An Unlikely Romance

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Summary: I liked the book.
Review: An Unlikely Romance is Another good book written by my favorite romance book author Betty Neels, I really enjoyed reading it and I liked the characters a Dutch guy named Krijin Van der Brink-Schaaksma and an English lady named Beatrice Doveton. This book is a keeper.

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Summary: A sweet tale
Review: As are most of Betty Neels' books, this is a sweet and light romance that runs a little toward the antiseptic in his romance, but still satisfying enough to recommend. Krijn is an emminent doctor who is attempting to write a book on bile ducts, Beatrice is a nurse who is mousy and plain and is resigned to a spinster life ahead. However, she meets the good Professor and falls for him almost immediately. The professor, notoriously absentminded, takes a little longer to catch on, and proposed a marriage of convenience. Beatrice, happy to take him however she can get him, agrees to it and secretly plans to convince him to make the marriage a real one. It take the entire book to make Krijn come to his senses, and realize he's just as crazy about her as she is about him, but along the way its a good story. I felt often sorry for Beatrice, obviously used to being ignored but really hungering for her husband to take notice of her, and I wanted often to shake Krijn and yell at him to open his eyes. But the characters are both likeable, and you really get interested in their romance despite the shortcomings. A high recommendation here.

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Summary: A reader from Memphis, TN
Review: From the back cover: "Agreeing to share her life with Professor van der Brink-Shaaksma had seemed a good idea to Beatrice at the time. But while fine in theory, the "no strings attached" deal soon proved to be disastrous. How could it work when every time she saw him her heart skipped a beat? And what could she now do to make him notice her--not just as his wife but as his partner?" I've been a Betty Neels fan since I was a teenager (the Dark Ages) and have collected all of her books. This enchanting story is one of my favorites, and, even though I have owned the book for a very long time, I find myself reading it again and again. It's a story of love, as only Betty Neels can tell it, and of two people absolutely meant for each other.

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Summary: A reader from Memphis, TN
Review: From the back cover: "Agreeing to share her life with Professor van der Brink-Shaaksma had seemed a good idea to Beatrice at the time. But while fine in theory, the "no strings attached" deal soon proved to be disastrous. How could it work when every time she saw him her heart skipped a beat? And what could she now do to make him notice her--not just as his wife but as his partner?" I've been a Betty Neels fan since I was a teenager (the Dark Ages) and have collected all of her books. This enchanting story is one of my favorites, and, even though I have owned the book for a very long time, I find myself reading it again and again. It's a story of love, as only Betty Neels can tell it, and of two people absolutely meant for each other.