Claribel Brown was waiting for the bus when she was knocked off the sidewalk and injured her ankle. Fortunately Dr. Marc van Borsele was driving past and helps the young woman home and checks her ankle. When she meets him again at the hospital where she works as a physiologist Claribel is annoyed by the arrogant doctor.
Marc helps Claribel get home to her family's country home, but on the way the two encounter a terrible car accident. A young girl who simply must return to her parents before they discover she was out with a boy-friend latches on to the doctor. Young Irma flirts and makes a nuisance of herself as Claribel and Marc give her a ride home.
Though Marc and Claribel continue to see each other, the girl returns repetitively, first visiting Marc at hospital. Later following him about town, and she even appears at his home. When Marc asks her for to participate in a false engagement to hold off the other girl Claribel is at first vehemently opposed. Eventually she gives in and the visits for a snack after work become elaborate visits to popular nightspots. Claribel wears his great-grandmother's ring and flashes it about as Irma follows the couple around town.
When Irma is relentless. In a last ditch effort to convince her Marc is beyond her reach he invites Claribel to his home in Holland. When Irma follows them it appears to Claribel Irma's attempts to draw Marc from their engagement are succeeding and she wishes the fake engagement was real.
Like any good romance The Course of True Love includes a dashing hero, clueless heroine, the evil stalker, and an international vacation to bring the two lead characters together. Claribel Brown and Marc van Borsele find a grudging friendship and a little something more. Appropriate for romance readers of all ages, this story is a quick and quirky read.
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