When orphan Theodosia's only remaining family lock her out of their seasonal celebrations, she thinks she'll be spending Christmas alone in her bedsit – until she meets physician Hugo Bentinck. But Hugo may be waiting a while for Theodosia to admit her love for him, as she mistakes his sister for his intended wife, and an interfering aunt and nosey landlady all play a part in holding up their happy ever after!
Victoria was a very pretty girl, but with three sisters even prettier than she, Victoria had developed a bit of a complex about her looks. So when attractive Alexander van Schuylen made it clear he liked her, she really didn't expect much more from him. How could she, when he was so impressed with her sisters' beauty? But if his feelings for Victoria actually did run deep, she could be in danger of losing him – entirely through her own fault.
Harriet had met the man of her dreams, the one she'd always imagined herself marrying. But Dr Friso Eijsinck was very attractive, and he seemed to be surrounded by pretty girls. Harriet began to feel that, as far as Friso was concerned, she was only one of many. What she didn't know was that Friso had met his dream wife, and he was going to make sure that he married her.
Emma Trent had spent most of her life looking after other people, so it was a shock to encounter a man so determined to take care of her. She was hardly in a position to turn down Sir Paul Wyatt's proposal of marriage, even if it was motivated by convenience on his part. Could the eminent surgeon be the answer to all her dreams?
A Mills and Boon Christmas novella. When Doctor Oliver Hay-Smythe sees how kind-hearted Bertha has been put upon by her family, he decides to sweep her off her feet.
Didn't he trust her to care for his mother properly? After the hurly-burly of the big London hospital where she had been working, Judith found it a very pleasant change to be offered a private job looking after a charming patient, Lady Cresswell, in the Lake District. Her patient gave her no trouble at all – which was more than could be said for her patient's son, the disagreeable Professor Charles Cresswell. He seemed to have taken a dislike to Judith on sight – a dislike which, it must be confessed, Judith returned with interest. And now he was turning up to spoil their pleasant holiday in Portugal as well!
When Rauwerd van Kempler proposed to Tilly, he made it clear their marriage would be a convenient arrangement, one which brought him a wife who would run his home and partner him on social occasions. And Tilly would have the security of a roof over her head and a man who could be depended upon not to make passionate love to her. But suddenly Tilly wasn't so sure that was all she wanted from him…
A marriage to secure true love. Having fallen in love with Sarah at first sight, Litrik ter Breukel vowed to go slowly because of her youth and innocence. But perhaps he simply needed to propose!
It might be a marriage made in heaven…Facing bankruptcy, Celine's family were forced to turn their home into a guesthouse to make ends meet. Celine found her new life hard work but great fun. She met a young man, Nicky, who seemed very taken with her. If only Nicky's masterful cousin, Oliver, wouldn't keep interfering. But when she discovered that Nicky was married, Celine was only too grateful for Oliver's comforting presence. Gratitude wasn't exactly what Oliver had in mind, but it was a start.
