The Promise of Happiness

by Betty Neels

Book Overview

Promise Of Happiness by Betty Neels released on Nov 23, 1979 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373023014
• ISBN13: 9780373023011
• Release Date: January 1979
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

"Beauty is the promise of happiness" - Stendhal (5+)

HARDCOVER Book Description: "I'M NOT ATTRACTED TO THIN MICE." So stated the urbane Baron Tiele Raukema van den Eck - and as Rebecca Saunders was both thin and mouse-like she knew exactly where she stood with him! But he had been very kind, rescuing her when she was virtually destitute. He had even found her a job - nursing his mother - that was enjoyable and well paid and that took her to Norway and Holland. The result was inevitable - Rebecca had fallen in love with him, and even the presence of his girlfriend Nina couldn't stop her from dreaming. In this Neels story, good-looking rich Dutch Doctor Baron Tiele Raukema van de Eck assists plain, kind, hard-working British Nurse Rebecca "Becky" Saunders when she ran away from home to save the lives of her two best friends, reclaim her life, and make a home for them. She is determined to escape from her cruel, selfish step-brother and step-mother and make a life for them. After all, she was a trained nurse and had her savings in her pocket for them to live on until she found employment. Along the way she meets, and is assisted by, a good-looking, rich stranger who she later finds is a Dutch Baron and a Doctor. Initially Tiele is kind when assisting Becky but is also distracted (though aware of her at some level), inattentive (but always seems to be there when needed), and impatient in manner (after all, she expects him to be). The story includes the resistance of attraction, acknowledging but hiding that attraction, an interfering selfish beauty, impaired self-image, and fear of being found. The story, however, centers abound and is about beauty - the true definition of beauty. This is among my favorite Betty Neels stories; another beauty is in the eye of the beholder - Dutch Doctor/Plain British Nurse - Cinderella tale. Tiele and Becky appear in "Caroline's Waterloo; Tiele is Radinick's best man.

A Wonderful Neels Story (5+ stars)

PAPERBACK Book Description: "I'm not attracted to thin mice." So stated the urbane Baron Tiele Raukema van den Eck -- and as Rebecca Saunders was both thin and mouselike, she knew exactly where she stood with him! But he had been very kind, rescuing her when she was virtually destitute. He had even found her a job -- nursing his mother. The job was enjoyable and well paid, and it took her to Norway and Holland. The result was inevitable -- Rebecca fell in love with the baron, and not even the presence of his girlfriend, Nina, could stop her from dreaming. In this Neels story, good-looking rich Dutch Doctor Baron Tiele Raukema van de Eck assists plain, kind, hard-working British Nurse Rebecca "Becky" Saunders when she ran away from home to save the lives of her two best friends, reclaim her life, and make a home for them. She is determined to escape from her cruel, selfish step-brother and step-mother and make a life for them. After all, she was a trained nurse and had her savings in her pocket for them to live on until she found employment. Along the way she meets, and is assisted by, a good-looking, rich stranger who she later finds is a Dutch Baron and a Doctor. Initially Tiele is kind when assisting Becky but is also distracted (though aware of her at some level), inattentive (but always seems to be there when needed), and impatient in manner (after all, she expects him to be). The story includes the resistance of attraction, acknowledging but hiding that attraction, an interfering selfish beauty, impaired self-image, and fear of being found. The story, however, centers abound and is about beauty - the true definition of beauty. This is among my favorite Betty Neels stories; another beauty is in the eye of the beholder - Dutch Doctor/Plain British Nurse - Cinderella tale. Tiele and Becky appear in "Caroline's Waterloo; Tiele is Radinick Thoe van Erckelens's best man.

Cinderella

Back Cover description: She knew it was time to leave! Determined to break the stranglehold of a selfish stepmother and stepbrother, Becky left home. She'd begin nursing again; make a home for herself and Pooch and Bertie, the pets she'd brought with her. Then at dawn on a rainy highway, fate took a hand--fate in the form of Baron Raukema van den Eck. His mother needed a nurse and Becky filled the bill. Only one thing marred her new life. Poor plain Becky fell desperately, hopelessy in love...Becky is a nurse, the Baron is a doctor. This is the second story of Ms. Neels's that takes place in Norway. For the first part of the book, Becky and the Baron's mother go to Norway, then Holland/Netherlands. The descriptions of Norway, Holland and the country travelled through are good. You feel as though you've gone on the trip too. The story moves along, nothing feels rushed, and love wins in the end, what more could you ask for.