BETTY NEELS

Florence, a nurse, comes to London to work for Dr. Fitzgibbon. Known as an elite surgeon, Dr. Fitzgibbon is cold and standoffish, never talking about anything other than work. As long as he’s a good doctor to his patients, Florence thinks, it doesn't matter how stern he is… But one night, after a particularly long workday, she’s threatened by a stranger in a dark alley—and dashing to her rescue is none other than the doctor! Before she knows it, she finds herself captivated by him…

After Matilda lost her parents, she was taken in by her uncle, a doctor, and grew up to work as a nurse at his clinic. However, her peaceful life is changed forever when her uncle suddenly passes away. First her cousin inherits everything and drives her out of the house, then her fiance suddenly breaks off their engagement. She tries to make ends meet on her own but is soon in trouble. She's offered a surprising helping hand by a friend of her uncle's, a Dutch doctor named Rauwerd. Matilda is shocked when he suddenly proposes to her. After all, they're practically strangers

I have never known love, but now I need this man's permission if I want to marry someone!? Mary Jane, a nurse in London, received bad news. Her grandfather, her only living relative, had had a heart attack. She rushed over to her grandfather on his deathbed when he introduced her to Fabian, a surgeon. He was worried about his granddaughter's future, so he chose him as her guardian and entrusted him with everything. Mary Jane, who was already independent as a nurse, had doubts about her guardian. I'm only 22 years old, why do I need a guardian? Fabian may look good, but he's so overwhelmingly intimidating.

The impoverished girl's heart is bewildered by the Baron's whimsical kindness... Serena was 25 years old, she worked as a temporary typist while taking care of her frail mother. One day, however, she found herself working for Dr. Marc ter Feulen, a Dutch baron, and eventually he asked her to go with him to his country in place of his retiring secretary. With this handsome doctor?　What am I going to do about my mother? Both hope and confusion run through Sarina's mind.

If I were beautiful, I could believe a word he said... Agnes, an apprentice nurse in London, attended a lecture after a night shift and inadvertently fell asleep in the front row. On the stage is a Dutch doctor, Frahm der Linsen, a man who is always being gazed at passionately by the nurses. After the lecture, Agnes was called into his waiting room and scolded, "You lack respect, and you're too thick." If I had been as beautiful as my sister, I wonder if he would have said that to me? Agnes was disturbed by both her feelings of inferiority and fondness for him. After that, however, she began to run into him more and more...!

Arabella recently lost her parents in an accident. Now she lives in a London basement and works in a hospital as a custodian. At first her employer, Dr. Titus Tavener, ridicules her; however, as Arabella excels at her work and brightens up the hospital with her charm, Titus can’t help but look at her differently. Upon learning of her tragic past and former nobility, he decides to come to her aid by proposing to her. But Arabella resists—she won’t have anything to do with his pity…or a loveless marriage!※This work is originally colored.

Is it foolish for me, a boring girl, to fall in love with the man of my dreams? After the death of her parents, Catherine was treated like a servant by her brother and sister-in-law. She worked early in the morning making meals, cleaning the house, and babysitting the children, but was never thanked. However, this was to end when she met Dr. Jason, a renowned doctor. He offered Catherine a live-in job and pulled her out of her miserable situation. He was a kind-hearted and honorable man, and Catherine fell in love with him, but one thing she didn't know... was that there was always a beautiful woman by his side.

She reunited in another country with the man she has feelings for! Daisy attended a party where she felt out of place, so she stayed quietly in a corner, feeling miserable. After an unknown man treated her kindly, she began harboring a crush on him. A few days later, she is helping her father out at his antiques shop, and the same man appears! The man is a Dutchman named Jules, a doctor with a fiancée, so Daisy’s love was quickly squashed. Disappointed, she had to bring an antique that was his family’s treasure to his home in the Netherlands, but she never expects their a reunion to be like this!

Patience takes care of her aunties and lives humbly day to day. One day, a Dutch doctor, Julius, comes to their village for a short time to work on his book, and for a considerable salary she agrees to do housework for him. At first she finds Julius to be quite curt, but as time goes on, she finds that he's actually quite charming. Gradually, a love for him grows inside her. He also starts to unknowingly become attracted to her frankness and simple "rat" clothes...

Nurse Emily knew that popular surgeon Professor Romeijn had called her a fat, red radish. And she was disappointed that the man would think of her so uncharitably. But when Emily was ditched by her date at a party, Romeijn showed up and escorted her home. Emily started to open up to him, which was when he asked her something most unexpected.

