Lou Marchetti

Title: The Nurse with the Silver Skates
Author: Virginia McDonnell
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1964
Illustrator: Lou Marchetti 

He is not credited, but this is very much in his style.

Inga Larsen, showing a newborn babe to its father, a baby she had helped to deliver …
Inga Larsen, soaring through the air on ice skates amid the gasps of thrilled spectators …
Which was she, student nurse or rink champion? And which was the right man for her? Scott Marshall, ice-skating master, idol of her childhood, or Dr. Thor Eriksen, whom she had secretly loved for three years? Inga Larsen just did not know, and both men were not making it any easier for her to find out!

Bob Schinella

Title: Nurse Ann in Surgery
Author: Ruth MacLeod
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1965
Illustrator: Bob Schinella

His signature runs up the left-hand side of the cover.

Ann Phillips returned to Crestridge with a whole new life ahead of her. She was going to start her career as a nurse-anesthetist, and she was going to marry Dr. Frank Parker, whom she had loved for so many years. But when she learned that while she had been away, Frank had decided to marry someone else, Ann buried her hurt by filling her life with her hospital work. Then, Frank came to her saying that he had made a mistake and would she renew their engagement. She asked herself whether Frank really knew his own heart … and besides there were whispering words of an exciting young intern warning her not to make a second mistake.

Rudy Nappi

Title: Doctor Ellen
Author: Adele De Leeuw
Published: ©1944
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi

Lovely Ellen Paige met a host of violent reactions every time she reaffirmed her intention of being a doctor. “It’s—well, it’s so unfeminine,” her sister Joyce said. “It’s hard for a  man; it’s even harder for a woman,” kindly Dr. Seth warned. “I want a doctor—one with pants on,” complained an injured patient. “No woman should be a doctor—and you least of all,” handsome Tim Flagg, fellow student, commented. The old prejudice against woman physicians was still very much alive, but Ellen waged her battle staunchly, determined to be a doctor as well as a woman—and to be accepted as both.

Rudi Nappi

Title: The Girl in the White Cap
Author: Margaret Howe
Published: ©1957
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi

He is credited by the auction house that sold the original artwork.

Kate Mallory was pretty and red-headed, but as old Dr. John said, “there was no nonsense about her.” That is why he chose her as the nurse for the Vincent case. The Vincents were a powerful family, and Kate knew that caring for a crippled child in their isolated mansion would be demending, but her job was not made easier by—
SAM VINCENT—the handsome, charming widower who came to need and depend on Kate.
DR. SARGENT—suave and successful, who came to see the baby, but was much more interested in his nurse.
DR. PETER VINCENT—who treated her as a teammate, but who turned out to be the most troubling of all.

Rudy Nappi

Title: A Prize for Nurse Darci
Author: Suzanne Roberts
Published: ©1965
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi

He is credited by the auction house that sold the original artwork.

Darci Betton loved being a nurse, but at the writers’ conference she discovered a glamorous new world. It almost made her forget Dr. Mark Garrett whose last angry words were branded on her heart. When Jerome Sinclair, the famous writer and Darci’s private idol, showed more than a passing interest, Darci’s new world seemed perfect. Would a new love help her forget the old?

Rudy Nappi

Title: Runaway Nurse
Author: Ethel Hamill (pseud. Jean Francis Webb III)
Published: ©1955
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi

He is credited by the auction house that sold the original artwork.

For Nurse Jennifer Stowell, flight seemed the only solution. After the scandal involving her with the head of the Octagon Hospital, Jenny fled to the peaceful beaches of Hawaii, hoping to escape the gossip, the whispers and the pointing fingers. No one, it seemed, had believed her innocent. But on the smooth sands of Waikiki, handsome Dr. Brian Craig fell in love with Jenny. And Jenny, knowing all too well the damage that malicious gossip can do to the career of a promising young doctor, had to run again—this time from the arms of the man she loved.

Martin Koenig

Title: Nurse Transplanted
Author: Theresa Holloway
Published: ©1971
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Martin Koenig

He is credited by the auction house that sold the original illustration.

Nurse Karen Carty was upset about her father. Unless the deadly disease he had was overcome, he was doomed. There was hope, of course. Dr. Court Delaney—young, capable, dedicated—had an idea that just might work. Suddenly—out of the blue—Karen and Court realized that there was a sinister plot afoot—one that was more violent, more horrible than any conceived by nature. But then—almost at the last minute—a sacrifice paid off.

