Uldis Klavins

Title: Disaster Area Nurse
Author: Arlene Hale
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1965
Illustrator: Uldis Klavins
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The artist is credited at an auction house web site where the original artwork was sold. 

The thunder roared and crashed about them—but Nurse Lynn Lawrence felt that the wildness of the storm was rivaled by the frantic racing of her own thoughts. She cast a glance at her fiancé, Greg Avery. Beside him, huddled helplessly, was the pretty Dawn Evans. There was no doubt that Greg was paying a great deal of attention to comforting Dawn—too much, Lynn thought. But there was another in the group of flood-marooned strangers. He was handsome, and smiled at Lynn in a way that sent the heart fluttering. Surely things would right themselves once they got back to civilization. But in a disaster like this, a short time could lead to a broken-hearted eternity.

Victor Kalin

Title: Jane Arden Staff Nurse
Author: Kathleen Harris
Published: ©1957
Publisher: Popular Giant G-497
Illustrator: Victor Kalin

His signature in in the lower left-hand corner.

As staff nurse in a fast-paced university hospital, Jane Arden was sure her new job would leave her no time for men. She was also sure she’ never forget the man she’d loved all her life, and had lost in a tragic plane accident. But then she learned that time has a way of healing all wounds … and a new love a way of replacing the old.

Forté

Title: Jane Arden Head Nurse
Author: Kathleen Harris
Publisher: Popular Library #G561
Published: Nov 1961, (c)1959
Illustrator: Forté

His signature is in the middle left-hand side.

When Jane Arden took over as Head Nurse at the Friedmont Hospital, she knew that the job had many pitfalls. But it was an exciting challenge in a field she loved. Then she met Jeff Wallace, the young, outspoken Chairman of a strife-torn Hospital Board. Jane needed his support and his friendship. She saw him more and more. At first when people started to talk she didn't care. But she had enemies who wanted to get rid of her any way they could. Suddenly Jane realized that her whole career was threatened--as well as her growing love for Jeff. Was it already too late?

Jack Harman

Title: Nurse Templar
Author: Anne Weale
Publisher: Harlequin #578
Published: Dec 1966, (c)1960
Illustrator: Jack Harman

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

The bustling atmosphere of a brand-new, modern residential community is the background of this charming story of a young midwife, the pleasant doctor who loved her, and the not-so-pleasant but oh! so attractive man who did not. Linden knew she was being foolish to think of Randal Craig. he was too wealthy, his family too exclusive, for her. She must put him firmly out of her mind ... but that was easier said than done. 

Victor Kalin

Title: The Doctor
Author: Mary Roberts Rinehart
Publisher: Dell
Published: Oct 1966, ©1935
Illustrator: Victor Kalin

He is credited on the back cover.

Innocence began and ended with Katie Walters. She was a child-woman--young enough to want things her way and old enough to know just how to get them. Dr. Chris Arden didn't know about Katie when he opened an office at the Walters house. But soon he learned she was to be only one of the many dangers destiny had planned ...

JH

Title: Make up Your Mind Nurse
Author: Phyllis Matthewman
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: June 1964, ©1964
Illustrator: JH

The initials are in the lower left-hand corner.

Staff Nurse Tracy Morland was the most envied girl in the hospital when eligible Doctor Colin Brent asked her to marry him. She accepted, and then found the demands of her career interfering with their  marriage plans. But would she have let them interfere if she had been truly in love?

Bern Smith

Title: Nurse of My Heart
Author: Jill Christian
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: Feb 1963, 1955
Illustrator: Bern Smith

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

When Sally gave up her hospital career to go home and nurse her sister Jeannie, she was making a bigger sacrifice than anyone knew; for Jean had married the man Sally loved. All the same, she looked forward to seeing her beloved Cumberland again; she could even visit the farm that was her own property and meet the tenant who had such a reputation for being dour and difficult.

Allan Kass

Title: Nurse in Spain
Author: Diana Douglas
Publisher: Signet
Published: May 1975, ©1975
Illustrator: Allan Kass

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

Lovely young Fran Kelly had accepted a transfer to the American Army base at Coronado, hoping for an easy tour of duty and a  much-needed rest. Almost at once Spain began to work its magic. Perhaps it was the presence of handsome Dr. Des Walton which made the country seem so wonderful. Or was it Mario Vallejo, the landed aristocrat and famous matador who showed her the most fascinating places in town? But Des kept brooding over some secret in his past, and Mario was involved in activities Army intelligence frowned upon.  Confused by rumors of terror and violence, how could Fran choose between the two men? If her heart betrayed her, Fran would face a danger that could destroy her only chance for happiness ...

Allan Kass

Title: Nurse Deceived
Author: Diana Douglas
Publisher: Signet
Published: May 1973, ©1973
Illustrator: Allan Kass

His signature is under the cable car on the lower left-hand corner.

