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?

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!

Heart adrift on a sea of romance.

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.

Meg James of the Freer Memorial Hospital had a strong sense of duty and strong emotions, and somehow she got herself into a situation where she had promised to marry both John Heriot, the doctor, and Lance Curtiss, the patient.

Misty Marshall was between cases when she learned that her friend Suanne Oakland had suffered a nervous breakdown after the mysterious drowning of her husband, Brian. Determined to help Suanne recover, Misty hurried to her side. At the beautiful Georgia plantation that had been in the Oakland family for generations, Misty found her presence bitterly opposed by Clint, Brian’s handsome twin brother, who seemed intent upon keeping Suanne secluded if not imprisoned in her room. Why? Misty wondered.

And then she began to uncover some disturbing answers. Answers that became even more disturbing as she found herself being more and more drawn to the fascinating yet repelling Clint Oakland. Was she falling in love with a murderer?