Returning home to Barr Island to practice nursing, Marcie Roberts, R.N., dreamed happily of the sunny, lazy island, the joy of being with Pop again, and the pleasure of working as old Dr. John’s office nurse.
But before the end of her first day, Marcie realized that everything had changed. Pop had become a strangely embittered man, and kindly Dr. John was gone. In his place, was the aloof Dr. Ainsworth — handsome, cold and brusque. Marcie knew her job represented a challenge to herself — as a nurse, and as a woman.
A delightful, light romance about a pretty, young County Nurse with a wonderful love of live, a dedicated love for her profession and an unrequited love for an ambitious young doctor.
Dawn March had her future all planned — she would marry handsome Dr. Ken Jones and they would settle in the little seacoast community that she loved and build a happy and beautiful life together. But Dawn hadn’t figured on a couple of interferences that became substantial obstacles to the realization of her dream.
The first was Ken himself. There was a side of his nature that Dawn was slow to recognize, that shocked her when she did. Ken fancied himself a big-time success, and his impatient ambition was such that it left little room for the kind of life that Dawn had hoped they would share.
Another was the entrance of Mrs. Clara Royce, a divorcee of great wealth, considerable beauty and no scruples whatsoever. Clara Royce offered Ken the fulfillment of his dreams — and a short-cut to the success he craved.
Dawn began to realize that even the best-made plans of bright young nurses can sometimes get pretty well upset!
He was one of the handsomest, wealthiest, most successful men in Florida — and newspaper reporters called him “Garth the Shark.” His world of glamour and excitement was a far cry from the world of Nurse Maggie McCloud, whose biggest fulfillment came from healing those who needed her most.
Yet it was Garth who had built a clinic for Seminole Indians on his ranch, and it was Garth who shared Maggie’s humility and compassion for all people.
Oh, why couldn’t it be Garth Carrington she was engaged to, instead of Dr. Tom Hamilton, whose biggest love was for himself?
For lovely Cheryl Lanier, nursing wealthy, elderly Trevor Rutledge at his magnificent estate seemed a routine assignment. But that was before Rutledge’s nephew, Victor Lawson, arrived.
Perhaps Cheryl should have known better than to fall in love with the handsome playboy. Certainly there were those — especially the young lawyer, Carl Drew — who warned her about Victor.
But Victor’s promises drowned out all warnings — until, amid sudden tragedy and scandal, she heard a different voice: that of agonizing doubt. Had she made the greatest mistake of her young life? Had she given her trust to the wrong man? And how could she know for sure before it was too late?
Could Nurse Lucie keep the man she loved from a woman who had suddenly returned from his past?
Was He A Man On The Run?
Nurse Lucie couldn’t help wondering about handsome Dr. Warren. He was the most skilled surgeon she’d ever known, and it seemed strange for a man of his talents to bury himself in a small country clinic.
Everybody at Guale Farms wondered about him. There were fantastic stories, lies and gossip, but nobody knew anything for sure.
And then one day something shocking happened and Nurse Lucie learned the secret Dr. Warren wanted so desperately to hide. But did she find out too late? Was she too much in love with him by then to care?
