The Promise Of Happiness (Best of Betty Neels)

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, hopelessly in love....