Martin Koenig

Title: Nurse Stacey Comes Aboard
Author: Rona Randall
Published: ©1958
Publisher: Ace
Illustrator: Martin Koenig

He is credited by the auction house that sold the original illustration. 

Janet Stacey could not believe it when Peter Fuller broke their engagement. He told her that it would be unfair of him with so little income to ruin her chances for a “successful” marriage. Only a girl as much in love as Janet could have failed to read between the lines of such an excuse. As it was, she asked her uncle, owner of a shipping line, to employ her as assistant nurse on the luxury liner Regina, on which Peter was taking a business trip to New York. She thought that if she saw him every day she would be bound to win him back. In this innocent hope she reckoned not only without Peter himself, but without the ship’s doctor, Blane Hartley, who despised all girls in general, and Janet, the privileged niece of the shipowner, in particular.

Uldis Klavins

Title: Disaster Area Nurse
Author: Arlene Hale
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1965
Illustrator: Uldis Klavins
Review available

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.

Lou Marchetti

Title: The Nurse and the Pirate
Author: Peggy Gaddis
Publisher: Ace D-536
Published: ©1961
Illustrator: Lou Marchetti
Review available

He is not credited, but this is very much in his style. 

After five months as a cruise nurse on the luxury liner Santa Theresa, Kathy was glad that the trip was almost over and that she soon would be back to the demanding atmosphere of a big city hospital. Suddenly, during a starless tropical night, a desperate band of men seized the liner by force and terrorized the passengers and crew. All at once Kathy not only had more nursing to do than any one nurse could handle, but she had become the special object of attention of the leader of the pirates!

Lou Marchetti

Title: Nurse Missing

Author: Elizabeth Kellier
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1961
Illustrator: Lou Marchetti
Review available

He is not credited, but this is very much in his style.

When Anne Leatherington, a young R.N., accepted a private case at Craigash, an isolated ancient estate in the Scottish Highlands, she found herself confronted by one mystery after another. Suddenly, a torrent of questions overwhelmed her as she became a victim of her own curiosity. Why was her patient, the seemingly harmless, senile Mrs. McGray, terrified of her own stepson, Charles, the brooding owner of Craigash? And why was his past such a grim secret? But the darkest mystery of all was what had become of Anne’s predecessor, the previous nurse who had disappeared in curious circumstances. As Anne glimpsed the terrifying answers she would realize that the truth could destroy her and the man she had come to love.

Rudy Nappi

Title: Hollywood Nurse
Author: Patricia Libby
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1962
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi
Review available

He is credited by Heritage Auctions, which sold the original artwork in 2004.

Three men called her “Jenny, Darling.” There was Tom, honest and sincere, who wanted her as a “full-time wife.” There was Mike—Mike to her, to others a screen idol and notorious playboy—who had fallen hard for her and had said, “This time it’s forever.” And there was Brad, the young doctor who shared her dreams and her dedication—but was engaged to another girl.

Charles Fracé

Title: Nurse in Love
Author: Isabel Stewart Way
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1963
Illustrator: Charles Fracé
Review available

He is credited by Heritage Auctions, which sold the original artwork in 2003.

To Julie Stone nursing was more than a profession. It was a way of life, and she approached it with competence, determination, and dedication. But to handsome Merc Albeny, the intern whom she intended to marry, medicine was only a hobby. His real profession was women. Then, into the tangle of two young lives, came Dr. Dave Banner. Dr. Dave was old enough to advise Julie on affairs of the heart, both medical and romantic—but young enough to care. Nurse in Love is a deeply moving story of medicine and those who practice it. Under each white robe beats a heart you will want to know and understand.

Martin Koenig

Title: Nurse on the Beach
Author: Arlene Hale
Publisher: Ace
Published: ©1967
Illustrator: Martin Koenig
Review available

He is credited as the illustrator by Heritage Auctions, which sold the original artwork in 2012.

From where she stood on the dune below the beach house, Meg could see the young man coming toward her at a rapid jog. His obvious joy at seeing her filled her with gratitude. Suddenly her mind went reeling back to Whitefield Memorial Hospital and her heartbreak at finding Dr. Lee Corey in the arms of a wealthy and beautiful patient. What was she to do when the man she loved had betrayed her? There was only one refuge to seek, Meg thought, as she looked up at the young man now standing close beside her. But would she ever rid herself of the memory of Dr. Corey?

