Grace Livingston Hill

She was equal to almost any task As part of a skilled medical team, Margot Huntley was sensitive and alert to the needs of her job. She had to be especially since the arrival of Jordan Merrick, the new senior surgeon. Margot had never forgotten that Jordan once thought himself too good for her. Nor had she forgiven him for callously crushing all the tender feelings she'd nurtured for him. Now the knowledge that he wanted to be her lover only angered her ...until his rich, socially acceptable fiancee turned up.

(From the back cover) Young Katharine Bowman is certain the winter will be long and dreary. Her friends from the summer have all gone back to their homes, she feels deserted and lonely. Then she discovers a gift left for her by one of her friends...a gift that will change her life in astonishing ways! “Katharine’s Yesterday,” like the other short stories in this collection, brings readers a real sens of the past, of days when life seemed simpler, more straightforward. Yet it also shows that struggles with pride, self-centeredness, and temptation are timeless, as real in the past as they are today. Fortunately, the solution to these struggles is equally timeless. Written in Grace Livingston Hill’s inimitable style, these entertaining stories will both challenge and inspire.

An overheard conversation between her mother and sister sends Patty Merrill's life into a tailspin. She abruptly leaves her home to seek out and earn her own way. Miss Sylvia Cole needs a companion and lands on Patty, who gave an assumed name to avoid embarrassing her family. John Treeves, estranged nephew of fabulously wealthy Calvin Treeves, answers his cruel, selfish uncle's summons and walks away from a fortune. These lives and many more are impacted by one person's decision to keep a promise to hold a tryst with the One who knows and loves us, and gave His life for us.

From the back cover: When Doris Dunbar’s loving father dies, her family is torn apart. Suddenly Doris is faced with financial ruin, a hateful stepmother, a disgruntled fiancé, and dying brother, and the care of younger siblings. Just as Doris’s world is crumbling around her she meets Scottish businessman Angus Macdonald, whose unusual business proposition seems to lead her closer to the peace and answers that have eluded her. What surprises await the Dunbar family — a family that so desperately wants to be together — in the midst of an impossible situation?

Defying her frivolous mother, Kerry fled to America to publish her father's lifework. But despite her courage, she was helpless when a swindling cheat abused her innocence in an attempt to steal the brilliant manuscript. Then, as hope sank and despair mocked her spirit, a gallant young stranger rose to her defense and promised to follow her dreams.

When wealthy Ruth Benedict moves from New York City to a small village, she soon finds that everyone hates her. Everyone, that is, except one man... From the moment she enters their farmhouse, Ruth Benedict changes the lives of her two newly discovered brothers. The two men were the family Ruth never dared dream she had. She brought them unimaginable things: wealth, knowledge, love, faith. But her wary brothers aren’t sure their small town is ready for this stylish, wealthy, sometimes shocking young woman! Even more important, they aren’t sure they are ready for her. Strong-willed David finds her presence suffocating; stubborn Joseph would rather be anywhere other than near this strange new sister. An then there is handsome Robert Clifton. What does he think of this beautiful young woman who gives without reservation...and without reckoning the price?

Maria Hammond and her sister, Rachel, were as different as day and night. Rachel was like bright sunlight everywhere, while Maria, or 'Ri' as her family called her, always took things awry. When the Hammond family had to rent out their spacious home in the city and take plain summer cottage by the sea, Rachel was delighted. Maria, however, humiliated by her family's financial status, threw herself fiercely into the role of martyr, determined to make everyone feel her suffering. Then a chance encounter with thoughtful, contemplative Howard Fairfield changed everything. Soon Maria found herself trying to be as good and spiritual as he believed she was...but Lone Point was to bring her many struggles before Maria found the love her lonely heart craved.