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Calling Nurse Linda

by Patti Stone (1961)
Calling Nurse Linda

She Knew She Was Needed As a Woman As Well As a Nurse

Dr. Shelby Tailor drew admiring glances from every woman — nurses and patients alike. And that included Nurse Linda. But she knew he wasn’t willing to give up the bachelor status that made him so attractive to rich female patients. So Linda hid her heartache.

But when Shelby’s career was suddenly threatened, Linda found herself pressed by a pleading proposal of marriage. Had love blinded her to his real character? Was he truly sincere — or was he just planning to use her good position to make up for his errors in judgement?

(Part of a double novel, with “Dr. Kilbourne Comes Home” on the flip side.)

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Campbells Are Coming, The

by Felicity Hayle (1969)
Campbells Are Coming, The

Fiona loved nursing…but alas, it was not a job that seemed likely to bring her the money she needed to save her beloved family from disaster.

Candy Stripers

by Lee Wyndham (1958)
Candy Stripers

Bonnie Schuyler let herself be talked into joining the Candy Stripers. As a junior aide at the Medical Center, she lightened the heavy work load each regular nurse had.

But she sometimes wondered why she was there — she didn’t plan to be a nurse; it was hard work; she didn’t especially like helping other people.

One day she met David, a technician who was interested in a hospital career. Somehow he made her feel rather special and very grown-up.

Cap for Kathy, A

by Josephine James (1959)
Cap for Kathy, A

A Kathy Martin Story

For a long time, Kathy Martin has dreamed of becoming a nurse. When a mysterious fire breaks out at her high school commencement, the only clue points suspicion at her brother. Kathy sets out to determine the true identity of the arsonist, with the aid of a handsome young fireman. Later, a near-tragic accident forces her to interrupt her training. Just how Kathy eventually wins her cap and solves the mystery is told in an exciting narrative that moves to a heartwarming and surprising conclusion.

Case of the Fugitive Nurse, The

by Erle Stanley Gardner (1954)
Case of the Fugitive Nurse, The

MINKS, MONEY, AND MURDER!

Steffanie Malden’s husband hadn’t been dead twenty-four hours when she showed up in Perry Mason’s office. Her diamonds sparkled, but there were no tears in her beautiful eyes.

According to her story, Dr. Malden had taken at least $100,000 in cash from fees and hidden it away in the love-nest apartment he kept for his nurse. The income tax people had been investigating but so far had no proof. She wanted Mason to settle the estate — including the taxes — and do whatever he thought best for her interests.

Mason should never have accepted her as a client. But she was out of his office before he fully realized what she really wanted him to do was lift that $100,000, hold it until things settled down and then split it with her. That [words obscured] taxes.

Perry Mason was a sucker, then. But it was a lot worse when Steffanie Malden was — ARRESTED FOR MURDER!