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High Country Nurse

by Virginia Smiley (1970)
High Country Nurse

Lovely young Cass Fleming wanted nothing more than to be a good nurse. But suddenly her work at City Hospital, the suffering of small helpless children and kind elderly people, seemed too much for her. To make matters worse, her fiance, Dr. Dan Driscoll, could not understand her feelings. Could she marry a man who was that cold-hearted?

Cass decided she needed to get away from it all — to sort out her bruised and mixed-up emotions. The remote Navajo Reservation, where her Aunt Norma taught school, seemed the perfect refuge.

But “getting away” wasn’t quite that easy. There were the Navajo people whom she quickly learned to love, and who needed her help. And there was the tall, self-assured young flyer, Sandy Russell, whose playful mockery suddenly turned into something much more serious. Cass realized there was no escape from life and its decisions…and the most important decision of all still lay in wait for her.

His Private Nurse

by Arlene James (2002)
His Private Nurse

HER UNDOING

Royce Lawler was dark and mysterious, movie-star handsome and dangerously seductive even when flat on his back. And prim and professional Merrily Gage was supposed to live alone with this man, tending to his every need as his private nurse? She didn’t stand a chance.

But then, neither did the single dad. Because Merrily was too good at what she did, too easy to like, to want…to need. Yet no matter how strong his desire, Royce couldn’t bring the innocent beauty any further into the nightmare of his life–especially since his fall was no accident. Especially since Royce would do anything to keep sweet, sweet Merrily safe.

His Very Special Nurse

by Margaret McDonagh (2007)
His Very Special Nurse

The bachelor doctor’s bride…

Devastatingly handsome, dark and brooding, and with a slight Scottish burr to his deep, sexy voice… Nurse Alex Patterson can’t help but be drawn to her new boss. But her instincts tell her there is pain behind his blue eyes, and her nature tells her she must help him.

Dr. Kyle Sinclair hasn’t so much as looked at a woman since his marriage fell apart, but he is immediately attracted to this warm, caring nurse. Could she be the one to heal Kyle’s heart and help him love again?

Hit Parade of Nurse Stories

by Various Authors (1964)
Hit Parade of Nurse Stories

Nine stories about nurses and nursing, including…

Girl in White — only after Scotty had turned her back on love did she discover what love really means.

Flight Nurse — true story of the first combat Air Force nurse to win three Oak Leaf Clusters for bravery in World War II.

Candy Stripers — a teen-age volunteer almost runs away on her first day at the hospital.

A Cap for Mary Ellis — could she find the courage to be the first Negro student in an all-white school for nurses?

Holly Andrews: Nurse in Alaska

by Suzanne Roberts (1967)
Holly Andrews: Nurse in Alaska

More than the hardships of the frozen North awaited pretty Holly Andrews when she arrived at the primitive hospital at the remote Alaskan outpost of Barrow. She was prepared to help fight the twin scourges of disease and superstition that afflicted the native Eskimos — but both the quick temper of the doctor in charge and the troubling attentions of a brash bush pilot caught Holly off guard.

Could she work under a doctor who seemed to despise her? Could she fall under the spell of a man who seemed as irresponsible as he was handsome? It took a terrifying medical crisis and a stark confrontation with tragedy to point Holly toward her destiny.