After Molly Patterson was jilted, she was determined never to trust a man again. But she was a very attractive girl, and more than one man was anxious to make her change her mind.
Was Molly going to be able to stick to her decision?
Never once during her growing-up years did Molly Patten feel other than a lovely American girl. She accepted her curly black hair, her golden skin, and her slightly upturned eyes as easily as she accepted the fact that she had no family other than her adoptive aunt Ruth Patten. And although Molly loved Ruth’s stories of missionary life in Singapore, never did she link herself with that romantic city. So it was with much surprise that Molly learned, shortly after her graduation from nursing school, that her parents’ had lived and married in Singapore, and that her father, a Chinese doctor, might be living there still.
After Ruth’s death, Molly decided to leave her hometown in Maine for a visit to exotic Singapore, to try to find out more about the father who had given her up when she was a baby. Little did she know that while she was there she would be called upon to practice her specialty — geriatric nursing — in the home of the much respected Dr. David Lee. Nor did she guess how much she would come to care for the lovely city and the people, especially young Dr. Peter Devon, the handsome ward of Dr. Lee.
Molly’s search for her heritage leads her to adventure and romance in the exotic Orient.
A beautiful nurse finds danger and thrilling romance in a mysterious mansion.
THE TURRETS–A vast and brooding mansion ruled by an autocratic and crippled old lady…
Lovely young Judy Jordan came her as private nurse to the aged owner and remained to become involved in a romantic and dangerous crossfire between her employer’s handsome grandson and her dashing stockbroker–rivals alike for the aged lady’s money, her house, and then for Judy herself…
A thrilling story of suspense and mystery in a ghost-ridden old house–and of breathtaking romance for a beautiful nurse.
He’s a little clingy, don’t you think? And I don’t know what he’s whispering in her ear, but she’s not buying it…
Until the patient’s death, Agnes Leahy had been a special nurse for Mrs. Marvin Mason; afterwards, Agnes took on the assignment of caring for the widower, who was ill of a serious but operable heart condition and who needed to overcome his depression and sense of loss before he would be ready for surgery.
Fortunately, his hospital room gave him a view of Polka Dot Island in the Bay, where he had a home and where he had spent many happy years; and this, plus Agnes’ soothing ministrations, promised to build up his strength. The nurse, however, had worries unknown to the old man: concern lest his son, the apple of his eye, who had been mysteriously burned and come to Agnes for treatment, be the arsonist responsible for an epidemic of local fires.
Agnes felt her duty to the patient lay in concealing her suspicions. On the other hand, she was in love with the deputy sheriff, who had a right to know.
The offer attractive Shelley Talmadge, a private-duty nurse who was between jobs, received from her best friend, Eleanora Crawford, was too good to pass up: The girls could spend the summer at a resort on St. John owned by Katherine Crawford, Eleanora’s grandmother. In return, they would have some light duties — Shelley’s included being the resident nurse. She welcomed the time away from handsome Winston Crawford, Eleanora’s brother, who had been pressing her to marry him. Although she thought she loved him, she wasn’t sure she wanted to give up her nursing career for marriage.
For Eleanora, a flighty girl who could fall in and out of love within the hour, the trip was a romantic adventure — handsome men, including her adopted uncle, Stephen, Marcello, the gourmet chef, and Brent Howard, a sportsman; swaying palms; warm breezes…
Shelley too was affected by the atmosphere. Life could be so pleasant there on the secluded beaches, in the shady coves.
For the young nurse, the summer was one of maturation, of growing to know herself and her goals in life. But she didn’t miss out on fun and romance as she discovered the path her life was to take.