Pleasure Cruise Nurse

Ruth Stewart is serving as nurse aboard a private yacht, La Fiesta, which is sailing down the coast from Long Beach, California to Mexico. Her hosts are the wealthy Norbert and Evie Sutliff. They have two sons: medical student, Allen, and teenage Kenny. Also aboard are flirtatious divorcee, Mildred Harrington; her daughter, Darlene, Allen's beautiful long-time girlfriend; and Jim and Pearl Finlay, the Sutliff's lawyer and his alcoholic wife.Allen wants to become a doctor; but his millionaire father is violently opposed to the idea: he wants his son to go into the family's building contractor business. Ruth, initially sympathetic to Allen's plight, soon finds herself falling in love with him. How can she help Allen prove to his father that Allen would be happier as a doctor than a businessman?Then, Kenny is stricken with appendicitis just before a storm at sea; and Allen and Ruth are forced to operate. Will Allen prove his worth as a surgeon? And will Ruth win his love?I thought this book was pleasant, with an exciting outcome. The story is enhanced by the pleasant cruise and colorful shore trips. I also liked how the characters revealed their true colors during the crisis; (good character development while advancing the story). Recommended.