Judith is a nurse who took a month’s sabbatical to work for her uncle, where she met Charles, a historian. Even though his home and his garden were lovely, he was incredibly rude and always left her feeling uncomfortable. Then they meet again when Judith learns that Charles’s mother is staying at her hospital. Judith and Charles just couldn’t get along last time, so Judith is surprised when Charles asks her to be his mother’s home nurse!

Head nurse Britannia finds herself strangely attracted to the stone-faced and stoic visiting professor Jake Luitingh van Thien. Getting a glimpse into his softer side, Britannia takes him up on his offer to visit his hometown in Holland to find love…

Sarah is working as a receptionist at a hospital in London when, out of the blue, Professor Nauta asks her to take care of his grandmother. He's so handsome that every woman working there is attracted to him, but his difficult personality keeps everyone at arm's length. Although Sarah's never really spoken with him before, she's moved by his sincere concern for his family and agrees to help. He's thankful and smiles at her gently, which is when Sarah's heart starts pounding. Her plain-Jane life is about to change!

Matilda Paige is a plain girl working a simple job, helping resident doctor Henry Lowell heal the people of Somerset County. She has to split her time between her quiet boss, her ailing dad and a mother who wants to return to her former glory. While the job isn't particularly hard, Matilda just can't figure out Henry. On top of everything his fiancee, Lucia, is aloof and disparaging, hiding a mean soul under a beautiful face. Matilda may have a crush on her boss, but can she heal his heart and show him that a little warmth might be just what the doctor ordered?

After an accident, Lawrence, a Dutch citizen, is sent to the hospital in London where Serena works. He begins his courtship of her on his first day of hospitalization, but she’s reluctant to trust him completely and relies on Lawrence’s cousin, Gijs, for advice. Gijs’s presence is comforting, but Serena tries to squelch any romantic feelings she has for him. When she flies to Holland to marry Lawrence, he betrays her. And Gijs steps in to take care of Serena in her moment of need…

Caroline finds herself at the mercy of the dry, quiet Dr. Radinck, but the nurse ends up taking care of more than just his practice! When she found herself out of a job, the famed immunologist recruited her to be both his new nurse…and his new wife! Can Caroline heal the scars on his heart, or will she just be a temporary bandage on his troubled life?

Philomena is a nurse working at a hospital in London. She's great with patients and has passed the RN exam with the highest honors but has no one to celebrate with. Her father and cheering section has passed away, and her stepmother and stepsisters despise her occupation and are too busy enjoying their lives of indulgence to pay much attention to Philly. As she prepares to leave work, the deep voice of a man stops her in her tracks. It's handsome Dr. Walle van der Tack from the Netherlands. He flashes her a brilliant smile and asks Philly out to dinner to celebrate her accomplishment...

I realized I might be in love with him. But he's getting married. It is said that when you make a wish on the hilltop on the morning of Solstice Day, your wishes come true. I wish to meet the person I'm destined to be with. When Beatrice made that wish, a lovely man appeared from the woods. This tall, pleasant man said he was Oliver. How wonderful it would be if this was the person I was destined to be with... A few days later, Beatrice accompanies her great-aunt to London to see a famous cardiologist at his clinic... And there was Oliver! I can't believe I'm meeting him again. He leaves her after telling her something mysterious. “This was an inevitable reunion.” Is this the beginning of a sweet and tender love story?

Every time I remember how bitterly in love I am, I feel like crying. Charity works as a secretary in a hospital with Professor Wyllie-Lyon, a handsome and popular doctor. One day after a hard day at work, she bursts into tears. When the professor sees her crying, he offers her a job as his personal assistant in his clinic. Charity’s excited to work so closely with him and soon realizes she’s in love with him. But the professor has a beautiful and kind fiancée. What will happen to this unrequited love that is sure to end in heartbreak?

I thought it was just a magical onetime date… Olympia works hard as a nurse to help out her aunt, who single-handedly raised her, and doesn’t have time to dream about things like marriage. One day, she meets a sexy older man named Waldo, who helps her after a fall and kindly escorts her home. Olympia knows she’ll never forget him, and then one day, Waldo shows up as a doctor at the nursing home she works at…and gives her an unbelievable proposition!

