South Island nurse. cover

South Island nurse.

by Belinda Dell

Ever since she can remember, Staff Nurse Erica Ryall has worshipped the Senior Medical Registrar, Sandy Legrady, at Reidmouth Hospital in New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. Just as Sandy begins to take serious notice of her at last, it is particularly galling that a new house physician called Ian Dugall arrives and starts demanding all her time and attention—which she cannot possibly refuse him. She soon finds, of course, that Sandy takes a dim view of all the attention from Dr. Dugall and she is forced to juggle the two men’s affections very carefully indeed…

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