Betty Neels is one of my favorite romance authors. Her romances are sweet, gentle stories with handsome heroes and satisfying endings. Betty Neels was a nurse who when she retired starting writing romance novels. She lived into her 90s and was pulishing to the end. Her first books came out in the 1960's and the last was about the turn of the century. All her books were at least partly set in England, where she was from. Many were also set in Holland, where she lived with her husband for several years. He was Dutch, like many of her characters and was the model for some of them, even though he was not a doctor. Most of her romances, but not all, were between a doctor and usually a nurse or someone in the medical field.

I have included the book descriptions from the back of the book for each title and will add more details and my own reviews for each title. All of the titles are from Harlequin Romance. To make the website easier to use I have divided up the Betty Neels titles into several pages. This Page is for titles 1361 to 2063

Sister Peters was delighted to be chosen, under the new exchange scheme, as the British representative to work in an Amsterdam hospital. It proved to be an interesting new life in more ways than one, and she found that emotional problems could be just as complicated in Holland as ever they could be at home.

(Amazon in a Apron) Maggy was a tall girl, but that didn’t prevent her from having all the emotions of a more petite woman—as she found herself when she fell so unrewardingly in love with Dr. Paul Doelsma.

(Blow Hot-Blow Cold, Visiting Consultant) Sophy’s relationship with the attractive Dutch surgeon Maximillan Oosterwelde was of the blow-hot-blow-cold variety---but one thing was certain: in her heart, Sophy did not want any “blow cold” at all!

(Tempestuous April)It was when Nurse Harriet's Dutch friend Sieske invited Harriet home that Harriet caught up with a dream from her past - the man she had always imagined herself marrying. But alas, she was not the only girl to have this dream where this particular man was concerned! (England, Holland, medical )

Nurse Georgina Rodman had met Professor Julius van den Berg Eyffert and his children when they were brought as casualties into her hospital, and the Professor arranged with Matron to have her “on loan” for a time to help them with their convalescence. It was not long before Georgina found herself wishing she could be with them “for keeps”.

Financially,Sarah Dunn had done well out of her marriage to Hugo van Elven. But it was only a marriage of convenience, and both of them were still only half recovered from previous unhappy love affairs. Weren’t they both expecting just a little too much?

What a maddening, impossible man Constantijn van Lindemann was! Wherever Augusta went, there he was: inviting her out, paying her compliments, sending her enormous bouquets of tulips, even kissing her on occasion. Augusta had to admit that she enjoyed it, especially the kisses. But until she could discover how important a part the glamorous Susan played in his life, how could she possibly take Constantijn seriously?

When her romance with Andrew went wrong, Sappha had jumped at the chance of a job in Scotland to make a complete break. The change of background, not to mention the “Demon King”, in the person of the Dutch doctor , Rolf  van Duyren, soon began to take her mind off the past—but then Andrew came back.

Emma Hastings knew that she was an excellent Theatre Sister, and as such was admired and appreciated by the devastating Dutch surgeon Justin Teylingen. But liking and appreciation are not love, and there were plenty of girls around with far more to offer Mr. Teylingen in the way of glamour than Emma had. Wasn’t she just wasting her time falling in love with him?

Victoria was a pretty girl - unless her three far prettier sisters were around as competition.
And Alexander van Schuylen was clearly as impressed by her sister's beauty as any other man would be. So Victoria had better not take his attentions too seriously, had she?

It hadn’t taken Julia long to fall in love with Ivo van den Werff—but she had better fall out of love equally quickly, she decided, when she met Marcia Jason and realized just how much stronger a claim the other girl had on Ivo’s affection.

Abigail was a true “Saturday’s child”: she worked very hard for her living. And it looked as if she could expect to go on earning her own living, for no one seemed to be in any great hurry to marry her---least of all Dominic van Wijkelen, who admired her as a nurse but who seemed to have no personal feeling for her at all---except dislike!

Benedict van Manfeld needed Cassandra Darling -- at any rate, he needed her temporarily, as a nurse. Certainly he did not need her as a woman. And why should he notice her as a woman, when she had nothing in the way of looks and Paula van der Pol had everything?

Phoebe Brook hadn't planned to take a nursing job in Holland, still less under false pretenses. But when her sister Sybil decided to get married instead of going to work for Dr. Lucius van Someren, Sybil persuaded Phoebe to take her place. With Lucius's son Paul so hostile, and Paul's governess signaling Lucius was her property, Phoebe really didn't need to compound her problems by falling in love -- but she did.

Mary Jane might have inherited a house and a comfortable income, but after all, she was twenty-two, a competent staff nurse, and she certainly had no need for a guardian - especially the high-handed Fabian van der Blocq.  But what could she do about it - or him?

As she had been secretly in love with Gerard van Doorninck for a long time, Deborah should have been thrilled when he asked her to marry him -- but he had made it perfectly clear that he wanted a wife for practical, not for romantic reasons. So she would just have to wait and see how it all worked out ...

Samantha sympathized with the problems of the elderly Dutch woman who was admitted to the hospital where she worked. But she didn't realize that her encounter with Juffrouw Boot's employer, the striking Giles ter Ossel, would bring her so much heart-searching. Perhaps one shouldn't get involved with one's patients? Yet ..

Serena had given up her job and gone to Holland in order -- as she thought -- to marry Laurens van Amstel who had proposed to her after a whirl-wind romance. So it was mortifying, to say the least, that soon after she arrived she began to realize that Laurens was trying to back out of the situation -- that, in fact, he had every intention of marrying another girl. His cousin Gijs had an answer to her problem -- but wasn't it rather a drastic one?

