Confessions of the Lovelorn #81

Jill Saunders burns with ambition to make it on Broadway, but when her big chance with a theatrical production fizzles and she's cut from the chorus, she finds herself working as a waitress in a small Italian restaurant—and discovers her heart pulling her in an entirely unexpected direction. As she watches the show's director struggle with his own setbacks, Jill realizes what truly matters to her might be something she never auditioned for.

A young secretary named Julie falls for her widowed boss, Neal Adams, a grieving man haunted by the memory of his late wife—but as their romance deepens, Julie realizes she's competing not just with a person, but with a cherished ghost that Neal may never be able to forget. When Neal finally asks her to marry him, Julie must confront a painful truth: can she accept a love that will always be shadowed by another woman's memory?

Harvey Hayes, America's greatest racing driver, has spent his whole life running from romantic attention—beautiful women, princesses, starlets, even brilliant scientists have all made their pitch, but nothing sticks. The one person who's always been there, never pushing, is Ann Harris, his levelheaded pal from next door, and he's content to keep it that way. But sometimes the person who knows you best is the one willing to risk everything to make you see the truth.