When Dr. John Rentoul drove Michelle Banfield home, it seemed the start of a romance between the tall, handsome surgeon and the beautiful, gray-eyed nurse. Then, suddenly, out of the night rushed a car driven by a man intent on murder. In its wake lay a girl whose memory had been destroyed, and whose face was so disfigured it would take all of John Rentoul's surgical skill to mend it. As Michelle watched the miracle of restoration, John, like the Greek sculptor Pygmalion, fell in love with his creation. It was only then that Michelle sensed the evil person behind the lovely mask being formed. What could she do to save the man she loved from a fascination that might destroy him—and ruin her own chance at happiness...?

Edrien King

Title: A Nurse's Quest
Author: Ruth McCarthy Sears
Publisher: Airmont Books
Published: April 1976, ©1971
Illustrator: Edrien King

Her signature is in the lower right-hand corner.

While vacationing in the historic California town of Monterey, Darcy Burnett accidentally ran into her old college roommate, Evie Wood, and Evie's handsome newspaperman brother, Paul. Raven-haired Darcy, just out of nursing school, was a little awed by the Woods, with their fabulous country mansion and immense fortune. But when Darcy was suddenly called to Wood Manor on private duty, she found that her dream palace was a nest of intrigue and danger. All too quickly she became entangled in a web of deception and evil. Could she trust attractive Amos Chandler, another young newsman? Or should she turn to Paul, sometimes distant, sometimes too tantalizingly close for comfort?

Robert Abbett

Title: Marilyn Morgan, Cruise Nurse
Author: Rubie Saunders
Publisher: Signet
Published: May 1971, ©1971
Illustrator: Robert Abbett

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

How many very overworked young nurses get to spend three beautiful weeks on a Caribbean luxury liner—with pay, no less! Marilyn Morgan knew she was lucky, but she also knew she'd miss New York, the hospital, her friends, and especially a certain young doctor named Matt... But what promised to be a restful cruise to the Islands turned out to be a whirlwind voyage to excitement and romance—complete with a dashing ship's officer who made New York and the hospital and Matt seem dangerously far away ...

Jack Harman

Title: Reluctant Nurse
Author: Anne Lorraine
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1963, ©1959
Illustrator: Jack Harman

The signature is cut off, but is similar to Jack Harman's, as is the style.

Nursing is a splendid career—but it must be chosen for the right reasons. A girl who is not suited to it, however hard she tries, might lead a more useful life elsewhere. That was Carol's problem. Was she a born nurse? Or would love and marriage provide a third way?

Jack Harman

Title: Thank You, Nurse Conway
Author: Marjorie Norrell
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: April 1967, ©1966
Illustrator: Jack Harman

He has signed this cover with an H. in the lower left-hand corner.

It seemed that all Stephen Fendrick lived for was his work as a consultant, and it was to take a sick child and Staff Nurse Susie Conway to prove that there were things in life which mattered more.

Jack Harman

Title: Nurse Lavinia's Mistake
Author: Marjorie Norrell
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: March 1970, ©1968
Illustrator: Jack Harman

He has signed with an H. in the lower left-hand corner.

Staff Nurse Lavinia Bolland was tired and worn out by her responsible job in a busy hospital, so when she was offered a post as nurse in a girls' boarding school, she decided to accept. Her friends all told her she was making a big mistake—but Lavinia couldn't agree with them ...

Bern Smith

Title: Doctor in India
Author: Patricia Cumberland
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: November 1970, ©1968
Illustrator: Bern Smith

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

Kim had gone out to India for a social visit to her father; but soon she found herself taking an interest in that fascinating country and its people for its own sake—or was it for the sake of Doctor John Sanderson?

Bern Smith

Title: The Two Faces of Nurse Roberts
Author: Nora Sanderson
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1973, ©1963
Illustrator: Bern Smith

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

At the age of seventeen Jan Roberts was miserably certain that she was irredeemably ugly. How could she ever be attractive with a disfiguring scar on her cheek? Even when the young medical student Moss Gilding was so charming to her she was convinced he was only acting out of pity. But life changed for Jan when she managed to have the scar removed, and even changed her name to match her new, glamorous face. She decided to take up nursing, and, without admitting even to herself that she might have some ulterior motive, got a job at the same hospital where Moss was now a doctor. And then she discovered that he seemed far less interested in the second Jan than he had been in the first!

Paul Anna Soik

Title: Next Patient, Doctor Anne
Author: Elizabeth Gilzean
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1974, ©1958
Illustrator: Paul Anna Soik

His signature is on the left-hand side.

Anne had two ambitions—to qualify as a doctor and to marry Jonathan, the boy-next-door whom she had loved for years and who was himself going to be a doctor. Were the two wishes compatible, or would he decide that he didn't want a wife with a profession of her own? Or again, would he, going to the other extreme, be dazzled by the brilliance of Eva Clipston, who was the bright star of the Medical School and the daughter of a Professor of Surgery who could do a great deal of good to Jonathan's career? Jonathan was only one year ahead of Anne as a student, but that year seemed to have put a gulf between them and she was far from certain that she could bridge it.

