It Began In Te Rangi - The Gentle Flame - To My Dear Niece

the long version

"It Began in Te Rangi - He had married her best friend and now he was coming back--back to work at her firm. Maggie did the only thing she could think of..run. She hid out as housekeeper for a sheep farmer. She had her horse. She loved the children. She also loved the sheep farmer. Not that John Dangerfield noticed!" "The Gentle Flame - Vicki tried not to succumb to the romantic atmosphere of southern France and the presence of the renowned surgeon, Dr. Guy Ransart. What was the point? He was involved in his work, reportedly engaged to his beautiful associate. And besides, he thought she was an accident-prone nuisance. She might as well go home." "To My Dear Niece - Not only did Great-Aunt Maud bequeath her sprawling country home to Vanessa, but she left her the overgrown garden and her friendship with the next-door neighbor, Ian Hamilton. But Vanessa didn't want friendship; she wanted something much more. And when subtle methods failed, she tried the direct approach!"