Brides in Love #38

After twenty-five years of poverty, Rita thought marriage to wealthy Jason Turner would finally give her the life she'd always wanted—until the handsome jewelry clerk who helps her select her engagement ring awakens feelings she never expected to have. Now Rita must confront the difference between the dream of security she's been chasing and something far more real, as she grapples with a decision that could change everything.

A young bride discovers that the small habits and mannerisms she overlooked on her honeymoon begin to grate on her once married life sets in, sparking arguments that leave her wondering if their love is strong enough to survive. When a chance encounter outside a movie theater forces Joe to defend her honor—and nearly costs him dearly—she realizes that beneath the bickering lies a devotion that matters far more than any petty annoyance. Sometimes the real foundation of marriage isn't perfection, but the willingness to weather life's friction together.

A newlywed struggles with the nagging belief that she's intellectually beneath her brilliant lawyer husband Del, convinced her plainness and lack of education will ruin his career and marriage. When a mortifying misunderstanding with one of his clients seems to confirm her fears, Patti's self-doubt spirals into a crisis that forces both of them to confront what they really mean to each other. A tender story about learning to see yourself through the eyes of someone who loves you.

A wife interpretes her husband Marty's unshakeable calm around other men's attention as indifference—until a confrontation at a party forces her to reconsider what his trust really means. Sheila's year-and-a-half marriage has given her everything except the jealous reassurance she thinks she needs, prompting her to test him in ways she comes to regret. What unfolds is a tender reset on what love and confidence actually look like between two people.