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A Betty Neels Christmas: A Christmas Proposal\Winter Wedding
Two holiday romances by a treasured bestselling author celebrate the warmth and joy of the season. In A Christmas Proposal, Dr. Oliver Hay-Smythe sets out to rescue a modern-day Cinderella. In Winter Wedding, nurse Emily Seymour falls in love with Professor Reinier Jurres-Romeijn, who is busy preparing for a winter wedding. But who is the bride?
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First published October 1, 2002
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Betty Neels
581 books419 followersEvelyn Jessy "Betty" Neels was born on September 15, 1910 in Devon to a family with firm roots in the civil service. She said she had a blissfully happy childhood and teenage years.(This stood her in good stead later for the tribulations to come with the Second World War). She was sent away to boarding school, and then went on to train as a nurse, gaining her SRN and SCM, that is, State Registered Nurse and State Certificate of Midwifery.
In 1939 she was called up to the Territorial Army Nursing Service, which later became the Queen Alexandra Reserves, and was sent to France with the Casualty Clearing Station. This comprised eight nursing sisters, including Betty, to 100 men! In other circumstances, she thought that might have been quite thrilling! When France was invaded in 1940, all the nursing sisters managed to escape in the charge of an army major, undertaking a lengthy and terrifying journey to Boulogne in an ambulance. They were incredibly fortunate to be put on the last hospital ship to be leaving the port of Boulogne. But Betty's war didn't end there, for she was posted to Scotland, and then on to Northern Ireland, where she met her Dutch husband. He was a seaman aboard a minesweeper, which was bombed. He survived and was sent to the south of Holland to guard the sluices. However, when they had to abandon their post, they were told to escape if they could, and along with a small number of other men, he marched into Belgium. They stole a ship and managed to get it across the Channel to Dover before being transferred to the Atlantic run on the convoys. Sadly he became ill, and that was when he was transferred to hospital in Northern Ireland, where he met Betty. They eventually married, and were blessed with a daughter. They were posted to London, but were bombed out. As with most of the population, they made the best of things.
When the war finally ended, she and her husband were repatriated to Holland. As his family had believed he had died when his ship went down, this was a very emotional homecoming. The small family lived in Holland for 13 years, and Betty resumed her nursing career there. When they decided to return to England, Betty continued her nursing and when she eventually retired she had reached the position of night superintendent.
Betty Neels began writing almost by accident. She had retired from nursing, but her inquiring mind had no intention of vegetating, and her new career was born when she heard a lady in her local library bemoaning the lack of good romance novels. There was little in Betty's background to suggest that she might eventually become a much-loved novelist.
Her first book, Sister Peters in Amsterdam, was published in 1969, and by dint of often writing four books a year, she eventually completed 134 books. She was always quite firm upon the point that the Dutch doctors who frequently appeared in her stories were *not* based upon her husband, but rather upon an amalgam of several of the doctors she met while nursing in Holland.
To her millions of fans around the world, Betty Neels epitomized romance. She was always amazed and touched that her books were so widely appreciated. She never sought plaudits and remained a very private person, but it made her very happy to know that she brought such pleasure to so many readers, while herself gaining a quiet joy from spinning her stories. It is perhaps a reflection of her upbringing in an earlier time that the men and women who peopled her stories have a kindliness and good manners, coupled to honesty and integrity, that is not always present in our modern world. Her myriad of fans found a warmth and a reassurance of a better world in her stories, along with characters who touched the heart, which is all and more than one could ask of a romance writer. She received a great deal of fan mail, and there was always a comment upon the fascinating places she visited in her stories. Quite often those of her fans fortunate enough to visit Ho
In 1939 she was called up to the Territorial Army Nursing Service, which later became the Queen Alexandra Reserves, and was sent to France with the Casualty Clearing Station. This comprised eight nursing sisters, including Betty, to 100 men! In other circumstances, she thought that might have been quite thrilling! When France was invaded in 1940, all the nursing sisters managed to escape in the charge of an army major, undertaking a lengthy and terrifying journey to Boulogne in an ambulance. They were incredibly fortunate to be put on the last hospital ship to be leaving the port of Boulogne. But Betty's war didn't end there, for she was posted to Scotland, and then on to Northern Ireland, where she met her Dutch husband. He was a seaman aboard a minesweeper, which was bombed. He survived and was sent to the south of Holland to guard the sluices. However, when they had to abandon their post, they were told to escape if they could, and along with a small number of other men, he marched into Belgium. They stole a ship and managed to get it across the Channel to Dover before being transferred to the Atlantic run on the convoys. Sadly he became ill, and that was when he was transferred to hospital in Northern Ireland, where he met Betty. They eventually married, and were blessed with a daughter. They were posted to London, but were bombed out. As with most of the population, they made the best of things.
