A Blast from the Past - Vintage Romance Novels - Part 2

Born on June 11th: Hugh Laurie, Richard Strauss, Gene Wilder

Quote of the day: It is easily overlooked that what is now called vintage was once brand new. - Tony Visconti

I talked a bit about vintage romance covers and titles the other day, but I failed to mention that years ago a lot of romance novels fell into the nurse/doctor category. My mother had many of them, so I was privy to this trend. Today Harlequin still has the Medical line (print version overseas, but only available in the U.S. online), but there are few nurse/doctor books available elsewhere. Looking at some of the covers, I'm astounded at the variety of nurse titles. (Note: as mentioned before, my comments have to do with the titles--that were probably not chosen by the authors any more than many of ours are today--and I mean no disrespect to the authors or to the books, which hold a special place in my memories).

This is one of my favorite titles (possibly because it's been years since I've heard the term hootenanny). :-D 

And then we have College Nurse (is she studying to be a nurse or practicing her skills at a college)?

There are specialty nurses:

And nurse books that focus on location:

I do love the expression on this heroine's face.

There are even nurses who don't want to be nurses.

Are you a fan of nurse/doctor books? Would you enjoy reading a modern version with a hero or heroine as a doctor or nurse? And what do you think about the path that romances have taken? They've certainly changed over the years and continue to change. What are your favorite types of romances? Contemporary? Historical? Fantasy? Sci-fi? Time travel?

Whatever your preference, Happy Reading!