Phyllida, doubting her fianc?’s love, broke off her engagement. She quit her job at the hospital and began working as an older woman’s nurse on a cruise, but when the woman’s condition took a turn for the worse, Phyllida was left behind in the confusion. The one who held out a hand to help her was Pieter, a doctor on the same ship. Phyllida was able to get back home because of his kindness and was invited to his manor in the Netherlands. The more she got to know Pieter, the more she learned of his honesty, and Phyllida started feeling emotion unlike anything she ever felt for her fianc?!

When food poisoning runs through the nursery school where Daisy teaches, she calls an ambulance for the children and takes them to the hospital. There she meets Dr. Seymour, the uncle of two of her students. After everything calms down, Dr. Seymour keeps talking to her, but Daisy, who has never been in love, can’t understand why the handsome doctor would be interested in someone so ordinary. In front of that confident and attractive man, something hot begins to flourish deep in Daisy’s heart…

I'm just a homely girl from a small village. Am I worthy of a romance with the doctor? Mary Jane, owner of a tiny tearoom in a small village, escorts a regular customer to the hospital and is delighted to once again encounter Sir Thomas, a handsome doctor. The first time they met was a week ago when he visited her tearoom with a beautiful companion. A gorgeous woman suited him better than she would, Mary Jane thought. Her older sister, well-known model Felicity, came to mind. Mary Jane was too modest. She wasn’t yet aware that she would soon come to terms with her feelings for Sir Thomas and experience unbearable jealousy when the doctor and Felicity become more intimate.

He has such a wonderful smile. I want to see it again… When her engaged sister begs Phoebe to take her new job at a hospital in Holland, Phoebe agrees to impersonate her. Her boss, Lucius—a renowned doctor and supposed workaholic—immediately sees through the deception. Like a perfect gentleman, he listens to her tale without getting angry. Though she has never known true love, her new boss makes her heart flutter. But when he invites her to his house to meet his shy son, Phoebe is greeted by a young, beautiful governess…who clearly has it out for her.

I’m afraid to show my feelings toward the quiet doctor. Franny interviewed for a maid position, where she met Marc, a brilliant doctor and the godson of her new employer. Franny isn’t afraid to voice her opinions, which is why her new employer was hesitant to hire her, but she ended up getting the job thanks to Marc’s help. She’s beyond relieved that she will finally be able to support her younger brother, who’s in med school, and their sick aunt, who raised them. Despite her relief, however, Franny keeps running into difficulties—thank goodness Marc is always there to help. How can Franny not fall for his kindness?

An unexpected marriage proposal from the professor Trixie adored left her, an apprentice nurse, completely astonished. She knows she isn’t the most beautiful girl or the most talented, so what has drawn him to her? Ever since Trixie lost her parents in an accident when she was a child, she has been treated like a servant by the aunt and uncle who took her in. Her love of the professor was the only light that shone upon her misfortune, and the chance of becoming his wife makes her happy, but can she trust that he truly loves her as she wants him to?

Dr. Gifford is a new doctor who’s just arrived at the clinic where Louisa works as a secretary. His impressive skills and handsome looks instantly make him the center of attention, but Louisa doesn’t bother daydreaming that he’d be interested in someone like her. Though Louisa begins to fall for Dr. Gifford after they spend time working together, he has a fiancée who’s as beautiful as she is spiteful. Louisa knows that Dr. Gifford deserves a much happier relationship, so she vows to do whatever it takes to make that happen!

Will Gemma find love when she least expects it? Nurse Gemma was left in charge of her younger siblings after their parents died in an accident. And though she doesn’t think she’s particularly beautiful, she is smitten by a handsome Dutch professor named Ross, who makes her heart skip. Then he asks Gemma to take care of his sick sister and to go to Holland with him! His family is welcoming and his sister is beautiful. And men have started asking Gemma out! But they’re not the only ones paying attention—Ross is watching her closely, too.

She’s just an ordinary girl, but fate has extraordinary plans for her… Elizabeth Partridge lives a humble life working as a full-time nurse. In a rush to get to work one morning, she accidentally bumps her bicycle into someone and is surprised when he simply smiles and forgives her. Later, she finds out he is Alexander van Zeust, a Dutch medical professor who is temporarily working at her hospital. One day, Alexander’s sister is brought to the hospital in need of emergency surgery. While his sister is recovering, Alexander asks Beth if she would watch his sister’s children for a week. But one week turns into longer and Beth soon finds herself attached to both the kids and the doctor!