When the war finally ended, she and her husband were repatriated to Holland. As his family had believed he had died when his ship went down, this was a very emotional homecoming. The small family lived in Holland for 13 years, and Betty resumed her nursing career there. When they decided to return to England, Betty continued her nursing and when she eventually retired she had reached the position of night superintendent.
Betty Neels began writing almost by accident. She had retired from nursing, but her inquiring mind had no intention of vegetating, and her new career was born when she heard a lady in her local library bemoaning the lack of good romance novels. There was little in Betty's background to suggest that she might eventually become a much-loved novelist.
Her first book, Sister Peters in Amsterdam, was published in 1969, and by dint of often writing four books a year, she eventually completed 134 books. She was always quite firm upon the point that the Dutch doctors who frequently appeared in her stories were *not* based upon her husband, but rather upon an amalgam of several of the doctors she met while nursing in Holland.
To her millions of fans around the world, Betty Neels epitomized romance. She was always amazed and touched that her books were so widely appreciated. She never sought plaudits and remained a very private person, but it made her very happy to know that she brought such pleasure to so many readers, while herself gaining a quiet joy from spinning her stories. It is perhaps a reflection of her upbringing in an earlier time that the men and women who peopled her stories have a kindliness and good manners, coupled to honesty and integrity, that is not always present in our modern world. Her myriad of fans found a warmth and a reassurance of a better world in her stories, along with characters who touched the heart, which is all and more than one could ask of a romance writer. She received a great deal of fan mail, and there was always a comment upon the fascinating places she visited in her stories. Quite often those of her fans fortunate enough to visit Ho
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April 27, 2011
I always love Betty Neels books. They are guilty pleasures. There is nothing particularly special or spectacular about them, and they are simplistic in every way. Yet, I still enjoy them.
December 30, 2018
These stories were copyrighted respectively in 1996
& 1979. It's obvious Ms Neels knew how to write.
1) A Christmas Proposal. 4 stars
England.
Had elements of Cinderella & the novel Persuasion.
The latter involved the H courting (?) a woman to make
the h jealous. The heroine's stepmother & stepsister (the
steps) dictated what she'd do ea. day. She had no spend-
ing money, and ill-fitting hand-me-downs from stepsis.
The hero helped her blossom, explore freedom & find love.
I so wanted the hero to confront her father RE heroine's
lousy treatment by the steps.
2) Winter Wedding 3 stars
Setting- England then Holland.
Featured surgeon Renier & nurse Emily. The H dated 2
women (1 Emily's dense sis Louisa) to make the h jealous.
He purposely kissed Heleen within eyesight of her! This
drug on too long. The H acted hot/ cold & Emily never
knew what to expect. To add to the confusion, he kissed
Emily a few x s too. The abrupt ending had an implied
HEA. But Emily deserved a grovel.
& 1979. It's obvious Ms Neels knew how to write.
1) A Christmas Proposal. 4 stars
England.
Had elements of Cinderella & the novel Persuasion.
The latter involved the H courting (?) a woman to make
the h jealous. The heroine's stepmother & stepsister (the
steps) dictated what she'd do ea. day. She had no spend-
ing money, and ill-fitting hand-me-downs from stepsis.
The hero helped her blossom, explore freedom & find love.
I so wanted the hero to confront her father RE heroine's
lousy treatment by the steps.
2) Winter Wedding 3 stars
Setting- England then Holland.
Featured surgeon Renier & nurse Emily. The H dated 2
women (1 Emily's dense sis Louisa) to make the h jealous.
He purposely kissed Heleen within eyesight of her! This
drug on too long. The H acted hot/ cold & Emily never
knew what to expect. To add to the confusion, he kissed
Emily a few x s too. The abrupt ending had an implied
HEA. But Emily deserved a grovel.
December 30, 2023
A solid four stars for this collection. A Christmas Proposal was five stars. I enjoyed it immensely. It’s a slightly shorter Betty with a Cinderella flair and English instead of a Dutch doctor. I thought the ending was a lot of fun, especially the formidable old Aunt.
