The Moon for Lavinia (Best of Betty Neels)

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Summary: Why get married?
Review: Back Cover description: An offer she couldn't refuse...a nursing job in Holland was the only way Lavinia Hawkings could ensure a home and security for herself and her young sister Peta. Yet within weeks of arriving she was married to the devastating Professor Radmer ter Bavinck! Radmer had assured Lavinia that the marriage would be on a friendly basis only--he needed a kind stepmother for his daughter and a competent housekeeper to run his home. It seemed to be the ideal arrangement-- for everyone except Lavinia!

The plot was slow. I agree with the reveiwer from Santa Fe that this story could have been better. Do the two main characters even like one another? It's hard to tell. The ending was strange too. Are these two even happy? Not what I consider a good story from this author.

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Summary: A different Neels story.
Review: I have read a lot of Betty Neels books and out of them all I have to say that this is my least favorite. The heroine of the story spends her time wondering why she agreed to a marriage of convenience to a man who spends the entire book being remote and angry. It had a promising beginning and the ending was mediocre. I was left wondering if the ending was really a happy one or not.