When Henrietta was left a house in a Dutch village, she decided to make her home there, and settled happily into her new abode.
Trading her busy London hospital ward for the quiet cobbled square of Gijzelmortel had seemed simple enough. She thought she would like everything about Holland—except Marnix van Hessel. As "lord of the manor," he behaved as if it were still the Middle Ages!
From his moated castle across the square, the towering surgeon directed her affairs with all the imperious condescension of a feudal baron. He barked orders about her coal supply, whisked her through the snow in his stately Rolls-Royce, and rarely bothered with a civil good morning. No matter how firmly Henrietta guarded her hard-won independence, the infuriating Dutchman appeared on her doorstep at every turn. Why couldn't he just marry his fiancée and leave Henrietta in peace?
Small Town Romance: When Henrietta agrees to shelter a local couple’s secret courtship, village busybodies quickly mistake the clandestine visits for her own scandalous affair.Forced Proximity: A winter plane crash strikes the village, and the former hospital Sister must work side by side with Marnix in his great hall to care for injured survivors.Slow Burn: From nursing a newborn kitten by the stove to sharing tea after icy skids, Henrietta struggles to resist the arrogant aristocrat who refuses to leave her thoughts.Also by This Author: Damsel in Green, Visiting Consultant and The Course of True Love.