Winter Wedding is a bit of a different Betty. The first half has a lot more medical stuff. Emily is a nurse and Professor Renier is an Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon. They work together to care for a mutual friend who is also a surgeon, Dr Wright, but who is in need of surgery himself. Emily gets off on the wrong foot with Renier to start (or actually vice versa) so it’s a bit of an Elizabeth/Darcy set up, which I enjoyed. The other complication in Emily’s life is that she and her younger, flighty sister Louisa are taking care of their older sister Mary’s eight-month-old twins for a time. This gives the first half of the book some fun humor and some rather heart-pounding drama. The second half of the book has Emily driving Dr Wright and his wife to Renier’s house in Holland for Christmas. I enjoyed the second half slightly less, but it was still fun. 3.5 for this one.
Winter Wedding is a bit of a different Betty. The first half has a lot more medical stuff. Emily is a nurse and Professor Renier is an Ear, Nose, and Throat surgeon. They work together to care for a mutual friend who is also a surgeon, Dr Wright, but who is in need of surgery himself. Emily gets off on the wrong foot with Renier to start (or actually vice versa) so it’s a bit of an Elizabeth/Darcy set up, which I enjoyed. The other complication in Emily’s life is that she and her younger, flighty sister Louisa are taking care of their older sister Mary’s eight-month-old twins for a time. This gives the first half of the book some fun humor and some rather heart-pounding drama. The second half of the book has Emily driving Dr Wright and his wife to Renier’s house in Holland for Christmas. I enjoyed the second half slightly less, but it was still fun. 3.5 for this one.
November 27, 2013
A great Christmas read and feel-good book. There is no sex in Betty Neels books, but it's a very sweet romance.
November 12, 2015
After binge reading a bunch of Betty Neels books, I am reminded why I like her old fashioned, rather chaste romances. Filled with all things quintessentially British, these romances are fun, light-hearted reads.
December 6, 2022
Sweet, old-fashioned romances. I thoroughly enjoyed both stories.
October 8, 2017
I liked the first story very much. Second was the usual Betty Neels thing.
November 17, 2015
Contains two previously published books.
A Christmas Proposal is a real Cinderella story. Poor Bertha has a nasty step mother and sneaky, vain stepsister named Clare. Her father is absent for work and she's at the mercy of these two. For some reason she catches the eye of rich doctor Oliver Hay-Smythe. Though some of this story is really unlikely, there are enough of the details Neels does well to make it fun to read. Length-wise it felt like a novella. 2.5 stars
Winter Wedding is a full length novel. It's the sweet story of Emily, a young nurse who finds herself caring for her older sister's infant twins. Her younger sister is supposed to be helping, but in the way of younger sisters everywhere, she's more trouble than she's worth. :) Thankfully for our budding Cinderella, Emily meets a RDD who entices her to Holland and introduces her to love.
I really enjoyed this pleasant tale. It had humor and told the story of two unlikely people finding themselves falling in love. One of Betty's better books. 4 stars
A Christmas Proposal is a real Cinderella story. Poor Bertha has a nasty step mother and sneaky, vain stepsister named Clare. Her father is absent for work and she's at the mercy of these two. For some reason she catches the eye of rich doctor Oliver Hay-Smythe. Though some of this story is really unlikely, there are enough of the details Neels does well to make it fun to read. Length-wise it felt like a novella. 2.5 stars
Winter Wedding is a full length novel. It's the sweet story of Emily, a young nurse who finds herself caring for her older sister's infant twins. Her younger sister is supposed to be helping, but in the way of younger sisters everywhere, she's more trouble than she's worth. :) Thankfully for our budding Cinderella, Emily meets a RDD who entices her to Holland and introduces her to love.
I really enjoyed this pleasant tale. It had humor and told the story of two unlikely people finding themselves falling in love. One of Betty's better books. 4 stars
December 27, 2014
Another wonderful Betty Neels' read
I discovered my first Betty Neels' book two years ago and have reread it several times with enjoyment! I love this one too and have just reread it for the third time. This is another feel good story with romance and humor! I recommend her books ti everyone!
I discovered my first Betty Neels' book two years ago and have reread it several times with enjoyment! I love this one too and have just reread it for the third time. This is another feel good story with romance and humor! I recommend her books ti everyone!
November 7, 2024
Book one = 2. Book two = 3
A Christmas Proposal c1996. Winter Wedding c1979
A Christmas Proposal c1996. Winter Wedding c1979
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July 27, 2011In "A Christmas Proposal" Bertha wins the heart of Oliver. Having been stuck in the shadow of her beautiful step-sister, Bertha never dreamed she could be treasured as Oliver grew to treasure her.
