When Dalwyn Rogers was hired as a nurse-companion to rich, handsome Vance Stafford, she couldn’t be sure if hers was a prize assignment or a booby prize. For Vance was the most exasperating patient in the world. Dalway could understand the bitterness he felt after being blinded in a tragic auto accident. But why did he refuse to help himself — and pin all his hopes on a future operation that had only a slim chance of restoring his sight?

Would Dalwyn’s skill and persistence — and growing love — be enough to turn her stubbornly helpless patient back into the vital young man he was meant to be?

The intimate story of three nurses who loved the wrong men.

“Is it wrong to marry for money?” asked Nurse Miller.

“Is it wrong to resent your mother because she is a glamorous movie star?” asked Nurse Gray.

“Is it wrong to love the boy next door who thinks of you as a kid sister?” asked Nurse Leighton.

“Nurses Dormitory” is an unusually warm story of the lives of three young nurses and the men they fall in love with. Told against the backdrop of the wards, corridors and operating rooms of a big city hospital, there is an authentic insight into the scene behind the scenes and every character is as real as a favorite friend.

Just as Paula had passed her nursing and midwifery finals, her fiance backed out of their engagement, and to try to recover from the blow she wanted to get away from everything.

Accompanied by her loyal friend Rosalind, she joined the Tasmanian Tourist Nursing Service. Her efforts were rewarded, for, in that smiling apple-blossom island, she found a new life, and a greater happiness than she had ever known.

A Kelly Scott Story

“It’s never looked more beautiful,” Kelly thought as she stood in the moonlight and let her eyes wander over the vast buildings comprising Midwest-General Hospital. A sob caught in her throat as she walked up the drive to the nurses’ dorm. By this time tomorrow night Coleen Scott, Kelly to family and friends, might no longer be a part of the hospital world she loved.

It had begun as a wonderful year for Kelly — her first time away from family protectiveness. She enjoyed hard work in subjects she loved, and the chance to help patients who needed her.

Then the nightmare erupted…a whirlwind chain of events that she was powerless to control. First she found herself with a glamorous roommate bent on causing trouble — a girl who broke rules without a thought and had the aggravating ability to captivate Kelly’s special men friends. Then came the terrible accusation — the mark of guilt that could end her hopes and aspirations forever.

Shy, sensitive Kelly found herself fighting for everything she had ever believed in. It was a solitary fight — no father or sisters to help her this time — but she knew she had to win this one alone to prove her ability to stand on her own two feet.

A Tracy Scott Story

Blond, blue-eyed Tracy Scott gazed up at young Dr. Hardwick and smiled wistfully. He cared for her, and the knowledge made her ecstatic one moment, panicky the next. She had not expected to find romance on this assignment–but then, almost everything at the Indian Service Hospital had come as a surprise.

It was a completely different world, with people and ways of life she had never known, strange customs and beliefs. She found patients who desperately needed her help in many ways–patients who inspired her to be the best nurse possible.

There were obstacles, and not the least of them was her moody, wildly jealous roommate. It was a trying year for Tracy and an exciting one. In the course of it she found new warmth and understanding within herself–and those around her felt lucky in knowing a very special girl.

The back cover is worth a look, too…

But, as you can probably guess, the “very special girl” was eventually fired for…

Blatant violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act…

…Fraternizing with male employees…

And attempting to entice small children with candy.