Henrietta who grew up in a children's home now works part-time at a hospital to earn her living. One day, the decision to take home a stray cat found in the hospital's garden gives her the chance to talk to a charming doctor at the hospital, Adam. Soon after, Adam saves Henrietta from a grave illness and she is slowly drawn to him. But she feels his prestigious and wealthy life as a doctor is so different from her life... Will it ever happen?

Seeking a fresh start in life, Abigail finds a job as a live-in nurse and travels from London to the Netherlands. It’s at her employer’s residence that she meets Dominic van Wijkelen, the dashing doctor—handsome but grumpy, cold yet alluring. Abby senses that he hates her and maintains her distance from him, but when her current job ends, van Wijkelen approaches her with a job offer. Perplexed, Abby accepts—and finds him smiling brilliantly. Didn’t he hate her? What does that smile of his mean?

We're finally free! On a cold, rainy morning, with her dear old dog and cat in tow, Becky makes her daring escape from her wicked stepmother. She leaves behind a life where her stepmother threatened her beloved pets to force Becky to wait on her hand and foot. They've finally left to live the life they've always wanted…but first, in the midst of a downpour, she needs to find a place to live and a job to work. She walks along the road, her fears weighing heavy on her heart, when suddenly a Rolls-Royce pulls up beside her. The man in the driver's seat offers her a ride, and after he hears her story, he makes her an offer she just can't believe…

This is the kind of guy girls dream about. That was Julie’s first thought when her new boss, the world-renowned doctor Professor Simon van der Driesma, entered the room. She’s taken aback, however, when this tall and handsome man tells her that she’s not the kind of secretary he would have chosen to hire! Simon orders her to travel abroad with him for work while she’s still feeling sore about it. Will their strained relationship develop in an unexpected direction on this trip?

She can’t help but be drawn to this proud and handsome man… Claribel, a physiotherapist, has a whirlwind encounter with handsome Marc. He seems kind, but he also has an arrogance that surprises her. When she goes to work at the hospital, she finds out Marc is a temporary surgeon visiting from Holland. She is increasingly drawn to him, even while he continues to stun her with his inconsiderate words and actions. One day, he asks her to play the role of his fiancée and gives her an engagement ring. This isn’t for real. She’s just helping him out…right?

After Katrina's parents died in a car accident, her loving aunt took her in and raised her. However, her aunt's days were cut short after being diagnosed with leukemia. Quick to tears in tough times, Katrina is given a cold reception by the doctor, Simon. In anger, Katrina storms out the hospital room, intolerant of his demeanor. Simon reflects on how he treated Katrina, and when he finally goes to visit her in the country, he finds that she is now living on her own, with no relatives at all. Cautious of his gentleness toward her, she slowly opens up her heart to him. While at the same time, could she be the one who finally rekindles the warmth in Simon's frigid heart?

A disastrous first meeting leads to a thrilling reunion! While traveling in Holland, nurse Emma gets into a car accident. The driver of the other car, Justin, declines her offer to pay for the damages. She never expects to see this handsome man again, but on the last day of her vacation, she sees him with a beautiful woman by his side. She realizes this must be his girlfriend and decides to forget her silly crush. However, when she returns to England, she is shocked to find out that Justin is the new visiting surgeon at her hospital!

I felt like I’d lost everything and would never find someone to love me… While working as a nurse in London, Charity falls hard for a visiting physician from the Netherlands. She decides to follow him to Amsterdam when his training term ends, but she soon discovers that he is a playboy who isn’t ready to settle down. Though heartbroken, Charity ends up meeting handsome and kindhearted Dr. Tyco van der Brons. He invites her to meet his twin daughters and soon Charity grows to love them. She wonders how such an amazing man could care for a dull woman like herself, so she is shocked when Tyco asks her to marry him!

To support herself, Kate has worked hard as a housekeeper for a selfish old lady, making only a meager salary. But she also has a dream—to save her money, make use of her cooking skills and open a catering company. So when a partygoer pooh-poohs one of her desserts as mundane, she’s mortified. At least, she was until one man spoke up in her defense. Did he notice Kate’s suffering and reach out to help her...or has she found the way to his heart?

One early morning in London, Julia rescues a cold, crying kitten. While doing so, she has a strange yet pleasant encounter with a man who was trying to do the same thing. When Julia reunites with him days later during an interview for a secretarial position, she's rendered speechless. What are the odds that the man she met that day would be Professor van der Wagema, her prospective employer? Although he's the same man, he treats Julia completely differently during the interview. He's cruel and cold, to the point that Julia wonders if she only imagined him in the morning mist. During her weeklong wait for the interview results, she spends time at her parents' home. Little does she know, she'll reunite with him there, too!