In "Winter Wedding" Emily works thru the daunting task of taking care of her twin, baby, niece and nephew, as well as caring for her teenaged sister. Working as a nurse adds to her problems, but hearing Renier state that he believed her to be a plump, plain, prim miss and wanted a blonde who could grow on him sets her blood on fire, but he still grows to win her heart.
Both are excellent stories.
In "Winter Wedding" Emily works thru the daunting task of taking care of her twin, baby, niece and nephew, as well as caring for her teenaged sister. Working as a nurse adds to her problems, but hearing Renier state that he believed her to be a plump, plain, prim miss and wanted a blonde who could grow on him sets her blood on fire, but he still grows to win her heart.
Both are excellent stories.
February 11, 2016
First story: 5stars. Manipulative, cruel stepnother and stepsister. Very sweet hero.
2nd story: 3 stars. Horrid younger sister; elder sister's twins' babysitting; H out to make her jealous. Did not like that :(
Overall, 4 stars. Let's round that up to 5 ;)
2nd story: 3 stars. Horrid younger sister; elder sister's twins' babysitting; H out to make her jealous. Did not like that :(
Overall, 4 stars. Let's round that up to 5 ;)
December 23, 2015
Corresponde al primer libro
July 20, 2018
Lovely
If you enjoy your romances clean, light, fluffy and vintage then you will enjoy the wonderful work of Betty Neels
If you enjoy your romances clean, light, fluffy and vintage then you will enjoy the wonderful work of Betty Neels
April 27, 2021
Betty Neels was and still is one of my favorite authors. She delivers a sweet swoon worthy read effortlessly.
October 8, 2010
Wonderful. Actually two books, A Christas Proposal (with NOT a RDD) and Winter Wedding.
December 12, 2015
Ms. Neels tells a nice story.
December 4, 2023
A Betty Neels Christmas is a 2002 Harlequin Publication.
The first book in this holiday collection is “A Christmas Proposal”-
This is a short story that has been bundled or partnered with other books by Neels several times- This combo was released in 2002- but I believe the original copyright for this story is 1996.
This story is sort of a holiday Cinderella story…
Oliver, a doctor, meets Bertha at a party and immediately recognizes that she is not allowed to live up to her full potential thanks to her stepmother and stepsister. He takes her under his wing, finding her a job, and watching over her situation at home, which is a prickly, delicate situation because Bertha’s stepsister has designs on Oliver…
A very short romance, very charming and sweet!
The second story is a full-length novel entitled – “A Winter Wedding”. If I have my facts straight this story was originally published in 1979.
This is a story about Emily, a nurse, who is caring for her younger sister- who is supposed be helping- but is more of pain than anything else- and her infant niece and nephew after her sister and brother-in-law are detained in another country. She is assigned a medical case working with a doctor who is rude and arrogant, but who eventually manages to have a few encounters with Emily outside of work, and meets her younger, more attractive sister. It would seem plain Emily is left to shoulder all the family responsibilities while her sister and the doctor paint the town….
Oh, my goodness- Betty Neels was certainly a treasure. Her books were always very clean and very old-fashioned- safe for any teenager reading them back in the late sixties and seventies.
Unfortunately, the beginning of this story is just plain ridiculous, with Emily’s spoiled sister doing things that would land her in all kinds of legal or criminal hot water- but getting off scot-free- not to mention treating Emily like her personal doormat.
But, thankfully, that part of the book morphed into something else entirely in the second half of the book, where we find Emily on a grand adventure enjoying herself, but feeling the necessity to return to London and focus on her career- all this despite or because of her feelings for the handsome, but often preoccupied doctor who sponsored her trip.
This second half the story was much more pleasant, and I loved the various characters introduced at this stage, too. The formula is familiar, of course, with Emily believing she was too plain for the doctor who had his choice of pretty women, but perhaps she is more attractive than she knows- with her inner beauty leading the way.
Another spin on the Cinderella story- a trope that never seems to go out of style – and there are many modern versions of it. I must say that despite the age of the story and how unrealistic most of it was, I enjoyed it. It was a pleasant story, and it was great fun to reacquaint myself with Neels. I may have to add some of her titles into my rotation more often.
Overall, the two books in this collection compliment one another with similar holiday/winter themes. Quite enjoyable despite the age of the stories!
4 stars
The first book in this holiday collection is “A Christmas Proposal”-
This is a short story that has been bundled or partnered with other books by Neels several times- This combo was released in 2002- but I believe the original copyright for this story is 1996.