Jack Harman

Title: Jungle Doctor
Author: Vivian Stuart
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1966, ©1961
Illustrator: Jack Harman

His signature is in the lower right-hand corner.

Anton Kramer, a man of fierce devotion where his work as a surgeon was concerned, could never surrender to an uncompromising love like Deborah's. Had Deborah's experience of men been wider she must have known this,  but guilelessly she consented to the suggestion that she should join him as his bride in Indonesia when her three years' training as a nurse was completed. But Deborah came to learn that much can happen in three years. In three years a man can build a new world for himself, can make a new circle of friends and can learn to exchange confidences with a beautiful Oriental more intimate than ever he had shared with the woman he had promised to marry. When Deborah arrived to join Anton all these things were clear to her. Anton still loved her—of that she was certain—but was the part in his life that he offered her big enough, important enough? And even more significant, after meeting the young flyer, Hank Curtis, did she still want that part?

Bern Smith

Title: Paper Halo
Author: Kate Norway
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 1976, ©1970
Illustrator: Bern Smith

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

Nurse Toffy collected men-friends easily, while her friend Nurse Clare was shy and fastidious. It was unfortunate that, because of a misunderstanding, the one man who attracted her gained the very opposite impression of Clare—and disapproved of her accordingly. 

JH

Title: Nurse Hilary's Holiday Task
Author: Jan Haye,
Publisher: Harlequin #897
Published: March 1965, ©1964
Illustrator: JH

The artist's initials are in the lower left-hand corner.

Nurse Hilary Hope, just recovered from an attack of pneumonia, took the job of accompanying Lady Vesper to Auvergne, in France, as her nurse. There she met her ladyship’s doctor, Raoul de la Rue, to whom she was attracted despite herself, for theirs was by no means an amicable relationship.

JH

Title: Nurse Willow's Ward
Author: Jan Tempest
Publisher: Harlequin #963
Published: November 1965
Illustrator: JH

The illustrator's initials are in the lower left-hand corner.

When two devoted sisters love the same man, there is bound to be unhappiness; especially in a case like this, where young Dr. Fyncham couldn't make up his mind between Willow, the competent nurse, and Rose, the sweet, shy home girl. Probably it was just as well for all concerned that a more forceful character took a hand in the game.

Don Stivers

Title: Nurse Penny
Author: Suzanne Roberts
Publisher: Dell Candlelight
Published: ©1968
Illustrator: Don Stivers

His signature is in the lower right-hand corner.

Penny Alden came to the plush Ritter Clinic in wealthy Palm Beach for one reason—to gain the nursing skills she needed to help her fiance, Dr. Kevin Flanagan, in operating a rural hospital for the poor and needy. But at the Clinic the young nurse found that even her dedication was not immune to the pleasures of a sun-filled, carefree life—or to the attentions of handsome, playboy-doctor Mark Hobson. How could she have let this happen, Penny desperately wondered. How could she have fallen in love with one man while engaged to another? How could she stop her foolish heart from betraying all she believed in? Torn by conflicting emotions, Penny desperately searched for her right path as a nurse—and as a woman.

JH

Title: Nurse with a Problem
Author: Jane Marnay
Publisher: Harlequin #955
Published: October 1965
Illustrator: JH

The artist's initials are in the lower left-hand corner.

Only her work as a hospital nurse kept Noelle Carlyon from giving way to despair when her sister Leoni married Timothy Yorke—the man Noelle loved. Knowing that Leoni was not in love with Timothy made the position even harder to accept; Noelle could foresee tragedy for her spoilt young sister. Then John Corringway, a brilliant young surgeon, proposed marriage to Noelle, but Noelle, whose emotions were still centred on Timothy, could not accept, for to her there should be no marriage without shared, equal love. A trip to South Africa gave Noelle time to clear her confused thoughts, but she had yet to play a part in a tragedy before she found true happiness.

Victor Livoti

Title: Nurse Nolan's Private Duty
Author: Adeline McElfresh
Publisher: Dell
Published: June 1966, ©1966
Illustrator: Victor Livoti

He is credited on the back cover.

When Jill accompanied Carol Winston to Pinetop Farm, she knew her patient was in need of more than her medical skill. But Jill's training had not taught her how to heal an almost broken marriage ...

Allan Kass

Title: Heartbreak Nurse
Author: Jane Converse
Publisher: Signet
Published: December 1968
Illustrator: Allan Kass

His signature is in the lower right-hand corner.

She knew from the moment he called that Dr. Dean Warner was disturbed. Very disturbed. A tragic accident had critically injured a 5-year-old child and Nurse Lillian Bryant was called upon to deliver superhuman services. As the days passed Lillian puzzled at Dean Warner's passionate involvement with the child's welfare, a concern which was bringing him to the point of collapse. Then the rumors began. About Dean and the child's exotic mother. About a forgotten youth. About the man Lillian loved who expected her to give her own life for a beautiful nightmare out of his past.