Moments Like This

Discover two heartwarming stories by Betty Neels where sparks fly in the workplace and feel-good romance blooms against Dorset’s idyllic backdrop.

Cobweb Morning

What was the truth about Penny?

Nurse Alexandra Dobbs met a distinguished Dutch doctor, Taro van Dresselhuys, when he asked her to help with Penny, a teenager with amnesia. Before long, Alexandra had fallen in love with Taro — and Penny did, too.

It had to be a teenage crush. Yet Taro did little to discourage the girl, and when he began to side with Penny against her, Alexandra began to have suspicions about Penny…

A Girl To Love

Surely now her quiet life could continue?

Sadie had always been happy and contented with her quiet, uneventful life in a small Dorset village, and only wished for life to continue that way. She couldn’t believe it would all vanish overnight, and that she would have to part with her beloved home. Then, at the eleventh hour, she was rescued when Mr Oliver Trentham bought her house and offered her a job as his housekeeper. But Sadie didn’t take into account that she might fall in love with Oliver…

About the author

Romance readers around the world were sad to note the passing of Betty Neels in June 2001.Her career spanned thirty years, and she continued to write into her ninetieth year.To her millions of fans, Betty epitomized the romance writer.Betty’s first book, Sister Peters in Amsterdam,was published in 1969, and she eventually completed 134 books.Her novels offer a reassuring warmth that was very much a part of her own personality.Her spirit and genuine talent live on in all her stories.