Mills & Boon presents the Betty Neels collection. Timeless tales of heart–warming romance by one of the world's best–loved romance authors.

Why did James keep helping her?

It was deeply irritating to Leonora Crosby that she was always caught out in awkward moments by the new village doctor, James Galbraith. It shouldn't have mattered–she was engaged to Tony, after all!–but James proved a stalwart support as Leonora did her best to keep her parents' decrepit but much–loved manor house running smoothly.

All this made her begin to doubt the wisdom of her engagement. But there was little point in admitting that she loved James, when he showed so little sign of caring for her...