That annoying Dutchman Everard van Tiljen had rubbed Charity Dawson the wrong way from almost the first moment they met---and things didn’t improve at all as they saw more and more of each other. It was work, not romance, that threw them together, both in England and Holland, and as he was a very distinguished doctor and she only a humble member of the nursing staff, Charity was more or less obliged to put up with his overbearing ways and sarcastic remarks. But at one point she was stung to retort, “ I hope you will believe me when I say I dislike you more than anyone else I know!” Perhaps it was just as well that he didn’t take her words too seriously!

When Arabella was involved in a road crash in Holland, it seemed providential that the first person to arrive on the scene should be Doctor Gideon van der Vorst. But as she came more and more involved with the doctor, Arabella began to wonder if providence had, after all, known what it was doing!

When Loveday heard that her friend Rimada had a stern guardian who objected to her wedding plans, it seemed only natural to sympathize and offer practical help in getting round the problem. But Loveday was to find that Adam was hard to organize that she had imagined!

When the attractive Waldo van de Graaf rescued Olympia from a life of comparative drudgery and offered to marry her, it was to be a match of convenience. Olympia wanted to escape from her domineering aunt and Waldo needed someone to run his home and look after his small daughter. Could there be anything more to the marriage?

Sister Tabitha just could not damp down her feelings for the attractive Dutch surgeon, Marius van Beek, but what future could there be for her in that direction? He appreciated her as an efficient colleague—but she could hardly convince herself that he ever saw her as a woman; she was so gauche and Marius was so experienced. As the last straw, Marius had called Tabitha a Cinderella and asked her when the prince would come along with the glass slipper. Little was he aware that only he himself could give the answer to that one!

Professor Christian van Duyl was a formidable character, but it didn't take Sister Eliza Proudfoot long to fall in love with him. And a great waste of time that was going to be, since the Professor was shortly to marry the so-suitable Estelle. Or was she so suitable?

Until an emergency forced Henrietta to work closely with the domineering Marnix Van Hessel, she had made up her mind to dislike him. Then her attitude changed to one of respect. But would she ver feel love for him? And would he care if she did? Henrietta is an English nurse who inherits a small house near the estate of Marnix. The emergency is a very bad crash with hundreds of victims. He brings them into his house to be treated before they are taken to the hospital. Henrietta is a big help, Marnix’s girlfriend is no help.

Beth had agreed to help Professor Alexander van Zeust look after his young nephews and nieces for a week while their mother was in hospital. The week stretched to 2, then it was proposed she accompany them to Holland for a further period. Would Beth ever be able to get back to her hospital job? And did she want to now?

Alexandra Dobbs knew just how she felt about the inscrutable doctor, Taro van Dresselhuys --but their young patient, Penny, seemed to feel that way about him too.
Unfortunately, all the cards were stacked in Penny's favor. Alexandra is working in the hospital when Penny is brought in from a car accident. Taro and his aunt were near the accident so bring her in.  She is unconscious for days and has to have an operation. Nurse had said she was pretty as a bright penny, so when Penny doesn’t know who she is, they name her Penny Bright. Alexandra has a fight with her boyfriend so impulsively resigns. Taro’s aunt agrees to take Penny into her home to convalesce and Alexandra comes too, as her nurse. Penny still doesn’t know who she is, the car she was driving was stolen and she had no ID. Alexandra soon thinks Penny doesn’t want to remember.

Taro comes to visit and goes with Alexandra on a walk, there is mist so Taro calls it a cobweb morning. He first kisses her on that walk. Penny is attracted to Taro and acts irrationally. She is in a car with Alexandra and tries to grab the steering wheel. Alexandra had to hit her to get her to let go. Then Penny says Alexandra attacked her. But later says she doesn’t remember anything about it. Eventually Taro’s aunt takes her to Holland and the truth comes out. Penny had a fight with her boyfriend and had run away. There is no amnesia at all. Penny wants to make doctor pay so tries to kill his cats and dog. Alexandra has to dive into a canal to save the cats from drowning. Alexandra and Taro become close but she goes home to nurse her mom through measles. She meets up with old boyfriend. Penny sees them together and writes to Taro.

This is overall a satisfying romance, but why did Taro believe anything that Penny said? She is a liar and he knows it. I can only think that he is very insecure about Alexandra so it was easy for him to think the worst. But he did dump a nice girl on the word of a very nasty girl. Eventually he comes to his senses and makes up with Alexandra and, of course, there is a happy ending.

Lavinia went to work in Holland and in no time found herself married to the devastating Professor Radmer ter Bavinck. It was to be a friendly arrangement, she was assured: he only wanted a stepmother for his daughter and a manager for his home. But was that what Lavinia really wanted?

Esmeralda Jones had always assumed that men were not interested in her because she was partly crippled; so it seemed like a miracle when a brilliant Dutch surgeon made her foot like new again. Perhaps now Leslie Chapman would look her way! But it didn't turn out like that at all!

Eleanor remembered the forceful Dutchman Fulk van Hensum from her childhood, and how she had disliked him. Now Eleanor was grown-up and a qualified nurse, and suddenly Fulk, an eminent consultant, was back in her life. He clearly hadn't changed a bit -- still dictatorial and overbearing -- which was a problem because under the circumstances she couldn't avoid him! It also shouldn't matter that he was engaged to pretty little Imogen -- but somehow, it did....

Araminta went to Holland to nurse a sick relative—and, to her surprise, ran into the disconcerting Doctor Crispin van Sibbelt again. Unfortunately she found him even more difficult to understand in his own country than he had been in hers!

Gemma Prentice was a wonderful nurse—in fact, a real “gem of a girl.” It was this quality that prompted Professor Ross Dieperink van Berhuys to ask her to go to Holland to look after his invalid sister. There was something of a bonus there too, in the person of the attractive Leo de Vos….