Nurse Serena Potts has almost given up hope of marrying when she findsherself assigned to care for an injured Dutch doctor, the handsome Laurensvon Amstel. A whirlwind romance springs up between them, and caring soonturns to loving. When Laurens proposes and asks her to leave her new job tojoin him in Holland, Serena is thrilled. But Serena's hopes for the futureare dashed when she arrives in Holland and realizes that Laurens is tryingto back out of his commitment so that he can marry the beauteous Adriana.Alone and uncertain in a strange country, Serena struggles to win back herlost chance for happiness.