The Convenient Wife Betty Neels Collection

I said yes to a proposal that was miserable and loveless… Venetia, an apprentice nurse, was injured in a bomb scare and was treated by Professor Luitinga, a famous Dutch doctor. The professor, who usually had a reputation for being scary, was extremely kind to her - and that's when the love affair began. After that, the professor continued to care for Venetia, who had lost her relatives, and even asked her out on dates. But she never imagined that it was for a contract marriage... The professor proposed that she play the role of a mother for the girl he was temporarily taking care of as her guardian. The offer was made without love, and Venetia's heart was about to burst with despair...

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Faced with no home nor family, Venetia must consider an unorthodox solution--a marriage of convenience to Duert ter Laan-Luitinga. But surely she would not be so foolish as to fall in love with him--would she? Reissue.

Faced with no home nor family, Venetia must consider an unorthodox solution--a marriage of convenience to Duert ter Laan-Luitinga. But surely she would not be so foolish as to fall in love with him--would she? Reissue.

Winning his convenient bride’s heart Orthopedic surgeon Ivo van Doelen never expected to see the beautiful woman he fell in love at first sight with again so soon. Fate has kindly intervened in his favor and now he knows exactly what he wants—Serena Lightfoot as his wife! But Serena’s still reeling from her ex’s betrayal so Ivo can never tell her his proposal is anything more than simply convenient. He’ll just have to trust that he can prove he’s worthy of her love... Originally published in 1999 New to ebook!

Marrying Mary A perfect wife? Everyone in Mary's family agreed that she would make some man a perfect wife one day. Mary's problem was that the only man she had ever even thought about marrying was eminent heart specialist Roel van Rakesma. But it had been clear from the start that any attention Professor van Rakesma paid her was purely professional. His only interest was in curing frail hearts, not mending broken ones! An Ordinary Girl Professor James Forsyth is intrigued when he first meets Philomena Selby. She's so shy and kind - he's used to much more demanding women! There was no doubt James is very handsome but Philly knows he has a fiancée and as a plain country girl, she can't hope to match such a glamorous woman. But James has been struck by Philly's inner beauty...and surely she's much more the woman he wants as his wife? The Convenient Wife "It seems to me that it would be to our mutual advantage if you were to become my wife..." Faced with no home and no family, Venetia was only too aware that Duert ter Laan-Luitinga's solution to her problems was certainly practical - albeit rather unorthodox! Yet, he seemed set on the idea of a marriage of convenience, and Venetia really had no choice but to agree. So, having found a sensible solution to her diffi culties, surely she wouldn't be so foolish as to fall in love with him - would she?

"I shall not insult your intelligence by saying that I love you!" When Rauwerd van Kempler proposed to Tilly, he made it clear that their marriage was to be a union of convenience, nothing more. It would bring him a wife to run his home and partner him on social occasions. And Tilly would get the security of a roof over her head and a man who could be depended upon for all things practical. But suddenly Tilly finds herself wanting more from her new husband—something that wasn't part of their sensible agreement….