worked her much harder— which she could have accepted if only he would call her Julie, and not "Miss Beckworth" in that cool voice! From the start, both of them had the wrong impression of the other. What would it take for the truth to be revealed?