Doctor Paradise — Jay J. Dratler

Svengali had his love pawn, Pygmalion his passionate statue. Dr. Peter Melyvan had Cynthia Vickers -- a woman who'd lived for twenty years without knowing it. And when he awakened her mind with his scalpel, her special brand of gratitude threatened to consume him.

Cynthia reached for everything around her. She made Dr. Fred Barrett forget his lovely Benecia Lake, and made Benecia forget her professional vows to nurse those in need.

In fact, Cynthia's needs were just too much for other women to accept -- or for men to withstand.