The Fateful Bargain (The Best of Betty Neels)

They had made a binding arrangement Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance to have a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and the doctor expected something in return. It wasn't hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse's lodgings for Sebastian's luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that marriage was not part of the bargain. A deal's a deal, even if it hurts When English nurse Emily Grenfell struck a bargain with surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx, she never dreamed of what lay ahead. Sebastian promised to operate on her ailing father--if Emily traveled to Holland to care for his invalid sister, Lucillia. Emily, however, hadn't counted on her patient's exasperatingly frequent tantrums. Nor had she considered the disquieting effect handsome Sebastian would have on her. Emily wanted the austere doctor to see her as more than just a nurse. And the frequent visits of a certain Dutch beauty did nothing to help her cause... "Dutch surgeon Sebastian van Tecqx had offered Emily's father the chance to have a life-changing operation. But favors don't come cheap, and the doctor expected something in return. It wasn't hard for Emily to exchange her drab nurse's lodgings for Sebastian's luxurious home, but how could Emily stop herself from falling in love with her charismatic employer? Especially once Sebastian made it clear that marriage was not part of the bargain."--Page 4 of cover