This story is sort of a holiday Cinderella story…
Oliver, a doctor, meets Bertha at a party and immediately recognizes that she is not allowed to live up to her full potential thanks to her stepmother and stepsister. He takes her under his wing, finding her a job, and watching over her situation at home, which is a prickly, delicate situation because Bertha’s stepsister has designs on Oliver…
A very short romance, very charming and sweet!
The second story is a full-length novel entitled – “A Winter Wedding”. If I have my facts straight this story was originally published in 1979.
This is a story about Emily, a nurse, who is caring for her younger sister- who is supposed be helping- but is more of pain than anything else- and her infant niece and nephew after her sister and brother-in-law are detained in another country. She is assigned a medical case working with a doctor who is rude and arrogant, but who eventually manages to have a few encounters with Emily outside of work, and meets her younger, more attractive sister. It would seem plain Emily is left to shoulder all the family responsibilities while her sister and the doctor paint the town….
Oh, my goodness- Betty Neels was certainly a treasure. Her books were always very clean and very old-fashioned- safe for any teenager reading them back in the late sixties and seventies.
Unfortunately, the beginning of this story is just plain ridiculous, with Emily’s spoiled sister doing things that would land her in all kinds of legal or criminal hot water- but getting off scot-free- not to mention treating Emily like her personal doormat.
But, thankfully, that part of the book morphed into something else entirely in the second half of the book, where we find Emily on a grand adventure enjoying herself, but feeling the necessity to return to London and focus on her career- all this despite or because of her feelings for the handsome, but often preoccupied doctor who sponsored her trip.
This second half the story was much more pleasant, and I loved the various characters introduced at this stage, too. The formula is familiar, of course, with Emily believing she was too plain for the doctor who had his choice of pretty women, but perhaps she is more attractive than she knows- with her inner beauty leading the way.
Another spin on the Cinderella story- a trope that never seems to go out of style – and there are many modern versions of it. I must say that despite the age of the story and how unrealistic most of it was, I enjoyed it. It was a pleasant story, and it was great fun to reacquaint myself with Neels. I may have to add some of her titles into my rotation more often.
Overall, the two books in this collection compliment one another with similar holiday/winter themes. Quite enjoyable despite the age of the stories!
4 stars
December 9, 2017
Two delightful Cinderella-ish Christmas romances!
In the first, A Christmas Proposal, Bertha had the real life nasty stepmother and stepsister from hell! Luckily clever Oliver saw right through it all and cleverly manipulated these two to help Bertha as much as he could, coming to her ultimate rescue by making her his wife! The fairy godmother was not the least expected! So sweet!
In the second story, a Winter Wedding...it's a let down but more in the spoilers. I still love the story because it all ended well for Emily. Her younger sister was a nasty b!tch! Luckily Mary and George were so good to Emily. I love the holidays in Holland, Renier had such a beautiful family especially the charming granny and brother.
Spoilers
I hated that in both stories the heroes wined and dined and dated the nasty sisters more than they did with the heroines!? Argh!
And in the second story Renier was nice and flirty to all females all the time, except with Emily! Little wonder she's always thinking he's not happy with her?! Even she said she wished he were more consistent with her, not one moment nice followed by days of ignoring or curtness.
He was dating the younger sister so much, and that Heleen in Holland. Aaaand he called Emily plump a few times to her face! Gah! But it was finally revealed that he's in love with her for months and all those dating other women was to make Emily jealous. Geez he's supposedly a mature man but seemed so childish! And no there's not enough grovelling...
The first story was copyrighted 1996 and the second, 1979. I guess it's kudos to the author that both stories read so timelessly! Maybe in the second story the dodgy date was described as a punk, so that might be a bit dated hehe...
This book has given me the feels for Christmas!
In the first, A Christmas Proposal, Bertha had the real life nasty stepmother and stepsister from hell! Luckily clever Oliver saw right through it all and cleverly manipulated these two to help Bertha as much as he could, coming to her ultimate rescue by making her his wife! The fairy godmother was not the least expected! So sweet!
In the second story, a Winter Wedding...it's a let down but more in the spoilers. I still love the story because it all ended well for Emily. Her younger sister was a nasty b!tch! Luckily Mary and George were so good to Emily. I love the holidays in Holland, Renier had such a beautiful family especially the charming granny and brother.
Spoilers
I hated that in both stories the heroes wined and dined and dated the nasty sisters more than they did with the heroines!? Argh!
