South to Forget is a well-crafted romance with all the vivid descriptions of New Zealand's wild scenery that Essie Summers is known for, as well as characters with depth and individuality. They need that depth, because Summers is leaving herself the option of turning to the secondary characters again for future stories. The ubiquitous Harlequin trope of the mid-20th century, "couple misinterprets what they overhear, misunderstands each others' motives", is adroitly handled, as the plot rushes along with barely time for the protagonists to ask themselves, "Now what did s/he mean by that?" The only thing I wish the author (or editor) would have changed is the title (it was, I learn, also published as Nurse Mary's Engagement, which I think is better). The female protagonist, being Canadian, could have been confused as I was by the fact that there is no place in New Zealand called Forget and pronounced "forzhay"; on the other hand, near the southern border of Canada, Forget, Saskatchewan does exist, named after a Governor-General of the province. Even after realizing that it's an English verb not a French place name, every time I look at the title, my mind misreads it! ( )