Cobweb Morning
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4.5 • 18 Ratings
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- $12.99
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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. Taro persuaded her to accompany the patient to his aunt’s remote Suffolk cottage, hoping country quiet might coax back the girl’s memory.
Her duties in the quiet village of Denningham seemed simple enough. The girl appeared touchingly defenceless, yet her sweet smile concealed a petulant temper, an appetite for expensive luxuries, and a cold dislike for the household pets.
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….
Clean Romance: Dedicated St Job’s hospital Sister Alexandra Dobbs finds her guarded heart disarmed by the towering, distinguished Dutch doctor who refuses to leave his patient’s side.Forced Proximity: Sharing quiet fireside evenings at Aunt Euphemia’s hearth and travelling to Taro’s grand estate near Leiden only intensifies the unspoken attraction between them.Slow Burn: Guarded glances, stolen kisses under the Suffolk mistletoe, and lingering doubts test whether the wealthy doctor sees Alexandra as a capable nurse or the woman he truly desires.Small Town Setting: Ploughed fields, evening visits from woodland deer, and winding country lanes frame a charming English winter in remote Denningham.Also by This Author: Damsel in Green, Visiting Consultant and The Course of True Love.
Customer Reviews
Lovely
I've read quite a number of Betty Neels' books and they make for very relaxing reading, as they are gentle, with long descriptions of clothing and food and beautiful homes, and basically only 2 plots. I mean it, 2 plots- a girl, either plain and plump with lovely eyes or strikingly beautiful, who is either a hard working nurse or secretary or an unskilled companion suddenly made destitute, meets fabulous doctor or surgeon, who is either English or Dutch, who either breezes in and out of her working life, or saves her over and over again, and who may or may not have a nasty girlfriend, etc. in the wings waiting to create misunderstandings and mischief for the heroine...oh and perhaps they marry under a cloud of miscommunication early in the story... Which is why I recommend this one. Not that it doesn't fit in with the whole "2 plot" scenario, but it has some hilariously whackadoodle elements that set it apart. Amnesia? Really? And some funny scenes near the end that I won't spoil.