And in the second story Renier was nice and flirty to all females all the time, except with Emily! Little wonder she's always thinking he's not happy with her?! Even she said she wished he were more consistent with her, not one moment nice followed by days of ignoring or curtness.
He was dating the younger sister so much, and that Heleen in Holland. Aaaand he called Emily plump a few times to her face! Gah! But it was finally revealed that he's in love with her for months and all those dating other women was to make Emily jealous. Geez he's supposedly a mature man but seemed so childish! And no there's not enough grovelling...
The first story was copyrighted 1996 and the second, 1979. I guess it's kudos to the author that both stories read so timelessly! Maybe in the second story the dodgy date was described as a punk, so that might be a bit dated hehe...
This book has given me the feels for Christmas!
April 27, 2020
I love to read a good Betty Neels Christmas story. This book has two. A Christmas Proposal is a little shorter. It is a sort of modern Cinderella story complete with stepmother and stepsister. I enjoyed it very much. The second, Winter Wedding, is a full-length book. Emily is living temporarily in a run-down house with her younger, prettier, and very self-centered sister, Louisa. They are caring for twin while their sister, Mary, is overseas with her husband. Professor Renier Jurres-Romeijn (a rich, Dutch doctor, of course) had overlooked her before, but begins to see how special Emily really is, especially compared to her pouty sister, Louisa. How can he get Emily to understand that he has changed his mind about her, especially when he seems to be always surrounded by pretty girls?
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November 22, 2025I read this 2-in-1 novella collection because I felt like a Christmas romance and was curious if Betty Neels’s romances were as similar and old-fashioned as I’d heard. They certainly were old-fashioned because what do you mean A Christmas Proposal is copyright 1996??? The plot and how the female characters live read like a story set in the 1930s, maybe the 1950s at the latest, until the mention of a “portable phone” completely threw me. Other than that element of disbelief, I actually did find Christmas Proposal charming in that old-fashioned way, like a D.E. Stevenson book. I didn’t like Winter Wedding quite so much because of the hero, and I definitely see similarities between the two stories.
October 10, 2017
2 sweet innocent Christmas romances
An updated Cinderella retelling where a Doctor notices a badly dressed plain girl at a ball and discovers that she is being taken advantaged of by her step mother and step sister.
Emily overhears a consultant saying he doesn't want her as his nurse and calling her plain and prim. Emily decides she will work with him since the patient is her old professor. However, that doesn't mean she will let the Doctor forget. Can he win her over despite his rude beginning?
An updated Cinderella retelling where a Doctor notices a badly dressed plain girl at a ball and discovers that she is being taken advantaged of by her step mother and step sister.
Emily overhears a consultant saying he doesn't want her as his nurse and calling her plain and prim. Emily decides she will work with him since the patient is her old professor. However, that doesn't mean she will let the Doctor forget. Can he win her over despite his rude beginning?
December 27, 2017
Either I missed something or the first story ("A Christmas Proposal", a Cinderella-type romance) had nothing to do with Christmas. As for "Winter Wedding," it was so similar to the first Betty Neels book I read just a couple months ago (Saturday's Child) that it was weird. I've heard Neels was a prolific writer, so now I'm wondering if she just rewrote the same thing over and over. Unfortunately, I don't think I'm curious enough to read more and find out.
December 19, 2021
Proposición navideña/Siempre es gratificante leer una novela Betty en vísperas de navidad! En esta novela corta los protagonistas son Bertha una joven insípida que viste estrafalarias prendas desechadas por su hermanastra y el buen doctor Oliver .
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November 13, 2025
I love how Betty Neels writes a happy ending for us plain girls. These 2 stories were so sweet, and I just devoured them. A Cinderella-like story set around Christmas, and then a little plain nurse that captures the heart of a handsome Dutch doctor. Just lots of fun, to be honest.
January 5, 2026
This is a good story
I have learned some things about Holland, I have been to London several times. I like this story, and I liked the way it unfolded.
I recommend this story to you.
I have learned some things about Holland, I have been to London several times. I like this story, and I liked the way it unfolded.
I recommend this story to you.
January 20, 2020
The beautiful swan
This was a lovely read. The first book was rushed, but the second book took time and the characters were well developed. I loved this book.
This was a lovely read. The first book was rushed, but the second book took time and the characters were well developed. I loved this book.
March 7, 2020
Fun, ridiculous, and sweet.
October 5, 2020
Happy Holidays!
December 2, 2020
Two wonderful Christmas stories by Betty Neels! Love her books, and I sure miss her!
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