Lou Marchetti

Title: San Franciso Nurse
Author: Barbara Grabendike
Publisher: Ace #D-586
Published: ©1964
Illustrator: Lou Marchetti
Review available

This cover is not credited, but is done in his style.

As a nurse, Bret Ames had always dreamed of marrying a doctor, yet when handsome Dr. Nels Larson proposed, she began to have her doubts. Strong, yet gentle, he was the kind of man a girl could lean on. But that was just the trouble. Was he too self-sufficient? Somehow she found herself irresistibly drawn to Dick Travers who needed her care and her love, but who belonged to an Francisco nother woman.

Lou Marchetti

Title: Rangeland Nurse

Author: Suzanne Roberts
Publisher: Ace Books (#70401)

Published: ©1967
Illustrator: Lou Marchetti
Review available

This is not credited, but it is done very much in his style.

Trudi Dalton left the bluegrass country of Kentucky on a very special journey. On a sprawling ranch set in the deep purple mountains of the West, a little boy named Ricky was confined to a wheelchair. And the young nurse had come to take care of him. Trudi soon discovered that her real problem was not in nursing the boy, rather it was in dealing with his father, widower Matt Frazier. For the handsome rancher’s bitterness and indifference to his son provoked Trudi’s fiery temper. Yet, unwillingly, she found herself falling in love with Matt Frazier. Faced with a terrible crisis that would affect all their lives, Trudi would be forced into a desperate gamble—if she succeeded, they could become a united family—and if she failed she would lose both Ricky and Matt forever…

Martin Koenig

Title: Down East Nurse

Author: Sylvia Lloyd
Publisher: Ace Books (M-159)

Published: ©1965
Illustrator: Martin Koenig
Review available

His signature is in the lower right-hand corner.

Lovely, city-bred Claudia Snowden came to Maine to nurse her aging aunt—isolated in a remote New England village. Expecting to find an old-fashioned doctor using outmoded methods, Claudia found herself working instead with young, handsome Dr. Adams—who was as dedicated as the top-notch physicians she had worked with in the city… so dedicated that Claudia apparently could not tear his attention away from his work to herself. Should she abandon all hope of ever reaching this aloof doctor and say yes to the man who really needed her?  

Charles Gehm

Title: Dude Ranch Nurse
Author: Arlene Hale
Publisher: Ace (#17220)
Published: ©1963
Illustrator: Charles Gehm
Review available

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

Jan Gordon came to Deer River, with its dude ranches deep in the Rockies, in order to thrust aside all the unpleasant memories of the past and rediscover herself. But Jan found that as a nurse and as a woman, she couldn’t turn her back on conflict. There were two young doctors in Deer River; Jan owed loyalty to both. To Dr. Coe, Jan was bound by her conscience, but it was Dr. Lester who held her heart.

Charles Gehm

Title: My Favorite Nurse
Author: Arlene Hale
Publisher: Ace (#55182)
Published: 1968
Illustrator: Charles Gehm
Review available

His signature runs along his jacket in the lower right-hand corner.

“My favorite nurse” … that’s the way Roanna Evans’ patients at Rockwell General described her. But Roanna, in turn, became so involved with her patients that, if any of them failed to recover, it was like a dagger in her heart. Dr. Bill Benton, head of the department, was in love with Roanna—but he was extremely worried about her tearful concern for her patients. So he did what he thought best: He ordered her to take a leave of absence. Roanna recovered her spirits in no time. She had taken a new job which made but few demands on her time—and even less on her emotions. Besides, her new boss was very attractive, and often took her out on dates. Suddenly an emergency erupted at Rockwell General. A frantic call went out for every available nurse. Roanna knew that Dr. Bill Benton needed her. … But could she face that ordeal again?

Rudy Nappi

Title: Psychiatric Nurse
Author: Mary Mann Fletcher
Publisher: Ace (D-539)
Published: 1962
Illustrator: Rudy Nappi
Review available

His signature is in the lower left-hand corner.

Brad Andrews’ unhappy past drove him from reality to the walls of a private mental institution. And Nurse Holly Warren did not realize how involved she would become with her handsome patient until she helped Dr. Mike Barrish administer the “truth serum” to uncover his secret and make his life more bearable. Soon Holly found herself very much a part of Brad’s life. He needed her love—while Holly’s own heart was drawn to the fascinating doctor who belonged to another woman.