The intriguing story of a wealthy family ruled by a tyrannical woman, and a pretty nurse who dares to fall in love — with the wrong man.

Mrs. Breckenridge’s maniacal possessiveness had turned her handsome son into a peevish playboy, her daughter into a shrill, contemptuous and cheating wife, her son-in-law into a drunken failure. When it seemed as though one of her captives might break away, Mrs. Breckenridge had another heart attack and threatened to change her will.

In accepting the wealthy hypochondriac as a patient, special nurse Donna Walton had no way of knowing that she was to be used as bait in the old woman’s devious scheme to keep her son by her side…forever.

Cammie Chambers, R.N., is independent enough to make up her own mind. She’s daring enough to accept a challenging job in Australia at a school for handicapped children. She’s dedicated enough to to be a topnotch nurse. Womanly enough to fall in love with Bryan Hartford, the wealthy young rancher whose family owns the school where Cammie works.

She’s woman enough to be badly hurt when her so-called friend Francine nearly snags Bryan for herself with lies and ruthless plans.

Cammie is also very stubborn. Will she be stubborn enough to keep from forgiving Bryan although she wants him desperately?

A lovely young nurse must decide: settle for a secure marriage or fight for the man she loves.

She saw her friend’s happiness destroyed by love.

Sherry Allen’s roommate, Nurse Melinda Collins, spent her nights sobbing and her days drinking — pursued by a shameful secret, by the inescapable consequences of a moment of heedless passion.

It was only when the unhappy girl attempted a desperate way out of her trouble that Sherry learned the cause of her friend’s anguish was a man. it was then that Sherry realized she, too, must face up to a crisis of the heart. Before it was too late, the young nurse had to choose: settle for security…or, like Melinda, take a reckless gamble on love.

Would she marry a man she didn’t love to save the life of a handsome doctor?

“Be careful, Anne. This is a serious mental case we’re up against. We’re all in danger as long as she’s allowed to run around loose,” Dan said.

Nurse Anne knew it was true. Margaret Slater was not a normal person. She was beautiful and rich but she was a destroyer. Sooner or later she would succeed in destroying someone — some helpless victim of her irrational, jealous fury…but who would the victim be? When would she strike?

Margaret need help — psychiatric help. Brad Portner was a wonderful psychiatrist, but love was blind…he was planning to marry Margaret!

Helen Jervis loved the moors so much that she jumped at the chance of nursing old Ethan Hesketh in Braunston Manor. But she found the old house a nerve racking place. Milly Rolph, the maid, refused point blank to sleep in the manor, and the girl was reluctant to say why. Helen was not a nervous person, and she became attracted to Doctor Keith Spencer. But strange events were taking place under cover of darkness, and it needed a terrifying climax to clear the situation.