Even though she’s the daughter of a prestigious family, Bertha is cruelly oppressed by her stepmother and stepsister. At her own birthday party, she finds herself despondent, wearing an awful dress and standing alone against the wall. In complete contrast to the way the guests fawn over her beautiful stepsister, no one goes near Bertha. But then, one young doctor, Oliver, calls out to her. “Why are you so sad?” With his sharp insight, Oliver discovers how cruelly Bertha is treated and, unbeknownst to her, begins working to save her!

She’s falling in love with him, but they’re worlds apart… Adelaide, who works for a pediatric hospital in London, decides to do a yearlong exchange at an Amsterdam hospital. As she struggles to get used to the culture and language, Adelaide meets Professor Coenraad van Essen. She can’t help but fall in love with this handsome, charming man. But she knows that she doesn’t stand a chance with someone so out of her league.

I know his true intention, yet I am falling for him… When Ellie’s delivery truck crashes, she is surprised that a handsome businessman offers to help her out. Normally, she is happy to reject any man’s advances, choosing to focus on developing her family’s wine brand instead. But something about this man enchants her. After he helps her, she expects to never see him again. That is, until he shows up later on her property, offering to buy out her family’s precious vineyard!

Can Tabitha trust his compliments? Tabitha’s stepmother has told her since she was a little girl that she’s ugly and it’s useless to even try to look pretty…and Tabitha’s always being compared to her pretty stepsister. With her self-esteem in tatters, she’s given up on romance and focused solely on her career as a nurse. But then she meets a doctor from Netherlands—Marius van Been. He’s handsome and competent, calm and kind. Tabitha has fallen for a man for the first time in her life…but it seems he’s dating her stepsister!

The wedding dress has been perfectly made-it's a lace-trimmed satin dream custom ordered to match the dress that an adorable house mouse wears in Lisa's favorite book. Fran is going to wear the dress and become Litrik's bride-well, she is going to become Lisa's mother. After all, the marriage is for Lisa's sake. So, to please Lisa, Fran will wear the mouse's wedding dress. Fran is ready to become six-year-old Lisa's mother and to make the rest of her life happier than ever. So even if she isn't marrying a man who adores her, she is still marrying for love...

She’s engaged, but all it took was one look from the new doctor for Leonora to fall passionately in love… Leonora, the only daughter of the esteemed Crosby family, is stunned when she’s introduced to James at a party. It’s him—the handsome man who took her breath away when she first saw him on an icy road. She had heard that a new doctor was coming to the village clinic…but she never expected it to be this beautiful stranger! Leonora’s nerves are frazzled and a slow heat starts to burn inside her whenever he turns his azure eyes toward her. Why is she feeling such never-before-experienced passion? She’s supposed to focus on marrying her fiancé and supporting her struggling aristocratic family…

Reunited with the man she can never forget…could this be the beginning of her love story? Emma spends all her time taking care of other people, especially her sick mother. Recently, she’s been running into the charming Dr. Wyatt around town and she’s starting to think of him more and more often. He always seems to be there when she needs someone the most. But the day Emma’s mother passes away suddenly, the doctor is nowhere to be found. Then he returns from a trip overseas with an unexpected proposal…

Polly Talbot is well educated but rather plain compared to her twin sisters. She works for Sir Ronald, typing up his manuscript on Greek and Roman history. Sam Gervis takes on the project after Ronald’s death, and Polly moves into his home he can oversee her work. While living there, she realizes there’s more to life than her rural lifestyle and decides to become a nurse. It will get her away from Sam, as well, who is very severe with her and would never be interested in a plain girl like her when he’s engaged to a beauty like Deirdre. They can’t get away from each other so easily, however, as Sam works as a doctor in the same hospital.

A red thread links the fate of two people together. Julia lost her parents and lives a hard life taking care of her two older sisters. Her sisters will be getting married and leaving home soon, but who is she going to marry? At a party, Julia is approached by Professor Gerard, a Dutch aristocrat and the head of the medical world. Her impression of him is terrible when he teases her about the dress she made by tailoring the curtains.She never wants to see him again. But it's also the professor who gives her a hand when she loses her job and her house. Is he a tease, or is he kind?